Dublin Mid-West — week of Mon, 29 Mar

Emer Higgins — Fine Gael 1 vote · 21 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 21 total

Health 7 questions
- 2021-03-31 Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Health the number of HSE staff working from home who have received a vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16501/21]
- 2021-03-31 Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Health the current public health information campaigns available on accessing mental health support. [16569/21]
- 2021-03-31 Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Health if he will implement a public health campaign on accessing suitable therapy services for mental health treatment. [16570/21]
- 2021-03-31 Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Health if he will implement a public health campaign on caring for mental health during the Covid-19 pandemic. [16571/21]
- 2021-03-31 Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Health if members of An Garda Síochána will be prioritised for the Covid-19 vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16756/21]
- 2021-03-31 Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to address the waiting list for over 3,000 gynaecological appointments in Tallaght University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17250/21]
- 2021-03-31 Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Health his plans to ensure that pregnant women can be joined by their partners during prenatal scans and childbirth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17590/21]
Education 4 questions
- 2021-03-31 Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Education her plans to officially accredit the first ever national training programme for SNAs in UCD; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16504/21]
- 2021-03-31 Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Education her plans to officially accredit the first ever national training programme for SNAs in UCD; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16507/21]
- 2021-03-31 Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Education if the HSE will respond to the request by South Dublin County Council for an update on the school inclusion model pilot in Lucan, County Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17348/21]
- 2021-04-01 Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Education if consideration will be given to the creation of a database of open school places to assist both parents and schools that cannot accurately predict their waiting lists due to parents applying to multiple schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17922/21]
Finance 3 questions
- 2021-03-31 Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Finance if steps can be taken to prevent mortgage approval from being withdrawn from persons due to the fact they are in receipt of the employment wage subsidy scheme or Covid restrictions support scheme. [17149/21]
- 2021-03-31 Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Finance if he will report on the progress of his Department in tackling the high cost of insurance and the competitiveness of the insurance market here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17150/21]
- 2021-03-31 Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Finance if he will report on the operation of the VAT refund scheme for charities; his views on the uptake of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17228/21]
Enterprise 2 questions
- 2021-03-31 Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the financial supports available to private coach and bus operators who do not have a premises and do not pay rates to their local council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16711/21]
- 2021-03-31 Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the financial supports available for microbusinesses that do not pay rates to their local council but still have fixed costs to meet; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16778/21]
Transport 2 questions
- 2021-03-31 Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Transport his plans to extend the ten-year rule for taxi drivers with vehicles registered in 2012 given the impact that the Covid-19 pandemic has had on the industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16312/21]
- 2021-03-31 Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Transport the assistance that is available to taxi drivers wishing to replace their vehicle with electric models. [16313/21]
Housing 1 question
- 2021-03-31 Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the way in which contracts are awarded for the running of homelessness services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16779/21]
Social 1 question
- 2021-03-31 Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Social Protection if a moratorium will be considered on routine reviews of the carer's allowance until the pandemic is over; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17344/21]
Children 1 question
- 2021-03-31 Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will consider the request by an organisation (details supplied) for additional funding to support young members impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17576/21]

Eoin Ó Broin — Sinn Féin 0 votes · 12 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 12 total

Health 5 questions
- 2021-03-31 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Health the status of the provision of services and staff for diabetic children at Mullingar hospital; and if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the hospital has been forced to cease all diabetic paediatric clinics with immediate effect and is no longer in a position to accept new patients due to limited resources. [16457/21]
- 2021-03-31 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Health the number of persons over 70 years of age who are currently detained in prison; the number of those who have received their first Covid-19 vaccine dose to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16565/21]
- 2021-03-31 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Health if all persons detained in prison will be vaccinated in accordance with the Covid-19 vaccine allocation strategy and on an equivalent basis to those receiving vaccines in the community; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16566/21]
- 2021-03-31 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Health if changes will be made to allow for partners to be present during childbirth and maternity appointments. [17461/21]
- 2021-04-01 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Health the reason 3,054 women are waiting for gynaecological care at Tallaght Hospital and 1,452 women are waiting over 18 months; and the steps he plans to take to ensure the hospital has a full complement of staff of address the large waiting list. [17671/21]
Housing 4 questions
- 2021-03-31 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on the failure of Irish Water to honour a WRC agreement on the use of private contractors for the find and first-fix scheme; his plans for same; and the impact the breach of a WRC agreement will have on his July 2021 deadline for the single utility negotiations. [16420/21]
- 2021-03-31 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total allocation of funding for 2021 to address mica block and pyrite in counties Donegal, Mayo and Limerick; the number of homes expected to be remediated from the funding in each county; if the funding will be used to address pyrite in other counties; and the way in which it is planned to fund the remediation of over 1,000 council properties affected by mica block in County Donegal. [16426/21]
- 2021-03-31 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the Land Development Agency development on the Devoy Barracks site, Naas, County Kildare; the number of units proposed; the tenure mix; the development partners; and the timeline for planning, commencement and completion. [17051/21]
- 2021-04-01 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on the report issued by the European Committee on Social Rights in March 2021 which stated that the Government is still in breach of article 16 of the European Convention of Human Rights with respect to local authority tenants and Traveller accommodation; the additional actions he plans to take to address this breach of the international human rights obligations of the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17669/21]
Environment 2 questions
- 2021-03-31 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the recent changes to the SEAI schemes for private homeowners; and the reason homeowners that availed of secondary measures under the scheme previously are refused further works. [16741/21]
- 2021-03-31 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the recent changes to the SEAI schemes for private homeowners; and the reason homeowners who availed of secondary measures under the scheme previously are refused further works. [17069/21]
Taoiseach 1 question
- 2021-03-31 Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Taoiseach the dedicated email addresses for members of the Houses of the Oireachtas to contact his Department and bodies under its aegis as outlined in circular 25/2016. [16013/21]

Mark Ward — Sinn Féin 0 votes · 8 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 8 total

Health 6 questions
- 2021-03-31 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the six private providers that the HSE has engaged with to provide mental health services using surge capacity in private hospitals, in relation to correspondence (details supplied); the costs in this regard; the details of same; and the services that have been delivered to date. [16301/21]
- 2021-03-31 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the details of the plans for Jigsaw to provide a service in Clondalkin, Dublin 22; the location of same; the regularity with which it will be physically in Clondalkin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16302/21]
- 2021-03-31 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the cost the HSE pays for debt collection services for non or late payments of hospital fees; the amount of debt collected in each of the years 2017 to 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17312/21]
- 2021-03-31 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to allow persons who have a history of thrombus a choice in which Covid-19 vaccine they are offered. [17336/21]
- 2021-03-31 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the financial supports or other supports available for cancer survivors to avail of IVF treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17345/21]
- 2021-03-31 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health the number of vaccines that were not used and had to be disposed of; the reason for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17408/21]
Housing 1 question
- 2021-03-31 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason a social housing applicant with Dublin City Council has to remove South Dublin County Council as an area of choice once they avail of the housing assistance payment; if there is an appeal process; and if this is likely to change in the near future. [17307/21]
Social 1 question
- 2021-03-31 Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Social Protection if consideration has been given to a moratorium on reviews for all carers until the Covid-19 pandemic is over; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17356/21]

Paul Nicholas Gogarty — Independent 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Shane Moynihan — Fianna Fáil 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

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