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Covid-19 Vaccination Programme: Statements (11 Mar 2021)

Róisín Shortall: Sometimes I question the value of these sessions because we do not get any new information. We frequently ask for information and the Minister promises to send us notes, but the notes do not arrive. For example, last week, I asked about the Moderna vaccine and the fact that, at that point, less than a quarter of Moderna deliveries to this country had been administered. I never got an...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Support Services (11 Mar 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 7. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the amount Enterprise Ireland and or local enterprise offices have by way of either funding or investment (details supplied) to start-up microbreweries, alcohol enterprises and or distillery businesses in Ireland in 2018, 2019 and 2020. [13816/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services Sector (11 Mar 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 55. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the appropriateness of a company (details supplied) continuing to act for the National Treasury Management Agency in bond sales in view of the recent findings of the Central Bank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13814/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (11 Mar 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 247. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department has undertaken a review of expectations for the number of NCHDs who will be working in the health service in 2022 and the coming years given reports that the 300 new NCHD posts created at the start of the pandemic will be cut and that a further 300 NCHDs are considering leaving the health service due to concerns regarding working...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Fuel Poverty (24 Mar 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 221. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to put in place a comprehensive anti-fuel poverty strategy; the timeframe for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14215/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Recycling Policy (24 Mar 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 232. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the recycling waste electrical and electronic equipment regulations still apply during the current Covid-19 emergency period, in particular in the circumstance in which a household must purchase new electronic white goods and need the old ones removed by the vendor; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

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

Róisín Shortall: 333. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he plans to review the current regulations which require essential workers who wish to book a driver test to have completed their 12 EDT lessons; if essential workers will be allowed to start and complete their 12 EDT lessons during level 5 restrictions in order that they can book a date for a driving test; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme (24 Mar 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 452. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 389 of 3 November 2020, the position regarding the fuel grant element of the scheme for scheme recipients if a disabled driver purchases an electric car; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14517/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Events (24 Mar 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 569. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her views on spectators attending European Championship matches in a stadium (details supplied); and if her Department is engaging with an organisation in relation to this matter. [14728/21]

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

Róisín Shortall: 673. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to issues raised in correspondence (details supplied); if he has engaged with insurance providers; the way in which he plans to support affected properties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14732/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staff (24 Mar 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 829. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if clarity will be provided on whether a special needs assistant (details supplied) is permitted to continue working until 70 years of age; the options available to the special needs assistant in the event that they are not permitted to work until the age of 70; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14031/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staff (24 Mar 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 915. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to increase resources, teachers and special reading schools for children with severe dyslexia for the Dublin 9 and 11 areas including increased resources to mainstream schools that will allow for the establishment of reading units within these existing schools for children with severe dyslexia; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Fuel Poverty (24 Mar 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 965. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to put in place a comprehensive anti-fuel poverty strategy; the timeframe for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14216/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Language Schools (24 Mar 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 1123. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 684 of 10 March 2021, if he will address matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); if language schools will be instructed to reopen in the absence of demand; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14733/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Health and Social Care Professionals Registration Boards (24 Mar 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 1126. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has engaged with CORU regarding the requirement on social care students to complete 300 hours of placement in view of public health restrictions; if there are plans to establish an alternative pathway to registration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14822/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Property Management Companies (24 Mar 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 1270. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the recourse available to an apartment owner when their owners’ management company has not provided them an adequate response to concerns regarding possible structural issues in their apartment block; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15425/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Covid-19 Pandemic (24 Mar 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 1240. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda checks that have occurred on a weekly basis from 6 February 2021 to date on persons quarantining at home after arriving here in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14735/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Passport Services (24 Mar 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 1269. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding a passport in the case of a person (details supplied); the reason for the delay in returning the passport; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15424/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Undefined (24 Mar 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 1352. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a matter affecting a school (details supplied) in Dublin 11; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14030/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (24 Mar 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 1600. To ask the Minister for Health when there was last an increase in the fees paid to dentists holding contracts under the dental treatment services scheme; and if the fee cuts introduced under FEMPI will be reversed in a manner comparable to that which applied for doctors treating medical card patients. [14812/21]