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Covid-19 Vaccine Roll-out: Statements (2 Jul 2021)

Róisín Shortall: Yes, I completely agree with those comments. I do not understand why there is a difficulty with questions and answers in this session, which has been taking place for months now at the end of the week, at which we have interaction on the latest information on the vaccine programme. It is generally fairly productive and the Minister has not had a difficulty with that. Were the Minister...

Covid-19 Vaccine Roll-out: Statements (2 Jul 2021)

Róisín Shortall: With all due respects to the Minister, he spoke on "Morning Ireland" earlier this morning and presumably he had preparation for that. He had a great deal of material at his disposal and he shared information on that programme. The Minister is fairly up-to-date on the situation and if there are issues we raise that he is not in a position to answer, we would be very happy to accept a note on...

Covid-19 Vaccine Roll-out: Statements (2 Jul 2021)

Róisín Shortall: I will mention last night's "Prime Time" programme, which exposed very disturbing and shocking abuse and neglect of older people in some nursing homes. This is an issue that has been very well flagged for a long time. Last year, the Covid committee raised serious concerns, as did the expert group Sage Advocacy and care champions. They have all raised issues relating to the maltreatment of...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Availability (1 Jul 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 208. To ask the Minister for Finance the volume of SBCI lending to SMEs through the retail banks for each of the years 2015 to 2020, by financial institution in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35600/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Schemes (1 Jul 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 228. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount of funding provided under each of the housing adaptation grants in each of the years since 2010. [35690/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Schemes (1 Jul 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 229. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the estimate of the respective cost in 2022 of adjusting the income criteria applying to each of the housing adaptation grants for every €1,000 increase in the income criteria. [35691/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Schemes (1 Jul 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 230. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the respective cost in 2022 of adjusting the income criteria applying to each of the housing adaptation grants for every €1,000 increase in the maximum grant amount available under the scheme; and when the last increase occurred under each of the schemes. [35692/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Expenditure (1 Jul 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 231. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount of funding made available under the capital assistance scheme in each of the past three years. [35693/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (1 Jul 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 257. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost in 2022 and in a full year of providing career guidance counsellors to the approximately 130 schools who currently do not have this service. [35696/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Rates (1 Jul 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 298. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost in 2022 and in a full year for every 1% and every €1 per week increase in basic social welfare rates by each social welfare payment. [35682/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Rates (1 Jul 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 299. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost in 2022 and in a full year of a €20 per week increase in the basic rate of disability allowance with a proportionate increase for qualified adults and no proportionate increase for qualified adults. [35683/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Rates (1 Jul 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 300. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost in 2022 and in a full year of every €10 increase in the upper income disregard currently €350 applying to disability allowance. [35684/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Schemes (1 Jul 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 301. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the approximate number of job coaches in whole-time equivalent terms currently funded through EmployAbility; the way in which the number has changed in recent years; and the full year cost of every ten additional job coaches. [35685/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Rates (1 Jul 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 302. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost in 2022 and in a full year of restoring the subsidy under the wage subsidy scheme for persons with disabilities to 55%, 60% and 65% of the national minimum wage. [35686/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (1 Jul 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 303. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the way in which she plans to meet the commitment in the Programme for Government to expand the Ability Programme; the funding set aside in 2020 and 2021 for this programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35687/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Equality Training (1 Jul 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 304. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the amount of funding currently devoted to training for employers in relation to diversity and disability awareness. [35688/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Support Services (1 Jul 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 305. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the funding currently devoted to disability grants and other supports for employers and to the promotion of these amongst employers. [35689/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (1 Jul 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 415. To ask the Minister for Health when the HSE National Steering Group responsible for implementation of the neurorehabilitation framework will next meet; if meetings will take place on a regular basis for the remainder of 2021 and for 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28874/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (1 Jul 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 426. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a situation in a hospital (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28913/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (1 Jul 2021)

Róisín Shortall: 442. To ask the Minister for Health if the two reports of the Expert Group on the Role of Ventilation in Reducing Transmission of Covid-19 sent to NPHET can be made publicly available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29095/21]