2021-01-27Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of social workers currently working in the Adoption Information and Tracing Service; the number of social workers currently working at the service per office; his plans to increase the number of social workers currently employed in these offices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3558/21]
2021-01-27Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the current average waiting time for an initial appointment with the Adoption Information and Tracing Service; the current waiting times for an initial appointment with the service by individual office in tabular form; the measures he is taking to reduce waiting times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3559/21]
2021-01-28Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of the promised legislation which will extend parent’s leave from two to five weeks in addition to the development of the information technology system to process the benefit; when this extension of parent’s leave will be fully implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4867/21]
Education2 questions
2021-01-27Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Education the number of applications her Department received for the reimbursement of the agreed mileage rate under the July provision transportation grant; the number that were accepted and rejected, respectively; the number of reimbursement payments that have been made to date; the value of the payments paid out to date; the value of the payments outstanding; the value of the largest reimbursement payment application accepted; the value of the largest reimbursement payment made to date under this grant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4341/21]
2021-01-27Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Education the timeline for the reimbursement of the agreed mileage rate under the July provision transportation grant; the reason for the ongoing delays in reimbursement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4342/21]
Health2 questions
2021-01-27Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health if counsellors and psychotherapists will be specifically included in the healthcare worker categories of the national Covid-19 vaccination programme implementation plan in view of the fact that the services provided by these mental health workers are under increased demand due to the Covid-19 pandemic and are often required to be conducted face to face; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3581/21]
2021-01-28Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health his plans to amend the Misuse of Drugs Act 1977 to provide for the inclusion of trace amounts of tetrahydrocannabinol up to 0.3% in view of the current lack of legal clarity for shop owners selling cannabidiol products; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4581/21]
Rural2 questions
2021-01-27D'fhiafraigh Deputy Catherine Connolly den Aire Forbartha Tuaithe agus Pobail cad é an líon laethanta in 2019 agus 2020 faoi seach a raibh moill ar sheoltaí an bháid farantóireachta Queen of Aran idir Toraigh agus tír mór, idir dhul amach agus teacht isteach; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [4329/21]
2021-01-27D'fhiafraigh Deputy Catherine Connolly den Aire Forbartha Tuaithe agus Pobail cad é an líon laethanta in 2019 agus 2020 faoi seach a raibh seoladh beartaithe ag Queen of Aran ach nár tharla an seoladh mar gheall ar dhrochaimsir; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [4330/21]
Justice1 question
2021-01-27Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice the median processing times for applications for protection to the International Protection Office from date of application to decision; the median processing times for appeals to the International Protection Appeals Tribunal from date of appeal to decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3953/21]
Hildegarde Naughton — Fine Gael
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0 questions ·
1 new lobbying return
New lobbying1 return
Cullen Communications LtdHealth
Offering to brief Ministers/Opposition Spokespeople on the functionality and benefits of Health Passport Europe digital platform during the COVID-19 pandemic.
John Connolly — Fianna Fáil
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0 questions ·
0 new lobbying returns
Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.
Mairéad Farrell — Sinn Féin
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15 questions ·
0 new lobbying returns
Questions asked15 total
Finance10 questions
2021-01-27Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Finance the composition of gross GDP by all expenditure components, personal consumption, central and local government spending, GFCF and so on in each of the years 1990 to 2020 or for the earliest and latest years for which this data is available in tabular form. [4428/21]
2021-01-27Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Finance the composition of real GDP in constant prices for the latest year for which data is available by all expenditure components, personal consumption, central and local government spending, GFCF and so on in each of the years 1990 to 2020 or for the earliest and latest years for which this data is available in tabular form. [4429/21]
2021-01-27Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Finance the composition of gross GDP by all income components, dividends, interest, rents and so on in each of the years 1990 to 2020 or for the earliest and latest years for which this data is available in tabular form. [4430/21]
2021-01-27Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Finance the composition of real GDP in constant prices, dividends, interest, rents and so on broken by all expenditure components, personal consumption, central and local government spending, GFCF and so on in each of the years 1990 to 2020 or for the earliest and latest years for which this data is available in tabular form. [4431/21]
2021-01-27Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Finance the composition of gross GNI in each of the years 1990 to 2020 or for the earliest and latest years for which this data is available in tabular form. [4432/21]
2021-01-27Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Finance the composition of real GNI in constant prices for the latest year for which data is available in each of the years 1990 to 2020 or for the earliest and latest years for which this data is available in tabular form. [4433/21]
2021-01-28Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Finance the composition of gross GNP by all expenditure components, that is, personal consumption, central and local government spending GFCF in each of the years 1990 to 2020 or the earliest and latest years for which this data is available in tabular form. [4794/21]
2021-01-28Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Finance the composition of real GNP in constant prices for the latest year for which data is available by all expenditure components, that is, personal consumption, central and local government spending GFCF in each of the years 1990 to 2020 or the earliest and latest years for which this data is available in tabular form. [4795/21]
2021-01-28Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Finance the composition of gross GNP by all income components, that is, dividends, interest, rents in each of the years 1990 to 2020 or the earliest and latest years for which this data is available in tabular form. [4796/21]
2021-01-28Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Finance the composition of real GNP in constant prices, that is, dividends, interest, rents and so on by all expenditure components, that is, personal consumption, central and local government spending, GFCF and so on in each of the years 1990 to 2020 or the earliest and latest years for which this data is available in tabular form. [4797/21]
Public3 questions
2021-01-27Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he has considered making amendments to the public sector sick pay scheme or occupational injury and illness schemes in relation to long Covid; if so, if a cost estimate or range of estimates will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4420/21]
2021-01-28Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 171 of 20 January 2021, his views on whether section 9(1)(a)(i) of the Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act 2011 is the statutory provision which transferred the powers under section 17 of the 1956 Act to the Minister and which also transferred the powers relating to superannuation of members of staff of public service bodies; and if not, the statutory provisions of the Act which transferred the said respective powers. [4854/21]
2021-01-28Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 171 of 20 January 2021, if he has exercised the powers relating to superannuation of members of staff of public service bodies under section 9(1)(a)(i) of the Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act 2011 by way of administrative act including by the issue of or revocation of circulars; if so, the powers which permitted him to carry out and or revoke any such administrative act including any circular; and the details of all such administrative acts and circulars in relation to same. [4858/21]
Agriculture1 question
2021-01-27Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has considered introducing financial supports for small agricultural contracting businesses given that many do not qualify for funding schemes for farmers and are struggling to afford the cost of updating equipment to comply with environmental standards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4009/21]
Children1 question
2021-01-28Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the date by which the parent's leave and benefit announced in the budget will be introduced. [4976/21]
2021-01-27Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Health the progress on the provision of new orthopaedic theatre facilities at Merlin Park Hospital, Galway; the extent of current theatre facilities and the facilities planned; the reason for the delay in providing the additional theatre space since the reduction in existing theatre facilities three and a half years ago; the timeframe for the start of construction and completion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3697/21]
2021-01-27Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Health the average waiting times for persons on the waiting list for inpatient and outpatient treatment as orthopaedic patents at Merlin Park Hospital, Galway; and the longest time persons have been on the waiting lists. [3698/21]
2021-01-27Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Health the steps he will take to reduce the outpatient waiting lists for orthopaedic treatment at Merlin Park Hospital, Galway; and if he will take steps to ensure patients can be treated in other hospitals in view of the fact that the number of persons waiting for treatment for over 18 months has more than doubled in the past year. [3696/21]
Transport1 question
2021-01-27Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Transport the way in which he plans to address the backlog of driver tests; the actions that can be taken for persons who are waiting months for a test and cannot avail of public transport due to a lack of availability in their area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3869/21]
Seán Kyne — Fine Gael
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2 new lobbying returns
New lobbying2 returns
National Disability Services AssociationHealth
Submissions to members of new Oireachtas Committees on the National Disability Services Association
Rare Diseases IrelandHealth
Rare disease health policy in programme for government