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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (5 May 2021)

Alan Farrell: 157. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the efforts by his Department efforts to address rising rates of hazardous waste; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23294/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Culture Policy (5 May 2021)

Alan Farrell: 266. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of her plans in facilitating Culture Night 2021; the supports that will be available to organisations that will be involved in the events; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23287/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Culture Policy (5 May 2021)

Alan Farrell: 271. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the supports her Department is considering for cultural organisations when Ireland emerges from the Covid-19 pandemic; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23292/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Capital Programme (5 May 2021)

Alan Farrell: 267. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of the processing of applications made under the sports capital and equipment scheme 2020-2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23288/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Industry (5 May 2021)

Alan Farrell: 268. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the measures taken to implement the recommendations of the Recovery Oversight Group for Tourism; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23289/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (5 May 2021)

Alan Farrell: 269. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of the supports being offered to businesses that will benefit the night-time economy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23290/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (5 May 2021)

Alan Farrell: 270. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the measures her Department is considering in order to boost domestic tourism when inter-county travel and staycations are permitted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23291/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Election Management System (5 May 2021)

Alan Farrell: 333. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the level of access to postal voting that will be given to the electorate in advance of the forthcoming by-election in the constituency of Dublin Bay South; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23280/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Supply (5 May 2021)

Alan Farrell: 334. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of identified private water supplies; the efforts made to ensure their safety; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23281/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (5 May 2021)

Alan Farrell: 667. To ask the Minister for Health if he plans to use the Covid-19 tracker application operated by the HSE to provide evidence of vaccination from Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23282/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Legal Cases (5 May 2021)

Alan Farrell: 668. To ask the Minister for Health if the change of policy in the assessment of needs in relation to it now being used solely as a screening service for children’s needs has had an impact on the number of legal proceedings against the HSE for not meeting the three month appointment target set out in the accompanying legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23283/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Autism Support Services (5 May 2021)

Alan Farrell: 669. To ask the Minister for Health if a diagnosis of autism can still be made through the assessment of needs process if the child presents with characteristics associated with autism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23284/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Autism Support Services (5 May 2021)

Alan Farrell: 670. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the change of policy in relation to the assessment of needs was made in 2018 and not implemented until January 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23285/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Autism Support Services (5 May 2021)

Alan Farrell: 671. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department has explored the development of a taskforce to liaise between his Department, the HSE and the Department of Education to assist families of autistic children navigate the services they require; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23286/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Industry (5 May 2021)

Alan Farrell: 698. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the efforts being made by his Department to reduce food waste in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23295/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Bullying and its Impact on Mental Health: Discussion (4 May 2021)

Alan Farrell: I thank the witnesses. I acknowledge that, unfortunately, bullying is not the preserve of our school system. It is rife across all of society, including politics, as Deputy Ó Ríordáin noted. I welcome Dr. Muldoon's comments in response to that point. I concur with him. I was taken by the remarks of Dr. Noctor when he stated that a poster at the door was not good enough....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Bullying and its Impact on Mental Health: Discussion (4 May 2021)

Alan Farrell: I thank the witnesses for that. Empowering-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Bullying and its Impact on Mental Health: Discussion (4 May 2021)

Alan Farrell: We have primarily been focusing on secondary schools, although I could stand corrected on that. I hope that starting in primary school would not just involve continuous professional development for our teachers to provide them with the necessary skills or allow them to build on what they already had through their own experiences, but also empower children so that, when they reached their...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Model Reform: Discussion (27 Apr 2021)

Alan Farrell: My apologies to our witnesses, but I am on my phone. Unfortunately, if I have to take a call, the connection will be lost. I hope that does not happen but I cannot prevent it. I thank the witnesses for their opening statements. This is a really exciting area on which the committee has the privilege of working with the organisations represented. The area on which I would like to focus...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Model Reform: Discussion (27 Apr 2021)

Alan Farrell: I thank the Chairman.