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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (28 Sep 2021)

Michael McNamara: I do not doubt the difficulties caused by Covid, nor do I doubt any of the measures the Taoiseach has outlined. I greatly welcome them all. My question is simple: will these apprentices finish their apprenticeships when they are scheduled to do so? No doubt, they have made plans for their lives, including to buy a van and get working, and ultimately to buy a house as they are building...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (28 Sep 2021)

Michael McNamara: -----I am not sure how it would play out for the stability of the Government. The Taoiseach might reflect on that and how apprentices who have made life plans must feel. Will they be able to finish their apprenticeships on time?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (28 Sep 2021)

Michael McNamara: I wish to focus on the issue of delays to craft apprenticeships, such as plumbing and electrical apprenticeships, throughout the country. The Government recently announced an ambitious Housing for All plan, but its success is predicated, among other things, on being able to attract new construction workers. Around 27,000 are required, according to some estimates. On top of that, the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Valuation Office (23 Sep 2021)

Michael McNamara: 239. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason the Valuation Office telephone helpline is currently closed; when the office will reopen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45862/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (23 Sep 2021)

Michael McNamara: 261. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when persons (details supplied) will be facilitated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45802/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Admissions (22 Sep 2021)

Michael McNamara: 155. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a person (details supplied) in County Clare will be accommodated in either of two colleges in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45508/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (21 Sep 2021)

Michael McNamara: 131. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the NDLS can arrange for a person (details supplied) to be facilitated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44544/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (21 Sep 2021)

Michael McNamara: 158. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will receive an urgent date for a driving test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45001/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Unions (21 Sep 2021)

Michael McNamara: 172. To ask the Minister for Finance if a credit union (details supplied) in County Clare which does not have a CRO number can register a vehicle in its ownership; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44522/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (21 Sep 2021)

Michael McNamara: 358. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an appeal by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44569/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (21 Sep 2021)

Michael McNamara: 392. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 923 of 27 July 2021, if she will sanction an increase on the current SNA resources at a school (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45230/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (21 Sep 2021)

Michael McNamara: 558. To ask the Minister for Health if it is permitted for general practitioners to decline to see a patient in person on the basis that they have not been vaccinated for Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44588/21]

Confidence in Minister for Foreign Affairs and Defence: Motion (15 Sep 2021)

Michael McNamara: I have an article in front of me from July 2020 by the Charlemagne columnist in The Economist. It states that Ireland has a claim, per capita, to be the world's most diplomatically powerful country. The article cites four key positions, including the trade commissionership in Brussels. Around the time that column was being written, Phil Hogan did something quite stupid. It was not a...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Sep 2021)

Michael McNamara: The issue of hospital waiting lists was one of many to be resolved by the implementation of Sláintecare. The implementation of Sláintecare was supposed to be in the Taoiseach's office. It is not in that office but it ought to be. I urge the Taoiseach to take responsibility for its implementation. My question is more specific. One reason, although far from the only reason,...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (15 Sep 2021)

Michael McNamara: 214. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the amount of recyclable waste produced in the State in 2019 and 2020. [43973/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (15 Sep 2021)

Michael McNamara: 215. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if items (details supplied) are recyclable in Ireland. [43974/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (15 Sep 2021)

Michael McNamara: 216. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if items (details supplied) with plastic spouts and lids are recycled in Ireland; and if so, if consumers are required or advised to separate the plastic from the rest of the packaging. [43975/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (15 Sep 2021)

Michael McNamara: 217. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if Tetra Pak cartons containing polyethylene and or aluminium are recyclable or recycled in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43976/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Airport Policy (15 Sep 2021)

Michael McNamara: 242. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the appointment of a chair of Shannon Group plc will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43666/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Quality (15 Sep 2021)

Michael McNamara: 321. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the Environmental Protection Agency carries out monitoring of the water quality of Lough Atorick given its importance as a trout hatchery. [43643/21]