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Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement: Engagement with Mr. Barry Andrews, MEP (5 May 2021)

Neale Richmond: I thank Mr. Andrews for the presentation. It is great to see him, albeit virtually. I will pick up on some matters, the most important of which is his final point. The Chairman alluded to it, namely, the suggested parliamentary structure between Belfast and Brussels, which would be really progressive and important. I would appreciate it if Mr. Andrews could, for the sake of the meeting...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement: Engagement with Mr. Barry Andrews, MEP (5 May 2021)

Neale Richmond: I have two follow-up questions for Mr. Andrews. The first, which is to some extent the elephant in the room, is the fact that the trade and co-operation agreement has no scope in the area of financial services. There is much more discussion to be had in this area. There is an acutely difficult path ahead for Ireland, especially for Dublin where Mr. Andrews and I are from, and the impact on...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Irish Sign Language (29 Apr 2021)

Neale Richmond: 70. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she has considered introducing the teaching of Irish sign language into the curriculum of secondary schools given it is Ireland’s third official language; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22501/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (29 Apr 2021)

Neale Richmond: 145. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the long waits being experienced at mass vaccination centres; the steps he is taking to combat these waits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22519/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (28 Apr 2021)

Neale Richmond: 216. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has considered restoring bus and rail services to their full weekday schedules as demand increases to facilitate social distancing amid growing concerns of overcrowding on public transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21376/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (28 Apr 2021)

Neale Richmond: 335. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the sporting activities that qualify as elite as per the Covid-19 guidelines; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21185/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Product Labelling (28 Apr 2021)

Neale Richmond: 336. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she has considered proposals to introduce a national bilingual packaging policy that would see all packaging contain both Irish and English text; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21186/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Issues (28 Apr 2021)

Neale Richmond: 438. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the work of the Independent Working Group to examine defective housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21309/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Issues (28 Apr 2021)

Neale Richmond: 439. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is considering a wider-reaching comprehensive redress scheme for those whose homes are affected by pyrite but do not qualify for previously existing schemes; if so, the timeline for such a scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21310/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (28 Apr 2021)

Neale Richmond: 554. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for the freeze in reprofiling schools to determine their complex needs hours for the 2021-2022 academic year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21457/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Support Services (28 Apr 2021)

Neale Richmond: 636. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when she expects Intreo offices to reopen to the general public; the steps she has taken to ensure that those who need to contact their local Intreo office can do so in a timely and efficient manner; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21189/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (28 Apr 2021)

Neale Richmond: 984. To ask the Minister for Health if he has considered expanding the exemptions from mandatory hotel quarantine to include those that are fully vaccinated but not from vaccines that are approved by the European Medicines Agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21682/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Research and Training (28 Apr 2021)

Neale Richmond: 1079. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the work and research his Department has been conducting into long-Covid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22203/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: EU Protocol on Northern Ireland-Ireland: Engagement with the Minister for Foreign Affairs (27 Apr 2021)

Neale Richmond: I thank the Minister for that comprehensive overview. A lot of the questions I had prepared have already been posed. I will try to flesh out some of the Minister's answers to Deputy Howlin. Deputy Howlin mentioned the fact that Commission President von der Leyen spoke today about the EU having teeth in terms of the enforcement of the TCA. We all share the hope that the agreement is...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Chief State Solicitor's Office (Revised) (27 Apr 2021)

Neale Richmond: Could I clarify how much time I have in my slot?

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Chief State Solicitor's Office (Revised) (27 Apr 2021)

Neale Richmond: That is brilliant. Gabhaim míle buíochas leis an Taoiseach for his appearance and, most importantly, for the weighty documentation his Department presented in advance, which allows us the ability to dig in. I will ask two sets of questions on two very specific areas. They are pretty different from what Deputy Doherty asked but very similar to ones I regularly put to the Taoiseach...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Chief State Solicitor's Office (Revised) (27 Apr 2021)

Neale Richmond: I thank the Taoiseach very much for that. The real proof of this shared island initiative will be the sight of actual shovels in the ground and material advancements so that people can see these projects. The buy-in of the Northern Executive will be very important. I hope that certain political noises and stand-offs between certain elements of the Executive can be avoided to progress...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Passport Services (22 Apr 2021)

Neale Richmond: The Ceann Comhairle could never short-change us. I appreciate his magnanimous approach to the clock. I fundamentally and absolutely agree with the Minister of State that the passport service to date has been excellent. We all remember, as public representatives over the last decade, how difficult it used to be and how swift the new scheme has been, particularly with online renewals, and...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Passport Services (22 Apr 2021)

Neale Richmond: I greatly appreciate the opportunity afforded by the Ceann Comhairle to raise this vital issue. Over the last four months, nearly five months now, the Passport Office has been closed. The reason we are raising this is nothing to do with travel. It is not like anyone is expecting to be going abroad any time soon. It is, instead, the sheer fact that a passport is a vital piece of...

Covid-19 Vaccination Programme: Statements (22 Apr 2021)

Neale Richmond: I will take just a minute and hopefully the Minister and Minister of State will be able to fit in as many replies to myself and the preceding Deputies in the remaining five minutes or so. I have two questions for the Minister. The first relates to the many people in the over-60 cohort who still have concerns about vaccines and the need to provide clarity on that and reassurance that they...