105. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Defence the reason the discharge of a member of the Defence Forces (details supplied) who undertook a three year paid trainee scheme and has given the necessary further three years' service to the Defence Forces is being delayed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53611/21]
81. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Transport his plans to expand the use of electric vehicles in public transport services, in particular bus services. [53546/21]
968. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to delays in obtaining an appointment with the HSE civil registration service for the purpose of acquiring a marriage licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52702/21]
503. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Education the status of the programme for Government commitment to developing inclusive relationships and sexuality education including education on LGBTQI+ relationships; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52394/21]
373. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the breakdown by age of persons in RTB registered tenancies. [52608/21]
191. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Transport the budget that will be required to administer half-price public transport to 19- to 23-year-olds as announced in Budget 2022; and the number of persons this measure will cover. [52606/21]
297. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a campaign (details supplied) to improve the provision of neurology nurse specialists at Tallaght University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51759/21]
263. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his attention has been drawn to the recent HEA survey which found that ethnic minorities in higher education more likely to be on lower pay; his views on same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51881/21]
212. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Education if a teacher who accepted and signed a contract for a teaching position in December 2010 and started said position in January 2011 is eligible to be paid at the pre-1 January 2011 post-primary teacher's pay scale as stated in circular 0040/2011 (details supplied). [51752/21]
177. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Finance his views on reviewing the local property tax liability to make those in receipt of the old age pension exempt from paying local property tax due to their reduced income and financial inability to pay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51754/21]
152. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will consider an alleviation to the calculation of the average salary for the purpose of calculating severance packages to allow for a normal salary to be averaged as opposed to the actual reduced earnings which are currently being used and have been significantly lower for the past 19 months for some workers due to the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51878/21]
144. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Justice if she will elaborate on the new community safety innovation fund and the type of projects that it is envisaged would be supported through the fund. [51276/21]
120. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Justice the number of Garda civilian staff now supporting An Garda Síochána and enabling the redirection of Garda members to frontline services. [51275/21]
102. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will seek a reversal of Fáilte Ireland’s decision to disband its food and drink team; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51482/21]
798. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Health his views on the operation of pop-up vaccination centres; and the uptake at these centres since the start of the 2021-2022 academic year. [49627/21]
508. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if consideration will be given to renaming passport express to reflect the fact that is the only postal method of passport application and as such is much slower than online applications and renewal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50976/21]
309. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to an employment situation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50380/21]
248. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason for his decision to exclude home carers from the critical skills exemption list to the non-EEA employment permit system on recruitment in the sector; the steps he will take to remedy same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50977/21]
131. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Health the way the funding will be disbursed to address waiting lists such as the €250 million allocation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50839/21]
114. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Health his views on the way that the €31 million women’s health package will be dispersed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50840/21]
260. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide a list of buildings either owned or managed by her Department in Blanchardstown village, Dublin 15; and if they are currently being used [50317/21]
205. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a list of buildings either owned or managed by his Department in Blanchardstown village, Dublin 15; and if they are currently being used. [50315/21]
158. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide a list of buildings either owned or managed by her Department in Blanchardstown village, Dublin 15; and if they are currently being used. [50314/21]
149. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide a list of buildings either owned or managed by his Department in Blanchardstown village, Dublin 15; and if they are currently being used. [50323/21]
147. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide a list of buildings either owned or managed by her Department in Blanchardstown village, Dublin 15; and if they are currently being used [50322/21]
141. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide a list of buildings either owned or managed by his Department in Blanchardstown village, Dublin 15; and if they are currently being used. [50316/21]
126. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Education if she will provide a list of buildings either owned or managed by her Department in Blanchardstown village, Dublin 15; and if they are currently being used. [50321/21]
111. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide a list of buildings either owned or managed by his Department in Blanchardstown village, Dublin 15; and if they are currently being used. [50319/21]
104. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will provide a list of buildings either owned or managed by her Department in Blanchardstown village, Dublin 15; and if they are currently being used. [50325/21]
101. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide a list of buildings either owned or managed by his Department in Blanchardstown village, Dublin 15; and if they are currently being used. [50324/21]
87. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide a list of buildings either owned or managed by his Department in Blanchardstown village, Dublin 15; and if they are currently being used. [50320/21]
83. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if there will be a review of the application of the Workplace Relations Commission code of conduct on the right to disconnect by either the Workplace Relations Commission or his Department to examine the number of workplaces that have adopted it and the way they it is applied in practice; and the monitoring and evaluation of the policy that is being conducted. [50327/21]
82. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide a list of buildings either owned or managed by her Department in Blanchardstown village, Dublin 15; and if they are currently being used. [50318/21]
230. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Health the progress of recruiting four unfilled epilepsy nurse specialist posts as agreed in 2018 for the implementation of the pregnancy prevention programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50104/21]
229. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Health if he will report on the progress in establishing a Ministerial stakeholder group as agreed in November 2020 to review and strengthen current risk reduction measures around the use of sodium valproate to treat epilepsy in women of child-bearing potential; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50103/21]
65. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the way it is envisaged higher and further education institutions will assist in the provision and expansion of adult literacy, numeracy and digital skills courses as provided for in the recently-launched strategy. [49626/21]
272. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Education if there is a plan to extend the temporary accommodation for schools (details supplied) given the land ownership issues that are delaying the construction of the new school building; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49329/21]
245. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Education if she will change the annotation on teacher’s salary payslips in order that the summer provision programme no longer appears as autistic programme as the aforementioned may be considered offensive; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48962/21]
216. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the terms of the new local authority mortgage scheme can be adapted to include provisions for those that cannot get a mortgage through the bank due to a chronic illness and as such are not able to get life assurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48780/21]
47. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of children availing of hot school meals in mid-west areas of Dublin; the number nationally; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48439/21]
44. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Social Protection the work her Department plans to carry out with employers in order to match persons currently on the live register or on the pandemic unemployment payment with the significant vacancies that are arising in sectors across the economy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48438/21]
689. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Health his plans to extend the opening hours for the paediatric outpatient and urgent care centre in Blanchardstown Hospital; and if not, the barriers to same. [48209/21]
446. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Social Protection if her Department will consider extending the duration of child benefit to last until a child has completed secondary school in order to benefit those who turn 19 in their sixth year of secondary school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47734/21]
390. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Education the number of students who reached 19 years of age or more while still in full-time secondary education in each the years 2015 to 2020. [47744/21]
294. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the estimated cost in 2021 and 2022 of providing 100% redress to owners of homes with fire safety defects. [47604/21]
293. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will ensure that financial solutions afforded to those affected by pyrite and fire defects will be retrospective to ensure that those who have already paid to repair their homes will be included; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47603/21]
292. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of housing units, by constituency, in which his attention has been drawn to fire safety defects, and by unit type that is duplex, apartment and so on. [47602/21]
234. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the number of businesses in mid-western areas of Dublin that received outdoor dining grant support; the total value of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47722/21]