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Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Northern Ireland (16 Nov 2021)

Neale Richmond: 29. To ask the Taoiseach when the shared island dialogue will hold its next meeting. [53398/21]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (16 Nov 2021)

Neale Richmond: 44. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his attendance at the COP26 United Nations climate change conference. [54388/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Business Regulation (16 Nov 2021)

Neale Richmond: 211. To ask the Minister for Finance if consideration has been given to making it mandatory for retailers to accept card payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55569/21]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Local Authorities (16 Nov 2021)

Neale Richmond: 236. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the way that elected members of local government can benefit from EU funding such as the European Territorial Co-operation programme (or Interreg); if his Department supports councillors and their communities to access this funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46326/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (16 Nov 2021)

Neale Richmond: 403. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the initiatives in pathways to work available to parents who are not on jobseeker’s allowance and who exited the workforce to care for their children for less than five years and more than five years; if they are eligible for access to schemes, allowances or initiatives (details supplied); and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (16 Nov 2021)

Neale Richmond: 455. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she has considered allocating work visas for foreign students who worked and contributed to the economy throughout the pandemic but now struggle to access work visas and permits; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55580/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (16 Nov 2021)

Neale Richmond: 456. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will consider introducing a couples visa to allow only one member of the couple to study rather than the current requirement of both partners to enrol in a college; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55581/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (16 Nov 2021)

Neale Richmond: 569. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to counterfeit Irish vaccine passports being sold and distributed; the steps he is taking to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55763/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (16 Nov 2021)

Neale Richmond: 644. To ask the Minister for Health if those vaccinated outside of Ireland can avail of their Covid-19 booster jab in Ireland; if so, the way in which they should access the system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56079/21]

Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Nov 2021)

Neale Richmond: I am sharing my time with Deputy Carey. I appreciate the opportunity to contribute to this important legislation. An awful lot of work has gone into it in advance of this Stage. There has been considerable discussion. I would like to refer to numerous aspects of the Bill that I feel are vital to the national discourse but also to my constituency, Dublin Rathdown. I will reflect on two...

Air Accident Investigation Unit Final Report into R116 air accident: Statements (17 Nov 2021)

Neale Richmond: I greatly appreciate the opportunity to contribute to this very sombre exchange this evening. I thank the Minister for bringing this important report to the House. Like others, I pass my sincere condolences after many years on to the family members and friends of all those who lost their lives in the ill-fated R116 tragedy of March 2017. Quite frankly, what happened that night was...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Brexit Issues (18 Nov 2021)

Neale Richmond: 12. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an update on the ongoing issues regarding implementation of the EU-UK Withdrawal Agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56288/21]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Brexit Issues (18 Nov 2021)

Neale Richmond: 70. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an update on the implementation of the Northern Ireland Protocol; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56287/21]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Brexit Issues (18 Nov 2021)

Neale Richmond: I ask the Minister if he could provide an update on the EU-UK withdrawal agreement.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Brexit Issues (18 Nov 2021)

Neale Richmond: No problem. I might even try and complete my contribution in under a minute. I want to thank the Minister, as ever, for a fulsome reply on the post-Brexit situation, which is an ever-changing, but in some ways never-changing, situation that we are faced with. I have a supplementary question. We have talked at length about the generous package of proposals that the European Commission has...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces (18 Nov 2021)

Neale Richmond: 82. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will report on the efforts to ensure the target of reaching 9,500 members of the Defence Forces is achieved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56189/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health and Safety (17 Nov 2021)

Neale Richmond: 270. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider making it mandatory for public bathrooms for men to have sanitary bins installed for men who use incontinence pads for safe disposal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56543/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Funding (18 Nov 2021)

Neale Richmond: 113. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the level of capital funding for the upgrade and modernisation of military equipment with a focus on the funding provided in Budget 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56190/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Inflation Rate (18 Nov 2021)

Neale Richmond: 167. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to address rising inflation and the resulting increase in the cost of living; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56629/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (18 Nov 2021)

Neale Richmond: 169. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider increasing the category A, B and C thresholds for capital acquisitions tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56691/21]