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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Diaspora Issues (10 Mar 2021)

Niall Collins: 422. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on matters raised in correspondence in relation to a building (details supplied) in New York; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12482/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Back to Work Enterprise Allowance Scheme (10 Mar 2021)

Niall Collins: 581. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an extension will be allowed to the back to work scheme due to Covid-19 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12854/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (10 Mar 2021)

Niall Collins: 635. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will advise on queries raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12596/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (10 Mar 2021)

Niall Collins: The COVID-19 related suspension of face to face training for apprentices in Training Centres, IoTs and Technological Universities has had a significant impact on craft apprenticeship off-the-job training. When permissible, on-site practical training is also operating at approximately 50% normal capacity to ensure adherence to public health guidance. Since January 11th training facilities...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: SOLAS Administration (10 Mar 2021)

Niall Collins: Under the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Construction) Regulations 2013, craft and general construction workers, persons undertaking on-site security work and persons or classes of persons as may be prescribed by the Minister are required to hold a safety awareness registration card (Safe Pass card). In March 2020 the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation amended these...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (10 Mar 2021)

Niall Collins: I propose to take Questions Nos. 681 and 682 together. The Apprenticeship Jobs Portal (www.apprenticeshipjobs.ie) was launched in April 2019 to enhance the visibility and accessibility of apprenticeship job vacancies, and to assist small companies to advertise apprenticeship jobs to a wide audience. The platform is building traction month-on-month, with 1,264 employers now registered on the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Breeding Regulations (10 Mar 2021)

Niall Collins: 1002. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on correspondence in relation to pedigree boer goat breeders (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12490/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beekeeping Industry (10 Mar 2021)

Niall Collins: 1035. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has received representations from an organisation (details supplied) in relation to the potential threat to beekeepers here from the small hive beetle further to reports regarding the importation of bees into the UK via Northern Ireland from Italy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13377/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (10 Mar 2021)

Niall Collins: 1041. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will give special consideration to young farmers who started farming since the closure of the last GLAS scheme to be eligible for the traditional farm building scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13470/21]

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Gender Equality (8 Mar 2021)

Niall Collins: I thank Senators Dolan and Keogan for raising this important issue on International Women's Day. While we have made significant progress in recent years, we have a lot more to do. Higher education legislation requires institutions to promote gender balance among students and staff and the Higher Education Authority, HEA, to promote the attainment of equality of opportunity. The 2016 report...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Gender Equality (8 Mar 2021)

Niall Collins: In 2016, Science Foundation Ireland launched the SFI gender strategy which provided a comprehensive framework to streamline gender initiatives across all SFIs funding programmes, with the overarching aim of improving the gender balance among its award holders. SFI sets a target for gender representation in its portfolio. The original target was 25% female award holders. This target was...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (4 Mar 2021)

Niall Collins: I propose to take Questions Nos. 166 and 167 together. Craft apprenticeships represent 25 of the 59 available apprenticeship programmes and 85% of total apprentice registrations as at the end of 2020. Craft apprenticeships consist of seven phases of training, three of which are off-the-job and delivered by Education and Training Boards, Institutes of Technology and Technological...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health and Social Care Professionals (4 Mar 2021)

Niall Collins: 181. To ask the Minister for Health if advice will be provided in relation to the circumstances of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12184/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Funding (4 Mar 2021)

Niall Collins: 201. To ask the Minister for Health the funding provided by the HSE to ShannonDoc in each of the years 2016 to 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form. [12245/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Efficiency (3 Mar 2021)

Niall Collins: 63. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on matters raised in correspondence in relation to the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11482/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (3 Mar 2021)

Niall Collins: 88. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when a community (details supplied) will receive fibre broadband; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11794/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Proposed Legislation (3 Mar 2021)

Niall Collins: 157. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the schedule now being followed in respect of proposed legislation to deal with the menace of quad bikes and scramblers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12008/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Help-To-Buy Scheme (3 Mar 2021)

Niall Collins: 201. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on matters raised in correspondence in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11482/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Wage Subsidy Scheme (3 Mar 2021)

Niall Collins: 202. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will address a matter raised in correspondence by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11483/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Valuation Office (3 Mar 2021)

Niall Collins: 321. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will review correspondence sent to the Valuation Office with regard to a case (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11142/21]