306. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider extending the current tax warehoused at 0% from 12 months to an additional 48 months given that some businesses have remained closed throughout the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13433/21]
305. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider extending the hospitality VAT rate of 9% until 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13428/21]
304. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Finance if he will adopt a standard position on a moratorium for loan repayments for the hospitality sector to reflect the extended Covid-19 restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13421/21]
303. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Finance if he will increase the rate of the Covid restrictions support scheme and extend it until the end of 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13419/21]
202. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will report on the recent national efforts on assessing and improving quality of inland waters particularly in the context of the health of inland fish stocks. [13295/21]
112. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the progress INFOMAR has made in mapping the south-west coast of Ireland; and the way in which this data can be used to support renewable energy goals. [13294/21]
101. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the steps being taken to support remote working through the roll-out of high-speed fibre broadband connections in internet blackspot-prone rural areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44160/20]
569. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider reversing the community employment criteria for over-55s and returning it to five consecutive years from three; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12131/21]
303. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the supports that will be put in place for tourism businesses that do not qualify for the Fáilte Ireland tourism business continuity scheme due to turnover not meeting criteria; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12107/21]
234. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider extending the employment wage subsidy scheme, and Covid restrictions support scheme, for those businesses that are not likely to open until late 2021 at the earliest until December 2021 due to Covid-19 restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12133/21]
233. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Finance if the stay and spend tax credit will be extended until the end of 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12132/21]
178. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Finance the steps he can take to ensure that first payments on new mortgages can be deferred where the homeowner is unable to move into his or her new home from rental accommodation due to deferred construction works as a result of Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12108/21]
163. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider bringing car and tractor theory tests online in line with bus and lorry theory tests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12102/21]
110. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media her plans to bring in a grant scheme for the purchase of vessels engaged in marine tourism similar to the scheme in the operational programme for tourism 1994 to 1999 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10686/21]
1041. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he will move kidney dialysis patients and transplant patients to priority vaccine status given this cohort of patients is particularly vulnerable to Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10552/21]
346. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider funding for Irish Water to resolve the current issue of flooding in New Road, Bandon, County Cork, in which residents are currently experiencing flooding that includes untreated sewerage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10566/21]
278. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will offer local newspapers including free publications the same level of financial supports being offered to radio stations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10558/21]
252. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if financial supports will be considered for community groups that have seen their community-based funding sources diminish during the pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10569/21]
234. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider measures to stop insurance companies increasing premiums on long-term, incident-free customers given that it is crippling businesses and community service providers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10591/21]
230. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider exempting solicitor client accounts from negative interest rate charges being applied to transaction bank accounts which acts as a second charge on borrowed money often used to complete the purchase of a home or pay off an existing mortgage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10550/21]
153. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Finance if he will review the current policy which requires signatures of all parties in circumstances in which a request has been made to the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman to investigate a particular case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10556/21]
981. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the timeline for the IVF scheme announced in February 2021; the details of the funding model for the scheme; the way in which couples will be assisted financially; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8964/21]
186. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider keeping the VAT rate below 23% after February 2021 to assist businesses trying to get back on their feet; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8976/21]
1028. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if urgent supports and measures will be provided as a response to the financial implications for the national hunt horse racing industry caused by the decision to cancel all point- to-point races under current restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7161/21]
899. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the estimated date for the vaccination of essential workers in food processing factories; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7168/21]
898. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the specialist HSE adult mental health teams available to service users in areas (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7165/21]
897. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the psychology staffing levels across each community adult mental health team in CHO 4 by grade, that is, basic, senior and principal; if staffing resources in each instance are permanent or fixed-term; the population size served by each team; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7164/21]
896. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the estimated date for staff in the Irish Blood Transfusion Service to receive the Covid-19 vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7163/21]
339. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if consideration will be given to allocating funding for protected structures, giving due regard to the number of protected structures within County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7167/21]
230. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that customers are being told by their mortgage providers that their credit rating will be affected should they need to take a second moratorium on their mortgages due to job losses as a result of Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7176/21]
229. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Finance if consideration will be given to targeting financial supports for the wedding industry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7169/21]
21. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he has reviewed the Joint Committee on Climate Action’s report following pre-legislative scrutiny on the draft of the Climate Action and Low-Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6301/21]
946. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the formation of the fisheries task force; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5515/21]
759. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if the five-day mandatory quarantine only applies to persons who do not have a negative PCR test in relation to the recently approved mandatory quarantine rules; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5518/21]
235. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if consideration will be given to establishing a grant aid scheme similar to the operational programme for tourism 1994-1999, to assist marine tourism operators to reinvigorate their 20-year old fleets; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5520/21]
197. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Finance if consideration will be given to a scheme similar to Covid restrictions support scheme for businesses that do not have a fixed premises; if not, if consideration will be given or to amend the qualifying criteria of the existing scheme in order that these businesses that are also significantly affected by restrictions introduced to combat the Covid-19 pandemic can avail of the support to cover their ongoing expenses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5535/21]
116. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport the status of CIÉ pension holders in 52 scheme negotiations; if the pension holders will receive an increase in their pensions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5534/21]
65. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the additional measures he is considering to facilitate long-term working from home in addition to legislating for the right to work from home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5519/21]
22. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps being taken to ensure security of steel supply for Irish companies in view that there is a fear in the sector of a shortage of supply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5513/21]
894. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider setting up a dedicated post-Brexit fisheries task force made up of community and industry stakeholders with the express purpose of urgently responding to the undue burden and hardship falling on the fishing sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3963/21]
456. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education if the 2021 class of leaving certificate students will have the option of predicted grades for their final results considering that some final-year students have already missed valuable classroom and testing time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3968/21]
226. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Finance if consideration will be given to transferring the dunes system on the eastern beach of Inchydoney, County Cork from NAMA to the OPW in the interest of protecting this sensitive area of ecological importance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4305/21]
593. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the schedule for vaccinating front-line workers, such as general practitioners and pharmacists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2650/21]
307. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education the guidance being given to parents by her Department to help them with home schooling during the pandemic; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2491/21]
306. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education her plans to make up the three days of lost schooling that were added on to the end of the most recent school holiday; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2490/21]
214. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide a timeframe for the publication of the revised wind energy development guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2508/21]
99. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport if he has considered making an emergency provision for the hiring of bus drivers to fill the gaps caused by the Covid-19 pandemic on night-time and weekend bus services in order that they can continue uninterrupted for essential workers (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2655/21]
87. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport the action being taken to clear the growing backlog of driver theory tests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2487/21]
47. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if the tender process will be re-examined for the warmer homes scheme with the aim of bolstering experienced local social enterprise (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2651/21]