444. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Health when persons fully vaccinated with a vaccine (details supplied) will be able to travel here without the need to enter mandatory hotel quarantine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25331/21]
443. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Health his plans to lift Covid-19 travel restrictions for fully vaccinated persons travelling from critical tourism and business markets such as the United States of America; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25328/21]
442. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Health when he will consider phasing out mandatory hotel quarantine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25326/21]
317. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Education if she will report on progress to reform the qualifying criteria for DEIS given that schools in County Clare which should be classified in DEIS band 1 continue to be excluded for reasons outside their control; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25336/21]
231. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the plans that are under consideration to enable spectators to attend sporting events during 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25335/21]
230. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will report on the 2021 sports capital programmes including local, regional and large scale projects; the timelines in respect of each aspect of the programme for future allocation announcements and opening for applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25330/21]
204. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to a report by organisations (details supplied) published in March 2021; the actions will he take in response to recommendations made in the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25337/21]
203. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Transport the status of the roll-out of online driver theory tests for tractor, car and motorbike applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25329/21]
202. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Transport when a plan will be published in relation to opening up international travel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25325/21]
201. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Transport if he will report on talks with a company (details supplied) to provide additional financial supports; if State funding provided will be on the basis that strategic routes from Shannon Airport such as Heathrow, New York and Boston are protected; when these talks will conclude; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25324/21]
200. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Transport when a survival plan will be produced to safeguard the aviation sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25323/21]
956. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will review the practice of issuing TB herd history letters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23834/21]
846. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Health if he will report on the development of a refreshed national carers strategy; the timeframe for the delivery of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24336/21]
845. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Health if he will report on progress to implement the carer’s guarantee as committed to in the programme for Government; if provision will be made for recurring annual funding of €5.6 million in the forthcoming budget to fully implement this important initiative for family carers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24335/21]
718. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Health his plans regarding the wider use of antigen testing in Ireland to assist in the sustained reopening of the country in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23778/21]
717. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Health the delivery date, date of use and type of setting they were used of the 500,000 antigen test kits that were delivered to Ireland via the European Union; if any clusters or outbreaks were identified as a result of same being used; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23777/21]
598. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the role he foresees for the roll-out of antigen testing to support the sustained reopening of third-level educational facilities in 2021-22; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23779/21]
277. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the role she foresees in the roll-out of antigen testing to support the sustained reopening of cultural and sporting events in 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23780/21]
9. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the status of the waste management (circular economy) Bill; when he plans to introduce this Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23393/21]
257. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will extend the inbound agents business continuity scheme and provide €20 million in the programme to cover losses and costs in 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22997/21]
161. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Transport the status of the determination in relation to section 41(7) of the Irish Aviation Authority Act 1993 regarding the former employees of the Irish Aviation Authority as referred by him to the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23206/21]
1087. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Health the work ongoing to recognise the Covid-19 vaccine sinopharm as an approved vaccine; the timeframe with regard to same; if approved, if persons in receipt of the vaccine will be eligible to avoid mandatory hotel quarantine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22240/21]
1086. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Health if he will report on preparations to facilitate fully vaccinated persons from entering mandatory hotel quarantine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22239/21]
971. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Health his plans to approve and to use a vaccine (details supplied) in the current Covid-19 vaccination programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21607/21]
820. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Justice the status of a naturalisation application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21730/21]
657. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Social Protection if she plans to extend the fuel allowance payment for a further four weeks as occurred in 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21780/21]
318. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 101 of 21 April 2021, if he will report on progress to provide flood relief works specifically at Springfield, Clonlara, County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21845/21]
167. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 10 of 14 January 2021 and 22 of 21 January 2021, if the working group established between the County and City Management Association and the Data Protection Commission on the use of CCTV cameras in the fight against illegal dumping has concluded its work; the findings and or recommendations of this group; his plans following this work to provide legislative underpinning for the use of CCTV equipment to support enforcement efforts in a manner which is both effective and GDPR compliant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21447/21]
119. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media her plans and the measures that will be put in place to assist the recovery of the tourism and aviation sectors, for example, such as The Gathering after the last recession; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21827/21]
112. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will amend the new outdoor dining enhancement scheme to include all hospitality establishments, including so-called wet pubs in order to ensure equity across the sector in administering the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21826/21]
2560. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will report on progress to formulate a new REPS scheme; if farm organisations will be included as stakeholders in the process to design the new REPS scheme; if this new scheme will have a minimum base payment of €10,000; if the scheme will be open to all farmers not currently in GLAS; the number of farmers that can participate in this scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20459/21]
2473. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the 2020 ANC payment in respect of a person (details supplied) will be paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18704/21]
2303. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Health if he will amend mandatory hotel quarantine policy to exempt persons who have been fully vaccinated for Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20523/21]
1680. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Health the progress made to recruit a speech therapist for St. Joseph’s Hospital, Ennis, County Clare; when this post is expected to be filled; the arrangements that have been put in place to offer speech therapy for patients while this post remains unfilled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18630/21]
1651. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Health when a motorised wheelchair will be made available to a person (details supplied); if a risk assessment has been carried out as part of the process to provide same given the multiple, severe, comorbid medical conditions of the applicant; if not, when a risk assessment will be carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18561/21]
943. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Education the status on an emergency works application by a school (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18474/21]
807. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will extend in full the current declarations made under section 3 of the European Communities (Wildlife Act, 1976) (Amendment) Regulations 1986 (SI No. 254 of 1986) allowing for the control of certain wild bird species which is due to expire on 30 April 2021 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20457/21]
712. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the necessary funding will be made available to Irish Water, approximately €2 million, in order to progress the Ballina wastewater treatment plant in County Tipperary through detailed design and awarding of the contract in parallel to the planning process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18943/21]
634. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if final approval will be given to a grant for a project (details supplied) under the large scale sporting infrastructure scheme in line with the recommendation, by the former Minister of State, that the project would be fully funded following the result of an appeal that concluded in April 2020; if the matter will now be given urgent priority taking into consideration the amount of time that the applicant has waited since the application was made and the merits of the project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19009/21]
383. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Transport if he will give consideration to the use of antigen testing to assist in tackling the 180,000 plus backlog in driver tests in order to facilitate the complete reopening of driving lessons and driver theory testing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19606/21]
321. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Transport if he will report on efforts to develop a recovery plan for the aviation industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18669/21]
230. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will report on progress to accelerate the delivery of the National Broadband Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18665/21]
209. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of the proposed competition (amendment) Bill; if this proposed Bill will seek to provide additional powers for the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission to assist in gathering evidence to tackle cartels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20456/21]
158. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans to introduce a new round of business restart grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18484/21]
101. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of progress to complete the Ennis South Flood Relief Scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18416/21]
130. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will inform Fáilte Ireland of the need to reopen phase 1 of the tourism business continuity scheme to new applicants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17955/21]
1142. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Health if he will report on his plans to reduce the waiting lists for occupational therapy and physiotherapy in County Clare for all age groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17350/21]
422. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he has received a submission in relation to the payment of pensions to community employment supervisors; when he expects to make a decision in relation to this longstanding issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17289/21]