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Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (24 Mar 2021)

Neale Richmond: 1508. To ask the Minister for Health if he has engaged with the HSE as to when front-line gardaí can expect to receive their Covid-19 vaccines; the timeline of the roll-out to this group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14496/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (24 Mar 2021)

Neale Richmond: 1509. To ask the Minister for Health when gardaí working on the front-line can expect to receive the Covid-19 vaccine; if they will receive the vaccine in their role as essential and key workers; the estimated timeframe for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14497/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: EU Bodies (24 Mar 2021)

Neale Richmond: 1507. To ask the Minister for Health if he has considered preparing a bid to host the forthcoming European health emergency preparedness and response authority proposed by the European Commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14494/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (24 Mar 2021)

Neale Richmond: 1549. To ask the Minister for Health if he has considered implementing a bonus for front-line workers either financially or in terms of additional days of annual leave in view of their work fighting Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14625/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (24 Mar 2021)

Neale Richmond: 1550. To ask the Minister for Health if concerns have been raised in Ireland following Denmark pausing the use of a vaccine (details supplied) after reports of blood clots; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14626/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (24 Mar 2021)

Neale Richmond: 1551. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on his recent engagement with his EU counterparts; if the EU Covid-19 vaccine distribution system was discussed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14627/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (24 Mar 2021)

Neale Richmond: 1552. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he has taken to address the rise in anxiety, stress and loneliness being reported throughout Ireland due to the Covid-19 pandemic and the resulting restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14628/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (24 Mar 2021)

Neale Richmond: 1576. To ask the Minister for Health if both patients of private and public hospitals who fall into group 4 of the Covid-19 vaccination group will receive their vaccine as part of this cohort; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14722/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Provision (24 Mar 2021)

Neale Richmond: 1595. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the move from providing therapeutic services on site to delivering them in a community setting under the progressing disabilities programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14798/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Provision (24 Mar 2021)

Neale Richmond: 1596. To ask the Minister for Health if persons who attend a service (details supplied) will receive their care off-site under the progressing disabilities programme; if the option is available to continue to receive care on-site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14799/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector: Engagement with Bank of Ireland (23 Mar 2021)

Neale Richmond: I thank Ms McDonagh and Mr. Kelly for joining us this afternoon. This meeting is a welcome opportunity. I will try to avoid repeating questions that have already been asked. I will begin by following up on a set of questions Deputy Doherty asked concerning mortgages for people with underlying conditions. I have a concern because it has been reported and, indeed, denied by the Bank of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Banking Sector: Engagement with Bank of Ireland (23 Mar 2021)

Neale Richmond: I appreciate the clarity Ms McDonagh provided. I will move to a wider question which she touched on in her opening remarks and in the notes she presented. The future of the Irish banking sector has been an underlying theme not just in this engagement but in all our engagements. We have gone through a tumultuous number of weeks in which a long-standing service provider announced it is to...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (11 Mar 2021)

Neale Richmond: 68. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she plans to extend supports to those in the public relations, marketing and communications industry that could not avail of the live performance support scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13640/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (11 Mar 2021)

Neale Richmond: 111. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she has engaged with the State Examinations Commission on the extension of an application for external candidates for the leaving certificate given that the Commission has confirmed that over 100 students did not register in time and are not being offered a late registration option; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13695/21]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (10 Mar 2021)

Neale Richmond: I am very grateful to the Taoiseach for that comprehensive update. While it is just over a week since the Taoiseach's last telephone call with the British Prime Minister, I think we all agree that perhaps it is time for another call. The events of recent days, to which Deputy Kelly alluded, are extremely worrying. While many of us in this House have consistently said that Ireland will be...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (10 Mar 2021)

Neale Richmond: 2. To ask the Taoiseach the engagement he has had with the UK Prime Minister since the UK has left the Brexit transition period. [1325/21]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Mar 2021)

Neale Richmond: Following on from Deputy Carroll MacNeill's point, we are still waiting to see the legislation on the SEAR. I understand it is with the Attorney General. Does the Taoiseach believe that this scheme, which is overdue to be introduced, should extend to all aspects of the financial services sector, not just front-facing roles? It is crucially important to ensuring that transparency and...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Mobile Telephony Services (10 Mar 2021)

Neale Richmond: 55. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the engagement with mobile phone operators in relation to roaming charges post-Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1332/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Policy (10 Mar 2021)

Neale Richmond: 85. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the development of the Celtic interconnector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1331/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (10 Mar 2021)

Neale Richmond: 140. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has considered allowing non-consultant hospital doctors to access the critical skills employment permit which they cannot access given that they relocate regularly due to the nature of their employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13150/21]