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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Birth Registration (15 Jun 2021)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 644. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when the foreign births register will reopen; the length of time it will take to clear the backlog; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30503/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (15 Jun 2021)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 737. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a precise timeframe for when schools that were categorised as number ten in the order of priority under the summer works scheme can expect final approval and funding for their projects to commence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30992/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Money Advice and Budgeting Service (15 Jun 2021)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 843. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons who have availed of Abhaile vouchers, by county; the categories in which the applications were made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31549/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (15 Jun 2021)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 1035. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the pandemic unemployment payment is not included in the income disregard for the SUSI grant payment; if this will be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30696/21]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: School Library Grant (3 Jun 2021)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I thank the Minister of State for the response and doing the work for me in that he contacted the Minister, Deputy Humphreys, as well. I appreciate his proactive work. Our public libraries are great facilities for all our kids and they play a role in making books available to all our students across cities and counties. I am speaking about libraries in schools specifically because, as I...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: School Library Grant (3 Jun 2021)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I apologise to the Minister of State, Deputy Burke, he has had a busy evening. I am here to echo previous calls from many quarters, including Children’s Books Ireland, for the reinstatement of the school library grant. This was a grant of €2.2 million which was cut over a decade ago. This is an important issue. Cultivating the skill of reading in our young people we must all...

Mental Health During and Post Covid-19: Statements (3 Jun 2021)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I am sharing time with Deputy O'Donnell. I echo the sentiments of Deputy O'Connor that there is nobody better placed than the Minister of State, Deputy Butler, to take up the challenge in regard to mental health. She has a great track record on these issues and I hope, in the years to come, she can put her stamp on the Department. As she said in her opening statement, we are not yet fully...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Jun 2021)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 45. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will propose the waiving of intellectual property rights for Covid-19 vaccines at the World Trade Organization; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30226/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Probate Applications (3 Jun 2021)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 126. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if her attention has been drawn to the significant delays in processing applications in the Probate Office; the actions she is taking to address the matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29706/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (3 Jun 2021)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 160. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the youth justice strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29707/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (3 Jun 2021)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 191. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps he is taking to address the challenges being faced by business owners in accessing funding from banks and Microfinance Ireland as part of the credit guarantee scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1321/21]

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

Pádraig O'Sullivan: Following on from Deputy Bruton's contribution, today is a positive day. The context of this plan is that 37% of the expenditure must relate to climate initiatives and 20% must relate to digital investments and reforms. It is great, therefore, that my county, Cork, and Cork North-Central in particular, has been promised €185 million as part of the proposal for a massive job in Kent...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (2 Jun 2021)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 65. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 143 of 11 May 2021, if a property (details supplied) that is not included in the intervention area of the National Broadband Plan and cannot get an adequate service from commercial providers will be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29928/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (2 Jun 2021)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 145. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) does not qualify for the invalidity pension; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29884/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Closed-Circuit Television Systems (1 Jun 2021)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 99. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will introduce legislation to allow local authorities to use CCTV footage to prosecute illegal dumpers; if there are data protection concerns in relation to this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29365/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (1 Jun 2021)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 115. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if there are plans to introduce a disability waste waiver; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29366/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Schemes (1 Jun 2021)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 175. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the actions that will be taken to clear the backlog of SEAI applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29753/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Grant Payments (1 Jun 2021)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 176. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 206 of 18 May 2021, if the BER criteria will be reviewed for accessing the PV scheme given currently the grant is only available if a house is grade C or higher; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29754/21]

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

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 177. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the case of persons (details supplied) in County Cork will be expedited with regard to obtaining an Eircode given that they have been waiting a substantial period of time for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29755/21]

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

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 348. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there is a lack of planning enforcement officers in Cork City Council; if the Council has sought additional funding for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29822/21]