Questions asked 27 total

• Health 6 questions

  • 2020-12-15 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Health the plans in place to implement the pay restoration for section 39 organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42947/20]
  • 2020-12-16 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Health if he will increase the number of medical interns in 2020 in response to Covid-19 and to encourage more graduates to stay in Ireland to train as doctors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43723/20]
  • 2020-12-16 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Health the plans in place to decrease the time between EMA approval and reimbursement of new treatments to promote earlier access in Ireland with the latest innovations in care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43747/20]
  • 2020-12-16 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Health if consideration has been given towards lifting the restrictions on maternity services throughout Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43828/20]
  • 2020-12-16 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Health his plans to conduct Covid-19 tests on students before colleges finish for Christmas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43157/20]
  • 2020-12-17 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Health if persons with Down's syndrome will be prioritised for the Covid-19 vaccination due to their higher risk from the disease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44184/20]
• Foreign 4 questions

  • 2020-12-15 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if Irish citizens or businesses based in Hong Kong have been affected by the rise in the freezing of bank accounts of those linked to pro-democracy protests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43246/20]
  • 2020-12-15 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of the response of his Department to the recent rise in pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43247/20]
  • 2020-12-17 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the estimated funding that will be allocated to the United Nations Population Fund in 2021; if funding to same will increase between 2021 and 2030, inclusive, in line with the overall overseas development assistance budget increases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44205/20]
  • 2020-12-17 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if funding was provided to the UNFPA Supplies, the United Nations Population Fund's thematic programme dedicated to expanding access to family planning in 2020; if he plans to allocate funding to this programme in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44206/20]
• Enterprise 4 questions

  • 2020-12-16 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the total investment in hubs capital infrastructure in the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43753/20]
  • 2020-12-16 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the targets set for new remote jobs in Ireland and transitioning existing jobs to remote working across the public sector, Enterprise Ireland and the IDA; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44036/20]
  • 2020-12-17 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the industries his Department is of the view are most at risk from the ill-effects of Brexit, deal or no-deal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43169/20]
  • 2020-12-17 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the measures he is taking to promote the all-island economy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43168/20]
• Transport 3 questions

  • 2020-12-15 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Transport the status of the DART plus West upgrade; the expected time frame for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42876/20]
  • 2020-12-15 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Transport the number of zero emissions buses in operation in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42911/20]
  • 2020-12-15 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Transport the status of the pension scheme negotiations ongoing in Irish Rail; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42920/20]
• Rural 3 questions

  • 2020-12-16 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the total investment in hubs capital infrastructure in the past ten years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43752/20]
  • 2020-12-17 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the resources that have been allocated to support a programme (details supplied) throughout the Covid-19 pandemic and beyond; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43167/20]
  • 2020-12-17 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the resources that have been allocated to support an organisation (details supplied) throughout the Covid-19 pandemic and beyond; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43166/20]
• Taoiseach 2 questions

  • 2020-12-16 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Taoiseach the infrastructure projects that will be prioritised under the shared island fund in his Department. [43144/20]
  • 2020-12-16 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Taoiseach the next steps to engage young persons in the shared island dialogue in his Department. [43145/20]
• Further and Higher Education 1 question

  • 2020-12-15 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans for a return to campus to allow students to enjoy a full third level experience; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43158/20]
• Tourism 1 question

  • 2020-12-15 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media her plans to allow for sport to resume among children both in and outside of school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42924/20]
• Housing 1 question

  • 2020-12-15 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the policies in place to help accidental landlords who kept their rent low and are now trapped in rent pressure zones and unable to raise their rent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42945/20]
• Education 1 question

  • 2020-12-15 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Education the reason for the delay in the installation of prefabs in a school (details supplied) which were applied for in March 2020 and are having an effect on secondary school places in the wider Castleknock area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42980/20]
• Justice 1 question

  • 2020-12-16 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Justice if she has given consideration to following the example of the Home Office in the United Kingdom whereby a three-month weapon amnesty has been launched in circumstances in which those involved are compensated for their weapons; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43827/20]