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Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Childhood Care and Education (2 Dec 2020)

Alan Farrell: 97. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of childcare providers operating under the ECCE scheme from 2017 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40667/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Judicial Vacancies (2 Dec 2020)

Alan Farrell: 129. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of judicial vacancies at present; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40666/20]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Environmental Protection Agency (1 Dec 2020)

Alan Farrell: I thank the Minister of State for his response. Previous EPA reports have drawn attention to this issue and while I appreciate the statement the Minister of State has made to the House, I point out there are plans that predate Irish Water in respect of treating and catering for the expansion of our cities, particularly here in Dublin, that are pushing up daisies. For example, the greater...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Environmental Protection Agency (1 Dec 2020)

Alan Farrell: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for selecting this matter, which I submitted last week on publication of the Environmental Protection Agency report. I appreciate having the opportunity to address it today. I thank the Minister of State for coming before us today. However, I must express my disappointment that the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Deputy Darragh O'Brien, is...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Commission for Regulation of Utilities (1 Dec 2020)

Alan Farrell: 161. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if information regarding the increase in the cost of certification through the Register of Gas Installers of Ireland as recommended by the Commission for the Regulation of Utilities will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40357/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Economic Policy (26 Nov 2020)

Alan Farrell: 81. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of measures being taken to encourage more companies to adopt recommendations made by the task force on climate-related financial disclosures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38073/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Economic Competitiveness (26 Nov 2020)

Alan Farrell: 94. To ask the Minister for Finance the measures being taken by his Department to grow both the financial technology and asset management sectors here in the post-Brexit period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38074/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (24 Nov 2020)

Alan Farrell: 649. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to reskill and retrain workers in the area of climate change; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37968/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (24 Nov 2020)

Alan Farrell: 862. To ask the Minister for Health if there is a policy in place for girls and boys to access the HPV vaccine through the HSE if they declined the opportunity to take it up in school due to the prevalence of inaccurate information regarding the safety of such inoculations but have reconsidered their decision and now wish to proceed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38409/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (24 Nov 2020)

Alan Farrell: 890. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to requesting the retail and public transport sectors to allow specific shopping and travelling times for the older and vulnerable members of society when the current restrictions are lifted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38564/20]

Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science: Statements (19 Nov 2020)

Alan Farrell: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to these statements. I note with appreciation both Ministers appearing before the Oireachtas committee recently to create their Department so I express my congratulations on that point. I believe it has to be formalised by the House but that will be a great day for both of them. I know they will be very pleased to formally have a Department in which...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Personal Public Service Numbers (19 Nov 2020)

Alan Farrell: 248. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the details of the current backlog of PPSN applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37607/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Personal Public Service Numbers (19 Nov 2020)

Alan Farrell: 249. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when her Department will be in position to resume PPSN allocations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37608/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (19 Nov 2020)

Alan Farrell: 320. To ask the Minister for Health the considerations being given to the resumption of in person church services upon return to level 3 as part of the resilience and recovery document; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37609/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Directives (19 Nov 2020)

Alan Farrell: 354. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the timeline for the implementation of the EU unfair commercial practices directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37505/20]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Key Priorities and the Effects of Covid-19 on the Education System: Department of Education (17 Nov 2020)

Alan Farrell: I want to address two areas of concern. I acknowledge the significant contribution that principals, school management, teachers and the Department have made to get schools open and keep them open. I acknowledge the investment the Government has made both during the summer and more recently, with significant additional resources provided. I raise one matter in schooling which Covid has...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Key Priorities and the Effects of Covid-19 on the Education System: Department of Education (17 Nov 2020)

Alan Farrell: I have a supplementary question now that the Minister raises that point. Has she analysed regional disparities for those supports across the country?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Key Priorities and the Effects of Covid-19 on the Education System: Department of Education (17 Nov 2020)

Alan Farrell: Will the Minister of State address the points that I made about digital supports for children with additional needs, notwithstanding what she said about the July provision?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Key Priorities and the Effects of Covid-19 on the Education System: Department of Education (17 Nov 2020)

Alan Farrell: I thank the Minister of State.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disabilities Assessments (12 Nov 2020)

Alan Farrell: 331. To ask the Minister for Health the number of names on the assessment of need waiting list for north County Dublin; the resources and funding that has been allocated to clear the waiting list by April 2021, as advised by the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35943/20]