Questions asked 35 total

• Finance 7 questions

  • 2021-09-21 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Finance the tax incentives and measures that are under consideration to support remote and flexible working options. [44880/21]
  • 2021-09-21 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Finance the progress made in implementing the Finance Action Plan 2021 which has four priority areas sustainable finance, diversity, regionalisation and digital finance. [44879/21]
  • 2021-09-21 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Finance if wage supports will be extended for the childcare sector to allow them to operate the pod system and prevent closures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44663/21]
  • 2021-09-21 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Finance if he has considered introducing a 0% VAT rate for the early years sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44669/21]
  • 2021-09-23 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Finance if homes affected by pyrite and therefore have no market value are exempt from paying local property tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45921/21]
  • 2021-09-23 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Finance the process by which a homeowner can confirm their exemption to paying the local property tax due to pyrite; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45922/21]
  • 2021-09-23 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Finance if a home (details supplied) is exempt from paying local property tax due to pyrite issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45923/21]
• Children 7 questions

  • 2021-09-21 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the steps he is taking to address the rise in closures of small and average sized childcare services since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44662/21]
  • 2021-09-21 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his views on the UNICEF recommendation for 1% of GDP to be invested in childcare; if it is his plan for Ireland to reach this benchmark; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44664/21]
  • 2021-09-21 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Ireland is one of the lowest spenders on childcare in the EU; the steps he is taking to address same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44665/21]
  • 2021-09-21 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if supports will continue for childcare providers to help them access insurance given the rising costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44666/21]
  • 2021-09-21 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his attention has been drawn to the fact that many childcare providers find the current rates for the early childhood care and education scheme to be untenable and insufficient to allow providers to make ends meet; the steps he is taking to address same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44667/21]
  • 2021-09-21 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the steps he is taking to ensure that childcare is affordable for parents and is not a factor in parents exiting the workforce prematurely; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44668/21]
  • 2021-09-21 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 753 and 754 of 9 September 2021, his views on whether employers should top up the rates of parent's benefit; if he will engage with employers on same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44987/21]
• Housing 4 questions

  • 2021-09-21 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has considered implementing a waiver of commercial rates for the early years sector as is in place for the early childhood care and education scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44670/21]
  • 2021-09-21 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will introduce income tax relief for owner-occupiers of homes affected by pyrite and fire defects as well as VAT rebates for social landlords affected by these issues and the resulting costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45146/21]
  • 2021-09-21 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will ensure that any financial solutions afforded to those affected by pyrite and fire defects will be retrospective to ensure that those who have already paid to repair their home will be included; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45147/21]
  • 2021-09-22 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if not for profit organisations can be liable for large wastewater removal charges from Irish Water (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45621/21]
• Education 4 questions

  • 2021-09-21 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Education if she has plans to provide each classroom with CO2 monitors to help control ventilation and prevent the spread of Covid-19 in the classroom; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44586/21]
  • 2021-09-21 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Education if a school has an obligation to find a suitable place for a child in an appropriate alternative school in cases in which the school believes the child requires to be educated in another school due to their educational needs as in the case of a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45231/21]
  • 2021-09-22 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Education if children suffering from cyclical vomiting syndrome will be able to sit the 2022 leaving certificate in an alternative sitting should their illness flare up; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45464/21]
  • 2021-09-23 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Education if her Department has plans for the leaving certificate exams for 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45214/21]
• Health 4 questions

  • 2021-09-21 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Health if he has considered marking a national day of commemoration to those lost to Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45149/21]
  • 2021-09-22 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Health if the treatment abroad scheme covers Irish citizens travelling to receive cancer treatments not available in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45544/21]
  • 2021-09-22 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Health if oncology drugs are covered under the treatment abroad scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45545/21]
  • 2021-09-22 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Health if Irish patients receiving care abroad who have built up significant medical bills can avail of the treatment abroad scheme for their oncology drugs if they are not available in Ireland but are EMA and FDA approved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45546/21]
• Enterprise 2 questions

  • 2021-09-21 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to delays in processing both normal and trusted partner work permit applications; his plans to address and remove these delays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44584/21]
  • 2021-09-21 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on whether delays in processing work permit applications are impacting on Ireland's attractiveness to foreign direct investors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44585/21]
• Foreign 2 questions

  • 2021-09-21 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of refugees Ireland will take in from Afghanistan; the timeline for their arrival; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44567/21]
  • 2021-09-21 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the humanitarian assistance Ireland will provide to the people of Afghanistan; the timeline for its roll-out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44568/21]
• Public 2 questions

  • 2021-09-23 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the work on determining the disbursement of Ireland’s allocation of over €1 billion from the Brexit Adjustment Reserve Fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45211/21]
  • 2021-09-23 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will report on Ireland’s funding under the Brexit Adjustment Reserve. [34659/21]
• Social 1 question

  • 2021-09-21 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of recipients of domiciliary care allowance by county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44642/21]
• Justice 1 question

  • 2021-09-21 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Justice the steps being taken to combat human trafficking in Ireland; if coordinated work is ongoing between An Garda Síochána and the Police Service of Northern Ireland to tackle this issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44581/21]
• Further and Higher Education 1 question

  • 2021-09-22 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he has engaged with representatives from a university (details supplied) on its decision to delay the return of in-person learning; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45466/21]