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National Recovery and Resilience Plan: Statements (2 Jun 2021)

Neale Richmond: I appreciate the opportunity to contribute briefly to this very important debate, nominally about the national recovery and resilience plan. We know from the Minister's remarks that it also includes the national economic plan, the various measures announced yesterday, the measures that have been announced throughout the pandemic and a few early pitches ahead of the budgetary cycle. The one...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (2 Jun 2021)

Neale Richmond: 21. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent meeting with the UK Prime Minister. [27647/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Jun 2021)

Neale Richmond: I thank our guests. For their sake, we should explain that LMFM is easily the most important radio station to Deputy Ó Murchú and many others in Dundalk. The Deputy asked many of the questions I was going to ask but from a slightly different mindset, which is understandable. I want to push on with some of the points he made and some of the answers that have been given. I thank...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Remuneration of Senior Civil Servants: Discussion (2 Jun 2021)

Neale Richmond: I thank Mr. Fraser for participating in this meeting and for his remarks so far. I wish to pick up on a point he made in his closing remarks to Deputy Farrell's questions. He stated that the current Secretary General had waived the salary increase. However, that Secretary General has said that it was being waived until the economic conditions improved. What defines that improvement? Is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Remuneration of Senior Civil Servants: Discussion (2 Jun 2021)

Neale Richmond: How to define "economic improvement" would be open to interpretation. While it was a meaningful and welcome gesture, who knows for how long it will continue? I wish to follow up on a response that Mr. Fraser gave to Deputy Stanley. Mr. Fraser stated that he did not believe there would be a knock-on effect, but surely the precedent has already been set so that, in the appointment of any...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Remuneration of Senior Civil Servants: Discussion (2 Jun 2021)

Neale Richmond: I am struck by the use of the term "amazed". This is not reflection on Mr. Fraser or any of his colleagues. As he rightly stated, the original allocation of salary, which has been policy for quite some time, is meant to attract people from outside the Civil Service who might be the most suitable. While we all recognise that the Department of Health is a special case, surely Mr. Fraser's...

Situation in Belarus: Motion (1 Jun 2021)

Neale Richmond: I appreciate the opportunity to contribute to this debate and, of course, I wholeheartedly support this extremely important motion. Before I talk to the topic at hand, I want to state that this motion replaced statements on the post-European Council on the schedule. I have asked my party’s representative on the Business Committee that that be on a future schedule of the Dáil...

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

Neale Richmond: 84. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the roll-out of the national broadband plan in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29416/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Car Test (1 Jun 2021)

Neale Richmond: 209. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has considered extending the validity of NCT certificates given that waiting times for appointments are now over three months in some areas (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29142/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Pollution (1 Jun 2021)

Neale Richmond: 312. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he has considered implementing a daily sample testing of the Dublin Bay area bathing waters to ensure the waters are safe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29151/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (1 Jun 2021)

Neale Richmond: 440. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the permanent site for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29856/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Assisted Human Reproduction (1 Jun 2021)

Neale Richmond: 473. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he considered a report (details supplied); if he has taken action in response to the report to ensure that children born through assisted human reproduction have their rights ensured; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29141/21]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (27 May 2021)

Neale Richmond: Obviously, some major decisions will be made by the Government today and tomorrow on the next stages. I was wondering if consideration will be given not just to the trial roll-out but to an eventual roll-out which will see live crowds return to our sporting and cultural events around the country this summer. I know all our sports organisations, fans and supporters but particularly the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Childcare Services (27 May 2021)

Neale Richmond: 10. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the efforts his Department has undertaken to increase the number of childcare places in Dublin city and county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26126/21]

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

Neale Richmond: 49. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the medium-term plans of his Department to develop afterschool care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26127/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Defective Building Materials (27 May 2021)

Neale Richmond: 139. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps that have been taken to ensure that homeowners of properties with defects requiring remediation can access home insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29023/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Defective Building Materials (27 May 2021)

Neale Richmond: 140. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has considered implementing a scheme by which owners of properties that require remediation could offset the costs involved against their tax liability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29024/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Defective Building Materials (27 May 2021)

Neale Richmond: 166. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he has considered implementing a support scheme for those owners of properties that require remediation who cannot afford to carry out the necessary works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29022/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (27 May 2021)

Neale Richmond: 197. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she has engaged with the principals of two schools (details supplied) regarding their shared temporary accommodation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28870/21]