147. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the method by which applications can be made for the large-scale sport infrastructure fund; the timeframe for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49272/21]
146. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the way that her Department proposes to promote the use of the Irish language through the development of a network of Irish language and cultural centres under the revised National Development Plan 2021-2030; and the timeframe for this proposal. [49271/21]
41. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the way in which local authorities and homeowners will be able to apply for the €1.3 billion for retrofitting 500,000 homes to a Building Energy Rating of B2 as per the renewed National Development Plan 2021-2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49273/21]
789. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the recent public consultation around the Control of Dogs Act 1986; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47675/21]
615. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the preclusions, exclusions or implications that exist for parents who gift via inheritance cash or physical assets to their next of kin in cases in which the children are living with a significant intellectual or physical disability; if they risk losing access to HSE supports or other social services; the efforts that have been made to ease inequalities in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47719/21]
614. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health when the contract management support units will be fully in place to support the various service providers across the nine community healthcare organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47715/21]
541. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health if a new scheme will be considered as part of Budget 2022 to make a contribution towards or cover the costs of medical reports required for driving licences for persons over 70 years of age who have a GMS card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47718/21]
507. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the supports that are available to students who have recommenced first year at universities after difficulties with Covid-19 in 2020; if there is standard guidance to universities; if his attention has been drawn to reports of some institutions charging full tuition fees such as in the case of a person (details supplied) whereas others are only charging the student registration fee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47679/21]
506. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if all further educational institutes are required to devise and submit strategic and development plans for their campus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47678/21]
334. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his Department will amend the passport form and corresponding website information to reflect the fact that persons securing a new Irish passport can photocopy their original and have it witnessed and signed by a member of An Garda Síochána instead of surrendering their existing in-date passport which they may need for travel purposes while their new passport is being processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47720/21]
298. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the measures that are being taken, under the new Housing for All plan, to increase the supply of housing for persons with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47716/21]
296. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the allocations made to the four Dublin local authorities to fund the housing adaptation grant for older people and people with a disability scheme, and the mobility aids grant scheme, in each of the years 2016 to 2020, in tabular form; the allocation of same for 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47677/21]
295. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of boats removed from rivers, canals and inland waterways in each of the years 2016 to 2020, in tabular form; the process involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47676/21]
41. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will provide an update on the sports capital programme. [47460/21]
32. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will provide an update on plans to develop a night-time economy. [47461/21]
291. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his attention has been drawn to a Budget 2022 submission by an organisation (details supplied) which calls for a number of measures to tackle costs in the childcare sector; if he will consider the submission in Budget 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47360/21]
263. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Education the status of changes to curriculum and assessments for students taking Irish exams in cases in which they have been taught through Irish; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47358/21]
166. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to a Budget 2022 submission by an organisation (details supplied) which calls for a number of measures to tackle costs in the childcare sector including the introduction of a 0% VAT rate for the early years sector; if he will consider the submission in Budget 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47359/21]
160. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Transport the status of the resumption of the Nitelink bus service in Dublin; if the service will resume to support the night-time economy as Ireland enters the next phase of the easing of Covid-19 restrictions as expected on 22 October 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47357/21]
159. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Transport the status of plans to expand 24 hour bus routes and services to support the Programme for Government commitment to create a night-time economy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47356/21]
158. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Transport the progress of the Programme for Government commitments to prioritise plans for the delivery of MetroLink, Luas and other light rail expansion, DART expansion and interconnector and BusConnects; if the projects will be considered as a priority in the National Development Plan 2017-2028; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47355/21]
157. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Transport the new cycling infrastructure projects which have been approved in Dún Laoghaire Rathdown as of September 2021; the progress of the Sutton to Sandycove S2S coastal promenade and cycleway; if the project will be considered as a priority in the NDP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47354/21]
133. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Defence the status of the implementation of the Public Pay Commission's report on the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47145/21]
91. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Defence if Dún Laoghaire will continue to be twinned with a Naval Service vessel in the event of the LÉ Eithne being permanently decommissioned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47144/21]
78. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on his recent attendance at the General Affairs Meeting of the European Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46842/21]
30. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on the recent visit by the Minister of State with responsibility for European affairs to Latvia and Estonia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46843/21]
863. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of felling licences issued during each of the years 2016 to 2020, in tabular form; if he will provide an update on efforts to streamline the licensing system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46705/21]
662. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health if the pre-budget submission for an organisation (details supplied) has been brought to his attention; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46155/21]
661. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the estimated prevalence of type 1 diabetes here; the number of continuous glucose monitoring systems and insulin pumps, respectively, in use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46154/21]
584. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Justice the Garda strength in the DMR by division in each of the years the years 2016 to 2020 and in June 2021, in tabular form. [46706/21]
537. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of Tusla front-line social worker vaccines in areas (details supplied) in June 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46708/21]
536. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of front-line social workers employed by Tusla in areas (details supplied) during each of the years 2016 to 2020 and in June 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46707/21]
446. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Education if she will provide a list of all DEIS schools within the area of Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46153/21]
312. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of and position regarding plans to counter the impact of climate change, in particular the impact of a rise in sea level and coastal flooding on residents and the public transport network in the coastal areas of Fingal, Dublin city and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46704/21]
269. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Transport if he has commissioned research on the implications of climate change on the Dublin transport network, particularly the continued impact of rising sea levels on the operations of the coastal rail and DART line in Fingal, Dublin city and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown; his plans to mitigate the impact and to safeguard the continued operations of this critical piece of national infrastructure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46703/21]
189. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Taoiseach if he will consider the suggestion by a person (details supplied) that everyone who died during the Covid-19 pandemic would be remembered in a national commemoration. [45086/21]
30. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if all public sector workers will be receiving a pay rise on 1 October 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45686/21]
8. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when he expects the review of the national lottery to be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45685/21]
639. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied); if a solution to the issue will be found; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45085/21]
502. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Justice the number of bicycles and electric bicycles assigned to the Dublin Metropolitan Region east Garda division; the number of new bicycles and electric bicycles assigned in each of the years 2016 to 2020, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45073/21]
467. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his attention has been drawn to the fact that points inflation in 2021 has rendered many higher education courses that do not require the applicant to have taken higher level maths mathematically impossible to achieve (details supplied); his plans to deal with grade inflation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45074/21]
332. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45084/21]
302. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of do-not-consume notices issued by Irish Water in each of the years 2016 to 2020, in tabular form; the method used to communicate these notices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45077/21]
206. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider extending tax relief for counselling and psychotherapy as a qualifying health expense in Budget 2022 and the application of VAT exemption now rated at 13.5% on earnings over €37,500 for counsellors and psychotherapists from 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45076/21]
205. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider extending eligibility of the cycle to work scheme to persons who are retired by introducing a self-assessed tax credit in Budget 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45075/21]
161. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Transport when the next phase of the real time display board programme is due to be installed across Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45082/21]
160. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the of reliability issues on the number 63 bus route which is operated by a company (details supplied); if his officials have met with the NTA to assess the quality and consistency of bus services across Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45080/21]
3345. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health if the HSE has plans to expand services at its facility at Patrick Street, Dún Laoghaire; the details of any plans to deal with substance abuse in this part of CHO6; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41416/21]
2765. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health if the use of Covid-19 antibody tests can be considered to confirm a positive Covid-19 result for the purposes of the EU Digital Certificate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39065/21]
2761. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health when HSE Grangegorman primary care centre will reopen; if his attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39032/21]