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Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 39 - Office of Government Procurement (2 Mar 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: The Land Development Agency, LDA, is already operating and we are about to see legislation on it coming through the Dáil. What kind of commencement supports does the OGP offer to new State or semi-State bodies in terms of procurement and setting up procurement standards?

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 39 - Office of Government Procurement (2 Mar 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: To be clear, the LDA has to reach out to the OGP. The OGP does not necessarily go into any State or semi-State body on its commencement to set up procurement standards for it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Covid-19 Health Related Issues: Update (2 Mar 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: I thank the Chairman. I wish the Minister and the Ministers of State, who are in the room with him, a good afternoon. I want to ask the Minister about the requirements HSE staff are being asked to meet to volunteer for the vaccination teams. I have been contacted by an employee of Crumlin hospital who has responded to a call for people to join the vaccination team in Citywest, which is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Covid-19 Health Related Issues: Update (2 Mar 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: It sounds onerous. Can we agree in principle if a person is registered by a relevant medical body, that is proof of a qualification?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Covid-19 Health Related Issues: Update (2 Mar 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: I want to follow up on the previous session we had. One of the questions I asked related to the use of GPs as the primary referral into the vaccination programme. I highlighted the fact that many people in Ireland do not have a relationship with, or access to, a GP. We all know we are relatively short on GPs in this country. That is particularly relevant in communities where people are...

Banking Sector: Statements (3 Mar 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: I join a surprising amount of my colleagues tonight in asking that we would once again consider public banking. I am very aware that we have had this discussion previously. I accept the Minister's points about the ISIF and the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland but, as we have heard tonight, the Ulster Bank and Bank of Ireland announcements will come as a particular blow to SMEs that...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: State Properties (3 Mar 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: 245. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the year the lands at a site (details supplied) were acquired by the State; the year the archaeological dig finished on the site; the annual rent being paid by the current occupiers of the lands; his plans for the future use of the lands; the current stage of planning; and the anticipated year of completion. [11728/21]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Legislative Reviews (3 Mar 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: 246. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he plans to revise the Phoenix Park by-laws that currently ban the use of charabancs and omnibuses; if so, the timeline for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11729/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (3 Mar 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: 635. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of his plans to develop a long-term sustainable funding model for higher level education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11419/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (3 Mar 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: 636. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to ensure that educational opportunities remain and are made more accessible to everyone particularly the most vulnerable in society; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11420/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Training (3 Mar 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: 682. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the education programmes members of An Garda Síochána, especially members of the Garda National Roads Policing Bureau, undertake to understand the specific practical requirements on and legal rights of cyclists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11634/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Prevention (3 Mar 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: 699. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the main initiatives undertaken by her Department since 27 June 2020 to tackle sexual and gender-based violence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12018/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (3 Mar 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: 755. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider prioritising those who are immunosuppressed, those who are transplant recipients and those who are classified as high risk and vulnerable on the vaccine priority list. [11126/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (3 Mar 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: 895. To ask the Minister for Health the recommendation made by the national immunisation advisory committee in respect of the prioritisation of family carers in the roll-out of Covid-19 vaccines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11713/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Ireland (3 Mar 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: 1071. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the new agreement of Horse Racing Ireland with a group (details supplied) includes an agreement for Irish participation in specific race meetings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11421/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Ireland (3 Mar 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: 1072. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the new agreement of Horse Racing Ireland with a group (details supplied) includes an agreement for domestic or non-domestic advertising rights; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11422/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Ireland (3 Mar 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: 1073. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the competitive concerns that preclude the reporting of remuneration at Horse Racing Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11423/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Ireland (3 Mar 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: 1074. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the governance rules of the board of Horse Racing Ireland relating to board members serving more than two four-year terms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11424/21]

Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (4 Mar 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: Gabhaim buíochas leis an gCathaoirleach Gníomhach. The Green Party agrees with the principle of active land management, of utilising under-used sites and identifying private lands that could be of benefit to projects for renewal of particular areas or consolidation of public lands with off-cut lands or lands of that type. The core principle of the Land Development Agency, LDA,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Tests (4 Mar 2021)

Neasa Hourigan: 195. To ask the Minister for Health if the costs of antigen tests are covered by the temporary assistance scheme for nursing homes; the supports in place to help cover the costs of antigen tests in nursing homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12231/21]