Questions asked 43 total

• Health 11 questions

  • 2022-01-19 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Health if he will request the National Immunisation Advisory Committee to examine the waiting period between contracting Covid-19 and receiving a booster vaccine dose given that the current six month wait is much shorter in other countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63256/21]
  • 2022-01-19 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Health if a daily breakdown of both the number of patients who are in hospital as they are receiving medical treatment for Covid-19 in addition to the number of patients who contract Covid-19 in a hospital setting will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63438/21]
  • 2022-01-19 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Health the geographic breakdown of the assaults that were recorded on nurses in each of the years 2015 to 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63495/21]
  • 2022-01-19 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Health the geographic breakdown of the assaults that were recorded on doctors in each of the years 2015 to 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63496/21]
  • 2022-01-19 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a school (details supplied) is still lacking in services following the withdrawal of progressing disability services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63498/21]
  • 2022-01-19 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to address the current two and a half year wait to access the National Gender Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1846/22]
  • 2022-01-19 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Health if he will seek to reinstate the under 18 years of age clinic in the National Gender Service which closed earlier this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1847/22]
  • 2022-01-19 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Health if he will allocate additional resources to transgender healthcare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1848/22]
  • 2022-01-19 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Health when updated EU Digital COVID Certificates including the booster vaccinations will be made available for those who were vaccinated in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1855/22]
  • 2022-01-19 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Health if it is possible for those who test positive for Covid-19 in Northern Ireland or the United Kingdom to receive a certificate of recovery in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2024/22]
  • 2022-01-20 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Health when a decision will be made on Covid-19 booster shots for those in the 12 to 15 years of age cohort; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2837/22]
• Education 7 questions

  • 2022-01-19 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Education the number of primary school children expected to need junior infant places in September 2022 versus the number of spaces in local primary schools for an area (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63435/21]
  • 2022-01-19 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Education the number of primary school children expected to need junior infant places in September 2022 versus the number of spaces in local primary schools for an area (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63436/21]
  • 2022-01-19 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Education if she has considered plans for the leaving certificate 2022; the format this will take; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1306/22]
  • 2022-01-19 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Education when students will receive clarity on the format the leaving certificate examinations will take in 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1307/22]
  • 2022-01-19 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Education her plans for the 2022 leaving certificate examinations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2219/22]
  • 2022-01-20 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on the agreement in principle reached in relation to a field adjacent to a school (details supplied); if her Department now officially owns the land; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2694/22]
  • 2022-01-20 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on the permanent site for a school (details supplied); the estimated timeframe for making a decision on a permanent site if one has not been made; if the school could be accommodated on the same campus by extending into the adjacent unused site already zoned for community infrastructure; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2697/22]
• Foreign 4 questions

  • 2022-01-19 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs when applications will resume for the Working Holiday Authorisation agreement with Australia in addition to other states; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1917/22]
  • 2022-01-20 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will provide an update on a foreign birth registration application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2690/22]
  • 2022-01-20 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will provide an update on processing times for applications for the foreign births register; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2691/22]
  • 2022-01-20 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the steps being taken to reduce waiting times for applications for the foreign births register; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2692/22]
• Finance 3 questions

  • 2022-01-19 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider introducing tax relief for those in the hospitality sector who wish to purchase food waste biodigesters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63061/21]
  • 2022-01-19 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider extending the eligibility for the Covid restrictions support scheme to businesses that began trading after 26 July 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2293/22]
  • 2022-01-19 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Finance the Covid-19 supports that are available for businesses that began trading after 26 July 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2294/22]
• Tourism 3 questions

  • 2022-01-19 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will report on the recent letter regarding concerns within women’s rugby in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63055/21]
  • 2022-01-20 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the status of the holding of a stakeholder forum on insurance issues for sporting events as actioned under the Sports Action Plan 2021-2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2340/22]
  • 2022-01-20 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the engagement she has had with an organisation (details supplied) with regard to the current state of women’s rugby; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2339/22]
• Taoiseach 2 questions

  • 2022-01-19 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his most recent conversations with the First and deputy First Ministers of Northern Ireland. [60572/21]
  • 2022-01-19 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent meetings with leaders of the political parties in Northern Ireland. [61418/21]
• Enterprise 2 questions

  • 2022-01-19 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will consider adding physiotherapy and occupational therapy to the critical skills occupation list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2288/22]
  • 2022-01-19 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will address the delays in processing applications for general employment permits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2289/22]
• Housing 2 questions

  • 2022-01-19 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the criteria for a national heritage area, Natura 2000, a statutory nature reserve and refuge for fauna; the protections that each includes; the process for designation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63004/21]
  • 2022-01-19 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the definition of a national park and a regional park; the statutory protection each covers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63005/21]
• Further and Higher Education 2 questions

  • 2022-01-19 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will consider advising third-level institutions to move their examinations to online given the rising risk of Covid-19 in the community; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63488/21]
  • 2022-01-19 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans to extend the additional college places into the 2022-2023 academic year given the leaving certificate points inflation; if additional places will be secured for 2022-2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1309/22]
• Justice 2 questions

  • 2022-01-19 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Justice the role An Garda Síochána can play in ensuring safety on public transport; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2217/22]
  • 2022-01-19 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Justice the efforts that are being made to streamline and speed-up the immigration system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2218/22]
• Public 2 questions

  • 2022-01-20 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of funding for the Community Safety Innovation Fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2342/22]
  • 2022-01-20 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of remote working in terms of the Civil Service Renewal 2030 Strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2341/22]
• Environment 1 question

  • 2022-01-19 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will consider introducing a grant scheme in which those within the hospitality sector could purchase food waste biodigesters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63062/21]
• Transport 1 question

  • 2022-01-19 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Transport the measures that are being taken to reduce the levels of fatalities on roads from road traffic collisions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2216/22]
• Social 1 question

  • 2022-01-19 Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of an application for the registration of a birth (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2632/22]