2020-12-08Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health the number of persons in County Galway who have been approved for home help services but are still on the waiting list; the number waiting over six, 12, 18 and 24 months, respectively, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41935/20]
2020-12-08Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health his plans to change the clinical guidance in relation to abortion to enable those persons who initiate legal abortion care before 12 weeks to be provided with continuity of medical care by the HSE until their abortion completes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42042/20]
2020-12-08Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health the assessment being undertaken in relation to reports that failed medical abortions in Ireland resulted in the pregnant person being forced to travel to the UK for healthcare in 2020; the number of such instances since the enactment of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42043/20]
2020-12-08Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health the status of the upcoming review of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018; when and the way in which the review will take place; if there will be a special Oireachtas committee for the review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42044/20]
2020-12-08Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health the counties that do not have access to abortion care via their general practitioners, in tabular form; the counties with no general practitioners providing early medical abortions; the actions being taken by his Department and the HSE to address these gaps in services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42045/20]
2020-12-10Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health the engagement he has had with the HSE regarding the plan to develop a new emergency department at University Hospital Galway; the status of the development of the planned emergency department; if the HSE has to date completed its consideration of the feasibility report regarding the inclusion of the maternity department in the new block; if so, the planned next steps; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42331/20]
2020-12-10Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the current waiting times for MRI services in CHO area 2; the discussions he has had with the HSE with regard securing additional MRI facilities to meet the ongoing need in CHO area 2; the number of adults and children, respectively currently on the waiting list for an MRI in CHO area 2; the number of adults and children, respectively that have been on MRI waiting lists in CHO area 2 for three, six, nine, 12, 18 and 24 months, respectively in tabular form; the number of MRI machines operational in CHO area 2; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42334/20]
2020-12-10Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health the engagement he has had with the HSE with regard to the planned orthopaedic theatre in Merlin Park University Hospital; the status of the new orthopaedic theatre; if building work has commenced to date; if his Department has carried out an analysis into the effect of the delay in delivery of the new theatre on waiting lists in Merlin Park University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42335/20]
2020-12-10Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health the steps sanctioned by him arising from the publication of the options appraisal for the model four hospital at Merlin Park, Galway; the status of the delivery of the hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42550/20]
2020-12-10Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health the status of the national implementation and monitoring committee envisaged under Sharing the Vision; the membership of the committee; the terms of reference of the committee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42551/20]
2020-12-10Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health when respite care services will be deemed as an essential service; when they will be fully restored to pre-Covid-19 levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42552/20]
2020-12-10Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health the status of the reopening of day centres for adults with disabilities; the timeline for when day centres will fully reopen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42553/20]
2020-12-10Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health if nursing home residents will be allowed to be visited twice a week by two family members one at a time in all levels of the Living with Covid-19 plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42554/20]
Justice6 questions
2020-12-08Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice if she is satisfied that the conducting of wardship cases by remote hearing is adequate to ensure that the voice of the person is being heard in view of the importance of adequately hearing the voice of the person in such cases was highlighted in 2019 by the Supreme Court; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41133/20]
2020-12-08Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice the number of persons that were made wards of court in 2019 and to date in 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41096/20]
2020-12-10Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice the engagement she has had with the Minister for Health with regard to the establishment of the cross-departmental and cross-agency taskforce on mental health, addictions and imprisonment pursuant to the commitment in the programme for Government; the status of the taskforce; the membership of the taskforce; the terms of reference of the taskforce; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42350/20]
2020-12-10Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice the details of the planned review of the overall process and the way in which persons can access legal aid as referred to by her on 17 November 2020 during the meeting of the Select Oireachtas Committee on Justice; the person or body that will carry out the review; the terms of reference of the review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42349/20]
2020-12-10Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 586 of 15 September 2020, the status of the general scheme of the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture; the status of the promised national preventive mechanism; the way in which the mechanism will be structured; the person that will be in charge of coordinating the mechanism; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42555/20]
2020-12-10Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice if the An Garda Síochána review into the use of anti-spit hoods has been completed; if she has she received a copy of the review; when the review will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42556/20]
Agriculture4 questions
2020-12-08Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 1105 of 24 November 2020, the status of the appeal against the ruling by the High Court of Judicial Review proceedings which relate to the policy directive excluding vessels over 18 metres from trawling in inshore waters inside the six nautical mile zone; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41625/20]
2020-12-08Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to conduct a second consultation process on trawling activity inside the six nautical mile zone in view of a recent High Court judgement which found that the previous consultation process was defective; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41624/20]
2020-12-08Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if, in the interest of public health and safety, he will detail the incident which occurred on 22 November 2020 on the foreshore at the Marine Institute and SEAI’s Renewable Energy quarter scale test site in Galway Bay, when an upright installation at the test site appeared to fall over and required to be recovered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41356/20]
2020-12-08Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the engagement he has had with the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment with regard to undertaking a review of the potential demand in international markets for wool-based products; the analysis his Department has carried out into the potential employment opportunities in the wool industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35112/20]
Children2 questions
2020-12-08Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of persons taken into wardship since the passing of the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015; the reasons given for taking each of these persons into wardship; the breakdown of the wardship decisions made following an application by the HSE, by a family member and by the solicitor of the person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41131/20]
2020-12-08Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of the work of the steering group overseeing the establishment and commissioning of the decision support service; when the service will be operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41132/20]
Further and Higher Education2 questions
2020-12-08Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 315 of 26 November 2020, the circumstances in which alternative arrangements will be made for the payment of the monies to the students; if the alternative arrangements will involve a cash payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41171/20]
2020-12-08Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 319 of 3 November 2020 (details supplied), if the €250 payment will also be extended to all Irish citizens currently undertaking undergraduate or postgraduate studies in other EU countries; the details of any cost analysis of same carried out by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41349/20]
Enterprise1 question
2020-12-08Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if Covid-19 will be recognised as an occupational illness in view of the fact that healthcare workers make up almost one fifth of Covid-19 cases in Ireland; the analysis his Department has carried out into the impact of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41936/20]
Environment1 question
2020-12-08Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if, in the interest of public health and safety, he will detail the incident which occurred on the foreshore on 22 November 2020 at the Marine Institute and SEAI’s Renewable Energy quarter scale test site in Galway Bay, in which an upright installation at the test site appeared to fall over and required to be recovered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41355/20]
Housing1 question
2020-12-08Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the amendments to SI No. 83 of 2007 for rooftop solar installations to be exempted from planning permission, as promised by the end of 2019, will be introduced; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42222/20]
Transport1 question
2020-12-10Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 188 of 3 December 2020 and in view of information on the NDLS (details supplied), if persons who obtained their class B manual driver licence prior to 30 November 2013 are precluded from availing of the exemption in question and having the code 78 restriction removed from their driver licence record upon request. [42742/20]
Tourism1 question
2020-12-10Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if live music and dancing are permitted at weddings under the current level 3 restrictions which began in December 2020 given that during the level 3 restrictions which began in September 2020 live music and dancing were permitted; if the level 3 restrictions governing live music and dancing have changed since the last imposition of level 3 restrictions in September 2020; if so, the reasons for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42670/20]
Foreign1 question
2020-12-10Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his Department has existing bilateral agreements or memorandums of understanding with the State of Israel; if such agreements are in preparation; if his Department has been consulted or made aware of such agreements by other Departments; if the illegal settlements, which are illegal under international law, in the Israeli Occupied Territories have been or will be excluded from such agreements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42569/20]
Hildegarde Naughton — Fine Gael
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John Connolly — Fianna Fáil
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Mairéad Farrell — Sinn Féin
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Questions asked22 total
Health4 questions
2020-12-09Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health the bodies under the aegis of his Department; and the composition of their respective board memberships, disaggregated by appointments through the Public Appointments Service or ministerial appointments in tabular form. [42481/20]
2020-12-10Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health the estimated new completion date and total cost of the new children’s hospital in view of recent delays and legal challenges; and the estimated total cost overrun in percentage terms. [42347/20]
2020-12-10Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health the current position of those section 39 workers that did not receive pay parity; and if these workers will be included in the PSSA. [36718/20]
2020-12-10Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health if consideration has been given to a monetary bonus payment for all healthcare workers as an acknowledgement of their hard work throughout the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42766/20]
Housing2 questions
2020-12-08Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he plans to progress legislation in order to amend Statutory Instrument SI No. 83 of 2007 in order that schools and community buildings can be exempted from having to apply for planning permission to install solar photovoltaic panels on rooftops; his plans to introduce further legislative amendments to lift the limits that currently exist on solar installation for houses and businesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42502/20]
2020-12-09Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the bodies under the aegis of his Department; and the composition of their respective board memberships, disaggregated by appointments through the Public Appointments Service or ministerial appointments in tabular form. [42482/20]
Taoiseach1 question
2020-12-09Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Taoiseach the bodies under the aegis of his Department; and the composition of their respective board memberships, disaggregated by appointments through the Public Appointments Service or ministerial appointments in tabular form. [42487/20]
Enterprise1 question
2020-12-09Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the bodies under the aegis of his Department; and the composition of their respective board memberships, disaggregated by appointments through the Public Appointments Service or ministerial appointments in tabular form. [42476/20]
Environment1 question
2020-12-09Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the bodies under the aegis of his Department; and the composition of their respective board memberships, disaggregated by appointments through the Public Appointments Service or Ministerial appointments in tabular form. [42477/20]
Transport1 question
2020-12-09Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Transport the bodies under the aegis of his Department; and the composition of their respective board memberships, disaggregated by appointments through the Public Appointments Service or ministerial appointments in tabular form. [42489/20]
Finance1 question
2020-12-09Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Finance the bodies under the aegis of his Department; and the composition of their respective board memberships, disaggregated by appointments through the Public Appointments Service or ministerial appointments in tabular form. [42478/20]
Public1 question
2020-12-09Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the bodies under the aegis of his Department; and the composition of their respective board memberships, disaggregated by appointments through the Public Appointments Service or inisterial appointments in tabular form. [42484/20]
Tourism1 question
2020-12-09Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the bodies under the aegis of her Department; and the composition of their respective board memberships, disaggregated by appointments through the Public Appointments Service or Ministerial appointments in tabular form. [42488/20]
Foreign1 question
2020-12-09Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the bodies under the aegis of his Department; and the composition of their respective board memberships, disaggregated by appointments through the Public Appointments Service or ministerial appointments in tabular form. [42479/20]
Defence1 question
2020-12-09Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Defence the bodies under the aegis of his Department; and the composition of their respective board memberships, disaggregated by appointments through the Public Appointments Service or ministerial appointments in tabular form. [42474/20]
Education1 question
2020-12-09Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Education the bodies under the aegis of her Department; and the composition of their respective board memberships, disaggregated by appointments through the Public Appointments Service or ministerial appointments in tabular form. [42475/20]
Social1 question
2020-12-09Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Social Protection the bodies under the aegis of her Department; and the composition of their respective board memberships, disaggregated by appointments through the Public Appointments Service or Ministerial appointments in tabular form. [42486/20]
Children1 question
2020-12-09Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the bodies under the aegis of his Department; and the composition of their respective board memberships, disaggregated by appointments through the Public Appointments Service or ministerial appointments in tabular form. [42473/20]
Further and Higher Education1 question
2020-12-09Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the bodies under the aegis of his Department; and the composition of their respective board memberships, disaggregated by appointments through the Public Appointments Service or ministerial appointments in tabular form. [42480/20]
Justice1 question
2020-12-09Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Justice the bodies under the aegis of her Department; and the composition of their respective board memberships, disaggregated by appointments through the Public Appointments Service or ministerial appointments in tabular form. [42483/20]
Agriculture1 question
2020-12-09Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the bodies under the aegis of his Department; and the composition of their respective board memberships disaggregated by appointments through the Public Appointments Service or ministerial appointments in tabular form. [42472/20]
Rural1 question
2020-12-09Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the bodies under the aegis of her Department; and the composition of their respective board memberships, disaggregated by appointments through the Public Appointments Service or ministerial appointments in tabular form. [42485/20]
2020-12-08Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the supports including financial grants available to small and medium sized Irish businesses to help them grow their business online including assistance to purchase equipment and training assistance to upskill staff; the supports that could be availed of by local media outlets such as newspapers and radio stations to boost their online sales and support employment in the industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41840/20]
2020-12-08Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if media organisations that have listenership abroad and readers who consume Irish media abroad qualify for Enterprise Ireland grants on the basis that they are exporting a service, journalism that is consumed abroad and to help them grow that business; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41843/20]
Tourism2 questions
2020-12-08Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the supports including financial grants available to small and medium-sized Irish businesses to help them grow their business online including assistance to purchase equipment and training assistance to upskill staff; the supports that could be availed of by local media outlets such as newspapers and radio stations to boost their online sales and support employment in the industry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41842/20]
2020-12-09Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if wedding music can be allowed under the current restrictions (details supplied); if she will provide clarify on same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42205/20]
Health2 questions
2020-12-09Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Health the public health rationale for the reason wedding bands had previously been allowed under level 3 restrictions but are not allowed currently under level 3 restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42206/20]
2020-12-09Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Health when the Sligo scheme for cataract treatment will be rolled out to the rest of the country; the time-frame for same given that it was committed to in the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42233/20]
Environment1 question
2020-12-08Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the changes that were made to the Inland Fisheries (Amendment) Bill 2017 without going through pre-legislative scrutiny which was waived for this Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41845/20]
Transport1 question
2020-12-08Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Transport if funding will be provided for urgent safety works on the N83 at which two minor roads, the L7102 and L6210 join the N83 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41924/20]
Finance1 question
2020-12-08Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Finance the supports including financial grants available to small and medium sized Irish businesses to help them grow their business online including assistance to purchase equipment and training assistance to upskill staff; the supports that could be availed of by local media outlets such as newspapers and radio stations to boost their online sales and support employment in the industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41841/20]
Education1 question
2020-12-09Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Education the reason there are no national standardisation of procedures or governance in relation to the treatment of special needs children in schools; if there are inspectors dedicated to inspecting special needs services in schools; the reason her Department is not in a position to recommend programmes in cases in which it has been recommended that an IT device is best suited to teach a particular child; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42234/20]
Housing1 question
2020-12-10Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the promised legislation for exemptions for planning permission for rooftop solar installations will be introduced in Dáil Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42634/20]
Seán Kyne — Fine Gael
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