2021-03-03Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health if all persons over 85 years of age have been vaccinated in counties Galway and Mayo; if not, the number outstanding; when it is expected that all persons over the age of 85 years will be vaccinated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11012/21]
2021-03-03Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health his plans to prioritise persons with intellectual disabilities in residential care in the roll-out of the Covid-19 vaccination programme; the reason this cohort has not been prioritised to date given that persons with disabilities have been disproportionately affected by the pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11342/21]
2021-03-03Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties faced by firefighters who are not trained paramedics in registering on the HSE website for their Covid-19 vaccination given that category 2a, on the online form, does not provide an option for firefighters who are not trained paramedics; if all firefighters, including those who are not paramedics, are included in category 2a of the HSE Guidelines for Sequencing and Registration Process for Healthcare Workers, HCW, Covid vaccination; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11617/21]
2021-03-03Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health if persons requiring urgent periodontal surgery which they are unable to access in a timely manner in Ireland due to lengthy waiting lists are permitted to travel abroad for more affordable timely surgery under level 5 restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11929/21]
2021-03-03Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health his plans to prioritise teachers and school staff in the Covid-19 vaccination roll-out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11980/21]
2021-03-03Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health if private study centres offering supervised study time in the evenings for leaving certificate students are considered to be organised indoor gatherings under the national framework for living with COVID-19; if not, if they are included in either the retail and services or the schools and higher and adult education categories; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12103/21]
2021-03-04Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to reports of inconsistencies in the distribution by the HSE of the Covid-19 vaccine among general practitioners in south Connemara (details supplied); the actions he is taking to rectify these inconsistencies which are causing confusion and concern in the local community; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12261/21]
Finance6 questions
2021-03-03Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 175 of 17 February 2021, if he will address the issue raised, namely, that the Revenue Commissioners had not informed the public of a change in rules prior to 8 February 2021 (details supplied); the steps he will take to address the lack of legal certainty on the rules for businesses bringing vehicles from Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11944/21]
2021-03-03Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Finance the steps he is taking to ensure that solicitor client accounts are exempt from negative interest rate charges in order to ensure that persons are not subject to a double charge by the banks, thereby reducing unnecessary financial pressures on consumers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12058/21]
2021-03-04Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Finance the investigation or analysis that has been carried out by his Department to ascertain whether any part of the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund is being invested in companies linked to grave human rights abuses against the Uighur population of Xinjiang, China; his plans to ensure that in future no monies of the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund will be invested in these companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12212/21]
2021-03-04Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Finance the details of the State’s investments under the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund in the arms industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12213/21]
2021-03-04Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Finance the details of the State’s investments under the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund in the tobacco industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12214/21]
2021-03-04Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Finance the number of companies that are excluded from the NTMA’s list of possible investments; the names of these firms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12215/21]
Education4 questions
2021-03-03Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Education her plans to introduce regular Covid-19 testing for teachers and students in all schools across the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11978/21]
2021-03-03Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Education her plans to extend the requirement for the provision by schools of medical grade masks in the EN14683 category to all teachers in primary and secondary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11979/21]
2021-03-04Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Education her plans to revise the plan for the March 2021 return to school in order that in cases in which there is a confirmed case of Covid-19 in a class that the whole class, the class teacher and any learning support teachers or SNAs who have been physically in the classroom will be required to isolate and be sent for testing given the high prevalence of the new more transmissible Covid-19 variants in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12227/21]
2021-03-04Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Education the definition of a close contact with regard to primary schools in the context of Covid-19; if this definition has been updated in view of the high prevalence of the new more transmissible variants in Ireland and the fact that primary school children are not required to wear face masks; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12228/21]
Children4 questions
2021-03-03Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the median length of stay in direct provision and emergency accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11856/21]
2021-03-03Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of persons living in direct provision and emergency accommodation who share a bedroom with a non-family member; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11857/21]
2021-03-03Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 552 of 10 February 2021, the way many accommodation centres for persons in the international protection process are currently unable to implement the national standards for accommodation centres; the analysis his Department has carried out into the continued use of these accommodation centres as direct provision accommodation given they have been identified as unable to implement the national standards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12005/21]
2021-03-03Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 552 of 10 February 2021, his definition of independent living in the context of direct provision accommodation centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12006/21]
Justice3 questions
2021-03-03Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice the number of cessations of refugee status and subsidiary protection sections 9 and 11 of the International Protection Act 2015 in 2020; the number of persons excluded from refugee protection and subsidiary protection sections 10 and 12 of the International Protection Act 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11855/21]
2021-03-04Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice her plans to establish a formal accredited training service for oversight personnel employed in GSOC to further empower them to critically investigate Garda actions; the analysis her Department has carried out into the cost of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12295/21]
2021-03-04Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice her plans to establish a historical investigation directorate in GSOC with its own dedicated staff which would be added to the existing staffing GSOC complement along the lines of the directorate set up in 2010 within the office of the Northern Ireland Police Ombudsman; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12296/21]
Foreign2 questions
2021-03-03Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of permits granted for military aircraft to land at Shannon Airport and to pass through Irish airspace in November and December 2020 and January 2021; the number of permits refused for military aircraft to land at Shannon Airport and to pass through Irish airspace in each month; the countries the requests were made by; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11166/21]
2021-03-04Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his plans to call for the establishment of a UN commission of inquiry into the actions of China with regard to the Uighur population in Xinjiang in view of Ireland’s current role on the UN Security Council; if he has raised the plight of the Uighurs in China to date in his role on the Security Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12216/21]
Further and Higher Education1 question
2021-03-03Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans to include graduate entry medicine in the promised SUSI review given that students of this course must pay high fees but are not eligible for SUSI funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11350/21]
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 asked18 total
Taoiseach1 question
2021-03-03Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Taoiseach the details of contracts of €25,000 or more that have been awarded by his Department or bodies under his aegis that were found to be non-compliant with procurement guidelines in 2018, 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021; the value and nature of the contact work carried out in each case; and the year of each contract in tabular form. [11385/21]
Enterprise1 question
2021-03-03Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the details of contracts of €25,000 or more that have been awarded by his Department or bodies under his aegis that were found to be non-compliant with procurement guidelines in 2018, 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021; the value and nature of the contract work carried out in each case; the year of each contract in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11374/21]
Environment1 question
2021-03-03Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the details of contracts of €25,000 or more that have been awarded by his Department or bodies under his aegis that were found to be non-compliant with procurement guidelines in 2018, 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021; the value and nature of the contact work carried out in each case; the year of each contract in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11375/21]
Transport1 question
2021-03-03Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Transport the details of contracts of €25,000 or more that have been awarded by his Department or bodies under his aegis that were found to be non-compliant with procurement guidelines in 2018, 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021; the value and nature of the contact work carried out in each case; the year of each contract in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11387/21]
Finance1 question
2021-03-03Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Finance the details of contracts of €25,000 or more that have been awarded by his Department or bodies under his aegis that were found to be non-compliant with procurement guidelines in 2018 to 2020 and to date in 2021; the value and nature of the contract work carried out in each case; the year of each contract, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11376/21]
Public1 question
2021-03-03Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the details of contracts of €25,000 or more that have been awarded by his Department or bodies under his aegis that were found to be non-compliant with procurement guidelines in 2018, 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021; the value and nature of the contact work carried out in each case; the year of each contract in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11382/21]
Tourism1 question
2021-03-03Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the details of contracts of €25,000 or more that have been awarded by her Department or bodies under her aegis that were found to be non-compliant with procurement guidelines in 2018, 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021; the value and nature of the contact work carried out in each case; the year of each contract in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11386/21]
Housing1 question
2021-03-03Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the details of contracts of €25,000 or more that have been awarded by his Department or bodies under his aegis that were found to be non-compliant with procurement guidelines in 2018, 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021; the value and nature of the contact work carried out in each case; the year of each contract in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11380/21]
Foreign1 question
2021-03-03Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the details of contracts of €25,000 or more that have been awarded by his Department or bodies under his aegis that were found to be non-compliant with procurement guidelines in 2018, 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021; the value and nature of the contract work carried out in each case; the year of each contract in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11474/21]
Defence1 question
2021-03-03Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Defence the details of contracts of €25,000 or more that have been awarded by his Department or bodies under his aegis that were found to be non-compliant with procurement guidelines in 2018, 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021; the value and nature of the contact work carried out in each case; the year of each contract in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11372/21]
Education1 question
2021-03-03Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Education the details of contracts of €25,000 or more that have been awarded by her Department or bodies under her aegis that were found to be non-compliant with procurement guidelines in 2018, 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021; the value and nature of the contact work carried out in each case; the year of each contract in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11373/21]
Social1 question
2021-03-03Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Social Protection the details of contracts of €25,000 or more that have been awarded by her Department, or bodies under her aegis, that were found to be non-compliant with procurement guidelines in 2018 to 2020 and to date in 2021; the value and nature of the contract work carried out in each case; the year of each contract, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11384/21]
Children1 question
2021-03-03Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the details of contracts of €25,000 or more that have been awarded by his Department or bodies under his aegis that were found to be non-compliant with procurement guidelines in 2018, 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021; the value and nature of the contact work carried out in each case; the year of each contract in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11371/21]
Further and Higher Education1 question
2021-03-03Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the details of contracts of €25,000 or more that have been awarded by his Department or bodies under his aegis that were found to be non-compliant with procurement guidelines in 2018, 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021; the value and nature of the contact work carried out in each case; the year of each contract in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11378/21]
Justice1 question
2021-03-03Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Justice the details of contracts of €25,000 or more that have been awarded by her Department or bodies under her aegis that were found to be non-compliant with procurement guidelines in 2018, 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021; the value and nature of the contact work carried out in each case; the year of each contract in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11381/21]
Health1 question
2021-03-03Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health the details of contracts of €25,000 or more that have been awarded by his Department or bodies under his aegis that were found to be non-compliant with procurement guidelines in 2018, 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021; the value and nature of the contact work carried out in each case; the year of each contract in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11379/21]
Agriculture1 question
2021-03-03Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of contracts of €25,000 or more that have been awarded by his Department or bodies under his aegis that were found to be non-compliant with procurement guidelines in 2018, 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021; the value and nature of the contact work carried out in each case; the year of each contract in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11370/21]
Rural1 question
2021-03-03Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the details of contracts of €25,000 or more that have been awarded by her Department or bodies under her aegis that were found to be non-compliant with procurement guidelines in 2018, 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021; the value and nature of the contact work carried out in each case; the year of each contract, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11383/21]
2021-03-03Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Education her plans to ensure that a standardised amount of homeschooling online hours are provided by each school given that schools are not fully reopening for a number of weeks and there is a risk of future closures; if there are currently checks on schools to ensure that remote learning is being delivered to children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11082/21]
2021-03-03Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Education if she will publish the names of the representatives appointed to the school transport review steering group; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11160/21]
Social1 question
2021-03-03Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Social Protection her plans to allow claims of the pandemic unemployment payment by those who were in the process of changing jobs prior to the initial lockdown in March 2020 in circumstances in which they had a full working history but were not working on the relevant date of 6 March 2020 following a decision in May 2020 to pay arrears of the pandemic unemployment payment to those who may have not received payment for a number of weeks in which they were out of work due to the Covid-19 pandemic; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11081/21]
Seán Kyne — Fine Gael
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