1318. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health if HIQA requires only the view and opinion of the providers and not that of independent experts in the reports on Covid-19 outbreaks and deaths in facilities requested from nursing home providers; if HIQA also seeks alternative independent opinions on the causes of outbreaks and deaths in nursing homes; if not, if it solely accepts the reports of the providers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13923/21]
1317. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health the methodology, evidence, depth and expertise required in reports on deaths and Covid-19 outbreaks HIQA requires from nursing home providers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13922/21]
1316. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health the reports on deaths and Covid-19 outbreaks HIQA requires from nursing home providers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13921/21]
1315. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health if the HSE CHO8 will report on the number of freedom of information, FOI, requests in cases in which a charge of €200 or more was estimated for the provision of items before appeal in the past 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13920/21]
1314. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health if CHO8 sought the assistance of the Defence Forces in supporting nursing homes in the region at any point in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13919/21]
1185. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Justice the number of coroner's inquests in 2019 and 2020 in counties Louth, Mayo and Wicklow, respectively; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13930/21]
1184. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Justice the number of coroners and deputy coroners, respectively, in the State; the salary paid to coroners and deputy coroners, by county, in tabular form; the way coroners are appointed in each area; the qualifications required; the way deputy coroners are appointed; the criteria for selection; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13929/21]
1163. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his views on correspondence received by his Department from a union (details supplied) on 16 March 2021 in respect of the proposed new apprenticeship action plan; his further views on whether the critical role played by the trade union movement in the delivery and operation of an internationally recognised best practice apprenticeship system ought to be a central feature of the revised system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15502/21]
1153. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will consider reducing the number of placement hours, currently 300, in order for social care students to be registered under CORU and to be able to work in a social care setting after graduation in view of current Covid-19 restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15333/21]
1148. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his views on the approximately 20,000 college applicants who applied for courses in 2021 on the basis of leaving certificate results achieved in previous years and who consequently may have been disadvantaged with respect to CAO points required for entry to their given courses due to disproportionate grade inflation relative to other years; if he is making provisions for those students who may have been denied a placement under such circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15186/21]
930. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education if additional places will be provided for first year students for the 2021-2022 academic year at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15536/21]
886. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education when her Department communicated to schools that leaving certificate geography students would be unable to partake in field trips as part of their geographical investigation assessment; the way in which she plans to accommodate leaving certificate geography students affected by this decision (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14824/21]
787. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Defence if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties associated with Defence Forces personnel that are non-Irish passport holders, in terms of serving in some operations overseas; if his Department is engaging with the Defence Forces to develop a solution to the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15235/21]
616. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of sites in each county in which planning permission has been granted for each year since 2018, in tabular form; the number of sites assessed under the vacant site levy in each county since 2018; the number and percentage of local authorities with a live register with listed sites with assigned market valuations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14073/21]
602. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a copy will be provided of the matrix and scoring system used to assess applications to his Department for funding under the latest round of the urban regeneration and development fund; if a copy will be provided of the matrix for the Drogheda northern port access route application; the way it was scored and assessed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13911/21]
547. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if all the bodies under his aegis have set out in their strategic plans an assessment of the human rights and equality issues they view to be relevant to the functions and purpose of the body with regard to the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Act 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15344/21]
546. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if all bodies under his aegis have implemented the public sector and human rights duty under the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Act 2014; if they have reported in their annual reports since enactment on their developments and achievements with regard to human rights; if they have at all times promoted equality of opportunity and treatment of staff and persons to whom it provides services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15343/21]
545. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the bodies under his aegis have independent health and safety advisers at present; if so, if the procurement of such was carried out in the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15342/21]
544. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if any of the bodies under the aegis of his Department have received protected disclosures since the enactment of the Protected Disclosures Act 2014; if all such disclosures were reported as per the Act in their annual reports; if there were disclosures deemed not to be protected disclosures under the Act and thus not reported; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15341/21]
543. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the Economic and Social Research Institute, the Institute of Public Administration and the Special EU Programmes Body as bodies under his aegis procure their legal services through the Office of Government Procurement framework; the bodies which do not procure their legal services through the framework; the last time agencies that were not part of the framework tendered for legal services; if such procurement was carried out in accordance with circular 05/13; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15340/21]
542. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the Economic and Social Research Institute, the Institute of Public Administration and the Special EU Programmes Body as bodies under his aegis are in compliance with the Web Accessibility Directive EU 2016/2021 with regard to websites from 23 September 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15339/21]
541. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the Economic and Social Research Institute, the Institute of Public Administration and the Special EU Programmes Body as bodies under his aegis have an evacuation chair for mobility impaired persons in cases in which it is required at all of their premises; if so, if staff or agents at such premises have formal training with regard to the use of such a chair; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15338/21]
540. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the Economic and Social Research Institute, the Institute of Public Administration and the Special EU Programmes Body as bodies under his aegis have an access team; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15337/21]
539. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the Institute of Public Administration, the Economic and Social Research Institute and the Special EU Programmes Body as bodies under his aegis are operating under the Code of Practice on Accessibility of Public Services and Information provided by Public Bodies; if all such bodies have a trained access officer; if so, the year they first appointed an access officer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15336/21]
502. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance the status of the meeting between the Minister of State for financial services,credit unions and insurance and the chief executive officers of the main insurance companies; if the Minister of State plans to raise the issue of motor insurance rebates in view of the Covid-19 restrictions and the resulting reduction in motor claims costs for insurance companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15701/21]
456. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance if a copy will be provided of the briefing notes prepared for Central Bank officials in preparation for their recent Oireachtas Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach session; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14539/21]
455. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance his views on the proposal by a union (details supplied) on the need to establish a structured forum on banking to consider the future of the banking landscape in Ireland; if his Department will engage with the union to consider the proposals further; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14538/21]
340. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Transport his views on an anomaly (details supplied) which may prevent or inadvertently financially penalise taxi drivers seeking to avail of the recently announced electric SPSV scheme; if he plans to address this matter to facilitate more taxi drivers availing of this grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15335/21]
251. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the concrete measures he plans to take to actively oppose proposals for floating LNG terminals in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15402/21]
167. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the actions he has taken to prevent employers obliging employees to attend the workplace in circumstances in which remote working is a possibility in spite of current Covid-19 restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14820/21]
166. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of Covid-19 complaints received by the HSA since June 2020 and January 2021, respectively; the percentage of these complaints that have been processed; the number of inspections and enforcement orders that were taken, respectively, as a result of these complaints; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14819/21]
165. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of Covid-19-related compliance checks undertaken by the HSA since June 2020 and January 2021, respectively; the number of inspections undertaken at sites of known outbreaks since these dates; the number of enforcement actions taken and completed since these dates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14818/21]
164. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of new HSA inspectors hired since June 2020 and January 2021, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14817/21]
84. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the outcome for an area (details supplied) under the proposed Land Development Agency Bill 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13693/21]
64. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the bodies under his aegis have an evacuation chair for mobility-impaired persons in cases in which it is required at all their premises; if staff or agents at such premises have formal training with regard to the use of such a chair; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13728/21]
63. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the bodies under his aegis have an access team; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13727/21]
62. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if all bodies under his aegis have a procurement policy that includes consideration of obligations under section 27 of the Disability Act 2005; if such procurement is audited for compliance with section 27; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13726/21]
61. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the bodies under his aegis operating under the Code of Practice on Accessibility of Public Services and Information provided by Public Bodies; if all such bodies have a trained access officer; if so, the year they first appointed an access officer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13725/21]
60. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he or his predecessor received any notifications under appendix 4, circular 12/2010 (details supplied) since January 2016 in relation to the bodies under his aegis; the bodies under his aegis to which such nominees are placed; if all such civil servants are aware of their obligations under this circular; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13724/21]
919. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health when the HSE will be in a position to resume issuing primary medical certificates in the context of the disabled drivers tax concession scheme which was halted in 2020 as a result to a Supreme Court ruling, if he will provide an update any progress in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13175/21]
748. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health when Covid-19 vaccines will be administered to psychiatric nursing staff at a facility (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12515/21]
272. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance the amount forgone to the Exchequer through past losses written-off against future tax liabilities by all companies from 2016 to 2020; the amount written off by company size and by the number of employees, respectively, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12620/21]
271. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance the amount forgone to the Exchequer through past losses written-off against future tax liabilities by each of the pillar banks operating in the State (details supplied) from 2016 to 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12619/21]
270. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance if there is a citation in the relationship framework agreement between the Minister and a bank (details supplied) that prohibits or in any way prevents him from meeting with the bank to discuss and negotiate on a change to that agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12618/21]
269. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance if there is a citation in the relationship framework agreement between the Minister and a bank (details supplied) that prohibits or in any way prevents him from meeting with the bank to discuss and negotiate on a change to that agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12617/21]
225. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health the number of nursing homes he directly requested the CEO of the HSE to support and to examine the support needed in March and April 2020. [12358/21]
224. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health if RCSI hospital staff provided assistance in a nursing home (details supplied) on 13 April 2020. [12357/21]
223. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health if the nursing home referred to in minutes of a meeting (details supplied) is a particular nursing home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12355/21]
222. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health the number of nursing homes that were late submitting NFO1 forms in 2020; the number of facilities that submitted forms later than three days after the death of a resident in 2020; the way in which HIQA was keeping track of deaths and infection in nursing homes during Covid-19 if forms were not submitted in time, that is, three days; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12354/21]
221. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health the number of nursing homes that were late submitting NFO1 forms in 2020; the number of serious incidents that were reported to HIQA in 2020; if HIQA included serious incidents in its reports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12353/21]