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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Heritage Sites (19 Jan 2022)

Neale Richmond: 448. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the criteria for a national heritage area, Natura 2000, a statutory nature reserve and refuge for fauna; the protections that each includes; the process for designation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63004/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Parks (19 Jan 2022)

Neale Richmond: 449. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the definition of a national park and a regional park; the statutory protection each covers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63005/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Visa Agreements (19 Jan 2022)

Neale Richmond: 663. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when applications will resume for the Working Holiday Authorisation agreement with Australia in addition to other states; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1917/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (19 Jan 2022)

Neale Richmond: 735. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary school children expected to need junior infant places in September 2022 versus the number of spaces in local primary schools for an area (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63435/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (19 Jan 2022)

Neale Richmond: 736. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary school children expected to need junior infant places in September 2022 versus the number of spaces in local primary schools for an area (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63436/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Court of Auditors Annual Report 2020: Discussion (19 Jan 2022)

Neale Richmond: I thank Mr. Murphy for his presentation and comments; they are always extremely useful and enlightening in terms of the activities, not just the ECA, but the EU as whole. It gives us a great idea of Ireland's contribution and responsibility. I have a couple of questions. The first is a general one that is not necessarily specific to the court, but it is in the whole general area of EU...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Covid-19 Payments and the Sale of AIB shares: Minister for Finance (19 Jan 2022)

Neale Richmond: I thank the Minister for his opening statement and for his responses to colleagues thus far. To follow on from what has been said, I have three questions I wish to raise with the Minister. The first relates to the EWSS and is somewhat retrospective at this stage. I refer to the conditions that companies had to meet in order to qualify for the scheme and, in particular, the 30% drop in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Covid-19 Payments and the Sale of AIB shares: Minister for Finance (19 Jan 2022)

Neale Richmond: It was quite stark for a lot of businesses that the real cut-off for them was 20 December with the introduction of the 8 p.m. closing time. In many cases that was compounded for the businesses that attempted to stick it out, while we had issues with staff shortages and so on due to isolation periods. It is something worth bearing in mind and I would hope there is an agreement that this year...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Covid-19 Payments and the Sale of AIB shares: Minister for Finance (19 Jan 2022)

Neale Richmond: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Covid-19 Payments and the Sale of AIB shares: Minister for Finance (19 Jan 2022)

Neale Richmond: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Covid-19 Payments and the Sale of AIB shares: Minister for Finance (19 Jan 2022)

Neale Richmond: I thank the Minister. That is all from me.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (19 Jan 2022)

Neale Richmond: 787. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she has considered plans for the leaving certificate 2022; the format this will take; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1306/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (19 Jan 2022)

Neale Richmond: 788. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when students will receive clarity on the format the leaving certificate examinations will take in 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1307/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (19 Jan 2022)

Neale Richmond: 839. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans for the 2022 leaving certificate examinations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2219/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Birth Certificates (19 Jan 2022)

Neale Richmond: 1064. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an application for the registration of a birth (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2632/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (19 Jan 2022)

Neale Richmond: 1151. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider advising third-level institutions to move their examinations to online given the rising risk of Covid-19 in the community; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63488/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Admissions (19 Jan 2022)

Neale Richmond: 1160. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to extend the additional college places into the 2022-2023 academic year given the leaving certificate points inflation; if additional places will be secured for 2022-2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1309/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (19 Jan 2022)

Neale Richmond: 1317. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the role An Garda Síochána can play in ensuring safety on public transport; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2217/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (19 Jan 2022)

Neale Richmond: 1318. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the efforts that are being made to streamline and speed-up the immigration system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2218/22]