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Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Funding (24 Feb 2021)

Dara Calleary: 1130. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if a detailed report will be provided in relation to correspondence (details supplied); and the funding options for the organisation. [10075/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (18 Feb 2021)

Dara Calleary: 65. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if funding was sanctioned or authorised by his Department since 2018 for Irish Rail towards the publication of the recent report by a company (details supplied) into the future of the Western Rail Corridor; and the details of all meetings held between officials of his Department and officials of Irish Rail since 2018 in relation to the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Rural Social Scheme (18 Feb 2021)

Dara Calleary: 198. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans for reviewing the six-year rule on participation on rural social schemes; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that this rule is restricting the potential of the rural social scheme programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9089/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (17 Feb 2021)

Dara Calleary: 230. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if a local authority can submit multiple applications up to the maximum of €250,000 or just one single application to that value in relation to the reimagining our outdoor public spaces scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8629/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (17 Feb 2021)

Dara Calleary: 503. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consider extending the eligibility criteria for the fuel allowance and the living alone allowance to recipients of a public service pension; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8661/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (17 Feb 2021)

Dara Calleary: 504. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consider extending the eligibility criteria for the fuel allowance and the living alone allowance to recipients of public service pension in circumstances (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8662/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (17 Feb 2021)

Dara Calleary: 552. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if leaving certificate 2020 students who have been awarded an upgraded college course having received a higher leaving certificate after sitting the examination will be liable for the student contribution fee of €3,000 when they transfer to year one of their upgraded course in 2021; if such students are liable, his views on whether it...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (17 Feb 2021)

Dara Calleary: 948. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the HSE national renal office statement that in-centre haemodialysis patients should be considered similar to persons aged 65 and older who are residents of long-term care facilities in terms of prioritisation for the first wave of the Covid-19 vaccination given patients are extremely medically vulnerable and have a very...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (17 Feb 2021)

Dara Calleary: 949. To ask the Minister for Health if he has consulted with NIAC on published data indicating a Covid-19 case mortality rate amongst kidney patients similar to that of residents of long-term care facilities; his views on whether NIAC should move such persons into cohort 1 for Covid-19 vaccination given the particular vulnerability of kidney patients, that is, persons on dialysis and kidney...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Funding (17 Feb 2021)

Dara Calleary: 832. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which an organisation (details supplied) can draw down funding committed by his Department for 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8510/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (17 Feb 2021)

Dara Calleary: 871. To ask the Minister for Health if he will engage with a group (details supplied) regarding the Covid-19 vaccine plan; his views on the skills, assets and local presence the group can bring to the roll-out of the vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8627/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (17 Feb 2021)

Dara Calleary: 872. To ask the Minister for Health the sources of funding available within his Department for voluntary response groups to assist in the purchase of assets such as ambulances and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8628/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (17 Feb 2021)

Dara Calleary: 950. To ask the Minister for Health the number of consultations he has had with the national immunisation advisory committee, NIAC, regarding persons who are immunosuppressed and their wish to receive Covid-19 vaccines sooner than planned; if he has outlined the stress that many of these patients are under as a consequence of nearly a full year of cocooning; and his plans to assist this...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Northern Ireland Protocol (Article 16) (resumed): Engagement with Mr. Maroš Šefovi (16 Feb 2021)

Dara Calleary: I thank the Commission Vice-President. Like all my colleagues I acknowledge the record of the Commission in supporting Ireland since the Brexit vote. Indeed in 2017 Mr. Barnier spoke in this Chamber and addressed a joint session of the Dáil and Seanad which is a rare honour. It was a recognition of his role and also the importance of the matter. In his remarks the Vice-President...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Development Plan: Discussion (16 Feb 2021)

Dara Calleary: I thank the Chairman and secretariat for facilitating me. I will be quick because many of the areas have been covered. I am incredibly disappointed by Mr. Meade's presentation in respect of rail plans and services. In the national context and the context of the west, there was a perfunctory mention of the Athenry-Galway double line, and that was all. That is just not good enough...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Development Plan: Discussion (16 Feb 2021)

Dara Calleary: Who set out the terms of reference?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Development Plan: Discussion (16 Feb 2021)

Dara Calleary: How much did the report cost?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Development Plan: Discussion (16 Feb 2021)

Dara Calleary: To go back to the setting of the terms of reference of the western rail corridor report, Mr. Meade says it was done by the Department and Irish Rail. Was that done by civil servants in the Department or was there a ministerial input?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Development Plan: Discussion (16 Feb 2021)

Dara Calleary: Was there consultation beyond just the Department management and Irish Rail management about the terms of reference? Was there consultation, for instance, with the NTA or any other group that might have a regional focus which was missing from Irish Rail and the Department in regard to this project?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Development Plan: Discussion (16 Feb 2021)

Dara Calleary: On an issue that was briefly discussed earlier in regard to connecting Waterford and Rosslare, will Mr. Meade run me through his thoughts on that again? Is it in regard to different kinds of freight or is it just that he does not see a business model there?