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Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Schemes (17 Feb 2022)

Denis Naughten: 23. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the steps she is taking to address the backlog in local improvement scheme applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8288/22]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Policies (17 Feb 2022)

Denis Naughten: 40. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the mechanism to be deployed to deliver on the commitments in Our Rural Future: Rural Development Policy 2021-2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8289/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (17 Feb 2022)

Denis Naughten: 121. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to enhance policing in rural communities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8374/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (17 Feb 2022)

Denis Naughten: 142. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to support policing in rural communities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8373/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Sex Offenders Notification Requirements (17 Feb 2022)

Denis Naughten: 127. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the steps she is taking to restrict the ability of convicted sex offenders to change their name by deed poll; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8377/22]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Management (17 Feb 2022)

Denis Naughten: 199. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 62 of 10 April 2019, the number of the 169 applications received from each county in which there are five or more applications under the OPW home relocation scheme on foot of the severe flooding of winter 2015 and 2016; the counties in which less than five applications were received; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (17 Feb 2022)

Denis Naughten: 222. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason that the reference to facemasks being worn by teachers in classes with hearing difficulties which is set out in the HSE guidelines issued on 30 November 2021 was excluded in the guidelines issued by her Department to schools on 30 November 2021; the specific advice that was issued by her Department, not the National Council for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Council for Special Education (17 Feb 2022)

Denis Naughten: 223. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current implementation status of each recommendation of the 2011 National Council for Special Education policy advice paper, The Education of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children in Ireland; the date of complete implementation of each outstanding recommendation; the recommendations not implemented; the reason in each case; and if she will...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Tests (17 Feb 2022)

Denis Naughten: 319. To ask the Minister for Health the process for a person who is under 40 years of age but over 16 years of age who has had their first and second vaccines and cannot receive their booster vaccine for three months given that they recently contracted Covid-19 and cannot apply for a Covid recovery certificate due to the fact they tested positive via a reported antigen test; and if he will...

Mobility and Transport Supports for People with Disabilities: Motion [Private Members] (16 Feb 2022)

Denis Naughten: Lockdown has been a terrible experience for us all, confined to our own communities for weeks on end. However, some people have effectively been in self-isolation in their own homes for the past 460 weeks. Sadly, there is no indication as to when these restrictions are going to be lifted. We want the Government to provide the funding to establish a comprehensive set of transport supports...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Prices (16 Feb 2022)

Denis Naughten: 50. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on the impact that increased supply of electricity to business compared with domestic consumers is having on domestic electricity costs and prices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8467/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (16 Feb 2022)

Denis Naughten: 146. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current implementation status of each recommendation of the 2014 review of the role, organisation and management of Visiting Teachers for Children with Hearing and Visual Impairment Service which was published by her Department in January 2022; the date of the complete implementation of each outstanding recommendation; the recommendations...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Equipment (16 Feb 2022)

Denis Naughten: 147. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the process for a school to secure a system (details supplied) for a classroom; if she will consider including such systems as a specification standard for all new classrooms approved by her Department in view of the benefit of the system to all pupils and not just children with hearing impairments; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Inquiries (16 Feb 2022)

Denis Naughten: 230. To ask the Minister for Health the status of each of the recommendations in the Roscommon and Mayo audiology misdiagnosis report; the date of the complete implementation of each outstanding recommendation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8708/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Inquiries (16 Feb 2022)

Denis Naughten: 231. To ask the Minister for Health the specific recommendations in the Roscommon and Mayo audiology misdiagnosis report that have been applied to every other community health area nationally; the implementation status of each such recommendation in each CHO; the date of the complete implementation of each outstanding recommendation in each CHO; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 37 - Social Protection (Revised) (16 Feb 2022)

Denis Naughten: I remind members to ensure their mobile phones are switched off. This is important because it can cause serious problems for broadcasting, editorial and sound staff. For the purposes of the Official Report, I have been requested to identify members when they are called to speak. Members are requested to remove their face coverings when speaking to ensure their contributions are recorded...

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 37 - Social Protection (Revised) (16 Feb 2022)

Denis Naughten: I thank the Minister for her opening statement. We will now consider the Vote, programme by programme, as per the briefing documents that have been circulated to members. The first programme is administration. On that, I know the Government has set a target, and the Minister has set a target within her Department, of ensuring that one fifth of staff can work remotely. She might give us an...

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 37 - Social Protection (Revised) (16 Feb 2022)

Denis Naughten: The Minister might come back to us with the actual figures in regard to the staff who are working remotely at this point in time and circulate that to the committee. The next programme is pensions. As no colleagues have questions on the pensions programme, we will move on to the working age income supports.

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 37 - Social Protection (Revised) (16 Feb 2022)

Denis Naughten: I thank the Minister. I gave Deputy Ó Cathasaigh a little latitude. I ask members to go through the Estimates programme by programme because we are anxious to get through everything. Deputy Carey wishes to discuss the working age income supports.