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Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (17 Feb 2021)

Michael Ring: 16. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if there is a financial scheme open to taxi drivers to help them with the cost of insurance in view of the fact that their revenue stream has been eradicated due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. [8257/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Reports (17 Feb 2021)

Michael Ring: 259. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the cost of a report (details supplied); if a detailed breakdown of all the specific costs incurred will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7999/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Funding (17 Feb 2021)

Michael Ring: 681. To ask the Minister for Health if additional funding has been provided for 2021 for a service (details supplied) in County Mayo. [7998/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Issues (17 Feb 2021)

Michael Ring: 1019. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a refund of a penalty for commonage will issue following an appeal by a person (details supplied) in view of the fact that the matter has been ongoing for several months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8404/21]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Dog Licences (17 Feb 2021)

Michael Ring: 1059. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of dog licences that have issued in each of the past five years by county in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8000/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Peat Shortages on the Horticulture Industry: Discussion (16 Feb 2021)

Michael Ring: As a person from the west, I saw the effect of closing down bogs in north Mayo and the devastation it left in villages and towns. In this country we have some products that the rest of the world does not have but in this case some people wish to take that product away. Legislation needs to be brought on this issue, particularly for home growers. As was stated, there are many people employed...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Peat Shortages on the Horticulture Industry: Discussion (16 Feb 2021)

Michael Ring: I will be brief with just two questions. I welcome Mr. Lucas here today. He is a person I have dealt with for many years. Deputy Fitzmaurice knows more about bogs than I do but we have had many meetings over the years particularly about issues in rural Ireland. Who will be deciding on the working group and will it be balanced? I have no doubt it will bring in all the appropriate...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Peat Shortages on the Horticulture Industry: Discussion (16 Feb 2021)

Michael Ring: I will take no lecture from the Green Party or anyone else about rural Ireland. This is having a serious effect on jobs in our industry. Mr. Lucas is aware of my views over the years and while I would stop him and his Department from making decisions about rural Ireland, who is there to do it now?

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Allowance (11 Feb 2021)

Michael Ring: 170. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when an assessment will be carried out to progress a disability allowance application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7568/21]

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

Michael Ring: 295. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will set out the delivery of new social homes by construction over acquisitions, commenced for each of the 31 local authorities since 1 June 2020, in tabular form in line with the Programme for Government 2020 – Our Shared Future, in which there is a clear objective and priority to increase social housing stock...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Council of Ireland (10 Feb 2021)

Michael Ring: 401. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a decision will be reached on a Teaching Council application by a person (details supplied) in County Mayo in view of the fact the person applied in August 2020. [6422/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (3 Feb 2021)

Michael Ring: 177. To ask the Minister for Finance if the criteria for the Covid restrictions support scheme can be reviewed to enable service providers (details supplied) directly affected by hospitality closures to qualify. [5131/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (3 Feb 2021)

Michael Ring: 387. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if school transport will be provided to a person (details supplied) in County Mayo in view of the fact that additional capacity has been created on this particular school transport service. [5806/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Prevention (3 Feb 2021)

Michael Ring: 596. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the legal position relating to the carrying of a weapon (details supplied); her plans to update the regulations in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5922/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (3 Feb 2021)

Michael Ring: 648. To ask the Minister for Health the status of and position on a facility (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5161/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (3 Feb 2021)

Michael Ring: 649. To ask the Minister for Health if a site has been identified for a facility (details supplied); if so, the stage this project is at; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5169/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Reimbursement Service Payments (3 Feb 2021)

Michael Ring: 658. To ask the Minister for Health the reason PCRS is insisting on medical card applicants obtaining documentation that cannot be provided (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5196/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Reimbursement Service Payments (3 Feb 2021)

Michael Ring: 659. To ask the Minister for Health the checks and processes in place to ensure that information that is submitted is acted on (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5197/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Staff (3 Feb 2021)

Michael Ring: 908. To ask the Minister for Health the reason an application by a person (details supplied) for registration is not yet completed in view of the need for suitably qualified and registered nurses in Ireland at present and considering that the application was submitted several months ago; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6002/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges for the Forestry Sector: Department of Agriculture and the Marine (29 Jan 2021)

Michael Ring: What are the views of the Department officials on manufacturing companies having to import timber to the country, especially when we have very good timber on the island of Ireland? How do they explain to manufacturers that we cannot cut timber because of felling licences? The second question is to the Department. How does the Department explain to forestry nurseries that we are behind on...