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Rural Equality Bill 2021: First Stage (17 Feb 2021)

Martin Kenny: I wish to support and add my voice to the Bill. Sinn Féin tabled a similar Bill in the previous Dáil but it was voted down by the two main parties - Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael. As my colleague, Deputy Kerrane, stated, this is an opportunity to recognise that rural Ireland is developing and changing. That is not happening because of Government policy. Rather, it is happening...

Insurance (Restriction on Differential Pricing and Profiling) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (17 Feb 2021)

Martin Kenny: I commend Deputy Pearse Doherty on his work on this Bill and his tireless work in holding the insurance industry to account. It is in stark contrast to what this Government and previous Governments have done with the insurance rip-off that we have experienced across the length and breadth of the country. Young drivers have been punished over recent years and it is an ongoing problem. ...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (10 Feb 2021)

Martin Kenny: 329. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason Sligo County Council has ignored the request by professionals who are providing medical evidence for persons (details supplied) in order that they can be added to the priority housing list in County Sligo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6997/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Community Alert Programme (4 Feb 2021)

Martin Kenny: 181. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason her Department reduced the eligible cost per month for the text alert rebate scheme from €350 per annum (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6102/21]

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

Martin Kenny: 186. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons issued fines or fixed notice penalties for non-essential travel, organising or attending a house party, travelling to or from a party or to a neighbours house, traveling outside the 5km limit for exercise, travelling to and from the airport to take a holiday abroad and taking a non-essential journey to...

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

Martin Kenny: 187. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons issued a fine or fixed penalty notice for non-wearing of face masks for January 2021, by Garda division and week in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6256/21]

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

Martin Kenny: 852. To ask the Minister for Health when x-ray services will be reinstated in Our Lady’s Hospital, Manorhamilton, County Leitrim; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5848/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Direct Payment Scheme (3 Feb 2021)

Martin Kenny: 958. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department will provide compensation to the farmers whose lands have been negatively impacted as a result of the landslide on Shass Mountain, County Leitrim; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5845/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (3 Feb 2021)

Martin Kenny: 959. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department will allow farmers whose land has been negatively impacted as result of a landslide on Shass Mountain, County Leitrim to submit and claim ANC and BPS on these lands in their 2021 ANC and BPS applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5847/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (27 Jan 2021)

Martin Kenny: 647. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of applications for citizenship received by Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service monthly in each of the years from 2016 to 2020; the length of time it took to process these applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4308/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (27 Jan 2021)

Martin Kenny: 648. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if additional resources will be provided to the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service in order to process applications for citizenship in a more timely manner; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4309/21]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (21 Jan 2021)

Martin Kenny: I want to ask the Tánaiste about the atypical working scheme. It is an issue I raised before, I wrote to the Minister for Justice last week about it and I got a letter back yesterday saying that there were 350 people waiting to get their applications processed for this scheme. These are medical people on the front line who have jobs waiting for them in Ireland and who cannot get in...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Revenue Commissioners (20 Jan 2021)

Martin Kenny: 132. To ask the Minister for Finance if the Revenue Commissioners will amend the way in which it taxes benefit-in-kind for company cars for 2021 due to the fact that Covid-19 restrictions are preventing companies and employees from travelling for business and the mileage in company cars will be greatly reduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2215/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (14 Jan 2021)

Martin Kenny: 191. To ask the Minister for Health if home help and home care workers will receive the Covid -19 vaccine at level 2 for front-line healthcare workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1970/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Third Level Fees (13 Jan 2021)

Martin Kenny: 641. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn the fact that universities are charging students excessive penalties for late payment of fees; and if he will intervene to get a refund of this penalty or an explanation as to the reason these penalties are applied (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1704/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Mental Health Services (13 Jan 2021)

Martin Kenny: 694. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will consider the mental health and addiction challenges of those in prison considering the recent report from the Council of Europe Committee for the Prevention of Torture and with work ongoing to establish the terms of reference and the structure of a cross-agency task force; and if funding is currently being...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Public Consultation Process (13 Jan 2021)

Martin Kenny: 695. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if her Department has a protocol or checklist that is used for public consultations in relation to recent public consultations. [45078/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Public Consultation Process (13 Jan 2021)

Martin Kenny: 696. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if her Department has considered the introduction of a summary report for civil society organisations between the submissions stage and the publication of a strategy by her Department in relation to recent public consultations. [45079/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Facilities (13 Jan 2021)

Martin Kenny: 697. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason, in view of numerous media reports, that the progressive policies long associated with Dóchas women's prison were rolled back in 2019 and brought into alignment with prisons for men, even though when Ireland voted along with 192 other nations to pass unanimously the Bangkok rules at the United Nations in 2010,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (13 Jan 2021)

Martin Kenny: 794. To ask the Minister for Health the reason it will take 18 months to get an appointment for a MRI scan in Sligo University Hospital for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44819/20]