Written answers
Thursday, 25 March 2021
- Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
- Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland
1. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if additional funding will be provided to the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland Covid-19 loan scheme (details supplied); and if...
- Departmental Communications
2. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the dedicated email addresses for Members of the Houses of the Oireachtas to contact his Department and bodies under its aegis as...
- Protected Disclosures
3. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of protected disclosures received by his Department in each of the years 2017 to 2020 and to date in 2021; the number that...
- Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
5. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the pandemic supports available to businesses trading under €50,000 per year; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Enterprise Support Services
6. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he plans to increase the ease of setting up new businesses (details supplied); if there are dedicated new business supports for such...
- Job Creation
7. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans for replacement jobs at a company (details supplied) in County Galway; the steps he has taken to date; and if he will make a...
- Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
- Departmental Projects
8. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the title of each study, review and research undertaken or commissioned by his Department in each of the years 2018 to...
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions
9. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the percentage reduction when the target to reduce GHG emissions to 29.8 GtCO2e by 2030, a 51% reduction relative to...
- Departmental Communications
10. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the dedicated email addresses for Members of the Houses of the Oireachtas to contact his Department and bodies under its...
- Protected Disclosures
11. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of protected disclosures received by his Department in each of the years 2017 to 2020 and to date in 2021;...
- National Broadband Plan
13. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the progress to date in providing access to high-speed broadband in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he...
- Illegal Dumping
14. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the cost to Meath and Westmeath county councils, respectively, of illegal dumping in each of the years 2015 to 2020, in...
- National Broadband Plan
17. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 13, 17 and 18 of 25 February 2021, when the inquiries referred to will be...
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Rights of Way
18. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a ministerial order was signed to extinguish the public right of way which ran under the railway bridge at Ravenswell Road to Bray...
- Departmental Communications
19. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the dedicated email addresses for Members of the Houses of the Oireachtas to contact his Department and bodies under its aegis as outlined...
- Protected Disclosures
20. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of protected disclosures received by his Department in each of the years 2017 to 2020 and to date in 2021; the number that were...
- Roads Maintenance
22. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding provided to Monaghan County Council for local road maintenance and resurfacing in each of the years 2010 to 2020, in tabular...
- Rail Network
24. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the details of the policy of Iarnród Éireann regarding the operation of diesel trains standing idle with engines running for...
- Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
25. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the current supports available to travel agents enabling them to reimburse consumers who do not wish to avail of refund credit notes; and...
- Road Projects
26. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his role and function in deciding which road projects will be progressed as part of national transport policy; and if he will make a...
- Departmental Policy Functions
30. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the engagement he has had on the policy of progressing disability services; and if he has contacted other Ministers regarding the policy....
- Road Network
31. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of light poles on the M50, including the on and off roads; and the annual cost of maintaining same. [16202/21]
- Departmental Correspondence
33. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if matters raised in correspondence by a person (details supplied) will receive a response; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Shannon Airport Facilities
34. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if an aircraft (details supplied) landed at Shannon Airport on 15 January 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16245/21]
- Department of Finance
- Insurance Industry
39. To ask the Minister for Finance if insurance companies that cover dance schools, variety clubs and stage schools will be lobbied for a reduction in premiums while teaching online. [15981/21]
- Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment
40. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of 2020 pandemic unemployment payment recipients who were liable for taxation in each week from the week ending 15 January 2021 to date in tabular...
- Departmental Communications
41. To ask the Minister for Finance the dedicated email addresses for Members of the Houses of the Oireachtas to contact his Department and bodies under its aegis as outlined in circular 25/2016....
- Protected Disclosures
42. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of protected disclosures received by his Department in each of the years 2017 to 2020 and to date in 2021; the number that were accepted as a...
- Mortgage Lending
44. To ask the Minister for Finance if a bank (details supplied) has sold mortgages to a US investment group with another company contracted to service the loans; the number of mortgages that...
- Departmental Policy Functions
46. To ask the Minister for Finance the engagement he has had on the policy of progressing disability services; and if he has contacted other Ministers regarding the policy. [16170/21]
- Banking Sector
47. To ask the Minister for Finance the measures he proposes to take to strengthen the banking sector following recent announcements of branch closures nationally. [16250/21]
- Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
- Departmental Communications
49. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the dedicated email addresses for Members of the Houses of the Oireachtas to contact his Department and bodies under its aegis as...
- Protected Disclosures
50. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of protected disclosures received by his Department in each of the years 2017 to 2020 and to date in 2021; the number that...
- EU Directives
52. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the details of his Department's engagement with the European Commission on the proposal for a directive for the protection of...
- Departmental Policy Functions
53. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the engagement he has had on the policy of progressing disability services; and if he has contacted other Ministers regarding the policy....
- Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
- Covid-19 Pandemic
54. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the provisions in place to support dance classes, variety groups and stage schools during level 5 restrictions. [15980/21]
- Sport Ireland
56. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the additional funding her Department expects to provide to Sport Ireland to assist high-performance athletes in preparation for...
- Departmental Communications
57. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the dedicated email addresses for Members of the Houses of the Oireachtas to contact her Department and bodies under its aegis as...
- Protected Disclosures
58. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of protected disclosures received by her Department in each of the years 2017 to 2020 and to date in 2021; the number...
- Covid-19 Pandemic
60. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will seek a revision of Covid-19 restrictions in order that visitor attractions can reopen at level 3; and if she will make...
- Údarás na Gaeltachta
61. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans for the promised review of the organisational and governance structures of Údarás na Gaeltachta, including the...
- Plean Teanga
63. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht maidir le ceist uimhir 30 ar an 19ú Samhain 2020, cén dul chun cinn atá déanta maidir le Plean Teanga Chathair...
- Departmental Policy Functions
64. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the engagement she has had on the policy of progressing disability services; and if she has contacted other Ministers regarding the...
- Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
- Departmental Communications
65. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the dedicated email addresses for Members of the Houses of the Oireachtas to contact his Department and bodies under its aegis...
- Local Authority Funding
66. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the funding of €1.8 million granted to Cork County Council for the purchase of Passage West docks under the 2018...
- Protected Disclosures
67. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of protected disclosures received by his Department in each of the years 2017 to 2020 and to date in 2021; the...
- Local Authority Housing
69. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of persons on local authority housing waiting lists in counties Meath and Westmeath, respectively, at the end of...
- Planning Issues
73. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when he plans to cease the strategic housing development regulation. [16101/21]
- Urban Regeneration and Development Fund
74. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to run a module under the urban regeneration and development fund specifically aimed at funding large community...
- Local Authority Staff
75. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to approve immediately the appointment of a permanent CEO to Galway County Council given that the council has been...
- Social and Affordable Housing
76. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the average all-in cost of turnkey social housing units approved in 2019 and 2020 by local authority in tabular form. [16158/21]
- Departmental Policy Functions
79. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the engagement he has had on the policy of progressing disability services; and if he has contacted other Ministers regarding...
- Commercial Rates
80. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to reduce new businesses' (details supplied) commercial rates or to exempt them from commercial rates; if there are...
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Departmental Communications
81. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the dedicated email addresses for Members of the Houses of the Oireachtas to contact his Department and bodies under its aegis as outlined in...
- Protected Disclosures
82. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of protected disclosures received by his Department in each of the years 2017 to 2020 and to date in 2021; the number that were...
- Passport Controls
84. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the fact that some international business transactions require a passport as the only acceptable Irish...
- Foreign Policy
85. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will examine reports of moves by the Turkish Government to ban the Peoples Democratic Party, which is the third largest party in the...
- Departmental Policy Functions
86. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the engagement he has had on the policy of progressing disability services; and if he has contacted other Ministers regarding the policy....
- Department of Defence
- Departmental Communications
87. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the dedicated email addresses for Members of the Houses of the Oireachtas to contact his Department and bodies under its aegis as outlined in...
- Protected Disclosures
88. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of protected disclosures received by his Department in each of the years 2017 to 2020 and to date in 2021; the number that were...
- Departmental Policy Functions
90. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the engagement he has had on the policy of progressing disability services; and if he has contacted other Ministers regarding the policy. [16166/21]
- Defence Forces Reserve
91. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the strength of the Reserve Defence Force as of 1 March 2021 in respect of all three services and all ranks; the gender breakdown of same; and if...
- Overseas Missions
92. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of overseas missions in which the Defence Forces are currently involved; the number of personnel involved in each mission; and if he...
- Covid-19 Pandemic
93. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will report on the involvement of the Permanent Defence Force in the Covid-19 vaccination programme; the number of personnel involved; the...
- School Enrolments
95. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a special education school (details supplied) can cite to a parent its enrolment-age criterion as being from four to seven years of age...
- Departmental Communications
96. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the dedicated email addresses for Members of the Houses of the Oireachtas to contact her Department and bodies under its aegis as outlined in...
- School Staff
97. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to schools that are experiencing difficulties in teaching effectively given the number of staff who are absent due...
- Protected Disclosures
98. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of protected disclosures received by her Department in each of the years 2017 to 2020 and to date in 2021; the number that were...
- Covid-19 Pandemic
100. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department will conduct a review of ventilation in schools; if more carbon dioxide sensors will be installed in schools to better tackle...
- Departmental Policy Functions
103. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the engagement she has had on the policy of progressing disability services; and if she has contacted other Ministers regarding the policy. [16167/21]
- School Transport
104. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a school bus ticket for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16191/21]
- DEIS Scheme
105. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when it is planned to include additional schools in the DEIS programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16204/21]
- Schools Building Projects
106. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when approval will issue in respect of essential projects at a school (details supplied); if these applications can be finalised without further...
- Covid-19 Pandemic
107. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the decision-making process in respect of students and examiners not wearing masks during leaving certificate oral examinations; her views on the...
- School Transport
108. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when payment of the remote area school transport grant for the school year 2019-20 will issue to a group of parents in a school (details...
- Vaccination Programme
110. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide clarity to home school community liaison officers as to when they can expect to receive the Covid-19 vaccine following...
- Schools Building Projects
111. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 245 of 5 March 2020, the progress made to date in developing a purpose-built school for the pupils of the...
- Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
- Rural Social Scheme
113. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason rural social scheme supervisors are being requested to gather personal information from scheme participants as...
- Departmental Communications
114. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the dedicated email addresses for Members of the Houses of the Oireachtas to contact her Department and bodies under its...
- Protected Disclosures
115. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of protected disclosures received by her Department in each of the years 2017 to 2020 and to date in 2021; the...
- Social Welfare Schemes
117. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if supports are available for a person working full-time and taking up a professional master's course in education online...
- Back to Work Enterprise Allowance Scheme
118. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the back to work enterprise allowance can be repurposed to include self-employed persons in the tourism and arts sectors...
- Child Maintenance Payments
119. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when the child maintenance review group will conclude and issue its findings; the timeline for same; and if she will make a...
- Departmental Policy Functions
120. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the engagement she has had on the policy of progressing disability services; and if she has contacted other Ministers...
- Legislative Reviews
121. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to review the Civil Registration (Amendment) Act 2004; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16192/21]
- Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
- Asylum Seekers
122. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if consideration will be given to extending the number of asylum seekers accepted by Ireland from the Greek...
- Parental Leave
125. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the leave entitlements of a person who has become a parent through surrogacy; if it is planned to make...
- Departmental Communications
126. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the dedicated email addresses for Members of the Houses of the Oireachtas to contact his Department and bodies...
- Protected Disclosures
127. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of protected disclosures received by his Department in each of the years 2017 to 2020 and to date in...
- National Childcare Scheme
129. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if crèches can opt in and opt out of the national childcare scheme; and his views as to whether his...
- Departmental Policy Functions
130. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the engagement he has had on the policy of progressing disability services; and if he has contacted other...
- Department of Education and Skills
- Covid-19 Pandemic
131. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps that have been taken regarding the placements for social care students; when they can expect an announcement; and if he will make a...
- Departmental Communications
132. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the dedicated email addresses for Members of the Houses of the Oireachtas to contact his Department and bodies under its aegis as outlined in...
- Third Level Education
133. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to provide higher education facilities with supports and facilities in order to provide practical creative learning experiences in the...
- Protected Disclosures
134. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of protected disclosures received by his Department in each of the years 2017 to 2020 and to date in 2021; the number that were...
- Student Support Schemes
136. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if supports are available to persons working full-time and taking up a professional master's in education course online with a college (details...
- Student Universal Support Ireland
137. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the widow's, widower's or surviving civil partner's (contributory) pension is included as income in SUSI assessments; if this was always the...
- Research and Development
139. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide the public and private investment in research and development as a numerical value, a share of GDP, a share of GNI and a share...
- Covid-19 Pandemic
140. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if clarity will be provided on student work placement and practical requirements (details supplied) for post-leaving certificate courses. [16162/21]
- Departmental Policy Functions
141. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the engagement he has had on the policy of progressing disability services; and if he has contacted other Ministers regarding the policy. [16172/21]
- Departmental Expenditure
142. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount spent to date of the €2.2 billion in capital expenditure the Government has committed to spending across higher education over...
- Oideachas trí Ghaeilge
143. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills cén soláthar agus cé na tagairtí d’fhorbairt na hearnála breisoideachais trí Ghaeilge atá déanta...
- Department of Justice and Equality
- Visa Applications
144. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the options a person (details supplied) has to renew their stamp 4 spousal visa which is due to expire at the same time as...
- Naturalisation Applications
145. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons who have completed the naturalisation process to date through signing the new statutory declaration of...
- Crime Data
146. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of armed robbery cases reported to An Garda Síochána within the Waterford Garda division in each of the...
- Garda Equipment
147. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of new marked Garda vehicles allocated to the Waterford Garda division in 2019 and 2020; the breakdown by type of...
- Citizenship Applications
148. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in the determination of an application for citizenship in the case of a person (details supplied); and if...
- Departmental Communications
149. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the dedicated email addresses for Members of the Houses of the Oireachtas to contact her Department and bodies under its aegis...
- Protected Disclosures
150. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of protected disclosures received by her Department in each of the years 2017 to 2020 and to date in 2021; the...
- Leave to Remain
152. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in the determination of the status of an application in the case of a person (details supplied); and if...
- Court Sittings
153. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if consideration will be given to allowing family court services in the Circuit Court and the District Court in Cork city to be...
- Covid-19 Pandemic
154. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the mechanisms in place to inform persons whose attendance at court is requested that the courts are closed as a consequence of...
- Naturalisation Applications
155. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the steps she has taken to put in place an enhanced process for the consideration of applications for naturalisation as...
- Departmental Policy Functions
156. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the engagement she has had on the policy of progressing disability services; and if she has contacted other Ministers regarding...
- Garda Reports
157. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if it is her Department or An Garda Síochána that set the fees for providing Garda report abstracts and any other...
- International Protection
158. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of recommendations made under section 21(3) of the International Protection Act 2015 in each of the years 2018, 2019...
- Department of Health
- HSE Properties
160. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to sell the lands at a site (details supplied); the timeframe for the sale; if a review will be carried out on plans to sell the land; and if he will...
- Hospital Car Parks
162. To ask the Minister for Health if he will publish the 2018 HSE review of hospital car parking charges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15974/21]
- Disability Services Funding
163. To ask the Minister for Health the number of business plans received by the HSE seeking funding for persons with disabilities, including intellectual disabilities, in each of the years 2017...
- Respite Care Services
164. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children aged under 18 years of age on waiting lists for respite by county; and the average length of time these children have been waiting for...
- Health Services
165. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the reconfiguring of services in CHO2; the additional resources that will be put in place in each county to support this reconfiguration; the...
- Hospital Waiting Lists
166. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children on waiting lists for treatment or procedures at Children's Health Ireland, Crumlin; the number of children on these waiting lists with...
- Vaccination Programme
167. To ask the Minister for Health if dance and stage school teachers are due to be vaccinated in the same cohort as mainstream educational teachers; and, if so, the cohort in which they are...
- Home Help Service
168. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of providing an extra 1.3 million home support hours; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15985/21]
- Hospital Waiting Lists
169. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting for both inpatient and outpatient appointments at University Hospital Waterford in 2019 and 2020, respectively; and if he will...
- Departmental Communications
170. To ask the Minister for Health the dedicated email addresses for Members of the Houses of the Oireachtas to contact his Department and bodies under its aegis as outlined in circular 25/2016....
- Speech and Language Therapy
171. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 964 of 3 March 2021, the number of speech and language therapists who have been working on speech and language duties by...
- Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
172. To ask the Minister for Health the plans in place to recruit staff, in particular psychologists, social workers, occupational therapists and nursing staff (details supplied), to CAMHS in...
- Vaccination Programme
173. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) has been included in the group 4 listing of the Covid-19 vaccine roll-out; the location at which the vaccine will be...
- Protected Disclosures
174. To ask the Minister for Health the number of protected disclosures received by his Department in each of the years 2017 to 2020 and to date in 2021; the number that were accepted as a...
- Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme
176. To ask the Minister for Health the number of applications (details supplied) approved in County Mayo from 1 January 2021 to 19 March 2021 weekly in tabular form; and if he will make a...
- Ambulance Service
177. To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken to improve the ambulance service in the Dublin area; the effect of the improvements to date on the waiting times for ambulances; his...
- Vaccination Programme
179. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration has been given to the prioritisation of heart failure patients for access to the Covid-19 vaccine in view of information (details supplied);...
- Covid-19 Pandemic
180. To ask the Minister for Health if seafarers will be exempt from the mandatory hotel quarantine for passengers arriving here from high-risk countries which is due to be implemented; and if he...
- Disability Services Data
181. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children currently on the waiting list for children's disability services; the number on the waiting list for less than three, three to six, six...
- Disability Services Provision
183. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider increasing the staffing numbers in children’s disability services in order to reduce the time spent by children on the waiting list...
- Covid-19 Tests
185. To ask the Minister for Health if seafarers are exempt from having to provide evidence of a negative or not detected result from a Covid-19 reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction...
- Hospital Staff
186. To ask the Minister for Health if he will respond to correspondence (details supplied) relating to the plan to cut six of 30 newly qualified doctors at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital,...
- Nursing Homes Support Scheme
187. To ask the Minister for Health if the decision to disallow a fair deal appeal by a person (details supplied) will be reviewed; if the review letter will be examined by HSE; and if he will...
- Vaccination Programme
188. To ask the Minister for Health the data recording systems operated by the State in order to record all relevant personal data arising from the Covid-19 vaccination programme. [16104/21]
- Departmental Funding
190. To ask the Minister for Health if he will increase funding to an organisation (details supplied) in order to extend its services to those over the age of 65 years; and if he will make a...
- Departmental Reviews
191. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 832 of 24 February 2021, if he will furnish a reply. [16110/21]
- Vaccination Programme
192. To ask the Minister for Health if those who have particular underlying conditions which make them more vulnerable to the potential side effects of certain Covid vaccines, for example those...
- Covid-19 Pandemic
194. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the zero Covid strategy of a group (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16118/21]
- Hospital Waiting Lists
195. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the waiting list for the asthma drug Xolair at Tallaght Hospital; the number of persons waiting for same; the length of time they have been...
- Care Services
196. To ask the Minister for Health the number of adults living in HSE-run or HSE-funded facilities in CHO7 requiring safeguarding in each of the years 2018, 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021; the...
- Hospital Staff
197. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he has taken to ensure the retention of newly qualified junior doctors in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital with reference to interns; and if he will make...
- Health Services Provision
198. To ask the Minister for Health the wait times for speech and language therapy, SLT, occupational therapy and psychological services in CHO7 for the Dublin 12 area. [16127/21]
- Hospital Waiting Lists
199. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) is on the waiting list for a procedure in the Midland Regional Hospital, Mullingar. [16129/21]
- Primary Care Services
200. To ask the Minister for Health the number of adult primary care posts in CHO8 for speech and language therapy, occupational therapy, physiotherapy and psychology; and if he will make a...
- Departmental Funding
204. To ask the Minister for Health if it is a condition that charitable voluntary groups must first be in compliance with the company law requirement to file annual audited accounts before they...
- Health Services Provision
205. To ask the Minister for Health the wait times for speech and language therapy, occupational therapy and psychological services in CHO7, Dublin 12. [16144/21]
- Covid-19 Tests
206. To ask the Minister for Health if therapists are still redeployed for swapping; and the number from CHO7. [16145/21]
- Health Services Staff
207. To ask the Minister for Health where the 300 new therapists will be located. [16146/21]
- Vaccination Programme
210. To ask the Minister for Health if it is planned to prioritise cardiac patients between 18 and 65 years of age under priority 4 in the Covid-19 vaccine roll-out; and if he will make a...
- Nursing Staff
212. To ask the Minister for Health the engagement he has had on pay for student nurses. [16163/21]
- Departmental Policy Functions
213. To ask the Minister for Health the engagement he has had on the policy of progressing disability services; and if he has contacted other Ministers regarding the policy. [16173/21]
- Medical Aids and Appliances
214. To ask the Minister for Health if a new automated special chair will be provided for a person (details supplied). [16183/21]
- Health Services Provision
215. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting times for access to speech and language therapy, occupational therapy and psychological services in the Dublin CHO7 area; and if he will make a...
- Speech and Language Therapy
216. To ask the Minister for Health the number of speech and language therapists who remain redeployed to other areas as a result of the Covid-19 emergency; and the number of same who are from...
- Health Services Staff
217. To ask the Minister for Health when the proposed recruitment of new therapists will take place; the health areas to which they will be allocated; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Covid-19 Pandemic
218. To ask the Minister for Health the grounds for selection in respect of the 33 category 2 countries for travel purposes; the supporting data in each case; and if he will make a statement on...
- Vaccination Programme
221. To ask the Minister for Health the expected average daily vaccination numbers in respect of the vaccination system roll-out capability under unconstrained supply, 75% supply and 50% supply,...
- Covid-19 Tests
223. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons being tested for Covid-19 at a location (details supplied) and elsewhere who do not have PPS numbers; if those persons are from within or...
- Disability Services Provision
224. To ask the Minister for Health the timeframe for the publication of the capacity review of disability services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16212/21]
- Covid-19 Pandemic
225. To ask the Minister for Health when the Covid-19 mandatory travel quarantine system will be operational; if it is planned to designate additional countries as high risk; and if he will make...
- Nursing Home Accommodation
226. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting time for approved applicants for the nursing home subvention scheme before they go into payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Ophthalmology Services
227. To ask the Minister for Health when an ophthalmologist will be appointed to an area (details supplied) in County Mayo following the transfer of the previous ophthalmologist to another area....
- Home School Community Liaison Scheme
229. To ask the Minister for Health when home school community liaison officers will be vaccinated against Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16229/21]
- Primary Medical Certificates
230. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a primary medical certificate for person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16231/21]
- Vaccination Programme
231. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the lack of Covid-19 vaccination prioritisation for family carers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16232/21]
- Covid-19 Pandemic
235. To ask the Minister for Health if patients admitted to hospital for non-Covid-19-related illnesses or treatment but who are later found to be Covid-19-positive while in hospital are being...
- National Public Health Emergency Team
236. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the recommendation NPHET made in its letter of 18 February 2021 to expand mandatory hotel quarantine to all inbound passengers was not implemented;...
- Vaccination Programme
237. To ask the Minister for Health the cohorts being vaccinated at the Helix, DCU; the average number each day who are being vaccinated on site; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Covid-19 Pandemic
238. To ask the Minister for Health if all nursing homes will implement the new visitation guidelines to allow for a second weekly visit; if not, the nursing homes which will or will not...
- Cancer Services
239. To ask the Minister for Health the steps Ireland will take to support the implementation of the Beating Cancer Plan; if he plans to leverage EU funds or other supports available under the...
- Covid-19 Pandemic
240. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department was involved in the development of Resilience and Recovery 2020-2021: Plan for Living with Covid-19; if Ireland’s application to the...
- Covid-19 Tests
242. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the use of antigen testing as part of reopening society out of lockdown; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16252/21]
- Covid-19 Pandemic
243. To ask the Minister for Health if the definition of a Covid-19 death will be amended or updated as more persons are vaccinated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16254/21]
- Hospital Facilities
244. To ask the Minister for Health the projected timeline for the opening of the new national forensic mental health service hospital, Portrane; if recruitment has been successfully completed to...
- Dental Services
245. To ask the Minister for Health the availability of a cosmetic dentistry grant and the criteria for same or the financial assistance for urgent orthodontic treatment; and if he will make a...
- Vaccination Programme
246. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the vaccine roll-out for non-registered carers and parents of vulnerable children with additional needs, especially if the parents have roles...
- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Departmental Communications
247. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the dedicated email addresses for Members of the Houses of the Oireachtas to contact his Department and bodies under its aegis as...
- Protected Disclosures
248. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of protected disclosures received by his Department in each of the years 2017 to 2020 and to date in 2021; the number that...
- Afforestation Programme
250. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16079/21]
- Animal Diseases
251. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the case of a person (details supplied) will be examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16091/21]
- Basic Payment Scheme
252. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there is a problem with the eligibility of a plot under an area aid application (details supplied). [16099/21]
- Inland Fisheries
253. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the National Inland Fisheries Forum; when it last met; his plans to reconvene the forum; and if he will make a...
- Forestry Sector
254. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the forestry licensing backlog will be cleared with reference to a specific date; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Departmental Policy Functions
257. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the engagement he has had on the policy of progressing disability services; and if he has contacted other Ministers regarding the...
- Beef Industry
258. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will address concerns that certain representatives on the beef task force do not represent the organisation with which they are...
- Agriculture Schemes
259. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a young farmer who is studying agriculture at third-level and will have a green certificate in two years’ time will be...
- Basic Payment Scheme
260. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a single farm payment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16206/21]
- Common Agricultural Policy
261. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if discussions are ongoing with the European Commission on EU market support measures (details supplied); and if he will make a...
- Brexit Negotiations
262. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the likely timescale for decisions at EU level on the Brexit adjustment reserve; the schemes being developed by his Department to...
- Equine Industry
263. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department will take action on the large number of stray, unregistered horses trespassing and causing damage to lands near a...
- Department of Rural and Community Development
- Covid-19 Pandemic
264. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if guidelines will be issued to boards of management in community centres on hall rental and numbers when level 5 restrictions are...
- Remote Working
265. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development her plans to provide remote working equipment and facilities at locations (details supplied); if funding is available to those...
- Legislative Reviews
267. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the promised review of the Charities Act 2009; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15993/21]
- Departmental Communications
268. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the dedicated email addresses for Members of the Houses of the Oireachtas to contact her Department and bodies under its aegis as...
- Protected Disclosures
269. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of protected disclosures received by her Department in each of the years 2017 to 2020 and to date in 2021; the number that...
- Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme
271. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if a decision has been made on a funding application by a group (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement...
- Local Improvement Scheme
272. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development when each local authority will be advised as to its local improvement scheme allocation for 2021; the reason for the delay in same...
- Departmental Policy Functions
273. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the engagement she has had on the policy of progressing disability services; and if she has contacted other Ministers regarding the...
- Rights of Way
274. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the progress made in the past year to progress the mountain access scheme, which was first developed over ten years ago; if the issue...
- CLÁR Programme
275. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the progress to date on reviewing the CLÁR areas based on the 2016 census of population; the expected date for the conclusion of...
