Galway West — week of Mon, 29 Mar

Catherine Connolly — Independent 1 vote · 23 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 23 total

Health 5 questions
- 2021-03-31 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health the status of the Covid-19 vaccine compensation scheme as announced in Dáil Éireann on 15 December 2020. [17294/21]
- 2021-03-31 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health the number of full-time and part-time contact tracers, respectively currently working within the Covid-19 test and trace system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16887/21]
- 2021-03-31 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health the status of the temporary accommodation scheme for healthcare workers; if the scheme remains open and available for use by healthcare workers, including healthcare workers who are in the international protection process and would ordinarily be living in direct provision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17064/21]
- 2021-03-31 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1929 of 24 March 2021, the details of the selection process regarding the persons or bodies that will be commissioned to carry out research for the service user and service provider strands of the review of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018; the status of the selection process; if the selection process has been completed to date; if so, the details of the persons or bodies that will be conducting the research into these two strands; when he expects the final reports on these two strands to be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17563/21]
- 2021-03-31 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1929 of 24 March 2021, the status of the public consultation on the review of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018; when the public consultation will be launched; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17564/21]
Social 4 questions
- 2021-03-31 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Social Protection if training support grants for essential articulated truck driver training are being approved and allocated under level 5 restrictions particularly in respect of persons who plan to carry out essential work in food delivery during the pandemic; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16460/21]
- 2021-03-31 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Social Protection the back to education or education welfare payments available for refugee or migrant youth who fail to quality for a SUSI grant due to the fact that they have not been in the country for three years yet are pursuing third level education and are from a disadvantaged background; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16513/21]
- 2021-03-31 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will address the fact that persons in receipt of an Irish State pension living abroad are now being subjected to substantial banking fees as a result of the decision to change the payments to wire transfers rather than the direct deposit arrangement which is in place for these payments by countries internationally; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16550/21]
- 2021-04-01 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 988 of 24 March 2021, if a request for an appeal of a decision in respect of a person (details supplied) has been received by her Department to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17725/21]
Justice 4 questions
- 2021-03-31 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice her plans to further extend all immigration permissions beyond 20 April 2021 in view of the ongoing level 5 restrictions, the international travel advice currently in place and the entry restrictions in other countries; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16395/21]
- 2021-03-31 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice her plans to further extend all international protection permissions beyond 20 April 2021 in view of the ongoing level 5 restrictions, the international travel advice currently in place and the entry restrictions in other countries; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16396/21]
- 2021-03-31 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice the status of the mapping exercise which aims to identify the nature, spread and level of services that may be encompassed by the Supporting a Victim's Journey plan, identifying existing gaps and the way to ameliorate them, as outlined by objective 133 in the 2021 Justice action plan; the timeline for the mapping exercise to be completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17531/21]
- 2021-04-01 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice if she has received the 2020 GSOC annual report to date; when this report will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17784/21]
Finance 2 questions
- 2021-03-31 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Finance if a loan holder who enters into a loan restructuring agreement with a lender that honours that agreement in full and has never missed a repayment under the agreement and has cleared the loan is considered to have an imperfect credit history on the Central Credit Register; if his attention has been drawn to discrepancies between the credit reports issued by the Central Credit Register and the Irish Credit Bureau particularly in respect of loans which were subject to restructuring agreements prior to the establishment of the Central Credit Register; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17152/21]
- 2021-03-31 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Finance the details of the engagement he has had to date in 2021 with an organisation (details supplied) with regard to the question of reinstating the co-ordinated Covid-19 payment break regime voluntarily undertaken by the organisation in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17153/21]
Tourism 2 questions
- 2021-03-31 D'fhiafraigh Deputy Catherine Connolly den Aire Turasóireachta, Cultúir, Ealaíon, Gaeltachta, Spóirt agus Meán cén fáth nach bhfuil an suíomh gréasáin gaillimh2020.ie ar fáil trí Ghaeilge; cén t-achar nach bhfuil an suíomh ar fáil trí Ghaeilge; cén dáta a mbeidh sé ar fáil trí Ghaeilge; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17354/21]
- 2021-04-01 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the analysis her Department has carried out into the financial impact of Covid-19 on lighting, sound and audio visual engineering companies working in the entertainment sector (details supplied); her plans to increase the grant funding levels provided under the music entertainment business assistance scheme in line with the levels offered to comparable businesses under the small business assistance scheme for Covid to take into account the high overheads faced by these companies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17732/21]
Children 2 questions
- 2021-03-31 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the date by which the Special Rapporteur on Child Protection will make recommendations to Government following the publication of A Shadow Cast Long, the independent review report into incorrect birth registrations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17553/21]
- 2021-04-01 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide the details and copies of all correspondence between him and his Department and the Commission of Investigation on Mother and Baby Homes in relation to the Sixth interim report of the Commission both in advance of the receipt of that report on 14 February 2020 and subsequent to its receipt; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17776/21]
Further and Higher Education 2 questions
- 2021-03-31 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the supports that are available to migrant or refugee youth that are less than three years in Ireland but are availing of third-level education with particular reference to whether there are any scholarships or social welfare funds that could be accessed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16512/21]
- 2021-04-01 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his attention has been drawn to the data provided on foot of a recent freedom of information request (details supplied); the analysis his Department has carried out across third-level institutions which fall under the responsibility of his Department into the fining of students for the late payment of registration fees; if this issue will be examined as part of the ongoing review of Higher Education Authority legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17678/21]
Environment 1 question
- 2021-03-31 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the reason for his view that Ireland should under contribute to the EU Climate Law emissions reduction target for 2030 (details supplied); the reason for his view that the EU 2030 target can be achieved if countries such as Ireland are contributing less; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16780/21]
Agriculture 1 question
- 2021-04-01 Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 2035 of 24 March 2021, the analysis his Department has carried out into the possibility of retrospectively amending SI 786 of 2007 to enable responsible persons to prescribe anti-parasitic medicines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17781/21]

Hildegarde Naughton — Fine Gael 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

John Connolly — Fianna Fáil 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

Mairéad Farrell — Sinn Féin 0 votes · 35 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 35 total

Finance 4 questions
- 2021-03-31 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Finance the expected grant allocations under the resilience and recovery facility in nominal and percentage terms in the periods 2021-22 and 2023, respectively; if the expected allocation has been reduced from the previously committed total of €1,273; if so, the reasons for the reductions; his views on the reasons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17184/21]
- 2021-03-31 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Finance if he has had engagement with the Central Bank regarding unregulated loan notes issued by a company (details supplied) between 2012 and 2019 and administered by another company; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17185/21]
- 2021-03-31 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to instances of litigation or the threat of litigation arising from the inclusion of social clauses in public procurement contracts in each of the years 2017 to 2020. [16592/21]
- 2021-03-31 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Finance if Ireland’s allocation of the EU recovery and resilience fund is to be reduced in view of better than expected GDP figures; if so, the total reduction in funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16736/21]
Health 3 questions
- 2021-03-31 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to instances of litigation or the threat of litigation arising from the inclusion of social clauses in public procurement contracts in each of the years 2017 to 2020, inclusive. [16595/21]
- 2021-03-31 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health the total and average number of agency staff employed in each hospital in each of the years 2018 to 2020, in tabular form. [17535/21]
- 2021-03-31 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health the spend for his Department on public procurement disaggregated by spend on goods, services and capital works in each of the years 2018 to 2020, in tabular form. [17961/21]
Agriculture 3 questions
- 2021-03-31 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to instances of litigation or the threat of litigation arising from the inclusion of social clauses in public procurement contracts in each of the years 2017 to 2020. [16586/21]
- 2021-03-31 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the spend for his Department on public procurement disaggregated by spend on goods, services and capital works in each of the years 2018 to 2020, in tabular form. [17956/21]
- 2021-04-01 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps that have been taken to progress the deepwater quay project at Ros a Mhíl Harbour since the publication on 4 September 2020 of the final quay wall peer review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17782/21]
Enterprise 2 questions
- 2021-03-31 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to instances of litigation or the threat of litigation arising from the inclusion of social clauses in public procurement contracts in each of the years 2017 to 2020. [16590/21]
- 2021-03-31 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the spend for his Department on public procurement disaggregated by spend on goods, services and capital works in each of the years 2018 to 2020, in tabular form. [17958/21]
Environment 2 questions
- 2021-03-31 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his attention has been drawn to instances of litigation or the threat of litigation arising from the inclusion of social clauses in public procurement contracts in each of the years 2017 to 2020. [16591/21]
- 2021-03-31 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the spend for his Department on public procurement disaggregated by spend on goods, services and capital works in each of the years 2018 to 2020, in tabular form. [17959/21]
Public 2 questions
- 2021-03-31 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his attention has been drawn to instances of litigation or the threat of litigation arising from the inclusion of social clauses in public procurement contracts in each of the years from 2017 to 2020. [16598/21]
- 2021-03-31 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the spending for his Department on public procurement disaggregated by spending on goods, services and capital works in each of the years 2018 to 2020, in tabular form. [17539/21]
Housing 2 questions
- 2021-03-31 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to instances of litigation or the threat of litigation arising from the inclusion of social clauses in public procurement contracts in each of the years 2017 to 2020. [16596/21]
- 2021-03-31 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the spend for his Department on public procurement disaggregated by spend on goods, services and capital works in each of the years 2018 to 2020, in tabular form. [17962/21]
Foreign 2 questions
- 2021-03-31 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to instances of litigation or the threat of litigation arising from the inclusion of social clauses in public procurement contracts in each of the years 2017 to 2020. [16593/21]
- 2021-03-31 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the spend for his Department on public procurement disaggregated by spend on goods, services and capital works in each of the years 2018 to 2020, in tabular form. [17960/21]
Defence 2 questions
- 2021-03-31 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Defence if his attention has been drawn to instances of litigation or the threat of litigation arising from the inclusion of social clauses in public procurement contracts in each of the years 2017 to 2020. [16588/21]
- 2021-03-31 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Defence the spend for his Department on public procurement disaggregated by spend on goods, services and capital works in each of the years 2018 to 2020, in tabular form. [17957/21]
Social 2 questions
- 2021-03-31 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to instances of litigation or the threat of litigation arising from the inclusion of social clauses in public procurement contracts in each of the years 2017 to 2020. [16600/21]
- 2021-03-31 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Social Protection the amount her Department spends on public procurement disaggregated by spend on goods, services and capital works in each of the years 2018 to 2020, in tabular form. [17965/21]
Children 2 questions
- 2021-03-31 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his attention has been drawn to instances of litigation or the threat of litigation arising from the inclusion of social clauses in public procurement contracts in each of the years 2017 to 2020. [16587/21]
- 2021-04-01 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if a list of section 56 and 59 organisations will be provided; the number of employees in each which have not received pay restoration in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17818/21]
Justice 2 questions
- 2021-03-31 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Justice if her attention has been drawn to instances of litigation or the threat of litigation arising from the inclusion of social clauses in public procurement contracts in each of the years 2017 to 2020. [16597/21]
- 2021-03-31 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Justice the spend for her Department on public procurement disaggregated by spend on goods, services and capital works in each of the years 2018 to 2020, in tabular form. [17963/21]
Rural 2 questions
- 2021-03-31 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if her attention has been drawn to instances of litigation or the threat of litigation arising from the inclusion of social clauses in public procurement contracts in each of the years 2017 to 2020. [16599/21]
- 2021-03-31 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the spend for her Department on public procurement disaggregated by spend on goods, services and capital works in each of the years 2018 to 2020, in tabular form. [17964/21]
Taoiseach 1 question
- 2021-03-31 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Taoiseach if his attention has been drawn to instances of litigation or the threat of litigation arising from the inclusion of social clauses in public procurement contracts in each of the years 2017 to 2020. [16601/21]
Transport 1 question
- 2021-03-31 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to instances of litigation or the threat of litigation arising from the inclusion of social clauses in public procurement contracts in each of the years 2017 to 2020. [16603/21]
Tourism 1 question
- 2021-03-31 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if her attention has been drawn to instances of litigation or the threat of litigation arising from the inclusion of social clauses in public procurement contracts in each of the years 2017 to 2020. [16602/21]
Education 1 question
- 2021-03-31 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to instances of litigation or the threat of litigation arising from the inclusion of social clauses in public procurement contracts in each of the years 2017 to 2020. [16589/21]
Further and Higher Education 1 question
- 2021-03-31 Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his attention has been drawn to instances of litigation or the threat of litigation arising from the inclusion of social clauses in public procurement contracts in each of the years 2017 to 2020. [16594/21]

Noel Grealish — Independent 0 votes · 3 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Questions asked 3 total

Health 3 questions
- 2021-03-31 Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Health the reason diabetes care such as continuous glucose monitoring sensors are covered under the long-term illness scheme given that flash glucose meters are more compatible for at-risk patients during the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16612/21]
- 2021-03-31 Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Health the costs per unit of continuous glucose monitoring sensors which are available under the long-term illness scheme; the efforts he has made to explore other more cost-efficient products; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16613/21]
- 2021-03-31 Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Health the efforts he has made to introduce a safer method of monitoring diabetes patients who are an at-risk category during the Covid-19 pandemic. [16614/21]

Seán Kyne — Fine Gael 0 votes · 0 questions · 0 new lobbying returns

Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.

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