DÁIL ÉIREANN

Déardaoin, 5 Samhain, 2020 Thursday, 5th November, 2020

CEISTEANNA QUESTIONS

64 DÁIL ÉIREANN 2751 Déardaoin, 5 Samhain, 2020 Thursday, 5th November, 2020

Ministerial and Departmental titles have been and are being updated on this Question Paper to take account of recent Government orders to give legal effect to the Taoiseach’s announcement in Dáil Éireann on 27 June 2020.

CEISTEANNA I gCOMHAIR FREAGRA Ó BHÉAL QUESTIONS FOR ORAL ANSWER

CEISTEANNA AR SONRAÍODH UAIN DÓIBH QUESTIONS NOMINATED FOR PRIORITY

Chun an Aire Forbartha Tuaithe agus Pobail: To the Minister for Rural and Community Development.

1. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of jobs created under the previous Action Plan for Rural Development 2017 in counties Roscommon and Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — . [34473/20]

2. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she has considered establishing co-working spaces in rural areas to facilitate persons working remotely and keep them in their communities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Claire Kerrane. [34163/20]

3. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the Leader funding programme; if there are plans for this programme to be extended to 2021 and beyond; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — . [34472/20]

4. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the development of a State-led rural development programme to bridge the gap between the wind-up of the existing Leader programme and the implementation of the new programme; when she expects that the interim programme will be finalised and operational; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — . [34137/20]

CEISTEANNA EILE OTHER QUESTIONS

Chun an Aire Forbartha Tuaithe agus Pobail: To the Minister for Rural and Community Development.

5. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the steps she will take to encourage and promote remote working; if additional funding was secured as part of Budget 2021 to support this work; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Kieran O’Donnell. [34024/20]

6. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development her plans to progress phase III of the development of Caladh Mór Pier on Inis Meáin. — Mairéad Farrell. [34022/20]

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7. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the consultation that has taken place with stakeholders on the development of a transitionary Leader programme to 2023; and the way in which she plans to proceed in terms of developing a national rural development programme as outlined in the Programme for Government. — Sean Sherlock. [34151/20]

8. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the work of her Department to support public libraries; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — . [34090/20]

9. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the additional funding secured by her Department in Budget 2021 to support remote working initiatives; her views on the benefits of remote working for balanced regional development; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Bernard J. Durkan. [34102/20]

10. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the allocation to date provided under Covid-19 stability funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — . [34087/20]

11. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the timeframe for the planned remaining broadband connection points in County Kerry to be completed. — . [34158/20]

12. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the Leader funding following Budget 2021 that will be allocated for projects in 2021; if funding will be provided for the delivery and administration of Leader programme for 2021; when an interim National Rural Development Plan for the period 2021-2023 will be available as committed to in the Programme for Government; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — . [34175/20]

13. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development further to Parliamentary Question No. 226 of 23 September 2020, if the Inter-Department Steering Group to review the suggested actions in the independent report on the pilot town centre living Initiative has been established; when the steering group will be operational; the membership of the group; the terms of reference of the group; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Connolly. [34145/20]

14. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will recognise the importance of the post office network for rural towns and villages. — Paul Murphy. [33152/20]

15. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the details of the development of town and village hubs and broadband connection points announced in the budget, including the timelines for roll-outs and the means by which areas will be prioritised. — . [34169/20]

16. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development her plans for the Leader programme in 2021 and 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — . [34083/20]

17. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if additional funding will be provided to projects supported by community services programme to make up for shortfalls as a result of Covid-19. — Holly Cairns. [34173/20]

18. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the funding that has been made available for a national rural development programme as committed to in the Programme for Government to replace the current Leader programme in 2021. — Sean Sherlock. [34150/20] 2753

19. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will ensure the expansion and continued funding of the rural regeneration and development fund and CLÁR scheme given the fact Leader funding is no longer available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Christopher O’Sullivan. [34100/20]

20. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the funding provided for new Leader projects for 2021; the funding identified for the delivery and administration of the Leader programme for 2021; the reason no interim national rural development plan has been announced for the period 2021 to 2023 as was committed to in the Programme for Government; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Rose Conway-Walsh. [33585/20]

21. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development her plans to hold a tidy towns competition in 2021. — Sean Sherlock. [34152/20]

22. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development when successful applications under the 2020 town and village renewal scheme will be announced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Bernard J. Durkan. [34101/20]

23. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the funding being provided for the Leader programme in 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — James O’Connor. [34168/20]

24. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development when the new Rural Development Policy will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Claire Kerrane. [34162/20]

25. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the funding that will be provided for the local improvement scheme under the CLÁR programme in 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Brendan Smith. [34155/20]

26. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development her plans to increase SICAP funding for areas of disadvantage in . — Paul McAuliffe. [34156/20]

27. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she has assessed the scope for replicating the Ludgate Centre; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — . [33395/20]

28. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the work her Department is undertaking to capitalise on the opportunities presented by remote and blended working for rural development; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — . [33652/20]

29. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the steps she plans to take to promote and support remote working and flexible working; her views on the benefits for rural communities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Fergus O’Dowd. [33688/20]

30. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the funding provided for the town and village renewal scheme since July 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — . [34085/20]

31. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the details of funding to develop masterplans to revitalise town centres and encourage more persons to live in town centres

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32. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the work being carried out by her Department to support investment in outdoor recreation amenities such as greenways, cycleways and walking trails; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Ciarán Cannon. [34160/20]

33. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the breakdown of the €44 million announced for Leader in the 2021 budget; the amount that will be directed for payment on allocations up to the end of December 2020; the amount that will be used for payments on allocation to be made in 2021; the amount envisaged to be directed to new projects commencing in 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Rose Conway-Walsh. [34166/20]

34. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the initiatives she is taking to support town and village renewal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Jennifer Murnane O’Connor. [34096/20]

35. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the Leader programme and the transitional arrangements from this programme cycle to the next. — Holly Cairns. [34172/20]

36. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development when the Islands’ Action Plan will be published as per the commitment in the Programme for Government; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Claire Kerrane. [34164/20]

37. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if specific funding will be provided for new projects under the Leader programme in 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Brendan Smith. [34154/20]

38. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the commitment to expand the town and village renewal scheme to bring vacant and derelict buildings back into use and promote residential occupancy as outlined in the Programme for Government; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Connolly. [34146/20]

39. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the differing technological capabilities of broadband connection points compared to the service areas will eventually receive under the National Broadband Plan. — Pa Daly. [34159/20]

40. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the new rural policy promised in the Programme for Government which is planned to build on the Action Plan for Rural Development; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Connolly. [34148/20]

41. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development when the 300 high-speed internet hubs announced under the National Broadband Plan on 19 November 2019 will be delivered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — . [33300/20]

42. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development her plans for CLÁR funding for group water and sewage schemes in rural areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Moynihan. [34081/20] 2755

43. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she has explored the role that Leader companies can play in supporting small rural business to overcome the challenges posed by Covid-19; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Denis Naughten. [33301/20]

44. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the national policy for the islands; when the islands action plan as promised in the Programme for Government will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Connolly. [34147/20]

45. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if towns or villages located within Dublin City Council can avail of the town and village renewal scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Paul McAuliffe. [34157/20]

46. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the measures she is taking to support broadband connection points and digital hubs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — James Lawless. [34091/20]

47. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the way in which public participation networks and local community development committees will be supported in the next year in the context of Covid-19. — Holly Cairns. [34171/20]

48. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development when she expects to announce successful applications under the 2020 town and village renewal scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Ciarán Cannon. [34161/20]

49. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if her Department has assessed the opportunities for rural development of a switch to a more climate resilient agriculture. — Richard Bruton. [33396/20]

50. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development when she expects to announce successful projects under the 2020 CLÁR programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Joe Carey. [33651/20]

51. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of the 275 publicly-accessible broadband connection points promised by the end of 2020 that are now live by county; the number of these that are on offshore islands; when the outstanding points will be connected; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Connolly. [34144/20]

52. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if the Leader programme will provide for new applications in 2021. — Sean Sherlock. [34149/20]

53. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development her plans to provide funding in 2021 for the administrative costs of LAGs administering the Leader programme on the ground and for projects approved up to 31 December 2020; if funding will also be approved for a new temporary rural development programme similar to Leader for 2021 until a new Leader programme is approved and operational; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Éamon Ó Cuív. [33587/20]

54. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if CLÁR funding is to be made available for tertiary roads; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Moynihan. [34082/20]

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55. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the steps she is taking to ensure the spend of all the capital allocation to her Department for 2020 in view of the low capital spend to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Éamon Ó Cuív. [33588/20]

56. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development her plans to bring forward a new rural development strategy as a successor to the Action Plan for Rural Development 2017- 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Fergus O’Dowd. [33689/20]

57. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if the development of Inis Oírr pier will commence soon; and the timeline for same. — Mairéad Farrell. [34023/20]

58. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development her plans to bring forward a new rural development policy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Kieran O’Donnell. [34025/20]

CEISTEANNA LE hAGHAIDH FREAGRAÍ SCRÍOFA QUESTIONS FOR WRITTEN ANSWER

Chun an Tánaiste agus Aire Fiontar, Trádála agus Fostaíochta: To the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment.

*59. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans to restore the Parental Bereavement Leave (Amendment) Bill 2019 to the Dáil Order Paper; his plans to pursue this legislation as a Government Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — . [34199/20]

*60. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his engagements to date with SOLAS in regard to the termination of the safe pass card expiry date exemption; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Ruairí Ó Murchú. [34276/20]

*61. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his engagements with representatives of the construction industry in regards liability issues for employers following the extension of validity of safe pass cards to the end of the Covid-19 emergency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Ruairí Ó Murchú. [34277/20]

*62. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason a business (details supplied) is not eligible for the 40% restart grant top up that wet pubs and nightclubs received; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Pádraig O’Sullivan. [34398/20]

*63. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the restart grant scheme and restart plus scheme is available to community pharmacies whose retail business excluding dispensary and medicinal business has reduced by 25%; if clarity will be provided on the restart grant scheme and restart plus scheme for the community pharmacy sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — . [34520/20]

Chun an Aire Comhshaoil, Aeráide agus Cumarsáide: To the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications.

*64. To ask the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications his views on offshore floating wind given the Programme for Government stated ambition for 30GW of floating wind 2757 potential; and the measures being taken to ensure progress towards this transformative opportunity for job creation and clean renewable energy export for Ireland. — Sean Sherlock. [34219/20]

*65. To ask the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications if he will address a matter (details supplied). — Sean Sherlock. [34220/20]

*66. To ask the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications the geographical areas in which the National Broadband Plan is presently rolling out infrastructure and household connections; and when a location (details supplied) will have household infrastructure connections commenced. — . [34397/20]

*67. To ask the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications his plans to implement aspects of an EU directive (details supplied) that provides owners of microgeneration units the possibility to sell surplus energy back to the grid for a determined price; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — . [34405/20]

*68. To ask the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications when a property (details supplied) will avail of efibre broadband. — . [34478/20]

*69. To ask the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications the position regarding engagement with internet providers in respect of the cessation of the application of excess usage charges during periods of enhanced restrictions in view of the increase in the number of persons working and studying from home; his plans to request a further cessation of the application of excess usage charges by internet providers during aforementioned periods; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Jennifer Murnane O’Connor. [34493/20]

*70. To ask the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications if it will be ensured there will be no additional costs for persons resident here using mobile phones in any part of the island from 1 January 2021 due to the UK leaving the European Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Brendan Smith. [34505/20]

Chun an Aire Iompair: To the Minister for Transport.

*71. To ask the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a ferry operator (details supplied) requires truck drivers to share cabins on its route from France to Ireland; his views on whether this is an acceptable health practice in view of the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Brendan Howlin. [34209/20]

*72. To ask the Minister for Transport the position regarding securing additional capacity on direct sea routes from Ireland to continental Europe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — . [34354/20]

*73. To ask the Minister for Transport the status of a driver test application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Danny Healy-Rae. [34192/20]

*74. To ask the Minister for Transport the details of the aviation expertise of the membership of the review board to re-examine certain findings of the Draft Final Report of the investigation into the crash of Rescue 116; the number of members on the review board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Connolly. [34200/20]

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*75. To ask the Minister for Transport his views in relation to learner drivers that have been unable to finish their EDT lessons and driver examination due to Covid-19 level 5 restrictions; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that learner drivers that are essential workers are unable to drive unaccompanied to work and the practical problems this may cause due to Covid-19; his plans to address the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — . [34241/20]

*76. To ask the Minister for Transport his plans the address the substantial issues faced by US driver licence holders seeking to secure an Irish driver licence upon return or relocation here; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that this is a barrier for persons to secure work (details supplied); his plans to simplify the process; if so, the timeline for completion of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Ged Nash. [34242/20]

*77. To ask the Minister for Transport the delays for eye tests for those that require an eye test for a driving licence by county, in tabular form. — Sean Sherlock. [34361/20]

*78. To ask the Minister for Transport the position regarding the renewal of a driver licence in circumstances (details supplied). — Bríd Smith. [34362/20]

*79. To ask the Minister for Transport the monitoring system in place for potential overcrowding issues on the DART service due to the reduction of capacity under level 5 of the living with Covid-19 plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Darren O’Rourke. [34363/20]

*80. To ask the Minister for Transport if data is being collected to monitor if there is a need for extra DART and other transport services to facilitate social distancing under level 5 of the living with Covid-19 plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Darren O’Rourke. [34364/20]

*81. To ask the Minister for Transport his plans ensure that driving licences due to expire over the coming weeks during level 5 restrictions will be extended until these measures are lifted given that the NDLS has advised that appointments for non-essential workers should be cancelled by applicants and that many will be unable to avail of online or postal renewals for various reasons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Bríd Smith. [34371/20]

*82. To ask the Minister for Transport the number of persons waiting for a driver theory test in each month since January 2020; if those persons that have had their driver theory test cancelled due to Covid-19 will be prioritised for appointments once restrictions are eased in order to deal with the backlog of testing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — . [34374/20]

*83. To ask the Minister for Transport if he will engage with assisted driving instructors and their trade union regarding their being deemed essential workers. — Louise O’Reilly. [34432/20]

*84. To ask the Minister for Transport if compensation is payable to those that the driver theory test is cancelled with less than five days’ notice and if so, the process to access same. — . [34437/20]

*85. To ask the Minister for Transport the steps which will be taken to ensure that there are adequate bus and rail services available to take essential workers, particularly health workers and school children to their places of work and to school due to the restrictions being placed by Covid -19 on the number of passengers allowed on public transport; if extra funding has been made available to the NTA by his Department for this purpose; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Éamon Ó Cuív. [34449/20] 2759

*86. To ask the Minister for Transport the minimum distances that helicopters must adhere to when flying over residential areas and or when travelling on flight paths directly over residential properties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Jennifer Murnane O’Connor. [34494/20]

Chun an Aire Airgeadais: To the Minister for Finance.

*87. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — . [34228/20]

*88. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has been consulted on proposed changes to the retail export scheme; his views regarding the potential effect of these changes on the retail sector, particularly those in tourism sectors and regions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Dara Calleary. [34256/20]

*89. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will address a matter regarding the case of first- time buyers (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Collins. [34359/20]

*90. To ask the Minister for Finance the local property tax paid by local authorities on social housing stock in 2019 and to date in 2020, by local authority in tabular form. — Thomas Gould. [34450/20]

*91. To ask the Minister for Finance the timeframe for the reintroduction of primary medical certificate assessments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — . [34198/20]

*92. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will address the concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Fergus O’Dowd. [34210/20]

*93. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Niall Collins. [34213/20]

*94. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will include those on TWSS and EWSS for eligibility for the Christmas bonus available to those on the pandemic unemployment payment; if not, the reason for exclusion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Cian O’Callaghan. [34216/20]

*95. To ask the Minister for Finance the average value of VAT reclaim purchases per customer, per outlet under the retail export scheme; the number of reclaims in the last full tax year; the value of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Denis Naughten. [34254/20]

*96. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to review the CRSS schemes to support food service and food wholesale companies affected by the Covid-19 level 3 and 5 closures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Dara Calleary. [34356/20]

*97. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding Covid-19 schemes. — Sean Sherlock. [34360/20]

*98. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will address a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [34408/20]

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*99. To ask the Minister for Finance the engagement he has had with the Central Bank in relation to the suspension of the Euroclear system last week; the reason this has happened so many times in 2020 compared to previous years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — . [34414/20]

*100. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of tax revenue forgone through tax reliefs related to forestry by income tax, corporation tax, capital gains tax, value added tax, gift and inheritance tax, stamp duty and other relevant tax relief in each of the years 2010 to 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Darren O’Rourke. [34416/20]

*101. To ask the Minister for Finance if the analysis and reasoning behind the tax reliefs in the forestry sector will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Darren O’Rourke. [34417/20]

*102. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to correspondence from a group (details supplied); if he will update his initial response; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Murphy. [34481/20]

*103. To ask the Minister for Finance if he and or the Revenue Commissioners have conducted an impact assessment in the context of the retail export scheme post-Brexit; and if he and or the Revenue Commissioners have a documented forecasting and or model of the way in which sectors will be effected post-Brexit that fall under the scheme. — Catherine Murphy. [34487/20]

*104. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will address issues raised in relation to the retail export scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy- Rae. [34496/20]

*105. To ask the Minister for Finance if all recommendations of the have been implemented; the recommendations that are outstanding; when they will be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — . [34514/20]

Chun an Aire Caiteachais Phoiblí agus Athchóirithe: To the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform.

*106. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of supplementary pension entitlements for post-1995 retirees within the Civil Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Peadar Tóibín. [34393/20]

*107. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position regarding construction works at a Garda station (details supplied) in County Dublin; the reason for the long delay in the completion of these works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Róisín Shortall. [34509/20]

*108. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when he will officially sign off on the flood relief scheme for the River Slaney, Enniscorthy town, County Wexford. — . [34512/20] 2761

Chun an Aire Turasóireachta, Cultúir, Ealaíon, Gaeltachta, Spóirt agus Meán: To the Minister for Tourism, Culture; Arts; Gaeltacht; Sport and Media.

*109. To ask the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the supports available to a group (details supplied) that seem to be ineligible for any of the current supports other than the basic wage subsidies set out; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Brendan Howlin. [34383/20]

*110. To ask the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the status of a grant application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [34193/20]

*111. To ask the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if recreational shooting within 5km of a person’s home comes under the exercise exemption as set out within level 5 of the Covid-19 restrictions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Denis Naughten. [34255/20]

*112. To ask the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the number of approved applications under the Fáilte Ireland Covid-19 adaption grant as of 31 October 2020; the amount drawn down at that date; her plans for unspent funding in the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Dara Calleary. [34357/20]

*113. To ask the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media her views on a matter (details supplied) regarding one-to-one music lessons; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Brendan Griffin. [34373/20]

*114. To ask the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will undertake to facilitate meetings within her Department, FAI and Louth County Council to support discussions on the provision of a long overdue municipal football and sports stadium for Drogheda, County Louth (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Fergus O’Dowd. [34407/20]

*115. To ask the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media when the sports capital scheme will reopen to applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — . [34480/20]

Chun an Aire Tithíochta, Rialtais Áitiúil agus Oidhreachta: To the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage.

*116. To ask the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if guidelines have been issued to date to local authorities in relation to council meetings convened in a virtual space or on an online platform; if there are plans to issue guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Ruairí Ó Murchú. [34288/20]

*117. To ask the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the details of training or plans for training in relation to the use of virtual space or online platforms for councillors and local authority staff conducting council-related business; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Ruairí Ó Murchú. [34289/20]

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*118. To ask the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will address a matter (details supplied) in relation to alternative and remote working; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Patrick O’Donovan. [34365/20]

*119. To ask the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of deaths that occurred in homeless accommodation, emergency accommodation and among rough sleepers by county in each of the years 2017 to 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form; if he will provide additional information where available such as age groups and nationality; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Thomas Pringle. [34376/20]

*120. To ask the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of applicants on social housing waiting lists in County Donegal; the number of tenants in receipt of HAP and RAS or rent supplement in County Donegal in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Thomas Pringle. [34377/20]

*121. To ask the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to reduce the delays in the planning and application process for both on-shore and off-shore windfarms which are needed to meet our 2030 energy targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Alan Farrell. [34400/20]

*122. To ask the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide clarity regarding planning enforcement issues (details supplied) in a local authority area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Pádraig O’Sullivan. [34409/20]

*123. To ask the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the condition to be residing in council accommodation for two years will be eased when requesting a transfer in cases in which medical circumstances are an issue as in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Christopher O’Sullivan. [34423/20]

*124. To ask the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the steps he plans to take to ensure that local authorities take the effect that large scale developments in Gaeltacht areas will have on the vibrancy of the Irish language as a spoken living language into account in planning decisions; if he plans to issue a circular to the relevant local authorities setting out standards that have to be adhered to where planning conditions are put on planning permissions reserving properties for Irish speakers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Éamon Ó Cuív. [34447/20]

*125. To ask the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the funding provided to local authorities by local authority in 2019 and to date in 2020. — Thomas Gould. [34451/20]

*126. To ask the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the funding provided for voids to local authorities in 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form. — Thomas Gould. [34452/20]

*127. To ask the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the original loan amount and the outstanding loan repayments due by local authorities for loans received between 2008 and 2010, in tabular form. — Thomas Gould. [34453/20]

*128. To ask the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of vacant commercial units registered with local authorities by local authority in tabular form. — . [34486/20] 2763

*129. To ask the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if all recommendations of the Moriarty Tribunal have been implemented; the recommendations that are outstanding; when they will be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Neasa Hourigan. [34513/20]

*130. To ask the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the timeline for the completion and publication of the 2018 review of income eligibility limits for social housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Fergus O’Dowd. [34519/20]

Chun an Aire Gnóthaí Eachtracha: To the Minister for Foreign Affairs.

*131. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has raised views against the refoulement of Syrians to Lebanon and Syria with his EU counterparts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Neasa Hourigan. [34203/20]

*132. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has raised views against the refoulement of Syrians to Lebanon and Syria with his EU counterparts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Neasa Hourigan. [34205/20]

*133. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the situation of seventeen Irish teachers owed money by a school (details supplied); the consular assistance provided by his Department to these Irish teachers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Brendan Howlin. [34208/20]

*134. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his Department will continue to process passport applications during the current lockdown given that the right to enter and leave the State of which one is a citizen is a basic human right and Ireland has not declared, formally at least, declared a state of emergency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael McNamara. [34222/20]

*135. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if advice will be provided in relation to matters raised in correspondence by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Brendan Griffin. [34237/20]

*136. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the action he has taken in relation to the ongoing conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Neale Richmond. [34399/20]

*137. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of the All Ireland consultative forum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Neale Richmond. [34411/20]

*138. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the position of Ireland on the future enlargement of the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Neale Richmond. [34412/20]

*139. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied); if an investigation has been undertaken by his Department in relation to this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Róisín Shortall. [34438/20]

*140. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the outcome of the most recent discussions at EU level in relation to Brexit and the implementation of the Withdrawal Agreement and the Northern Ireland Protocol; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Brendan Smith. [34506/20]

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Chun an Aire Oideachais: To the Minister for Education.

*141. To ask the Minister for Education the certification that was accepted, provided or process undergone to allow the education sector procurement agreement on each of the products now withdrawn from the agreement by the circular on 29 October 2020 (details supplied); the tests that have been carried out on each of the products withdrawn to identify if any of the products is unsafe in tabular form; and if products withdrawn have been definitively categorised as safe unsafe or unknown by her Department or any other body. — Aodhán Ó Ríordáin. [34194/20]

*142. To ask the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to the situation pertaining to seventeen Irish teachers that are owed money by a school (details supplied); if this school is recognised by her Department; if the service of these teachers will be recognised as service for pay purposes for those teachers now teaching in the Irish education system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Brendan Howlin. [34207/20]

*143. To ask the Minister for Education her plans for a new educate together school in Dublin 5; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Denise Mitchell. [34211/20]

*144. To ask the Minister for Education the number of educate together national schools and secondary schools in Dublin 5, 13 and 17, respectively in tabular form. — Denise Mitchell. [34212/20]

*145. To ask the Minister for Education her plans for a permanent educate together non- denominational primary school in the Killester area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Cian O’Callaghan. [34217/20]

*146. To ask the Minister for Education the cost of a bus service to date (details supplied). — Sean Sherlock. [34221/20]

*147. To ask the Minister for Education the number of schools that have a PE hall by county; the percentage of schools that do not have same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Jennifer Whitmore. [34229/20]

*148. To ask the Minister for Education the minimum infrastructural requirements each primary and secondary school must meet, that is, classrooms, PE halls and so on; the guidelines for the minimum land size for primary and secondary schools; the minimum outdoor recreational facilities required for primary and secondary schools; the number of primary and secondary schools being built outside the guidelines by county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Jennifer Whitmore. [34230/20]

*149. To ask the Minister for Education the geographical areas within County Wicklow that determine the demand for school places; the data sources being used to determine demand in each geographical area; the frequency with which the models are updated to incorporate increased housing developments and subsequent increase in demand for school places; the issues the models are revealing in terms of demand for school places in the county; the threshold by which the decision is made to allocate a new school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Jennifer Whitmore. [34231/20]

*150. To ask the Minister for Education the criteria under which primary schools are eligible to access the substitute teacher panel; the factors that determine if a school is not eligible to access the substitute teacher panel; if a school does not have access to the panel, the way in which it sources substitute teachers; the primary schools in County Wicklow which have not qualified to access the 2765 substitute teacher panel; the percentage of primary schools in the country which are not eligible to access the substitute teacher panel; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Jennifer Whitmore. [34232/20]

*151. To ask the Minister for Education the status of accommodation in a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Jennifer Whitmore. [34233/20]

*152. To ask the Minister for Education when a decision will be made in relation to an application by a school (details supplied) for the additional accommodation scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Jennifer Whitmore. [34234/20]

*153. To ask the Minister for Education the reason two pupils (details supplied) did not receive a seat on the bus in 2020/2021 in view of the fact that they had a seat every other year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Willie O’Dea. [34366/20]

*154. To ask the Minister for Education her plans to reopen the Education Sector PPE Procurement Agreement to additional products and suppliers following the removal of a number of unregistered products from the list. — Aodhán Ó Ríordáin. [34369/20]

*155. To ask the Minister for Education if there have been reports of shortages in supply to schools or difficulties in providing adequate PPE and associated products due to the removal of a number of unregistered products from the approved list. — Aodhán Ó Ríordáin. [34368/20]

*156. To ask the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to an update to the Covid-19 tracker application in order that it can be paused; if she has concerns that this feature is being used for school staff during school hours; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Cian O’Callaghan. [34389/20]

*157. To ask the Minister for Education the status of development for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Alan Farrell. [34401/20]

*158. To ask the Minister for Education the location of a proposed school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Alan Farrell. [34402/20]

*159. To ask the Minister for Education the steps she has taken to address the issue of students in Waterside and Feltrim, County Dublin, choosing alternative education options rather than those in a school (details supplied) due to reduced subject choices; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Alan Farrell. [34403/20]

*160. To ask the Minister for Education the considerations being given to the resumption of in person church services upon return to Covid-19 level 3 restrictions as part of the Resilience and Recovery document; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Alan Farrell. [34404/20]

*161. To ask the Minister for Education if a school (details supplied) will be a feeder school for a school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Cian O’Callaghan. [34406/20]

*162. To ask the Minister for Education if the introduction of a no blame occupational injury scheme has been considered for teachers and workers in the education sector; if not, her plans for the introduction of a scheme in the future; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Bríd Smith. [34421/20]

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*163. To ask the Minister for Education if the case of a person (details supplied) will be addressed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Kieran O’Donnell. [34444/20]

*164. To ask the Minister for Education if she will clarify the procedure for students that are sitting the higher Irish language leaving certificate exam in November 2020, in the context of the way in which grades will be awarded (details supplied). — Catherine Murphy. [34479/20]

*165. To ask the Minister for Education if junior DEIS 1 schools will benefit from a reduction in the pupil teacher ratio announced in Budget 2021; the position regarding the planned full year allocation of €5 million in 2022 and allocation of same; the position regarding additional resources and staffing and the allocation of same to all DEIS band one schools; and if she willmakea statement on the matter. — Jennifer Murnane O’Connor. [34491/20]

*166. To ask the Minister for Education if she is satisfied that Covid-19 testing systems for primary and post-primary schools are adequate to ensure that no delays occur in providing such necessary services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Brendan Smith. [34511/20]

Chun an Aire Coimirce Sóisialaí: To the Minister for Social Protection.

*167. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding the PUP payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [34181/20]

*168. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of applications by persons (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [34195/20]

*169. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) cannot use their homemaker credits. — Robert Troy. [34253/20]

*170. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to reckon Covid-19 payments to the self-employed as credits for social welfare purposes; if so, when this will happen; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Willie O’Dea. [34358/20]

*171. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if there is a delay in applications for PPSN cards (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Collins. [34391/20]

*172. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when pandemic unemployment payment arrears will issue to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Willie O’Dea. [34410/20]

*173. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a living alone allowance will be approved and backdated for a person (details supplied). — John McGuinness. [34424/20]

*174. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [34477/20]

*175. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will review the current waiting list of persons applying for PPS numbers; and if she will consider increasing the personnel involved in processing these applications. — Johnny Mythen. [34503/20] 2767

Chun an Aire Leanaí, Comhionannais, Míchumais, Lánpháirtíochta agus Óige: To the Minister for Children, Equality; Disability; Integration and Youth.

*176. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his plans to resettle Syrian refugees currently located in Lebanon as a matter of urgency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Neasa Hourigan. [34206/20]

*177. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the correspondence his Department has had with the Collaborative Forum on Mother and Baby Homes during 2020; the future plans for the forum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Thomas Pringle. [34375/20]

*178. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will report on Ireland’s vote of the election of the Committee overseeing the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in December 2020; if the decision has been taken to ensure that Ireland’s votes will ensure that women, persons with diverse disability types and persons from low and middle-income countries are fairly represented. — Thomas Pringle. [34381/20]

Chun an Aire Breisoideachais agus Ardoideachais, Taighde, Nuálaíochta agus Eolaíochta: To the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research; Innovation and Science.

*179. To ask the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the alternative delivery plans SOLAS has put in place to assist first-time applicants to safe pass, construction skills and quarrying skills certification courses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Ruairí Ó Murchú. [34278/20]

*180. To ask the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of first-time applicants waiting to undertake safe pass, construction skills certification scheme, quarrying skills certification scheme courses; the additional costs added to undertake these courses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Ruairí Ó Murchú. [34279/20]

*181. To ask the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of applications submitted to date to higher education and further education and training institutions to undertake first aid responder training; the average waiting time to undertake this training; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Ruairí Ó Murchú. [34280/20]

*182. To ask the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the position regarding engagement with student unions regarding refunds or potential tax rebates for private and or on-campus who have been unable to avail of student accommodation in the context of the pandemic; his position regarding providing tax credits for proven unnecessary college accommodation expenditure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Jennifer Murnane O’Connor. [34492/20]

*183. To ask the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will report on the graduate outcomes for young persons and students in County Donegal; his plans to enhance the opportunities for graduates in and from County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Thomas Pringle. [34379/20]

*184. To ask the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if students that have received or been approved for financial support from the student support

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*185. To ask the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reason the pandemic unemployment payment is not classed as a qualifying payment for SUSI grant applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Marian Harkin. [34436/20]

Chun an Aire Dlí agus Cirt: To the Minister for Justice.

*186. To ask the Minister for Justice if advice will be provided in relation to matters raised in correspondence by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Brendan Griffin. [34237/20]

*187. To ask the Minister for Justice when a detailed reply will issue to Parliamentary Question No. 251 of 1 October 2020 in relation to prison conditions in the Dóchas centre for female prisoners; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Éamon Ó Cuív. [34204/20]

*188. To ask the Minister for Justice if her Department has ceased processing visa applications in respect of non-national family members of persons lawfully resident in, or citizens of, Ireland who have a human right to maintain family unity during the current lockdown and ongoing restrictions since April 2020, given that the right to family life is a basic human right and Ireland has not, formally at least, declared a state of emergency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Michael McNamara. [34223/20]

*189. To ask the Minister for Justice the number of applications for naturalisation being processed; the number that are over 24 months in process since the application was first submitted; if his Department sets targets for the processing time of applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Cian O’Callaghan. [34387/20]

*190. To ask the Minister for Justice the average age of a member of An Garda Síochána; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Neale Richmond. [34413/20]

*191. To ask the Minister for Justice the progress to date in the determination of an application for naturalisation in the name of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Bernard J. Durkan. [34482/20]

*192. To ask the Minister for Justice the position and progress to date in the determination of an eligibility for naturalisation and or stamp 4 in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Bernard J. Durkan. [34483/20]

*193. To ask the Minister for Justice the procedure available to a person (details supplied) to facilitate an appeal against the decision refusing their application for asylum under the international protection programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Bernard J. Durkan. [34484/20]

*194. To ask the Minister for Justice the progress to date in the determination of an application for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Bernard J. Durkan. [34502/20]

*195. To ask the Minister for Justice if urgent consideration can be given to the provision of a Garda station for areas (detailed supplied) in County Dublin in view of the rapid population growth 2769 here; if immediate provision can be made for increased dedicated Garda resources for the areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Róisín Shortall. [34508/20]

*196. To ask the Minister for Justice the position regarding a community policing unit in a Garda sub-district (details supplied) in County Dublin; the number of Garda members by rank in this community policing unit in each of the years 2016 to 2019 and to date in 2020; if this community policing unit is operational; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Róisín Shortall. [34510/20]

*197. To ask the Minister for Justice if all recommendations of the Moriarty Tribunal have been implemented; the recommendations that are outstanding; when they will be implemented; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Neasa Hourigan. [34515/20]

Chun an Aire Sláinte: To the Minister for Health.

*198. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting lists for CAMHS services, per region, indicating the length of time that persons are waiting in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Thomas Pringle. [34382/20]

*199. To ask the Minister for Health if there are exemptions for the lifetime community rating for a person (details supplied) in ; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael McNamara. [34497/20]

*200. To ask the Minister for Health if reflexology is considered an essential therapy in relation to level 5 Covid-19 restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Neasa Hourigan. [34179/20]

*201. To ask the Minister for Health if massage therapists are considered an essential therapy service in relation to level 5 Covid-19 restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Neasa Hourigan. [34180/20]

*202. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be given a date for a right total hip replacement operation at University Hospital Waterford. — Johnny Mythen. [34196/20]

*203. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 268 of 14 October 2020, the reason a wheelchair recommended by the Central Remedial Clinic is not on the approved list for purchase by the aids and appliance department and the HSE will not consider same when the said wheelchair is necessary for certain persons living with multiple sclerosis and recommended for them by their medical professionals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — . [34197/20]

*204. To ask the Minister for Health if private music schools are included in the permissible activities under the Covid-19 regulations to attend a school, higher education institution or other education and training facility; the permissible activities in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Brendan Howlin. [34215/20]

*205. To ask the Minister for Health the impacts being assessed for older persons being limited in their movement due to level 5 restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Sean Sherlock. [34218/20]

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*206. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding appointments at University Hospital Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Danny Healy-Rae. [34224/20]

*207. To ask the Minister for Health if persons can exercise by hunting within 5km of their homes under SI No. 448 of 2020 Health Act 1947 (Section 31A - Temporary Restrictions) (Covid-19) (No. 8) Regulations 2020 given that the pheasant hunting season opened on 1 November 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael McNamara. [34226/20]

*208. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to reduce the prescription charge as announced in 2019. — Martin Browne. [34236/20]

*209. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons with disabilities in receipt of home support hours in each LHO area as of 31 October 2020 or the latest date available; the number on the waiting list for same in each LHO area; and the number waiting 0 to 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 12 and more than 12 months, respectively in tabular form. — Michael Moynihan. [34243/20]

*210. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons with disabilities in receipt of personal assistance hours in each LHO area as of 31 October 2020 or latest date available; the number on the waiting list for same in each LHO area; and the number waiting 0 to 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 12 and more than 12 months, respectively in tabular form. — Michael Moynihan. [34244/20]

*211. To ask the Minister for Health the number of residential places for persons with a disability being provided as of 31 October 2020 or the latest date available by CHO area in tabular form. — Michael Moynihan. [34245/20]

*212. To ask the Minister for Health the number of new emergency places provided to persons with a disability as of 31 October 2020, by LHO area in tabular form. — Michael Moynihan. [34246/20]

*213. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children as of 31 October 2020 or latest date available that were awaiting a first assessment from the HSE under the Disability Act 2005 by LHO in tabular form. — Michael Moynihan. [34247/20]

*214. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the physiotherapy waiting list; and the number waiting less than 4, 4 to 12 and more than 12 months, respectively; and the number waiting aged 0 to 4, 5 to 17, 18 to 64 and more than 65 years of age, respectively by each category as of 31 October 2020 or the latest date available by LHO area in tabular form. — Michael Moynihan. [34248/20]

*215. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the speech and language therapy assessment waiting list; the number waiting less than 4, 4 to 12 and more than 12 months, respectively; and the number waiting by category aged 0 to 17 and more than 18 years of age, respectively as of 31 October 2020 or the latest date available by LHO area in tabular form. — Michael Moynihan. [34249/20]

*216. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the speech and language therapy initial treatment waiting list; the number waiting less than 4, 4 to 12 and more than 12 months, respectively; and the number waiting by category aged 0 to 17 and more than 18 years of age, respectively as of 31 October 2020 or the latest date available by LHO area in tabular form. — Michael Moynihan. [34250/20] 2771

*217. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the speech and language therapy further treatment waiting list; the number waiting less than 4, 4 to 12 and more than 12 months, respectively; and the number waiting by category aged 0 to 17 and more than 18 years of age, respectively as of 31 October 2020 or the latest date available by LHO area in tabular form. — Michael Moynihan. [34251/20]

*218. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the occupational therapy first time assessment waiting list; the number waiting less than 4, 4 to 12 and more than 12 months, respectively; and the number waiting by category aged 0 to 4, 5 to 17, 18 to 64 and more than 65 years of age, respectively as of 31 October 2020 or the latest date available by LHO area in tabular form. — Michael Moynihan. [34252/20]

*219. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children under 18 years of age waiting for a diagnostic scan at the end of October 2020 or the latest date available; the number waiting less than 4, 4 to 12 and more than 12 months for each hospital group in tabular form. — . [34257/20]

*220. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children under 18 years of age waiting for a psychology appointment in primary care at the end of October 2020 or the latest date available; the number waiting less than 4, 4 to 12 and more than 12 months for each local health office area in tabular form. — Cathal Crowe. [34258/20]

*221. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children under 18 years of age waiting for an audiology appointment in primary care at the end of October 2020 or the latest date available; the number waiting less than 4, 4 to12 and more than 12 months for each local health office area in tabular form. — Cathal Crowe. [34259/20]

*222. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children under 18 years of age waiting for an ophthalmology appointment in primary care at the end of October 2020 or the latest date available; the numbers waiting less than 4, 4 to12 and more than 12 months for each local health office area in tabular form. — Cathal Crowe. [34260/20]

*223. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children under 18 years of age waiting for a dietetic appointment in primary care at the end of October 2020 or the latest date available; and within that the numbers waiting less than 4, 4 to 12 and more than 12 months for each local health office in tabular form. — Cathal Crowe. [34261/20]

*224. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children under 18 years of age waiting for a podiatry appointment in primary care at the end of October 2020 or the latest date available; the number waiting less than 4, 4 to 12 and more than 12 months for each local health office area in tabular form. — Cathal Crowe. [34262/20]

*225. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children under 18 years of age waiting for a first assessment for speech and language therapy at the end of October 2020 or the latest date available; the number waiting less than 4, 4 to 12 and more than 12 months for each local health office area in tabular form. — Cathal Crowe. [34263/20]

*226. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children under 18 years of age waiting for initial speech and language therapy at the end of October 2020 or the latest date available; the number waiting less than 4, 4 to 12 and more than 12 months for each local health office area in tabular form. — Cathal Crowe. [34264/20]

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*227. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children under 18 years of age waiting for further speech and language therapy at the end of October 2020 or the latest date available; the number waiting less than 4, 4 to 12 and more than 12 months for each local health office area in tabular form. — Cathal Crowe. [34265/20]

*228. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children under 18 years of age waiting for occupational therapy at the end of October 2020 or the latest date available; the number waiting less than 4, 4 to 12 and more than 12 months for each local health office area in tabular form. — Cathal Crowe. [34266/20]

*229. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children under 18 years of age waiting on the in-patient day case active waiting list at the end of October 2020 or the latest date available; the number waiting less than 6, 6 to 12 and more than 12 months for each hospital group in tabular form. — Cathal Crowe. [34267/20]

*230. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children under 18 years of age waiting on the in-patient/day case GI endoscopy waiting list at the end of October 2020 or the latest date available; the number waiting less than 6, 6 to 12 and more than 12 months for each hospital group in tabular form. — Cathal Crowe. [34268/20]

*231. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children under 18 years of age waiting on the in-patient day case to come in waiting list at the end of October 2020 or the latest date available; the number waiting less than 6, 6 to 12 and more than 12 months for each hospital group in tabular form. — Cathal Crowe. [34269/20]

*232. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children under 18 years of age waiting on the GI endoscopy to come in waiting list at the end of October 2020 or the latest date available; the number waiting less than 6, 6 to 12 and more than 12 months for each hospital group in tabular form. — Cathal Crowe. [34270/20]

*233. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children under 18 years of age waiting on the in-patient day case suspensions list at the end of October 2020 or the latest date available; the number waiting less than 6, 6 to 12 and more than 12 months for each hospital group in tabular form. — Cathal Crowe. [34271/20]

*234. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children under 18 years of age waiting on the planned procedures list at the end of October 2020 or the latest date available; the number waiting less than 6, 6 to 12 and more than 12 months for each hospital group in tabular form. — Cathal Crowe. [34272/20]

*235. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children under 18 years of age waiting on the GI endoscopy planned procedures list at the end of October 2020 or the latest date available; the number waiting less than 6, 6 to 12 and more than 12 months for each hospital group in tabular form. — Cathal Crowe. [34273/20]

*236. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children under 18 years of age waiting on the planned procedures suspensions list at the end of October 2020 or the latest date available; the number waiting less than 6, 6 to 12 and more than 12 months for each hospital group in tabular form. — Cathal Crowe. [34274/20] 2773

*237. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children under 18 years of age waiting on the out-patient list at the end of October 2020 or the latest date available; the number waiting less than 6, 6 to 12 and more than 12 months for each hospital group in tabular form. — Cathal Crowe. [34275/20]

*238. To ask the Minister for Health the number of dentists participating in the dental treatment services scheme in primary care sites in the HSE CHO8 region to date; the number of dentists that have withdrawn to date; the number of new dental treatment services applications currently being processed to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Ruairí Ó Murchú. [34281/20]

*239. To ask the Minister for Health the number of dentists participating in the dental treatment services scheme by HSE CHO region, by monthly average for the period 1 January to 31 October 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Ruairí Ó Murchú. [34282/20]

*240. To ask the Minister for Health the number of dentists under the dentist treatment services scheme that have applied to the HSE for PPE to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Ruairí Ó Murchú. [34283/20]

*241. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to enable HSE dentists, dental nurses and orthodontists redeployed in the CHO8 to return to their jobs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Ruairí Ó Murchú. [34284/20]

*242. To ask the Minister for Health the number of adults in HSE CHO8 region that await dental treatment under general anaesthetic; the maximum waiting period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Ruairí Ó Murchú. [34285/20]

*243. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children in HSE CHO8 region that await dental treatment under general anaesthetic; the maximum waiting period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Ruairí Ó Murchú. [34286/20]

*244. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons with special needs on dental and orthodontic service waiting lists in HSE CHO8 region; the maximum waiting period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Ruairí Ó Murchú. [34287/20]

*245. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in each LHO area waiting for a podiatry appointment in primary care as of 31 October 2020 or the latest date available; and the number waiting 0 to 12, 12 to 26, 26 to 52 weeks and more than 52 weeks, respectively. — John Lahart. [34290/20]

*246. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in each LHO area waiting for a ophthalmology appointment in primary care as of 31 October 2020 or the latest date available; and the number waiting 0 to 12 12 to 26, 26 to 52 and more than 52 weeks respectively. — John Lahart. [34291/20]

*247. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in each LHO area waiting for a audiology appointment in primary care as of 31 October 2020 or the latest date available; and the number waiting 0 to 12, 12 to 26, 26 to 52 and more than 52 weeks respectively. — John Lahart. [34292/20]

*248. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in each LHO area waiting for a dietetics appointment in primary care as of 31 October 2020 or the latest date available; and the

P.T.O 2774 number waiting 0 to 12, 12 to 26, 26 to 52 and more than 52 weeks respectively. — John Lahart. [34293/20]

*249. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in each LHO area waiting for a psychology appointment in primary care as of 31 October 2020 or the latest date available; and the number waiting 0 to 12, 12 to 26, 26 to 52 and more than 52 weeks respectively. — John Lahart. [34294/20]

*250. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in each LHO area waiting for a counselling appointment in primary care as of 31 October 2020 or the latest date available; and the number waiting 0 to 12, 12 to 26, 26 to 52 and more than 52 weeks respectively. — John Lahart. [34295/20]

*251. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in each LHO area waiting for a child and adolescent mental health services appointment as of 31 October 2020 or the latest date available; the numbers waiting 0 to 12 weeks; the numbers waiting 12 to 26 weeks; and the number waiting 0 to 12, 12 to 26, 26 to 52 and more than 52 weeks respectively. — John Lahart. [34296/20]

*252. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children admitted to adult mental health units to date in 2020. — John Lahart. [34297/20]

*253. To ask the Minister for Health the number of home support hours being provided in each LHO area as of 31 October 2020 or the latest date available; the way in which the number compares to target in each LHO for the same time period; the number of persons on the waiting list for home support hours in each LHO area; and the number waiting 0 to 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 12 and more than 12 months, respectively. — John Lahart. [34298/20]

*254. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting placement under the fair deal scheme as of 31 October 2020 or latest date available; the average waiting time; the number of persons awaiting placement under the scheme; and the length of time waiting by each LHO area in tabular form. — John Lahart. [34299/20]

*255. To ask the Minister for Health the number of procedures procured by the National Treatment Purchase Fund in each of the years 2017 to 2019 and to date in 2020, by the type and speciality of each procedure; the total expenditure incurred in each year; the amount of funding spent on procuring private treatment; and the amount spent procuring treatment in the public and voluntary hospitals in tabular form. — John Lahart. [34300/20]

*256. To ask the Minister for Health the income received by each hospital group from the National Treatment Purchase Fund in each of the years 2017 to 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form. — John Lahart. [34301/20]

*257. To ask the Minister for Health the number of public patients that have been removed from outpatient lists in 2020 as a result of a validation exercise and not as a result of having an appointment with a consultant for each public and voluntary hospital in tabular form. — John Lahart. [34302/20]

*258. To ask the Minister for Health the number of medical cards as of 31 October 2020; the number of general practitioner cards on the same date; and the number of each type of card issued on a discretionary basis on that date. — John Lahart. [34303/20] 2775

*259. To ask the Minister for Health the number of delayed discharges in each public and voluntary hospital at the end of October 2020; and the total number to date in 2020, in tabular from. — John Lahart. [34304/20]

*260. To ask the Minister for Health the number of bed days lost in each public and voluntary hospital owing to delayed discharges to date in 2020, in tabular form. — John Lahart. [34305/20]

*261. To ask the Minister for Health the percentage of clinical status 1 ECHO incidents responded to by first responder in 7 minutes and 59 seconds or less; and the percentage of clinical status 1 DELTA incidents responded to by a patient-carrying vehicle in 7 minutes and 59 seconds or less by each ambulance station by each month in the year to the end of October 2020 or latest date available in tabular form. — John Lahart. [34306/20]

*262. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients aged 75 years of age or over that experienced an emergency department wait time of more than 24 hours during October 2020; the number to date in 2020; and the hospitals in which the wait occurred. — John Lahart. [34307/20]

*263. To ask the Minister for Health the number of ambulance attendances at each emergency department nationwide in October 2020; the number of such ambulances that waited longer than 20 minutes to hand over patients get their trolleys back and return to responding to calls; the number that waited more than 40, 60, 90, 120 minutes and more than 180 minutes, respectively for same. — John Lahart. [34308/20]

*264. To ask the Minister for Health the number of spinal fusion patients waiting less than 4, 4 to 8 months and more than 8 months for treatment in Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital, Crumlin and Temple Street Children’s University Hospital at the end of October 2020 or the latest date available; and if the same information for other spinal patients will be provided in tabular form. — John Lahart. [34309/20]

*265. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting less than less than 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 9, 9 to 12 and more than 12 months, respectively as of 31 October 2020 or the nearest available date for an MRI scan in the RCSI in tabular form. — John Lahart. [34310/20]

*266. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 31 October 2020 or the nearest available date for a CT scan in the RCSI hospital group for waiting periods of less than 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 9, 9 to 12 and more than 12 months, respectively in tabular form. — John Lahart. [34311/20]

*267. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 31October 2020 or the nearest available date for an MRI scan in the Dublin Midlands hospital group waiting periods of less than 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 9, 9 to 12 and more than 12 months, respectively in tabular form. — John Lahart. [34312/20]

*268. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 31 October 2020 or the nearest available date for a CT scan in the Dublin Midlands hospital group for waiting periods of less than 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 9, 9 to 12 and more than 12 months, respectively in tabular form. — John Lahart. [34313/20]

*269. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 31 October 2020 or the nearest available date for a bone scan in the Dublin Midlands hospital group for waiting periods of

P.T.O 2776 less than 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 9, 9 to 12 and more than 12 months, respectively in tabular form. — John Lahart. [34314/20]

*270. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 31 October 2020 or the nearest available date for an angiogram in the Dublin Midlands hospital group for waiting periods of less than 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 9, 9 to 12 and more than 12 months, respectively in tabular form. — John Lahart. [34315/20]

*271. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 31 October 2020 or the nearest available date for an electroencephalogram in the Dublin Midlands hospital group for waiting periods of less than 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 9, 9 to 12 and more than 12 months, respectively in tabular form. — John Lahart. [34316/20]

*272. To ask the Minister for Health to detail in tabular format the number of people waiting as of 31st October 2020 or the nearest available date for cholangiopancreatography ERCP in the Dublin Midlands hospital group for waiting periods of less than 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 9, 9 to 12 and more than 12 months, respectively in tabular form. — John Lahart. [34317/20]

*273. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 31 October 2020 or the nearest available date for an ultrasound scan in the Dublin Midlands hospital group for waiting periods of less than 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 9, 9 to 12 and more than 12 months, respectively in tabular form. — John Lahart. [34318/20]

*274. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 31 October 2020 or the nearest available date for an MRI scan in the South South West hospital group for waiting periods of less than 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 9, 9 to 12 and more than 12 months, respectively in tabular form. — John Lahart. [34319/20]

*275. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 31 October 2020 or the nearest available date for a CT scan in the South South West hospital group for waiting periods of less than 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 9, 9 to 12 and more than 12 months, respectively in tabular form. — John Lahart. [34320/20]

*276. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 31 October 2020 or the nearest available date for a bone scan in the South South West hospital group for waiting periods of less than 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 9, 9 to 12 and more than 12 months, respectively in tabular form. — John Lahart. [34321/20]

*277. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 31 October 2020 or the nearest available date for an angiogram in the South South West hospital group for waiting periods of less than 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 9, 9 to 12 and more than 12 months, respectively in tabular form. — John Lahart. [34322/20]

*278. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 31 October 2020 or the nearest available date for an electroencephalogram in the South South West hospital for waiting periods of less than 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 9, 9 to 12 and more than 12 months, respectively in tabular form. — John Lahart. [34323/20]

*279. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 31 October 2020 or the nearest available date for cholangiopancreatography ERCP in the South South West hospital group 2777 for waiting periods of less than 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 9, 9 to 12 and more than 12 months, respectively in tabular form. — John Lahart. [34324/20]

*280. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 31 October 2020 or the nearest available date for an ultrasound scan in the South South West hospital group for waiting periods of less than 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 9, 9 to 12 and more than 12 months, respectively in tabular form. — John Lahart. [34325/20]

*281. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 31 October 2020 or the nearest available date for an MRI scan in the Saolta hospital group for waiting periods of less than 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 9, 9 to 12 and more than 12 months, respectively in tabular form. — John Lahart. [34326/20]

*282. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 31 October 2020 or the nearest available date for a CT scan in the Saolta hospital group for waiting periods of less than 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 9, 9 to 12 and more than 12 months, respectively in tabular form. — John Lahart. [34327/20]

*283. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 31 October 2020 or the nearest available date for a bone scan in the Saolta hospital group for waiting periods of less than 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 9, 9 to 12 and more than 12 months, respectively in tabular form. — John Lahart. [34328/20]

*284. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 31 October 2020 or the nearest available date for an angiogram in the Saolta hospital group for waiting periods of less than 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 9, 9 to 12 and more than 12 months, respectively in tabular form. — John Lahart. [34329/20]

*285. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 31 October 2020 or the nearest available date for an electroencephalogram in the Saolta hospital group for waiting periods of less than 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 9, 9 to 12 and more than 12 months, respectively in tabular form. — John Lahart. [34330/20]

*286. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 31 October 2020 or the nearest available date for cholangiopancreatography ERCP in the Saolta hospital group for waiting periods of less than 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 9, 9 to 12 and more than 12 months, respectively in tabular form. — John Lahart. [34331/20]

*287. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 31 October 2020 or the nearest available date for an ultrasound scan in the Saolta hospital group for waiting periods of less than 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 9, 9 to 12 and more than 12 months, respectively in tabular form. — John Lahart. [34332/20]

*288. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 31 October 2020 or the nearest available date for an MRI scan in the University of hospital group for waiting periods of less than 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 9, 9 to 12 and more than 12 months, respectively in tabular form. — John Lahart. [34333/20]

*289. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 31 October 2020 or the nearest available date for a CT scan in the hospital group for waiting

P.T.O 2778 periods of less than 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 9, 9 to 12 and more than 12 months, respectively in tabular form. — John Lahart. [34334/20]

*290. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 31 October 2020 or the nearest available date for a bone scan in the University of Limerick hospital group for waiting periods of less than 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 9, 9 to 12 and more than 12 months, respectively in tabular form. — John Lahart. [34335/20]

*291. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 31 October 2020 or the nearest available date for an angiogram in the University of Limerick hospital group for waiting periods of less than 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 9, 9 to 12 and more than 12 months, respectively in tabular form. — John Lahart. [34336/20]

*292. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 31 October 2020 or the nearest available date for an electroencephalogram in the University of Limerick hospital group for waiting periods of less than 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 9, 9 to 12 and more than 12 months, respectively in tabular form. — John Lahart. [34337/20]

*293. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 31 October 2020 or the nearest available date for cholangiopancreatography ERCP in the University of Limerick hospital group for waiting periods of less than 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 9, 9 to 12 and more than 12 months, respectively in tabular form. — John Lahart. [34338/20]

*294. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 31 October 2020 or the nearest available date for an ultrasound scan in the University of Limerick hospital group for waiting periods of less than 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 9, 9 to 12 and more than 12 months, respectively in tabular form. — John Lahart. [34339/20]

*295. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 31 October 2020 or the nearest available date for a bone scan in the RCSI hospital group for waiting periods of less than 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 9, 9 to 12 and more than 12 months, respectively in tabular form. — John Lahart. [34340/20]

*296. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 31 October 2020 or the nearest available date for an angiogram in the RCSI hospital group for waiting periods of less than 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 9, 9 to 12 and more than 12 months, respectively in tabular form. — John Lahart. [34341/20]

*297. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 31 October 2020 or the nearest available date for an electroencephalogram in the RCSI hospital group for waiting periods of less than 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 9, 9 to 12 and more than 12 months, respectively in tabular form. — John Lahart. [34342/20]

*298. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 31 October 2020 or the nearest available date for cholangiopancreatography ERCP in the RCSI hospital group for waiting periods of less than 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 9, 9 to 12 and more than 12 months, respectively in tabular form. — John Lahart. [34343/20]

*299. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 31 October 2020 or the nearest available date for an ultrasound scan in the RCSI hospital group for waiting periods of less 2779 than 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 9, 9 to 12 and more than 12 months, respectively in tabular form. — John Lahart. [34344/20]

*300. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 31 October 2020 or the nearest available date for an MRI scan in the Ireland East hospital group for waiting periods of less than 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 9, 9 to 12 and more than 12 months, respectively in tabular form. — John Lahart. [34345/20]

*301. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 31 October 2020 or the nearest available date for a CT scan in the Ireland East hospital group for waiting periods of less than 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 9, 9 to 12 and more than 12 months, respectively in tabular form. — John Lahart. [34346/20]

*302. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 31 October 2020 or the nearest available date for a bone scan in the Ireland East hospital group for waiting periods of less than 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 9, 9 to 12 and more than 12 months, respectively in tabular form. — John Lahart. [34347/20]

*303. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 31 October 2020 or the nearest available date for an angiogram in the Ireland East hospital group for waiting periods of less than 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 9, 9 to 12 and more than 12 months, respectively in tabular form. — John Lahart. [34348/20]

*304. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 31 October 2020 or the nearest available date for an electroencephalogram in the Ireland East hospital group for waiting periods of less than 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 9, 9 to 12 and more than 12 months, respectively in tabular form. — John Lahart. [34349/20]

*305. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 31 October 2020 or the nearest available date for cholangiopancreatography ERCP in the Ireland East hospital group for waiting periods of less than 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 9, 9 to 12 and more than 12 months, respectively in tabular form. — John Lahart. [34350/20]

*306. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting as of 31 October 2020 or the nearest available date for an ultrasound scan in the Ireland East hospital group for waiting periods of less than 3, 3 to 6, 6 to 9, 9 to 12 and more than 12 months, respectively in tabular form. — John Lahart. [34351/20]

*307. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff nurses employed at the end of October 2020 or the latest date available; and the equivalent figure for the same date in 2019. — John Lahart. [34352/20]

*308. To ask the Minister for Health if funding is being provided to operate a facility (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Moynihan. [34370/20]

*309. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to an update to the Covid-19 tracker application in order that it can be paused; if he has concerns that this feature is being used for school staff during school hours; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Cian O’Callaghan. [34388/20]

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*310. To ask the Minister for Health the status of application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [34392/20]

*311. To ask the Minister for Health if final guidelines have been made regarding maternity hospital visits during the Covid-19 pandemic; if restrictions will be eased to allow partners to attend scans and the labour ward for the duration of the birth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Jennifer Whitmore. [34395/20]

*312. To ask the Minister for Health the reason neuromuscular therapy services have been deemed not essential at present (details supplied); the basis on which treatment is being denied by such professionals; if the decision will be rescinded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Matt Shanahan. [34420/20]

*313. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to address the rising numbers on waiting lists for access to rheumatology resources in view of the Covid-19 pandemic (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Jackie Cahill. [34425/20]

*314. To ask the Minister for Health if requests by an organisation (details supplied) for the implementation of the National Doctors Training and Planning report recommendations and the National Clinical Programme for Rheumatology Model of Care will receive a response; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Jackie Cahill. [34426/20]

*315. To ask the Minister for Health if the findings of a recent Covid-19 survey by an organisation (details supplied) which held that 44% of respondents with inflammatory arthritis had an appointment with their rheumatologist cancelled or postponed during the pandemic will receive a response; his plans to act to tackle Covid-19 related delays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Jackie Cahill. [34427/20]

*316. To ask the Minister for Health the outcome of the meeting of the rare diseases technology review committee in the week commencing 21 September 2020; the status of the assessment of the two medicines referred to the committee; and the specific dates which he expects the committee to meet in 2020 and 2021. — Louise O’Reilly. [34429/20]

*317. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 768 of 29 September 2020, if further information will be provided on the estimated number of persons living with disability post stroke; the location the figure cited in the 2008 stroke audit by an organisation (details supplied) came from; if there has been a recent update on the figure in view of decreases in stroke deaths and increases in persons living with the effects of stroke; if research will be undertaken on a recent figure or extrapolation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Louise O’Reilly. [34430/20]

*318. To ask the Minister for Health the reason elite athletes such as elite swimmers are not allowed to continue training during the level 5 lockdown restrictions; if he has had any engagement with an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Louise O’Reilly. [34433/20]

*319. To ask the Minister for Health if the contract secured by a group (details supplied) to hire additional healthcare and administrative staff to deal with the Covid-19 crisis went through the proper tender procedures and process; if not, the reason that is the case; and the way in which the group was chosen. — Louise O’Reilly. [34435/20] 2781

*320. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to concerns raised by those awaiting breast cancer screenings and checks in relation to increased waiting times; the steps he is taking to address these increased waiting times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Róisín Shortall. [34439/20]

*321. To ask the Minister for Health if there is a mechanism to process Covid-19 tests within a matter of hours for family situations in which a relative is close to death and a swift in person visit is crucial on compassionate grounds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Joe O’Brien. [34441/20]

*322. To ask the Minister for Health when an operation will take place for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [34445/20]

*323. To ask the Minister for Health the circumstances under which a person cannot exercise within 5km of their own home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Dara Calleary. [34446/20]

*324. To ask the Minister for Health the number of dentists that have withdrawn from providing medical card services in 2020; and the number of patients it is impacting. — Sean Sherlock. [34448/20]

*325. To ask the Minister for Health the number of missions tasked in September and October 2020 to the air ambulance service based at Custume Barracks, Athlone, County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Denis Naughten. [34454/20]

*326. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a night-time air ambulance service is being tendered out rather than being offered to the Air Corps; if he considered tendering out the day time service and providing the night-time service via the Air Corps; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Denis Naughten. [34455/20]

*327. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE has sought a €16 million tender to plug gaps in the air ambulance service; when tenders were sought; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Denis Naughten. [34476/20]

*328. To ask the Minister for Health if an increase is due in relation to a HSE pension for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [34485/20]

*329. To ask the Minister for Health the value and nature of the contracts awarded to four companies (details supplied) in respect of the Covid-19 testing and tracing system; the procurement process used; and the controls in place to ensure value for money. — Róisín Shortall. [34489/20]

*330. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on waiting lists and the average waiting times for BreastCheck services by location; the reason for the delays (details supplied); and the work that is being done to reduce the timeframe persons must wait to be assessed. — Catherine Murphy. [34495/20]

*331. To ask the Minister for Health the data used regarding the decision to close golf courses under level 5 restrictions; the impact of golfing on the R number; the potential reduction in the R number through the application of golf closures; the number of Covid-19 cases linked to golfing;

P.T.O 2782 the location of those golf courses by county; and the general data which informed the decision to close down golf courses. — Louise O’Reilly. [34498/20]

*332. To ask the Minister for Health if an organisation (details supplied) requested a copy of the Terms of Agreement between the Department of Health, the HSE and the IMO, re: GP Contractual Reform and Service Development between 1 April and 16 April 2020; if his Department agreed to such a request; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — . [34500/20]

*333. To ask the Minister for Health the position granted to an organisation (details supplied) in negotiating with his Department on behalf of its members as a result of the framework agreement between the two parties on 4 June 2014 as opposed to another organisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Pearse Doherty. [34501/20]

*334. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 256 of 21 October 2020, if healthcare workers and their families can be prioritised for rapid testing and results, including healthcare personnel working in the community to enable staff to return to work in an efficient manner as possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Brendan Smith. [34507/20]

Chun an Aire Talmhaíochta, Bia agus Mara: To the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine.

*335. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans in relation to an issue (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Brendan Griffin. [34201/20]

*336. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the likely allocation to Ireland of the €5 billion EU Brexit Adjustment Reserve Fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Cathal Berry. [34353/20]

*337. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Healy-Rae. [34355/20]

*338. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will address a matter regarding a folio (details supplied). — Michael Healy-Rae. [34372/20]

*339. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the type of meal bin feeders that are eligible for grant aid under the dairy equipment scheme; if changes to the specifications in this area have been made in recent times; the position regarding an application (details supplied) in connection with the type of feeder applied for in this case; and if the dairy equipment scheme is grant aiding this type of meal bin. — Michael Creed. [34396/20]

*340. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the report FRL 2021-2015: Ireland, a National Forestry Accounting Plan published by his Department showing forestry is a net source of CO2; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Darren O’Rourke. [34418/20]

*341. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the ANC and single farm payments issued to date to farmers in counties Cavan and Monaghan; the percentage of applicants still awaiting initial payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Brendan Smith. [34517/20] 2783

*342. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of progress on coastal State negotiations on mackerel allocations for 2021; the way in which these negotiations are being progressed in the context of the imminent departure of the UK from the European Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. — Michael Creed. [34518/20]

Chun an Aire Forbartha Tuaithe agus Pobail: To the Minister for Rural and Community Development.

*343. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the town and village renewal scheme funding programme; if there are plans for this programme to be extended to 2021 and beyond; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Verona Murphy. [34475/20]

*344. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development her views on the provision of additional digital services through the library network as Ireland continues to live with Covid-19; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — James Lawless. [27376/20]

*345. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the proposed budget for the social inclusion community activation programme in 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Paul McAuliffe. [34093/20]

*346. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if Budget 2021 is providing increased funding for the islands; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Christopher O’Sullivan. [34098/20]

*347. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount of the €44 million allocated to the Leader programme in Budget 2021 that will be dedicated to new projects under Leader in 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Catherine Connolly. [34178/20]

*348. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the analysis her Department has undertaken regarding the north west in particular County Donegal; if her Department is examining rural development opportunities for the north west; the details of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Thomas Pringle. [34378/20]

*349. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the provisions in place for funding for the Leader projects in 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Jackie Cahill. [34384/20]

*350. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development his plans for funding for the delivery and administration for the Leader projects due to the fact that there is no funding identifiable in Budget 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Jackie Cahill. [34385/20]

*351. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development his plans for funding for the Rural Development Plan 2021 – 2023 due to the fact that there is no interim rural development plan announcement in Budget 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Jackie Cahill. [34386/20]

*352. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development when the number of applications on hand or pending in respect of the 2020 town and village renewal scheme will be announced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Bernard J. Durkan. [34456/20]

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*353. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the ongoing work by her Department to support remote working initiatives; her views on the benefits of remote working for balanced regional development; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Bernard J. Durkan. [34457/20]

*354. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the extent to which her Department has supported or expects to further develop remote working initiatives; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Bernard J. Durkan. [34458/20]

*355. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the degree to which she and her Department have examined issues affecting the rural community with a view to addressing the most salient matters; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Bernard J. Durkan. [34459/20]

*356. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the extent to which she and her Department are addressing the issue of rural isolation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Bernard J. Durkan. [34460/20]

*357. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development her views on rural isolation and the remedies being considered in this context; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Bernard J. Durkan. [34461/20]

*358. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the most serious issues as perceived by her Department affecting rural Ireland at present; if she expects to be in a position to address these issues in the short and medium term; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Bernard J. Durkan. [34462/20]

*359. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development her plans to address basic issues of social and or economic deprivation in rural communities throughout the country; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Bernard J. Durkan. [34463/20]

*360. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the degree to which she and her Department have studied and assessed the need for community development in urban and rural areas with particular reference to issues arising from Covid-19; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Bernard J. Durkan. [34464/20]

*361. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the steps she can take to encourage community development and involvement in all urban and rural settings throughout the country with particular reference to matters arising from Covid-19; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Bernard J. Durkan. [34465/20]

*362. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of schemes available to her Department to support community development in all areas throughout the country with particular reference to areas affected by unemployment arising from Covid-19 or other socio- economic issues; the extent to which schemes are being tailored to meet the demand; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Bernard J. Durkan. [34466/20]

*363. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the extent to which the schemes to assist in rural and community development are available to communities throughout County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Bernard J. Durkan. [34467/20] 2785

*364. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the degree to which she and her Department have identified areas of special need arising from Covid-19 or Brexit in all areas throughout the country including County Kildare with a view to addressing such needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Bernard J. Durkan. [34468/20]

*365. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she remains satisfied regarding the adequacy of the budget for her Department to meet any exigencies arising from Covid-19 or Brexit in County Kildare or throughout the country in the course of the coming year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Bernard J. Durkan. [34469/20]

*366. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the extent to which she and her Department have examined the full extent of negative socio-economic impact of Brexit, Covid-19 or other issues such as natural disasters with a view to specific assistance through schemes available through her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Bernard J. Durkan. [34470/20]

*367. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the extent to which applications have been made under the Leader programme by county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Bernard J. Durkan. [34471/20]

*368. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if there are grants available for the planting of fruit trees or other types of tree on private lands that facilitate rural walkways for the public through them; and if she will make a statement on the matter. — Jackie Cahill. [34504/20]

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