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Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (11 May 2021)

Neale Richmond: 838. To ask the Minister for Health the response he has given to the European Commission following its letter of concern in relation to mandatory hotel quarantine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24321/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Company Law (6 May 2021)

Neale Richmond: 2. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the way in which the non-financial reporting directive which requires that companies with over 500 employees in size need to report on their carbon emissions in their annual reports will be enforced in Ireland; if a similar initiative will be put in place for companies and organisations with less than 500 employees; if a specific...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Brexit Supports (6 May 2021)

Neale Richmond: 8. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department has considered providing training to businesses on becoming an authorized consignee to aid with post-Brexit trading; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23605/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (6 May 2021)

Neale Richmond: 17. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the way in which the carbon budgets will be applied at an industry and sector level only under the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021; if there will be a mechanism to push targets down to individual companies; if the latter, the mechanism; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (6 May 2021)

Neale Richmond: 18. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the measures he is considering to encourage businesses and organisations to measure and report their carbon emissions under scope 1, scope 2 and or scope 3; the timelines for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23586/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (6 May 2021)

Neale Richmond: 19. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide and set a clear standard for organisations to follow in relation to scope 3 carbon emissions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23588/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Generation (6 May 2021)

Neale Richmond: 20. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide clarity on the type of scheme and the timelines of the proposed feed-in tariff for 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23592/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Brexit Supports (6 May 2021)

Neale Richmond: 51. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has engaged with the Revenue Commissioners on the possibility of offering a training service to businesses on becoming an authorised consignee to aid with post-Brexit trading; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23606/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (6 May 2021)

Neale Richmond: 101. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if it is the policy of the planning and building unit not to share details with school principals and management details of the work path, project manager and delivery deadline for the contractors supplying modular temporary accommodation for autumn 2021; if her attention has been drawn to the challenge this poses to school principals trying...

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 May 2021)

Neale Richmond: It is a privilege to contribute briefly on this generation-defining legislation. I pay particular credit not just to the Minister of State, Deputy Ossian Smyth, who is present, but also to the Minister, Deputy Ryan, and his predecessor, the former Minister, Deputy Bruton, who spoke so eloquently in the Chamber in the past hour about the truly magnificent opportunities this legislation...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (5 May 2021)

Neale Richmond: 11. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent phone conversation with the UK Prime Minister following recent events in Northern Ireland. [19969/21]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (5 May 2021)

Neale Richmond: I thank the Taoiseach for his thoughtful response, as ever, on a range of issues that require deep attention from both him and the UK Prime Minister, the Head of Government of our closest neighbour. I wish to take the Taoiseach up on a couple of issues that are important in the context of their recent conversations. I welcome the fact they agreed on the need to meet in person as soon as...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (5 May 2021)

Neale Richmond: 12. To ask the Taoiseach the status of his most recent communications with the Northern Ireland First and Deputy First Ministers following recent events in Northern Ireland. [19970/21]

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

Neale Richmond: 48. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will consider extending the duration of planning permissions due to expire in straightforward cases which do not require an environmental impact assessment due to the delays which have been caused by the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22617/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Covid-19 Pandemic (5 May 2021)

Neale Richmond: 94. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the steps his Department is taking to support and encourage outdoor dining in summer 2021; the engagement he has had with the local authorities on the matter; if section 254 licence fees will be charged for outdoor furniture use by local commercial rate payers this summer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22616/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: North-South Ministerial Council (5 May 2021)

Neale Richmond: 124. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide a full report on the recent North-South Ministerial Council that focused on trade matters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22605/21]

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

Neale Richmond: 146. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when he expects to introduce a deposit-and-return scheme for plastic bottles and aluminium cans as per the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22849/21]

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

Neale Richmond: 245. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the efforts that have been made to examine the possibility of using rapid antigen testing for Covid-19 to allow for the return of some spectators to sports matches, concerts or other spectator events; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22604/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (5 May 2021)

Neale Richmond: 346. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has considered recognising the murder of up to one and a half million Armenians from 1915-1917 as genocide as was recently done by the President of the United States of America; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23163/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ministerial Communications (5 May 2021)

Neale Richmond: 337. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the engagement he has had with the Georgian and Ukrainian Governments in view of their ambassadors’ attempts to influence academic teaching in DCU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22606/21]