Mon, 1 Mar – 7 Mar 2021 · 5 TDs · 0 bills voted on · 45 questions · 0 new lobbying filings
Emer Higgins — Fine Gael
0 votes ·
4 questions ·
0 new lobbying returns
Questions asked4 total
Health3 questions
2021-03-03Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Health the timeline for approval on the planned primary care centre in Citywest, Saggart, County Dublin. [11304/21]
2021-03-03Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Health if those with Addison’s disease will be prioritised for Covid-19 vaccination given their underlying health condition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11312/21]
2021-03-03Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Health if he will consider allowing couples getting married that are choosing, for health and safety reasons not to have a reception and instead to limit their celebration to their church service, to have ten guests at their service as per funerals. [11349/21]
Education1 question
2021-03-03Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Education the plans for a post-primary school in Newcastle, County Dublin. [11014/21]
Eoin Ó Broin — Sinn Féin
0 votes ·
23 questions ·
0 new lobbying returns
Questions asked23 total
Environment13 questions
2021-03-03Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the cost of purchasing credits to meet emissions and renewable energy targets in each of the years 2010 to 2020. [11567/21]
2021-03-03Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the credits his Department attributed from sustainable land use, land use change and forestry measures towards Ireland’s non-emissions trading system target under EU effort sharing regulations. [11568/21]
2021-03-03Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his 2030 target for energy efficiency. [11569/21]
2021-03-03Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the impact greenhouse gas permits granted to data centres will have on meeting EU ETS targets. [11570/21]
2021-03-03Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the impact greenhouse gas permits granted to data centres will have on the State’s anticipated revenue from auctioning credits. [11571/21]
2021-03-03Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the estimated amount of revenue expected to be raised through the auction of allowances under the emissions trading system over the next ten years. [11572/21]
2021-03-03Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when his Department expects to produce its updated National Energy and Climate Plan. [11573/21]
2021-03-03Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the amount of revenue raised by the EPA through penalties for failing to surrender necessary allowances under the EU emissions trading system detailing each licensee fined in each of the years 2018 to 2020, in tabular form. [11574/21]
2021-03-03Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications he estimated number of credits from non-emissions trading system emissions the State expects to meet its targets under projected existing measures, WEM, and additional measures, WAM, scenarios under EU effort sharing regulations; and the estimated amount of revenue it is likely to be forfeited from not auctioning those credits at assumed high and low costs. [11575/21]
2021-03-03Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the estimated cost in fines and purchase of credits for failing to meet EU targets between 2021 and 2030 under existing measures, WEM, and additional measures, WAM, scenarios. [11576/21]
2021-03-03Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of community retrofit grant, formerly better energy communities recipients, who installed photovoltaic solar panels by type of recipient that is business, community group, energy poor, non-energy poor and local authority housing in each of the years 2018 to 2020. [11577/21]
2021-03-03Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his plans for energy storage to coincide with offshore wind generation. [11578/21]
2021-03-03Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if a report was commissioned on the fuel stamps scheme of a charity (details supplied) to determine the scope for expanding the scheme nationally per the Strategy to Combat Energy Poverty 2016-2019; and if so, if a copy of same will be provided. [11579/21]
Education4 questions
2021-03-03Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education the status of the provision of a new school building for a school (details supplied); the position of the project in the multi-stage process; when planning is expected; when commencement is expected; and the timeline for completion of the project. [11784/21]
2021-03-04Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education the number of classrooms that are to be provided in a new school (details supplied) in County Dublin. [12320/21]
2021-03-04Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education her plans for a new special needs school in Crumlin, Dublin 12; the location of the school; the capacity of the proposed school; and the timeline for its completion. [12327/21]
2021-03-04Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education the education supports and school place options available for a person (details supplied) who currently is not able to access a school place appropriate to their special needs. [12328/21]
Housing2 questions
2021-03-03Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount of money requested by each local authority under the voids programme in 2020; the number of units proposed to be refurbished in each local authority; the amount allocated to each local authority from this fund in 2020; and the number of units to be refurbished in each local authority in tabular form. [11161/21]
2021-03-04Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the Land Development Agency has yet to acquire any sites on which it is currently working or if all the projects are currently partnerships between the Agency and the relevant landowner. [12322/21]
Transport1 question
2021-03-04Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Transport the efforts he is making to ensure that persons who need driver licences for work, education or caring responsibilities can avail of driver tests and driver theory tests in a timely manner. [12319/21]
Public1 question
2021-03-04Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the review of the freedom of information dispute resolution process; and the status of cases (details supplied) currently in the dispute resolution process. [12210/21]
Social1 question
2021-03-04Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Social Protection if PRSI contributions will be paid to those persons in receipt of the new interim payment in which they retire at the age of 65 years and are in receipt of the interim payment until they are eligible for the State pension at 66 years. [12318/21]
Further and Higher Education1 question
2021-03-04Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reason a university (details supplied) is proceeding with student work placements in food processing plants during the current level 5 restrictions; and if his Department has provided guidance to the university on this matter. [12336/21]
Mark Ward — Sinn Féin
0 votes ·
14 questions ·
0 new lobbying returns
Questions asked14 total
Health12 questions
2021-03-03Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the number of parents who have submitted an assessment of needs to the HSE that they obtained privately; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11748/21]
2021-03-03Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the way in which privately submitted assessments of needs to the HSE are collated; and if they are included in the overall assessment of needs completed figures. [11749/21]
2021-03-03Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if there are impediments for parents who privately submitted assessments of needs in accessing additional treatments for their children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11750/21]
2021-03-03Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if persons with multiple sclerosis will receive priority in the vaccine roll-out. [11751/21]
2021-03-03Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if he will provide clarification on the €20 million fund for mental health and community; if this is new funding; and the way in which it will be spent. [11752/21]
2021-03-04Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 550 of 20 January 2021, if he will provide a full and accurate breakdown of the assessment of needs requests by primary concern listed on the application forms between 2016 to the latest date in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12192/21]
2021-03-04Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 550 of 20 January 2021, if he will provide a full and accurate breakdown of the assessment of needs requests by suggested supports listed on the application forms between 2016 and to date in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12193/21]
2021-03-04Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the yearly breakdown of ophthalmology waiting list figures between 2016 to the latest date in 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12194/21]
2021-03-04Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the breakdown of ophthalmology waiting lists by CHO area between 2016 to the latest date in 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12195/21]
2021-03-04Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if mental health supports such as counselling and psychotherapy are provided specifically to persons with newly diagnosed vision impairment and sight loss; and the funding breakdown for these services. [12196/21]
2021-03-04Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if he has considered providing specialist mental health supports for the blind and vision impaired; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12197/21]
2021-03-04Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the process for a parent obtaining a companion therapy dog for their child who is on the ASD spectrum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12198/21]
Education2 questions
2021-03-03Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education if a dispensation will be given to schools to allow children with additional needs in mainstream classes to return to school in order that they can reach their developmental milestones. [12046/21]
2021-03-04Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education if additional funding will be made available to support second-level students who are blind or vision impaired on their return to the classroom given that they face additional difficulties in their home-school studies as resource teaching and special needs assistant supports are not available to them in a home-school setting; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12199/21]