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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid-19 Pandemic (17 Jun 2021)

Neale Richmond: 76. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the implementation of the EU Covid Digital Certificate in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31925/21]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Covid-19 Pandemic (17 Jun 2021)

Neale Richmond: 157. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of Ireland’s National Recovery and Resilience Plan submitted to the EU’s Recovery and Resilience Facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31970/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (17 Jun 2021)

Neale Richmond: 194. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the roll-out of electric vehicle charging points; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29417/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (17 Jun 2021)

Neale Richmond: 201. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the 41 new diesel ICR carriages ordered by Irish Rail in 2020 and the 2020 tender process to order up to 600 electric and hybrid battery carriages and their planned use on the Maynooth rail line; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32541/21]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Civil Service (17 Jun 2021)

Neale Richmond: 238. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will report on the newly launched Civil Service Renewal 2030 plan. [29419/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (17 Jun 2021)

Neale Richmond: 321. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if planning permission is not required to erect pre-fabs in a school (details supplied); the regulation under which it is considered exempt; if her Department has sought a section 5 declaration from Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council to confirm the exemption if this is the case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32558/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Admissions (17 Jun 2021)

Neale Richmond: 368. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he is taking to obtain additional college places for the 2021-2022 academic year given the rise in CAO applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32549/21]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Brexit Issues (15 Jun 2021)

Neale Richmond: I appreciate the Minister of State's clarity, not just in his response here this evening but also in the continued discussions and iterations from him and the Minister, Deputy Coveney, in such a calm, reasoned, sensible and realistic manner. Even though the G7 should have been talking about far weightier issues such as the Covid-19 pandemic, the climate emergency and vaccine solidarity...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Brexit Issues (15 Jun 2021)

Neale Richmond: I am delighted to raise this Topical Issue matter. I appreciate the opportunity given by the Leas-Cheann Comhairle and the Minister of State, Deputy Byrne, coming to the Chamber to take this Topical Issue matter. At the weekend, the world's eyes descended on a beautiful part of Cornwall, St. Ives, for the important G7 summit. It was the first G7 summit since the onslaught of the Covid-19...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector (15 Jun 2021)

Neale Richmond: 377. To ask the Minister for Finance the work of his Department to ensure appropriate competition in the financial services market for consumers given the recent decisions of commercial banks regarding their futures in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31693/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: EU Funding (15 Jun 2021)

Neale Richmond: 112. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will confirm the use of the €2.5 billion allocated to Ireland under the SURE instrument operated by the European Commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31594/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic (15 Jun 2021)

Neale Richmond: 151. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if restrictions on time limits for dining will be altered as the Covid-19 vaccination process moves forward; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30916/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (15 Jun 2021)

Neale Richmond: 356. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has considered altering the fact that barristers must pay VAT at 23% for their professional fees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31259/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (15 Jun 2021)

Neale Richmond: 376. To ask the Minister for Finance the level of consultation there is into Ireland’s tax treaty policy given that a statement is due on same by the end of 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31692/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Industry (15 Jun 2021)

Neale Richmond: 391. To ask the Minister for Finance if it is at the discretion of insurance brokers to charge a fee to clients for an insurance quote as opposed to paying the brokers fee themselves; if the option for brokers to continue to pay their own brokers fee and provide quotes to clients free of charge is still in place (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31959/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Promotion (15 Jun 2021)

Neale Richmond: 537. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she has considered promoting Ireland as a destination for EU school trips post Brexit given that it will be more difficult for students and schools to travel to the United Kingdom; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31690/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (15 Jun 2021)

Neale Richmond: 538. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if the Government has plans to introduce a differentiation between cinema and drive-in cinemas in Covid-19 regulations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31691/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (15 Jun 2021)

Neale Richmond: 546. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she has considered altering the music and entertainment business assistance scheme to cover an average turnover of the previous three years of artists as opposed to just one year given the tumultuous nature of the events industry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32005/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Data (15 Jun 2021)

Neale Richmond: 597. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of applicants on the social housing list for each local authority area by qualifying house type need, that is, 1, 2, 3 and 4 bed plus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30978/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Priorities (15 Jun 2021)

Neale Richmond: 642. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his priorities for the forthcoming Generation Equality Forum; if Ireland will make a policy commitment on comprehensive sexuality education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31967/21]