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Written Answers — Department of Health: Occupational Therapy (17 Feb 2021)

Niamh Smyth: 801. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) is waiting so long for occupational therapy and physiotherapy following their assessment of needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8432/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Psychological Assessments (17 Feb 2021)

Niamh Smyth: 802. To ask the Minister for Health the timeframe a person (details supplied) may wait for an assessment of needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8436/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (17 Feb 2021)

Niamh Smyth: 862. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding the vaccination of kidney patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8587/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (17 Feb 2021)

Niamh Smyth: 866. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the HSE’s national renal office statement that in-centre haemodialysis patients should be considered similar to persons aged 65 and older who are residents of long-term care facilities in terms of prioritisation for the first wave of Covid-19 vaccination and that such patients are extremely medically vulnerable and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (17 Feb 2021)

Niamh Smyth: 916. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8768/21]

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

Niamh Smyth: 964. To ask the Minister for Health if a clear roadmap for summer 2021 will be outlined at the earliest opportunity for those planning a wedding (details supplied); when these details are likely to be made available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8934/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (17 Feb 2021)

Niamh Smyth: 967. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the payment of an approved fair deal application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8938/21]

Covid-19 (Drug and Alcohol Services, and Homelessness): Statements (18 Feb 2021)

Niamh Smyth: Substance abuse, principally drug and alcohol misuse, is rising throughout our country. As a rural Deputy, I see the growth of drug use in every corner of Cavan-Monaghan and north Meath. It is no longer confined to towns and the margins of society or shadowy places. It is in every strata of society in every village and townland. Young and old are represented in drug misuse statistics and...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (18 Feb 2021)

Niamh Smyth: I thank the Minister for coming to the House to facilitate our discussion on the commission for mother and baby homes, in particular the legal lifetime of the commission which is due to conclude on 28 February. The report from the commission reveals a very dark and disturbing chapter in our history, a history which none of us should ever forget. It is a piece of our history that should be...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (18 Feb 2021)

Niamh Smyth: I thank the Minister for his comprehensive answer. There is a commitment in section 43 of the Commissions of Investigation Act 2004 that all information gathered will be kept as evidence. That is a basic and simple principle that we would all understand commissions of investigation to operate on. I appreciate that the Minister has written to and awaits the advice of the Office of the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (18 Feb 2021)

Niamh Smyth: 32. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the roll-out of fibre broadband to an area (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9115/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Motor Tax (18 Feb 2021)

Niamh Smyth: 87. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the motor tax fees collected by his Department by county and month in 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9275/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (24 Feb 2021)

Niamh Smyth: 25. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if a matter raised in correspondence by a group (details supplied) will be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9879/21]

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

Niamh Smyth: 123. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the plans being considered to compensate consumers who have bought air travel flights but no longer want to travel due to the pandemic (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10049/21]

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

Niamh Smyth: 164. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will address a matter raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9473/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Correspondence (24 Feb 2021)

Niamh Smyth: 157. To ask the Minister for Finance if matters raised in correspondence by a person (details supplied) will be addressed; the steps he is taking to address the issue for solicitors and their clients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9392/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Home Loan Scheme (24 Feb 2021)

Niamh Smyth: 295. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of Rebuilding Ireland home loans approved by Cavan County Council in 2020. [9612/21]

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

Niamh Smyth: 477. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will review correspondence (details supplied); the plans of her Department in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10184/21]

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

Niamh Smyth: 490. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the ineligibility of student teachers studying in private colleges to access the Gaeltacht placement grant to complete Irish language training in the Gaeltacht will be reviewed. [10279/21]

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

Niamh Smyth: 489. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will review State supports available to student teachers studying in private colleges, in particular their ineligibility for the Gaeltacht placement grant to complete Irish language training in the Gaeltacht. [10278/21]