Written answers
Thursday, 13 May 2021
- Department of Defence
- Defence Forces
4. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans to purchase a military jet aircraft for the Defence Forces to assist troops returning from overseas duties and also assist with duties...
- Naval Service
14. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the role of the Naval Service in fisheries protection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24907/21]
- Defence Forces
19. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the reason the technical pay agreement concluded with the Defence Forces in 2019 has not been implemented. [23899/21]
- European Council Meetings
24. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if the role of the Defence Forces in combatting Covid-19 was a topic that was discussed at the meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council which...
- Defence Forces
25. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he or his Department in view of recent allegations of sexual abuse in the Defence Forces will consider establishing an inquiry to look into...
- European Defence Agency
26. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the purpose of the recent meeting between the chief executive of the European Defence Agency and a representative of the Defence Forces. [25007/21]
- Naval Service
28. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if a commitment will be given to ensure that Dún Laoghaire Harbour maintains a continued connection between Dún Laoghaire and the Naval...
- Defence Forces
29. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the status of the vaccine roll-out for Defence Forces members serving overseas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23957/21]
- Departmental Properties
32. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of vacant residential properties owned by his Department in the State; the plans that exist to refurbish them; and if he will make a...
- Army Barracks
33. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the progress of refurbishment works in Collins Barracks, Cork, in line with the Defence Forces Built Infrastructure Programme 2020-2025; and if...
- Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
34. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the cost to date of all Covid-19-related payments in his Department to individuals and corporate entities; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Defence Forces
35. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence when the abatement waiver deal recently awarded to retired teachers who return to work in the public service will be extended to retired soldiers...
- Army Barracks
38. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the progress of refurbishment works at Aiken Barracks, Dundalk and Gormanston Camp, County Meath in line with the Defence Forces Built...
- Question Heading
39. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of Defence Forces personnel on overseas service at end of April 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24897/21]
- Vaccination Programme
40. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the engagement he has had with the Minister for Health in relation to utilising Defence Forces personnel in the roll-out of Covid-19 vaccinations...
- Defence Forces
42. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he has had discussions with the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform regarding use of the provisions of section 15 of the Public Service...
- Memoranda of Understanding
44. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the recent engagement he has had with the UK Secretary of State regarding the defence memorandum of understanding between Ireland and the UK; and...
- Naval Service
45. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the current numbers of serving members in the Naval Service; and the number of occasions that Naval Service vessels were unable to take to sea...
- Departmental Properties
47. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the details of the way he plans to deal with the land asset owned by his Department at Knockalisheen, Meelick, Limerick in view of the fact that...
- Overseas Missions
48. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of Irish troops in Mali and in Afghanistan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24876/21]
- Defence Forces
49. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans to bring forward legislation to enable members of the Reserve Defence Forces to serve overseas; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Naval Service
51. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans to upgrade facilities at the Naval Service base at Haulbowline; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24983/21]
- Overseas Missions
52. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if his Department has conducted an investigation into allegations by Defence Forces Chief of Staff that his Department released factually...
- Air Corps
54. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans to expand the role of the Air Corps air ambulance service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1470/21]
- Military Honours
55. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will report on the allocation of the 1916 centenary medal to ex-service personnel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24960/21]
- Common Security and Defence Policy
56. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the position regarding the approval of EU funds for the European Defence Fund. [25128/21]
- Army Barracks
59. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the future plans for Custume Barracks in Athlone; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1471/21]
- Defence Forces
60. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence when the review of the post-1994 contracts will take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24988/21]
- European Defence Agency
61. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will report on his attendance at the meeting of the European Defence Agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24875/21]
- Telecommunications Infrastructure
62. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the way in which he intends to protect Ireland’s undersea fibre cables from the threat of interference or sabotage. [25147/21]
- Department of Education and Skills
- Schools Building Projects
70. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to address the need for a further primary school in the high growth area of Castletroy, County Limerick; and if she will make a...
- Physical Education
74. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she plans to fund the provision of sports halls and gymnasiums in primary and secondary schools. [24729/21]
- Special Educational Needs
76. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when details of the enhanced July provision programme will be announced. [25134/21]
- Site Acquisitions
80. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress to date in securing a permanent site for a school (details supplied). [24885/21]
- Special Educational Needs
81. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will amend circular 0030/2014 which defines the role of SNAs as one of care needs only given the actual work and role played by SNAs; and...
- Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
82. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost to date of all Covid-19-related payments in her Department to individuals and corporate entities; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Special Educational Needs
83. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she plans to recognise the education achievements and continuous professional development of SNAs; her plans to accredit the course recently...
- Education Schemes
84. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the supports in place for schools to develop their ICT capacity, including the development of a new digital strategy for schools; and if she will...
- School Transport
85. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the progress report on the review of the school transport scheme underway in her Department; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Special Educational Needs
86. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the model of allocation being used for special needs assistant allocation for the academic year 2021-2022; when her Department will be publishing...
- School Transport
90. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the review of the school transport scheme; the status of the most recent report that the steering group has given to her Department;...
- Site Acquisitions
91. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of plans for a new school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24891/21]
- Special Educational Needs
92. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of and position regarding the summer programme for 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25077/21]
- School Enrolments
93. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her progress to date in increasing the number school places available to second-level boys in the Dublin 9 and 11 region due to a shortage of...
- Education Schemes
94. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the consultation process to bring more schools into the DEIS model; and the groups which have been involved in this consultation...
- Programme for Government
95. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress made under the programme for Government commitment to provide clear guidelines to schools on cost-effective and sustainable practices...
- Schools Building Projects
96. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the date on which school building works will begin at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24981/21]
- Teacher Training
97. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the NCCA will include courses in special needs education including qualifications in behaviour analysis as criterion for teacher registration;...
- Departmental Reviews
98. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the report of the DEIS technical group will be made available; the timeframe for completion of the model; and if she will make a statement on...
- Schools Building Projects
99. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the projected plans for secondary school provision throughout County Louth including provision within the Irish language education sector; and if...
- Special Educational Needs
100. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the plans in place to ensure delivery of the July provision for 2021. [24286/21]
- Educational Disadvantage
101. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures in place to support children and young persons who are at risk of the highest levels of educational disadvantage; and if she will...
- Schools Building Projects
103. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the progression of schools in the mid-western areas of Dublin that have stage 2b planning; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Site Acquisitions
104. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of efforts to purchase a site for new schools (details supplied) in County Cork. [24004/21]
- School Discipline
105. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will consider introducing a policy whereby in circumstances before a school considers expelling a student presenting with behavioural...
- Schools Building Projects
106. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of each large-scale school building project in County Kilkenny; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25062/21]
- National Council for Special Education
107. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if speech and language therapists among others are being directly recruited by the National Council for Special Education; and if she will make a...
- Education Schemes
108. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status and details of the supports to the Creative Ireland and Music Generation programmes; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- School Accommodation
109. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps she is taking to minimise the time spent in temporary accommodation for new schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Question Heading
110. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a school building for a school (details supplied). [25088/21]
- School Accommodation
111. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will review and acknowledge a school (details supplied) crisis report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24972/21]
- Teagasc na Gaeilge
112. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills cén beartas atá ag a Roinn chun dul i ngleic leis na laigí ollmhóra i múineadh na Gaeilge i mbunscoileanna agus...
- Special Educational Needs
113. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the implementation of the EPSEN report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25051/21]
- Covid-19 Pandemic
114. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures that will be taken to enforce social distancing on school transport after reports that social distancing was not enforced on some...
- Schools Building Projects
115. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the extension for a school (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25116/21]
- Special Educational Needs
116. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she plans to meet with representatives of SNAs (details supplied) to ensure that the allocation of rosters and work for the next school term...
- Education Schemes
117. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary and post-primary schools expected to take part in the DEIS summer camp; the level of funding provided; the way in which...
- Schools Building Projects
118. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the expected completion date with regard to the new building for a school (details supplied) in County Monaghan. [25120/21]
- State Examinations
119. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of leaving certificate students who have completed the registration process and confirmed their choices for the leaving certificate...
- Site Acquisitions
120. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures being taken to ensure progress on securing a permanent site and associated works for the new secondary school for Ballincollig,...
- Educational Disadvantage
121. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the timeline for the completion of the consultation process in relation to the DEIS programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- School Facilities
122. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department can or will provide financial and or other assistance to a green schools committee initiative in a school (details supplied) to...
- Oideachas trí Ghaeilge
123. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills cén dearcadh atá aici faoin moladh go mbeidh dhá chúrsa Gaeilge ann don Ard-Teist, T1 agus T2, agus go mbeidh T1 níos...
- Special Educational Needs
124. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will liaise with the Minister of State for Special Education and Inclusion on the findings of a group (details supplied) that 84.4% of...
- Electoral Process
125. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department will undertake a feasibility study into secondary schools registering 16 and 17 year olds to vote in preparation for the...
- School Transport
126. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current status of the steering group tasked with the resolution of issues regarding the primary school transport scheme (details supplied)....
- Special Educational Needs
127. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of additional special educational needs teachers in 2021 in Cork city and county; the number of additional special educational needs...
- Educational Reform
128. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps she will take to accelerate the reform of the leaving certificate. [24037/21]
- Schools Building Projects
129. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to tackle the lack of primary and secondary school places across north County Dublin. [25118/21]
- Oideachas trí Ghaeilge
130. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills an bhfuil sí ar an eolas faoi thorthaí suirbhé atá déanta ag an nGréasán ar bhreis is 400 múinteoir, ina...
- Educational Disadvantage
131. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when additional schools will be included in the DEIS programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25108/21]
- School Staff
132. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will address the significant inequalities in pay, conditions and pension and other entitlements facing many school secretaries. [25044/21]
- Departmental Reviews
133. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress of the review of the report on the ex-gratia scheme for survivors of sexual abuse in day schools; and if she will make a statement...
- Schools Building Projects
134. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which she expects the school building programme at primary and second level to achieve its building targets notwithstanding the...
- Special Educational Needs
135. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps she plans to take to cater for the increasing numbers of special needs pupils at primary level; if she has assessed the impact of the...
- Schools Building Projects
136. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the delivery of a new building for a school (details supplied). [25045/21]
- School Transport
137. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the preparations in place to expand school bus transport for the 2021/2022 school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24980/21]
- Schools Building Projects
138. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a new building project for a school (details supplied); the latest construction timetable of the project; the reason for the delays...
- School Transport
140. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status and details of the supports provided to the school transport system particularly for schools with high levels of educational...
- School Staff
141. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps school principals should take in cases in which there are no substitute teachers available through a school’s own panel of...
- Oideachas trí Ghaeilge
142. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills an bhfuil sé i gceist aici beartas don oideachas trí Ghaeilge, taobh amuigh den Ghaeltacht, a fhoilsiú; agus an ndéanfaidh...
- Programme for Government
143. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of measures her Department has undertaken to date to fulfil the programme for Government commitment that the Government will develop...
- Special Educational Needs
144. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on schools which need additional special education teacher hours which will not be allocated to them given the decision not to...
- School Accommodation
145. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will ensure that a school (details supplied) can stay on its current site now that the lease has been renewed for one more year while the...
- State Examinations
146. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the protocol for the management of Covid-19 outbreaks during the written leaving certificate examination; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Special Educational Needs
147. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the issues facing schools, particularly new and developing schools, in securing appropriate SET allocation;...
- School Admissions
150. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 96 of 6 May 2021, the estimated number of prospective students still on waiting lists for places in these...
- Programme for Government
151. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the commitment in the programme for Government to further progress the move towards a needs-based, responsive set of state supports...
- Site Acquisitions
152. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will meet with the parent group of a school (details supplied) with regard to a permanent site for their school; and if she will make a...
- Special Educational Needs
153. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will consider permitting schools to carry over banked SET hours to the following academic year to avoid loss of SET hours and learning for...
- School Transport
154. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps that have been taken by her Department to ensure that capacity will be available in school transport for all applicants in 2021/2022....
- State Examinations
155. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the situation will be clarified for secondary school pupils who will not be progressing to fifth year having completed the junior cycle in...
- Educational Disadvantage
156. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the analysis her Department has carried out to date into the cost of introducing a paid or discounted postage scheme for a purpose (details...
- Programme for Government
157. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress made on the programme for Government commitment to improve access to supports for positive mental health in schools; and if she will...
- Schools Building Projects
158. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of each large-scale school building project in County Offaly; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25068/21]
- Teacher Training
159. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will increase the number of places for primary teacher training; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25050/21]
- School Transport
160. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to carry out a review of the school transport schemes given the difficulties many parents in rural Ireland have in securing places due...
- Schools Building Projects
161. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of each large-scale school building project in County Mayo; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25076/21]
- Proposed Legislation
162. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to introduce legislation to amend the Education Act 1998 to remove the role of individual school’s ethos in the curricula and...
- Schools Amalgamation
164. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of pupils expected to be placed in a school (details supplied) following the amalgamation of two schools; the additional resources and...
- Pupil-Teacher Ratio
165. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps taken to provide for lower pupil-teacher ratios and class sizes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25065/21]
- Schools Amalgamation
166. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the proposed amalgamation of schools (details supplied) in County Cork. [25089/21]
- School Transport
167. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 86 of 22 April 2021, the number of cases by county in 2019 and 2020 with regard to school transport...
- Special Educational Needs
168. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the ASD provision for the Cork city and county areas ahead of the next school term; her views on whether there is enough capacity...
- Physical Education
169. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps she is taking to ensure a full return to sports in schools for the 2021-2022 academic year; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Educational Disadvantage
170. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress to date in completing the new DEIS identification model and in providing further support to schools already identified as DEIS at...
- Special Educational Needs
171. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will report on the extension of the school inclusion model which was approved in early 2019 and includes in-school and preschool therapy...
- Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
- Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
172. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the supports he will put in place to support event caterers who are excluded from the Covid restrictions support scheme payment; and...
- Commercial Rates
173. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to the Swedish commercial rent rebate scheme to support tenants operating in the sectors for hotels,...
- Electricity Supply Board
174. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has engaged with representatives from an organisation (details supplied) regarding is dispute with the ESB; and if he will...
- Employment Rights
175. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of the legal right of an employee to a proper consultation process under the Employees (Provision of Information and...
- Grant Payments
176. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the grants or financial supports available for a person who is opening a business for the first time as a beautician; and if he will...
- Enterprise Support Services
177. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if applications will be reopened for the small business assistance scheme for late applicants; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Public Procurement Contracts
178. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the details of the information his Department collates as per circular 20/2019 (details supplied); the date this report was issued;...
- Enterprise Support Services
179. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if further financial assistance will be provided for micro and small enterprises to develop an online presence in view of the serious...
- Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
- Broadband Infrastructure
180. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if fibre broadband service will be provided to an area (details supplied) as part of the current roll-out; and if he...
- Energy Conservation
182. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the funding available for retrofitting and making older homes more energy efficient; and if he will make a statement on...
- Broadband Infrastructure
183. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when a school (details supplied) will be connected to the fibre broadband network; and if he will make a statement on...
- Public Procurement Contracts
186. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the details of the information his Department collates as per circular 20/2019 (details supplied); the date this report...
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Driver Test
187. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if additional measures will be implemented as a matter of urgency to deal with the major backlog in applicants awaiting theory tests; and...
- Pension Provisions
188. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will seek assurances from the CIÉ Group that it will desist from making any changes to the CIÉ 1951 superannuation scheme...
- Covid-19 Pandemic
189. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has authorised Transport Infrastructure Ireland to authorise a company (details supplied) to require ticket inspectors to commence...
- Driver Licences
191. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if learner driving permits that were due to expire were extended given the ongoing Covid-19 restrictions; and if not, if he will consider...
- Aviation Industry
192. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if funding previously committed to for extending the runway at Waterford Airport has been released; and if he will make a statement on...
- Driver Test
193. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when a person (details supplied) will be able to sit their driver theory test. [25228/21]
- Air Safety
196. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when professional drone operators will receive certainty on their operating conditions in view of the new regulation system that...
- Driver Test
199. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of his Department’s work to bring the driver theory test online to help clear the backlog; and if he will make a...
- Aviation Industry
200. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when a survival plan will be produced to safeguard the aviation sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25323/21]
- Covid-19 Pandemic
202. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when a plan will be published in relation to opening up international travel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25325/21]
- Driver Test
203. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the roll-out of online driver theory tests for tractor, car and motorbike applicants; and if he will make a statement on...
- Aviation Industry
204. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to a report by organisations (details supplied) published in March 2021; the actions will he take in...
- Driver Licences
205. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of an application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25346/21]
- Departmental Schemes
206. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the discussion his Department had at senior official level on the introduction of a scrappage scheme for fossil fuel cars to facilitate...
- Driver Licences
207. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when an approved driving instructor licence and certificate will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will...
- Coast Guard Service
208. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the provision of military search and rescue is of a lower regulatory oversight and...
- Insurance Industry
214. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the practice of some insurance companies charging higher premiums for car insurance in cases in which...
- Departmental Data
215. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the details of the information his Department collates as per circular 20/2019 (details supplied); the date this report was issued; the...
- Department of Finance
- Fuel Prices
216. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide clarification on the rising costs of fuel oil and coal (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25199/21]
- Primary Medical Certificates
217. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to change outdated legalisation on the strict qualifying criteria for persons to avail of the primary medical certificate; and if he will make a...
- Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
218. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider extending the wage subsidy scheme when summer camps open for the summer period (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
- Ireland Strategic Investment Fund
220. To ask the Minister for Finance if a list will be provided of the activate capital investments for which Ireland Strategic Investment Fund capital was used; and if he will make a statement...
- Renewable Energy Generation
221. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason the long-term lease of farmland for renewable energy projects is not eligible for the tax-free exemption for the long-term leasing of farmland; his...
- Environmental Schemes
222. To ask the Minister for Finance if consideration is being given to the introduction of a scrappage scheme for fossil fuel cars to facilitate the uptake of electric vehicles; and if he will...
- Environmental Policy
223. To ask the Minister for Finance the details of the information his Department collates as per circular 20/2019 (details supplied); the date this report was issued; the location on his...
- Flood Risk Management
224. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of issues facing home buyers in East Wall, Dublin 3 in relation to home cover and perceived flood risks; the funding allocated to this area in...
- Office of Public Works
226. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when recruitment for personnel (details supplied) will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25372/21]
- Environmental Policy
227. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the details of the information his Department collates as per circular 20/2019 (details supplied); the date this report was issued; the...
- Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
- Grant Payments
228. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the grant programmes available to sports clubs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25237/21]
- Tourism Schemes
229. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if the outdoor seating and accessories scheme will be expanded to include pubs that have outdoor seating but do not serve food....
- Departmental Schemes
230. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will report on the 2021 sports capital programmes including local, regional and large scale projects; the timelines in...
- Sport and Recreational Development
231. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the plans that are under consideration to enable spectators to attend sporting events during 2021; and if she will make a...
- Departmental Schemes
232. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the details of the disbursement of the €50 million live entertainment sector support scheme announced in Budget 2021; the...
- Departmental Bodies
233. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will publish the terms of reference for her Departmental working group on the live entertainment sector; and the reason...
- Gaeltacht Policy
234. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to protect employment in Gaeltacht regions in order to encourage native speakers to continue living and working in those...
- Environmental Policy
236. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the details of the information her Department collates as per circular 20/2019 (details supplied); the date this report was...
- Grant Payments
237. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the current position in regard to capital sports grants to include swimming pools; when an announcement will be made in this...
- Covid-19 Pandemic
238. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if music will be permitted at wedding receptions from 7 June 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25490/21]
- National Monuments
239. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if it was a function of any official in the national monuments section of her Department to advocate on behalf of a private entity...
- Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
- Departmental Data
240. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if State agencies such as the Land Registry can supply or sell clients' information to private companies; if this is the case,...
- National Monuments
241. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the National Monument in 14-17 Moore Street, Dublin is under full State control as the Moore Street Advisory Group...
- Departmental Communications
244. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department will make contact with a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25235/21]
- Housing Provision
245. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the sanctions that can and are being directed and applied to HAP landlords who fail or refuse to carry out necessary works on...
- Derelict Sites
246. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans for the development of derelict sites; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25249/21]
- Housing Policy
247. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to transform commercial property on main streets into housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25250/21]
- Housing Provision
250. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the monitoring arrangements in place to establish the scale of building sites and construction projects, which were intended...
- Local Authorities
252. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will request local authorities to be conscious of the needs of the disabled and visually impaired when facilitating the...
- Animal Welfare
253. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will introduce measures to protect all nesting birds regardless of location or species; and if he will make a statement...
- Covid-19 Pandemic
254. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 46 of 20 April, if a local authority can write off and or write down the outstanding...
- Traveller Accommodation
255. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the funding that is available to Tipperary County Council for housing for members of the Traveller community; the funding that...
- Departmental Schemes
256. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if grants are available for a house (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25348/21]
- Irish Water
257. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of talks between local authorities and Irish Water on the transfer of staff from the former to the latter; if he...
- Departmental Data
258. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if information (details supplied) will be provided. [25351/21]
- Departmental Circulars
266. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the details of the information his Department collates as per circular 20/2019 (details supplied); the date this report was...
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Departmental Funding
267. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to allocate funding to an organisation (details supplied) in 2021 and 2022 in view of the recent announcement by the UK Government...
- Passport Services
270. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if assistance will be provided in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25225/21]
- Visa Applications
271. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the processing of applications for working holiday authorisations from the USA to Ireland has recommenced; if not, when the processing of...
- Departmental Circulars
272. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the details of the information his Department collates as per circular 20/2019 (details supplied); the date this report was issued; the...
- Good Friday Agreement
273. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has conveyed to the British Government the absolute need to honour the commitments made in the Good Friday Agreement and in successor...
- Department of Defence
- Defence Forces
274. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he plans to examine the current accommodation requirements of the Defence Forces given that An Garda Síochána are recruiting a head...
- Legislative Measures
278. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will report on the implementation of the White Paper on Defence. [24906/21]
- European Defence Capabilities
279. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his views regarding the position which will be adopted by Ireland at a European Council Defence Ministers meeting on 13 May 2021 regarding the...
- Departmental Circulars
280. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the details of the information his Department collates as per circular 20/2019 (details supplied); the date this report was issued; the location...
- Defence Forces
281. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the extent to which adequate provision is being made for training opportunities throughout the Defence Forces in respect of the Permanent...
- Air Corps
284. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the extent to which the Air Corps continues to have available the necessary provisions to ensure an adequate search and rescue service; and if...
- Naval Service
286. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if a plan is in place to ensure the retention of personnel throughout the Naval Service; the degree to which the service has suffered in this...
- Overseas Missions
289. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the extent to which overseas deployment of Irish troops have been indicated or are expected in the foreseeable future; and if he will make a...
- Defence Forces
291. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the extent to which he expects to be in a position to deal with the issues that have caused concern in the Defence Forces over the past five...
- Air Corps
294. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the extent to which the upgrading and or replacing of military equipment is expected to take place within the Air Corps in the course of 2021;...
- Pension Provisions
298. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will review the situation in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25480/21]
- Department of Education and Skills
- School Transport
299. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the promised new revised school transport system will be ready for September 2021 in order to eliminate the confusion of September 2020...
- Undefined
300. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide assistance in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25176/21]
- Physical Education
301. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps taken to meet the Programme for Government commitment to work to encourage increased participation in physical education in primary and...
- School Textbooks
302. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the Programme for Government commitment to commence a free schoolbooks scheme pilot in September 2020 and pending a successful...
- Health Services
303. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status and details of the public health supports available to schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25071/21]
- Schools Building Projects
304. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of each large-scale school building project in County Carlow; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25060/21]
- State Examinations
305. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the supports in place for schools to run the 2021 leaving certificate and accredited grades process; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Covid-19 Pandemic
306. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on the degree to which children including those with special educational needs can safely return to the classroom with special emphasis...
- State Examinations
307. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the arrangements likely to hold the 2021 leaving certificate or other evaluations for second-level students having regard to the 2020 experience...
- School Transport
308. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will address an issue on school transport (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25193/21]
- Education Policy
309. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will support the legislative changes that were recommended by the Oireachtas Committee on Education which included amending the Education...
- Covid-19 Pandemic
310. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a student who is absent from school for the purpose of self-isolating due to having contracted or being suspected of being in contact with...
- State Examinations
312. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of pupils who sat exams in November 2020 and who are expected to apply for third-level courses in 2021; and if she will make a...
- Schools Building Projects
313. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a building project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25278/21]
- School Accommodation
315. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the buildings at a now-closed national school (details supplied); if they are to be let out to a third-party; if they will be open...
- Disadvantaged Status
316. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a school (details supplied) will be given DEIS status given the blow to the socioeconomic status of the area due to the wind down of a...
- School Transport
318. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason there are three school buses operating on the Kilcommon, Upperchurch to Thurles bus route; the reason all three buses are stopping at...
- Special Educational Needs
319. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the plans will be released for the July programme 2021; if a commitment will be given going forward that children attending special schools...
- Education Schemes
320. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will consider providing funded Irish courses in the Gaeltacht regions during school term for transition year students commencing in the...
- Teacher Training
321. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the continuation will be assured of the Carlisle and Blake award to teachers in primary schools and or to student teachers on an annual basis;...
- Special Educational Needs
322. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 92 of 6 May 2021, the status of plans to run an expanded July provision summer scheme in 2021; the details...
- School Staff
323. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details of the information her Department collates as per circular 20/2019 (details supplied); the date this report was issued; the location...
- Schools Building Projects
324. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which she is satisfied that the school building programme is sufficient to meet requirements in 2021; and if she will make a...
- Special Educational Needs
326. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which the provision made for children with special needs teaching requirements is catered for in the 2021 school building...
- School Staff
328. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which she remains satisfied regarding the pupil-teacher ratio at all primary and second-level schools throughout the country with...
- State Examinations
329. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which she remains confident that adequate provision has been made for the holding of exams at all second-level schools throughout...
- School Staff
330. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she expects to be in a position to intervene to support schools at primary and second-level currently experiencing classroom overcrowding or...
- School Enrolments
332. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the degree to which her Department can plan for adequate school places at primary and second-level in all areas throughout the country given the...
- Special Educational Needs
333. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which she remains satisfied regarding the adequacy of the number of special needs teachers provided for in the course of 2021 and...
- Education Schemes
335. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of applications for summer works schemes in respect of schools from County Kildare received to date; the extent to which she expects...
- School Curriculum
336. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the fact that many of the texts and films on the NCCA on the prescribed list for the English curriculum in...
- School Enrolments
337. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the increasing concern of a shortage in places, long waiting lists and the number of students with no place...
- School Staff
338. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the consideration that has been given to a moratorium on the reduction of teacher and SNA allocation numbers in any school in September 2021; and...
- Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
339. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the PPE grant for schools; if the third instalment has been made; if not, when schools can expect to receive this funding; and the...
- Departmental Data
340. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 176 of 25 February 2021, the status of the upgrade of existing payroll systems in her Department; and the...
- School Inspections
341. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if incidental school inspections including in-class teaching and learning inspections have resumed; if so, the date of resumption; her views on...
- Bullying in Educational Institutions
342. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department will introduce legislation in relation to bullying following schools in Northern Ireland being legally required to record all...
- Education Policy
343. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 558 of 10 March 2021, the number of schools taking part in the pilot workshops on well-being and trauma...
- Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
- Public Services Card
344. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason notification of the expiry of public services cards is not being sent to card holders; if notification will be...
- Social Welfare Eligibility
345. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the basis on which medical practitioners who assess disability benefit claims on behalf of her Department are appointed; and...
- Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment
346. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if workers (details supplied) can still claim the pandemic unemployment payment for the loss of part-time work. [25268/21]
- Social Welfare Eligibility
347. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person (details supplied) is entitled to a free travel pass due to their low income and the ongoing expense of attending...
- Social Welfare Schemes
348. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the target processing time for each scheme benefit and allowance scheme under her Department; when each target was last...
- Departmental Policy Reviews
349. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the timeline for the Child Maintenance Review Group to report with its recommendations. [25364/21]
- Employment Schemes
350. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when the tendering process will begin for the local employment service. [25365/21]
- Social Welfare Schemes
351. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to take steps to reform and amend the means test for the blind person's pension; and if she will make a statement...
- State Pensions
352. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the advice for a person who has been refused a contributory pension due to the fact their contributions for working prior to...
- Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment
353. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the pandemic unemployment payment will be phased out in 2021; if so, the way this will be done; the timescale for same;...
- Social Welfare Schemes
354. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the position regarding a carer’s support grant appeal by a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; if the person...
- Departmental Data
355. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the details of the information her Department collates as per circular 20/2019 (details supplied); the date this report was...
- Departmental Schemes
356. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the current services, schemes and initiatives made available to resettled refugees in order for them to be able to further...
- Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
- Maternity Leave
357. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if there are plans to review rules regarding pay during maternity leave such as employer requirements to pay...
- Departmental Schemes
358. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 87 of 29 April 2021, if the case of a person (details supplied) will be...
- Departmental Data
359. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the details of the information his Department collates as per circular 20/2019 (details supplied); the date this...
- Departmental Schemes
360. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the current services, schemes and initiatives made available to resettled refugees in order for them to be able...
- Department of Education and Skills
- Third Level Admissions
361. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider the plight of students who sat exams in November 2020 by accommodating these students' course preferences ahead of the class...
- Third Level Education
362. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the range of supports available for persons attending third-level education, in particular for attending modular courses, as in the case of a...
- Third Level Fees
363. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of extending to those studying for a professional doctorate in counselling psychology the conditions that apply to those in clinical...
- Third Level Education
365. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the resources can be provided to provide an additional veterinary studies centre in Ireland (details supplied); and if he will make a...
- Departmental Data
367. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details of the information his Department collates as per circular 20/2019 (details supplied); the date this report was issued; the location...
- Student Universal Support Ireland
368. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of expanding SUSI supports to cover graduate medicine at entry level if a minimum of 35% and maximum of 45% of all graduate...
- Department of Justice and Equality
- Citizenship Applications
369. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the procedure to be followed to obtain citizenship in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement...
- Residency Permits
371. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the plans in place to reopen office facilities at Burgh Quay; the measures that will be put in place to allow persons in Dublin...
- Fines Administration
372. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of speeding fines issued across County Donegal in each of the years, 2016 to 2020 and to date in 2021; the locations...
- Peace Commissioners
373. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if a list of the peace commissioners in each local electoral area in County Tipperary will be provided; and the number of peace...
- Student Visas
374. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the processing of applications for student visa permissions for students who wish to commence third-level courses in Ireland...
- An Garda Síochána
375. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí trained in first aid and other first responder emergency care, respectively; if a copy of the Garda...
- Visa Applications
376. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when her Department will begin accepting new visa preclearance applications again after they were suspended on 29 January 2021;...
- Naturalisation Applications
377. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the options available to a person (details supplied) who has difficulty providing the documentation for a naturalisation...
- Legislative Programme
378. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the Transfer of Sentenced Persons (Amendments) Bill 2019 will be brought before the Houses of the Oireachtas in the current...
- Departmental Correspondence
379. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the details of the information her Department collates as per circular 20/2019 (details supplied); the date this report was...
- An Garda Síochána
380. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 1453 of 21 April 2021, if she has been in contact with her counterpart in the Northern...
- Department of Health
- Legislative Measures
381. To ask the Minister for Health the reason Ireland enforces such a strict level of tolerance on TAC in hemp in comparison with other EU member states; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Vaccination Programme
382. To ask the Minister for Health when prison officers will receive their Covid-19 vaccination given that all establishments across the prison estate are operating quarantine areas to deal with...
- Health Service Executive
383. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of providing four heart failure clinical nurse specialists per 150,000 population; the number of heart failure clinical nurse specialists...
- Dental Services
388. To ask the Minister for Health the steps his Department is taking to ensure that routine dental services are kept going and not stopped or delayed due to the Covid-19 vaccine roll-out; and...
- Health Service Executive
389. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to address concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25186/21]
- Dental Services
390. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address the matter of dentists no longer seeing patients with medical cards (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25188/21]
- Health Service Executive
391. To ask the Minister for Health the person or body responsible for the creation and placing of a recent advertisement for the recruitment of unpaid assistant psychologists to HSE services;...
- Covid-19 Pandemic
392. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide clarification regarding the return of park runs (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25191/21]
- Home Help Service
393. To ask the Minister for Health when home help will be provided to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25198/21]
- Covid-19 Pandemic
394. To ask the Minister for Health the status of betting shops (details supplied) under the reopening plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25200/21]
- Hospital Waiting Lists
395. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a hospital bed for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25201/21]
- Health Services
396. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter regarding the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25202/21]
- Vaccination Programme
397. To ask the Minister for Health if vaccinations against Covid-19 are available to approved driving instructors without underlying health conditions around Ireland; and if he will make a...
- Covid-19 Pandemic
399. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding essential travel for overseas work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25210/21]
- Departmental Data
400. To ask the Minister for Health the budget allocated to home help and homecare packages in each of the years 2015 to 2020; the funding allocated to direct HSE services, voluntary and...
- Covid-19 Pandemic
401. To ask the Minister for Health if persons that are fully vaccinated but have not completed a seven day wait after their last dose will be expected to quarantine for the full 14 days in a...
- Departmental Data
402. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff working in his Department dedicated to the mandatory Covid-19 detention system from persons arriving in the State; the number of staff at...
- Departmental Legal Services
403. To ask the Minister for Health the amount spent on legal fees in relation to defending the mandatory Covid-19 detention system for persons arriving in the State; and if he will make a...
- Equality Issues
404. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to enable a legal parental relationship to be established to both parents of LGBTQ+ families using surrogacy and other forms of assisted human...
- Covid-19 Pandemic
405. To ask the Minister for Health when communities can hold drive-through bingo activities given that the country is opening up again; and when he expects this to happen. [25221/21]
- Work Permits
406. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding critical skills employment permits for non-consultant hospital doctors; and if he will make a...
- Health Services Staff
408. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department will subsidise counselling psychologists in training in Ireland in a way similar to clinical psychologists in training are, that is, salary...
- Vaccination Programme
409. To ask the Minister for Health the rationale for not vaccinating members of An Garda Síochána as front-line workers. [25245/21]
- Covid-19 Pandemic
412. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the attendance of expectant fathers at maternity services (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25252/21]
- Hospital Waiting Lists
413. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 2125 of 21 April 2021, the options available to a family (details supplied) given the service recommended has a year long...
- Health Services Staff
416. To ask the Minister for Health the number of nurses, consultants, doctors, administrators and HCAs respectively employed in Cork University Hospital from January 2020 to date by month in...
- Covid-19 Pandemic
417. To ask the Minister for Health if there will be any changes to the rules not allowing music or dancing at weddings as the economy reopens and as more persons are vaccinated. [25267/21]
- Nursing Homes
420. To ask the Minister for Health if the case of a person (details supplied) will be examined; if a place in a long-term nursing home will be provided for them in Listowel or Tralee, County...
- Health Services
423. To ask the Minister for Health the source of a recent HSE statement that there are 150 palliative care support beds in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25288/21]
- Hospital Facilities
430. To ask the Minister for Health the status of plans for the replacement of the second operating theatre in Merlin Park University Hospital, Galway which has been unavailable since September...
- Cross-Border Co-operation
431. To ask the Minister for Health the number of cross-border directive orthopaedic surgery referrals made in each of the years 2017 to 2020 and to date in 2021; the details of the countries to...
- Hospital Facilities
433. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 347 of 1 April 2021, if construction work has started to date on the temporary emergency department in Galway University...
- Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
436. To ask the Minister for Health the status of plans for new elective ambulatory facilities in Galway; if a site has been selected to date for same; if planning permission has been sought or...
- Legislative Measures
438. To ask the Minister for Health when he will publish the human tissue Bill. [25303/21]
- Covid-19 Pandemic
442. To ask the Minister for Health when he will consider phasing out mandatory hotel quarantine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25326/21]
- Vaccination Programme
446. To ask the Minister for Health if he will allow the Covid-19 vaccination when administered to be documented on the World Health Organisation Recognised International Certificate of...
- Covid-19 Pandemic
448. To ask the Minister for Health if strong guidelines will be issued which will allow pregnant and labouring women to have a birth partner during scans, appointments and during the early...
- Ambulance Service
449. To ask the Minister for Health when the report promised by the National Ambulance Service at a virtual meeting with public representatives recently into the optimum location for a further...
- Covid-19 Pandemic
450. To ask the Minister for Health if an indicative date will be provided for the approved opening of amusement parks nationwide; and the reason amusement parks remain closed while other outdoor...
- Health Services Staff
451. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to differences in funding support for clinical psychologists doctoral training compared to educational psychologists and...
- Covid-19 Pandemic
452. To ask the Minister for Health the number of outbreaks of Covid-19 that have been recorded in early childhood education and care facilities each month to date in 2021. [25400/21]
- Maternity Services
455. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which each of the recommendations of the National Maternity Strategy have been implemented in full, in part or yet to be implemented; the date by...
- Covid-19 Pandemic
457. To ask the Minister for Health if guidance will be provided in relation to the number of guests entitled to attend a wedding service that is scheduled to take place in a hotel setting on 3...
- Medicinal Products
458. To ask the Minister for Health when the terms of reference will be published for the inquiry into the prescribing of sodium valproate during pregnancy which he committed to in November 2020;...
- Health Services Staff
460. To ask the Minister for Health the number of epilepsy specialist nurse posts; the number of these which are unfilled; the location of each post; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Medicinal Products
462. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the implementation of each of the recommendations included in the report of the sub-group community operations, which is part of the HSE’s...
- Departmental Reports
463. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the information his Department collates as per circular 20/2019 (details supplied); the date this report was issued; the location on his...
- Covid-19 Pandemic
464. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which his Department or the HSE have examined the use of air purification units in buildings or vehicles in line with the lifting of Covid-19...
- Medicinal Products
465. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a pharmaceutical trial at the Rotunda Hospital involving a drug called dilipan-S that is being contested as unethical by...
- Vaccination Programme
467. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide clarification on a matter in relation to the second Covid-19 vaccine for certain groups (details supplied); and if he will make a statement...
- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions
468. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to promote the cultivation of hemp in order to meet Ireland’s carbon sequestering targets; and if he will make a...
- Agriculture Schemes
469. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment will be made in relation to outstanding moneys owed under GLAS3 to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a...
- Agriculture Industry
470. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the role hill farmers have to play in the management of uplands; his views on whether the management of the rewilding of...
- Horse Racing Industry
471. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans and associated timelines to allow spectators to attend horse racing meetings during 2021; and if he will make a statement...
- Greyhound Industry
472. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans and associated timelines to allow spectators to attend greyhound racing meetings during 2021; and if he will make a...
- Covid-19 Pandemic
473. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans and associated timelines to allow spectators to attend show jumping events during 2021; and if he will make a statement on...
- Agriculture Schemes
474. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if consideration will be given to permitting the land that grows hemp to be eligible for the single farm payment; and if he will make...
- Food Safety Authority of Ireland
475. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he plans to take to protect small food producers killing their own animals for meat, butchers and small abattoirs in view...
- Forestry Sector
476. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the scientific studies used to support the answer to Parliamentary Question No. 682 of 5 May 2021 regarding bird species which...
- Wildlife Conservation
477. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 1949 of 24 March 2021, if he will urgently take steps at a national level to give legal...
- Departmental Reports
478. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of the information his Department collates as per circular 20/2019 (details supplied); the date this report was issued;...
