Mon, 26 Jul – 1 Aug 2021 · 5 TDs · 0 bills voted on · 108 questions · 1 new lobbying filings
Alan Dillon — Fine Gael
0 votes ·
19 questions ·
1 new lobbying return
Questions asked19 total
Health13 questions
2021-07-27Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health if there is a replacement prescription in place for roActemra patients (details supplied) that have now been taken off the medication; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40988/21]
2021-07-27Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health if he met with maternity hospitals recently regarding restrictions on partners; when his next expected engagement with hospitals will be especially in relation to Mayo University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34177/21]
2021-07-27Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health the progress made by the HSE and his Department in provision of a new additional 50-bed ward block and emergency department at Mayo University Hospital as part of a major capital scheme for the hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34756/21]
2021-07-27Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health when day care services are to resume at a centre (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34917/21]
2021-07-27Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health when HSE home help will resume in a case (details supplied); if the HSE has replaced the agency that previously covered the home help in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34918/21]
2021-07-27Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health if a booster shot will be available to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34919/21]
2021-07-27Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health the reason there is a significant delay in issuing pensions such as in a case (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34923/21]
2021-07-27Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health the reason referrals to a service (details supplied) have been ceased for autistic children without an alternative provision being put in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35223/21]
2021-07-27Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health when an early intervention assessment will take place in the case of a child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34890/21]
2021-07-27Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health the measures his Department and HSE Community Healthcare West have taken to recruit a temporary locum general practitioner following the resignation of a permanent general practitioner from the GMS practice in Kiltimagh, County Mayo. [28425/21]
2021-07-27Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health if he will outline the strategy for vaccine production to combat emerging Covid-19 variants and future pandemics. [16821/21]
2021-07-27Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health if he will provide the list of companies that manufacture and supply SARS-CoV-2 antigen rapid test kits to Ireland that are fully in compliance with EU regulations and requirements and are authorised for personal use or commercial sale in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38736/21]
2021-07-27Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Health when a business (details supplied) will be allowed to reopen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39279/21]
Foreign4 questions
2021-07-27Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs when a passport will be issued to a person (details supplied); the reason the due date on the online passport tracker has not been updated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39090/21]
2021-07-27Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of passport applications by persons (details supplied); the turnaround time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39451/21]
2021-07-27Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of a passport application by a person (details supplied); the turnaround timeframe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39586/21]
2021-07-27Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of a passport application by a person (details supplied); the reason it has taken five months to complete; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39707/21]
Justice1 question
2021-07-27Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Justice the status of a visa extension for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40003/21]
Agriculture1 question
2021-07-27Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the process by which the SFPA will appoint a sea fisheries protection officer in County Donegal; if consideration has been given to candidates on the existing panel for appointment of this position; if this panel is still in use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39677/21]
New lobbying1 return
DideanJustice and Equality
A briefing on Didean International Protection Applicant Services and it's importance to the new Government's White Paper to end direct provision
Dara Calleary — Fianna Fáil
0 votes ·
8 questions ·
0 new lobbying returns
Questions asked8 total
Health4 questions
2021-07-27Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health the status of his Department’s efforts to rectify the lack of local HSE ophthalmic services for children in north County Mayo; the steps that have been taken to alleviate the long lists that are now developing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34151/21]
2021-07-27Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health if the HSE will consider offering free Covid-19 PCR tests for patients travelling to the UK for essential treatment; if he has had discussions with the HSE in relation to circumstances (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34370/21]
2021-07-27Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health the status of capital developments at health facilities (details supplied) in County Mayo; the budget for each project and the amount of spend in 2020 and to date in 2021; the most up-to-date position in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34518/21]
2021-07-27Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health the status of the progress of a project (details supplied) in County Mayo. [35212/21]
Housing2 questions
2021-07-27Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the procedures that should be followed when a local authority is assessing applications under the defective blocks scheme; the information that should be provided to an applicant who is deemed by that local authority to be an unsuccessful applicant; the appeals mechanism for such an applicant; his views on whether there is a need for independent input, that is, independent of the local authority who had made the original decision for the process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40699/21]
2021-07-27Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if it will be ensured that in the review of the defective blocks scheme there would be a requirement for the assessing local authority to conduct a physical site visit of each applicant home being assessed under the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40700/21]
Environment1 question
2021-07-27Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question No. 211 of 13 July 2021, the procedures for reappointment to the board of Inland Fisheries Ireland; if public consultation is involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39556/21]
Finance1 question
2021-07-27Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Finance the provisions or options that exist for a sibling who was also primary carer in circumstances (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39814/21]
Keira Keogh — Fine Gael
0 votes ·
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 ·
67 questions ·
0 new lobbying returns
Questions asked67 total
Health33 questions
2021-07-27Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health the number of intern doctors currently employed at Mayo University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36014/21]
2021-07-27Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health the construction cost of the Ballina primary care centre; the annual rent including VAT; the annual average service charge; if the centre will enter into public ownership at the end of the 25 year operational lease arrangement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36031/21]
2021-07-27Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health if there is scope for additional beds to be provided in Ballina, County Mayo following the transfer of services to the expanded primary care centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36032/21]
2021-07-27Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health if persons will lose out on their medical cards as a result of accepting the pandemic unemployment payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28721/21]
2021-07-27Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health if he will increase the number of clinical placements that can be facilitated by the health service for nurses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28722/21]
2021-07-27Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health if all student nurses have been paid the back dated placement grant for their work during the pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36720/21]
2021-07-27Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health when the Swinford, County Mayo care service will be reopening; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37480/21]
2021-07-27Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health the number of HSE home help staff recruited in the past 12 months by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37481/21]
2021-07-27Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health if suppliers such as photographers, videographers and so on are included in the total number of persons allowed to attend a wedding as part of the Covid-19 restrictions in place since 5 July 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37662/21]
2021-07-27Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health the progress made on the provision of the primary care centre scheduled for Bangor Erris, County Mayo; the timeline for delivery of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38418/21]
2021-07-27Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health the expected date of completion of the 50 bed ward brief isolation rooms at Mayo University Hospital; if he will provide a copy of the prepared brief; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38990/21]
2021-07-27Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health if the HSSD upgrade for Mayo University Hospital has had the design completed; if it has received funding approval; when he anticipates the upgrade to take place and be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38991/21]
2021-07-27Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health the status of the ED/AMAU including feedback from the national steering group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38992/21]
2021-07-27Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health the expected date of completion of the aseptic isolation room, air handling unit and door upgrade at Mayo University Hospital; if he will provide a copy of the prepared brief; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38993/21]
2021-07-27Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health the expected date of completion of the upgrade of the ICU at Mayo University Hospital; if he will provide a copy of the prepared brief; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38994/21]
2021-07-27Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health the number of times it has taken an ambulance more than 20, 40 minutes and more than one hour to reach patients that made emergency calls in County Mayo; the longest ambulance response time logged on a county basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38995/21]
2021-07-27Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health the current waiting times for consultations with audiologists on a county basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38996/21]
2021-07-27Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on the home help waiting list in on a county basis; the number of persons awaiting home care packages on a county basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38997/21]
2021-07-27Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health the number of beds in Belmullet hospital, County Mayo in use or available for use, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38998/21]
2021-07-27Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health the number of HIQA site inspections that were carried out in 2021 in all rehabilitation and community inpatient healthcare services in County Mayo in 2021 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38999/21]
2021-07-27Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health the waiting lists for primary medical certificates by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39000/21]
2021-07-27Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting and average wait times for orthopaedic treatment on a county basis by type of treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39001/21]
2021-07-27Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health the number of dentists in the dental treatment services scheme for each year since 2016, by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39002/21]
2021-07-27Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting on lists as both inpatients and outpatients for Mayo University Hospital; the average wait time; the number waiting more than one, two, three and four years, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39003/21]
2021-07-27Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health the wait time for outpatient appointments at Mayo University Hospital and University Hospital Galway, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39004/21]
2021-07-27Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health the number of children on the waiting list to see a paediatrician in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39005/21]
2021-07-27Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health the number of children awaiting an outpatient appointment at Mayo University Hospital and University Hospital Galway; the comparison to the same period in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39006/21]
2021-07-27Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting to access the national counselling service by county; the average wait time; the number of persons waiting over one year by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39007/21]
2021-07-27Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting for cataract surgery by county; the average wait time; the number waiting over one, two, three and four years, respectively by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39008/21]
2021-07-27Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health the number of children on the waiting list to see a paediatrician on a county basis and the duration of time waiting in three-month blocks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39009/21]
2021-07-27Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health when the extension of the under 6s general practitioner visit card to under 8s will be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39180/21]
2021-07-27Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health when guidelines for weddings will be revised; when both the decisions, announcement and enactment with take place; the currently scheduled changes to be made to the guidelines for weddings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40920/21]
2021-07-27Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health the average cost of training a nurse; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41032/21]
Further and Higher Education24 questions
2021-07-27Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the breakdown of the 50,000 further education and training places provided under the pathway to work policy document; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39135/21]
2021-07-27Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of places funded by the human capital initiative; the details of all courses and institutions and the financial allocation to each institution per course and student in tabular form for each year for which the initiative has been operating; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39136/21]
2021-07-27Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will consider removing the requirement to complete 12 weeks of on-the-job training following the completion of phase six of an apprenticeship for the apprentices who have faced substantial delays due to waiting lists for off-the-job training; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39251/21]
2021-07-27Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the amount of ESF/YEI funding being claimed in arrears in each year since 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39581/21]
2021-07-27Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science of the 552.661 million allocated from the EU budget for Ireland operational programme for ESF/YEI 2014-2020 the amount that has been received on foot of payment applications to date; the last possible date for receiving payment from the 2014 – 2020 ESF/YEI; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39582/21]
2021-07-27Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the programmes the Government will avail of the 100% EU co-financing rate for ESF/YEI payment applications made during the 2020-2021 financial year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39583/21]
2021-07-27Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the total cost of education and training measures in the July 2020 Jobs Stimulus package; the components of the July education and training measures in the July 2020 Jobs Stimulus package which will be covered by Ireland’s REACT EU 2021 allocation of €88 million; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39584/21]
2021-07-27Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when he anticipates bringing the draft Partnership Agreement and the draft Operational Programmes for ESF+ 2021-2027; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39585/21]
2021-07-27Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his attention has been drawn to the fact that student accommodation providers are asking student to pay multiple months' rent in advance for the 2021-22 academic year despite the passing of the Residential Tenancies (No. 2) Act 2021 on 9 July 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40210/21]
2021-07-27Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the safeguards that are in place to ensure that landlords do not favour students that opt-out of the payment of multiple months' rent up-front if they wish which creates an incentive for students not to avail of the protection and favour of students that have the financial means to pay in advance given the Residential Tenancies (No. 2) Act 2021 allows for students to opt-out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40213/21]
2021-07-27Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the factors giving rise to non-permanent staffing arrangements other than the employment control framework as referenced in a recent contribution in Dáil Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40278/21]
2021-07-27Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when the HEA analysis on the scale of precarious employment in higher education over time was commenced; when the analysis will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40279/21]
2021-07-27Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when a new higher education staffing agreement will be finalised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40280/21]
2021-07-27Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 360 of 24 June 2021, the number of both research and academic staff in the sector; the working definition of both research and academic staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40281/21]
2021-07-27Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the private or not-for-profit higher education institutions which are eligible for HEA funding for specific courses or directly via his Department in recognition of a given remit; the amount of funding received by each higher education institute in each year since 2014 under each funding stream, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40960/21]
2021-07-27Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the percentage share of public funding in the total revenue of higher education institutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40961/21]
2021-07-27Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if recently reported figures of 440 healthcare places in third-level included the approximately 50 private nursing placing introduced for the first-time in 2021 by a college (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40962/21]
2021-07-27Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of additional nursing places that will be made available in the 2021-2022 academic year in public higher education institutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40963/21]
2021-07-27Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the average annual cost of a nursing student in third-level; the average cost of providing a placement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40964/21]
2021-07-27Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans for reducing the NTF reserve over the next five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41026/21]
2021-07-27Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if placements for nursing students from public higher education institutes are provided in private hospitals; the number of placement provided each year; the total provided by private hospitals; the breakdown of the number of placements in each hospital in tabular form since 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41028/21]
2021-07-27Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of students enrolled in third-level from outside the EU; the number in public higher education institutes; the number in private colleges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41029/21]
2021-07-27Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if placements for nursing students from public higher education institutes are provided in private hospitals; the number of placement provided each year; the total provided by private hospitals; the breakdown of the number of placements in each hospital in tabular form since 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41031/21]
2021-07-27Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his attention has been drawn to the fact that many stamp 2 visa holders are working nursing homes and as carers; the steps that are being taken to ensure that student workers with underlying health conditions or employment in healthcare settings are not forced into in-person classes by English language schools and by the conditions of their visa risking the health of the student and the wider community; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41316/21]
Housing3 questions
2021-07-27Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the provision against landlords asking students to pay multiple months of rent in advance as outlined in Residential Tenancies (No. 2) Act 2021 will come into force; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40211/21]
2021-07-27Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to the situation of residents in County Mayo being denied access to the defective concrete blocks scheme despite having independent engineering reports that pyrite is present in their home; the criteria that must be met in order to access the scheme; the process a county council must follow in order to make a judgement that a home is not eligible despite the presence of pyrite and if it requires an engineering report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40917/21]
2021-07-27Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if it is his position that all homes with defective blocks in which pattern cracking is not present should be classified as group 1 undamaged in the building group table 1 of IS465;2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40918/21]
Social3 questions
2021-07-27Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons who had their disability allowance removed in each year since 2016; the number who had their disability allowance removed to date in 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39435/21]
2021-07-27Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Social Protection if a list of categories for removing a disability allowance will be provided; the number removed under each category since 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39436/21]
2021-07-27Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Social Protection when the dedicated Houses of the Oireachtas lines of communication with her Department will be reopened; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39630/21]
Environment2 questions
2021-07-27Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question No. 147 of 15 July 2021, if his Department monitors or collects data on mobile phone coverage on either a county or on a State-wide basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39811/21]
2021-07-27Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question No. 149 of 15 July 2021, the number of premises connected to date in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39812/21]
Transport1 question
2021-07-27Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Transport the successful preferred bidder for the strategic rail review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39813/21]
Tourism1 question
2021-07-27Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if a decision has been made as to when live music will be allowed to resume; if not, when a decision on the return of live music will be made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40919/21]