Written answers
Thursday, 12 November 2020
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Public Transport
13. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to improve public transport provision in County Longford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35779/20]
- Rail Network
14. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position on the future of the Ballybrophy-to-Limerick rail line; and his plans to increase usage of the line. [35622/20]
- Driver Test
15. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the correspondence he has had with the RSA on driver test cancellations; the number of cancellations there have been; if these...
- Covid-19 Tests
16. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to test passengers for Covid-19 at airports and ports; when Ireland will adopt the EU traffic light system; and if he will make...
- Roads Maintenance
17. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the resurfacing of the Glengarriffe Road, N71, Bantry, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35063/20]
- Light Rail Projects
18. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when a feasibility study for light rail in Galway will be undertaken or commissioned by his Department; his views on the importance of...
- Road Projects
20. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding timeframe within the shared island unit for the proposed Narrow Water bridge between counties Louth and Down. [31382/20]
- Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
21. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the measures his Department has taken to provide support for pilots who have not been able to fly for much of the year as a result of...
- Ports Development
22. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of infrastructure works at Dublin Port given anticipated custom changes as a result of Brexit; if there is sufficient land; the...
- Road Projects
23. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress on construction of the new N22 Macroom and Ballyvourney bypass; the status of and anticipated timeline for the N22 Killarney...
- Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
24. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the work being undertaken by his Department during the current level 5 restrictions to better equip sectors under his guidance to be...
- Road Network
25. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will ensure there will be a substantial increase in the non-national roads allocation for local authorities in 2021; and if he will...
- Covid-19 Pandemic
26. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to meet with the CEO of the IAA regarding policy on the aviation industry and the Covid-19 crisis; and if he will make a...
- Driver Test
27. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason driver testers are taking only six tests per day instead of eight; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35524/20]
- Light Rail Projects
28. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the feasibility study into bringing the metro to south-western areas of Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Public Transport
29. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans for the provision of public transport for Carlow town; when such a service can be expected; and if he will make a statement on...
- National Development Plan
30. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will report on projects in the east County Cork area under the review of the national development plan 2018-2027 (details supplied);...
- Driver Test
31. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views as to whether student nurses joining the front line against Covid-19 should be exempt from the six-month rule for sitting the...
- Road Projects
32. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status and position regarding the Sallins bypass; the reason for non-Covid-19 delays during 2020; the status of the cycle and jogging...
- Transport Policy
33. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the transport rationale of allowing less car park spaces than apartments in build-to-rent developments; and if he will make a statement on...
- Public Transport
34. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his overall national policy on fares on public transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35135/20]
- Cycling Facilities
35. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the roll-out of the greater Dublin area, GDA, cycle network in County Kildare. [35778/20]
- Public Transport
36. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if infrastructural improvements on the rail and bus networks in County Clare will be considered by his Department. [35523/20]
- Bus Services
37. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to commence the roll-out of the Dublin Bus strategy, BusConnects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35360/20]
- Covid-19 Pandemic
38. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if consideration has been given by his Department to increasing the numbers of buses on specific routes in Dublin city to cope with...
- Driver Test
39. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that some persons who had received appointment dates for their driver theory tests during the...
- Road Projects
43. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the east-west link which is urgently needed in the north east; the most recent engagements his Department has made on this...
- Taxi Licences
44. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason for his refusal of the request of taxi representative groups to halt the issuing of new taxi licences in view of the...
- Road Projects
45. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the timeline for the completion of the southern relief road for Bandon, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35062/20]
- Light Rail Projects
46. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of metro north; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35427/20]
- Transport Policy
47. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps he will take to ensure that the metropolitan area transport strategies produced by the National Transport Authority are...
- Cycling Facilities
48. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the development and funding of the Dodder cycle route; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35784/20]
- Cycling Policy
49. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps he is taking to ensure the development of cycling networks separate from greenways in rural areas. [35797/20]
- Driver Test
50. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to reduce the waiting times for driver theory tests in Cork city and county; if consideration will be given to making driver...
- Cycling Facilities
51. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on a Castlemaine Harbour cycle route from Glenbeigh to Annascaul; if the appropriate persons in his Department will engage with...
- Mechanically Propelled Vehicles
52. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he plans to legislate for the use of e-scooters as set out in the programme for Government; his views on whether this area needs...
- Driver Licences
53. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if her Department will introduce a system of online licence renewal, in particular for commercial drivers; and if he will make a statement...
- Rail Network
54. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to undertake a feasibility study on the development of a railway network in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on...
- Taxi Regulations
55. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of his consultations with taxi representatives on reforms needed in the sector; if his attention has been drawn to the...
- Driver Test
56. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider conducting commercial driver certificate of professional competency, CPC, courses online similar to those provided in...
- Road Projects
57. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the planned M20 motorway between Cork and Limerick; the current stage of the project; the next steps and associated times;...
- Departmental Strategies
60. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the innovations he plans for the upcoming statement of strategy of his Department. [34556/20]
- Driver Test
61. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider providing the driver theory test online, similar to that provided in other countries; and if he will make a statement...
- Driver Licences
62. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the temporary changes that will be made to allow those seeking to renew driver licences a grace period to renew same; and if he will make...
- Light Rail Projects
63. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will report on plans to increase the tram fleet on the Luas green line; when the expansion is due to be completed; and if he will...
- Airport Policy
64. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the need for support and clarity on an ongoing basis for Cork Airport; and the way in which he plans to safeguard the...
- Road Improvement Schemes
67. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the additional funding which will be provided in 2021 for the improvement of regional roads in County Longford. [35780/20]
- Cycling Facilities
70. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps he is taking to ensure the development of safe cycling routes to rural schools and the provision of cycling parking facilities...
- Rail Network
71. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress made in the past two months on the review of a report (details supplied) on the western rail corridor; when this review will...
- Taxi Regulations
72. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is considering an extension of the ten-year age limit in respect of taxi vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Rail Network
73. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department will consider a feasibility study of the Navan-to-Kingscourt railway line; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Road Safety
74. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the dangers faced by vulnerable road users from the parking of cars on footpaths; if the Road Safety...
- Bus Éireann
75. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the criteria which are applied to adding bus stops to Bus Éireann routes in rural areas. [35803/20]
- Rail Network
77. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department has carried out a study on the environmental benefits of a Dublin-Navan rail line. [34742/20]
- Bus Services
78. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there are plans for the LocalLink service to be expanded in areas in which the need is there; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Transport Policy
79. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the specific funding measures in place to assist persons with disabilities in accessing local and public services under the programme for...
- Driver Licences
80. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the excessive cost incurred by those learning to drive; his plans to address same; and if he will make...
- Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
81. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the engagements he has held with travel agents and bus and coach operators to date to discuss State support for their severely impacted...
- Rail Network
82. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the morning train timetable from Dublin to Cork will be reviewed in view of the fact that the first train in the morning does not...
- Strategic Infrastructure Provision
83. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the detail of the funding component to be provided by his Department towards the development of the north quays strategic development...
- Park-and-Ride Facilities
84. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the roll-out of park-and-ride facilities for Galway city; the number and locations of all sites identified to date from...
- Action Plan for Rural Development
86. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the proposals his Department is working on in conjunction with the NTA on the Action Plan for Rural Development to work with rural...
- Local Improvement Scheme
87. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if specific funding will be provided for the local improvement scheme in the 2021 road works allocation to local authorities; and if he...
- Driver Test
88. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if support will be given to the suspension of all check tests in driver tests during the course of the Covid-19 pandemic in the interests...
- Departmental Strategies
89. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the Waterford metropolitan area transport strategy; if the metropolitan area strategic plan, MASP, can be amended to include...
- Brexit Issues
91. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which he and his Department have examined the options available for Irish exporters with business commitments in the UK and...
- Rail Network
92. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason for the ongoing maintenance, such as weed spraying, upkeep and so on, of the currently disused Rosslare Strand-to-Waterford...
- Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment
- Covid-19 Pandemic
93. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment if he will address a matter regarding toy shops for Christmas (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35809/20]
- Departmental Offices
94. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment if his Department has lease arrangements with co-working real estate companies; and, if so, the details of the leases, including the...
- Work Permits
96. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment if resources will be directed to the work permits section of his Department to ensure that as many persons who have secured employment...
- Employment Regulation Orders
97. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment the status of the new employment regulation order, ERO, for the security industry; if consideration is being made of the proposed rate...
- Covid-19 Pandemic
98. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment further to Parliamentary Question 209 of 3 November 2020, if dog groomers and dog day care centres can remain open during level 5...
- Brexit Issues
100. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment if changes to the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2020 to allow the...
- Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
- Radon Control Strategy
102. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on subsidising radon testing services to encourage more household testing for this cancer-causing radioactive...
- Food Waste
103. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his attention has been drawn to a report (details supplied) that highlights the benefits plastic packaging offers...
- Renewable Energy Generation
106. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will address the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35824/20]
- Protected Disclosures
107. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when the investigation into the protected disclosure of a person (details supplied) will be completed. [35848/20]
- Departmental Offices
108. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his Department has lease arrangements with co-working real estate companies; and, if so, the details of the leases,...
- National Broadband Plan
110. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will prioritise midland counties, specifically counties Laois and Offaly, for the roll-out of the next tranche of...
- Covid-19 Pandemic
111. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his Department or an agency operating under his Department has encountered expenditure in respect of hand...
- National Broadband Plan
112. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when high-speed fibre broadband will be fully available in rural areas such as Moycarkey-Borris, County Tipperary; and...
- Climate Action Plan
113. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of quarterly progress reports on the Climate Action Plan published in 2020; and if he will make a statement...
- Recycling Policy
114. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if there is a common definition of "recyclable plastic" in either Irish or EU legislation; if a definition of...
- Environmental Fines
117. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if a list of environmental fines payable to the EU in 2019 will be provided; the reason for each fine and geographical...
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Road Projects
118. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the continuation of the southern relief road bypass for Bandon, County Cork. [35103/20]
- Light Rail Projects
119. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider bringing forward the construction of the Luas to Finglas route in the national development plan; and if he will make...
- Transport Policy
120. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to ensure the survival of important sectors of the economy such as the aviation, travel and taxi industries; and if he will...
- Road Network
121. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to support the maintenance of regional roads in County Cork in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35781/20]
- Coast Guard Service
122. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the additional funding for the Irish Coast Guard in budget 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35782/20]
- Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
123. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the financial supports in place to assist the travel agency sector in view of the impact of Covid-19 on the industry; and if he will make...
- Ports Facilities
125. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has considered a proposal to make Rosslare Europort a freeport as part of preparations for Brexit. [28438/20]
- Departmental Offices
128. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department has lease arrangements with co-working real estate companies; and, if so, the details of the leases, including the...
- Cycling Facilities
130. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the criteria that will be applied to assess whether the new cycle route on the Strand Road, Dublin 4, will be maintained after its trial...
- Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
132. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the specific financial supports available to those in the chauffeur, limousine and small coach operators' sector; the details of the...
- Road Improvement Schemes
133. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated timeline for completion of upgrade works on the N2-A5 Dublin-to-Derry road; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Road Projects
135. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if funding will be allocated to develop a link road between the N2 and the N12 in Monaghan, County Louth; and if he will make a statement...
- Covid-19 Pandemic
136. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department or an agency operating under his Department has encountered expenditure in respect of hand sanitisation products or...
- National Transport Authority
137. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding the board of the NTA; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36026/20]
- Covid-19 Tests
138. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the specific type of testing that will be used at airports; the locations the testing staff will be seconded from; if they will be hired...
- Driver Licences
139. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps being taken to ensure sufficient capacity to deal with the applications for driver licences ahead of the UK's departure from...
- Fishing Industry
140. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of annual referrals made to the Marine Survey Office by the Workplace Relations Commission under the agreement made between...
- Legislative Measures
142. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to amend the European Union (International Labour Organisation Work in Fishing Convention) (Working Hours) Regulations 2019 SI...
- Fishing Industry
143. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the Irish-flagged fishing vessels over 15 m in length that have been inspected by the Marine Survey Office annually since 1 January 2018;...
- Driver Licences
144. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on extending driver licences for those whose licences expire between 1 September and 30 November 2020 for seven months due to...
- Rail Network
145. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress to date in the upgrading of commuter rail services with particular reference to frequency, capacity and the ability to meet...
- Light Rail Projects
148. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will meet a delegation from Kildare County Council made up of public representatives and the officials responsible for transport...
- Brexit Preparations
149. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the degree to which he has had ongoing discussions with the transport sector with a view to providing ready and accessible transport...
- Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
151. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which he expects to be in a position to assist the airline industry to operate between all European countries, keeping in...
- Brexit Preparations
152. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the degree to which he and his Department have made sufficient alternative preparations to facilitate the air transport sector in its...
- Rail Network
154. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to encourage increased use of the commuter rail services in County Kildare with a view to alleviating road traffic congestion;...
- Road Network
155. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to increase the traffic capacity of the M50 or alternative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36099/20]
- Road Improvement Schemes
156. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the provision of low noise level surfaces will be completed on the M4; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36100/20]
- Public Transport
158. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if changes are afoot in respect of integrated ticketing to compensate for reduced use due to Covid-19 restrictions; and if he will make a...
- Rail Network
159. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department engaged with Irish Rail on the feasibility of opening a rail line between Sixmilebridge, County Clare, and Shannon...
- Bus Services
160. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to expand bus services across County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36125/20]
- Department of Finance
- Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
161. To ask the Minister for Finance if the event industry and associated sectors can access the Covid restrictions support scheme as announced on 6 November 2020 (details supplied); if he will...
- Property Tax
162. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will review correspondence (details supplied) regarding the local property tax; if his attention has been drawn to the change; and if he will make a...
- Departmental Offices
163. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department leases additional office space that is outside its departmental building and the estates section of the OPW; and, if so, the details of the...
- Nursing Home Accommodation
164. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the challenges facing the nursing home sector following the withdrawal of a major insurance provider to nursing homes that...
- Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
166. To ask the Minister for Finance if a tax amnesty in respect of accumulated holiday pay can be granted to essential workers who had no opportunity to take holidays due to Covid-19. [35937/20]
- Covid-19 Pandemic
167. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department or an agency operating under his Department has encountered expenditure in respect of hand sanitisation products or other PPE products that...
- Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
168. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of nursing homes and long-term care facilities that have availed of the temporary wage subsidy scheme; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
- Flood Relief Schemes
172. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he has signed off on the Glashaboy flood relief scheme. [35831/20]
- Departmental Offices
175. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department has lease arrangements with co-working real estate companies; and, if so, the details of the leases, including the...
- Flood Prevention Measures
177. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the steps he will take to address the two pinch points on the River Shannon at Shannon Grove and Derryholmes; if they will be...
- Covid-19 Pandemic
178. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department or an agency operating under his Department has encountered expenditure in respect of hand sanitisation products or...
- Office of Public Works
179. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when he expects to receive the report from the steering group on transport and mobility challenges in the Phoenix Park; when a public...
- Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
- Covid-19 Pandemic
181. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her views on a matter (details supplied) regarding shooting and fishing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35938/20]
- Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
182. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when the restart grant plus for bed and breakfasts will be issued to those awaiting an injection of funding. [35821/20]
- Departmental Offices
183. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her Department has lease arrangements with co-working real estate companies; and, if so, the details of the leases, including...
- Covid-19 Pandemic
185. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to increase the number of publicly funded outdoor event venues that can accommodate social distancing similar to that at...
- Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
186. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if event-specific supports have been made available to encourage increased numbers of Covid-19-safe cultural events - for example,...
- Sports Capital Programme
187. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when a decision will be made on sports capital appeals. [35949/20]
- Covid-19 Pandemic
188. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her Department or an agency operating under her Department has encountered expenditure in respect of hand sanitisation products...
- Sports Capital Programme
189. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if guidance will be provided on a query by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36027/20]
- Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
190. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of an application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36032/20]
- Sports Capital Programme
192. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when applications will open for the sports capital programme 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36117/20]
- Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
- Local Authority Rates
193. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when funding aimed at compensating Offaly County Council for lost rates revenue following the closure of Shannonbridge and...
- Wastewater Treatment
194. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the current population equivalent in terms of the operating capacity of the Drogheda wastewater treatment plant at Marsh Road,...
- Wind Energy Guidelines
195. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when new wind energy guidelines will be issued to planning authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35830/20]
- Departmental Offices
196. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department has lease arrangements with co-working real estate companies; and, if so, the details of the leases,...
- Deer Hunting
198. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when a licence will issue to a person (details supplied). [35917/20]
- Housing Inspections
199. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of inspections of private rented accommodation carried out by local authorities in 2019 and to date in 2020; the...
- Private Rented Accommodation
200. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the regulations in place to prevent overcrowding in private rented accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Social and Affordable Housing
202. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the actions he will take based on the findings of the report by the Irish Government Economic and Evaluation Service that...
- Local Authority Housing
204. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if a copy of the circular issued on the purchase of new and existing homes for Dublin City Council, Dún...
- Emergency Accommodation
205. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he has issued any guidelines or circulars to local authorities in Dublin and-or the Dublin Region Homeless Executive on...
- Housing Issues
206. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the supports in place for families that are not first-time buyers that require more space for their growing family but cannot...
- Legislative Programme
207. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of proposed legislation on marine protected areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35988/20]
- National Parks and Wildlife Service
208. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the next review of the National Parks and Wildlife Service will commence; the terms of reference for such a review; if...
- Social and Affordable Housing
209. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the percentage of new social and affordable housing units which meet the universal design standard; and if he will make a...
- Housing Policy
211. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the mechanisms that exist to ensure the voices of persons with disabilities are heard on housing provision; his views on the...
- Homelessness Strategy
212. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the accessibility of existing homeless services for persons with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Social and Affordable Housing
213. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the level of funding under the affordable housing scheme that will be allocated to County Monaghan in 2021; and if he will...
- Local Authority Housing
214. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the income limits that apply in respect of local authority housing applications by county; his plans to increase these limits;...
- Local Authority Funding
215. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount of funding provided to each local authority for the disabled persons grant and the older persons grant schemes in...
- Covid-19 Pandemic
216. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department or an agency operating under his Department has encountered expenditure in respect of hand sanitisation...
- Home Loan Scheme
218. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on the ERSI report on the review of the Rebuilding Ireland home loan scheme; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Local Authority Housing
220. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if, in cases in which an applicant may have inadvertently turned down an offer for housing, the applicant was removed from the...
- Home Loan Scheme
221. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to simplify access to Rebuilding Ireland housing loans in order to accelerate their availability and meet the...
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Brexit Issues
223. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will countenance under any circumstance a border, economic or otherwise, being introduced within Ireland. [35966/20]
- Passport Services
224. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the Passport Office has ceased processing passports for children during level 5; and if this renders it impossible for families with...
- Departmental Offices
225. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his Department has lease arrangements with co-working real estate companies; and, if so, the details of the leases, including the terms...
- Covid-19 Pandemic
227. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on whether the measures taken here in respect of Covid-19 restrictions are compatible with the Athens Declaration by the Committee...
- EU Budgets
228. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position of Ireland on the rule of law mechanism included in the proposed EU budget framework; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Ministerial Correspondence
229. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has written to the Polish Prime Minister on concerns about LGBT-free zones; if so, if the letter will be published; and if he will...
- Human Rights
230. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position of Ireland on the draft legally binding instrument to regulate in international law the activities of transnational...
- Covid-19 Pandemic
231. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his Department or an agency operating under his Department has encountered expenditure in respect of hand sanitisation products or other...
- Immigration Policy
232. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the need to progress immigration reform will be prioritised with the next administration in the United States of America, with particular...
- Department of Defence
- Defence Forces Representative Organisations
233. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will address a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35847/20]
- Departmental Offices
234. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if his Department has lease arrangements with co-working real estate companies; and, if so, the details of the leases, including the terms of...
- Covid-19 Pandemic
236. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if his Department or an agency operating under his Department has encountered expenditure in respect of hand sanitisation products or other PPE...
- Defence Forces Personnel
237. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of Army Reserve officers who were commissioned after 1 October 2005 who have attained the rank of captain; and if he will make a...
- Departmental Expenditure
239. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the estimated projections for the increased expenditure in order to participate in the European peace facility; and if he will make a statement...
- Department of Education and Skills
- School Transport
240. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when school transport will be provided to siblings (details supplied) given that the applications were submitted on time; and if she will make a...
- School Patronage
241. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of divestment plans for primary and secondary schools in order to provide more multi- and non-denominational school options for...
- Schools Building Projects
242. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a school building project (details supplied); the timeframe for progression; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35818/20]
- School Curriculum
243. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are plans to expand the yellow flag programme to all schools throughout the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35823/20]
- School Accommodation
244. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the temporary accommodation for a school (details supplied) will be finished; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35835/20]
- Departmental Offices
245. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department has lease arrangements with co-working real estate companies; and, if so, the details of the leases, including the terms of the...
- Schools Building Projects
247. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 329 of 20 October 2020, if she will provide a timeframe in respect of the matter. [35922/20]
- School Curriculum
250. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will consider suspending the use of prescribed English texts which include racial slurs until there is a review of their suitability; and...
- Covid-19 Pandemic
251. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department or an agency operating under her Department has encountered expenditure in respect of hand sanitisation products or other PPE...
- School Transport
252. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a payment to a person (details supplied) will be made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36018/20]
- State Examinations
254. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the protocol for students opting to sit the written leaving certificate scheduled for November 2021 if they have suspected Covid-19 symptoms and...
- Special Educational Needs
256. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a decision will be made on an appeal by a school (details supplied) in County Donegal regarding the decision not to increase special needs...
- Schools Building Projects
257. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a school building (details supplied) in Dublin 9; the nature of the remedial works required; the body which will meet the cost of...
- Supervision and Substitution Scheme
258. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will consider an appeal (details supplied) for the immediate establishment of a primary teacher supply panel in the south County Louth and...
- State Examinations
259. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will clarify the situation of students who have opted to sit the leaving certificate in November 2020; if they will be awarded full marks...
- School Enrolments
260. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will engage with parents and secondary schools in Swords, County Dublin, on the shortage of secondary school places in the town; if...
- Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
- Invalidity Pension
261. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to increase the invalidity pension in the near future; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35951/20]
- Departmental Offices
262. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her Department has lease arrangements with co-working real estate companies; and, if so, the details of the leases,...
- Community Employment Schemes
264. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the extension of a community employment scheme could be facilitated for a person (details supplied); and if she will make...
- Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
265. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a pandemic unemployment payment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited. [35918/20]
- Invalidity Pension
267. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a decision has been made on an invalidity pension application by a person (details supplied). [35924/20]
- One-Parent Family Payment
268. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will review the anomaly whereby a person (details supplied) cannot be awarded reckonable credits for the period during...
- Personal Public Service Numbers
269. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a PPS number for a person (details supplied) will issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35959/20]
- Covid-19 Pandemic
275. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her Department or an agency operating under her Department has encountered expenditure in respect of hand sanitisation...
- State Pension (Non-Contributory)
276. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a non-contributory old age pension application by a person (details supplied). [36020/20]
- One-Parent Family Payment
277. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when an appeal decision will issue to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36047/20]
- Disability Allowance
278. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a disability payment, including arrears, will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if she will...
- Jobseeker's Allowance
279. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision will be made on a jobseeker’s allowance application by a person (details supplied); and if she will...
- Parental Leave
280. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the fact that many parents face challenges in providing continuity of childcare for young...
- Personal Public Service Numbers
281. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason for the delay in the provision of PPS numbers to applicants; the average timeframe for the application to be...
- Social Welfare Benefits
282. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if supplementary welfare or an exceptional needs payment will be facilitated in the case of a person (details supplied); and...
- Exceptional Needs Payment
283. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an exceptional needs payment will be facilitated in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a...
- Carer's Allowance
284. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a part carer’s allowance will be approved in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a...
- Department of Children and Youth Affairs
- Unaccompanied Minors and Separated Children
285. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of the commitment by Ireland to take in 50 refugee families from the Moria camp in Greece; the number of unaccompanied children...
- Youth Services
286. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will address a matter regarding a youth service (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Departmental Offices
287. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if his Department has lease arrangements with co-working real estate companies; and, if so, the details of the leases, including the terms...
- Childcare Services
289. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will provide information on funding for emergency capital works in a childcare facility (details supplied); and if he will make a...
- Parental Leave
290. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will address a matter regarding parental leave (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35929/20]
- Direct Provision System
291. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will provide details of the difference in the level of governance and oversight between emergency accommodation centres and direct...
- Covid-19 Pandemic
292. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if his Department or an agency operating under his Department has encountered expenditure in respect of hand sanitisation products or other...
- Commissions of Investigation
293. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when he plans to publish the final report of the commission of investigation into mother and baby homes; and if he will make a statement on...
- Childcare Services
294. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will address a matter regarding the case of a person (details supplied). [36051/20]
- Youth Services
295. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if consideration will be given to the provision of a dedicated youth service for an area (details supplied) in County Dublin in view of the...
- Department of Education and Skills
- Student Support Schemes
296. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the bursaries available to a student (details supplied). [35816/20]
- Departmental Offices
297. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department has lease arrangements with co-working real estate companies; and, if so, the details of the leases, including the terms of the...
- Apprenticeship Programmes
299. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students enrolled in apprenticeships; the estimated cost to the Exchequer annually; the number of craft apprenticeships; the...
- Covid-19 Pandemic
300. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department or an agency operating under his Department has encountered expenditure in respect of hand sanitisation products or other PPE...
- Brexit Issues
301. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the arrangements that have been made to ensure that students from Northern Ireland will continue to be treated as previously in Irish...
- Student Universal Support Ireland
302. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if Irish students will be able to avail of SUSI grants post Brexit to study at universities in Northern Ireland and the UK; and if he will make a...
- Third Level Fees
303. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the campaign by UCD graduate medical students in seeking clarity on the 2% to 4% annual increase in tuition...
- Student Accommodation
304. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a person (details supplied) could not have their accommodation fees refunded from DCU in line with best practice in terms of Covid-19...
- Department of Justice and Equality
- Oireachtas Joint Committee Reports
305. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the work carried out by the family justice oversight group to implement the report on reform of the family law system by the...
- Departmental Offices
306. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if her Department has lease arrangements with co-working real estate companies; and, if so, the details of the leases,...
- Covid-19 Pandemic
308. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons who have been fined for breaching Covid-19 level 5 restrictions. [35906/20]
- Equality Issues
309. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if responsibility for the national LGBTI+ inclusion strategy and wider measures and provisions to promote LGBTI equality in...
- Covid-19 Pandemic
310. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if her Department or an agency operating under her Department has encountered expenditure in respect of hand sanitisation...
- Work Permits
311. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if her Department has issued permissions to reside and work in the State since 1 January 2020 to non-EEA, Swiss nationals on...
- Naturalisation Eligibility
313. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding residency and eligibility for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will...
- Department of Health
- Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
314. To ask the Minister for Health the number of nursing homes and long-term care facilities that have availed of the assistance scheme for all private and voluntary nursing homes and the...
- Medical Aids and Appliances
316. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35822/20]
- General Practitioner Services
317. To ask the Minister for Health the status of SouthDoc reopening in Blackpool, Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35828/20]
- Home Care Packages
318. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Clare will receive extra urgent home care hours; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35829/20]
- Ministerial Correspondence
319. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter raised in correspondence by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35834/20]
- Hospital Appointments Status
320. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35837/20]
- Misuse of Drugs
321. To ask the Minister for Health the status of growing hemp for industrial purposes such as hempcrete construction; and his plans to change same. [35838/20]
- Covid-19 Pandemic
322. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the purchasing of PPE; if he and the HSE are prioritising the purchase of PPE from Irish suppliers; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Covid-19 Tests
323. To ask the Minister for Health the number of cycles of the PCR test that are being used in the field to diagnose the rising cases of Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Departmental Offices
324. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department has lease arrangements with co-working real estate companies; and, if so, the details of the leases, including the terms of the lease,...
- Nursing Staff
326. To ask the Minister for Health if student nurses are still being offered a contract as healthcare assistants and therefore still being paid for their work during the Covid-19 pandemic; and...
- Hospital Services
327. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the appointment of an independent external facilitator to engage in a consultative process in respect of the Midland Regional Hospital, Port...
- Covid-19 Pandemic
328. To ask the Minister for Health the details of analysis, studies and reports on the number and rate of infections of persons with Covid-19 in private rented accommodation; if a comparison...
- Hospital Appointments Status
330. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35940/20]
- Disabilities Assessments
331. To ask the Minister for Health the number of names on the assessment of need waiting list for north County Dublin; the resources and funding that has been allocated to clear the waiting list...
- National Drugs Strategy
336. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the €10 million in funding announced in budget 2021 for the national drugs strategy; if the drugs and alcohol task force in Tallaght,...
- Cancer Services
337. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a document (details supplied) regarding cancer services; if the document will be assessed; his objectives in respect of further progressing an...
- HSE Staff
338. To ask the Minister for Health the additional supports that will be provided to specialists in public health medicine to bring their contracts in line with their duties and responsibilities;...
- General Practitioner Services
339. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to address the general practitioner shortage in the area of Carrickmacross, County Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35975/20]
- Disability Support Services
340. To ask the Minister for Health the reason it is planned that the group home for persons with physical and sensory disabilities at Drummond Otra, Carrickmacross, County Monaghan, will be...
- Covid-19 Pandemic
341. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department or an agency operating under his Department has encountered expenditure in respect of hand sanitisation products or other PPE products that...
- Nursing Staff
343. To ask the Minister for Health if he will reinstate the healthcare assistant pay scheme for student nurses and midwives which was introduced in March 2020 but is no longer in operation; and...
- Protected Disclosures
344. To ask the Minister for Health if a protected disclosure has been received from staff in a hospice (details supplied); the actions he plans to take on the disclosure; if this disclosure is...
- Vaccination Programme
345. To ask the Minister for Health if he will immediately review the HSE distribution chain for the winter flu vaccine (details supplied) [36030/20]
- Drug Treatment Programmes
346. To ask the Minister for Health the date for the reopening of the Keltoi residential drugs and alcohol service, Phoenix Park, Dublin 20, which was closed in March 2020; and if he will make a...
- Hospital Appointments Status
347. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will have an operation at Beaumont Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36042/20]
- Speech and Language Therapy
348. To ask the Minister for Health when it is planned to resume speech and language services in County Donegal with speech and language therapists returning to their positions; and if he will...
- Covid-19 Pandemic
351. To ask the Minister for Health if day care facilities and grooming salons for pets are deemed an essential service under the term "animal welfare" as per the Health Act 1947 (Section 31A -...
- Oireachtas Joint Committee Reports
352. To ask the Minister for Health the progress to date on implementing the recommendations of the 2018 report by the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Health on foetal anti-convulsant syndrome; and...
- Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council
353. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding the recognised institutional member on the Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council; his plans to appoint...
- Covid-19 Pandemic
354. To ask the Minister for Health if clarification and guidance will be provided on the continuing operation of beauty clinics offering Botox and other injectable treatments (details supplied);...
- Mental Health Services
355. To ask the Minister for Health if issues raised in the media (details supplied) regarding the new national forensic mental services hospital, Portrane, will receive a response; if an advice...
- Medical Aids and Appliances
356. To ask the Minister for Health if a mobility scooter will be facilitated in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36108/20]
- Nursing Homes Support Scheme
357. To ask the Minister for Health when an application under the fair deal scheme will be approved in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions
358. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will examine the level of carbon sequestration from hedgerows; if he will provide incentives for the protection and development...
- Sugar Industry
359. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent of research done into the use of growing sugar beet as a rotational crop and the possible production of bioethanol; the...
- Pesticide Use
360. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will expedite an application for a PCS number (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35813/20]
- Grant Payments
361. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a refusal for the beef finisher scheme was issued to a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary despite the applicant...
- Agriculture Industry
363. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of progress made on the commitment in the programme for Government to explore fully the potential for growing fibre crops...
- Equine Industry
364. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to work collaboratively with an organisation (details supplied) and other NGOs to enforce equine ID and a clampdown on...
- Forestry Sector
366. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding Christmas trees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35842/20]
- Animal Welfare
367. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the delivery of the animal welfare strategy for Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35844/20]
- Departmental Offices
368. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has lease arrangements with co-working real estate companies; and, if so, the details of the leases, including the...
- Food Industry
370. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of work being carried out to establish the office of the national food ombudsman; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Medicinal Products
371. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the membership and minutes of the stakeholder forum convened to address the challenges facing the agricultural and livestock merchant...
- Agriculture Industry
372. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the most recent analysis conducted by his Department on the contribution of the biosector to the net foreign earnings of Ireland; and...
- Food Wise 2025 Strategy
373. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the Food Wise 2025 high-level implementation committee has engaged in a reassessment of the growth projections contained within...
- Agrifood Sector
374. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of exporters requiring certification for products being exported to the UK that have registered for access to the export...
- Animal Diseases
375. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the review of biosecurity practices that has taken place following the confirmation of two cases of highly pathogenic...
- Sheep Welfare Scheme
376. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on a matter regarding the sheep welfare scheme (details supplied). [35909/20]
- Fishing Fleet Protection
377. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will examine the recent High Court ruling which overturned a ban on fishing vessels greater than 18 m being allowed to fish...
- Fur Farming
378. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has ordered the closure of the three remaining fur farms here in the interests of public health in view of a mutated strain of...
- Agriculture Scheme Applications
379. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an additional payment can be claimed for preparatory works required in respect of TAMS grant applicants for the replacement of...
- Agriculture Industry
380. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the technical manner in which grass-fed standard is assured; the way in which the matter is managed by his Department or a body under...
- Forestry Sector
381. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to address the issue in respect of the national forestry accounting plan 2021-25 finding that 54% of forestry in Ireland...
- Nitrates Action Programme
382. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans in respect of the nitrates derogation review; his engagements with EU representatives in this regard; and if he will make a...
- Covid-19 Pandemic
383. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department or an agency operating under his Department has encountered expenditure in respect of hand sanitisation products or...
- Hare Coursing
384. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if all hare coursing activity will be suspended for the purpose of restricting the spread of Covid-19 for the duration of all travel...
- Department of Rural and Community Development
- LEADER Programmes
385. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if the matter of no funding having been identified for the delivery and administration of the LEADER 2021 programme will be addressed;...
- Departmental Offices
387. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if her Department has lease arrangements with co-working real estate companies; and, if so, the details of the leases, including the...
- Local Improvement Scheme
389. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the level of funding allocated to each local authority for the local improvement scheme in 2020; the proposed allocation per county...
- Remote Working
390. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will allocate funding towards the development of a hub (details supplied) under the rural regeneration programme; and if she...
- Covid-19 Pandemic
391. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if her Department or an agency operating under her Department has encountered expenditure in respect of hand sanitisation products or...
