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Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (23 Nov 2021)

Cormac Devlin: 639. To ask the Minister for Health when the budget 2022 changes to the thresholds for the drug payments scheme are expected to take effect; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57367/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Organ Donation (23 Nov 2021)

Cormac Devlin: 668. To ask the Minister for Health when he plans to bring forward new legislation on organ donation. [57484/21]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (25 Nov 2021)

Cormac Devlin: As we approach Christmas, many people are eager to receive their third or booster dose of Covid-19 vaccine. Announcements from the NIAC around people aged 50 and over and those with underlying health conditions are welcome. Will the Tánaiste advise when the HSE will operationalise this advice? This week the European Medicines Agency recommended that everybody aged 40 and over should...

Planning and Development (Amendment) (Large-scale Residential Development) Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Second Stage (25 Nov 2021)

Cormac Devlin: I welcome the opportunity to examine the Planning and Development (Amendment) (Large-scale Residential Development) Bill 2021. I thank the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage and his officials for their work on this Bill and for bringing it before the House. I will be supporting this important change in legislation which ends the era of strategic housing developments. This...

Mother and Baby Institutions: Statements (25 Nov 2021)

Cormac Devlin: I welcome the opportunity to discuss the Government's proposed redress scheme for people who spent time in mother and baby homes. As the Taoiseach noted in his apology earlier this year, the State failed these women and children. It did not uphold its duty of care or the basic standards of humanity. An apology alone is not enough. There must be accountability, redress and justice for...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Strategies (25 Nov 2021)

Cormac Devlin: 148. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress made to date on the implementation of the Justice Plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58053/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (25 Nov 2021)

Cormac Devlin: 169. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí in the DMR east as of 1 November 2021 or the latest date available; the number in the past 12 months previously; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58054/21]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Programme for Government (30 Nov 2021)

Cormac Devlin: 15. To ask the Taoiseach if he will provide an overview of the progress made to date in relation to the programme for Government. [57668/21]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Programme for Government (30 Nov 2021)

Cormac Devlin: I welcome the Ceann Comhairle back. Today is the last day of national diabetes awareness month. I am the chairperson of the all-party Oireachtas committee on diabetes. The Taoiseach will be aware that my colleagues and I meet regularly with various organisations to discuss the issues facing people living with diabetes here in Ireland. Those same people are keen to see the expansion of...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (30 Nov 2021)

Cormac Devlin: 145. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of non-EEA employment permits issued on a monthly basis by sector during the period January 2019 to October 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58673/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (30 Nov 2021)

Cormac Devlin: 274. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an update on the criteria for issuing an emergency travel certificate in tabular form; the number issued by month between January 2019 and October 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58672/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (30 Nov 2021)

Cormac Devlin: 320. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the National Council for Special Education review in relation to special needs assistants; and when it is likely to be completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58457/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (30 Nov 2021)

Cormac Devlin: 321. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will reconsider the decision to end route 4 registration on foot of the recent announcement that an additional 980 special education teachers are to be provided, working in special classes, special schools and mainstream settings to support children with special educational needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58458/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (30 Nov 2021)

Cormac Devlin: 322. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way the entry of newly qualified teachers into the educational sector is managed by her Department in the absence of a model for same; if she will publish a teacher supply model which can accurately inform forecasts of teacher supply and demand at both primary or post-primary levels; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58459/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Training (30 Nov 2021)

Cormac Devlin: 323. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps she is taking to increase the range and diversity of primary initial teacher education (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58460/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Data (30 Nov 2021)

Cormac Devlin: 324. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide all agreements, covenants and conditions that exist between the trustees, the board of management and her Department in relation to the land of a school (details supplied) from when the school was first constructed in 1970; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58462/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (30 Nov 2021)

Cormac Devlin: 387. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the schemes that currently exist in order to help adults with dyslexia; the reason such adults do not qualify for disability allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58463/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Prison Service (30 Nov 2021)

Cormac Devlin: 479. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide an update on prison inspection arrangements during Covid-19; the number of inspections carried out from January 2019 to October 2021 by the Inspector of Prisons; the top ten issues raised in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58464/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Legal Aid (30 Nov 2021)

Cormac Devlin: 480. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide an update on the current membership and remaining tenure of the Legal Aid Board; the annual budget provided by her Department; the number of applications for legal aid; the number of certificates granted on a monthly basis between January 2019 and October 2021, in tabular form; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (30 Nov 2021)

Cormac Devlin: 577. To ask the Minister for Health when the NIAC advice surrounding the vaccine (details supplied) and the booster programme will be implemented by the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58671/21]