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Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (19 Jan 2022)

Neale Richmond: 1436. To ask the Minister for Health if he will request the National Immunisation Advisory Committee to examine the waiting period between contracting Covid-19 and receiving a booster vaccine dose given that the current six month wait is much shorter in other countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63256/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (19 Jan 2022)

Neale Richmond: 1504. To ask the Minister for Health if a daily breakdown of both the number of patients who are in hospital as they are receiving medical treatment for Covid-19 in addition to the number of patients who contract Covid-19 in a hospital setting will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63438/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Data (19 Jan 2022)

Neale Richmond: 1527. To ask the Minister for Health the geographic breakdown of the assaults that were recorded on nurses in each of the years 2015 to 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63495/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Data (19 Jan 2022)

Neale Richmond: 1528. To ask the Minister for Health the geographic breakdown of the assaults that were recorded on doctors in each of the years 2015 to 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63496/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (19 Jan 2022)

Neale Richmond: 1529. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a school (details supplied) is still lacking in services following the withdrawal of progressing disability services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63498/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (19 Jan 2022)

Neale Richmond: 1794. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to address the current two and a half year wait to access the National Gender Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1846/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (19 Jan 2022)

Neale Richmond: 1795. To ask the Minister for Health if he will seek to reinstate the under 18 years of age clinic in the National Gender Service which closed earlier this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1847/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (19 Jan 2022)

Neale Richmond: 1796. To ask the Minister for Health if he will allocate additional resources to transgender healthcare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1848/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (19 Jan 2022)

Neale Richmond: 1837. To ask the Minister for Health if it is possible for those who test positive for Covid-19 in Northern Ireland or the United Kingdom to receive a certificate of recovery in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2024/22]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (16 Dec 2021)

Neale Richmond: I raise a difficult case on which I have been working all week. It relates to a constituent who simply has not been able to access particular services for an eating disorder. I give thanks for the efforts of the office of the Minister of State, Deputy Butler, and even more welcome has been the wider funding. The issue is being resolved. However, this is a clear case of an individual and a...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Mortgage Interest Rates (16 Dec 2021)

Neale Richmond: The Minister of State rightly says that this is a small market with unique challenges, particularly in the requirement for retained capital, but we are part of the world’s largest economic block and the Single Market. We see in so many different areas the opportunity and competition that present not just to Irish consumers but also to Irish exporters in terms of goods and services....

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Mortgage Interest Rates (16 Dec 2021)

Neale Richmond: 99. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether there is scope for increased competition for loans and mortgages within the European Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62134/21]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Mortgage Interest Rates (16 Dec 2021)

Neale Richmond: After such an explosion of festive goodwill, I am loath to ask about mortgages, but I am afraid I am going to have to. As the Minister of State knows, Ireland has one of the highest mortgage rates in the eurozone. I ask him what efforts are being made by the Government to look at competition across the EU for mortgage rates and for loans.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Mortgage Interest Rates (16 Dec 2021)

Neale Richmond: I want to pick up on one of the last points. The Minister of State mentioned the very welcome decline in interest rates to an average of 2.73% in this State in October but we have to remember that compares to a eurozone average of 1.28%, so it is more than double the average for comparative European markets. To put that into actual figures, the average Irish mortgage holder will pay almost...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Haulage Industry (16 Dec 2021)

Neale Richmond: 41. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on steps being taken to alleviate the shortage of HGV drivers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62136/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (16 Dec 2021)

Neale Richmond: 131. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has considered making tips received in the hospitality sector tax free; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62133/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Television Licence Fee (15 Dec 2021)

Neale Richmond: 80. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of television licence fines that were issued by An Post in each of the years 2015 to 2020 and to date in 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62206/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pension Provisions (15 Dec 2021)

Neale Richmond: 130. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she intends on charging PRSI on pensioners over 66 years of age, as per the recommendation of the Pensions Commission; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62177/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Issues Related to the National Lottery: Discussion (15 Dec 2021)

Neale Richmond: I welcome our guests to this important meeting. I refer to the seeking of regulatory approval to introduce a must-be-won draw. Mr. Algeo referred in his opening remarks to knowing his customers. Let us be frank: if it were not for the campaign by Deputy Durkan, Mr. Algeo would not be doing this.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Issues Related to the National Lottery: Discussion (15 Dec 2021)

Neale Richmond: It is interesting that we only heard about it the night before Mr. Algeo was due to appear before the committee. Not for the first time in my political career, I think we all owe a debt of gratitude to Deputy Durkan, regardless of our political shade. On that note, how much money has been spent on advertising since November? How does that compare with the previous two years?