Mon, 1 Mar – 7 Mar 2021 · 5 TDs · 0 bills voted on · 51 questions · 0 new lobbying filings
Colm Burke — Fine Gael
0 votes ·
9 questions ·
0 new lobbying returns
Questions asked9 total
Justice4 questions
2021-03-03Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice if she will confirm that a centralised database for missing persons will be established which would include DNA samples from their immediate families; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10998/21]
2021-03-03Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice if she will consider establishing a centralised database for storing information in respect of bodies which have been recovered but which have not been identified; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10999/21]
2021-03-03Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice if she will consider establishing a centralised unit on forensic human identification which would co-ordinate information both in respect of persons that are missing but also in circumstances in which bodies are recovered but not identified; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11000/21]
2021-03-03Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice if her Department will make contact with all coroners offices to collate the data on unidentified remains going back up to 70 years, which in the long term would ease the workload on gardaí and coroners; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11001/21]
Health4 questions
2021-03-03Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if he will consider extending the five=kilometre travel limit for those seeking to exercise and who will not be engaging or interacting with anyone during this exercise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11364/21]
2021-03-03Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the cohort group that those with bronchiectasis fall into under the vaccination schedule; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11928/21]
2021-03-03Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the cohort or group in which persons with cystic fibrosis fall under in the Covid-19 vaccination schedule; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11940/21]
2021-03-03Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the cohort or group in which persons with hypertension fall in the Covid-19 vaccination schedule; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11965/21]
Education1 question
2021-03-03Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Education if there will be a reduction in class sizes at all levels in DEIS band 1 schools in view of the reduction of class sizes in mainstream primary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11363/21]
Eoghan Kenny — Labour Party
0 votes ·
0 questions ·
0 new lobbying returns
Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.
Ken O'Flynn — Independent Ireland
0 votes ·
0 questions ·
0 new lobbying returns
Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.
Pádraig O'Sullivan — Fianna Fáil
0 votes ·
29 questions ·
0 new lobbying returns
Questions asked29 total
Education10 questions
2021-03-03Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education the number of ASD units in Cork city and county, both primary and secondary; the location and number of pupils in each school; the number of applications each has received for 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11640/21]
2021-03-03Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education if a July provision in-school style programme will be run during the 2021 Easter holidays for children with special educational needs in ASD classrooms; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11660/21]
2021-03-03Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education if the review of the school transport scheme will take into consideration the next nearest school to a pupil in order to account for those who cannot attend their nearest school due to capacity issues; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11661/21]
2021-03-03Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education if the review of the school transport scheme will re-examine the rule by which only numbers of eligible pupils and not concessionary pupils are taken into consideration when a particular route is put out to tender; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11662/21]
2021-03-03Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education if the review of the school transport scheme will invite contributions by regional school transport managers of Bus Éireann; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11663/21]
2021-03-03Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education if the deadline for schools to publish their amended admissions policies remains September 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11664/21]
2021-03-03Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education if her Department will consider conducting an analysis or doing a report to quantify the impact of school closures on children with special needs during the Covid-19 pandemic; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11724/21]
2021-03-03Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education the arrangements that will be made for children with special needs that choose not to return to school over the coming weeks due to health reasons or underlying conditions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11725/21]
2021-03-03Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education the details of the policy for facilitating ASD units in second-level education; if she is concerned that many secondary schools do not have an ASD unit and that the number has dramatically increased in recent years for these services; the way she plans to address same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11726/21]
2021-03-03Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education the number of times that section 37A of the Education Act 1998 has been enforced since its inception; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11742/21]
Enterprise5 questions
2021-03-03Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if travel agents are eligible for the new COVID-19 business aid scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11653/21]
2021-03-03Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the period of time an employee has been on the temporary wage subsidy scheme or the pandemic unemployment payment will be taken into consideration as part of their tenure for redundancy packages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11654/21]
2021-03-03Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of applications that have been received for the restart fund by Cork City Council from businesses; the funding that has been allocated to the authority; the number of businesses that have received funding under the fund from Cork City Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11655/21]
2021-03-03Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of applications that have been received for the restart fund by Cork County Council from businesses; the funding that has been allocated to the authority; the number of businesses that have received funding under the fund from Cork County Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11656/21]
2021-03-04Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of applications made to banks under the €2 billion Covid-19 credit guarantee scheme; the number refused; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12277/21]
Environment4 questions
2021-03-03Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if consideration will be given to establishing a national anti-illegal dumping campaign; if he is satisfied that current measures to prevent dumping are sufficient; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11657/21]
2021-03-03Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the cost of illegal dumping to Cork City Council from 2018 to 2020; the number of fines issued for each of these years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11658/21]
2021-03-03Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the cost of illegal dumping to Cork County Council from 2018 to 2020; the number of fines issued for each of these years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11659/21]
2021-03-03Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will address a matter regarding the case of persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11738/21]
Agriculture4 questions
2021-03-03Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the 2019 McKinnon report will be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11144/21]
2021-03-03Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will appoint an independent project manager to oversee the implementation of the McKinnon report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11146/21]
2021-03-03Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will sanction a task force to table a revitalisation programme for ash die back plantations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11148/21]
2021-03-04Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider changing the way horse statistics are presented (details supplied) to be more in line with the control of dogs' statistics headings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12278/21]
Further and Higher Education2 questions
2021-03-03Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if a course (details supplied) will be included in SUSI reform; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11028/21]
2021-03-03Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the progress being made on the review of the SUSI scheme; the changes that have been identified; if the new criteria for the scheme will be available to students making their applications in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11667/21]
Transport1 question
2021-03-03Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport when he will fully implement regulation 2021/267 published in the Official Journal of the European Union with regard to the automatic prolongation of validity of authorisation with respect to a further derogation on the driver's card, CPC card, tachograph calibration and DOE certificate; and if he will further implement the derogation to each. [12039/21]
Children1 question
2021-03-03Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the most recent timeline regarding the introduction of the additional three weeks of parental leave; when parents can expect to avail of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11666/21]
Health1 question
2021-03-03Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the growing waiting lists for routine colonoscopies; his plans to tackle these waiting lists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11120/21]
Social1 question
2021-03-04Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Social Protection if consideration will be given to extending the short-term work payment for persons (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12236/21]
Thomas Gould — Sinn Féin
0 votes ·
13 questions ·
0 new lobbying returns
Questions asked13 total
Health7 questions
2021-03-03Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the status of the continued closure of SouthDoc Blackpool and Listowel. [11154/21]
2021-03-03Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a situation in which SouthDoc could be in breach of a service level agreement with the HSE worth almost €7.3 million; the steps he has taken or plans to take to investigate this possible breach; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11155/21]
2021-03-03Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who have been waiting for podiatry appointments in County Cork for six, 12 and more than 24 months, respectively. [11333/21]
2021-03-03Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who have been waiting for oncology appointments in County Cork for six, 12 and more than 24 months, respectively. [11335/21]
2021-03-03Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of cancer screenings carried out by cancer type in 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021, respectively, in County Cork. [11336/21]
2021-03-03Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of persons it is expected that general practitioner and pharmacy services in County Cork will be able to vaccinate daily; and the number expected to be vaccinated in each vaccination clinic in the city and county. [11337/21]
2021-03-03Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the reasoning behind a change in narrative in the HSE national service plan with the addiction services section now referred to as drug and alcohol services and no commitment for any measures to address behavioural addictions; and if he or any of his Ministers of State were involved in this decision. [11977/21]
Transport2 questions
2021-03-03Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport if a commitment will be given to keep Cork Airport open and to support its success upon the eventual return to international travel. [11163/21]
2021-03-03Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport the supports in place and those planned for Cork Airport. [11164/21]
Justice2 questions
2021-03-03Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice if consideration will be given to an extension to Private Security Authority, PSA, licences given the cost of renewing the licences and the restrictions on the sectors many of them would be used within; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11491/21]
2021-03-04Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Justice the training given to gardaí on implementation of the Criminal Justice (Psychoactive Substances) Act 2010. [12271/21]
Housing1 question
2021-03-03Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of refurbishments carried out under each of the void casual let refurbishment schemes, respectively, by local authority in 2020, in tabular form. [11934/21]
Defence1 question
2021-03-03Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Defence if his attention has been drawn to the fact that members of the Defence Forces who are due to deploy overseas are awaiting vaccination; and when they are due to receive their vaccines, particularly in view of the worrying situation in which a deployment is due to Mali in the next two weeks. [12059/21]