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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (27 Jan 2021)

Joe Flaherty: 150. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to address the growing numbers of persons who are awaiting their driver theory test (details supplied). [4096/21]

Covid-19 Vaccination Programme: Statements (21 Jan 2021)

Joe Flaherty: I thank the Minister. It is very important at the outset that we state we have come on an incredible journey in a short space of time in terms of the vaccination roll-out. We have moved from being the laggards of Europe to being the top performing country in the continent, and this is the level at which we need to be operating. As of last Sunday, we had administered 94,000 vaccines. We...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Company Registration (21 Jan 2021)

Joe Flaherty: 3. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will engage with the Companies Registration Office, CRO, to resolve the issue of levying late fees to the original date for filing despite providing leeway for companies to file up until October 2020 (details supplied). [3036/21]

Brexit Readiness for the End of the Transition Period: Statements (17 Dec 2020)

Joe Flaherty: Brexit is foremost in our minds this evening. I commend the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Deputy Coveney, the Minister for Justice, Deputy McEntee, when she was in her previous role, our Taoiseach, the Tánaiste, the Minister of State, Deputy Byrne, the Minister for agriculture, Deputy McConalogue, and my constituency colleague, the Minister of State, Deputy Troy, for the Herculean work...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Local Improvement Scheme (17 Dec 2020)

Joe Flaherty: 49. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the funding that will be provided in counties Longford and Westmeath under the local improvement scheme in 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43609/20]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: National Broadband Plan (17 Dec 2020)

Joe Flaherty: 67. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the establishment of a network of broadband connection points in counties Longford and Westmeath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43608/20]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (17 Dec 2020)

Joe Flaherty: 140. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of businesses in counties Longford and Westmeath that have availed of the Covid-19 credit guarantee scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43806/20]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (17 Dec 2020)

Joe Flaherty: 153. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of businesses in counties Longford and Westmeath that have received support under the restart grant and the restart grant plus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43805/20]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts and Culture Capital Scheme (17 Dec 2020)

Joe Flaherty: 322. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when her Department will issue decisions in respect of applications under strand B of the cultural capital scheme 2020 (details supplied). [44335/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Adaptation Grant (17 Dec 2020)

Joe Flaherty: 341. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will direct local authorities to re-examine applications for housing grants for the elderly and disabled which were not possible to process due to the Covid-19 pandemic and reduced access to local authority offices (details supplied). [44337/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Refugee Resettlement Programme (17 Dec 2020)

Joe Flaherty: 456. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the contract will be extended for the resource worker appointed to work with the 18 families recently resettled (details supplied) in County Longford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44347/20]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: National Broadband Plan (16 Dec 2020)

Joe Flaherty: I thank the Minister of State for his comprehensive response but, needless to say, it will not fill these project promoters with enthusiasm. I accept that there are other retail players operating in the market, but the view is that Eir fibre is the gold standard. When one works on a project and develops it to the scale of €1 million of State investment, there is a reasonable...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: National Broadband Plan (16 Dec 2020)

Joe Flaherty: Thanks in part to the hard work of our local authority, Longford County Council, and keen, civic-minded community groups, County Longford is awash with top-quality regeneration projects. One of these I wish to discuss with the Minister of State is the Yard Hub in Abbeyshrule, on the banks of the canal. It involves the redevelopment of a derelict site in the hope of creating a new village...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes Data (15 Dec 2020)

Joe Flaherty: 376. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost to pay the annual Christmas bonus in 2020 to those in receipt of the family income support payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43252/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments Administration (15 Dec 2020)

Joe Flaherty: 377. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if consideration will be given to including recipients of the family income support payment in the bonus payment scheme for 2021 (details supplied). [43253/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (15 Dec 2020)

Joe Flaherty: 560. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to rolling out the Sligo scheme for cataract treatment nationwide (details supplied). [43258/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cannabis for Medicinal Use (15 Dec 2020)

Joe Flaherty: 563. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) can avail of a medical access programme licence. [43262/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Organic Farming Scheme (15 Dec 2020)

Joe Flaherty: 680. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there will be an opportunity for beef and suckler farmers to access the new organic farming scheme in 2021 specifically in the case of a person (details supplied). [43390/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Provision (10 Dec 2020)

Joe Flaherty: 111. To ask the Minister for Health when an important therapy post at Longford disability services which cannot be filled will be addressed (details supplied). [42214/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Data (10 Dec 2020)

Joe Flaherty: 131. To ask the Minister for Health when key positions in disability services in County Longford will be filled (details supplied). [42213/20]