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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulations (24 Mar 2021)

Gerald Nash: 340. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on an anomaly (details supplied) which may prevent or inadvertently financially penalise taxi drivers seeking to avail of the recently announced electric SPSV scheme; if he plans to address this matter to facilitate more taxi drivers availing of this grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15335/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector (24 Mar 2021)

Gerald Nash: 455. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the proposal by a union (details supplied) on the need to establish a structured forum on banking to consider the future of the banking landscape in Ireland; if his Department will engage with the union to consider the proposals further; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14538/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Oireachtas Proceedings (24 Mar 2021)

Gerald Nash: 456. To ask the Minister for Finance if a copy will be provided of the briefing notes prepared for Central Bank officials in preparation for their recent Oireachtas Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach session; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14539/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Motor Insurance (24 Mar 2021)

Gerald Nash: 502. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of the meeting between the Minister of State for financial services,credit unions and insurance and the chief executive officers of the main insurance companies; if the Minister of State plans to raise the issue of motor insurance rebates in view of the Covid-19 restrictions and the resulting reduction in motor claims costs for insurance...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Bodies (24 Mar 2021)

Gerald Nash: 539. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the Institute of Public Administration, the Economic and Social Research Institute and the Special EU Programmes Body as bodies under his aegis are operating under the Code of Practice on Accessibility of Public Services and Information provided by Public Bodies; if all such bodies have a trained access officer; if so, the year...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Bodies (24 Mar 2021)

Gerald Nash: 540. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the Economic and Social Research Institute, the Institute of Public Administration and the Special EU Programmes Body as bodies under his aegis have an access team; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15337/21]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Bodies (24 Mar 2021)

Gerald Nash: 541. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the Economic and Social Research Institute, the Institute of Public Administration and the Special EU Programmes Body as bodies under his aegis have an evacuation chair for mobility impaired persons in cases in which it is required at all of their premises; if so, if staff or agents at such premises have formal training with regard...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Bodies (24 Mar 2021)

Gerald Nash: 542. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the Economic and Social Research Institute, the Institute of Public Administration and the Special EU Programmes Body as bodies under his aegis are in compliance with the Web Accessibility Directive EU 2016/2021 with regard to websites from 23 September 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15339/21]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Bodies (24 Mar 2021)

Gerald Nash: 543. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the Economic and Social Research Institute, the Institute of Public Administration and the Special EU Programmes Body as bodies under his aegis procure their legal services through the Office of Government Procurement framework; the bodies which do not procure their legal services through the framework; the last time agencies that...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Bodies (24 Mar 2021)

Gerald Nash: 544. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if any of the bodies under the aegis of his Department have received protected disclosures since the enactment of the Protected Disclosures Act 2014; if all such disclosures were reported as per the Act in their annual reports; if there were disclosures deemed not to be protected disclosures under the Act and thus not reported; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Bodies (24 Mar 2021)

Gerald Nash: 545. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the bodies under his aegis have independent health and safety advisers at present; if so, if the procurement of such was carried out in the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15342/21]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Bodies (24 Mar 2021)

Gerald Nash: 546. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if all bodies under his aegis have implemented the public sector and human rights duty under the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Act 2014; if they have reported in their annual reports since enactment on their developments and achievements with regard to human rights; if they have at all times promoted equality of...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Bodies (24 Mar 2021)

Gerald Nash: 547. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if all the bodies under his aegis have set out in their strategic plans an assessment of the human rights and equality issues they view to be relevant to the functions and purpose of the body with regard to the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Act 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15344/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Urban Regeneration and Development Fund (24 Mar 2021)

Gerald Nash: 602. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if a copy will be provided of the matrix and scoring system used to assess applications to his Department for funding under the latest round of the urban regeneration and development fund; if a copy will be provided of the matrix for the Drogheda northern port access route application; the way it was scored and assessed; and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Sites (24 Mar 2021)

Gerald Nash: 616. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of sites in each county in which planning permission has been granted for each year since 2018, in tabular form; the number of sites assessed under the vacant site levy in each county since 2018; the number and percentage of local authorities with a live register with listed sites with assigned market valuations;...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Personnel (24 Mar 2021)

Gerald Nash: 787. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties associated with Defence Forces personnel that are non-Irish passport holders, in terms of serving in some operations overseas; if his Department is engaging with the Defence Forces to develop a solution to the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15235/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (24 Mar 2021)

Gerald Nash: 886. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when her Department communicated to schools that leaving certificate geography students would be unable to partake in field trips as part of their geographical investigation assessment; the way in which she plans to accommodate leaving certificate geography students affected by this decision (details supplied); and if she will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (24 Mar 2021)

Gerald Nash: 930. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if additional places will be provided for first year students for the 2021-2022 academic year at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15536/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Health and Social Care Professionals Registration Boards (24 Mar 2021)

Gerald Nash: 1153. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider reducing the number of placement hours, currently 300, in order for social care students to be registered under CORU and to be able to work in a social care setting after graduation in view of current Covid-19 restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15333/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Admissions (24 Mar 2021)

Gerald Nash: 1148. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the approximately 20,000 college applicants who applied for courses in 2021 on the basis of leaving certificate results achieved in previous years and who consequently may have been disadvantaged with respect to CAO points required for entry to their given courses due to disproportionate grade inflation relative to other years;...