Barry Ward — Fine Gael
0 votes ·
0 questions ·
1 new lobbying return
New lobbying1 return
Human Life International IrelandJustice and Equality
Made a submission to the Oireachtas Committee on Justice submissions re: the Dying with Dignity Bill 2020
Cormac Devlin — Fianna Fáil
0 votes ·
17 questions ·
1 new lobbying return
Questions asked17 total
Health5 questions
2021-04-21Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health if he will investigate reports that a medical practice (details supplied) will only receive a vaccination delivery every two weeks which is causing considerable delays to the vaccination roll-out programme in the community; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18490/21]
2021-04-21Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the number of bariatric surgeries that have taken place each year since 2010 by region in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18491/21]
2021-04-21Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the waiting time for all those waiting for bariatric surgery for three years or more, less than three years and less than 12 months by region in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18492/21]
2021-04-21Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health if there are financial supports for the service providers directly or for the adults with disabilities that attend day services or that live in residential homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18495/21]
2021-04-21Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health if he will request his officials to investigate if a racecourse (details supplied) would be suitable for use as local Covid-19 mass vaccination centre for the south County Dublin, north County Wicklow regions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18789/21]
Justice4 questions
2021-04-21Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Justice the number of candidates that were on the An Garda Síochána recruitment panel at 31 January 2021 subject to Covid-19 public health regulations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18790/21]
2021-04-21Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Justice the number of audio-visual appeal hearings which have been conducted by the International Protection Appeals Tribunal in 2020 and in January and February 2021; the number of those hearings which were conducted in a language other than English; the reason her Department has not been in a position to facilitate interpretation services for the Tribunal to conduct appeals in languages other than English; if she is satisfied with the progress of the Tribunal conducting appeals audio-visually; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18791/21]
2021-04-21Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Justice the number of appeals currently extant before the International Protections Appeals Tribunal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18792/21]
2021-04-21Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Justice if administrative staff, part-time members and full-time members of the International Protection Appeals Tribunal are treated as employees of her Department for any contractual, payroll, pension or administrative purposes; if the administrative staff of the Tribunal are eligible for promotion or transfer opportunities within her Department on the same basis as other civil servants in her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18793/21]
Housing2 questions
2021-04-21Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will ascertain through the Property Registration Authority of Ireland the ownership of the granite outcrop to the rear of a location (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18798/21]
2021-04-21Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if taking photography in a range of locations near a development site to facilitate the preparation of photomontages for visual impact assessment while preparing a file for planning submission or in response to a request for further information issued by a planning authority under the Planning and Development Acts that is in relation to a planning application which has already been made is an essential service under the restrictions now in place under level 5 of the Plan for Living with COVID-19 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18800/21]
Enterprise1 question
2021-04-21Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the practice of an employer requiring employees, who cannot attend their work premises due to Covid-19 restrictions, to reimburse the employer for the cost of couriering work materials such as files to the employee is prohibited under the Payment of Wages Act 1991; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18796/21]
Finance1 question
2021-04-21Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Finance the number of meetings held by the Cabinet committee on economic recovery and investment; the dates of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18797/21]
Public1 question
2021-04-21Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the effective dates of the last three increases that were applied to the pensions of civil service principal officers in retirement; the level of increase that was applied to their pension on each occasion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18493/21]
Education1 question
2021-04-21Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Education if she will include all DEIS band one schools when reducing class size numbers for all class levels; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18801/21]
Children1 question
2021-04-21Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the average estimated cost of the direct provision system per person per month; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18795/21]
Further and Higher Education1 question
2021-04-21Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will consider adding a university (details supplied) for the purpose of SUSI grant aid and other open colleges which make QQI awards and certificates in many subjects in order to increase access to higher education and allow persons upskill during the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18802/21]
New lobbying1 return
Tralee Chamber AlliancePublic Expenditure and Reform
Financial Supports for Businesses and local economies
2021-04-21Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Health the measures being put in place for the healthcare of transgender young persons in Ireland given the exit of the UK based clinic (details supplied) from Crumlin Children’s hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18746/21]
2021-04-21Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Health when the multidisciplinary team will be in place as per the HSE Final Report of the Steering Committee on the Development of HSE Transgender Identity Services, February 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18747/21]
2021-04-21Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Health the resources that have been made available to ensure that the HSE service development model of care is implemented and accessible to support transgender young persons to include the provision of appropriate mental health services at primary and specialist services in line with objective 13 of the LGBTI+ National Youth Strategy to improve the physical and mental health of transgender young persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18748/21]
2021-04-21Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Health if a policy has been developed to ensure all health programmes take account of young persons who have transitioned, for example, immunisation programmes such as HPV in line with WPATH or other appropriate professional transgender health guidelines and with objective 13 of the LGBTI+ National Youth Strategy to improve the physical and mental health of transgender young persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18749/21]
2021-04-21Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Health if clear guidelines have been furnished to health practitioners on referral pathways for transgender young persons and their families to specialised service in line with objective 13 of the LGBTI+ National Youth Strategy improve the physical and mental health of transgender young persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18750/21]
2021-04-21Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Health the work that has been undertaken with parents and young person's seeking to access healthcare outside the State under the provisions of the cross-border directive and treatment abroad scheme to ensure the available options for access to care are communicated effectively in line with objective 13 of the LGBTI+ National Youth Strategy improve the physical and mental health of transgender young people; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18751/21]
2021-04-21Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Health the additional specialised staff that have been recruited in the area of transgender healthcare including endocrinologists, social workers, speech and language therapists, senior psychologists, clinical nurse specialists and administrative support officers in line with action 19.1 of the National LGBTI+ Inclusion Strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18752/21]
2021-04-21Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Health the steps that have been taken to develop transgender health services for children and adults in Ireland with a clear transition pathway from child to adult services in line with action 19.2 of the National LGBTI+ Inclusion Strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18753/21]
2021-04-21Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Health when the new paediatric rheumatologist will commence in Children's Health Ireland at Crumlin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18945/21]
Foreign3 questions
2021-04-21Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of a passport application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19506/21]
2021-04-21Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of a passport application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19508/21]
2021-04-21Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of a passport application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19509/21]
Social2 questions
2021-04-21Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Social Protection when the draft legislation in relation to gender recognition for transgender persons aged 16 and 17 will be brought before Dáil Éireann; the progress made to date in relation to the other matters set out in the Programme for Government relating to this issue (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18745/21]
2021-04-21Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Social Protection her plans to reopen services relating to public services cards; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18754/21]
Justice1 question
2021-04-21Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Justice the timeline for the citizenship application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18755/21]
New lobbying2 returns
Tralee Chamber AlliancePublic Expenditure and Reform
Financial Supports for Businesses and local economies
Human Life International IrelandJustice and Equality
Made a submission to the Oireachtas Committee on Justice submissions re: the Dying with Dignity Bill 2020
Richard Boyd Barrett — People Before Profit-Solidarity
0 votes ·
25 questions ·
0 new lobbying returns
Questions asked25 total
Health10 questions
2021-04-21Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health his views on whether the actions of the CEO of a hospital (details supplied) in the distribution of the Covid-19 vaccine was a misuse of State property; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18251/21]
2021-04-21Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health when the gay men’s health service will reopen; the measures he is taking to ensure that staff and funding will be made available for the programmes and survival of the clinic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18254/21]
2021-04-21Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if a school (details supplied) is to lose all onsite therapists, including speech and language therapists and occupational therapists as part of the progressing disabilities service roll-out; if so, the rationale for the school losing interventional therapies onsite for the 160 children attending the school given the optimal use of the time of the students, their families and the school and the minimum disruption in the students’ school day by having onsite therapists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18394/21]
2021-04-21Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if a school (details supplied) is to lose all onsite therapists, including speech and language therapists and occupational therapists as part of the progressing disabilities service roll-out; if so, the rationale for the school losing interventional therapies onsite for the 160 children attending the school given the optimal use of the time of the students, their families and the school and the minimum disruption in the students’ school day by having onsite therapists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18395/21]
2021-04-21Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if a residential care worker is deemed not fit to go back to work but cleared to return to work by their cardiologist will be permitted to return to work once fully vaccinated (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18456/21]
2021-04-21Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if he will outline the path for resumption of maternity care and services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19498/21]
2021-04-21Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the number of complaints that have been received by his Department in relation to the violation of the rights or poor treatment of persons staying in mandatory hotel quarantine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20188/21]
2021-04-21Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health when an implementation group will be enacted to progress the recommendations of the HSE Report of the National Psychology Project Team: Establishment of a National Psychology Placement Office and Workforce Planning; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20373/21]
2021-04-21Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health when ongoing funding and sponsorship of psychology training programmes will be expanded to include counselling and educational psychology; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20374/21]
2021-04-21Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the number of new whole-time posts in the HSE by discipline since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic; the number of these posts that have been filled; the additional vacancies above and beyond these new posts; the length of time the posts have been vacant by discipline; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20375/21]
Taoiseach2 questions
2021-04-21Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee that deals with the economy will next meet. [20474/21]
2021-04-21Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach the priorities of the shared island unit of his Department. [17201/21]
Public2 questions
2021-04-21Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to increase staffing levels across the public service in key areas such as health, education, higher education and training in which clear deficits in capacity have been revealed in the context of the Covid-19 crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20472/21]
2021-04-21Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he has or is planning to carry out an audit on staffing levels and facilities across the public service in key areas such as health, education, higher education and training in which clear deficits in capacity have been revealed in the context of the Covid-19 crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20473/21]
Finance2 questions
2021-04-21Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance if businesses impacted by the travel restrictions such as language schools, travel agents and so on the trading of which is unlikely to return to normal when domestic restrictions are lifted will have supports such as the temporary wage subsidy scheme, the Covid restrictions support scheme and so on extended beyond the current deadlines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20220/21]
2021-04-22Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the reason the stay and spend relief is only applicable from October 2020 to April 2021 and not from July 2020 as was previously indicated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21042/21]
Foreign2 questions
2021-04-21Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the imminent eviction of eight Palestinian families from the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood of Israeli-occupied Palestinian East Jerusalem and due to be replaced with illegal Israeli settlers; the actions that Ireland will be taking to ensure Israel does not carry out this war crime given that these evictions are in contravention of international law and would constitute a war crime of forcible transfer of parts of the population of an occupied territory; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20742/21]
2021-04-21Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs when the passport office will reopen as normal; when persons can expect to have their expired passports renewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20787/21]
Education2 questions
2021-04-21Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education the reason student teachers at a college (details supplied) are required to pay €350 to attend a Gaeltacht course while student teachers attending State-funded colleges can do so for free; if the Gaeltacht course is compulsory in order to qualify as a teacher; if she will consider removing the cost for all students; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18163/21]
2021-04-21Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education the number of children with a diagnosis of autism that need access to an ASD specific unit given that they are as yet without a confirmed school place for the coming academic year in September 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18396/21]
Transport1 question
2021-04-21Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport the safeguards he will put in place in the Dún Laoghaire driver theory test centre when it reopens in the interest of public health (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20378/21]
Tourism1 question
2021-04-21Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the criteria in respect to the allocation of funding to Sport Ireland in 2020 used to allocate monies to the different sporting organisations; the breakdown of the funding being awarded across major sporting bodies here by Sport Ireland in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18817/21]
Housing1 question
2021-04-21Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the delivery of new social homes by construction over acquisition commenced in line with the Programme for Government objective and priority to increase social housing stock by over 50,000 over a five-year period through a focus on new builds in each of the 31 local authorities since 1 June 2020 to date in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20741/21]
Social1 question
2021-04-21Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection if 189 schools were successful and 91 applicant schools were not successful in their applications for the recently announced hot school meals pilot programme; the number of unsuccessful applicants that were DEIS schools; her plans to address the large demand for hot meals in many more schools given the large volume of unsuccessful schools that applied; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18390/21]
Justice1 question
2021-04-21Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice if her Department plans to regulate advertisements for gambling whether online or otherwise; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18413/21]