Written answers
Wednesday, 4 November 2020
- Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment
- Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
17. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment if the restart grant or additional business supports can be extended to a business (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will...
- State Aid
19. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment his plans to change State aid rules to better support local authorities, businesses and communities in the midlands as requested by...
- Grant Payments
20. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment the status of the business restart grant application for the swimming pool that a facility (details supplied) has applied for; and if...
- Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
- Fuel Laundering
21. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the cost in 2018 and 2019 for the disposal of toxic sludge relating to diesel laundering; and if he will make a...
- Recycling Policy
23. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he has developed initiatives to extend full household recycling to apartment developments which do not now provide...
- Legislative Process
24. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the geothermal energy development Bill; when it is likely to be advanced further; the reason for the delay...
- Climate Change Policy
25. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if there has been an evaluation of the potential carbon emissions savings resulting from the commitment in the programme...
- Energy Policy
26. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if Ireland is compliant for 2020 and 2021 with the Regulation (EU) No. 994/2010 on security of gas supply which requires...
- National Broadband Plan
28. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide a detailed plan and timelines of when areas of County Clare will receive fibre broadband in...
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Travel Trade Sector
30. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding travel agencies in budget 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34008/20]
- Driver Test
31. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will reconsider the exclusion of theory test centres from level 5 restrictions given the need for persons to obtain a licence for...
- Taxi Licences
32. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the period of time will be extended for taxis to be registered and issued with taxi licences in cases where the vehicles were imported...
- Ministerial Meetings
33. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the dates he has had engagement with the DAA and the management of Cork Airport in the past two months. [34003/20]
- Driver Test
34. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will be permitted to apply for the driver test without the certificate of professional...
- Road Projects
35. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status relating to the provision of the Killaloe bypass, Shannon bridge crossing and the R494 improvement scheme; the expected...
- Road Safety Authority
36. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there are parking facilities provided at the RSA testing centre at Carnmore, Oranmore, County Galway; if so, the number of dedicated...
- Road Network
37. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the total spend on local and national roads by county in 2018, 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form; and the budget allocation for...
- Department of Finance
- Fuel Laundering
38. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of fuel tank tests tested for marked fuel in 2018 and 2019; and the number of positive tests in each year. [33992/20]
- Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
39. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33965/20]
- Wage Subsidy Scheme
40. To ask the Minister for Finance if it is still a requirement of the employment wage subsidy scheme that income must reduce by 30% in the 2nd half of 2020 compared to the 2nd half 2019 or if...
- Primary Medical Certificates
43. To ask the Minister for Finance when assessments will recommence for applications for primary medical certificates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34007/20]
- Covid-19 Pandemic
45. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he has taken to date to address situations in which persons in receipt of the employment wage subsidy scheme or other Covid-19-related income...
- Credit Unions
46. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of staff in the registry of credit unions by division of units within the registry; the way in which this has changed since the commencement of the...
- Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
- Garda Stations
47. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the Garda station in Spiddal, County Galway will be refurbished and provided with updated facilities; and if he will make a statement...
- Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
- Covid-19 Pandemic
48. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will reconsider the exclusion of minor and under 20s championship games from level 5 restrictions; and if she will make a...
- Stadium Projects
49. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will confirm that the strategic assessment report and preliminary business case for the Dalymount Park proposal has been...
- Covid-19 Pandemic
50. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will ensure that an exemption is made available to leisure centres which facilitate school physical education for schools...
- National Archives
51. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the funding provided to the National Archives of Ireland in each year since 2016; the reason the funding was provided in each case;...
- Covid-19 Pandemic
54. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will address a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34050/20]
- Foras na Gaeilge
55. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht cá mhéad folúntas atá ar Bhord Fhoras na Gaeilge. [34064/20]
- Departmental Meetings
56. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of meetings there have been of the night-time economy taskforce; and the attendees of each meeting. [34073/20]
- Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
- Recycling Policy
57. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the steps he will take to ensure that recycling facilities are provided in all apartment buildings; and if he will make a...
- Home Loan Scheme
58. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if there are circumstances in which persons that have lost their home due to Celtic tiger era mortgage distress and that have...
- Planning Investigations
60. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 1234 of 13 May 2020, if he will publish the report by a person (details supplied)...
- Property Tax
61. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the allocations of local property tax to each local authority in 2020; the estimated yield; the allocation post variation; and...
- Waterways Issues
62. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 148 and 166 of 01 October 2020, the number of sluice gates open and closed by the ESB...
- Covid-19 Pandemic
63. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will give the issues outlined by a national association (details supplied) urgent consideration; and if he will make a...
- Teacher Training
68. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33951/20]
- State Examinations
69. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will respond to concerns raised by a person (details supplied) in respect of leaving certificate calculated grades; and if she will make a...
- Covid-19 Pandemic
70. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the average number of close contacts a positive case of Covid-19 has in a school setting (details supplied). [33996/20]
- School Transport
72. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if school transport will be provided in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33999/20]
- State Examinations
74. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on a matter (details supplied) regarding leaving certificate 2021 examinations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34019/20]
- School Transport
75. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide school transport for up to 30 students that attend secondary schools in Kilkenny city and require transport from Thomastown,...
- Schools Building Projects
76. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount outstanding to the contractor following the termination of the obligation to complete the construction of the new school building at a...
- School Transport
79. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a special transport grant for the academic year 2019-2020 will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in view of the fact that the...
- School Patronage
80. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for the delay in signing a lease regarding a school property in County Mayo; if her attention has been drawn to the delay in signing a...
- State Examinations
82. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an appeal will be allowed on the leaving certificate calculated grades for a person (details supplied). [34047/20]
- Schools Health and Safety
83. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to meet with the developers of a school (details supplied) to discuss the ongoing issues that relate to a disputed safety report. [34053/20]
- Special Educational Needs Staff
84. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will address a matter (details supplied) regarding special needs assistants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34056/20]
- Covid-19 Pandemic
85. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if drama students are permitted to attend in person their educational facility that will allow them pre-record their speciality piece as they seek...
- School Enrolments
87. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will allow a school (details supplied) to provide an additional first year class given the huge demand in the area from parents that wish...
- Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
- Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment
88. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the criteria that must be satisfied by a self-employed person who is receiving a pandemic unemployment payment and who may...
- Guardian's Payment
90. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the financial supports to grandparents that have direct responsibility for caring for their grandchildren as guardians. [33982/20]
- Personal Public Service Numbers
91. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason there are such lengthy delays in issuing PPS numbers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33994/20]
- Rural Social Scheme
92. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason the rural social scheme has a reduced allocation for 2021; the effect this will have on the scheme; and if she will...
- Parental Leave
93. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consider bringing forward the date parents can access the extra three weeks parents leave which is due to commence...
- Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment
94. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the current position regarding self-employed persons such as taxi drivers working and claiming the pandemic unemployment...
- Department of Children and Youth Affairs
- Early Years Sector
96. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the provisions in budget 2021 for the establishment of new pre-schools in response to current demand for pre-school places; and if he will...
- International Protection
97. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if work will commence on the recommendations of the Report of the Advisory Group on the Provision of Support including accommodation to...
- Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries
98. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the dates and topics discussed at meetings of the Mother and Baby Home Collaborative Forum in 2020; when the details of the Commission of...
- Programme for Government
99. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the progress made by his Department to give legislative effect to the children and family support section of the programme for Government;...
- Department of Education and Skills
- Young Farmers Scheme
100. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a person (details supplied) received the certificate required to complete their young farmer scheme application from Dundalk IT; and if he...
- Student Accommodation
101. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding student accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33993/20]
- Springboard Programme
102. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of free or subsidised places on short, modular courses that were being offered through Springboard+ prior to the July stimulus...
- Department of Justice and Equality
- Inquiries into Garda Activities
103. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if an end date can be provided to persons (details supplied). [33954/20]
- Charities Regulation
107. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if her Department is considering legislation that exists in other jurisdictions that is colloquially referred to as the "good...
- Garda Recruitment
108. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of members of the Traveller community that have applied to become members of An Garda Síochána; and the...
- Residential Property Sales
110. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to reform the conveyancing process in view of the delays being encountered of up to ten weeks; and the steps her...
- Refugee Status
114. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of applicants under the Irish Refugee Protection Humanitarian Admissions Programme in each year; the number of...
- Commissions of Investigation
115. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if it has been established the personal information in relation to the Hickson Commission was on a USB key as reported in the...
- Department of Health
- Nursing Home Accommodation
117. To ask the Minister for Health the measures in place to provide for the staffing of nursing homes in which existing staff are required to self-isolate; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Hospital Appointments Status
118. To ask the Minister for Health when an urgent operation will be scheduled for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33961/20]
- Covid-19 Pandemic
119. To ask the Minister for Health if churches can be reopened to enable parishioners that wish to attend mass to do so whilst observing social distance guidelines under level 5 restrictions as...
- Mental Health Services
120. To ask the Minister for Health the funding available for community mental health services that do not receive funding through the HSE or other Government Departments; and if he will make a...
- Hospital Appointments Status
121. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for an appointment with a doctor (details supplied) at the Midland Regional Hospital Mullingar. [33970/20]
- Covid-19 Pandemic
122. To ask the Minister for Health if there is provision for healthcare workers that have had to temporarily leave employment to reclaim medical expenses incurred as a result of contracting...
- National Carers' Strategy
123. To ask the Minister for Health the supports in place for grandparents of children with special needs in circumstances in which the grandparents are the primary guardian of the children....
- Covid-19 Pandemic
124. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide clarity regarding the most recent update to the Covid-19 tracker application in relation to the new feature that allows users to pause...
- Health Services
125. To ask the Minister for Health if a venue has been sourced in Thurles, County Tipperary for the recommencement of podiatry and physiotherapy services for older persons in Thurles and its...
- Covid-19 Pandemic
126. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be allowed to trade; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34000/20]
- Hospital Appointments Status
127. To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) will be allocated a bed for an MRI. [34002/20]
- Covid-19 Pandemic
128. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding dancing at weddings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34015/20]
- Covid-19 Tests
131. To ask the Minister for Health the measures the HSE has established for testing and tracing in relation to Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34031/20]
- Covid-19 Pandemic
132. To ask the Minister for Health if targets have been established for the provision of ICU care for Covid-19 infection cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34032/20]
- Hospital Services
134. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the male unit within the Ballina District Hospital; the planned actions the HSE are undertaking to avoid closure of this male unit; and the...
- Hospital Appointments Status
135. To ask the Minister for Health if an urgent appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [34035/20]
- Vaccination Programme
136. To ask the Minister for Health the measures in place to ensure all that need the flu vaccination can receive it; the way in which it is being distributed, the level of supply and supports...
- Covid-19 Pandemic
137. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an activity (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34048/20]
- Mental Health Services
138. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to extend the funding streams that are available for trainee clinical psychologists to include those that choose to study counselling and educational...
- Vaccination Programme
139. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding the flu vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34059/20]
- Medical Aids and Appliances
140. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding continuous glucose monitoring equipment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34071/20]
- Health Services
142. To ask the Minister for Health the number of complaints made to SouthDoc in counties Cork and Kerry in each of the years 2015 to 2019 and to date in 2020, by year. [34077/20]
- Covid-19 Tests
143. To ask the Minister for Health if he will open testing centres in north and east County Cork in view of the fact that two centres are operating in Cork city. [34079/20]
- Hospital Charges
144. To ask the Minister for Health if he will remove the venesection charge of €80 per treatment for haemochromatosis patients charged by some hospital groups; and if he will make a...
- Hospital Procedures
145. To ask the Minister for Health the procedures in place for haemochromatosis patients that cannot access their essential venesection treatments in hospitals in view of the fact that many...
- General Practitioner Services
146. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a full list of general practitioners that provide venesection services for haemochromatosis patients in view of the fact that...
- Health Services
147. To ask the Minister for Health if population screening for haemochromatosis will be implemented in Ireland (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34111/20]
- Chronic Disease Management Programme
148. To ask the Minister for Health if haemochromatosis will be added to the list of chronic illnesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34112/20]
- Programme for Government
149. To ask the Minister for Health when work on the establishment of the national medicines agency is due to commence as committed to in the programme for Government; and if he will make a...
- Medicinal Products
153. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a review (details supplied) into the medicines access programme as outlined in the Sláintecare Action Plan; when it will be published; the...
- Covid-19 Tests
154. To ask the Minister for Health the number of amplification cycles being used for PCR testing; if this is a static number used for every test; and if the number has remained constant from...
- Nursing Staff
156. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding employment opportunities for psychiatric nurses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34128/20]
- Community Intervention Teams
157. To ask the Minister for Health the progress made on the provision for community intervention team services for County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34135/20]
- Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
158. To ask the Minister for Health the current status of the recruitment of a child psychologist to the CAMHS unit in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34136/20]
- Departmental Contracts
159. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the contract awarded to a company (details supplied) for recruitment during Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34153/20]
- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Covid-19 Pandemic
160. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding riding stables; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33959/20]
- Forestry Sector
162. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a decision will be made on a forestry application lodged by a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; the reason for the delay...
- Fisheries Protection
163. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking to ensure the reintroduction and implementation of the six-mile ban on large trawlers in Irish waters; and if...
- Basic Payment Scheme
164. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will address a matter regarding the case of persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34143/20]
- Department of Rural and Community Development
- LEADER Programmes
165. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the allocation provided to towns, villages and organisations in Cork under the LEADER programme in 2019 and to date in 2020, in...
- Departmental Funding
166. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the funding available to towns, villages and rural community groups; and the way in which community groups apply for funding. [34121/20]
- Local Development Companies
167. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the level of funding that will be provided for the 35 local development companies to prepare and deliver a two-year national rural...
