Written answers

Wednesday, 29 July 2020

  • Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
    • Employment Rights
      24. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her views on employees of a company (details supplied) seeking an enhanced redundancy package; if legislation and additional...
    • Community Employment Schemes
      32. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the engagement she has had on pension rights for community employment supervisors. [18480/20]
    • Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment
      33. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the practice of reviewing pandemic unemployment payments for the self-employed exclusively against their 2018 tax returns...
  • Department of An Taoiseach
    • EU Summits
      11. To ask the Taoiseach the special measures he sought to reduce the burden on Ireland during the EU summit of leaders. [18478/20]
  • Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
    • Employment Rights
      24. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her views on employees of a company (details supplied) seeking an enhanced redundancy package; if legislation and additional...
    • Community Employment Schemes
      32. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the engagement she has had on pension rights for community employment supervisors. [18480/20]
    • Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment
      33. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the practice of reviewing pandemic unemployment payments for the self-employed exclusively against their 2018 tax returns...
    • State Pension (Contributory)
      36. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when she plans to introduce a system to enable persons to defer receipt of their State pension (contributory) on an annual...
    • Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment
      37. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if persons from the arts sector will be kept at the higher rate of the pandemic unemployment payment in view of the fact they...
    • Social Welfare Rates
      38. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she has considered index linking social welfare supports in view of the publication of figures by an organisation (details...
    • Money Advice and Budgeting Service
      39. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the enhancement of the role of MABS has been examined to help families deal with unsecured household debt; if she has...
    • Social Welfare Appeals
      40. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the average waiting times for various appeals in respect of schemes or payments run by her Department; her plans to reduce...
    • Carer's Allowance
      41. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consider allowing discretion on the 18.5 hours per week employment exemption under the carer's allowance scheme in...
    • Community Employment Schemes
      42. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the duration of community employment schemes will be extended. [18483/20]
    • National Minimum Wage
      43. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the steps she will take to replace the minimum wage with the living wage. [15755/20]
    • Covid-19 Pandemic
      45. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the role her Department will play in developing a new social contract with citizens; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Pension Provisions
      46. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of the reintroduction of the transitionary pension from 65 to 66 years of age as outlined in the Programme for...
    • Community Employment Schemes
      48. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to change the eligibility criteria for community employment schemes. [18479/20]
    • Jobseeker's Benefit
      49. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of applicants for jobseeker’s benefit in 2020 that were ruled ineligible for not having had either 39 weeks...
    • Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment
      50. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of applicants for the pandemic unemployment payment that reported self-employed and PAYE income within the same...
    • Social Insurance
      53. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the ratio of persons aged 65 years of age and over in 2016 to the numbers aged between 25 and 64 years of age and to the...
    • Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
      55. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans for persons on the Covid-19 rent supplement payment post 30 August 2020; and if an assurance will be given that no...
    • Pension Provisions
      56. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when options for a pension solution for carers will be provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18962/20]
    • Community Employment Schemes
      57. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to review the age criteria for qualification for community employment schemes; and if she will make a statement on...
    • Social Insurance
      58. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will provide a training and education credit to the PRSI system similar to the homemakers' credit to encourage...
    • Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment
      59. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of appeals received to puprerate@welfare.ie since the reduction of pandemic unemployment payment; the average...
    • Covid-19 Pandemic
      61. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the difficulties being experienced by mothers whose maternity leave is coming to an end at...
    • Community Employment Schemes
      65. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to address the pension needs of community employment scheme supervisors; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Carer's Allowance
      69. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to alter the eligibility criteria for payments to carers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18803/20]
    • Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
      70. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consider contacting organisations (details supplied) with the intention of re-establishing the Covid-19 hardship...
    • Rent Supplement Scheme
      72. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to make rent supplement more easily available to victims of domestic violence. [18973/20]
    • Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
      74. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the role of her Department in the July stimulus package; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19037/20]
    • Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment
      76. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of applicants that were receiving the €350 Covid-19 pandemic unemployment payment that have had the amount...
    • Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
      78. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the measures included in the July stimulus package to tackle youth unemployment and support young persons to return to the...
    • Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment
      79. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the Covid-19 pandemic unemployment payment will be included as a qualifying payment for the back to education allowance....
    • Covid-19 Pandemic
      82. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to increase the availability of back-to-work schemes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18808/20]
    • Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
      84. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an additional bank holiday will be introduced in 2020 as part of stimulus measures. [16650/20]
    • Irish Fiscal Advisory Council
      86. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her views on the recent report issued by the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council on the sustainability of future pension provision;...
    • Carer's Allowance
      87. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consider basing the financial assessment for carer’s allowance on net income and not gross income in line...
    • Covid-19 Pandemic
      88. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to increase the availability of activation and back-to-work schemes in order to support persons to return to work;...
    • Enterprise Support Services
      89. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if clarity will be provided on the status of persons over 66 years of age and the enterprise support grant (details supplied);...
    • School Meals Programme
      90. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of the roll-out of the school meals programme. [18482/20]
    • Employment Rights
      94. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the changes she plans to make to employment legislation to enhance the rights of workers facing mass redundancies in view of...
    • School Meals Programme
      95. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will review the schools lunch programme with a view to expanding it throughout school holidays; and if she will make a...
  • Department of An Taoiseach
    • Freedom of Information
      96. To ask the Taoiseach the number of freedom of information requests being processed by his Department; the number that have had the deadline for reply extended; and the number at least one...
  • Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
    • Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
      97. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the supports and or financial assistance business owners (details supplied) that have been forced to cease trading as a result of...
    • Freedom of Information
      98. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of freedom of information requests being processed by his Department; the number that have had the deadline for reply...
    • Aviation Industry
      99. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his views on the crisis facing workers at an airline (details supplied) in terms of redundancies and job cuts; if he is considering...
    • Foreign Direct Investment
      100. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if the IDA plans to provide property solutions in Drogheda, County Louth for potential foreign direct investment clients; if, as part...
    • Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
      101. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of applications received for the restart fund for micro and small businesses in County Wexford; the amount of funding...
    • Sustainable Development Goals
      104. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the way in which the commitment of Ireland to the sustainable development goals will be reflected in the Strategy and Work Plan 2020...
    • Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
      105. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of applicants have been received for the restart fund for micro and small businesses in Cork City Council; the amount...
  • Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
    • Water Supply
      107. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the estimated cost of repairing water leaks in Dublin in view of the fact approximately 57% of water in Dublin is lost...
    • Freedom of Information
      108. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of freedom of information requests being processed by his Department; the number that have had the deadline...
    • Telecommunications Services
      109. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason for intermittent access to broadband on the main street of Greystones (details supplied); when the issue...
    • Metropolitan Area Networks Programme
      110. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide the full text of his request to the Commission for the Communications Regulation on 13 February 2019...
  • Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
    • Aviation Policy
      111. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to a charter aircraft registered here (details supplied) which flew from Benghazi, Libya to Washington...
    • Motor Tax
      112. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the processing of motor tax payments by An Post; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19535/20]
    • Greenways Provision
      113. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if funding will be approved at an early date in respect of a feasibility study for a project (details supplied); if urgent consideration...
    • Bus Services
      114. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a bus route between Cork city centre to Kerrypike Clogheen, County Cork will be examined in view of the increase in population over...
    • Covid-19 Pandemic
      115. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider proposals by travel agents (details supplied) to support the travel industry; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Freedom of Information
      116. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of freedom of information requests being processed by his Department; the number that have had the deadline for reply...
    • National Driver Licensing Service
      117. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if an appointment with the NDLS will be expedited for a person (details supplied); if the needs of the person will be examined; and if he...
    • Covid-19 Pandemic
      118. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the recommendations by the aviation taskforce; his plans to implement the recommendations of same; if there is a...
    • Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
      119. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a financial support mechanism will be provided for the bus and coach sector struggling to reopen due to the reduction in tourist...
    • National Car Test
      121. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the recourse a person has that purchased a car with a recent NCT but subsequently found that the car was not roadworthy as the NCT...
    • Covid-19 Pandemic
      122. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will ensure that airlines will refund customers that are not travelling on booked flights as a result of health guidelines. [19538/20]
  • Department of Finance
    • Help-To-Buy Scheme
      123. To ask the Minister for Finance if existing help-to-buy approvals which have not been drawn down will be eligible for the expanded figure announced in the July stimulus package; and if he...
    • Tax Code
      124. To ask the Minister for Finance the tax expenditures and the cost of each to the Exchequer in each of the years 2017 to 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form. [19220/20]
    • Covid-19 Pandemic
      125. To ask the Minister for Finance if an explanation will be provided of the working document circulated by the EU Commission to the European Parliament of 27 May 2020 SWD(2020) 98 (details...
    • Freedom of Information
      126. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of freedom of information requests being processed by his Department; the number that have had the deadline for reply extended; the number at least...
    • Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
      127. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason the rate of wage subsidy payment to an employee (details supplied) in County Kerry has been reduced; if the rate will be reviewed; and if he will...
    • Covid-19 Pandemic
      128. To ask the Minister for Finance if there has been communication between his Department and the major financial institutions to advocate on behalf of customers in the final stages of draw...
    • Equality Proofing of Budgets
      129. To ask the Minister for Finance the way in which the commitment to gender and equality proofing will be reflected in the October financial strategy and budget 2021; and if he will make a...
    • Tax Data
      131. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of PAYE taxpayers issued with a tax refund in each of the past five years; the value of refunds in each year; the measures he is taking to ensure...
    • Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
      132. To ask the Minister for Finance the income supports he plans to put in place for taxi drivers and arts, music, event and live entertainment workers in the July stimulus in view of the fact...
  • Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
    • Public Procurement Contracts
      133. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the public procurement contracts in excess of €10 million in which the final cost of the project exceeded the guaranteed maximum...
    • Freedom of Information
      134. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of freedom of information requests being processed by his Department; the number that have had the deadline for reply...
  • Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
    • Turf Cutting
      135. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the steps she plans to take to protect turf cutting for domestic use. [19243/20]
    • Special Areas of Conservation
      136. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans for bogs to be cleared by special area of conservation and natural heritage area; and if she will list same. [19244/20]
    • Arts Centres
      137. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the assistance that will be put in place for venues (details supplied) which are vital for up and coming artists; and if she will...
    • Freedom of Information
      138. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of freedom of information requests being processed by her Department; the number that have had the deadline for reply...
    • Animal Diseases
      139. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when the study on the prevalence of rabbit haemorrhagic disease, RHD2, in hares will be commenced; the scope of the research...
  • Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
    • Fire Service
      141. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 1193 of 3 June 2020, if the contracts of fire fighters who wish to remain in work until...
    • Horticulture Sector
      142. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that since the Supreme Court judgment, Supreme Court record No. 9/19, High Court...
    • Housing Issues
      143. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the progress that has been made in the roll-out of the cost rental housing model in counties Laois and Offaly. [19259/20]
    • Freedom of Information
      145. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of freedom of information requests being processed by his Department; the number that have had the deadline for...
    • Fire Service
      146. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if a review of the fire service is to be carried out by the national directorate for fire and emergency management similar to...
    • Vacant Properties
      148. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if a list of the 2,000 void social housing units being targeted in the July stimulus package by local authorities will be...
    • Irish Water
      149. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the shovel-ready projects being funded under the announced €30 million additional funding for Irish Water as part of...
    • Housing Adaptation Grant
      150. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount that has been made available for housing adaptation grants for older people in each of the years since 2016 to...
    • Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
      152. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount of funding allocated to Wexford County Council in order to deal with the impact of Covid-19; and if he will make a...
    • Social and Affordable Housing
      153. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of affordable homes built in County Wexford in each of the past five years; the amount planned for 2020; the...
    • Home Loan Scheme
      155. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of applicants for Rebuilding Ireland home loans in County Wexford; the number that have been successful; the number...
    • Vacant Properties
      157. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he has invited Wexford County Council to make an application for the vacant properties voids programme; if such an...
    • Commercial Rates
      158. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of businesses in County Wexford that have had their rates waived; the number that have requested a waiver; and if...
    • Forestry Management
      159. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to expand the criteria to protect more trees on private and public land; if he will issue a national directive to...
    • Social and Affordable Housing
      161. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of affordable homes that have been built in north central areas of County Cork in each of the past five years; the...
    • Home Loan Scheme
      163. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of applicants for Rebuilding Ireland home loans from Cork City Council; the number that have been successful; the...
    • Vacant Properties
      165. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he has invited Cork City Council to make an application for the vacant properties voids programme; if such an application...
    • Social and Affordable Housing
      167. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 325 of 7 July 2020, if a more proactive approach will be considered with regard to...
  • Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
    • Covid-19 Pandemic
      169. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the reason the Balearic and Canary islands were not included on the green list for travel in view of the fact their case numbers and direct...
    • Freedom of Information
      170. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of freedom of information requests being processed by his Department; the number that have had the deadline for reply extended;...
    • Foreign Conflicts
      171. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the escalating conflict on the Armenia and Azerbaijan border; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19372/20]
    • Human Rights
      172. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the representations made by Ireland calling for an end to state-sponsored oppression and persecution of Baháí citizens in Iran;...
  • Department of Defence
    • Freedom of Information
      173. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of freedom of information requests being processed by his Department; the number that have had the deadline for reply extended; the...
    • Defence Forces Properties
      174. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the properties for sale from the Defence Forces property portfolio; and the properties that will be coming up for sale in the next number of...
  • Department of Education and Skills
    • Legislative Process
      175. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the Retention of Records Bill 2019; if she will consider reducing the sealing period; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Psychological Assessments
      176. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children in each county on the waiting list for phycological assessment for educational needs in 2019 and to date in 2020, in...
    • School Transport
      177. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the school bus routes for County Wicklow schools will be finalised in order that parents can start the application process for concessionary...
    • Third Level Education
      178. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to provide relief to third-level students that may lose deposits on student accommodation as a result of a switch to remote learning...
    • Curaclam Scoile
      179. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills cén uair a dhéanfar cinneadh maidir le conas a dháilfear pointí bónais i dtaca leis an gcúrsa Gaeilge úr...
    • Autism Support Services
      180. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way in which she will support the implementation of the National Autism Plan as set out in the Program for Government; and if she will make a...
    • School Staff
      181. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if additional hours and funding will be provided to school guidance counsellors to better support students returning to school for the 2020/2021...
    • Covid-19 Pandemic
      182. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the plans in place to provide resources, financial and staffing related to allow for the extra cleaning needed, substitution teachers to cover...
    • Freedom of Information
      184. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of freedom of information requests being processed by her Department; the number that have had the deadline for reply extended; the...
    • School Enrolments
      185. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if details of the academic year 2019/2020 class sizes are available; if not, the timeline for when they will be made available; and if she will...
    • Special Educational Needs
      186. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a child who must remain at home and partake in remote learning during the 2020/2021 year due to Covid-19 health concerns and has had access to...
    • State Examinations
      187. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the appeal process for students that are not satisfied with their calculated leaving certificate grades on 7 September 2020 in view of recent...
    • Covid-19 Pandemic
      189. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will consider increasing hours and or posts supported in schools for guidance counselling in view of the increased pressures on students...
    • Curaclam Scoile
      190. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills An bhfuil cinneadh déanta ag an Aire Oideachais maidir le marcanna bónais a thabhairt le haghaidh chúrsa Gaeilge nua na hArdteiste...
    • Psychological Assessments
      191. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children in County Wexford awaiting an appointment with a NEPS psychologist; the number waiting less than 6, 6 to 12 and more than...
    • Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
      192. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of funding that will be allocated to schools in County Wexford to provide the necessary equipment and resources to reopen in September...
    • Schools Building Projects
      193. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 462 of 7 July 2020, if information is now available with regard to the impact of Covid-19 on the school...
    • School Accommodation
      194. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of special units requested for County Wicklow in each of the past five years; the details of the schools that made these requests; the...
    • Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
      195. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the plans to provide 10,000 third level students with devices to aid remote learning due to Covid-19 will be means-tested; and if she will...
    • Psychological Assessments
      196. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of persons in north-central areas of County Cork who are waiting for an appointment with a NEPS psychologist; the number who are...
    • Covid-19 Pandemic
      197. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the funding that will be allocated to schools in north-central areas of County Cork to provide the necessary equipment and resources to reopen in...
    • Special Educational Needs
      198. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will ensure that adequate supports are put in place for children with special needs to enable them to return to school when schools...
    • Covid-19 Pandemic
      199. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to reopen primary and secondary schools; the measures that will be introduced to support this reopening; and if she will make a...
    • School Transport
      200. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to ensure that school transport will remain available for students with special educational needs in the coming school term; and if she...
    • DEIS Scheme
      201. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a pilot free book scheme will go ahead in 102 DEIS schools in September 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19521/20]
    • Third Level Education
      202. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a grant for students to avail of information technologies announced on 22 July 2020 will be made available to students in further education....
    • Covid-19 Pandemic
      203. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if guidance hours for schools will be increased in 2020 in view of the disruption to all second level students and the increased need for student...
    • School Accommodation
      204. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a building (details supplied) will be refurbished and retrofitted in order that it can be used by local schools to provide extra space and...
    • Covid-19 Pandemic
      205. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the training being provided to teachers in terms of social distancing and managing social distancing among children before the commencement of...
  • Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
    • Enterprise Support Services
      206. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of applications received for the enterprise support grant from businesses in County Wexford; the number that have...
    • Job Losses
      208. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if existing employment and company legislation will be examined to examine the steps which can be taken to aid workers such...
    • Family Support Services
      210. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the way in which she plans to prioritise and protect supports for lone parents; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • One-Parent Family Payment
      213. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the progress to date in the determination of an appeal for a one-parent family payment in the case of a person (details...
    • Rent Supplement Scheme
      214. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the progress to date in the determination of an application for rent supplement in the case of a person (details supplied);...
    • Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment
      215. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the case of a person (details supplied) will be reviewed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19232/20]
    • State Pension (Contributory)
      217. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) is on a reduced rate contributory pension; the options are available to the person;...
    • Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment
      218. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason social welfare offices cannot deal with payment anomalies that have arisen regarding the emergency Covid-19...
    • Freedom of Information
      222. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of freedom of information requests being processed by her Department; the number that have had the deadline for...
    • Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment
      223. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will address the issue of a cut to the pandemic unemployment payment for a self-employed person (details supplied) who...
    • Departmental Budgets
      225. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the extent to which she remains satisfied regarding the adequacy of the budget for her Department to meet increased demand...
    • Social Welfare Appeals
      226. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she remains satisfied that waiting times in respect of appeals against decisions taken by her Department can be...
    • Exceptional Needs Payment
      227. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the extent to which exceptional needs payments remain available to applicants in difficult circumstances that they had not...
    • State Pension (Non-Contributory)
      228. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of recipients of the non-contributory old age pension; the number of applications received in the past four years...
    • Carer's Allowance
      229. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the extent to which appeals against the refusal of carer’s allowance can be expedited; and if she will make a...
    • Domiciliary Care Allowance
      230. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of domiciliary care allowance; the number of applications on file awaiting a decision; the...
    • Community Employment Schemes
      231. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if consideration will be given to community employment scheme participants who may wish to continue for an extra period of...
    • Bereavement Grant
      233. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the extent to which bereavement grants or equivalent continue to be processed expeditiously; and if she will make a statement...
    • Covid-19 Pandemic
      234. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the extent to which backlogs in respect of various headings and payments which may have arisen due to Covid-19 are being...
    • State Pension (Contributory)
      235. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the case of applicants for the State pension, contributory, who fall short of the required number of contributions in...
    • Youth Unemployment
      236. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the extent to which youth unemployment continues to be specifically targeted by way of ensuring the availability of the...
    • Child Benefit
      237. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a review of eligibility for child benefit will be undertaken in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will...
    • Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
      239. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the breakdown of spending of the €200 million investment in training and education, skills development, work placement...
    • Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance Scheme
      240. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the increase seen or expected in the back to school allowance as a result of Covid-19; and if she will make a statement on...
    • Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment
      241. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the decision to reduce the pandemic unemployment payment for a person (details supplied) will be reviewed; and if she will...
    • Invalidity Pension
      242. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the requirements will be revised for invalidity pension that includes a claimant having to have 48 contributions in the...
  • Department of Rural and Community Development
    • Crime Prevention
      243. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if her attention has been drawn to an article in a newspaper (details supplied); if no public funds provided to an organisation by her...
    • Freedom of Information
      244. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of freedom of information requests being processed by her Department; the number that have had the deadline for reply...
  • Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
    • Animal Welfare
      245. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to recruit an animal welfare investigator for County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19230/20]
    • Horticulture Sector
      246. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the horticulture sector will be supported; if the mushroom production and processing industry and all related food production...
    • Freedom of Information
      247. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of freedom of information requests being processed by his Department; the number that have had the deadline for reply...
    • Beef Industry
      248. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress made to date by the beef market task force; the intended role of a beef ombudsman; the way in which the role of same...
    • Harbours and Piers
      249. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the funding provided in the July stimulus package for the development of the middle pier in Howth, Dublin; the details of the...
  • Department of Children and Youth Affairs
    • Freedom of Information
      250. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of freedom of information requests being processed by his Department; the number that have had the deadline for reply extended;...
    • Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries
      251. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will continue with an investigation or commission a further inquiry into the Tuam babies scandal; if so, if he has considered the use...
    • Childcare Services
      252. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if consideration has been given to providing assistance in the form of additional funding for resources and training to childcare providers...
    • Covid-19 Pandemic
      253. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the fact that some crèches and childcare facilities are not taking children under the age of one...
    • Childcare Services
      254. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if crèches are obliged to refund fees paid by parents for the two weeks during which there was no service since 17 March 2020; and if...
    • Maternity Leave
      257. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he has responded to a request to meet a group (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19541/20]
    • Direct Provision System
      259. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the date upon which each direct provision centre or emergency accommodation centre contract expires. [20324/20]
    • Citizenship Applications
      260. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if an application for citizenship by a person (details supplied) will be progressed to decision stage; and if she will make a...
    • Crime Prevention
      261. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if her attention has been drawn to a newspaper article (details supplied); when the audit by her Department referred to in the...
    • Visa Applications
      263. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when tourist visa applications from the Philippines will be considered by her Department; and if she will make a statement on...
    • Covid-19 Pandemic
      264. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the responsibility of her Department for recording and monitoring passengers entering Ireland; the role her Department plays in...
    • Freedom of Information
      265. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of freedom of information requests being processed by her Department; the number that have had the deadline for...
    • Refugee Status
      266. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the breakdown of the cost and number of refugees who have arrived here to date through the community sponsorship initiative....
    • Direct Provision System
      267. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if her attention has been drawn to the fact that LocalLink has refused a request to marginally alter its bus route to include...
  • Department of Health
    • Covid-19 Pandemic
      268. To ask the Minister for Health if a Covid-19 testing system will be set up at airports here for persons arriving from countries not on the green list; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Disability Services Provision
      269. To ask the Minister for Health if an emergency helpline can be set up for carers of those with physical and intellectual disabilities to receive help in emergency situations; and if he will...
    • Covid-19 Pandemic
      270. To ask the Minister for Health the role his Department has in controls at ports and airports in respect of contacting and monitoring travellers entering Ireland; the reason for the delay in...
    • Nursing Staff
      271. To ask the Minister for Health when nurses offered permanent posts in Roscommon University Hospital in 2019 will be formally appointed; the reason for the delay; if an embargo on...
    • Hospital Staff
      272. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff appointed to each hospital in the Saolta University Health Care Group in the period from March to July 2020; the posts they were appointed...
    • Homeless Persons Data
      273. To ask the Minister for Health if deaths of homeless persons are collated nationally; if so, the body or agency that collates same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19227/20]
    • Covid-19 Pandemic
      276. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider adding individual nations such as Scotland, Wales or dependencies such as the Isle of Man to the green list in view of the differing...
    • Respite Care Services
      277. To ask the Minister for Health when State respite services are due to recommence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19237/20]
    • Covid-19 Pandemic
      278. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration has been given to allowing partners to attend scans in maternity hospitals, particularly the first scan at 12 weeks and anomaly scans when...
    • Hospital Staff
      279. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a shortage of diabetic nurse specialists in Connolly Hospital Blanchardstown; his plans to address the issue; and if he will...
    • Primary Care Centres
      280. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the development of a new primary healthcare centre in Greystones, County Wicklow; the stage at which plans are at; the timeframe for completion;...
    • Autism Support Services
      283. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children diagnosed with autism and other behavioural conditions such as ADHD and so on in HSE CHO 7 that are on the waiting list for the early...
    • Vaccination Programme
      284. To ask the Minister for Health if children whose scheduled vaccines were cancelled during Covid-19 will receive them before the beginning of the 2020-2021 school year; if special clinics...
    • Covid-19 Pandemic
      286. To ask the Minister for Health if an information technology literacy campaign will be introduced for the elderly to assist them to communicate with loved ones as a result of the changes...
    • Health Services
      287. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children under 18 years of age that have an acquired brain injury; the person or body that records data on children with the injury; the national...
    • Covid-19 Pandemic
      288. To ask the Minister for Health if he will institute a campaign to assist young persons that have mental health challenges as a result of or exacerbated by Covid-19; and if he will make a...
    • Respite Care Services
      290. To ask the Minister for Health when there will be a resumption of day and respite services for those with special needs and the day services provided by a service (details supplied) in...
    • Freedom of Information
      291. To ask the Minister for Health the number of freedom of information requests being processed by his Department; the number that have had the deadline for reply extended; the number at least...
    • Cancer Services
      292. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for the elimination of HPV-related cancers; the strategies that will need to be implemented in the coming twelve months; and if he will make a...
    • Nursing Home Accommodation
      293. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons under 65-years of age that are residing in public nursing homes nationally in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Speech and Language Therapy
      295. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children in each county on the waiting list for speech and language therapy in 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a...
    • Occupational Therapy
      296. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children in each county on the waiting list for occupational therapy in 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a...
    • Hospital Car Parks
      298. To ask the Minister for Health the policies and procedures in place regarding hospital car parking charges for healthcare workers during the Covid-19 pandemic; if the measures will return to...
    • Hospital Services
      299. To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken to provide a fully resourced diabetes services at University Hospital Limerick for adults with type 1 diabetes; if plans are in place to...
    • Respite Care Services
      301. To ask the Minister for Health if residential care will be granted to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19378/20]
    • Covid-19 Pandemic
      302. To ask the Minister for Health if the number of random Covid-19 tests that will be carried out at airports will be a fixed number or a minimum percentage of passengers; the manner of testing...
    • Health Screening Programmes
      304. To ask the Minister for Health the decisions that were taken at the meeting of 17 July 2020 of the National Screening Advisory Committee about expanding the blood spot screening programme;...
    • Dental Services
      305. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children and adults on the dental appointment waiting list in County Wexford; the average waiting time for appointments; and if he will make a...
    • Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
      307. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting on the child and adolescent mental health services, CAMHS, waiting list in County Wexford; the average waiting time; the number...
    • Mental Health Services
      308. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children admitted to adult psychiatric units each year in 2018, 2019 and to date in 2020 in the CHO 5 area and the County Wexford area; and if he...
    • Home Care Packages
      311. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting for homecare support in County Wexford; the number of hours allocated in each of the past 12 months in County Wexford; the...
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      312. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting a colonoscopy in Wexford General Hospital; the number who have been waiting up to 30, 30 to 60, 60 to 90 and more than 90 days,...
    • Hospital Staff
      314. To ask the Minister for Health the number of vacancies at Wexford General Hospital; the grade of each vacancy; the length of time of the vacancy in tabular form; and if he will make a...
    • Health Services
      315. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting a needs assessment in CHO5 ; the number waiting less than 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 12 and more than 12 months, respectively in tabular...
    • Respite Care Services
      319. To ask the Minister for Health the number of respite hours provided to families in County Wexford in each of the past 12 months; the number that have been provided each month since March...
    • Covid-19 Pandemic
      320. To ask the Minister for Health the number of day care centres in County Wexford that have reopened; the number that will be reopened by September 2020; if there are centres that will not be...
    • Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
      321. To ask the Minister for Health the number of day care centres for persons with intellectual disabilities in County Wexford that have submitted applications for funding in order to reopen;...
    • Health Services
      322. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the waiting list for ophthalmology in County Wexford; the average waiting time for an appointment in tabular form; and if he will make...
    • Covid-19 Pandemic
      324. To ask the Minister for Health the details of accommodation hired during Covid-19 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19462/20]
    • Dental Services
      325. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children and adults on the dental appointment waiting list in Cork city; the average waiting times for appointments; and if he will make a...
    • Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
      327. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting on the CAMHS waiting list in Cork city; the average waiting time; the number waiting more than six months; and if he will make a...
    • Home Care Packages
      328. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons that are waiting for homecare support in Cork city; the number of hours allocated in each of the past 12 months in Cork city; the average...
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      329. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting a colonoscopy in the Mercy Hospital; the number waiting up to 30 days, 30 to 60 days, 60 to 90 days and more than 90 days, in...
    • Hospital Staff
      331. To ask the Minister for Health the number of vacancies at the Mercy Hospital; the grade of each vacancy; the length of time of the vacancy in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      332. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting a needs assessment in the Mercy Hospital; the number waiting less than three months, three months to six months, six months to...
    • Respite Care Services
      335. To ask the Minister for Health the number of respite hours provided to families in north central areas of County Cork over each of the past 12 months; the number provided in each month since...
    • Disability Services Provision
      336. To ask the Minister for Health the number of day-care centres in north central areas of County Cork that have now reopened; the number that will be reopened by September 2020; the number...
    • Disability Services Funding
      337. To ask the Minister for Health the number of day care centres for persons with intellectual disabilities in north central areas of County Cork that have submitted applications for funding in...
    • Health Services
      338. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the waiting list for ophthalmology in north central areas of County Cork; the average waiting time for an appointment; and if he will...
    • Addiction Treatment Services
      340. To ask the Minister for Health the number of detoxification and rehabilitation treatment beds by region in each of the years 2010 to 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form. [19507/20]
    • Medicinal Products
      341. To ask the Minister for Health if a drugs-monitoring scheme for distribution of prescribed medicines has been implemented. [19508/20]
    • Addiction Treatment Services
      342. To ask the Minister for Health the funding available to prevent gambling addiction; the amount available to treat gambling addiction; and the number of publicly funded treatment places for...
    • Nursing Home Accommodation
      343. To ask the Minister for Health the number of publicly funded residential care homes for the elderly in Cork city in each of the years 2010 to 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form. [19510/20]
    • Dental Services
      344. To ask the Minister for Health if a replacement service in the community will be opened due to the closure of dental clinics (details supplied). [19511/20]
    • Respite Care Services
      345. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure day and respite services will be restored for persons with a disability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19512/20]
    • Disability Services Provision
      346. To ask the Minister for Health when services including occupational therapy, speech and language therapy will resume for children with special needs or a disability; and if he will make a...
    • Treatment Abroad Scheme
      347. To ask the Minister for Health if an application by a person (details supplied) for the treatment abroad scheme for referral to the NHS for treatment of sarcoidosis will be reviewed and...
    • Health Services Provision
      348. To ask the Minister for Health if the case of a child (details supplied) will be examined. [19516/20]
    • Nursing Home Accommodation
      350. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that residents are being moved out of a nursing home even though no resident has contracted Covid-19 at the home;...
    • Nursing Staff
      357. To ask the Minister for Health when extra Parkinson’s nurses will be recruited in Leinster in view of the fact there is one nurse per 1,760 persons with the condition which is...