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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flexible Work Practices (23 Sep 2021)

Denis Naughten: 51. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the steps he is taking to achieve the 20% target for remote working across the public service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45398/21]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts (23 Sep 2021)

Denis Naughten: 65. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the way he plans to promote green public procurement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45397/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (23 Sep 2021)

Denis Naughten: 113. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she has plans to increase the capacity of the school transport service in view of changing public health advice; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45179/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (23 Sep 2021)

Denis Naughten: 160. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will increase the capacity of the school transport service in view of changing public health advice; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45178/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Textbooks (23 Sep 2021)

Denis Naughten: 122. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to ensure universal availability of a schoolbook rental scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45175/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (23 Sep 2021)

Denis Naughten: 134. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps she is taking to improve literacy and numeracy within the education system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45177/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (23 Sep 2021)

Denis Naughten: 178. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps she is taking to deliver on her capital building programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45176/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (23 Sep 2021)

Denis Naughten: 253. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps she is taking to deliver on her capital building programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45181/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (23 Sep 2021)

Denis Naughten: 349. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting times for cataract surgery in each hospital in which such surgery takes place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45933/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (23 Sep 2021)

Denis Naughten: 350. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to roll-out the Sligo model of eye care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45934/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Engagement with Chairperson Designate of Pobal (22 Sep 2021)

Denis Naughten: I remind members participating remotely that they must do so from within the precincts of Leinster House. The purpose of our meeting this morning is to engage with Ms Rosarii Mannion, the chairperson designate of Pobal, in order to discuss her strategic priorities for the role and her views on the challenges facing the organisation. She is joined by Ms Anna Shakespeare, chief executive of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Engagement with Chairperson Designate of Pobal (22 Sep 2021)

Denis Naughten: I thank Ms Mannion. We will now take questions from committee members. One thing that many Members of the Oireachtas find frustrating is the fact that when agencies such as Pobal, right across the board, are established at arm’s length from the various Ministers, accountability to the Oireachtas is only through the parliamentary committee. The work programme of the parliamentary...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Engagement with Chairperson Designate of Pobal (22 Sep 2021)

Denis Naughten: I thank Ms Mannion. One of the things we are all finding across the country is the challenges with funding models as a direct result of the pandemic. I know Pobal has to make sure that the projects it is supporting are sustainable in the long term. We are in a very unique circumstance at the moment and it is important that we would ensure there is a certain amount of flexibility during the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Engagement with Chairperson Designate of Pobal (22 Sep 2021)

Denis Naughten: I thank Ms Mannion for attending and for her instructive engagement with the committee. I wish her well in her new role. I thank her and Ms Shakespeare for their attendance.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (29 Sep 2021)

Denis Naughten: As the Chief Medical Officer, CMO, pointed out on Monday in his statement on contact tracing in schools, there is a substantially higher risk of transmission of Covid-19 in households compared to other settings, including schools. As a result, families with somebody who is immunocompromised will not now be told if their child is a close contact, exposing vulnerable people to Covid-19...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (28 Sep 2021)

Denis Naughten: 605. To ask the Minister for Health when Covid-19 booster vaccines will be available for those who are immunocompromised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45956/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (28 Sep 2021)

Denis Naughten: 770. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a date for surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46548/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: International Agreements (30 Sep 2021)

Denis Naughten: 36. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the progress to date on the UNCCD Great Green Wall project and Ireland’s engagement with the UNCCD; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45791/21]