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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Direct Provision System (13 Jul 2021)

Peadar Tóibín: 496. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department currently has contracts with a company (details supplied); if so, the purpose and nature of these contracts; the number of contracts with the company; the costs associated with same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37488/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Direct Provision System (13 Jul 2021)

Peadar Tóibín: 497. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his attention or that of his Department has been drawn to reports of cockroach infestations in direct provision centres since he took office; and if so, if he will provide detail on these incidents. [37489/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Direct Provision System (13 Jul 2021)

Peadar Tóibín: 498. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his attention or that of his Department has been drawn to reports or instances of mice or rat infestations in direct provision centres since he took office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37490/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Direct Provision System (13 Jul 2021)

Peadar Tóibín: 499. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his attention or that of his Department has been drawn to reports or instances of hunger strikes in direct provision centres since he took office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37491/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Legal Cases (13 Jul 2021)

Peadar Tóibín: 503. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of legal cases brought against his Department in each of the past five years and to date in 2021; and if he will provide details on the nature of these cases. [37805/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Legal Cases (13 Jul 2021)

Peadar Tóibín: 533. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of legal cases brought against his Department in each of the past five years and to date in 2021; and if he will provide details on the nature of these cases. [37812/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (13 Jul 2021)

Peadar Tóibín: 569. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of GSOC investigations launched in each of the past five years and to date in 2021. [37803/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Legal Cases (13 Jul 2021)

Peadar Tóibín: 570. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of legal cases brought against her Department in each of the past five years and to date in 2021; and if he will provide details on the nature of these cases. [37814/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (13 Jul 2021)

Peadar Tóibín: 586. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if an application by a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37856/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Legal Cases (13 Jul 2021)

Peadar Tóibín: 632. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of legal cases brought against his Department in each of the past five years and to date in 2021; and if he will provide details on the nature of these cases. [37804/21]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Legal Cases (13 Jul 2021)

Peadar Tóibín: 645. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of legal cases brought against her Department in each of the past five years and to date in 2021; and if he will provide details on the nature of these cases. [37816/21]

Lifting of Covid-19 Restrictions: Motion [Private Members] (14 Jul 2021)

Peadar Tóibín: The Irish Government is a radical outlier. It is adopting an extreme policy different from all other European countries. Workplace closures have been far longer than in any other European country. The health service in this country has seen much longer closures than in any other European country, resulting in many people being denied cancer care, mental health care and heart disease care....

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (14 Jul 2021)

Peadar Tóibín: Last night, there was an interesting debate about the fact that certain local authorities are being funded on an historic basis that does not represent their populations anymore. That is the case with the number of gardaí who are being assigned to counties. Counties such as my county of Meath, which has seen its population radically increase in the last ten to 20 years, have not seen...

Ceisteanna - Questions: National Economic and Social Council (14 Jul 2021)

Peadar Tóibín: In many ways, the Border is a man-made barrier to enterprise and economic development. A couple of years ago, I undertook the authoring of a report on the all-Ireland economy on behalf of the enterprise committee. It was the first report of its kind undertaken by the Oireachtas in this State since partition, which is incredible. I interviewed hundreds of people from all different...

Nursing Homes Support Scheme (Amendment) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (14 Jul 2021)

Peadar Tóibín: I welcome this Bill and commend the Minister of State on it. I also applaud the civil servants and the previous Ministers who completed some of the groundwork for this legislation. Maura Canning has also done enormous work on this issue. I have spoken previously on this legislation and I am aware that Sinn Féin tabled a motion yesterday on nursing homes. I will outline a number of...

Nursing Homes Support Scheme (Amendment) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (14 Jul 2021)

Peadar Tóibín: This is a very important document that has been released into my hands today.

Nursing Homes Support Scheme (Amendment) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (14 Jul 2021)

Peadar Tóibín: It is relevant to Report Stage of this Bill. I believe if the Minister of State does not contemplate-----

Nursing Homes Support Scheme (Amendment) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (14 Jul 2021)

Peadar Tóibín: If the Ceann Comhairle will just give me one minute, I will complete my statement.

Nursing Homes Support Scheme (Amendment) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (14 Jul 2021)

Peadar Tóibín: Go raibh maith agat. Did the Department of Health instruct the NTPF to put money in front of nursing homes and instruct them to make way for a large surge in hospital transfers? Was there a concerted effort by the Department and the HSE in March last year to clear hospitals of elderly people and put them into nursing homes?

Nursing Homes Support Scheme (Amendment) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (14 Jul 2021)

Peadar Tóibín: It is very important.