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Criminal Procedure Bill 2021: Second Stage (10 Feb 2021)

Patricia Ryan: I, too, thank the Minister for her presentation. I welcome the opportunity to speak on this important but quite technical Bill. The main purpose of the Criminal Procedure Bill 2021 is to provide for the introduction of preliminary trial hearings. These hearings deal with certain matters before a trial begins to ensure that the parties are ready to proceed on the day of the trial and to...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Generation (10 Feb 2021)

Patricia Ryan: 79. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when the new micro-generation scheme will be introduced; the form it will take; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6811/21]

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

Patricia Ryan: 187. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will extend the terms of the Covid restrictions support scheme to include businesses that do not have a fixed premises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6809/21]

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

Patricia Ryan: 213. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will extend the terms of the Covid restrictions support scheme to include bottling businesses and other businesses that operate under licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6808/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wildlife Control (10 Feb 2021)

Patricia Ryan: 282. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the derogation that allows the shooting of wood pigeons causing damage to crops will be extended beyond April 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6800/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Equipment (10 Feb 2021)

Patricia Ryan: 432. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will initiate a scheme to support schools to install solar panels; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6812/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (10 Feb 2021)

Patricia Ryan: 503. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the pandemic unemployment payment will be extended beyond March 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6814/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (10 Feb 2021)

Patricia Ryan: 501. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to an information technology glitch delaying pandemic unemployment payment arrears payments; the number of persons awaiting arrears; the average payment due; when the backlog will be cleared; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6810/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Parental Leave (10 Feb 2021)

Patricia Ryan: 502. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when paid parental leave will be extended by three weeks; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6813/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Coroners Service (10 Feb 2021)

Patricia Ryan: 629. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if provision will be made to facilitate inquests relating to bodies uncovered at mother and baby institutions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6807/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (10 Feb 2021)

Patricia Ryan: 807. To ask the Minister for Health the expected waiting period for a new entrant onto the waiting list for orthodontic services including dental braces in CH07; the number of persons on the current waiting list for over one, two, three, four and five years, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6805/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Medical Certificates (10 Feb 2021)

Patricia Ryan: 808. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting processing of applications for the primary medical certificate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6806/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (10 Feb 2021)

Patricia Ryan: 809. To ask the Minister for Health the number of nursing home residents who have received their first and second doses of the vaccine for Covid-19; the number of residents still to receive their first and second doses of the vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6815/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Teagasc Activities (10 Feb 2021)

Patricia Ryan: 1005. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he plans to take to improve the take up of Teagasc research services by farmers as referred to in the recent AGRIP report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6801/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (10 Feb 2021)

Patricia Ryan: 1006. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will abolish or delay the requirement to reduce stocking rates under the BEAM scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6802/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (10 Feb 2021)

Patricia Ryan: 1007. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will extend the reference period under the BEAM scheme; if he will introduce a graduated penalty regime within the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6803/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Felling Licences (10 Feb 2021)

Patricia Ryan: 1008. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the backlog in the issuing of felling licences will be addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6804/21]

Counterfeiting Bill 2020: Second Stage (11 Feb 2021)

Patricia Ryan: I thank Mr. Daniel Hurley, parliamentary researcher, for his very informative digest of this Bill. The purpose of the Bill is to transpose an EU directive to make provision for three EU instruments dealing with the authenticity and fitness checking of euro banknotes and coins and measures for the protection of the euro against counterfeiting. The deadline for transposing the directive was...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (11 Feb 2021)

Patricia Ryan: Page 23 of the programme for Government states that the Government will review whether the legal provisions surrounding collective redundancies and the liquidation of companies effectively protect the rights of workers. There is no need for lengthy reviews; the dogs on the street know that the current legislation is inadequate. The Duffy Cahill report has been gathering dust on a shelf...

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

Patricia Ryan: 161. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he will take to prevent recipients of the pandemic unemployment payment that return to work in 2021 becoming liable in 2021 for the tax due (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8704/21]