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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (3 Jun 2021)

Aindrias Moynihan: 163. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when resumption and progression to decision on all naturalisation applications currently waitlisted will take place; when the return of original documentation is expected on these applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29981/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (3 Jun 2021)

Aindrias Moynihan: 188. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of businesses in County Cork that have availed of the Covid-19 credit guarantee scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30061/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Personal Injuries Assessment Board (3 Jun 2021)

Aindrias Moynihan: 189. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if changes are planned in relation to the operation of the Personal Injuries Assessment Board. [30062/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Gambling Sector (3 Jun 2021)

Aindrias Moynihan: 326. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the proposals in place to improve gambling regulation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29971/21]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (2 Jun 2021)

Aindrias Moynihan: The leaving certificate and leaving certificate applied, LCA, classes will start their exams next week. I wish all classes every success with their exams. They have had a very tough, twisted and dizzy road going through both fifth and sixth year to arrive now at exams that they thought might never have happened. Go n-éirí go geal leis na daoine seo atá ag déanamh na...

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Curaclam Nua na hArdteistiméireachta: Conradh na Gaeilge (2 Jun 2021)

Aindrias Moynihan: Gabhaim buíochas as an bplé. Tá brón orm go raibh mé déanach mar bhí mé thíos sa Dáil agus níor chuala mé an cur i láthair ar dtús. Is é an dearcadh nó an plé a bhí agam le go leor daoine mar gheall air seo ná, má tá claonadh ag duine i dtreo, cuir i gcás, matamaitic, tá an...

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Curaclam Nua na hArdteistiméireachta: Conradh na Gaeilge (2 Jun 2021)

Aindrias Moynihan: Aontaím go láidir le Julian de Spáinn gur cóir go mbeadh sé ar fáil do gach dalta ar fud na tíre mar más duine é nó í a bhfuil an-suim aige nó aicí i gcúrsaí Gaeilge i mBaile Átha Cliath nó sa Ghaeltacht i mBaile Bhuirne, ba chóir go mbeadh an deis ann do pé Gaeilgeoir tabhairt faoi. Tá an...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Schemes (1 Jun 2021)

Aindrias Moynihan: 172. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the measures being taken to reduce the current long wait times for surveying and commencement of works under the warmer homes scheme, free energy upgrades for eligible homes; when applications under this scheme will be open for second-time applicants given that certain works are now available that were not available...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (1 Jun 2021)

Aindrias Moynihan: 173. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the engagement he has with National Broadband Ireland to escalate the roll-out of fibre broadband for areas in County Cork still awaiting on survey stage given that surveys are ongoing in certain areas in the County by National Broadband Ireland; the measures that are being taken to progress the roll-out given the...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Policies (27 May 2021)

Aindrias Moynihan: 59. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the engagement he has had with the relevant stakeholders including foster families on the proposed national standards for children’s social services; the future he envisages for the 2003 standards; the role there will be for foster families; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28654/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (27 May 2021)

Aindrias Moynihan: 54. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the measures being taken to consider additional allocated time under the early childhood care and education scheme given that the full service under the scheme was not available to children due to Covid-19 restrictions and some children may benefit from this ahead of starting primary school; and if he will make...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Assessment Report: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (27 May 2021)

Aindrias Moynihan: To return to my questions on the supports, some sectors will face much more difficulty than others. The hospitality and entertainment areas, for example, are in a totally different landscape from where they were before. A scaling off of the supports for those sectors is mentioned, with some supports continuing to 2022. Should a similar level of support continue or should support taper and,...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Assessment Report: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (27 May 2021)

Aindrias Moynihan: I thank the witnesses for the report and the overview. I would like to tease out a couple of matters. As we put Covid-19 behind us and look forward to greater activity and a bounceback, I highlight the fact that we witnessed a rapid rally in some areas when restrictions were eased late last year. Is it expected that there will now be a similar rate of bounceback and economic growth? I ask...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Assessment Report: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (27 May 2021)

Aindrias Moynihan: Does IFAC expect a bounceback of a similar scale to the one late last year or on a reduced scale because many businesses such as sandwich bars are burnt out, as it were?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Fiscal Assessment Report: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (27 May 2021)

Aindrias Moynihan: I raised also the issue of inequality, whereby some groups have done well and many others have found Covid highly challenging and a gap has opened up. What is IFAC's view on that? Has it given the matter consideration?

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (26 May 2021)

Aindrias Moynihan: On the same issue, it is hugely important that learner drivers can get the opportunity to do their theory tests and get on with having lessons and enjoying the summer. Overall, almost 150,000 people have had their tests repeatedly rescheduled throughout the year. Facing into the summer holidays, there is a real opportunity for people to take the test or have driving lessons and get the...

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Múinteoirí Nuacháilithe agus Ábhair Oidí: An Chomhairle Mhúinteoireachta (26 May 2021)

Aindrias Moynihan: Gabhaim buíochas leis an bhfinné as an gcur i láthair. Tá an-chuid eolais úsáidigh ann. Cén saghas teagmháil a bhíonn ag an gComhairle Mhúinteoireachta leis na hollscoileanna agus na heagraíochtaí éagsúla a bhíonn ag traenáil na múinteoirí, ní hamháin mar gheall ar chaighdeán na...

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Múinteoirí Nuacháilithe agus Ábhair Oidí: An Chomhairle Mhúinteoireachta (26 May 2021)

Aindrias Moynihan: Tá ceist amháin agam maidir leis na figiúirí. An mbeadh tuairim ag an Tomás Ó Ruairc mar gheall ar dhaoine a fhaigheann an cháilíocht bhreise? Tá buntáiste mór ag an gComhairle Mhúinteoireachta. Tá sí ag clárú na daoine agus feiceann sí. Glacaim leis nach gá go mbeadh na figiúirí ar bharr...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Programmes (25 May 2021)

Aindrias Moynihan: 31. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the reason larger counties with larger CLÁR areas are limited to making the same number of applications as much smaller counties with smaller CLÁR areas; if an imbalance against CLÁR area residents in the larger counties is recognised; her plans to review this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27953/21]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Schemes (25 May 2021)

Aindrias Moynihan: 42. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if her Department has examined ways to address rural isolation and loneliness; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27954/21]