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Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (10 Feb 2021)

Seán Haughey: 692. To ask the Minister for Health if a person in any category who has a conscientious objection to receiving one particular type of Covid-19 vaccine can opt instead for a different vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7597/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Long-Term Illness Scheme (10 Feb 2021)

Seán Haughey: 709. To ask the Minister for Health if he will designate classical homocystinuria as a long-term illness given that a similar condition known as phenylketonuria is classified as such; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6386/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Northern Ireland Protocol (Article 16) (resumed): Engagement with Mr. Maroš Šefovi (16 Feb 2021)

Seán Haughey: I thank the Commission Vice-President for his attendance. I also thank him and his team for the work they have put in to getting the Northern Ireland protocol agreed. He said it took up a lot of his time so he is obviously a patient man. We appreciate the work he and his team put into the protocol. We have spoken about the political fallout from the attempted triggering of Article 16....

Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Second Stage (17 Feb 2021)

Seán Haughey: I welcome the Bill and the publication of the Affordable Housing Bill 2020. Separately, I take this opportunity to welcome the establishment by the Minister of the working group to examine the issue of defective housing, which is an issue in my constituency. As we all know, housing was a big issue in the general election held this time last year, particularly the provision of social and...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (17 Feb 2021)

Seán Haughey: 156. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason employees are taxed on the temporary wage subsidy scheme and-or the employee wage subsidy scheme element of their wages and salaries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8527/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Tax (17 Feb 2021)

Seán Haughey: 157. To ask the Minister for Finance if local property tax will be reduced for apartment owners who pay large service charges to their management companies but receive no direct services from their local authority; if the tax will also be reduced in cases in which the property has been for sale for a lengthy period of time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8530/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Covid-19 Pandemic (17 Feb 2021)

Seán Haughey: 253. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the way in which persons who have engaged the services of a building contractor to build a house which has not yet been completed can prove in practice that their case involves overcrowding or a threat to the spread of Covid-19 with regard to the measures set out in SI No. 29 of 2021 Health Act 1947 (Section 31A - Temporary...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (17 Feb 2021)

Seán Haughey: 335. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if Ireland will raise the continuing conflict in the Tigray region of Ethiopia at the UN Security Council; if the council will be appraised by Ireland of the need for urgent international action in respect of this regional conflict and to call for an end to ongoing military operations in Tigray; if the council can also be requested to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (17 Feb 2021)

Seán Haughey: 361. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is satisfied that there are enough special schools and classes for primary school children with additional educational needs including autism in the Howth, Dublin 13, area which is in the Donaghmede, Howth, Dublin 13 school planning area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7916/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Admissions (17 Feb 2021)

Seán Haughey: 553. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the CAO and HPAT closing dates can be extended for students who sat the leaving certificate in November 2020 in order that any improved grades obtained by them can be taken into account, which could allow them to commence undergraduate courses requiring higher points in September and October 2021; if their change of mind with regard to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Garda Powers (17 Feb 2021)

Seán Haughey: 654. To ask the Minister for Health if An Garda Síochána has the powers to implement the regulation which requires persons who travel from another state into Ireland via Northern Ireland to have a not-detected PCR test result and to observe the statutory quarantine regime; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7923/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Garda Powers (17 Feb 2021)

Seán Haughey: 655. To ask the Minister for Health if An Garda Síochána has the powers to prevent persons travelling from Ireland travelling to Belfast International Airport with a view to travelling abroad for non-essential purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7924/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Home Loan Scheme (18 Feb 2021)

Seán Haughey: 127. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the details of the cost rental schemes announced on 8 February 2021; the way these schemes will operate in practice; the way persons interested in availing of these schemes can apply for them; if eligibility is dependent on the local authority of a person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9192/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (24 Feb 2021)

Seán Haughey: 147. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is committed to completing the MetroLink project; if the funding is in place for this project; if this project will be delayed due to the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10428/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Insurance (24 Feb 2021)

Seán Haughey: 162. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that mortgage applicants are being refused mortgage protection insurance if they have had Covid-19 within the past six months even in cases in which they have fully recovered from the virus; if he will intervene with the industry to prevent this practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9460/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (24 Feb 2021)

Seán Haughey: 404. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department has a role in designating feeder primary schools for post-primary schools; if she can intervene in the case of a new school (details supplied), which has not been designated a feeder school for a post-primary school that puts pupils attending this primary school at a disadvantage in trying to secure a place in a post-primary...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (24 Feb 2021)

Seán Haughey: 413. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will consider making it obligatory for sixth class students in primary schools to wear face coverings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9531/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (24 Feb 2021)

Seán Haughey: 445. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if junior infant primary school students have the option of repeating the 2020-21 academic year, given the disruption caused to their education as a result of Covid-19; if special supports will be made available to schools and parents who wish to pursue this option; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9893/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Stardust Fire (24 Feb 2021)

Seán Haughey: 698. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide legal aid to the families of the Stardust fire victims in order that the inquests into the deaths of their loved ones can commence as soon as possible; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9454/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (24 Feb 2021)

Seán Haughey: 773. To ask the Minister for Health the criteria for travel to be deemed essential; if such essential international travel is listed in regulations; if persons undertaking essential international travel must undertake mandatory quarantine on return to Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9443/21]