17. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Transport the steps taken by his Department to support the implementation of the national remote work strategy Making Remote Work; the approximate number or percentage of staff within his Department who have access to cloud services for remote video-conferencing and the capacity to work remotely; his plans to increase this percentage; the framework under which procurement for this is managed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45377/21]
12. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the steps taken by agencies under the remit of his Department to support the implementation of the national remote work strategy Making Remote Work; the approximate number or percentage of staff within these agencies who have access to cloud services for remote videoconferencing and the capacity to work remotely; if there are plans to increase this percentage; the framework under which procurement for this is managed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45383/21]
11. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the steps taken by his Department to support the implementation of the national remote work strategy Making Remote Work; the approximate number or percentage of staff within his Department who have access to cloud services for remote videoconferencing and the capacity to work remotely; his plans to increase this percentage; the framework under which procurement for this is managed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45366/21]
3. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps taken by agencies under the remit of his Department to support the implementation of the national remote work strategy Making Remote Work; the approximate number or percentage of staff within these agencies who have access to cloud services for remote videoconferencing and the capacity to work remotely; if there are plans to increase this percentage; the framework under which procurement for this is managed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45382/21]
2. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps taken by his Department to support the implementation of the national remote work strategy Making Remote Work; the approximate number or percentage of staff within his Department who have access to cloud services for remote video-conferencing and the capacity to work remotely; his plans to increase this percentage; the framework under which procurement for this is managed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45365/21]
634. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Health the action being taken to improve access to general practitioner care in Lucan, County Dublin, as the population of areas such as Adamstown continue to grow and new communities such as Clonburris are developed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45029/21]
57. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Finance his views on the conclusion of the recent CCPC investigation regarding insurance; and his views on whether the binding agreements entered into by insurance companies will further reduce insurance premiums for drivers. [44682/21]
35. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Finance the tax incentives and measures under consideration to support remote and flexible working options; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44681/21]
124. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Transport if he will report on the progress of the investment in greenway projects arising from the carbon tax fund of €4.5million that was allocated for 26 projects. [43875/21]
119. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding and status of the initial introduction of BusConnects phase one, which was introduced in north-east Dublin during the summer. [43876/21]
607. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Health the current waiting time for assessment by the HSE National Gender Service; and the action that is being taken to reduce waiting times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43326/21]
400. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Education the latest guidance for schools and parents on when a student should or should not attend school based on their symptoms (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43296/21]
271. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Finance the amount of nitrous oxide seized by customs each year since 2015 to 2020 and to date in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43413/21]
3213. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Health his plans to ensure that soup-runs and other voluntary efforts relied on for meals by many homeless persons are not discontinued due to health and safety regulations.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40835/21]
2364. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Health the number and type of services that Jigsaw has delivered to young persons in Clondalkin in 2020 and to date in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37509/21]
2363. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Health the funding allocation to Jigsaw for delivering mental health services to north Clondalkin for 2019, 2020 and 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37508/21]
1656. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Health if the temporary assistance payment scheme will be extended to continue supporting nursing homes with infection prevention control, enhanced resident safety and staffing measures for the duration of the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34748/21]
1535. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Health if a licensed premises or manufacturer who is currently using public roads and footpaths to accommodate outdoor dining can legally display alcohol advertisements on these public roads and footpaths. [34016/21]
1517. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Health the number of recorded smokers aged 19 and under from 1990 to 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33827/21]
1516. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Health if he will report on Ireland’s progress to become tobacco free by 2025; if this target will be met; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33826/21]
467. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will produce daily updates on the EU Digital COVID Certificate roll-out. [40006/21]
450. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Health if the HSE will work with community groups to publicly identify the location of defibrillators around the country and to establish a publicly accessible list of defibrillator locations. [33099/21]
383. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Health the status of the four currently unfilled epilepsy nurse specialist posts approved in 2018 to manage the mandatory patient safety requirements for women who are prescribed sodium valproate. [32553/21]
382. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Health the status of the establishment of an inquiry into the historical licensing and prescribing of sodium valproate to treat epilepsy. [32552/21]
206. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if efforts will be made by his Department to improve regulation of voluntary housing bodies, including the introduction of robust formal inspection of private apartment complexes and the provision of technical assistance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38782/21]
182. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if indoor summer camps can be held under the Sporting Ireland guidelines which permits individual training. [38877/21]
181. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if the remit of the online safety commission will be extended to include an escalation point for content that constitutes online bullying. [38876/21]
180. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will consider bringing in regulations that would make digitally altered photographs illegal for advertising purposes unless the photographs were clearly labelled as edited. [38875/21]
179. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media her plans to tackle pseudonymity on online platforms (details supplied). [38874/21]
163. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to proposals from a group (details supplied) regarding income tax relief for owner-occupiers and VAT rebates for social landlords; his plans to implement these measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38778/21]
134. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if a commercial landlord can be prevented from increasing the rent on a commercial property given the financial impact that the Covid-19 pandemic has had on many businesses; if rent protections are available to commercial tenants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38791/21]
434. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the issue of family carers who are in receipt of the lowest level of the pandemic unemployment payment who will cease to receive the payment from 7 September 2021 and will be unable to apply for jobseeker's allowance despite not having returned to their part-time work yet; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37161/21]
165. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Health if he will report on the actions that are being taken to address the current waiting times for children’s services in CHO7 such as speech and language therapy, occupational therapy, physiotherapy and psychology services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28643/21]
127. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Health if he will report on the actions that are being taken to address the current waiting time of 4.5 to 5 years for orthodontic treatment in CHO7; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28644/21]
342. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the section of her Department that was responsible for drafting the eligibility criteria for the stability fund for community and voluntary, charity and social enterprises; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37045/21]
242. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Education the number of schools that are running summer catch-up programmes in an area (details supplied) in summer 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37055/21]
191. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the section of her Department that was responsible for drafting the eligibility criteria for the €88.5 million of pandemic support for sporting organisations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37048/21]
190. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if it was her Department or Fáilte Ireland that drafted the eligibility criteria for the tourism business continuity scheme; the section of her Department or Fáilte Ireland that was responsible for drafting eligibility criteria; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37047/21]
189. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the section of her Department that was responsible for drafting the eligibility criteria for the live performance support scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37046/21]
183. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Finance the reason a small business providing mortgage advice that is already approved by the Central Bank and holds an approved PCF-1, must undergo a separate exam, a new application and an interview with senior Central Bank staff in order to provide advice on mortgage protection and home insurance; his views on whether this is a reasonable a requirement for a low-risk product such as mortgage protection and home insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37059/21]
182. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Finance if his Department or the Revenue Commissioners that will draft the eligibility criteria for the business resumption support scheme; the section of his Department or the Revenue Commissioners that will be responsible for drafting the eligibility criteria; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37043/21]
178. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Transport if grants or financial assistance is available to those living in apartment complexes or housing estates in circumstances where management does not allow electric vehicle owners to run cables from their home, along pathways to their car and as such communal charging stations are needed; the actions that can be taken to incentivise estate management companies to retrofit existing charging points; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37148/21]
152. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the section of his Department that was responsible for drafting the eligibility criteria for the restart grant and the small business assistance scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37044/21]
475. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Health the status of a crisis centre for an area (details supplied) that is proposed under the Vision for Change Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29613/21]
474. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Health the status of the proposal for a 24/7 community café for an area (details supplied) proposed under the Vision for Change Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29612/21]
412. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if students particularly those pursuing part-time and evening courses will have the option to continue attending college remotely when classes resume for the new semester; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35947/21]
245. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Education the details of the expenditure of the over €2 billion in funding for special education as part of Budget 2021; and the way this funding is replacing the one size fits all approach. [35412/21]