1285. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Justice if her attention has been drawn to issues caused by Covid-19 in relation to interviews within the Probate Office and a delay on cases due to interviews not being conducted; the steps being taken to rectify the matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15776/21]
980. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Social Protection her plans to reverse the policy for community employment workers that has taken the past year into account in terms of time worked despite restrictions being in place for the vast majority of that period; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14454/21]
659. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if consideration has been given to allowing councillors to be exempted from paying commercial rates in circumstances in which they wish to set up an office in their constituency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14566/21]
658. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if work is ongoing within his Department to devise a mechanism that would enable councillors to avail of maternity or paternity leave; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14565/21]
103. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Education when the review of the need for school places for areas (details supplied) will be completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13632/21]
102. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Education if her Department has given consideration to additional first year classes being added to secondary schools in an area (details supplied) given the high number of students currently on waiting lists for the academic year beginning in September 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13630/21]
79. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the implementation of the recommendations of the Moorhead report. [13634/21]
78. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when legislation relating to directly elected mayors will be published. [13633/21]
77. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the projected timeline for the beginning of construction on the Oscar Traynor Road site in north Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13631/21]
870. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Health if the national immunisation advisory committee considered if persons with anorexia should be included in the severe mental illness category; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11614/21]
694. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Justice the number and quantity by type of drugs seized by gardaí attached to Coolock district drugs unit in each of the years of 2018 to 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form. [11880/21]
562. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons engaged in youth employment schemes in an area (details supplied). [11911/21]
488. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Education the amount spent to date by her Department on the construction of a school (details supplied); the cost of the project; when the project will be completed; and if a clerk of works has been appointed for this project. [11881/21]
348. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of applicants who have applied for the Rebuilding Ireland home loan in Dublin in 2020; and the number of applicants who were successful by quarter in tabular form. [11912/21]
346. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of requests received from the residential tenancies board seeking approval to recruit additional staff in each of the years of 2019, 2020 and to-date in 2021; and the number of those requests that have been approved, pending or refused, respectively. [11882/21]
249. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount the OPW spent on refurbishment of Raheny Garda station, Dublin 5 in each of the years of 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021; and the nature of works carried out each year. [11883/21]
210. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that tax credits are being deducted from pandemic unemployment payment and temporary wage subsidy scheme recipients in this financial year; if it was the direction of his Department that tax credits would not be deducted from recipients of these respective payments until 2022; if there were exceptions to this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11760/21]
113. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport the breakdown of monies allocated to each local authority under the regional and local roads fund in tabular form. [11100/21]
2. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Taoiseach the number of persons between the ages of 18 to 25 on the live register in an area (details supplied). [11101/21]
Bill entitled an Act to provide for the establishment of a body to be known as Ceathrú Chultúir 1916 Teoranta, to define its functions in relation to the preservation, restoration and management of the cultural historical quarter within the Moore Street Battlefield Area in line with the functions, aims and objectives set for it in this Act and to provide for connected matters.
465. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Education if consideration is being given to changing the policy of Educate Together schools that are not listed as feeder schools, given the potential impact it has on students obtaining a secondary school place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10111/21]
464. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Education if her Department plans to establish new additional educational needs, AEN, classes in Dublin 5, 13 and 17 for the academic year commencing next September. [10109/21]
869. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Health the number of children awaiting an assessment of need in CHO9; and the number waiting more than six, 12, 18 and 24 months, respectively, in tabular form. [8618/21]
550. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the amount drawn down from the EU youth guarantee scheme in each of the years 2015 to 2020, respectively, in tabular form. [8619/21]
536. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of early years providers that have closed permanently in January 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8617/21]
306. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of persons in Dublin City Council area B on the housing transfer list. [8622/21]
305. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of persons in Dublin City Council area B on the housing waiting list. [8621/21]
304. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the criteria businesses must meet to be eligible for a commercial rates waiver; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8620/21]
108. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport the number of persons waiting to sit the driver theory test by centre in tabular form. [8695/21]
928. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Health if there is a provision for persons to choose which vaccine they receive if they are unwilling to take one on religious or moral grounds. [7314/21]
315. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the heads of legislation pertaining to directly elected mayors for local authorities will be published. [6733/21]
496. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of social workers that have left Tusla from June 2020 to date in 2021. [5680/21]
361. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Education the breakdown of the distribution of the €100 million in grant funding to schools to address their ICT needs during 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5071/21]
133. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport if a further extension to driver licences that have expired or are due to expire in the coming weeks is being considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5810/21]
314. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Health the number of persons on inpatient and outpatient waiting lists in Beaumont Hospital [4978/21]
168. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Education her plans for new primary and secondary schools in the areas of Coolock, Raheny and Artane, Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4979/21]
117. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the waiver on local authority rates for businesses will continue into the second and third quarters of 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4980/21]
97. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has considered delaying discussion regarding local development plans given the logistical difficulties facing both councils and elected representatives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4731/21]
32. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport if all local authorities have been formally briefed on the National Maritime Oil and HNS Spill Contingency Plan which has recently been published; and if not, if he will consider ensuring briefings are carried out with officials and council members in the coming weeks. [4732/21]
764. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Health the number of consultant positions advertised by the RCSI Hospital Group in 2020; the speciality of each advertised position; if each position has been filled; and the number of applications for each speciality in tabular form. [3955/21]
763. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Health the position regarding a new accident and emergency department at Beaumont Hospital. [3956/21]
377. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of cases deemed to be high priority by Tusla that await the allocation of a social worker. [2648/21]
376. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of social workers employed by Tusla from July 2020 to date. [2647/21]
375. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of early years and preschool settings that have closed their services permanently since March 2020. [2644/21]
314. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Education the level of financial support being given to schools by her Department to support teachers who are hosting classes online. [2645/21]
217. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he plans to proceed with the election of a mayor in Limerick in May 2021. [2649/21]
153. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of increasing the funding allocated to the living cities initiative annually by 50%. [2646/21]
Bill entitled an Act to amend and extend the Road Traffic Acts 1961 to 2020 to give Gardaí the power to seize and detain quad bikes and scrambler motorcycles when being used unlawfully including in public parks and green spaces and to provide for related matters.
61. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Finance his plans in changing tax rules regarding benefit-in-kind for those who have a company car given the current circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2134/21]