Written answers
Wednesday, 29 September 2021
- Department of An Taoiseach
- Cross-Border Co-operation
21. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the shared island unit of his Department. [43737/21]
- Taoiseach's Communications
25. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his most recent discussions with the UK Prime Minister. [43738/21]
- Cabinet Committees
29. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Europe last met; and when it will next meet. [43758/21]
- Brexit Issues
49. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent engagement with the European Commission Vice President, providing an update on the protocol. [43787/21]
- Departmental Expenditure
61. To ask the Taoiseach the total spend on external contractors, consultancy services and other outsourcing in 2018 and 2019. [46935/21]
- Work Permits
63. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the measures being taken to increase numbers of employment permits for qualified HGV drivers; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
- Energy Conservation
65. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to address the fact that there are no approved insulation products under the warmer homes scheme to retrofit...
- Inland Fisheries
66. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the development of a new policy and regulatory framework for inland fisheries in Ireland; the way that...
- Broadband Infrastructure
67. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when a community (details supplied) in County Kildare will receive fibre broadband considering it is passing within 500...
- Departmental Expenditure
68. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the total spend on external contractors, consultancy services and other outsourcing in 2018 and 2019. [46925/21]
- Waste Management
69. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will advise on requirements for commercial waste companies to offer compost bins to customers; and if he will make...
- Data Centres
70. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if there has been a review of the use of data centres particularly with regard to the protection of electricity...
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Coast Guard Service
71. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the up-to-date position regarding a project (details supplied); the status of this project; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Road Signage
72. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider erecting two new signs (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46885/21]
- Departmental Expenditure
73. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the total spend on external contractors, consultancy services and other outsourcing in 2018 and 2019. [46937/21]
- Electric Vehicles
74. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if an electric taxi must be bought within three months of the approval of the eSPSV grant; if this means that a taxi driver who applies...
- Haulage Industry
75. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the request by him to the Logistics and Supply Chain Skills Group to examine the issue of driver shortages in the haulage...
- Pesticide Use
76. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the use of chemical pesticide weed killers to clear rail tracks; if he will investigate this policy and consider...
- Driver Licences
77. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of a request for information from the National Driver Licence Service (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on...
- Driver Test
78. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a driving test can be expedited for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47154/21]
- Road Projects
79. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the further development of a route (details supplied) will take place in preparation for upgrading under the next National Development...
- Greenways Provision
80. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the efforts currently being made to approve and install only gates that allow universal access to persons with disabilities and users of...
- Department of Finance
- Customs and Excise
81. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will investigate issues arising between An Post and the Revenue Commissioners related to the calculation and collection of VAT and duties on parcels; the...
- Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
82. To ask the Minister for Finance if help and advice can be provided in relation to a facility (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47076/21]
- Tax Collection
83. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason persons cannot pay the local property tax in post offices (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47187/21]
- State Claims Agency
84. To ask the Minister for Finance the possibilities for redress on claims under the Insurance Compensation Fund of Ireland for persons who were insured by a company (details supplied) which was...
- Departmental Expenditure
87. To ask the Minister for Finance the total spend on external contractors, consultancy services and other outsourcing in 2018 and 2019. [46926/21]
- Financial Services
88. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of the forthcoming Pan-European Personal Pension Regulation; the supports that are being given to companies seeking to develop PEPPs from Ireland...
- Tax Reliefs
89. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has considered introducing income tax relief for owner-occupiers of homes affected by pyrite and fire defects as well as VAT rebates for social landlords...
- Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
- Flood Risk Management
90. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position regarding a flood relief scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47655/21]
- Departmental Expenditure
92. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the total spend on external contractors, consultancy services and other outsourcing in 2018 and 2019. [46932/21]
- Coast Guard Service
93. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position regarding a project (details supplied); the actions being taken in relation to this project; and if he will make a statement...
- Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
- Pleanáil Teanga
94. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht cén dul chun cinn atá déanta maidir le plean chun Baile Seirbhíse Gaeltachta a fhorbairt do bhaile an...
- Departmental Expenditure
95. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the total spend on external contractors, consultancy services and other outsourcing in 2018 and 2019. [46936/21]
- Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
- Housing Provision
96. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if there are plans to require local housing authorities to update social housing heating systems from solid fuel heating to oil...
- Horticulture Sector
97. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the progress made by the Multi-Stakeholder Working Group established to examine issues related to the use of peat moss in the...
- Departmental Expenditure
98. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the total spend on external contractors, consultancy services and other outsourcing in 2018 and 2019. [46930/21]
- Departmental Surveys
99. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 605 to 608, inclusive, of 27 July 2021, in particular with regard to the stated cost of...
- Health and Safety
101. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on whether urban seagull colonies are having serious negative impacts on communities such that proportionate...
- Departmental Expenditure
102. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount paid to a company (details supplied) in respect of its role as independent auditor of Ervia in each of the years...
- Departmental Contracts
103. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the role of independent auditor of Ervia and Irish Water held by a company (details supplied) will be extended beyond 2021...
- Housing Schemes
104. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the details of the commitment to strengthen the mortgage-to-rent-scheme as referenced in the new Housing for All plan; when...
- Rental Sector
105. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of housing complaints received by his Department in the first eight months of 2021; the categories under which the...
- Housing Provision
106. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of social, affordable and cost rental homes built, respectively by the State in quarter 1 and quarter 2 of 2021;...
- Vacant Sites
107. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the total number of registered vacant sites in locations (details supplied) to date in 2021, in tabular form. [47015/21]
- Vacant Properties
108. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the total number of registered vacant homes in locations (details supplied) to date in 2021, in tabular form. [47017/21]
- Housing Schemes
109. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the average cost to the Exchequer of a social home delivered through the buy and renew scheme over the 12-month period leading...
- Housing Provision
110. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the average cost to the Exchequer of a social home delivered through the Housing Agency's €70 million vacant homes...
- Traveller Accommodation
111. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the average cost to the Exchequer of a new Traveller-specific accommodation unit delivered from the Traveller's accommodation...
- Approved Housing Bodies
112. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the total approved lending to approved housing bodies for the delivery of social housing in 2020 and to date in 2021; the...
- Housing Policy
114. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the Guidance for Housing Authorities for Assisting Victims of Domestic Violence with Emergency and Long-Term Accommodation...
- Housing Provision
115. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of social housing units that are leased by local authority area and type, that is, Part V, enhanced leasing scheme;...
- Water Quality
117. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to an independent report into the Blackwater and Boyne catchments (details supplied); if he...
- Local Authorities
118. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the way in which a local authority can apply for funding to employ a full-time biodiversity officer; the number of officers...
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Passport Services
119. 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. [46876/21]
- Departmental Expenditure
122. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the total spend on external contractors, consultancy services and other outsourcing in 2018 and 2019. [46927/21]
- Middle East
124. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the role he envisions Ireland taking to advance the Middle East peace process following the unanimous motion of Dáil Éireann...
- Department of Defence
- Departmental Expenditure
126. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the total spend on external contractors, consultancy services and other outsourcing in 2018 and 2019. [46922/21]
- Emergency Services
127. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the current costings of the emergency aeromedical service offered by his Department to operate for a year; and if he will make a statement on...
- Department of Education and Skills
- School Transport
130. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason school transport services are only carrying 50% capacity due to social distancing considering that public transport services can...
- Schools Building Projects
132. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 355 of 21 September 2021, when these essential works will take place; if her Department will take immediate...
- Departmental Expenditure
133. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total spend on external contractors, consultancy services and other outsourcing in 2018 and 2019. [46923/21]
- School Curriculum
134. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 141 of 19 May 2021, if matters raised in correspondence (details supplied) will be examined. [46977/21]
- Schools Building Projects
135. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a new school building project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47006/21]
- School Admissions
136. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a place in a school will be secured for a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47018/21]
- Special Educational Needs
137. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding ASD provision at post-primary schools (details supplied) in County Cork. [47068/21]
- School Staff
138. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a school (details supplied) in County Meath is inadequately resourced with support teachers; if she will immediately review this...
- Disadvantaged Status
139. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress made to date in finalising the consultation process in relation to the DEIS programme; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Special Educational Needs
140. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there have been widespread delays in payments for individuals such as a person (details supplied) who participated in the Easter supplementary...
- Schools Building Projects
141. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of sites that have been identified for future primary schools in an area (details supplied) to cater for the projected increase in...
- Oideachas trí Ghaeilge
144. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills cá mhéad dalta atá ar an rolla i ngach Gaelscoil i mBaile Átha Cliath. [47183/21]
- Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
- Community Employment Schemes
146. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will clarify the situation of persons placed on a community employment scheme and in situations in which such a scheme...
- Social Welfare Benefits
147. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consider raising the income threshold for fuel allowance for persons with disabilities to reflect the increased...
- Pension Provisions
148. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if persons who first paid a class A contribution after 1991 having previously been a modified rate payer and a homecarer...
- Social Welfare Eligibility
149. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) in County Clare has been refused an application for fuel allowance; and if she will...
- Departmental Expenditure
150. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the total spend on external contractors, consultancy services and other outsourcing in 2018 and 2019. [46934/21]
- Social Welfare Benefits
151. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if consideration has been given to providing pro-rata rates of disability allowance in recognition of the low thresholds...
- Community Employment Schemes
152. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the progress to date in finalising an agreement on remuneration for community employment supervisors; and if she will make a...
- Pension Provisions
153. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the method of calculating contributary pensions will change in 2022; if retirees who would achieve a better pension...
- Social Welfare Schemes
154. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 121 of 22 September 2021, if she will provide the number of recipients of...
- Departmental Reports
155. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of the publication of the cost of disability report. [47193/21]
- Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
- Assisted Decision-Making
156. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the position regarding the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015; when the commencement of the decision...
- Departmental Expenditure
157. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total spend on external contractors, consultancy services and other outsourcing in 2018 and 2019. [46921/21]
- EU Directives
158. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the timeline for the transposition of the Work Life Balance Directive; the process by which this directive will...
- Early Childhood Care and Education
159. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the additional funding that has been allocated to the early childhood care and education sector in order to meet...
- Domestic Violence
162. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the actions the State is taking to realise its obligations under the Istanbul Convention signed in 2011 to...
- Early Childhood Care and Education
163. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his views on the fact that increasing the capitation fund to incentivise workers in the early childhood care and...
- Childcare Services
164. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of the restoration of funding cut through the community childcare subvention stream to a service...
- Children in Care
165. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the spend on foster care in each of the years 2014 to 2020 and to date in 2021; the percentage of this that was...
- Child and Family Agency
166. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the amount Tusla has paid for the placement of Irish children abroad in each of the years 2016 to 2020 and to...
- Children in Care
167. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children reported missing from residential care homes from 2018 to date in 2021. [47111/21]
- Department of Education and Skills
- Departmental Expenditure
169. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total spend on external contractors, consultancy services and other outsourcing in 2018 and 2019. [46928/21]
- Apprenticeship Programmes
170. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will address the concerns raised in correspondence by an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Education and Training Boards
171. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when outstanding claims for incremental credits will be finalised in the case of a person (details supplied) given that this matter has been...
- Grant Payments
172. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total allocated Exchequer funds for 2021 for the student grant scheme, student assistance scheme and associated supports, respectively; and...
- Student Accommodation
173. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students on college waiting lists for accommodation; and his views on whether the current situation in relation to student...
- Department of Justice and Equality
- Visa Applications
174. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when persons (details supplied) in County Clare will receive their pre-clearance and visa approval to return to Ireland from...
- EU Agreements
175. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason Schengen co-operation has improved over the past number of years; if she will outline the improvements in the...
- Residency Permits
176. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in the determination for residency and naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied); and if...
- An Garda Síochána
177. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the person or body that will manage the promotion of Garda sergeants, inspectors and superintendents in the future under her...
- Naturalisation Applications
181. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will review the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Regulations with regard to fees for persons seeking a certificate of...
- Departmental Expenditure
182. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the total spend on external contractors, consultancy services and other outsourcing in 2018 and 2019. [46931/21]
- Naturalisation Applications
183. 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); when...
- Citizenship Applications
184. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in respect of the determination of an application for citizenship in the case if a person (details...
- An Garda Síochána
185. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí currently stationed in the Garda station in Carraroe, County Galway; and if she will make a statement...
- Department of Health
- Covid-19 Pandemic
186. To ask the Minister for Health the status of his plans to issue EU Digital COVID Certificates to persons vaccinated in non-EU countries; the timeline for the roll-out of same; and if he will...
- Hospital Staff
187. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the administration staffing shortages in the oncology department of Tallaght Hospital (details supplied); and the way he...
- Hospital Appointments Status
190. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) is waiting so long for a hospital appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46877/21]
- Ambulance Service
191. To ask the Minister for Health the number of callouts to an area (details supplied) in County Cork by the national ambulance service to date in 2021, in tabular form, and by reason for...
- Health Services
192. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a project in Co Cork (details supplied). [46881/21]
- Home Help Service
193. To ask the Minister for Health when home help will be provided for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46889/21]
- Hospital Appointments Status
194. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the case of a person (details supplied); and when the person concerned can expect an appointment in the Midland Regional Hospital, Tullamore....
- Abortion Services
195. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the study that his Department has conducted asking service providers of termination of pregnancy services about their experiences with...
- Community Care
196. To ask the Minister for Health if he will implement a reablement programme in each community health area as a matter of urgency similar to the successful pilot reablement programme run in...
- Home Help Service
198. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in County Galway and nationally waiting for an assessment or reassessment for home help hours and for additional home help hours; the...
- Hospital Facilities
200. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost to the Exchequer of providing free car parking at all public hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46897/21]
- Mental Health Services
201. To ask the Minister for Health when mental health services, both in the private sector and those facilitated by the Health Service Executive, will recommence fully in-person; and if he will...
- Hospital Facilities
203. To ask the Minister for Health the breakdown of all facilities available to the public at Our Lady’s Hospital, Cashel; the terms for attendance at each service; the numbers attending...
- Hospital Appointments Status
204. To ask the Minister for Health when an operation will be carried out for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46919/21]
- Departmental Expenditure
205. To ask the Minister for Health the total spend on external contractors, consultancy services and other outsourcing in 2018 and 2019. [46929/21]
- Health Services
206. To ask the Minister for Health the progress being made to deliver the carer’s guarantee; if he plans to address the situation in which the funding for the guarantee has gone into the...
- Programme for Government
207. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the delivery of the National Carers Strategy which is included in the Programme for Government; and the reason the National Carers...
- Mental Health Services
208. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the funding available to persons with lived experience who work alongside HSE personnel in co-facilitating...
- Care of the Elderly
209. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to plans to reduce the number of step-down facilities in smaller communities across Ireland. [46941/21]
- Primary Medical Certificates
212. To ask the Minister for Health if a primary medical certificate will be expedited in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46948/21]
- Hospital Procedures
214. To ask the Minister for Health the status of tests for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46952/21]
- Health Services Staff
215. To ask the Minister for Health if persons employed by ShannonDoc are section 38 or section 39 workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46953/21]
- Health Service Executive
216. To ask the Minister for Health the funding allocated by the HSE to ShannonDoc in each of the years 2018 to 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46954/21]
- Health Services Staff
217. To ask the Minister for Health if additional midwives and nurses have been instated due to the increased level of care that they are expected to provide in maternity settings due the...
- Abortion Services
218. To ask the Minister for Health the work that has been carried out to ensure safe access zones are available to those accessing abortion services. [46957/21]
- Hospital Staff
220. To ask the Minister for Health if additional staff were put in place in neonatal intensive care units to deal with the additional care needs of newborns in view of the fact that there has...
- Departmental Inquiries
221. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the sodium valproate inquiry as committed to by his Department in November 2020. [46960/21]
- Medical Aids and Appliances
222. To ask the Minister for Health if he has plans to provide funding in Budget 2022 for the provision of flash glucose monitoring systems to persons with diabetes over 21 years of age based on...
- Alcohol Sales
225. To ask the Minister for Health the number of inspections carried to date by the HSE since 12 November 2020 to assess compliance among alcohol retailers with section 22 of the Public Health...
- Hospital Appointments Status
226. To ask the Minister for Health the status of testing for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46968/21]
- Ambulance Service
229. To ask the Minister for Health if he will engage with the National Ambulance Service to determine the significant delays in ambulance response time in counties Laois and Offaly; if he will...
- Hospital Appointments Status
230. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46972/21]
- Primary Medical Certificates
231. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a primary medical certificate for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46974/21]
- Home Help Service
232. To ask the Minister for Health if home help will be reinstated for a child (details supplied); the reason home help hours were withdrawn; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46983/21]
- Primary Medical Certificates
233. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a primary medical certificate application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46984/21]
- Hospital Appointments Status
234. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46985/21]
- Disability Services
235. To ask the Minister for Health if funding will be granted in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46987/21]
- Emergency Services
236. To ask the Minister for Health the current costings of the emergency aeromedical service offered by the Department of Defence to operate for a year; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Charitable and Voluntary Organisations
239. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department is considering an additional allocation of funding in Budget 2022 for a charity (details supplied). [46999/21]
- Assisted Human Reproduction
240. To ask the Minister for Health the preparation that has been undertaken for new legislation in the area of human reproduction; the principles that would be enshrined in a new law; and when...
- Disability Services
241. To ask the Minister for Health when the primary care, disability service and school inclusion waiting lists that were referred to in a statement by Minister of State with special...
- Hospital Facilities
242. To ask the Minister for Health if there are dieticians and nutritionists involved in the food provided to inpatients in hospitals across the State; if emergent health and nutrition...
- Food Waste
243. To ask the Minister for Health if there is a system in place to redistribute the food waste produced by hospitals; if any of the hospitals' food produce or products are donated in order to...
- Health Services Staff
244. To ask the Minister for Health the number of early intervention teams that have been established since July 2020, by county in tabular form. [47028/21]
- Flexible Work Practices
246. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the work underway to introduce blended working into the HSE in particular in CHO9 Dublin north central in a way that provides flexibility for...
- Health Services
247. To ask the Minister for Health the progress being made to ensure funding for free contraceptive distribution; if it will be made available in Budget 2022; and if he will make a statement on...
- Children in Care
248. To ask the Minister for Health the way the selection criteria will be devised in relation to the recent commitment to transition 18 out of over 1,300 young persons living in institutional...
- Employment Rights
249. To ask the Minister for Health if he plans to introduce training or a protocol for employers to guide support for employees who are experiencing perimenopause and menopause. [47034/21]
- Mental Health Services
250. To ask the Minister for Health if he plans to increase the number of child and adolescent mental health service units made available nationwide given they are only in counties Dublin, Cork...
- Health Services Staff
251. To ask the Minister for Health if the public sector speech and language therapists that were redeployed during the Covid-19 period will be reinstated in their initial capacity; and if he...
- Hospital Appointments Status
252. To ask the Minister for Health if he will advise on an appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47042/21]
- Disability Services
253. To ask the Minister for Health if matters in relation to the case of a person (details supplied) will be addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47092/21]
- Hospital Appointments Status
255. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment can be expedited for a person (details supplied). [47136/21]
- Covid-19 Pandemic
256. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will receive their EU Digital COVID Certificate given that they have been vaccinated since March 2021 in...
- Medicinal Products
257. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which medicines for the treatment of rare diseases continue to be approved with particular reference to those deemed to make a considerable...
- Tobacco Control Measures
258. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which vaping or other smoking alternatives continue to be evaluated with a view to ensuring that they do not encourage tobacco smoking; if the...
- Mental Health Services
259. To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) will receive an urgent appointment with CAMHS in Cherry Orchard [47143/21]
- Disability Services
260. To ask the Minister for Health when day centres (details supplied) in County Sligo will be reopened; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47152/21]
- Pension Provisions
261. To ask the Minister for Health if an increase is due in relation to a HSE pension for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47156/21]
- Disease Management
262. To ask the Minister for Health if a response will issue in relation to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding Lyme disease; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Defibrillators Provision
263. To ask the Minister for Health if he plans to map public AEDs throughout the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47176/21]
- Covid-19 Pandemic
265. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the HSE advice to teachers and childcare providers does not recommend that other parents should be told if a child has tested positive for Covid-19...
- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Departmental Expenditure
266. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount his Department has spent on a hand sanitiser (details supplied) before its manufacturer recalled the product in October...
- Seaweed Harvesting
268. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of seaweed harvesting licence applications (details supplied). [47069/21]
- Department of Rural and Community Development
- Departmental Expenditure
269. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the total spend on external contractors, consultancy services and other outsourcing in 2018 and 2019. [46933/21]
- Digital Hubs
270. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if additional funding will be provided for digital hubs particularly in north central areas of Cork city; and if she will make a...
