Results 1,761-1,780 of 2,627 for speaker:Noel Grealish

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (13 Jan 2021)

Noel Grealish: 1150. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the criteria used to give priority to 140 fishing boats to fish in UK waters from the 1 January 2021 over the 1,900 Irish registered fishing boats; the reason these boats were chosen; if all fishing boats were considered equally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1474/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (13 Jan 2021)

Noel Grealish: 1152. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason first preference was given to priority pelagic vessels tier 1 and tier 2 and vessels in relevant POs to fish in UK fishing waters given that POs only represent a minority of Irish fishing boats; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1476/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (13 Jan 2021)

Noel Grealish: 1151. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason the mackerel quota cannot be divided fairly to all Irish fishing boats; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1475/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (20 Jan 2021)

Noel Grealish: 332. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if persons can claim the pandemic unemployment payment or a portion of the payment; if not, if another payment can be introduced for working parents who are classified as essential workers but cannot work from home and must leave work or reduce their hours of work in order to provide essential childcare while schools are...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (20 Jan 2021)

Noel Grealish: 402. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider reducing the 800-hour practice placement requirement, given that the Covid-19 pandemic has made it more difficult for social care and other students to secure unpaid practice placements in social care and other appropriate settings; if he will consider a partial refund of fees; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (20 Jan 2021)

Noel Grealish: 447. To ask the Minister for Health when dupilumab will be available under the general medical services, GMS, and drugs payment schemes for patients with moderate to severe eczema; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2199/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Tests (20 Jan 2021)

Noel Grealish: 455. To ask the Minister for Health the current status of a community Covid-19 assessment hub for Galway; the timeframe for the opening of such a hub; if there are delays; if so, the cause of these delays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2229/21]

Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 (Covid Restrictions Support Scheme) (Percentage Adjustment) Order 2021: Motion (27 Jan 2021)

Noel Grealish: The CRSS, which was announced by the Government in November, is designed as a targeted support for businesses that lost most of their trade as a result of the level 5 restrictions in order to ensure that they could remain viable and ready to reopen their doors when the restrictions are lifted. At the time, the Government estimated that the scheme would cost in the region of €18...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (27 Jan 2021)

Noel Grealish: 119. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the way in which he plans to address the backlog of driver tests; the actions that can be taken for persons who are waiting months for a test and cannot avail of public transport due to a lack of availability in their area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3869/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (27 Jan 2021)

Noel Grealish: 688. To ask the Minister for Health the progress on the provision of new orthopaedic theatre facilities at Merlin Park Hospital, Galway; the extent of current theatre facilities and the facilities planned; the reason for the delay in providing the additional theatre space since the reduction in existing theatre facilities three and a half years ago; the timeframe for the start of construction...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Hospital Waiting Lists (27 Jan 2021)

Noel Grealish: 689. To ask the Minister for Health the average waiting times for persons on the waiting list for inpatient and outpatient treatment as orthopaedic patents at Merlin Park Hospital, Galway; and the longest time persons have been on the waiting lists. [3698/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Hospital Waiting Lists (27 Jan 2021)

Noel Grealish: 690. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he will take to reduce the outpatient waiting lists for orthopaedic treatment at Merlin Park Hospital, Galway; and if he will take steps to ensure patients can be treated in other hospitals in view of the fact that the number of persons waiting for treatment for over 18 months has more than doubled in the past year. [3696/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Help-To-Buy Scheme (3 Feb 2021)

Noel Grealish: 163. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to extend the help-to-buy scheme into 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4990/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Home Repossessions (3 Feb 2021)

Noel Grealish: 188. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of home repossession cases taken by banks and equity funds due to mortgage arrears in the past 12 months; the number of cases which were refused; the number which were successful; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5388/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Legislative Measures (3 Feb 2021)

Noel Grealish: 279. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the changes made to section 28 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 to give effect to the Flemish decree following the European Court of Justice Ruling in 2013 and the ministerial guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5397/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Compulsory Purchase Orders (3 Feb 2021)

Noel Grealish: 294. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if local authorities can use compulsory purchase orders, CPOs, to purchase burial grounds given that it is the responsibility of local authorities to provide burial grounds; the criteria for which this process can be used; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5616/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (3 Feb 2021)

Noel Grealish: 418. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consider a temporary change in the conditions for participants on community employment schemes by granting an additional year to current participants who cannot undertake a training programme due Covid-19 restrictions and given the difficulties experienced by scheme operators in recruiting new participants...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Parental Leave (3 Feb 2021)

Noel Grealish: 459. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when the extension of parental leave from two weeks to five weeks will be legislated for; when parents can apply for five weeks parental leave; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4989/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Home Repossessions Rate (3 Feb 2021)

Noel Grealish: 573. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of home repossession cases in the courts system in the past 12 months; if the number of such cases before the courts has increased or decreased since May 2020 (details supplied); the number of refusals to allow repossession; the number of successful applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5387/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (3 Feb 2021)

Noel Grealish: 878. To ask the Minister for Health the date for the finalisation of the HSE review of the FreeStyle Libre flash glucose monitoring system in view of the prevailing public health situation and HSE advice that if diabetes patients become infected with Covid-19 they are more at risk of serious complications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5919/21]