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

Patricia Ryan: Page 112 of the programme for Government states that the Government will honour Ireland's commitment to recognise the state of Palestine. Last month, Israel issued tenders for 2,500 new settlement homes in the occupied West Bank and east Jerusalem. The Palestinian Authority President, Mahmoud Abbas, has condemned the decision to build new settlement units and said the Israeli Government is...

Young People and Access to Further and Higher Education: Motion [Private Members] (11 Mar 2021)

Patricia Ryan: I thank People Before Profit for tabling this motion. Unfortunately, the Government has proposed a cynical amendment. It has a habit of doing so in respect of proposals it knows are the right things to do but that do not fit with its conservative, right-wing agenda. Covid-19 and public restrictions have imposed significant hardships on our students. Their educational experience has...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Stability Programme Update: Discussion (23 Mar 2021)

Patricia Ryan: I thank our guests for attending. At the end of his opening statement, Dr. Cassidy said that "policy must remain focused on supporting household incomes and firm liquidity in order to provide the most solid basis for recovery". In his view, is the taxing of the pandemic unemployment payment and the temporary wage subsidy scheme counterproductive?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Stability Programme Update: Discussion (23 Mar 2021)

Patricia Ryan: Dr. Cassidy mentioned that policy supports should facilitate structural transformations in order to assist economically sustainable activities. He referred to upskilling, retraining and all of that. What else would he recommend in this regard?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Stability Programme Update: Discussion (23 Mar 2021)

Patricia Ryan: We can all see the difference between GDP and GNI. Dr. Cassidy spoke earlier about multinationals. Are we over-reliant on those companies and, if so, what particular measures should we be taking to protect ourselves from that overexposure?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Stability Programme Update: Discussion (23 Mar 2021)

Patricia Ryan: I thank Dr. Cassidy.

Family Leave and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Second Stage (24 Mar 2021)

Patricia Ryan: I welcome the chance to speak on this Bill, which is long overdue. However, we should not forget the backdrop which led to the Government's U-turn. In the early days of the pandemic, mothers attended prenatal appointments alone. Many gave birth without the support of their partners. I commend the work of Agnes Graholska and the other parents in the Extend Maternity Leave 2020 campaign....

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (24 Mar 2021)

Patricia Ryan: 237. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of homes that will have broadband installed under the national broadband plan by county; the percentage of these homes that have been surveyed to date; the percentage of these homes in which broadband has been installed under the plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14715/21]

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

Patricia Ryan: 310. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the all-island strategic review of the rail network will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14712/21]

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

Patricia Ryan: 415. To ask the Minister for Finance the supports that have been provided by the EU to help Ireland to cope with the pandemic. [15546/21]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Workplace Relations Commission (24 Mar 2021)

Patricia Ryan: 530. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will honour the Workplace Relations Commission ruling in favour of community employment supervisors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14713/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Heritage Sites (24 Mar 2021)

Patricia Ryan: 670. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the steps being taken to protect the Hill of Allen and its tower; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14714/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Commercial Rates (24 Mar 2021)

Patricia Ryan: 671. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the annual amount of commercial rates income from each data centre in the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14719/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Commercial Rates (24 Mar 2021)

Patricia Ryan: 672. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the annual amount of commercial rates income from each wind farm development in the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14720/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Turf Cutting (24 Mar 2021)

Patricia Ryan: 718. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide reassurance to owners of private turf banks and those with turbary rights that they will be permitted to continue to cut turf; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15545/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wildlife Conservation (24 Mar 2021)

Patricia Ryan: 719. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the actions being taken to preserve rare bird species including the corncrake, curlew, red grouse and grey partridge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15551/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Bodies (24 Mar 2021)

Patricia Ryan: 720. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to establish a body to replace the Wildlife Advisory Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15552/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wildlife Protection (24 Mar 2021)

Patricia Ryan: 721. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the wildlife crime unit will be established; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15553/21]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Personnel (24 Mar 2021)

Patricia Ryan: 807. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of persons dismissed from the Defence Forces for misconduct of a sexual nature in each of the years 2000 to 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15555/21]

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

Patricia Ryan: 1573. To ask the Minister for Health the number of vaccines issued to each general practitioner in counties Kildare and Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14710/21]