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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (8 Feb 2022)

Niamh Smyth: 453. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the current waiting time to process applications for and award a carer’s benefit by county in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5896/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (8 Feb 2022)

Niamh Smyth: 454. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the current waiting time to process applications for and award a disability allowance by county in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5897/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (8 Feb 2022)

Niamh Smyth: 455. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of applications, grants and refusals for the carer’s allowance, carer’s benefit and disability allowance in each of the years 2018 to 2021 and to date in 2022, by county in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5898/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (8 Feb 2022)

Niamh Smyth: 665. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review vaccine details in the case of a person (details supplied); the reason the person never received an EU Digital COVID Certificate; if he will expedite the issuing of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6127/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (8 Feb 2022)

Niamh Smyth: 718. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on an appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6425/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (8 Feb 2022)

Niamh Smyth: 672. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) will be reviewed; if an update will be provided on this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6139/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (8 Feb 2022)

Niamh Smyth: 808. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an appeal by a person (details supplied) will be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5817/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (8 Feb 2022)

Niamh Smyth: 809. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farm appeals that have been lodged and are awaiting decision; the average waiting time for such appeals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5818/22]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Schemes (8 Feb 2022)

Niamh Smyth: 848. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if the stringent rules involved in allocating panic alarms locally (details supplied) will be urgently reviewed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5822/22]

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 20 - Garda Síochána (Revised)
Vote 21 – Prisons (Revised)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Revised)
Vote 24 – Justice (Revised)
Vote 41 - Policing Authority (Revised)
Vote 44 - Data Protection Commission (Revised) (8 Feb 2022)

Niamh Smyth: I thank the Minister for her presentation today. I have a few questions. On the €1 million that has been provided for the Garda to upgrade its divisional protective services units, will the Minister expand on that for us? I listened very attentively this morning to the Minister's interview on "Morning Ireland" regarding last night's documentary on RTÉ. I am conscious of the...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 20 - Garda Síochána (Revised)
Vote 21 – Prisons (Revised)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Revised)
Vote 24 – Justice (Revised)
Vote 41 - Policing Authority (Revised)
Vote 44 - Data Protection Commission (Revised) (8 Feb 2022)

Niamh Smyth: It is a fact that the midlands and nine counties do not have a refuge.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 20 - Garda Síochána (Revised)
Vote 21 – Prisons (Revised)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Revised)
Vote 24 – Justice (Revised)
Vote 41 - Policing Authority (Revised)
Vote 44 - Data Protection Commission (Revised) (8 Feb 2022)

Niamh Smyth: I am very mindful of the fact that Ms Mary McDermott said that it is really important that we do not just plant refuges here, there and everywhere so we can say that every county has one rather we must have specialist led units with wrap-around services headed up by groups such as the Tearmann in Monaghan, which has a remit for the counties of Cavan an Monaghan. I suggest that we link in...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 20 - Garda Síochána (Revised)
Vote 21 – Prisons (Revised)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Revised)
Vote 24 – Justice (Revised)
Vote 41 - Policing Authority (Revised)
Vote 44 - Data Protection Commission (Revised) (8 Feb 2022)

Niamh Smyth: If the Minister does not mind, this is a little bit off the Estimate but it is related to it. I refer to the CCTV community scheme that was available for community groups throughout the country. This was in the previous Dáil term before the Minister's time in the Department of Justice. There was an issue around the protection of data. The Minister's Department was rolling out the...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 20 - Garda Síochána (Revised)
Vote 21 – Prisons (Revised)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Revised)
Vote 24 – Justice (Revised)
Vote 41 - Policing Authority (Revised)
Vote 44 - Data Protection Commission (Revised) (8 Feb 2022)

Niamh Smyth: Is the scheme currently paused in terms of the Department not giving funding for that at the moment?

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 20 - Garda Síochána (Revised)
Vote 21 – Prisons (Revised)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Revised)
Vote 24 – Justice (Revised)
Vote 41 - Policing Authority (Revised)
Vote 44 - Data Protection Commission (Revised) (8 Feb 2022)

Niamh Smyth: I thank the Minister.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Pensions Reform (3 Feb 2022)

Niamh Smyth: 6. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her strategy to address the proposal to remove the exemption to pay PRSI on supplementary pension income, occupational and personal pensions and public sector pensions, as contained in the report of the Commission on Pensions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5384/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (3 Feb 2022)

Niamh Smyth: 147. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his Department’s position on the fact that there is only one intake per year for the ECCE scheme some children can only avail of one year due to their birth date; his plans to return to two intakes per year to ensure a just system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5435/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Public Services Card (3 Feb 2022)

Niamh Smyth: 73. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her views on whether credit unions and other financial institutions should be able to accept the public services card as one of a number of possible identification documents for opening of an account; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5385/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Domestic Violence (3 Feb 2022)

Niamh Smyth: 175. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the progress of the Tusla review of the provision of accommodation for victims of domestic violence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5436/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (2 Feb 2022)

Niamh Smyth: 32. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the National Broadband Plan roll-out in area (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5196/22]