Results 3,361-3,380 of 4,717 for speaker:Neale Richmond

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (3 Feb 2021)

Neale Richmond: 324. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the progress in the meetings of the UN-facilitated constitutional committee in Geneva; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5410/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (3 Feb 2021)

Neale Richmond: 325. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he plans to engage with the UN Under-Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs, Mr. Mark Lowcock, regarding the pending risk of large-scale famine in Yemen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5411/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Official Engagements (3 Feb 2021)

Neale Richmond: 326. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has engaged with Her Excellency Ms Geraldine Byrne Nason on her work as chair of the Somalia sanctions committee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5412/21]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Overseas Missions (3 Feb 2021)

Neale Richmond: 338. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the breakdown of the 529 Irish troops serving in UN peacekeeping operations by the location they are stationed in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5413/21]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Overseas Missions (3 Feb 2021)

Neale Richmond: 355. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if there is scope to strengthen the presence of the Defence Forces in the Gulf of Guinea off the coast of west Africa to ensure that Ireland plays a larger role in global maritime security as the EU launched the first pilot of the new co-ordinated maritime presences concept on 25 January 2021. [5815/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Years Sector (3 Feb 2021)

Neale Richmond: 484. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of the roll-out of the baby box scheme as committed to in the programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5414/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Years Sector (3 Feb 2021)

Neale Richmond: 485. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if a further pilot scheme for the baby box programme is being considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5415/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Parental Leave (3 Feb 2021)

Neale Richmond: 487. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when legislation to increase parental leave from two to five weeks will be introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5426/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Support Schemes (3 Feb 2021)

Neale Richmond: 525. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has considered additional financial supports for PhD students in receipt of a scholarship that do not benefit from the €50 million once-off Covid-19 payment scheme for third-level students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5109/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Erasmus+ Programme (3 Feb 2021)

Neale Richmond: 538. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has engaged with his UK counterpart and relevant EU officials offering a pathway back into the Erasmus+ programme for students in Scotland, Wales and England; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5633/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Erasmus+ Programme (3 Feb 2021)

Neale Richmond: 539. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if plans are in place to ensure that third-level students will have access to the Erasmus+ programme in the academic year 2021-2022 despite Covid-19 restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5634/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Erasmus+ Programme (3 Feb 2021)

Neale Richmond: 540. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the breakdown of third-level students who have availed of the Erasmus+ programme in the 2020-2021 academic year; the number of third-level students who abandoned their plans to avail of the Erasmus+ programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5635/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Erasmus+ Programme (3 Feb 2021)

Neale Richmond: 541. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if provisions will be made for third-level students that planned to avail of the Erasmus+ programme in the 2020-2021 academic year but subsequently abandoned their plans to study abroad due to the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5636/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Tests (3 Feb 2021)

Neale Richmond: 696. To ask the Minister for Health if there are plans to make Covid-19 antigen tests available in non-clinical settings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5308/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (3 Feb 2021)

Neale Richmond: 804. To ask the Minister for Health the number of general practitioners who will be called upon to administer the Covid-19 vaccine by local electoral area in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5624/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (3 Feb 2021)

Neale Richmond: 805. To ask the Minister for Health the status of plans to ensure that Covid-19 vaccine vials are not unused or stored incorrectly and expire; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5625/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (3 Feb 2021)

Neale Richmond: 827. To ask the Minister for Health when a residential care home (details supplied) will receive the Covid-19 vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5725/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Feb 2021)

Neale Richmond: 871. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department will ensure that PPE equipment will be delivered to the 700 plus private dentists that registered their interest for this equipment with the HSE following a commitment by his Department to deliver this equipment in June 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5897/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Salary Increase for Position of Secretary General at the Department of Health: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (2 Feb 2021)

Neale Richmond: I have a couple of questions that are not related to the Secretary General's salary. Should I leave them to the second round? Is it better to focus on the Secretary General for now?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Salary Increase for Position of Secretary General at the Department of Health: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (2 Feb 2021)

Neale Richmond: No problem. That is fine. I thank the Minister for his comments and answers so far. I wish to elaborate on some of the points made by Deputies Farrell and Tóibín regarding the agreed salary. Beyond the exact figure that has been quoted, what other benefits come with the position? People have mentioned the WHO and the HSE. Is there any comparative data for other EU member...