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Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Capital Programme (5 May 2021)

Alan Farrell: 267. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of the processing of applications made under the sports capital and equipment scheme 2020-2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23288/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Industry (5 May 2021)

Alan Farrell: 268. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the measures taken to implement the recommendations of the Recovery Oversight Group for Tourism; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23289/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (5 May 2021)

Alan Farrell: 269. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of the supports being offered to businesses that will benefit the night-time economy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23290/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (5 May 2021)

Alan Farrell: 270. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the measures her Department is considering in order to boost domestic tourism when inter-county travel and staycations are permitted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23291/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Election Management System (5 May 2021)

Alan Farrell: 333. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the level of access to postal voting that will be given to the electorate in advance of the forthcoming by-election in the constituency of Dublin Bay South; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23280/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Supply (5 May 2021)

Alan Farrell: 334. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of identified private water supplies; the efforts made to ensure their safety; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23281/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (5 May 2021)

Alan Farrell: 667. To ask the Minister for Health if he plans to use the Covid-19 tracker application operated by the HSE to provide evidence of vaccination from Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23282/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Legal Cases (5 May 2021)

Alan Farrell: 668. To ask the Minister for Health if the change of policy in the assessment of needs in relation to it now being used solely as a screening service for children’s needs has had an impact on the number of legal proceedings against the HSE for not meeting the three month appointment target set out in the accompanying legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23283/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Autism Support Services (5 May 2021)

Alan Farrell: 669. To ask the Minister for Health if a diagnosis of autism can still be made through the assessment of needs process if the child presents with characteristics associated with autism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23284/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Autism Support Services (5 May 2021)

Alan Farrell: 670. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the change of policy in relation to the assessment of needs was made in 2018 and not implemented until January 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23285/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Autism Support Services (5 May 2021)

Alan Farrell: 671. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department has explored the development of a taskforce to liaise between his Department, the HSE and the Department of Education to assist families of autistic children navigate the services they require; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23286/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Industry (5 May 2021)

Alan Farrell: 698. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the efforts being made by his Department to reduce food waste in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23295/21]

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (6 May 2021)

Alan Farrell: I apologise for interrupting the Minister. We have been engaging in this debate for five days and at the last moment Deputies are constantly interrupting. Can I please ask for a little bit of respect for the Minister in his summation?

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (6 May 2021)

Alan Farrell: The vote will deferred until our next voting block.

Ábhair Shaincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Matters (6 May 2021)

Alan Farrell: I wish to advise the House of the following matters in respect of which notice has been given under Standing Order 37 and the name of the Member in each case: (1) Deputies Marian Harkin and Michael Fitzmaurice - compensation and remediation for farmers and landowners following the Shass Mountain landslide, County Leitrim; (2) Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan - an update on plans for St....

Private Security Services (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (6 May 2021)

Alan Farrell: I regret that I have to interrupt the Deputy as we must adjourn the debate.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Bullying and the Impact on Mental Health: Discussion (Resumed) (11 May 2021)

Alan Farrell: I thank the witnesses for their attendance this afternoon. I have three questions for all of the witnesses. I would like first to speak about a really important aspect of this conversation. In 2018, the former Joint Committee on Children and Youth Affairs, inclusive of Deputy Ó Laoghaire at one point, created a report on cyber safety as it applied to children and young adults. There...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Bullying and the Impact on Mental Health: Discussion (Resumed) (11 May 2021)

Alan Farrell: That is crucially important in terms of the critical skills the younger generation need. I cannot think of a better place to have overarching policy formation than in the digital safety commissioner or whatever form of words is used to describe it. I thank the witnesses for their responses. I am sorry the other witnesses did not get a chance to come in.

Education (Leaving Certificate 2021) (Accredited Grades) Bill 2021: Second Stage (13 May 2021)

Alan Farrell: I suspect that the Ceann Comhairle's list may be out of date. I was told I would be after Deputy Gannon.

Education (Leaving Certificate 2021) (Accredited Grades) Bill 2021: Second Stage (13 May 2021)

Alan Farrell: Thank you, a Cheann Comhairle. I appreciate that very much. As a member of the committee on education, I was pleased, alongside my colleagues, to be able to waive pre-legislative scrutiny on this Bill. It is important we play our part in getting the Bill through the Houses. I thank the Minister for the manner in which it was brought before us through committee in respect of the...