Mon, 1 Mar – 7 Mar 2021 · 5 TDs · 0 bills voted on · 22 questions · 0 new lobbying filings
Alan Dillon — Fine Gael
0 votes ·
4 questions ·
0 new lobbying returns
Questions asked4 total
Health3 questions
2021-03-03Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health the rationale for not including children under 16 years of age who are at very high risk of developing severe Covid-19 higher on the list of the vaccine allocation strategy; the conclusion provided by the National Immunisation Advisory Council in conjunction with his Department on its recommendation to exclude them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11514/21]
2021-03-03Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health the status of the general practitioners' social deprivation financial supports ranking system; the number of applications by county based on five applicant practices; the number of successful applicants; the number of appeals; the number of unsuccessful applicants; the grants awards by county in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11931/21]
2021-03-03Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 686 of 27 January 2021, the rationale for the decision not to allocate funding for a service (details supplied); if this will be appealed; the time frame for funding to be allocated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11960/21]
Further and Higher Education1 question
2021-03-04Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the status of the GMIT Mayo campus mid-term review report of the independent assessor; if a date has been scheduled for when the report will be presented to the finance and governance section of the HEA in quarter 1 of 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12332/21]
Dara Calleary — Fianna Fáil
0 votes ·
4 questions ·
0 new lobbying returns
Questions asked4 total
Transport2 questions
2021-03-03Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the requirement regarding grants funded by his Department and administered by the NTA to local authorities for cycling and walking that such grants can only be paid for projects within town boundaries; if so, his views on whether it is an unfair condition and restricts the opportunities available under the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11314/21]
2021-03-03Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has considered extending the ten-year rule for taxi operators whose vehicles are due to be replaced in 2021; his views on whether it is unfair to expect such operators to replace their vehicles in 2021 given that they are experiencing little or no business as a result of ongoing Covid-19 restrictions; if he will engage with the NTA on the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11542/21]
Housing1 question
2021-03-03Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if work on reform measures has been completed for the tenant (incremental) purchase scheme; if he is now in a position to finalise changes to the scheme; if these changes will make it easier for tenants to complete purchases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11222/21]
Further and Higher Education1 question
2021-03-03Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will clarify the information that appears on the CAO website (details supplied); if students in this circumstance who have become entitled to a higher CAO offer after sitting the leaving certificate examination in 2020 will be charged a student contribution again in 2021-2022 for their new higher offer course; if so, his views on whether it is unfair; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11165/21]
Keira Keogh — Fine Gael
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0 questions ·
0 new lobbying returns
Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.
Paul Lawless — Aontú
0 votes ·
0 questions ·
0 new lobbying returns
Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.
Rose Conway-Walsh — Sinn Féin
0 votes ·
6 questions ·
0 new lobbying returns
Questions asked6 total
Further and Higher Education5 questions
2021-03-03Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if the full economic costings per discipline across the third-level sector will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11113/21]
2021-03-03Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if officials from his Department have met with the Department for the Economy in Northern Ireland to discuss higher education provision in the north-west region as outlined in the joint communiqué from the 25th North-South Ministerial Council meeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11475/21]
2021-03-03Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of graduates each year from a college (details supplied) from a professional master's degree in education in primary initial teaching education since the college was founded in 2000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11835/21]
2021-03-04Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if support will continue to be provided through the free fees initiative and SUSI grants for students that have to repeat a year due to the impact of Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12217/21]
2021-03-04Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will consider including the pandemic unemployment payment received by students within the income disregard for the SUSI grant scheme; if his Department has conducted an analysis on the impact pandemic unemployment payments will have on access to SUSI for the 2021-2022 academic year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12218/21]
Education1 question
2021-03-03Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Education if she plans to attach an accreditation to the ten-month SNA course launched in 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11360/21]