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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (18 May 2021)

Cormac Devlin: 506. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the patron body for a school (details supplied) has accepted or rejected the offer of temporary accommodation arrangements made on 28 April 2021; the date of the same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26351/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (18 May 2021)

Cormac Devlin: 507. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary and post-primary schools are under the patronage of an organisation (details supplied); the number of school building projects that have been completed with the body in each of the years 2016 to 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26352/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Youth Work Projects (18 May 2021)

Cormac Devlin: 647. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the operation and funding allocated by her Department to local Garda youth diversion projects as Ireland exits Covid-19 restrictions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25901/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Gambling Sector (18 May 2021)

Cormac Devlin: 648. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the establishment of a new gambling regulator; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25902/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (18 May 2021)

Cormac Devlin: 649. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí allocated to the Garda public order unit by Garda division in the Dublin metropolitan region on 1 May 2019, 2020 and 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25903/21]

Situation in Occupied Palestinian Territory and Israel: Statements (20 May 2021)

Cormac Devlin: I welcome the Minister's statement earlier on the ongoing attacks and crisis in the Middle East. In particular, I welcome the announcement of additional humanitarian funding from the Irish Government. The latest escalation in Israel and Palestine has been deplorable. Reports that more than 200 Palestinians, including 62 children, and nine Israelis, including two children, have been...

Nursing Home Support Scheme (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (20 May 2021)

Cormac Devlin: I begin by clarifying for Deputy Calleary that just because I am from Dublin does not mean there is no benefit for me from this legislation. There are farms in Dublin too.

Nursing Home Support Scheme (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (20 May 2021)

Cormac Devlin: Perhaps he was. I welcome the Nursing Home Support Scheme (Amendment) Bill 2021, which updates the fair deal scheme to give greater protections for farm families and small business owners. I commend the Minister of State, Deputy Butler, on her work in bringing the legislation forward in such a short period. Since her election to the House in 2016, the fair deal scheme has been in her...

Public Accounts Committee: Housing Schemes Expenditure: Think-tank for Action on Social Change (20 May 2021)

Cormac Devlin: Deputy MacSharry asked me to pass on his apologies to the committee today. I thank Dr. Sweeney for his presentation. Much research has gone into it and it is welcome. How many existing tenancies remain under the rent supplement scheme? From my experience RAS was better than the rent supplement scheme. HAP was also better than RAS. There are flaws and there is an over-reliance on each of...

Public Accounts Committee: Housing Schemes Expenditure: Think-tank for Action on Social Change (20 May 2021)

Cormac Devlin: Does Dr. Sweeney have figures from his research for the number of landlords who have exited RAS since its inception and to the point when it will be phased out?

Public Accounts Committee: Housing Schemes Expenditure: Think-tank for Action on Social Change (20 May 2021)

Cormac Devlin: I compliment Dr. Sweeney again on his presentation. For the committee, the figures are quite startling and the money spent is enormous. Does he have a figure for the number of people who availed of each of the schemes broken down by local authority across the country? Does he have a breakdown of the cost of running those schemes versus the cost of construction during a similar period?

Public Accounts Committee: Housing Schemes Expenditure: Think-tank for Action on Social Change (20 May 2021)

Cormac Devlin: I apologise for cutting across but my time is limited. I presume that is because of that top-up that so many people have to avail of in the Dublin region, given the price of properties. Does Dr. Sweeney have any data on the numbers availing of the top-up to avail of rent support in the Dublin region or in other major population centres?

Public Accounts Committee: Housing Schemes Expenditure: Think-tank for Action on Social Change (20 May 2021)

Cormac Devlin: I know I was asking Dr. Sweeney for additional information. It would be greatly appreciated if he could furnish the committee with any other information he might have. I thank him for appearing before us today.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Strategies (25 May 2021)

Cormac Devlin: 69. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the 2021 funding allocation and progress being made on the Waste Action Plan for a Circular Economy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27670/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Cabinet Committees (25 May 2021)

Cormac Devlin: 186. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of meetings the Cabinet Committee on Economic Recovery and Investment sub-group on insurance reform has held since July 2020; the dates of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27671/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Rebates (25 May 2021)

Cormac Devlin: 194. To ask the Minister for Finance the supports available to qualified applicants purchasing an electric vehicle under the DD1 drivers and passengers with disabilities scheme, in particular the treatment of VAT with regard to diesel and petrol vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27807/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Schemes (25 May 2021)

Cormac Devlin: 193. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of the operation of the DD1 drivers and passengers with disabilities scheme; the number of applications approved; the cost to the Exchequer by engine type, that is, diesel, petrol, electric and hybrid and other in each of the years the years 2016 to 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27806/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Census of Population (25 May 2021)

Cormac Devlin: 222. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if consideration has been given to publishing the 1926 census earlier than the proposed date of January 2027 in the decade of centenaries; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27669/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (25 May 2021)

Cormac Devlin: 340. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the basis for the new school design guide for sanitary facilities (details supplied); the steps that have been taken to consult with stakeholders including schools, students, parents and NGOs in relation to the new policy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27668/21]

Health and Criminal Justice (Covid-19) (Amendment) Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Second Stage (26 May 2021)

Cormac Devlin: I welcome the opportunity to discuss and debate the Health and Criminal Justice (Covid-19) (Amendment) Bill 2021. It is important that this legislation be discussed and debated in this House and that we examine it in detail. The background to this debate is also important. Since the pandemic struck last March, more than 4,941 deaths have been reported and I express my condolences to all...