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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Work Permits (15 Sep 2021)

Catherine Connolly: There are two minutes left, one minute for the Deputy and one minute for the Minister of State.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Work Permits (15 Sep 2021)

Catherine Connolly: There are two minutes left.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Work Permits (15 Sep 2021)

Catherine Connolly: I think the Minister of State is forgetting the procedure. We are all getting tired.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Work Permits (15 Sep 2021)

Catherine Connolly: I am delighted.

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic (15 Sep 2021)

Catherine Connolly: 95. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of his engagement at EU and WTO level with regard to the waiving of intellectual property rights in respect of Covid-19 vaccines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43793/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Policy (15 Sep 2021)

Catherine Connolly: 80. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of the development of the regional enterprise plan to 2024 for the west of Ireland; when the plan will be completed and published; the analysis his Department carried out in the preparation of the plan into the potential of community-focused, indigenous industries in providing sustainable employment opportunities in the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Policy (15 Sep 2021)

Catherine Connolly: 89. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the details of any ongoing engagement between the indigenous enterprise, SMEs and entrepreneurship division of his Department and other Departments and agencies with regard to the promotion of indigenous industries in Ireland particularly in view of the lessons learned from the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (15 Sep 2021)

Catherine Connolly: 110. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the analysis his Department has carried out into the removal of dental nurses from the ineligible list of occupations for employment permits particularly in view of the fact that emergency dental practice activities are listed as essential services under Covid-19 public health guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Consumer Protection (15 Sep 2021)

Catherine Connolly: 174. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 141 of 24 March 2021, the engagement his Department has had with the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission on the need to conduct an investigation into potential mis-selling by Irish agents involved in the French leaseback property scandal, particularly in view of the fact that the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (15 Sep 2021)

Catherine Connolly: 175. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans to remove care workers and home carers from the ineligible list of occupations for employment permits in view of the ongoing recruitment issues facing the sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44043/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid-19 Tests (15 Sep 2021)

Catherine Connolly: 241. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the initiatives taken by his Department to access EU funding to provide free Covid-19 testing in order to facilitate safe transport and movement of citizens and to support the transport sectors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43644/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (15 Sep 2021)

Catherine Connolly: 521. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the analysis his Department carries out into drop-out rates among first year students in higher education; the details of drop-out rates among first year students in higher education in the academic years 2018-2019, 2019-2020 and 2020-2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43614/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (15 Sep 2021)

Catherine Connolly: 671. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 2694 of 27 July 2021, the status of the business case for the establishment of six regional health areas; when the business case will be completed and published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43627/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Management (15 Sep 2021)

Catherine Connolly: 672. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 3321 of 27 July 2021, his plans to introduce a national registry of heart valve disease to include data from public and private hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43628/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (15 Sep 2021)

Catherine Connolly: 673. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 3322 of 27 July 2021, the number of cardiac physiologists currently employed in Galway city and county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43629/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Equipment (15 Sep 2021)

Catherine Connolly: 674. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 3324 of 27 July 2021, the number of echocardiogram machines in Galway city and county including in acute hospitals and primary care; the location of these machines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43630/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (15 Sep 2021)

Catherine Connolly: 675. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 3323 of 27 July 2021, the number of patients on waiting lists for echocardiography services across primary care in Galway city and county, in tabular form; the number of these patients waiting three, six, nine, 12 and 18 months, and two, three and four plus years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43631/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (15 Sep 2021)

Catherine Connolly: 676. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1923 of 27 July 2021, the status of the development of a registry of women who have been prescribed sodium valproate during pregnancy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43632/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (15 Sep 2021)

Catherine Connolly: 677. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1924 of 27 July 2021, the number of epilepsy specialist nurse posts in the State; the number of these which are unfilled; the location of each epilepsy specialist nurse post; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43633/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (15 Sep 2021)

Catherine Connolly: 678. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the inquiry into the historical licensing and use of sodium valproate in Ireland; when the terms of reference will be published; the status of the establishment of a stakeholder group to address ongoing concerns relating to the use of sodium valproate; the membership of the stakeholder group; and if he will make a statement on the matter....