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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (5 Oct 2021)

Neale Richmond: 482. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the steps he is taking to ensure that early years and childcare workers are receiving adequate benefits, such as sick leave, sick pay and maternity leave; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47782/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Work Permits (5 Oct 2021)

Neale Richmond: 518. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she has considered allowing stamp 2 visa holders to work full-time in order to alleviate staff shortages in certain sectors of the economy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47759/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (5 Oct 2021)

Neale Richmond: 530. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of assaults on gardaí in each of the years 2015 to 2020 and to date in 2021, by county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48122/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (5 Oct 2021)

Neale Richmond: 531. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of public order offences that were handed out in each of the years 2015 to 2020 and to date in 2021, by county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48123/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (5 Oct 2021)

Neale Richmond: 532. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of e-scooters that were stolen by county in each of the years 2015 to 2020 and to date in 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48124/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (5 Oct 2021)

Neale Richmond: 542. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the difficulty non-EEA doctors have accessing critical skills employment permits in Ireland; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that non-EEA doctors are not eligible for stamp 4 IRP unless they stay in Ireland for five years; if he is taking steps to remedy this to encourage doctors to stay and train in...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: An Garda Síochána (30 Sep 2021)

Neale Richmond: I appreciate the Minister of State’s fulsome reply. I also appreciate the ongoing work of the Minister of State, the Minister, Deputy Humphreys, particularly in the context of the recent engagement with various community, policing and business fora. However, people want to see direct action. They want to see the gardaí on the street. They want to feel safe walking down...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: An Garda Síochána (30 Sep 2021)

Neale Richmond: I appreciate the opportunity to raise this important issue and the Ceann Comhairle's decision to select it. I thank the Minister of State at the Department of Justice, Deputy James Browne, for staying so late on a Thursday. As the Minister of State will be aware, in recent days, we have seen an increased amount of footage online and our offices are receiving an increase in reports showing a...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid (30 Sep 2021)

Neale Richmond: 26. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of the work being carried out to meet Ireland’s commitment to allocating 0.7% of gross national income to overseas development assistance. [46847/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Brexit Issues (30 Sep 2021)

Neale Richmond: 64. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of the implementation of the EU-UK Withdrawal Agreement, including the Northern Ireland Protocol; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46846/21]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Common Security and Defence Policy (30 Sep 2021)

Neale Richmond: 102. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will report on Ireland’s involvement in EU cooperation on security and defence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46848/21]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (30 Sep 2021)

Neale Richmond: 138. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the status of recruitment and retention in the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46849/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (30 Sep 2021)

Neale Richmond: 151. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of premises in each county connected under the National Broadband Plan since the roll-out commenced; the number that remain to be connected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47292/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Good Friday Agreement (30 Sep 2021)

Neale Richmond: 201. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide a schedule of the upcoming meetings provided for under the Good Friday Agreement. [37472/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Good Friday Agreement (30 Sep 2021)

Neale Richmond: 202. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an update on the latest meetings of the institutions of the Good Friday Agreement. [46324/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Research and Development (30 Sep 2021)

Neale Richmond: 295. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has engaged with his European colleagues to ensure that Northern Ireland becomes associated with the Horizon Europe research programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47290/21]

Afghanistan Crisis: Statements (29 Sep 2021)

Neale Richmond: I thank the Minister, Deputy Coveney, and the other Ministers for their very helpful statements and commend them on the amount of work that has gone into this area over recent weeks. It is pertinent that we are having this debate a couple of weeks on from the situation in Afghanistan being the headline issue of the time. The time since has given us a chance to reflect on what has happened...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Cross-Border Co-operation (29 Sep 2021)

Neale Richmond: 21. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the shared island unit of his Department. [43737/21]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Taoiseach's Communications (29 Sep 2021)

Neale Richmond: 25. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his most recent discussions with the UK Prime Minister. [43738/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (29 Sep 2021)

Neale Richmond: 89. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has considered introducing income tax relief for owner-occupiers of homes affected by pyrite and fire defects as well as VAT rebates for social landlords affected by these issues and the resulting costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46986/21]