75. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the status of the efforts by her Department to address recommendations from the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport and Media that proposed an individual complaints mechanism for harmful online content with regard to the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2304/22]
1429. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health if the vaccine certificate will be extended to persons who cannot accept the Covid-19 vaccine for legitimate medical reasons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63212/21]
88. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the status of the development of the Celtic Interconnector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61491/21]
50. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the work undertaken by his Department in conjunction with other relevant bodies in enabling the use of CCTV to combat dumping particularly in environmentally sensitive areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61490/21]
289. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Justice the status of the development of CCTV in local communities in north County Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61032/21]
198. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Transport if his Department or its agencies are examining or support the research into the use of hydrogen as a fuel to meet transport needs. [61036/21]
188. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the projects allocated funding under the circular economy innovation grant scheme; and the way the scaling up of such projects is monitored or facilitated. [61037/21]
168. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of the disruptive technologies innovation fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61035/21]
167. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when it is anticipated the statutory sick leave scheme will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61034/21]
166. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of the Industrial Relations (Provisions in Respect of Pension Entitlements of Retired Workers) Bill 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61033/21]
129. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will report on his recent trade mission to the Gulf region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60677/21]
93. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will report on the employment figures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60678/21]
565. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the measures being considered to ensure that marginalised women receive adequate levels of healthcare services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60140/21]
564. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the status of the Women’s Health Action Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60139/21]
563. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the efforts being made to increase genome sequencing of Covid-19 in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60138/21]
562. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the current level of genome sequencing in Ireland with regard to Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60137/21]
561. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health if a mandate on the vaccination of healthcare workers against Covid-19 will be introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60136/21]
517. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health if there is a plan for the HSE to offer autism spectrum assessments for adults who wish to be assessed later in life; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59962/21]
516. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health if his Department is working on the implementation of the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59961/21]
515. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health when pharmacists will be included in the roll-out of the Covid-19 booster vaccination programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59959/21]
514. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the status of the introduction of a statutory right to homecare which is included in the Sláintecare action plan for 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59958/21]
513. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health if the HSE has a plan to extend the role of the clinical nurse specialist for Down's syndrome patients to regions outside of Leinster; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59956/21]
512. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the way the HSE manage cases assigned to speech and language therapy and occupational therapists when they need to take maternity cover or have a long-term absence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59955/21]
511. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health if the HSE is actively recruiting paediatric rheumatologists to improve services to children who need their expertise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59954/21]
510. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the number of speech and language therapists and occupational therapists who were successfully recruited in 2020 and to date in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59953/21]
499. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health when the children's disability services in north County Dublin will offer appointments to children on their waiting lists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59878/21]
498. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the number of children currently awaiting an assessment of need in north County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59877/21]
497. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to the fact that there is an 18 month wait for insulin pumps for children over five years of age who have type 1 diabetes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59876/21]
496. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the directive the HSE gives its medical consultants for prescribing insulin pumps for children diagnosed with diabetes type 1; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59875/21]
440. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Justice the number of domestic violence incidents reported to gardaí in each of the years 2017 to 2020 and to date in 2021, respectively; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60134/21]
419. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his Department will issue Covid-19 safety guidelines to third-level institutions in relation to in-person Christmas exams; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59879/21]
403. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when he expects the decision support service to be made operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59960/21]
394. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department has oversight of the Comprehensive Employment Strategy for People with Disabilities 2015-2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59816/21]
393. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department has considered introducing the see and learn programme into preschools that have children attending with Down's syndrome; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59814/21]
358. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Social Protection if she is planning to publish the report her Department commissioned from a company (details supplied) in 2019 in relation to the cost of disability in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59821/21]
357. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider extending the wage subsidy scheme by reducing the number of hours that persons with disabilities need to work to qualify for this subsidy in the private sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59817/21]
306. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Education the status of the implementation of the Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Act 2004; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59957/21]
297. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Education if she will ensure that children attending school who have a disability or behavioural difficulties have access to supports to prevent limited timetables and expulsions in the future; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59818/21]
296. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Education if her Department is making progress to ensure that all pupils attending school are offered career guidance especially those with a disability such as Down syndrome; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59815/21]
216. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department will meet the target of 6% employment of persons with disabilities within the public sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59820/21]
215. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department will provide meaningful engagement with an organisation (details supplied) and the industrial relations mechanisms of the State in relation to a union pay claim covering pay and conditions for secretarial assistants and parliamentary assistants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59819/21]
131. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of Irish efforts within the EU to waive vaccine patents for developing countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60135/21]
86. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide an update on the development of the Leader programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60126/21]
76. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide an update on the take-up of grants under the Community Activities Fund for groups impacted by Covid-19; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60125/21]
91. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the funding provided by his Department to support the well-being of students which is particularly important given the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58575/21]
199. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Justice the status of drug seizures in Ireland in 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57132/21]
197. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Justice the measures being taken to combat the theft of trees to be used as Christmas trees; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57131/21]
95. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons who have benefited, by county, from parent’s benefit since its introduction and since its expansion in April 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57133/21]
90. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Social Protection the measures in place regarding cybersecurity, including the mywelfare.ie platform at her Department, given the substantial number of customers her Department has and the increasing provision of online services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57134/21]
661. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Health the details of the consideration given to the number of staff that will be needed to increase PCR testing capacity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57465/21]