Written answers
Thursday, 16 December 2021
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Public Transport
12. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when his attention was drawn to the delays to the MetroLink project from the National Transport Authority and Transport Infrastructure...
- Rail Network
17. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the Government approval of the DART+ West project; the planning timeline of the project; if it is possible the...
- Public Transport
18. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to deliver a train station in Moyross, Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62415/21]
- Road Safety
19. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on recent engagements between his Department, the Department of Health and the Revenue Commissioners in...
- Electric Vehicles
20. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if Ireland has taken a decision to phase out subsidies for hybrid vehicles in favour of all-electric vehicles. [62373/21]
- Ports Policy
21. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the commitments in the programme for Government to examine the development of national tourism trails...
- Public Transport
22. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which he remains confident that existing or established bus and rail transport has sufficiently linked up with the newer...
- Road Projects
23. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated cost of delaying the M20 process and the timeline for delivery of the M20 project. [62340/21]
- Bus Services
25. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that as a result of criteria laid down by the NTA, bus drivers on some routes in the Dublin...
- Road Projects
26. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the continuation of the N86 major improvement scheme will be ensured in 2022 given its vital requirement for the Dingle peninsula; and...
- Rail Network
27. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the all-Ireland rail review consultation paper makes no reference to the Western Rail Corridor despite Dáil Éireann passing a...
- Commissions of Investigation
28. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of commissions of investigation currently ongoing under the remit of his Department; the duration of each commission of...
- Departmental Reports
29. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason he has not provided the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications with a copy of the Clinch report despite a...
- Rail Network
30. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the way a study on the merits of previously closed railway stations can be facilitated; if such a study can be commissioned into the Avoca...
- Travel Documents
31. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the operation of checking Covid-19 travel documentation at ports and airports here; the issues that have been...
- Public Transport
32. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he intends instructing Galway City Council to immediately develop and progress projects as outlined in the Transport Strategy for...
- Bus Services
34. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he and his Department will support proposals from Shannon Airport for improved direct intercity bus services between Shannon Airport to...
- Haulage Industry
36. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of his engagement with the haulage sector to address the high cost of fuel; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Greenways Provision
37. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of greenways currently in operation; the number of planned greenway developments up until 2030; and the amount of funding...
- Road Tolls
39. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the plans his Department has to address the carbon dioxide trap that is the toll at Dublin Port Tunnel; if he recognises the urgent need...
- Rail Network
40. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he expects a business case to be made for the Finglas Luas project by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Haulage Industry
41. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on steps being taken to alleviate the shortage of HGV drivers; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Road Projects
42. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent of engagement with Transport Infrastructure Ireland and Cork County Council on the measures now proposed to make the N22...
- Bus Services
44. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a commitment will be made to the implementation of the full plan on BusConnects and in particular the infrastructure for connectivity...
- Ports Policy
45. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the engagement he has had with the relevant stakeholders to secure additional freight capacity through Rosslare Europort to further...
- Road Signage
46. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he plans to enable the deployment of zebra crossings without Belisha beacons through secondary legislation; and if he will make a...
- Road Network
47. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the approach which the Government plans to take in respect of congestion charging; and if it will be conditional on alternative transport...
- Rail Network
49. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to documents released by Irish Rail to a group (details supplied) under freedom of information estimating...
- Electric Vehicles
50. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the uptake of electric vehicles is on target to achieve the targets set for 2025 and 2030; if there is evidence of a significant...
- Transport Policy
51. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to proposals to use the frequent replacement of the State car fleet as one method of building a...
- Public Transport
52. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will issue an order for HEPA filters to be used on all public transport while Covid-19 infection rates are at high levels; and if he...
- Airport Policy
56. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the financial supports he will put in place over the next two to three years to ensure the recovery of Cork Airport; and if he will make a...
- Energy Policy
58. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will report on the use of biofuels in the transport sectors; if there are indicators of the rate at which the usage of biofuels is...
- Electric Vehicles
60. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans in relation to electric vehicles, to increase the public electric vehicle fleet and to facilitate an increase in the number of...
- Rail Network
61. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the timeframe within which the all-island strategic rail review is expected to deliver its conclusions. [61887/21]
- Road Network
62. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will ensure an increase in the financial allocations to Cavan County Council and Monaghan County Council for the 2022 non-national...
- Electric Vehicles
63. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when capacity for recharging of electric vehicles along the motorway network will be increased. [62372/21]
- Public Transport
64. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress made to date in respect of the introduction of half-price transport for young persons as set out in budget 2022; and if he...
- Road Network
65. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when it is proposed to notify local authorities of the financial allocations for the national road network and the non-national road...
- Greenways Provision
66. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department is considering plans for extending the Raheens to Turlough Greenway through Castlebar, County Mayo; if there has been...
- Public Transport
67. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps he is taking to increase transport accessibility in public transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62344/21]
- Rail Network
68. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to increase the service and frequency of the Castleconnell to Limerick rail line; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Public Transport
70. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the draft Connecting Ireland plans in relation to counties Mayo, Sligo, Leitrim, Roscommon, Galway and Clare are entirely bus-based;...
- Road Projects
71. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the N22 Farranfore to Lisivigeen bypass project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62406/21]
- Public Transport
72. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he expects the business case to be made for the metro north project by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Aviation Industry
75. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the Government will consider introducing incentives in order that Ireland can position itself as a world leader in pioneering...
- Road Projects
76. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to deliver the port access northern cross route; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62107/21]
- Road Network
77. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the necessity to ensure that the development of the proposed strategic rail freight terminal at Limerick Junction, as...
- Electric Vehicles
78. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans regarding supports and incentives for persons living in apartments and other multi-unit dwellings to install chargers for...
- Bus Services
81. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to install new bus shelters in County Cork in the next year. [62345/21]
- Park-and-Ride Facilities
82. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 162 of 4 November 2021, the progress made to date on the identification of suitable sites for park...
- Electric Vehicles
83. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the measures his Department proposes to introduce to assist persons in making the transition to electric vehicles in terms of real...
- Aviation Industry
85. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when his Department will begin preparing a new national aviation policy; and if he will provide an indicative timeframe for the completion...
- Public Transport
86. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which all public transport is in the course of decarbonisation; the achievements to date in this regard; the projections for...
- Road Projects
88. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the Bandon relief road; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62411/21]
- Department of Finance
- Tax Code
102. To ask the Minister for Finance if returns have been collected in the course of the recent registration for local property tax, which will provide the basis for evaluating the role of a...
- Insurance Industry
103. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on his engagement with the insurance industry to address the issues with access to affordable insurance faced by some businesses. [62218/21]
- Consumer Prices
104. To ask the Minister for Finance the measures he plans to take to curb inflation and the impact it is having on the cost of living for those on low and middle incomes; and if he will make a...
- Tax Data
105. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of householders who made a local property tax return; the number of householders who accepted the initial Revenue Commissioners' determination; if...
- Tax Code
108. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the application of VAT on utility bills; the rate for same; if he is considering a reduction in the rate; and if he will make a...
- Tax Credits
109. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to review the single-parent tax credit given the increases in the cost of living and the disproportionate effect this can have on single-parent...
- Personal Injury Claims
110. To ask the Minister for Finance if the information provided in the National Claims Information Database can disclose if reduced claims costs for insurers as a result of the personal injuries...
- Banking Sector
111. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will direct banks operating in the State to provide customers with written banking statements on a monthly basis, if requested by the customer. [62342/21]
- Revenue Commissioners
112. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department has the authority to initiate or commission an investigation or a review into the Revenue Commissioners; and if so, the number of...
- Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
113. To ask the Minister for Finance if the employment wage subsidy scheme, EWSS, rates will be restored for the hospitality sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60863/21]
- Tax Code
114. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason the rate of tax under the proposed residential zoned land tax will be applied at 3%; if he will consider increasing the rate applied; and if he...
- Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
115. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to convert the current employment wage subsidy scheme into a permanent, remodelled short-time work scheme in view of the continued impact of...
- Tax Code
116. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the application of VAT on motor fuel; the rate for same; if he is considering a reduction in the rate; and if he will make a statement...
- Vehicle Registration Tax
117. To ask the Minister for Finance if he plans to further revise the rates of vehicle registration tax in view of continued strong sales of fossil fuel vehicles in 2021; and if he will make a...
- Tax Code
118. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will review the long-term case for 9% VAT; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62410/21]
- Credit Unions
119. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he is taking to enable the credit union movement to grow as a key provider of community banking in the country. [62343/21]
- Tax Code
120. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on his plans for the tax treatment of interest-free or low-interest loans in view of recent figures from an organisation (details...
- Economic Growth
121. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which he remains satisfied regarding the durability of Ireland’s economy and its continued ability to withstand economic shocks, internal...
- Tax Reliefs
122. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on the provision of enhanced tax relief to help remote workers offset higher home utility bills; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Banking Sector
125. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has had further engagement with a financial institution (details supplied) regarding its planned exit from the market; and if he will make a statement...
- Exchequer Returns
126. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether the recent divergence between reported and previously forecast Exchequer figures may mitigate against proper planning and resource use...
- Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
127. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons in counties Longford and Westmeath, respectively, currently being supported by the employment wage subsidy scheme; the number of...
- Tax Code
128. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will respond to reports and analysis from a company (details supplied) suggesting that Irish tax-resident companies in scope of pillar two of the OECD...
- Insurance Coverage
129. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that persons with eating disorders are currently being denied access to mortgage protection insurance policies, at...
- Tax Reliefs
131. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has considered making tips received in the hospitality sector tax free; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62133/21]
- Credit Unions
133. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of the publication of the credit union policy review framework. [62332/21]
- Tax Yield
136. To ask the Minister for Finance if research is being undertaken by his Department regarding the potential impact on motor tax revenue arising from an increased take-up of electric vehicles;...
- Financial Services
138. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the impact of a new forum (details supplied) on the Irish financial services sector. [62105/21]
- Tax Code
139. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department plans to apply reduced VAT rates on the supply and installation of highly efficient low-emissions heating systems as per Annexe 3 in view of...
- Banking Sector
143. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has had recent discussions with the Central Bank in relation to the need to ensure adequate banking services throughout all parts of the country; and if...
- Tax Reliefs
145. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans for a review of the special assignee relief programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62329/21]
- Insurance Coverage
146. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will bring forward recommendations to address the high costs of insurance cover in the childcare sector. [61888/21]
- Credit Unions
147. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the need for future collaboration and co-operation in the credit union sector. [62242/21]
- Banking Sector
148. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on his plans to reduce the State’s shareholding in a bank (details supplied); the sale price and revenue raised to...
- Financial Services
151. To ask the Minister for Finance the correspondence he has had with the Irish Equality and Human Rights Commission, the Central Bank and the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman...
- Fuel Prices
153. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is considering other measures within his remit notwithstanding the €100 grant being paid to every household towards energy costs in 2022 to...
- Financial Services
154. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied that the level of consumer switching in financial services indicates that consumers are taking advantage of opportunities to get better...
- Inflation Rate
156. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which he remains confident that inflationary forces remain within the manageability of the economy; if indicators exist that such inflationary...
- Exchequer Returns
157. To ask the Minister for Finance the measures he sees as appropriate to address the cost of living with rising inflation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62315/21]
- Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
162. To ask the Minister for Finance if the CRSS refusal for a business (details supplied) will be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61738/21]
- Financial Services
163. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the regulation of virtual currencies in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62087/21]
- Credit Unions
166. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on the meetings he has held with credit unions and bodies over the past six months. [62220/21]
- Credit Availability
168. To ask the Minister for Finance the percentage of the 2% of primary home mortgages that are provided without the requirement for mortgage protection insurance that were given an exemption...
- Customs and Excise
169. To ask the Minister for Finance the proactive and immediate steps his Department is taking to address the excessive duty on HVO oil; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62292/21]
- Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
- Fuel Prices
170. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if a statutory authority monitors the price of diesel and petrol products throughout the country in view of the wide price...
- Covid-19 Pandemic
171. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the issues at the World Trade Organization governing intellectual property rights for Covid-19 vaccines; if progress has been made...
- State Bodies
172. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of State boards under the remit of his Department or its agencies, in tabular form; the number of members on each board;...
- Health and Safety
173. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of HSA inspections of meat processing plants that have been carried out for compliance with Covid-19 regulations since 1...
- Industrial Development
175. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of IDA site visits to County Kerry in quarters 1, 2 and 3 of 2021; if visits have taken place to date in quarter 4; the...
- Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
- Environmental Investigations
179. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the additional measures that will be introduced to prevent the supply of a product in this State (details supplied) in...
- Energy Prices
180. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the way in which persons can apply for the universal, one-off electricity credit of €100 per household; if the...
- State Bodies
181. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of State boards under the remit of his Department or its agencies, in tabular form; the number of members on...
- Broadband Infrastructure
182. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the options available regarding broadband at a location (details supplied); the steps his Department has taken in...
- National Broadband Plan
183. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will publish an unredacted national broadband contract before Christmas 2021 given it is in the public interest...
- Wind Energy Generation
186. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the arrangements being put in place to ensure proper inclusion of the adjacent coastal communities that will be...
- Electricity Generation
188. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the arrangements that are being put in place to ensure that Ireland will have first call on power generated in coastal...
- Energy Production
189. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if consideration will be given to one proposal in relation to the fitting of solar panels on all farm buildings and...
- National Broadband Plan
190. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of premises in County Mayo; the number of premises that have had National Broadband Ireland surveys...
- Broadcasting Sector
193. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his attention has been drawn to the widespread concerns in Northern Ireland in relation to limited access to...
- Broadband Infrastructure
196. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if it will be ensured an application by a school (details supplied) for upgraded broadband connectivity will be...
- Departmental Funding
197. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide an update on remediation works at a location (details supplied); the stage the works are at; when...
- Departmental Administrative Arrangements
198. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his attention has been drawn to a person (details supplied) who is experiencing a delay with completing a...
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Bus Services
199. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has engaged with the National Transport Authority and Dublin Bus in respect of the scheduling of services over the Christmas...
- Heritage Sites
200. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the way his Department and the Government overall will support Shannon Heritage sites as they continue to operate through the Covid-19...
- Public Transport
201. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is satisfied at levels of compliance with the requirement to wear face masks on public transport; if his Department and the...
- Bus Services
202. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to significant disruption to a route (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Departmental Bodies
203. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of State boards under the remit of his Department or its agencies, in tabular form; the number of members of each board; the...
- Road Safety
204. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if applications for the road safety improvement scheme 2022 have closed; the number of applications received from Cork City Council; the...
- Road Projects
205. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to a situation in which John F. Connolly Road, Cork has been in a state of serious disrepair for an...
- Rail Network
207. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if it is his policy to only significantly improve and expand the rail network in which there is currently a high density of population...
- Coast Guard Service
209. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will report on the situation at the Doolin Coast Guard station; the timeline for the Doolin unit to resume service; and if he will...
- Rail Network
211. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which he expects to be in a position to ensure that commuters in north County Kildare can rely on an increase in commuter...
- Bus Services
218. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which bus services are available now or to become available in the rural hinterlands of Ardclough, Straffan and Rathcoffey,...
- Traffic Management
222. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the degree to which his Department has studied the existence of particular traffic pinch points on the M4/N4 as evidenced from regular...
- Rail Network
224. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to upgrade the rail stations throughout County Kildare in anticipation of higher volumes of through traffic; and if he will...
- Greenways Provision
225. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a full update on the proposed greenway between Henry bridge and Ponsonby bridge on the Grand Canal; if the road on...
- Dublin Bus
226. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of progress of the updated Dublin Bus drivers regular wages scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62785/21]
- Traffic Management
229. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the degree to which traffic movements can be improved throughout the greater Dublin area by improving the efficiency of traffic lights,...
- Greenways Provision
230. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the Santry river greenway project will be included in the recently announced cross-border greenway network; and if he will make a...
- Legislative Measures
231. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he expects the legislation to provide regulations for e-scooters to conclude in the Houses of the Oireachtas; and if he will make a...
- Public Transport
232. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update regarding a proposal (details supplied); if his Department is considering projects to improve access from...
- Rail Network
233. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans for additional services on the Tralee to Killarney rail line to facilitate work commuter and cyclists looking to use the...
- Road Projects
234. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the up-to-date position in relation to the provision of a bypass for Adare, County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Public Service Obligation
237. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department is monitoring the success or otherwise of the performance of the Kerry to Dublin air route given the commitment he made...
- Bus Services
238. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will make additional funding available to LocalLink services in respect of community transport initiatives to serve the...
- Motor Industry
239. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the shortage of quality used cars available to the Irish market; his views on the urgency of the...
- Department of Finance
- Tax Exemptions
240. To ask the Minister for Finance the length of time the current property tax exemption will apply to those included on the national defective concrete block redress scheme. [62477/21]
- State Bodies
241. To ask the Minister for Finance when he expects the new members of the Disabled Drivers Medical Board of Appeals to be appointed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62678/21]
- Tax Reliefs
242. To ask the Minister for Finance if the 90% agricultural relief from CAT will continue as a retention of current taxation measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62713/21]
- Tax Code
244. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps his Department will take to ensure farmers have more liquidity, specifically in relation to stamp duty; if he will consider a reduction on the...
- Housing Schemes
245. To ask the Minister for Finance when an announcement will be made in relation to if he will extend the help-to-buy scheme and expand it to include currently uninhabitable properties that...
- Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
246. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding supports for the hospitality sector from his Department in response to the further public health restrictions imposed on the sector to...
- Capital Expenditure Programme
247. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of capital allocated to non-voted expenditure in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55674/21]
- Housing Policy
248. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on and response to the ESRI paper, Prudent government borrowing can mitigate inadequate housing supply and upward pressure on prices and rent; and...
- Tax Rebates
251. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to introduce an enhanced or improved carbon tax rebate for cucumber and other greenhouse growers that use CO2 in the growing process; and if he will...
- Vacant Properties
252. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of the survey of vacant properties undertaken within the local property tax process. [62513/21]
- Economic and Social Research Institute
253. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of meetings his Department has held with the ESRI in the past 12 months; and the topic of these meetings. [62518/21]
- State Bodies
254. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of State boards under the remit of his Department or its agencies, in tabular form; the number of members of each board; the number of persons with...
- Tax Reliefs
255. To ask the Minister for Finance when Ireland will implement a recent modernised European Union VAT directive to reduce VAT on bicycles including e-bikes; and if he will make a statement on...
- Customs and Excise
256. To ask the Minister for Finance if regulations will be introduced to regulate service providers that charge a fee for clearing parcels and packets including collection and payment of duties...
- Illicit Trade
257. To ask the Minister for Finance the proposals to introduce additional measures to combat the illicit trade in tobacco, drink and fuel products; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Vacant Properties
258. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of reports on residential vacancy that have been commissioned in the past three years; the titles of these reports; the level of vacancy that was...
- Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
260. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which he is confident that adequate resources remain available to him to continue supporting the economy in the face of the continued advance of...
- Economic Growth
261. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which he is satisfied that Ireland’s economic progress will continue unimpeded notwithstanding the challenges of Covid-19 and Brexit; and...
- Brexit Issues
263. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which Ireland’s trading position continues notwithstanding the effects of Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62733/21]
- Inflation Rate
265. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which inflation continues to be a threat to Ireland and other EU countries; the degree to which he and his EU colleagues can rely on measures to...
- Economic Policy
267. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which international increases in taxation with particular reference to the 12.5% corporations profits tax is likely to affect the economy in the...
- Foreign Direct Investment
269. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which this country remains attractive for foreign direct investment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62739/21]
- Eurozone Issues
270. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which he and his colleagues throughout the eurozone remain satisfied that the highest possible level of economic activity can continue unimpeded...
- Insurance Industry
272. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which the insurance industry here remains competitive when compared with insurance costs throughout the European Union notwithstanding national...
- Mortgage Interest Rates
273. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which interest rates charged to home borrowers here are in accord with those applicable throughout Europe having particular regard to the need...
- Small and Medium Enterprises
274. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which he expects credit to remain available to small and medium sized enterprises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62791/21]
- Consumer Prices
275. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which he can encourage consumer spending in a direction that is most beneficial to Ireland’s economy; and if he will make a statement on...
- Tax Code
276. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will reconsider a previous proposal by this Deputy to eliminate capital gains tax for a two-year window for sellers selling homes, sites and currently...
- Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
- Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
277. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the proposed front-line worker bonus. [62517/21]
- State Bodies
278. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of State boards under the remit of his Department or its agencies, in tabular form; the number of members of each board; the...
- Departmental Data
279. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of applications made by Departments for data-sharing purposes under the Data Sharing and Governance Act 2019; and if he will...
- Data Protection
280. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of meetings held by the Data Governance Board in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62572/21]
- State Bodies
281. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of staff in the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62573/21]
- Data Protection
282. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the progress made on the personal access data portal as per Part 8 of the Data Sharing and Governance Act 2019; and if he will make a...
- Office of Public Works
284. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if a person who has not received compensation from the OPW for the loss of the use of their land can have these works statute barred...
- Civil Service
285. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of persons placed on the present panel for the position of Irish language executive officer based on a competition announced...
- Bonds Redemption
287. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide a list of all the performance bonds currently held for projects within the National Development Plan; the specifics...
- Office of Public Works
289. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the up-to-date position on OPW-owned lands being made available for the provision of a community facility (details supplied); and if he...
- Flood Risk Management
290. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department has investigated whether the OPW has a role to play in preventing flooding at a location (details supplied) in County...
- Harbours and Piers
291. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if an improved and safer landing facility will be provided on An Blascaod Mór; if the preferred solution has been costed; if there...
- Civil Service
292. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide details of public service clerical officer positions recently recruited in the Cahersiveen, County Kerry area under...
- Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
- Sports Funding
293. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of organisations that were awarded equipment-only funding under the Sports Capital and Equipment Programme earlier in...
- State Bodies
294. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of State boards under the remit of her Department or its agencies, in tabular form; the number of members of each...
- Sports Funding
295. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the total sum in staggered payments that will be made to the organisers of a golf tournament (details supplied) between now and...
- Sport and Recreational Development
297. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the steps she is taking to increase the level of girls and women participating in sport and structural inequities regarding the...
- Tourism Policy
298. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the progress that has been made on the commitment in the programme for Government to establish a wild Atlantic walkway; and if she...
- Tourism Industry
299. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of overseas visitors to Ireland for 2020; the projected number of overseas visitors to Ireland in the entirety of 2021...
- Sports Events
300. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the up-to-date position regarding a potential bid by Ireland and other nations to host the 2030 World Cup; and if she will make a...
- Sports Funding
301. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the position regarding her review of the Large-Scale Sport Infrastructure Fund; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
- Housing Schemes
302. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is considering applications from other private providers interested in providing the mortgage-to-rent scheme. [62514/21]
- Wastewater Treatment
303. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the details of requests from Irish Water for additional public funding to address the need for capital investment in...
- Defective Building Materials
304. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the locations of defective apartments, by county and local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62445/21]
- Regeneration Projects
307. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of a project (details supplied) in County Mayo; the progress since being announced; and if he will make a statement...
- Water Supply
308. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of a programme (details supplied), in tabular form; the project spend to date; the estimated timeline for...
- Rental Sector
310. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that HAP inspections are being outsourced to private companies; and if he will...
- Vacant Properties
311. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the funding his Department will deliver to local authorities to ensure that they can employ a full-time vacant homes officer...
- Urban Development
312. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if a funding application was received under the Urban Regeneration Development Fund for Blackpool from Cork City Council in...
- Derelict Sites
313. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if there is an obligation on a property owner to pay outstanding derelict site levies upon the sale of a property. [62505/21]
- Housing Schemes
315. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of HAP tenancies enacted to date in 2021, by local authority; and the cost of HAP, by local authority, in tabular...
- Rental Sector
316. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he plans to strengthen regulations on short-term letting. [62508/21]
- Land Issues
317. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the zoned land levy. [62509/21]
- Vacant Sites
318. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the vacant sites levy. [62510/21]
- Defective Building Materials
319. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the dates on which he and or officials from his Department held consultations with an organisation (details supplied) related...
- Local Authorities
320. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if local authorities can apply for funding for mortgage-to-rent schemes they offer. [62516/21]
- State Bodies
321. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of State boards under the remit of his Department or its agencies, in tabular form; the number of members of each...
- Vacant Sites
322. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the levies applied, collected and outstanding in respect of the vacant sites levy, by local authority in 2019; and the...
- Traveller Accommodation
323. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason only 50% funding is given for new and replacement caravans and mobile homes under the caravan loan scheme and other...
- Environmental Schemes
325. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when his Department received the local decarbonisation action plan from Galway City Council; the reason it is not approved...
- Rental Sector
326. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the estimated number of renters in the Carrigaline local electoral area. [62622/21]
- Departmental Funding
331. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 436 of 8 September 2020, if the funding allocated to an organisation (details supplied)...
- Commercial Rates
332. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when commercial rates are applied to empty commercial units that have never been tenanted; the average length of time it takes...
- Housing Provision
333. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of cost rental units he has signed off; when these will be tenanted; the locations they will be delivered in; the...
- Legislative Process
334. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the stage at which the monuments and archaeological heritage Bill is in the legislative process; and if he will make a...
- National Parks and Wildlife Service
335. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the National Parks and Wildlife Service expects to provide a decision for works (details supplied) in County Dublin; and...
- Defective Building Materials
336. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason the recent sliding-scale redress for homeowners accessing the defective concrete block scheme is not 100% redress...
- Departmental Reports
337. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of reports on residential vacancy that have been commissioned in the past three years; the titles of these reports;...
- Fire Service
339. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will conduct a full review of the retained aspect of the retained members of the State’s provision of...
- Defective Building Materials
341. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the progress to date in introducing a 100% redress scheme for homeowners affected by mica; and if he will make a statement on...
- Housing Schemes
342. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the income eligibility limits for social housing will be increased in areas such as counties Cavan and Monaghan in which...
- Departmental Data
343. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of persons on housing waiting lists who have a disability recorded on their application, for each local authority,...
- Fire Stations
344. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the current status of the proposed new fire station in Dunleer, County Louth since €1.6 million was awarded for the...
- Urban Development
345. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide the schedule for the drawdown of Urban Regeneration and Development Fund (URDF) funding for both Tralee and...
- Housing Provision
347. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if local authorities will consider constructing clusters of rural cottages in shared sites with communal ancillary services to...
- Planning Issues
348. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department has given consideration to regulations to increase the extension dimensions permitted without planning...
- Rental Sector
349. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the work his Department has carried out in relation to the short-term rental sector with particular focus on compliance and...
- Energy Prices
350. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will engage with utility providers in relation to water and electricity connection and reconnection fees; if he will...
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Diplomatic Representation
351. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the selection process to nominate an Irish ambassador to Ireland’s diplomatic missions abroad; the oversight proposals that exist on...
- State Bodies
355. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of State boards under the remit of his Department or its agencies, in tabular form; the number of members of each board; the...
- Passport Services
356. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of official and diplomatic Irish passport applications made and passports issued since 1 January 2017 to date in 2021; and if he...
- Departmental Data
357. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide a schedule of foreign travel episodes arranged by his Department for elected representatives, Ministers and their staff...
- Passport Services
358. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of a passport application by a person (details supplied); if he will arrange for the return of the applicant’s UK passport...
- Foreign Conflicts
359. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the details of the Government's response to the current political situation in Uganda; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62595/21]
- Passport Services
360. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a passport renewal application for a child (details supplied) will be dispatched in time for travel plans; and if he will make a...
- Middle East
361. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the efforts the Government is undertaking to protect the health of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
- Foreign Conflicts
363. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has raised at the United Nations and at the Foreign Affairs Council the security situation in the occupied part of the Ukraine along...
- Victim Support Services
364. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if there are plans to introduce a pension payment for the victims and survivors of terrorist activity related to the era of the Troubles...
- Northern Ireland
365. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the attention of British Government has been drawn to the outrage felt by many persons on this island in relation to its plans to provide...
- Human Rights
366. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if Ireland will use all available diplomatic channels to secure the immediate release of a political prisoner (details supplied) imprisoned...
- Department of Defence
- State Bodies
367. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of State boards under the remit of his Department or its agencies, in tabular form; the number of members of each board; the number...
- Defence Forces
368. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the current position in relation to the issue of post-94 contracts in the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62591/21]
- State Properties
370. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the status of the proposed transfer of lands at Rockbrae House, Bray, County Wicklow to Wicklow County Council; the stage the handover is...
- Military Honours
371. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will appropriately honour all the Irish soldiers who served with distinction at Jadotville; if his attention has been drawn to the time...
- Defence Forces
372. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if Defence Forces recruitment and retention issues are being addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62898/21]
- Department of Education and Skills
- State Examinations
373. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if discussions are expected to bring forward the date that the leaving certificate results will be issued given that it is too late for students...
- Schools Building Projects
375. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide a timeframe for the provision of a permanent ASD unit in a school (details supplied); if there are plans for a purpose-built...
- State Examinations
376. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on concerns and policy issues raised with regard to the 2022 leaving certificate examinations (details supplied); and if she will make...
- Special Educational Needs
377. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the assistance or resources available to a child (details supplied); if resources are available to assist the child in the junior certificate...
- Schools Building Projects
378. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a post-primary school for Citywest, Dublin, in terms of timelines, stages and likely commencement date. [62468/21]
- School Staff
382. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of talks on securing fair pay and conditions for school secretaries. [62472/21]
- State Bodies
383. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of State boards under the remit of her Department or its agencies, in tabular form; the number of members of each board; the number of...
- Schools Building Projects
384. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the process of securing a new school building for a school (details supplied). [62558/21]
- Departmental Data
385. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of applications under the minor works scheme she received for schools in areas (details supplied). [62559/21]
- Departmental Funding
398. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide information on the process for schools to receive minor works grants. [62707/21]
- Departmental Data
399. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the funding provided in the minor works grant to schools in each of the years 2018 to 2020 and to date in 2021, distinguished by primary,...
- Schools Building Projects
402. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a building project for a school (details supplied) will proceed to the next stage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62796/21]
- Special Educational Needs
403. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the role her Department plays in ensuring the opening of an autism classroom in which a school has been sanctioned by the NCSE for such a class....
- School Staff
405. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the difficulties that a school (details supplied) is experiencing recruiting a teacher to staff a new autism...
- School Curriculum
406. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on making geography a mandatory subject in the secondary school junior cycle curriculum; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Special Educational Needs
407. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps she is taking to address the shortage of ASD units in west County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62808/21]
- School Inspections
408. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of incidental inspections that took place in primary schools for the academic years 2017-2018 and 2018-2019. [62850/21]
- Special Educational Needs
409. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if special needs assistants, SNAs, on the inclusive school support course beginning in September 2022 as part of the national training programme...
- Departmental Data
410. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of teachers who worked on summer provision 2021; the number who have not received payment to date for their work; if it will be...
- State Examinations
411. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the alternative plans in place if students are unable to sit in-person State examinations in 2022; if calculated grades have been considered for...
- School Enrolments
412. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if additional resources will be provided for a school (details supplied) to allow for an increase in the student population, specifically in...
- Departmental Funding
413. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the breakdown of the additional allocation of funding that has been made available to the minor works programme for primary schools in the...
- Covid-19 Pandemic
414. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide a copy of the technical guidance to be supplied for schools advising on the purchase or hiring of HEPA filtration systems...
- Schools Building Projects
416. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an application for an extension by a school (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the...
- School Staff
417. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary schools in County Kerry that lost mainstream teachers for the 2021-2022 academic year; and if she will make a statement on...
- Covid-19 Pandemic
418. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she has a contingency plan for the return of schools in January 2022 in the event of continued high Covid-19 rates amongst those under 18...
- Schools Building Projects
422. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the up-to-date position regarding the provision of a new school (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
- Employment Support Services
424. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her attention has been drawn the forthcoming closure of a service (details supplied) and that no service provider has been...
- School Meals Programme
425. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of DEIS primary school students in receipt of hot school meals under the school meals programme. [62661/21]
- Community Employment Schemes
432. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the up-to-date position regarding the provision of pensions or other beneficial payments for current and former community...
- Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment
433. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason for the delay in processing the not discharged and overdue payments in the case of a person (details supplied);...
- Redundancy Payments
436. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if all relevant arrangements have been made in the case of the employees of a service (details supplied) who are being made...
- Employment Support Services
437. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if there is a contract which indemnifies her Department against claims for loss or injury by staff or clients of a company...
- Social Welfare Rates
439. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if persons under the age of 25 receive an increased jobseeker’s payment when living alone; and if this applies to...
- State Bodies
440. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of State boards under the remit of her Department or its agencies, in tabular form; the number of members of each...
- Social Welfare Benefits
450. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of domestic violence survivors who have availed of rent supplement since the policy decision was made. [62672/21]
- Social Welfare Eligibility
451. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason self-employed workers cannot claim illness benefit; if there are plans to change this; and if she will make a...
- Departmental Communications
452. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 252 of 9 December 2021, if she will clarify subsequent to an informal complaint or...
- Social Welfare Benefits
453. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the proposals there are to improve the criteria for the free fuel allowance in which a family member may return to live with...
- Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
- Domestic Violence
454. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when the review by Tusla of the provision of accommodation for victims of domestic violence will be published;...
- Departmental Schemes
455. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the eligibility for redress and compensation as part of the mother and baby homes redress scheme in the case of...
- State Bodies
456. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of State boards under the remit of his Department or its agencies, in tabular form; the number of...
- Departmental Strategies
457. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if an autism strategy will be developed in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62652/21]
- Domestic Violence
458. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when the review of the provision of accommodation for victims of domestic violence by Tusla will be published;...
- Family Resource Centres
459. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the breakdown of funding across all operations allocated to family resource centres by his Department in each...
- Departmental Programmes
460. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the intended use and roll-out of disability awareness programmes and their regulation for use for workplaces and...
- Domestic Violence
461. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the details of the capital grants for the provision of domestic violence and abuse refuges between 1 December...
- Child and Family Agency
462. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 648 of 10 March 2021, the status of the matter; and if he will make a...
- Department of Education and Skills
- Youth Services
463. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to resource Youthreach education amid a staffing crisis that is leaving the most vulnerable young persons at risk; and if he will make...
- Student Accommodation
466. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that an over-reliance on the private market for student accommodation has contributed to the issues...
- Third Level Examinations
467. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position in relation to exams in NUI Galway; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that students are being forced to sit exams in...
- Covid-19 Tests
468. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the funding of €9 million allocated to higher education institutions for antigen tests will be increased as a result of the expansion...
- State Bodies
469. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of State boards under the remit of his Department or its agencies, in tabular form; the number of members of each board; the number of...
- Bus Services
470. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has engaged with BusConnects in Cork, given that there is no proposed bus service from the northside of Cork city to Munster Technological...
- Apprenticeship Programmes
471. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he is considering offering accredited apprenticeships for tiling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62620/21]
- Third Level Staff
478. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the low levels of persons with disabilities employed in third-level education institutions; and if he will...
- Employment Rights
480. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he is taking to address workers’ rights for postgraduate researchers in universities and institutes of technology. [62816/21]
- Departmental Data
481. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students from Northern Ireland who are enrolled in higher education institutes or institutes of further education in Ireland; the...
- Departmental Reviews
482. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the Student Universal Support Ireland, SUSI, review will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62854/21]
- Department of Justice and Equality
- Antisocial Behaviour
483. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of applications received for the new scrambler initiative by county, in tabular form. [62568/21]
- Property Management Companies
484. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will review the legislation in relation to management companies; if she is satisfied that the provisions that enable...
- Immigration Policy
485. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the steps she is taking to address the unsuitable detention of immigration detainees in prisons and the need for a specifically...
- State Bodies
486. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of State boards under the remit of her Department or its agencies, in tabular form; the number of members of each...
- Departmental Appointments
487. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the appointment of a gambling regulator. [62562/21]
- Data Protection
488. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she plans to upgrade the functions and structure of the Data Protection Commissioner; and if she will make a statement on...
- Domestic Violence
489. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the steps that have been taken to avoid the service failure that occurred earlier in 2021 to prevent further domestic violence...
- Visa Applications
491. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason a person (details supplied) has been waiting over two years for a decision on an application; and if she will make a...
- Departmental Data
492. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of prosecutions and-or convictions under Part 4 of the Purchase of Sexual Services of the Criminal Law (Sexual...
- Human Trafficking
493. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of prosecutions and or convictions under the Criminal Law (Human Trafficking) Act 2008 and the Criminal Law (Human...
- Child Protection
494. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if there are plans to introduce age ratings for online and electronic games for those under 18 years of age; and if she will...
- Department of Health
- Covid-19 Tests
495. To ask the Minister for Health if a person who purchased PCR tests in order to adhere to the relevant travel advice when they purchased their flights is entitled to a refund considering that...
- Covid-19 Pandemic
496. To ask the Minister for Health if he will issue an order for FFP2-standard face masks to be made available free for all passengers using public transport while Covid-19 infection rates are...
- Health Services
498. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 624 of 5 October 2021, if the vacant occupational therapy roles have now been filled; the number of children currently...
- Vaccination Programme
499. To ask the Minister for Health the reason more pharmacies are not administering the booster vaccination in view of the excellent work that pharmacists have carried out throughout the...
- Nursing Homes
500. To ask the Minister for Health the actions that his Department has taken to ensure clean air in nursing homes, including providing ventilation schemes, CO2 monitors or HEPA filters, to...
- Health Services
501. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the national steering group for the implementation of the Neurorehabilitation Strategy 2019-2021 has met only twice since an implementation...
- Covid-19 Pandemic
502. To ask the Minister for Health if there are plans to provide access to the EU digital Covid certificate for persons under 18 years of age who are resident in Northern Ireland, as is already...
- Health Services Staff
503. To ask the Minister for Health if he will arrange for the creation of dedicated teams to deal exclusively with scoliosis procedures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62457/21]
- Health Services
505. To ask the Minister for Health if there is a hospital transfer service in place for elderly persons who are unable to drive to hospital appointments; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Health Services Staff
507. To ask the Minister for Health if there are vacant positions for speech and language therapists in counties Sligo or Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62461/21]
- White Papers
509. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to publish a White Paper on human genomics; the status of the programme for Government commitment on the establishment of a national genomics...
- Hospital Services
510. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 243 of 10 November 2021, if his attention has been drawn to the fact that not all 19 maternity units are offering the 20...
- Vaccination Programme
511. To ask the Minister for Health the rationale behind the recent transfer of the Ennis vaccination centre to Ennis General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62476/21]
- Covid-19 Pandemic
513. To ask the Minister for Health when the EU Digital COVID Certificate will be updated to reflect persons having received their boosters and who will need it for the purpose of travel; and if...
- Vaccination Programme
514. To ask the Minister for Health if he will make the HPV vaccine available free of cost to all persons who would medically benefit from it, particularly students who missed receiving it in...
- Health Services Staff
515. To ask the Minister for Health the policy on an issue (details supplied) regarding healthcare assistants and home helps employed through section 39 organisations; and if he will make a...
- Healthcare Policy
517. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department and the HSE will recognise ME/CFS as a long-term illness; if his Department and the HSE will review the guidelines on the diagnosis and...
- Social Welfare Benefits
518. To ask the Minister for Health if he will engage with the Minister for Social Protection to expand the critical illness protocol to persons diagnosed with ME/CFS; and if he will make a...
- Health Services
519. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the waiting times for behavioural therapy and speech and language therapy for children, by county (details supplied); and if he will...
- State Bodies
520. To ask the Minister for Health the number of State boards under the remit of his Department or its agencies, in tabular form; the number of members of each board; the number of persons with...
- Hospital Waiting Lists
521. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients on outpatient waiting lists, by hospital, in County Cork. [62537/21]
- Home Help Service
524. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons availing of home care hours; and the number of hours assigned in County Cork by LHO. [62540/21]
- Disability Services
526. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff members, by role, currently employed in, and working on, children’s disability network teams in County Cork, by team, in tabular...
- General Practitioner Services
527. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department has engaged with SouthDoc since the reopening of its Blackpool facility; and if there is an intention to resume normal operating hours in...
- Medical Cards
528. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons with medical cards in County Cork, by LHO. [62544/21]
- Vaccination Programme
529. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the vaccine booster programme for those under 50 years of age who received a vaccine (details supplied). [62545/21]
- Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
530. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the reopening of the Keltoi facility. [62546/21]
- Local Drugs Task Forces
531. To ask the Minister for Health the number of times the Minister for State with special responsibility for the National Drugs Strategy has met an organisation (details supplied) since their...
- Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
533. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the stabilisation units promised in budget 2021. [62549/21]
- Family Support Services
534. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the funding for family support networks committed to in budget 2021. [62550/21]
- Local Drugs Task Forces
535. To ask the Minister for Health the previous membership of the National Oversight Committee on the National Drugs Strategy; and the new proposed membership. [62551/21]
- Substance Misuse
537. To ask the Minister for Health if further details will be provided on the proposed plan to address crack cocaine, as promised in budget 2022. [62553/21]
- Local Drugs Task Forces
538. To ask the Minister for Health if the Minister for State with responsibility for the National Drugs Strategy has met with the Tallaght drug and alcohol task force since the publication of...
- Substance Misuse
539. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons currently awaiting residential treatment and detox, by county, in tabular form. [62555/21]
- Vaccination Programme
541. To ask the Minister for Health if an outreach programme is planned for delivery of vaccine boosters to vulnerable hard to reach cohorts, for example, homeless persons and those in active...
- Health Service Executive
542. To ask the Minister for Health the dates of meetings of a CHO 1 convened serious incident management team that was established on 4 December 2016, following reports of serious incidents of...
- Vaccination Programme
545. To ask the Minister for Health when walk-in vaccine slots and access to pharmacy booster vaccination will be made available for those who initially received just one dose of a Covid-19...
- Assisted Human Reproduction
546. To ask the Minister for Health if he plans to include a provision for financial supports for persons receiving IVF treatment in the assisted human reproduction Bill; and if he will make a...
- Health Services
547. To ask the Minister for Health the services that will be provided at a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62590/21]
- Covid-19 Pandemic
548. To ask the Minister for Health the cost of developing the Covid-19 application that was made available to citizens; when it was first made publicly available; the use made of the application...
- Health Services
549. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who are currently overdue their annual BreastHealth mammogram post-treatment for breast cancer; and the number of those who have waited...
- Hospital Staff
554. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to resource West Kerry Community Hospital with additional staff to secure the retention of existing short and long-stay beds, and open the eight...
- Mental Health Services
555. To ask the Minister for Health the current waiting list for child and adolescent mental health services, CAMHS, in County Cork, by area; the average waiting time; and his plans to address...
- Disability Services
557. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff employed in each children's disability network team across the State; and the waiting list by service in each. [62630/21]
- Hospital Services
560. To ask the Minister for Health , further to Parliamentary Question No. 187 of 3 December, if a reply will issue from him; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62634/21]
- Disability Services
561. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the personalised budget pilot; when the findings will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62653/21]
- Covid-19 Pandemic
562. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a policy of requiring patients presenting at some hospitals or HSE Covid-19 testing facilities to wear a surgical mask...
- Disability Services
564. To ask the Minister for Health the respite supports that are available to families of children with autism, by type of service and CHO area, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement...
- Mental Health Services
565. To ask the Minister for Health the strategies in place to support persons with intellectual disabilities to access mental health supports if needed. [62727/21]
- Covid-19 Pandemic
567. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide the planned visits by the HSE to maternity hospitals in terms of compliance and management of maternity restrictions as was committed to in...
- Hospice Services
569. To ask the Minister for Health when the proposed long-stay unit in St. Joseph's Hospital in Ennis, County Clare will become operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62758/21]
- Hospital Services
570. To ask the Minister for Health when the local injuries unit will open in Ennis General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62759/21]
- Alcohol Pricing
572. To ask the Minister for Health the public information campaign his Department or other public bodies are undertaking as per section 11 of the Public Health Alcohol Act, 2018 (details...
- Disability Services
573. To ask the Minister for Health if he will investigate the long delays being experienced by a person (details supplied) who has been waiting over two years for speech and occupational therapy...
- Covid-19 Pandemic
574. To ask the Minister for Health if occupational and speech and language therapy has resumed fully to pre-pandemic levels; if a proportion of these staff members are still redeployed in...
- Hospital Facilities
575. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the new operating theatre to be developed in Ennis General Hospital; the capital funding that will be made available through...
- Psychological Assessments
576. To ask the Minister for Health if psychological assessments of needs are being carried out in the Spraoi Centre, Portlaoise, County Laois; the number of same carried out to date in 2021; the...
- Medical Aids and Appliances
577. To ask the Minister for Health if an application by a person (details supplied) for a HSE mobility scooter will be expedited as they are currently living with serious mobility issues and...
- Disability Services
578. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the wait time of three years for a person (details supplied) to receive dialectical behaviour therapy from the HSE; and if he will make a...
- Medicinal Products
579. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which he can expedite access and reimbursement for new and orphan medicines with particular reference to an accelerated programme for testing and...
- Health Services Staff
580. To ask the Minister for Health if all student occupational therapists, speech and language therapists and radiology students will be paid for the work they do in hospital and healthcare...
- Healthcare Policy
581. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the commitment in the programme for Government to provide free contraception, starting with women aged between 17 and 25 years; and if he will...
- Mental Health Services
582. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to address the issues raised in relation to the care afforded to vulnerable prisoners, notably those with a mental illness, in the...
- Hospital Waiting Lists
585. To ask the Minister for Health the average wait times for inpatient and outpatients at Mayo University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62832/21]
- Hospital Services
586. To ask the Minister for Health if there is a diabetes team in the gestational diabetes clinic in Mayo General Hospital that allow for the provision of insulin on site; and if he will make a...
- Primary Care Centres
587. To ask the Minister for Health the progress made on the provision of the primary care centre scheduled for Bangor Erris, County Mayo; the timeline for the delivery of same; and if he will...
- Home Care Packages
588. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the provision of, and waiting lists for, home care packages and home help hours in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Home Help Service
590. To ask the Minister for Health the number of HSE home help staff recruited in the past 12 months, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62837/21]
- Hospital Overcrowding
591. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to increase bed capacity and address the overcrowding crisis in the Saolta Hospital Group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62838/21]
- Hospital Facilities
592. To ask the Minister for Health the number of new acute beds that have been provided in County Mayo in the past two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62839/21]
- Hospital Staff
593. To ask the Minister for Health the number of clinical staff vacancies by staff grade currently for each hospital in the Saolta University Health Care Group; the length of time of each...
- Hospital Facilities
594. To ask the Minister for Health the number of additional beds that will be made operational in hospitals in County Mayo under the winter plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- General Practitioner Services
595. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to recent data provided by a body (details supplied); the measures he proposes to take to ensure sufficient general...
- Hospital Admissions
596. To ask the Minister for Health the number of planned surgeries that have been cancelled in each hospital in the Saolta University Health Care Group over each of the past six months as a...
- Home Care Packages
597. To ask the Minister for Health the number of home care hours applied for, by CHO; the number granted in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Primary Care Services
598. To ask the Minister for Health the primary care plans for each CHO; the progress to date on each project; the timeframe for delivery of each project; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Home Care Packages
599. To ask the Minister for Health the average wait time for approval of a home care application; the level of delayed discharges from each hospital in the Saolta University Health Care Group...
- Hospital Transfers
600. To ask the Minister for Health the number of community hospital beds in County Mayo available to patients on discharge from acute hospitals; if he plans to increase community bed capacity in...
- Health Services
601. To ask the Minister for Health the measures that will be introduced to improve the provision of services (details supplied) in counties Cavan and Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on...
- Covid-19 Tests
602. To ask the Minister for Health if video-supervised antigen tests are permitted for the purposes of entry into the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62861/21]
- Dental Services
604. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the shortage of dentists participating in the dental treatment services scheme in Ballymun and Finglas; the steps he is...
- Vaccination Programme
607. To ask the Minister for Health the steps that are being taken to ensure cancelled booster appointments are recorded in the HSE system to avoid duplication; and if he will make a statement on...
- Hospital Investigations
608. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the HSE has refused to publish the external service review into missed radiology scans at University Hospital Kerry; if the HSE will publish the...
- Hospital Overcrowding
609. To ask the Minister for Health the measures being adopted to address overcrowding and lengthy waiting times at the emergency department in University Hospital Kerry; and if he will make a...
- Ambulance Service
610. To ask the Minister for Health if he will urgently review the number of ambulances available at any given time in County Kerry in the Christmas period in the context of the increased...
- Mental Health Services
611. To ask the Minister for Health the up-to-date position in respect of the review of the south Kerry CAMHS prescription issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62930/21]
- Health Strategies
612. To ask the Minister for Health when the plan arising from the recent visit by the national director of acute hospitals to University Hospital Kerry will be published; and if he will make a...
- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Animal Carcase Disposal
613. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding the collection of dead dogs from private property, public spaces or roadways; and if there is role for the...
- Food Industry
614. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which Irish food markets have been affected by Brexit in the past year, with particular reference to beef, lamb,...
- Agriculture Schemes
616. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to reduce cuts in the eco-schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62455/21]
- Common Agricultural Policy
617. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to provide further assistance in pillar 2 of CAP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62456/21]
- Agriculture Schemes
618. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the Beef Data and Genomics Programme has been extended for another year going into 2022; and if he will make a statement on the...
- State Bodies
620. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of State boards under the remit of his Department or its agencies, in tabular form; the number of members of each board;...
- Control of Horses
621. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an application for a horse project has been made by Cork City Council; and if not, if private individuals can make these...
- Agriculture Industry
622. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he envisages a shortage of urea in Ireland during quarter 1 of 2022; if measures are in place to maintain supply at required...
- Common Fisheries Policy
623. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the 2010, 2021 and 2026 quota of mackerel allocated to each European Union state; the quotas for the same years for the United...
- Fishing Industry
624. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the tonnage of mackerel and blue whiting that spawn and feed in Irish waters each year; the allocation of quota to Ireland of these...
- Fishery Harbour Centres
625. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is in a position to initiate a tender for a building (details supplied) which has laid idle for over 20 years. [62657/21]
- Agriculture Schemes
626. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if GLAS 1, 2 and 3 funding will rollover into 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62711/21]
- Brexit Supports
628. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the Brexit impact loan scheme; when it will be rolled out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62715/21]
- Renewable Energy Generation
629. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if consideration will be given to one proposal in relation to the fitting of solar panels on all farm buildings and this energy being...
- Agriculture Industry
630. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider requesting to amend the Irish whiskey protected geographic indication, PGI, technical file to state barley for...
- Greyhound Industry
631. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of racing greyhounds microchipped annually between 1 December 2020 and 30 November 2021, in tabular form; and if he will...
- Agriculture Schemes
634. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when an issue will be resolved for a person (details supplied) in County Mayo in relation to their GLAS application; and if he will...
- Harbours and Piers
635. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department’s maximum contribution under the local authority element of the Coastal Infrastructure and Development Fund...
- Forestry Sector
636. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to comments by this Deputy in Dáil Éireann on 11 November 2021, the progress that is being made in relation to...
- Animal Welfare
638. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the up-to-date position relating to his review of proposed changes in regulations that would impact negatively on farmers attempting...
- Aquaculture Industry
639. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the up-to-date position in relation to his efforts to speed up the decision-making process in relation to aquaculture licensing; and...
- Department of Rural and Community Development
- Community Development Projects
640. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if a project (details supplied) in County Kerry has been made aware of the availability of a nearby facility; if so, if the details of...
- Regeneration Projects
641. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of a project (details supplied) in County Mayo; the progress since being announced; and if she will make a statement on the...
- State Bodies
642. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of State boards under the remit of her Department or its agencies, in tabular form; the number of members of each board;...
- Community Development Projects
643. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the extra funding provided for in budget 2022 for increasing the number of participants and projects under the community services...
- Island Communities
644. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if it is planned to have one local action group specifically for the offshore islands in the next round of the LEADER programme as...
- Community Development Projects
648. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the support she is putting in place to help voluntary community groups meet operating costs during the Covid-19 pandemic when their...
- Rural Schemes
649. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the programme for Government commitment for an expanded town and village renewal scheme to bring vacant and derelict...
- Departmental Funding
650. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development her views on adding a requirement that all funding from her Department include provisions to meet and further the rights of persons...
- Regeneration Projects
651. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development when the next round of the rural regeneration and development fund will open for applications; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Rural Schemes
652. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development when she expects the next round of town and village renewal funding to be released; the details of applicants in County Kerry under...