Questions asked 41 total

• Health 21 questions

  • 2020-12-08 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Health the circumstances in which Irish citizens living abroad can return home for compassionate reasons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41141/20]
  • 2020-12-08 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Health if Ireland has decided to partake in the RescEU stockpile of medical equipment; if not, the reason; if so, the breakdown of the supplies received; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42082/20]
  • 2020-12-08 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Health if consideration has been given to banning the sale of e-cigarettes to those under 18 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42083/20]
  • 2020-12-08 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Health if consideration has been given to banning the advertisement of e-cigarettes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42084/20]
  • 2020-12-08 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Health the policies in place to curtail the use of e-cigarettes among young persons in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42085/20]
  • 2020-12-08 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Health the policies in place to discourage the use of cigarettes or e-cigarettes among persons under 18 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42086/20]
  • 2020-12-08 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Health the research that has been done into a lung cancer screening programme in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42087/20]
  • 2020-12-08 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Health the percentage of young persons that use tobacco products regularly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42088/20]
  • 2020-12-08 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Health the additional measures that will be introduced to support lung cancer patients through the psychological burden of their diagnosis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42089/20]
  • 2020-12-08 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Health if the introduction of lung cancer screening is a priority for him; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42090/20]
  • 2020-12-08 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Health if patient organisations specific to lung cancer are consulted by him on their approach to lung cancer treatment and supports; if so, the groups; if not, the reason; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42091/20]
  • 2020-12-08 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Health if a new approach to lung cancer is required given that Ireland has the second highest rate of lung cancer mortality in Europe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42092/20]
  • 2020-12-08 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Health if his Department has carried out research into the reason lung cancer mortality rates are dramatically different for men and women in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42093/20]
  • 2020-12-08 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Health if a female-centred awareness campaign for lung cancer is required given that female mortality rates for lung cancer are dramatically higher than those for men; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42094/20]
  • 2020-12-09 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Health if cystic fibrosis patients will be given priority access to a Covid-19 vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42399/20]
  • 2020-12-09 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Health if consideration has been given to making the wearing of face coverings compulsory in gyms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42401/20]
  • 2020-12-09 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Health if consideration has been given to allowing live music at weddings under level 3; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42403/20]
  • 2020-12-10 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Health the approach of Ireland to diagnosing and treating lung cancer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41559/20]
  • 2020-12-10 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Health the psychological supports available for those diagnosed with lung cancer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41558/20]
  • 2020-12-10 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Health the engagement he has had with his European colleagues regarding the distribution of a potential Covid-19 vaccine. [38066/20]
  • 2020-12-10 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Health the status of the plan to roll out a Covid-19 vaccine in Ireland. [39969/20]
• Justice 9 questions

  • 2020-12-08 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Justice the supports in place for members of An Garda Síochána injured in the course of their work; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41142/20]
  • 2020-12-08 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Justice the supports in place for members of An Garda Síochána that receive verbal abuse in the course of their work; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41143/20]
  • 2020-12-08 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Justice the supports in place for members of An Garda Síochána that are physically assaulted in the course of their work; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41144/20]
  • 2020-12-08 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Justice the number of members of An Garda Síochána that accessed mental health supports to date in 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41145/20]
  • 2020-12-08 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Justice the amount of cash that has been seized by An Garda Síochána in each of the years 2015 to 2019 and to date in 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41151/20]
  • 2020-12-08 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Justice the amount of fireworks seized as part of Operation Tombola; if the success of the operation compared with previous years will be evaluated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41715/20]
  • 2020-12-10 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Justice the steps she has taken to tackle the rising incidence of knife crime and seizures of knives in communities across Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41547/20]
  • 2020-12-10 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Justice the supports in place for gardaí who have been injured while on duty; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41546/20]
  • 2020-12-10 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Justice the number of persons extradited back to Ireland in each of the years 2016 to 2020; the number subsequently convicted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42633/20]
• Agriculture 2 questions

  • 2020-12-08 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the work to date on ensuring market access and developing new markets in view of the impact of Brexit which will have significant ramifications for Irish agri-businesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41539/20]
  • 2020-12-08 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the work his Department is undertaking to ensure diversification of food exports in order to reduce reliance of Irish exporters on the UK market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41538/20]
• Transport 2 questions

  • 2020-12-09 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Transport if travel advice will be updated in line with the European Centre of Disease Control updated travel advice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42400/20]
  • 2020-12-10 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Transport the measures that will be introduced to ensure that the waiting list for driver tests will be cleared as quickly as possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42715/20]
• Taoiseach 1 question

  • 2020-12-08 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Taoiseach the engagements he has had with the First Minister and deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland in respect of lifting Covid-19 restrictions. [39968/20]
• Enterprise 1 question

  • 2020-12-08 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the engagement he has had with his counterpart in Northern Ireland in relation to cross-Border shopping trips in view of the respective Covid-19 restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41147/20]
• Foreign 1 question

  • 2020-12-08 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the actions Ireland is taking in relation to the ongoing crisis in Belarus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41140/20]
• Education 1 question

  • 2020-12-08 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Education the primary schools numbers in the Carpenterstown, Dublin 15; if there are enough school places to accommodate the growth in estates over the past ten years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41364/20]
• Social 1 question

  • 2020-12-08 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider adding those who are on maternity benefit to the list of those eligible to receive the Christmas bonus for 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41783/20]
• Tourism 1 question

  • 2020-12-09 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the level of Covid-19 restrictions at which she expects indoor sports to resume for children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42402/20]
• Further and Higher Education 1 question

  • 2020-12-10 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will reconsider and allow the self-employed to avail of the free or subsidised third-level courses as included under the Jobs Stimulus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42557/20]