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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Feb 2021)

Seán Canney: 293. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will allow the reopening of construction sites for the delivery of houses in the private sector in line with the exemption for social housing sites; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5578/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (3 Feb 2021)

Seán Canney: 553. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will fast-track legitimate citizenship applications by front-line workers who have come here and are contributing to the fight against Covid-19; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5068/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Feb 2021)

Seán Canney: 620. To ask the Minister for Health if persons providing care within a support bubble are entitled to travel outside a 5 km radius to provide such care, given the confusion between members of the public and gardaí on the subject; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5025/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Parking Charges (3 Feb 2021)

Seán Canney: 633. To ask the Minister for Health if he will instruct HSE hospital management to reduce the car park charges at UHG for cancer patients given that it is an additional burden on them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5104/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Charges (3 Feb 2021)

Seán Canney: 634. To ask the Minister for Health if he will reduce the hospital inpatient charge of €80 for cancer patients who do not have a medical card; if he will cease the practice of issuing debt collection letters at a time when cancer patients are under severe stress due to their illness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5105/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (4 Feb 2021)

Seán Canney: 22. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to help support the aviation industry including airlines during the Covid-19 restrictions. [6143/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (4 Feb 2021)

Seán Canney: 72. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will request that Fáilte Ireland disburse the €75 million funding it has been allocated to tourism and hospitality-related businesses that cannot access the Covid restrictions support scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6246/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Covid-19 Pandemic (4 Feb 2021)

Seán Canney: 75. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to reopen the construction industry, particularly housing given that many persons are building and purchasing houses as first-time buyers and they have mortgage approval which is time limited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6308/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Covid-19 Pandemic (4 Feb 2021)

Seán Canney: 85. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he plans to extend existing planning permissions to allow projects to be completed which are presently delayed due to Covid-19 restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6321/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (4 Feb 2021)

Seán Canney: 118. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when she will meet with an association (details supplied) further to a commitment by the Taoiseach on 14 January 2021 in reply to a question by Deputy Noel Grealish that she would do so; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6242/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (4 Feb 2021)

Seán Canney: 117. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason she has failed to engage with an association (details supplied) to have discussions on education and exams during the Covid-19 lockdown; if she will rectify the matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6238/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Tests (4 Feb 2021)

Seán Canney: 212. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the refusal to introduce widespread Covid-19 antigen testing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6146/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (4 Feb 2021)

Seán Canney: 213. To ask the Minister for Health when the programme for the delivery of vaccines and the roll-out of same will be published in order to achieve the intended target of all adults being vaccinated by September 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6147/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (4 Feb 2021)

Seán Canney: 217. To ask the Minister for Health the full list of vaccine suppliers with which the European Commission has negotiated advance purchase agreements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6163/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (4 Feb 2021)

Seán Canney: 237. To ask the Minister for Health if he will utilise retired nurses and doctors to help in the roll-out of the Covid-19 vaccine over the coming months given that they have the necessary skills and experience and the utilisation of such persons could help reduce the costs of the nationwide roll-out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6313/21]

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Framework for Parliamentary Engagement Throughout the Budgetary Cycle: Discussion (9 Feb 2021)

Seán Canney: I thank both Ministers for giving the committee their time and for their openness. This is my first term as a member of this committee. I am struggling somewhat to understand how we do this oversight. The information is often produced in a language that suits the members of the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council but does not suit parliamentarians. We need to produce more common-language...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Framework for Parliamentary Engagement Throughout the Budgetary Cycle: Discussion (9 Feb 2021)

Seán Canney: Does anybody wish to comment on the summer economic statement and earlier engagement-----

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Framework for Parliamentary Engagement Throughout the Budgetary Cycle: Discussion (9 Feb 2021)

Seán Canney: I thank the Minister for that. Finally, when we start to come out and come into recovery, how we will budget for remote working into the future and plan our development? I do not like the use of the word "remote"; it is just off-site working. I see that as an opportunity for the regions to grow their population and create a balance throughout the country. Perhaps the Ministers would give...