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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Passport Services (18 Dec 2019)

Aindrias Moynihan: The Tánaiste summed it up in his last few words: if one is dealing with the Passport Office in Dublin, one can get a passport on the day of the appointment, but if one is dealing with the office in Cork, one must wait three days to get a passport. In the interests of balanced regional development, I am seeking that a service be made available such that people would have access to the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Passport Services (18 Dec 2019)

Aindrias Moynihan: I point out to the Tánaiste that Cork Airport has continued to grow and support the wider region. It has gone from 2.1 million passengers in 2015 to 2.4 million in the past year, with further connectivity to a hub in the Netherlands, as well as Paris. People want to use the south, including Cork Airport, as a gateway to travel around the world. Having a passport is crucial to such...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Passport Services (18 Dec 2019)

Aindrias Moynihan: There are two different types of passport, the standard passport and the one-journey passport. If one needs an ordinary passport in a hurry, it will take three days to get it from Cork. One-journey passports are available in the case of a bereavement or other unfortunate incident. To have the fullest possible service in the regions instead of it all being Dublin-based, the Tánaiste...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (18 Dec 2019)

Aindrias Moynihan: Staying with the situation with childcare providers, I want to raise a slight variation on the issue of registration. Last week, we discussed with the Minister the fact that over 200 childcare providers have not engaged in any way with the system while several hundred others had not completed registration. At that point, the Minister confirmed that they would not be in a position to be...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (18 Dec 2019)

Aindrias Moynihan: It is the outstanding issue.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (18 Dec 2019)

Aindrias Moynihan: 206. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons assessed under the scheme to regularise the status of students who overstayed on visas in each of the years 2005 to 2010; the number regularised under the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53594/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (18 Dec 2019)

Aindrias Moynihan: 207. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the legal advice he received as to whether a large-scale regularisation of undocumented persons here would be possible under EU law in view of the approximately 40 such regularisations which have occurred in the EU in the past 15 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53595/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Costs (5 Mar 2020)

Aindrias Moynihan: 85. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps being taken to reduce the cost of insurance for community groups holding events; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3022/20]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Garda Stations (5 Mar 2020)

Aindrias Moynihan: 132. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of a project (details supplied) in view of the fact that the site is shared with the Office of Public Works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3023/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Junior Cycle Reform (5 Mar 2020)

Aindrias Moynihan: 223. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the review of the junior cycle; his views on whether the junior cycle is a good preparation for the senior cycle; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3012/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (5 Mar 2020)

Aindrias Moynihan: 224. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to provide ASD units in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3013/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (5 Mar 2020)

Aindrias Moynihan: 225. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he is taking to address the problem of the shortage of second level school places for the 2020-21 school year in Ballincollig, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3014/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (5 Mar 2020)

Aindrias Moynihan: 306. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent of discussions he has had with the authorities of a school (details supplied) regarding the difficulties parents are experiencing obtaining school places for first years for September 2020; his plans to ensure local children will have a school place in September 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3601/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (5 Mar 2020)

Aindrias Moynihan: 307. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent of discussions he has had with the authorities of a school (details supplied) regarding the difficulties parents are experiencing obtaining school places for first years for September 2020; his plans to ensure local children will have a school place in September 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3602/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (5 Mar 2020)

Aindrias Moynihan: 341. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the net change in Garda numbers in County Cork for 2019; the projected changes for 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3024/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Review (5 Mar 2020)

Aindrias Moynihan: 639. To ask the Minister for Health if the draft legislation for the proposed changes to the fair deal scheme has been prepared and is ready to be introduced to Dáil Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3020/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Autism Support Services (5 Mar 2020)

Aindrias Moynihan: 640. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the reconfiguration of services for children with autism in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3021/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Data (5 Mar 2020)

Aindrias Moynihan: 965. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applicants in each county for the calf investment scheme; the number still waiting for approvals and claim forms; the number and value of claims made in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3600/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Staff Data (5 Mar 2020)

Aindrias Moynihan: 974. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of ecologists in his Department dealing with forestry felling licences; if additional ecologists were redeployed to deal with the backlog of licences; the status of the recruitment of new ecologists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3735/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Afforestation Programme (5 Mar 2020)

Aindrias Moynihan: 975. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the implementation plan that was to follow the review of approval processes for afforestation in Ireland published in November 2019; the details of the engagement with stakeholders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3736/20]