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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Rural Development Strategy: Engagement with Minister for Rural and Community Development (20 Apr 2021)

Denis Naughten: The Minister might briefly respond.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Rural Development Strategy: Engagement with Minister for Rural and Community Development (20 Apr 2021)

Denis Naughten: Allow the Minister to continue without interruption.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Rural Development Strategy: Engagement with Minister for Rural and Community Development (20 Apr 2021)

Denis Naughten: I thank the Minister. The next speaker is Deputy Paul Donnelly.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Rural Development Strategy: Engagement with Minister for Rural and Community Development (20 Apr 2021)

Denis Naughten: I thank the Deputy. The Minister might also clarify something. The Deputy mentioned the issue of SICAP. Again, the CE programme and Tús are treated differently. They do not have to go out for tender and they are activation measures. Can the Minister clarify why the obligation is there to go out to tender with regard to this particular programme?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Rural Development Strategy: Engagement with Minister for Rural and Community Development (20 Apr 2021)

Denis Naughten: Senator Murphy has five minutes.

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Apr 2021)

Denis Naughten: This particular Bill, as presently drafted, is anti-climate, anti-democratic, anti-Irish and anti-poor. Do not get me wrong, climate change must be addressed and I believe we need a new climate law to make it happen in urban and rural areas in Ireland. I was Ireland's first Minister with responsibility for the climate and did not have the legal tools available to me to bring about the type...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes (21 Apr 2021)

Denis Naughten: 107. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he plans to review the cost benefit analysis for flood relief works to incorporate turlough flooding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1430/21]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes (21 Apr 2021)

Denis Naughten: 116. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he plans to include specific provision for turlough flooding in the cost benefit analysis for flood relief works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1429/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector (21 Apr 2021)

Denis Naughten: 532. To ask the Minister for Finance the month in which the new central bank Bill underpinning the implementation of the senior executive accountability regime will be published; if the public consultation process concerning the key aspects of SEAR will not be curtailed and that sufficient time for implementation of the new regime will be ensured by his Department; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Applications (21 Apr 2021)

Denis Naughten: 874. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when the processing of passport renewal applications will resume in circumstances in which additional documentation is required to be submitted; his plans to tackle the backlog of applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20126/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (21 Apr 2021)

Denis Naughten: 1191. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of students accessing the pandemic unemployment payment as a result of Covid-19 in August 2020, December 2020 and March 2021, respectively; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20327/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (21 Apr 2021)

Denis Naughten: 1393. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 1278 of 24 March 2020, when the current 880 active cases were received by the INIS; the initiatives which are in place to tackle the backlog by month in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18582/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Medical Certificates (21 Apr 2021)

Denis Naughten: 1618. To ask the Minister for Health the number of primary medical certificate applications received in counties Galway and Roscommon, respectively, for each month in 2019, 2020 and 2021; the number of medical assessments performed each month; the corresponding number of applications approved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18459/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (21 Apr 2021)

Denis Naughten: 2278. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to encourage undocumented immigrants to avail of the Covid-19 vaccination; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20377/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (21 Apr 2021)

Denis Naughten: 2391. To ask the Minister for Health when all housebound persons over 70 years of age will receive their first Covid-19 vaccination from the National Ambulance Service; the reason the administration to housebound persons has been delayed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20678/21]

Direct Provision: Statements (22 Apr 2021)

Denis Naughten: At the outset, I want to pick up on something I believe was discussed at Cabinet earlier this week, that is, the measures that will be introduced this year to bring about a regularisation scheme for undocumented families in this country. I welcome the significant progress that has been made in the past 12 months, particularly since the Green Party went into government. This is something on...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (22 Apr 2021)

Denis Naughten: Some 66 days ago, the National Ambulance Service, NAS, started to vaccinate an estimated 2,700 housebound people over the age of 70. The plan was to have all of the first doses administered by last Sunday week, namely, 11 April 2021. I am being contacted by people in their 80s and 90s who are still waiting to receive their first appointment from the NAS. To be quite honest, when trying...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (22 Apr 2021)

Denis Naughten: 1. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if low interest loans will be made available through SBCI and Microfinance Ireland directly to the tourism and hospitality sector to assist them with reinvestment as part of a Covid-19 recovery strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21034/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Proposed Legislation (22 Apr 2021)

Denis Naughten: 177. To ask the Minister for Health when the fair deal nursing home support scheme (amendment) Bill will be published; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21039/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (22 Apr 2021)

Denis Naughten: 226. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if each agricultural planner can only submit ten applications for farmers under the proposed agri-environmental pilot project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21035/21]