2096. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the basis for the programme for Government commitment to move the delivery of the LEADER programme to independent local action groups supported by local community development committees and away from the present model; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15811/21]
1303. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Health if he will respond to reports regarding the loss of newly qualified doctors in counties Clare and Limerick (details supplied); if this decision will be reversed to enable these doctors to stay and continue to serve in the health service here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13886/21]
954. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Education the status of a new school building (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15954/21]
953. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Education the status of a new school building (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15951/21]
69. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the status of the proposed Fáilte Ireland outdoor dining scheme; if this vital support will be made available to all counties; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13765/21]
937. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Health if medical assessments are due to recommence for primary medical certificate applicants; if so, the date of commencement; the current situation in relation to the issuing of primary medical certificates to those who qualify; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13318/21]
269. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an ANC payment appeal made by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12279/21]
736. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Health if he will request the chair of the national immunisation advisory committee, the chair of the high-level task force on Covid-19, the Chief Clinical Officer of the HSE and the relevant parties to prioritise those who are very high risk and extremely vulnerable for vaccination by adding transplant recipients, immunosuppressed persons and the very high risk to group 1 as a matter of urgency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11083/21]
277. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media when a coach tourism business continuity scheme application made by a company (details supplied) will be paid; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11643/21]
259. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media when the coach tourism business continuity scheme will be introduced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11156/21]
99. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 46 of 25 November 2020, 158 of 8 December 2020 and 145 of 3 February 2021, if his officials have now conducted a thorough consideration of the comprehensive and substantial submissions; when he received these submissions; the number of staff and former staff involved; if he has sought a response from the Irish Aviation Authority; the process and timetable for the examination of the submission; when he will be in a position to make a response to these submissions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11961/21]
50. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if the necessary financial support as proposed by a union (details supplied) will be provided to establish an annual public service obligation with a view to supporting, underpinning and safeguarding the network of post offices throughout the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11943/21]
305. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Health if the necessary funding will be made available to ensure no further time is lost in progressing the provision of urgently required acute beds for the mid-west region, given that planning permission has been granted for the development of a new 96-bed ward block at University Hospital Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10833/21]
119. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Transport if he will report on all his engagement with airlines on the question of direct State support for this critical industry; if Ireland's international airlines will be supported in their efforts to withstand the devastating fallout from the pandemic with an injection of capital similar to the approach taken in other countries with a view to safeguarding the vital airline connectivity and employment that they provide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10038/21]
276. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans for the provision of wastewater infrastructure in unsewered towns and villages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8239/21]
75. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 35 of 4 November 2020, the status of the provision of the Killaloe bypass, Shannon bridge crossing and the R494 improvement scheme; the expected construction date for this vital project for south-east County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7966/21]
146. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Transport the progress made with the European Commission to introduce an airport charges rebate scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6854/21]
259. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will report on the work underway by his Department to facilitate the return of point-to-point racing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6199/21]
926. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a 2020 ANC payment in respect of a person (details supplied) has not been paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5140/21]
307. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of new build houses and apartments recorded in each of the past 12 months to the end of January 2021, by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5855/21]
302. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if public realm improvement works can proceed in level 5 restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5802/21]
298. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a query raised in correspondence by a person (details supplied) will receive a response; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5730/21]
292. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if existing planning permissions that have already been granted a five-year extension of duration but which are due to expire in 2021 will benefit from a further extension of time due to current restrictions on construction activity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5577/21]
185. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Finance if the definition of a first-time buyer under the help-to-buy scheme will be clarified; if a first-time buyer includes applicants who are separated or divorced if they meet certain conditions as set out in a similar scheme, namely the Rebuilding Ireland home loan scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5366/21]
145. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 168 of 8 December 2020 and 46 of 25 November 2020, if his officials have now conducted a thorough consideration of the comprehensive and substantial submission; when he received this submission; the number of staff and former staff involved; if he has sought a response from the Irish Aviation Authority; the process and timetable for the examination of the submission; when he will refer the matter to the Minister for Finance and the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5958/21]
16. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if local authorities can exercise discretion in cases in which applicants failed to lodge applications for the business restart grant due to ill health, ill health of a family member or other exceptional circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5357/21]
906. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a payment will issue in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4151/21]
703. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Health if he will amend statutory instrument 296/2020 to make the wearing of face coverings mandatory in banks, credit unions and post office premises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3766/21]
65. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question No. 45 of 20 January 2021 and his confirmation that earlier assignment of Eircodes to new builds is desirable and that officials are working with An Post, Ordnance Survey Ireland, An Post GeoDirectory and Eircode to expedite the process of assigning Eircodes for new properties with postal addresses and geo-locations, the progress made to date on this matter; when this process will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4253/21]
43. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will address a query raised by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3804/21]
22. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question No. 10 of 14 January 2021, if the working group between an association (details supplied) met with the Data Protection Commission on the issue; if not, when engagement is scheduled to take place; when a resolution will be reached; the circumstances under which local authorities presently provide CCTV to assist in monitoring sites for illegal dumping; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3289/21]
188. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the specific supports that have been made available to the self-catering sector by her Department, including all agencies under the direction of her Department, in response to the severe fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic; the number of self-catering developments that have benefited from these supports by county in tabular form, including the total amounts drawn down for each county; the plans being developed to further support this important sector of the tourism offering; when these new supports will be rolled out; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2707/21]
168. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will respond to a query (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2189/21]
45. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his attention has been drawn to the long delays and considerable frustration being encountered by residents of new homes in order to secure an Eircode; if he will ensure that a necessary exemption during level 5 restrictions is included in a statutory instrument to provide those who have responsibility for carrying out property inspections to assign Eircodes to carry out this essential work at the highest level of restrictions (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2536/21]
29. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to the critical shortage of qualified drivers of heavy goods vehicles; the plans in place to deal with this issue; if he will give consideration to increasing the level of non-EU work permits to assist in dealing with this skills deficit in a vital supply chain sector for the economy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2692/21]
10. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if local authorities have a legal basis to use CCTV under the waste management and-or litter pollution Acts as a tool in combatting the scourge of illegal dumping; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1978/21]
1083. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Health the details of the recruitment process for vaccinators to administer the Covid-19 vaccination; the number of vaccinators currently in place; his plans to escalate the further recruitment of vaccinators; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1761/21]
981. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Health the position in relation to promised legislation to address the anomalies in the fair deal scheme with a view to making this vital support more accessible to families of small business owners and farm families; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1266/21]
747. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Health the status of plans to reintroduce a motorised transport grant for persons with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45067/20]
645. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the date the backlog of forestry licences will be cleared; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44422/20]
644. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which he plans to issue the 9,000 forestry licences each year, or 750 licences per month, that the forest and timber industry requires, when it issued only 274 licences in November 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44419/20]
643. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which the shortfall of felling licences will be made up given that 16,309 ha of felling licences have issued to date in 2020 compared to the equivalent figure of 56,080 ha in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44418/20]
256. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his attention has been drawn to the fact that afforestation rates for 2020 are only at 2,000 ha; the impact this will have on climate targets for Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44421/20]
255. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his Department has carried out an analysis of the impact which current low afforestation rates in 2020 will have on Ireland meeting its climate targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44420/20]
96. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the IDA will consider the feasibility of Clare Technology Park , Gort Road, Ennis, County Clare as a location in the next phase of planning and development of technological buildings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39254/20]
315. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Health when he will legislate for personal assistance services as a right in law as per the motion unanimously supported by Dáil Éireann on 29 November 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43834/20]
314. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Health when the Disability Act 2005 will be fully commenced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43833/20]
237. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015 will be commenced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43832/20]
236. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when the Disability (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2016 will be enacted to give full provision to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43831/20]