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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (1 Apr 2021)

Patricia Ryan: 59. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether the Covid restrictions support scheme is biased against rural-based businesses; the action he will take to rectify this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17745/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Data (1 Apr 2021)

Patricia Ryan: 142. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the current wait time for approval of Rebuilding Ireland home loans by county; the number of applicants awaiting approval by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17752/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing (1 Apr 2021)

Patricia Ryan: 143. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will introduce a policy to allow both parties in a relationship breakdown who are local authority housing applicants to separately retain their years served together on the housing list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17753/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Domestic Violence (1 Apr 2021)

Patricia Ryan: 185. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has communicated with the Turkish Ambassador following the recent withdrawal of Turkey from the Istanbul Convention; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17754/21]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Investigations (1 Apr 2021)

Patricia Ryan: 197. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will establish a commission of enquiry into allegations of systemic sexual abuse in the Defence Forces given the number of persons who have come forward over the past few weeks to support these allegations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17747/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (1 Apr 2021)

Patricia Ryan: 209. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the target date for opening of the new secondary school under construction at Moore Abbey, Monasterevin; the plans for the current site of a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17751/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child and Family Agency (1 Apr 2021)

Patricia Ryan: 255. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of habeas corpus applications made in circumstances in which Tusla was a respondent in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17757/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Human Trafficking (1 Apr 2021)

Patricia Ryan: 277. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to address the downgrading of Ireland to a tier-two country in the 2018 and 2019 Trafficking in Persons Report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17746/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Insurance Fraud (1 Apr 2021)

Patricia Ryan: 278. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of incidents of fraudulent insurance claims reported by the insurance industry to An Garda Síochána in 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17755/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Court Orders (1 Apr 2021)

Patricia Ryan: 293. To ask the Minister for Health the actions he will take following the refusal by the Central Mental Hospital to comply with a court order by refusing entry to a patient on 19 March 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17743/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (1 Apr 2021)

Patricia Ryan: 320. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to increase capacity at the Central Mental Hospital in the short term; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17742/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Care of the Elderly (1 Apr 2021)

Patricia Ryan: 321. To ask the Minister for Health when Monasterevin day care centre will reopen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17750/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (1 Apr 2021)

Patricia Ryan: 322. To ask the Minister for Health if cases of a double mutant variant of the novel coronavirus similar to that found recently in the Indian state of Maharashtra have been detected in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17756/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Felling Licences (1 Apr 2021)

Patricia Ryan: 382. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the wait time for felling licence applications; the number of applications outstanding; his plans to address the backlog; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17748/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Wildlife Control (1 Apr 2021)

Patricia Ryan: 383. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the deer management forum is next due to meet; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17749/21]

Civil Liability and Courts (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (25 Mar 2021)

Patricia Ryan: I thank the Regional Group for bringing forward this Bill. I welcome the opportunity to speak on it. The purpose of the Bill is to increase the penalties for those found guilty of an offence under section 26 of the Civil Liability and Courts Act 2004, which deals with fraudulent actions. Section 26 states the plaintiff in a personal injuries action who gives evidence that is false or...

Family Leave and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Second Stage (24 Mar 2021)

Patricia Ryan: I welcome the chance to speak on this Bill, which is long overdue. However, we should not forget the backdrop which led to the Government's U-turn. In the early days of the pandemic, mothers attended prenatal appointments alone. Many gave birth without the support of their partners. I commend the work of Agnes Graholska and the other parents in the Extend Maternity Leave 2020 campaign....

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (24 Mar 2021)

Patricia Ryan: 237. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of homes that will have broadband installed under the national broadband plan by county; the percentage of these homes that have been surveyed to date; the percentage of these homes in which broadband has been installed under the plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14715/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (24 Mar 2021)

Patricia Ryan: 310. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the all-island strategic review of the rail network will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14712/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic (24 Mar 2021)

Patricia Ryan: 415. To ask the Minister for Finance the supports that have been provided by the EU to help Ireland to cope with the pandemic. [15546/21]