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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (21 Sep 2021)

Denis Naughten: 537. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for a procedure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44484/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (21 Sep 2021)

Denis Naughten: 538. To ask the Minister for Health when a decision will be made on the appointment of locum staff at a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44486/21]

Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (16 Sep 2021)

Denis Naughten: I wish to share my time with Deputy Berry. Due to the failure to progress this vital legislation over the past decade, back in 2018 I, as Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment, secured Cabinet approval for the prioritisation of this cross-departmental legislation, which was driven by the Department of An Taoiseach. It was clear to me back in 2018 as a signatory of the...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Public Transport (16 Sep 2021)

Denis Naughten: The hospital for the town of Athlone is Portiuncula Hospital in Ballinasloe. There has been a 60% reduction in the number of buses facilitating patients and visitors attending Portiuncula as a result of the decision by the National Transport Authority not to replace the lost Bus Éireann services. An analysis of the current Citylink replacement service with that provided by Bus...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Public Transport (16 Sep 2021)

Denis Naughten: I thank the Minister and welcome his comments on that. I want to put on record that we will now see a development of health services in Portiuncula with the development of a new ambulatory care centre which will expand the outpatient services available there. Someone going from Roscommon town to Portiuncula for one of those appointments at, say, 11 a.m. will have to leave Roscommon town...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Public Transport (16 Sep 2021)

Denis Naughten: 69. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps he is taking to support public transport outside of the major urban centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44067/21]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Public Transport (16 Sep 2021)

Denis Naughten: The last Government, after a lot of encouragement, designated Athlone as a major growth centre under Project Ireland 2040 and the town is expected to become a regional city over time. However, under this Government we have already seen a reduction in public transport connectivity between the local towns within its catchment and the town of Athlone itself, with the withdrawal of the Bus...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (16 Sep 2021)

Denis Naughten: 30. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the current status of the working group established to examine national end-of-waste applications backlog; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42527/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Bord na Móna (16 Sep 2021)

Denis Naughten: 54. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the progress to date of Bord na Móna’s large-scale peatlands restoration project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42536/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann (16 Sep 2021)

Denis Naughten: 132. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the engagement between his Department and the National Transport Authority with regard to the provision of replacement Bus Éireann route 20 services for passengers using free travel passes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44068/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Data (16 Sep 2021)

Denis Naughten: 196. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons who claimed remote working relief from the Revenue Commissioners in the most recent tax year for which data is available; the amount of relief provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44362/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (16 Sep 2021)

Denis Naughten: 247. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons with enhanced illness benefit for Covid-19 that were transferred over to disability allowance after the ten week payment period had expired; the number of these claims that were in payment for more than two weeks; the number of such claims that were rejected or pending; and if she will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Vaccination Programme (16 Sep 2021)

Denis Naughten: 301. To ask the Minister for Health the uptake rate for the flu vaccine in winter 2020 in adults, children over 12 and children under 12 years of age; his plans to encourage increased vaccination rates in each age group during winter 2021; his plans to extend the nasal vaccine to a wider age group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44363/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Vaccination Programme (16 Sep 2021)

Denis Naughten: 302. To ask the Minister for Health the number of adult and child flu vaccine doses respectively received by the HSE to date in September 2021; the number that have been distributed to doctors and pharmacies; the number of adult and child flu vaccine doses respectively, to be delivered by 30 September, by 15 October, by 31 October and by 30 November 2021; and if he will make a statement on...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Sep 2021)

Denis Naughten: We need to bring the Minister for Health before the House as a matter of urgency to find out why the HSE has been so slow to recognise long Covid as a condition. It is estimated that there is somewhere around 35,000 people affected by long Covid, but during the past 18 months patients have found it next nigh to impossible to get doctors to believe them, even though this condition has been...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Sep 2021)

Denis Naughten: It is not all about reform. There are many supports to help people transition from welfare but they are of little use if we cannot get that message out. We need a single government interface that shows how starting work or increasing hours can increase income. Building on the Department of Social Protection's benefit of work estimator, we need an individualised income calculator that is...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (15 Sep 2021)

Denis Naughten: Budget 2022 must be different. We have a once in a generation opportunity, as we work our way out of this pandemic, to restructure our economy. The Deputies in the Regional Group are firmly of the view that this budget cannot just be about closing the gaps that have emerged during the pandemic; it must also implement the strategy and support structures that will ensure that every person in...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (15 Sep 2021)

Denis Naughten: 345. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the current status of an application (details supplied); the reason documentation was returned given that additional documentation had been sought; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43209/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (15 Sep 2021)

Denis Naughten: 420. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to extend the cut-off point for applying for school transport and remote area grant to facilitate those forced to move house or change schools after the April closing date; if exceptions can be applied in these circumstances;; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43499/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes (15 Sep 2021)

Denis Naughten: 486. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will extend existing community employment schemes that were previously extended to October 2021 in view of the effect Covid-19 has had on participants and the training provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43977/21]