Written answers
Thursday, 27 May 2021
- Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
- Registration of Births
8. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the progress made to address the situation of those who were given an illegal birth registration at St....
- Childcare Services
12. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of the national childcare scheme; the measures he has taken to allay the challenges faced by community...
- Covid-19 Pandemic
15. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the engagements he has had with representatives of young persons regarding their concerns for the future given...
- Early Childhood Care and Education
16. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the funding that was provided to childcare services in Cork under the ECCE programme since the beginning of 2020;...
- Cybersecurity Policy
17. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of meetings or briefings he has had with the board of Tusla in respect of the ransomware attack. [28629/21]
- United Nations
18. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his plans to enable stakeholder consultation to Ireland’s first report to the UN under the Convention on...
- Legislative Process
19. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason for the delay in commencing the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015. [28651/21]
- Cybersecurity Policy
20. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he is satisfied that Tusla is sufficiently protected against the recent cyber-attack. [28632/21]
- International Protection
21. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of the roll-out of the pilot vulnerability assessment programme for international protection...
- Cybersecurity Policy
22. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the engagement he has had with the NCSA in respect of the ransom ware attack; and if he will outline same. [28635/21]
- Childcare Services
23. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the progress being made in relation to the objective for all parents to have access to quality, affordable...
- International Protection
24. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will consider bringing to Ireland at least an additional 400 refugees from Lesbos and or other refugee...
- Legislative Measures
25. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the position regarding the Disability (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Child and Family Agency
26. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the details of the interagency cooperation between Tusla and An Garda Síochána in cases of sexual...
- Departmental Strategies
27. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the progress to enable the voice of children and young persons in decision-making including to update the first...
- Domestic Violence
29. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will outline the development of proposals to provide for domestic violence leave; and if he will make a...
- Disability Services
30. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide a report on the access to disability services for children in CHO7. [28060/21]
- Health Service Executive
31. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when all relevant data currently held by the HSE will migrate to Tusla. [28634/21]
- Human Rights
32. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of Ireland’s performance in accordance to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of...
- Childcare Services
33. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the level of capital grant assistance available towards the upgrading of existing childcare facilities and the...
- Departmental Policies
34. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of the relationship National Standards for Foster Care 2003 and the Draft National Standards for...
- Cybersecurity Policy
35. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the actions his Department has taken in view of the serious cyber-attack on the HSE to negate the impact on...
- Child and Family Agency
36. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the Tusla counselling grant awarded to secondary schools will be increased to facilitate the number of...
- Family Resource Centres
37. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his views on the potential of family resource centres to play an enhanced role in providing counselling and...
- Health Services
38. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the extent to which children’s mental and physical health and well-being is adequately provided for; if...
- Domestic Violence
39. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will report on the 4,381 requests for emergency refuge from domestic violence that could not be met in 2018...
- Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
41. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he plans to provide further funding to an organisation (details supplied) in 2021 in view of the effects of...
- Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries
43. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of times the Mother and Baby Home Collaborative Forum has met since 2019; and the dates on which those...
- Legislative Process
45. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the timeline for the commencement of the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015. [28657/21]
- Human Rights
46. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will request that each Department uphold Ireland’s responsibilities to children under the United...
- United Nations
47. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of Ireland’s plan to sign the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with...
- Childcare Services
48. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will outline the effectiveness of supports provided to early years childcare during the pandemic; the...
- Child and Family Agency
50. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the way he plans to deal with the increase in the length of waiting lists for Tusla services over the past 12...
- Direct Provision System
51. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the supports being offered to LGBTI+ persons in the direct provision system. [28649/21]
- Anti-Racism Measures
53. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of the work programme of the Anti-Racism Committee; when the final report from the Committee will be...
- Early Childhood Care and Education
54. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the measures being taken to consider additional allocated time under the early childhood care and education...
- Emergency Accommodation
55. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the expenditure by county in 2020 on emergency accommodation arrangements for persons seeking international...
- Departmental Strategies
58. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the progress made under the Comprehensive Employment Strategy for People with Disabilities 2015-2024; and if he...
- Departmental Regulations
60. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the support available to provide for the extension of regulation to childminders in respect of the National...
- Cross-Border Co-operation
61. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the funding available for youth groups that are keen to arrange formal cross-Border youth initiatives under Peace...
- Youth Services
62. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the role his Department provides in supporting the local youth club grant scheme; and if he plans to increase its...
- Covid-19 Pandemic
63. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will meet or intervene with HSE officials to discuss the situation of healthcare workers currently in...
- Disability Services
64. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of the programme to move persons with disabilities from nursing home settings into the community...
- Departmental Strategies
65. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if there is a timeline in place for the establishment of the working group to develop an autism innovation...
- Data Protection
66. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the steps he has taken to ensure that personal data of all families and children interacting with Tusla is...
- Registration of Births
67. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when his attention was drawn to the issue of illegal adoptions. [26148/21]
- Childcare Services
68. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the measures taken by his Department to support the professional and career development of childcare workers; and...
- Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries
69. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his views on providing redress to all affected residents of county homes. [28218/21]
- Departmental Funding
70. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the uptake of the €93,000 announced in late 2020 under the Comhairle na nÓg ICT capital funding...
- International Protection
71. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of the transfer of unaccompanied child migrants to Ireland as refugees; and if he will make a...
- Childcare Services
72. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department is examining the serious issues in relation to the current national childcare scheme exclusion...
- Human Rights
75. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the progress on enabling rights following Ireland’s ratification of the UN Convention on the Rights of...
- Departmental Consultations
76. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the consultation mechanisms in place for civil society and individuals as part of Ireland’s engagement...
- Cybersecurity Policy
77. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the impact of the recent cyber-breach on Tusla services; if any data has been compromised; the budget for data...
- School Enrolments
78. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the forecast decline in primary school numbers creates the opportunity to see new community based childcare...
- Childcare Services
79. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department will consider commissioning research into capacity and forecasting in the childcare and early...
- Childcare Qualifications
80. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his views on whether the childcare support schemes give sufficient recognition to the need to recognise...
- Departmental Funding
82. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the funding supports that have been provided to LGBTI+ community groups and family organisations in the past...
- Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries
83. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his views on whether sites that were formerly locations of mother and baby homes need to be carefully...
- Domestic Violence
84. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his attention has been drawn to the recently published domestic violence leave policy by NUI Galway; and if he...
- Direct Provision System
85. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the immediate steps he is taking to address the child safeguarding concerns raised in the Ombudsman for Children...
- Childcare Services
86. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his plans to improve the pay and conditions of professionals working in the childcare sector. [28457/21]
- Carer's Leave
87. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will consider extending carer’s leave as a result of Covid-19. [28655/21]
- Ministerial Responsibilities
88. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will report on his meetings with a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
- Direct Provision System
90. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of persons in direct provision centres who are sharing bedrooms with non-family members; and if he...
- United Nations
91. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the timeline for the ratification of the optional protocol under the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with...
- Emergency Accommodation
93. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 1208 of 21 April 2021, the status of the review by Tusla of emergency...
- Mental Health Services
94. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the additional programmes being supported by his Department to assist with mental health issues amongst young...
- Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
95. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the supports provided by his Department to pregnant childcare professionals who following advice of their general...
- Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
- Labour Court
96. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason he has ignored the recommendations of the Labour Court and of a Joint Labour Committee concerning the commencement date for...
- Foreign Direct Investment
97. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the request for tender for the consultancy has been issued with regard to the decision by the IDA to appoint a business development...
- Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
- Environmental Policy
98. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he plans to ensure there is a refundable deposit for plastic bottles and aluminium cans that varies by container size...
- Energy Conservation
99. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide additional resources to SEAI programmes in order to clear the extensive backlog which currently...
- Environmental Policy
101. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his Department has mapping information of karst landscapes in the State; if there are protections in place to...
- Energy Conservation
102. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the provisions his Department is making to introduce sustainable energy grants for persons embarking on new builds in...
- North-South Interconnector
103. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the measures he has put in place to carry out a full and comprehensive review of the proposed North-South...
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Legislative Measures
105. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the updated biofuel policy will be enacted; and if the full provisions of the updated Renewable Energy Directive will be legislated...
- Driver Licences
106. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will review the situation pertaining to the swapping of EU to Irish driver licences in cases in which the originating country is...
- Departmental Programmes
107. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when a decision will be made on successful applicants for the Safe Routes to School Programme; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Road Network
108. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to review the roads network that link the areas between the M4 and N7/M7 in north County Kildare; his plans to improve this...
- Aviation Industry
109. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the aviation restart plan will be implemented. [28865/21]
- Transport Policy
110. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 365 of 21 April 2021 and the commitments in New Decade New Approach, the specific protocol that...
- Driver Test
113. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the additional resources being sought to tackle the driver theory waiting list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28890/21]
- Aviation Industry
115. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will report on the damage to the Irish aviation sector due to the asymmetries of responses between the member states under the...
- Covid-19 Pandemic
116. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will report on the breakdown of the European traffic light system and its compatibility with the mandatory hotel quarantine system...
- Driver Test
117. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the length of the waiting list for persons waiting for a driver theory tests. [28910/21]
- Maritime Safety
119. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the actions which can be taken in the case of a family (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28929/21]
- Road Safety
120. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on proposals (details supplied); if his Department is considering a review of same; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Traffic Management
121. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the feasibility study for the traffic management plan for Oranmore, County Galway includes consideration of a coastal cycling and...
- Córas Iompair Éireann
122. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the action he has taken to ensure that CIÉ fully engages with the trustees of the 1951 pension scheme before changes are made in the...
- Rail Network
123. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the MetroLink north capital project will be proceeding as planned; the current expected completion dates for each phase of the...
- Aviation Industry
124. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on a plan by an organisation (details supplied); and his proposals for engaging with the organisation. [29025/21]
- Department of Finance
- Insurance Industry
126. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that some foresters and tree surgeons have seen their insurance premia increase by over 100% since 2020; his plans...
- Tax Code
127. To ask the Minister for Finance if consideration will be given to permitting self-employed persons who have been out of work during the pandemic to warehouse their tax liability for 2020 for...
- Alcohol Sales
130. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of automatic renewals of licence renewals for the sale of alcohol in each of the years 2015 to 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form. [28863/21]
- Tax Code
132. To ask the Minister for Finance if a query by a person (details supplied) in relation to the 10% rate of stamp duty will be clarified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28882/21]
- Banking Sector
134. To ask the Minister for Finance the way in which the national resolution fund will be financed in accordance with EU Regulation 713/2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28923/21]
- Housing Issues
136. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider prohibiting the use of funds allocated through the Irish Strategic Investment Fund and Home Building Finance Ireland for the construction...
- Departmental Programmes
137. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a schedule of engagements he and or his predecessor has had with the Central Bank and the Revenue Commissioners in respect of the Immigrant...
- Primary Medical Certificates
138. To ask the Minister for Finance when the issuing of primary medical certificates will be resumed (details supplied); the situation regarding persons who applied prior to 18 June 2020; and if...
- Defective Building Materials
139. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps that have been taken to ensure that homeowners of properties with defects requiring remediation can access home insurance; and if he will make a...
- Customs and Excise
141. To ask the Minister for Finance if craft cider producers will be allowed access to the same excise relief currently enjoyed by microbrewers; the estimated cost of same; and if he will make a...
- Defective Building Materials
142. To ask the Minister for Finance the action he has taken to ensure financial institutions contribute to the mica redress scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29058/21]
- Tax Code
143. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider introducing a vacant homes tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29072/21]
- Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
- Agriculture Schemes
144. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will confirm that the commitment in the Programme for Government Our Shared Vision that €1.5 billion raised from carbon...
- Community Development Projects
145. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 546 of 21 March 2021, the names of the trustees of a community centre (details supplied); and if...
- Office of Public Works
146. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans for a site (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28953/21]
- Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
- Covid-19 Pandemic
147. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if a club (details supplied) can hold events as of 7 June 2021 in line with the recommencement on sporting events; and if she will...
- Sports Funding
149. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if an application will be considered (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29104/21]
- Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
- Water Supply
150. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the implementation of the Multi-annual Rural Water Programme 2019-2021; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Energy Conservation
151. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the supports that are available to persons building new homes in order to encourage non-carbon heating systems; if grants...
- Water Services
152. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of plans to develop a scheme between local authorities and Irish Water to provide drinking water fountains...
- Defective Building Materials
153. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on the reported issues in relation to defective mica blocks used in County Donegal and the resulting damage to homes...
- Local Authorities
154. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the lack of planning enforcement officers in Galway County Council; if the Council has...
- EU Directives
155. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 353 of 11 May 2021, when he will acknowledge that the derogation allowing the year-round...
- Rental Sector
156. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the specific actions introduced as per the statement within the Programme for Government to strengthen the regulatory and...
- Local Authorities
159. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 243 of 20 May 2021, when he expects to receive the remaining returns from local...
- Housing Policy
161. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the qualifying conditions a person must meet in order to be able to access supports for first time buyers under the Affordable...
- Housing Issues
162. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if any independent analysis of the cost of home building in Ireland has been carried out; and if he will make a statement on...
- Vacant Properties
164. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans that are under consideration to tackle vacancies in the housing stock; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Homeless Persons Supports
165. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the action that has been taken to urgently address the number of persons who have become homeless and who have died since the...
- Defective Building Materials
166. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he has considered implementing a support scheme for those owners of properties that require remediation who cannot afford...
- Departmental Bodies
167. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the working group established to review the Sustainable Rural Housing guidelines for Planning Authorities 2005...
- Urban Development
168. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will report on the meeting of Minister of State Malcolm Noonan with a company (details supplied); and if he will make a...
- Housing Provision
169. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of persons in receipt of HAP in County Kildare; the amount spent on HAP by Kildare County Council in 2020; and if...
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Diplomatic Representation
170. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on whether it is acceptable from a trade perspective for the social media account of an Irish Embassy (details supplied) to make...
- United Nations
171. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the number of countries that have defaulted on their payment commitments to the UN; and the approximate...
- Covid-19 Pandemic
172. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on Ireland's position with regard to the implementation of the Digital Green Certificate for EU-wide travel; and if he...
- Diplomatic Representation
174. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of the diplomatic efforts on the repeal of the Presidential Order under section 212 F of the Immigration and Nationality Act...
- Patent Applications
175. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of a passport application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28924/21]
- Passport Services
176. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of a passport application by a person (details supplied); and when they can expect to receive a decision on the case. [28925/21]
- Middle East
177. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he plans to consult with EU partners concerning the implementation of the differentiation principle between Israel within its...
- Departmental Data
180. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 857 of 21 April 2021, if the pre-2015 data can now be provided; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Foreign Policy
181. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the outcome of discussions he has had with his counterparts in the European Union or with other governments and international agencies in...
- Consular Services
182. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when the new consulate in Manchester will be operational; if other consulates are planned in the United Kingdom; and if he will make a...
- Good Friday Agreement
183. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to ensure the implementation of the Weston Park agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29061/21]
- Dublin-Monaghan Bombings
184. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to ensure an independent international enquiry into the Dublin and Monaghan bombings takes place; and if he will make a statement...
- Legislative Measures
185. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the current status of the Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Northern Ireland
186. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps he will take to ensure the murders of persons (details supplied) are fully and fairly investigated; and if he will make a...
- Department of Defence
- Air Corps
187. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the reason a US military aircraft landed at Baldonnel on 18 May 2021; the purposes of the US military aircraft; if any other airforce or air...
- United Nations
188. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the amount Ireland is owed by the UN for the Defence Forces being deployed on peacekeeping duties all over the world. [28959/21]
- Defence Forces
189. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the progress made to date on implementing the Defence Forces built infrastructure plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29069/21]
- Department of Education and Skills
- State Examinations
192. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration has been given to allowing students who experience a medical emergency immediately before or during a State examination to...
- School Funding
193. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of Gaelscoil places available in the Dublin 1, 7 and 9 areas for September 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28793/21]
- Education Policy
195. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Departmental representatives on a council (details supplied) have reported to her on the progress made to date in recognising post-primary...
- School Staff
196. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position in relation to a family liaison post which is allocated to a school (details supplied); if the post will be approved again for the...
- School Accommodation
197. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she has engaged with the principals of two schools (details supplied) regarding their shared temporary accommodation; and if she will make a...
- School Staff
198. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the allocation of teachers to a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28871/21]
- School Funding
200. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the funding available for assistive technologies in a child’s home in cases in which their assistive device in the school is large and not...
- Teaching Qualifications
202. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a person (details supplied) can be re-registered as appropriate registration for a secondary school teacher as opposed to their current FET...
- Schools Building Projects
203. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the contractor for a school (details supplied) will commence building; and if she will request a meeting of stakeholders including a group...
- Teaching Council of Ireland
204. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she plans to request the Teaching Council to reverse its downgrading of the level of history required for aspirant second-level teachers of...
- Schools Building Projects
205. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the plans for a school (details supplied) have been finalised; the number of classrooms it will have; if the yards and associated works are...
- School Staff
206. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will request the reversal of the decision by the Primary Staffing Appeals Board to uphold the loss of a mainstream class teacher in a...
- School Accommodation
207. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of new school accommodation for a secondary school (details supplied); and the timeframe in which it will be delivered. [29003/21]
- Special Educational Needs
208. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of applications from schools seeking an exceptional review for the past three years by the proportion of applications that were...
- Education Policy
209. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on whether the current bridging method is inappropriate for developing schools given that the current cycle of every two years is a...
- State Examinations
211. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department will review the potential use of the accredited grades model beyond 2021 in particular for students who experience exceptional...
- Special Educational Needs
213. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the average length of time between the application for an exception review being submitted to the outcome of the review being communicated; and...
- Education Schemes
214. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if rural DEIS schools are included in the home school community liaison scheme; if not, the cost of bringing these schools into the scheme; and...
- School Accommodation
215. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details of the contingency plan for a school (details supplied) in relation to alternative temporary accommodation for the beginning of the...
- Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
- Departmental Schemes
217. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if consideration has been given to granting a free travel pass to persons that have lost their driver license due to a...
- Gender Equality
218. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the recommendation of the Citizens' Assembly on Gender Equality to address the impact of...
- Social Welfare Eligibility
219. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 416 of 5 May 2021, if matters raised by the person (details supplied) will be examined....
- Social Insurance
221. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the extent of protections available to the self-employed arising from their PRSI contributions in the event of illness and...
- Widow's Pension
222. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a decision has been made on an application for a Widow's, (Contributory) Pension by a person (details supplied) in County...
- Departmental Staff
223. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her views on matters raised in correspondence by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
- Probation and Welfare Service
224. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the percentage and number of young persons aged up to and including 18 years of age that have an active case...
- Childcare Services
226. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the timeline for the establishment of childcare Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27788/21]
- Disability Services
227. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when the reports of the disability capacity review and a report (details supplied) will be published; and if he...
- Early Childhood Care and Education
228. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason for the decision to reduce the number of entry points to the ECCE from three to one per year; the...
- Childcare Services
229. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his attention has been drawn to childcare providers that will be forced to close due to forthcoming fire...
- Immigration Policy
230. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the extent to which integration is being seriously pursued with a view to ensuring that the best possible...
- Equality Issues
232. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the extent to which equality issues continue to arise within his Department; the extent to which these issues...
- Youth Services
233. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the extent to which his Department continues to liaise with youth organisations with a view to maximise...
- Equality Issues
235. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the extent to which equality issues are being addressed with particular reference to persons of all ages with...
- Disability Services
236. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the extent to which children with disabilities can expect to receive adequate care and attention and access to...
- Children in Care
237. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children currently in foster or other care in State or private institutions; and if he will make a...
- Child and Family Agency
239. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the extent to which Tusla has adequate resources at its disposal in order to deal with any issues reported to...
- Emergency Departments
241. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if adequate provision is in place to ensure that children with disabilities do not have to wait unnecessarily at...
- Department of Education and Skills
- EU Programmes
242. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will re-examine whether the European Globalisation Fund could be accessed for the Irish tourism sector or specific areas within the sector...
- Third Level Admissions
243. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the accommodation that has been made to ensure that students of the class of 2020 that never got to finish their courses, that received...
- Third Level Fees
244. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to ensure justice for international students who have had their education in Ireland affected by the Covid-19 crisis but who are being...
- Cybersecurity Policy
245. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details of all State funding in the area of cyber-security since 2016, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28954/21]
- Further and Higher Education
246. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details of each time the HEA enlisted the services of consultants since 2016; the date and value of each contract; and if he will make a...
- Higher Education Institutions
247. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to a matter (details supplied) in the University of Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Department of Justice and Equality
- Immigration Status
248. 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); if a new...
- Policing Authority
249. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 655 of 18 May 2021, the details of the underspend within the Policing Authority budget...
- Data Protection
250. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 655 of 18 May 2021, the details of the underspend within the Data Protection...
- Citizenship Applications
251. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of a citizenship application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28838/21]
- Naturalisation Applications
252. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in the determination of eligibility for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) who...
- Citizenship Applications
253. 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); when...
- Probate Applications
255. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when the case of a person (details supplied) will be dealt with by the Probate Office; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Legislative Measures
256. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when proposals will be brought forward for the recognition of a dissolution of marriage granted under the civil law of another...
- Departmental Programmes
257. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of applications to the Immigrant Investor Programme historically; the number of visas issued under the programme...
- Peace Commissioners
261. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Peace Commissioners that are currently appointed in County Kildare; if she will establish a public register to...
- Naturalisation Applications
262. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in the determination of an application for naturalisation for a person (details supplied); when the...
- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Trade Agreements
263. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has commissioned an impact assessment on the implications for the Irish beef and sheep sectors of a UK-Australia trade...
- Forestry Sector
265. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will clarify the decision not to include ash plantations that are 25 years old and are diseased in the reconstitution and...
- Common Agricultural Policy
267. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the allocation will remain within the Irish pillar 1 envelope in cases in which farmers do not apply or qualify for the eco scheme...
- Agriculture Industry
269. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the stakeholders he met to discuss the implementation of Ag-Climatise; when will the stakeholder group be established; and if he will...
- Forestry Sector
270. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he plans to provide a revised financial support scheme for landowners affected by ash dieback to ensure that all diseased ash...
- Animal Welfare
271. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 717 of 18 May 2021, if he will consider further correspondence (details supplied) if concerns...
- Common Agricultural Policy
272. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he plans to pursue a policy of 100% convergence of the value of entitlements for farm schemes by 2027 in view of the fact that the...
- Forestry Sector
276. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a felling licence application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28961/21]
- Departmental Staff
277. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 191 and 192 of 19 May 2021, if the assistant secretary with responsibility for GLAS is also...
- Agriculture Schemes
278. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the policy analysis carried out by his Department on the impact GLAS has had on afforestation uptake rates, due to the fact that...
- Common Agricultural Policy
279. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 191 and 192 of 19 May 2021, if he is satisfied that no changes to the GLAS terms and...
- Agriculture Schemes
280. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 191 and 192, of 19 May 2021, the total number of unique farmer applications on an annual basis...
- Common Agricultural Policy
292. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a SWAT analysis has been carried out of the compatibility of the present terms and conditions and structure of the GLAS eco scheme...
- Forestry Sector
294. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question Nos, 359 and 358, of 20 May 2021, if any proposed planting of trees less than 0.1 hectares is...
- Agriculture Schemes
300. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a BEAM scheme application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29006/21]
- Forestry Sector
301. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the estimated cost of the ecology input in approving a forestry licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29007/21]
- Agriculture Schemes
302. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will increase the level of grants to farmers for farm sheds due to the recent increases in the cost of materials; and if he...
- Agriculture Industry
304. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the supports that are available to beekeepers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29059/21]
- Agriculture Schemes
305. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will include organic farmers in the Rural Environmental-Agri Pilot Programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Department of Rural and Community Development
- Departmental Programmes
306. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if the community service programme is open to new applicants; and if so, the process for a community group to apply for funding. [29028/21]
