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Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (1 Feb 2022)

Denis Naughten: 813. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that private patients who cannot gain access to a general practitioner cannot have a general practitioner nominated to them in the same way as medical card patients; the options open to private patients in this situation; his plans to address this situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5108/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Legislative Process (1 Feb 2022)

Denis Naughten: 853. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a list of Acts or sections or other provisions of Acts for which a commencement order has yet to be signed in his Department; the reason for the delay; when commencement orders will be signed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4754/22]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Legislative Process (1 Feb 2022)

Denis Naughten: 863. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide a list of Acts or sections or other provisions of Acts for which a commencement order has yet to be signed in her Department; the reason for the delay; when commencement orders will be signed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4767/22]

Report on Bogus Self-Employment: Motion (27 Jan 2022)

Denis Naughten: I thank all of the Members who have contributed to this debate. I thank those who contributed not just at our own joint committee but also, as was pointed out earlier, the members of the previous joint committee who held the hearings on this issue. They did the heavy work in their hearings. I thank Deputy Joan Collins who was able to bring that together working with Mr. Jack Savage and who...

Report on Bogus Self-Employment: Motion (27 Jan 2022)

Denis Naughten: I move: "That Dáil Éireann shall take note of the Report of the Joint Committee on Social Protection, Community and Rural Development and the Islands entitled "Examination of Bogus Self Employment", copies of which were laid before Dáil Éireann on 16th June, 2021." I thank the Ceann Comhairle for the opportunity to debate this motion on the report of the joint...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Covid-19 Pandemic (27 Jan 2022)

Denis Naughten: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for giving me the opportunity to raise this important issue. Long Covid has been called a hidden iceberg of long-term illness, yet the HSE has been slow to acknowledge the condition or provide clear care pathways, which could have serious long-term implications for those with the condition, as well as for our health service more generally and for our economy....

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Covid-19 Pandemic (27 Jan 2022)

Denis Naughten: I thank the Minister of State for her reply. The difficulty with the reply is that I do not see the sense of urgency about this in the HSE. As the Minister of State says in her reply, the HSE is setting up working groups for clinics over the coming weeks. As I have pointed out, it is only when these clinics are operational that referral pathways will be put in place for GPs. The Minister...

National Broadband Plan: Statements (27 Jan 2022)

Denis Naughten: As the Ceann Comhairle will be aware, as a member of the Business Committee I supported the taking of the questions and answers session earlier in the debate on the structure and roll-out of the NBP. I also called for it in the House before Christmas, as Members are genuinely concerned by what the Minister of State, Deputy Ossian Smyth, called earlier, "a complex corporate structure". We...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Humanitarian Aid (27 Jan 2022)

Denis Naughten: 221. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on the conference in Oslo with Afghan representatives regarding humanitarian relief for the Afghan people; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4139/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Museum Projects (27 Jan 2022)

Denis Naughten: 301. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will outline his discussions to date to secure the continued operation of the Science Gallery at Trinity College, Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4140/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (27 Jan 2022)

Denis Naughten: 372. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason the agriculture appeals office has failed to furnish a date of an oral appeal sought by a farmer (details supplied) since 2016; when this appeal with be considered in full; the reason for such an inordinate delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4122/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (26 Jan 2022)

Denis Naughten: 114. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will approve funding for an autism spectrum disorder building for a school (details supplied) in view of the urgent need for such a facility within the catchment of the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3843/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (26 Jan 2022)

Denis Naughten: 225. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for the delay in issuing a GLAS application (details supplied); when payment will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3844/22]

Leaving Certificate: Motion (25 Jan 2022)

Denis Naughten: Everyone accepts we cannot have the traditional leaving certificate examination we had in 2019 and in previous years. However, it is also important students quickly get absolute clarity on the format of this year's leaving certificate examination. They acknowledge the provisions that have been made in the form of more choice in the examination papers. They do not feel it is enough to...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Jan 2022)

Denis Naughten: Scientific research has been a key plank of Ireland's economic and industrial policy and it has also been vital in enabling us to respond to the Covid-19 pandemic. That is down to our scientists, many of whom were inspired to go into research through their engagement with Science Gallery Dublin. Science Gallery Dublin has gone international, with offshoots ranging from the United States to...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties (25 Jan 2022)

Denis Naughten: 139. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to put measures in place to support the refurbishment of vacant property in towns and villages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3143/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wind Energy Guidelines (25 Jan 2022)

Denis Naughten: 138. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the timeframe for the publication of the revised wind energy development guidelines; the reason for the significant delay in publishing same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3144/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (25 Jan 2022)

Denis Naughten: 202. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to provide an exemption for those whose initial basic training certificate expired before they were called for a motorcycle test due to delays in the testing system, yet who held it at the time of application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3171/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (25 Jan 2022)

Denis Naughten: 597. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which those who did not provide an email address at the time of their Covid-19 booster will receive their vaccination certificate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3170/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (25 Jan 2022)

Denis Naughten: 599. To ask the Minister for Health the hours during which the critical care retrieval service for children is currently available; the reason this does not operate on a 24/7 basis; the alternatives that are in place when this service is not available; if there are plans to extend this to a 24/7 service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3173/22]