148. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Transport the number of persons who have applied for and are awaiting their driver theory test by county (details supplied); and the number waiting at 31 December 2019, 31 March 2020, 30 June 2020, 30 September 2020 and 31 December 2020, by county in tabular form. [4094/21]
3. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will engage with the Companies Registration Office, CRO, to resolve the issue of levying late fees to the original date for filing despite providing leeway for companies to file up until October 2020 (details supplied). [3036/21]
456. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the contract will be extended for the resource worker appointed to work with the 18 families recently resettled (details supplied) in County Longford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44347/20]
341. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will direct local authorities to re-examine applications for housing grants for the elderly and disabled which were not possible to process due to the Covid-19 pandemic and reduced access to local authority offices (details supplied). [44337/20]
322. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media when her Department will issue decisions in respect of applications under strand B of the cultural capital scheme 2020 (details supplied). [44335/20]
153. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of businesses in counties Longford and Westmeath that have received support under the restart grant and the restart grant plus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43805/20]
140. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of businesses in counties Longford and Westmeath that have availed of the Covid-19 credit guarantee scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43806/20]
67. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the establishment of a network of broadband connection points in counties Longford and Westmeath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43608/20]
49. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the funding that will be provided in counties Longford and Westmeath under the local improvement scheme in 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43609/20]
680. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there will be an opportunity for beef and suckler farmers to access the new organic farming scheme in 2021 specifically in the case of a person (details supplied). [43390/20]
560. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to rolling out the Sligo scheme for cataract treatment nationwide (details supplied). [43258/20]
377. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Social Protection if consideration will be given to including recipients of the family income support payment in the bonus payment scheme for 2021 (details supplied). [43253/20]
376. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost to pay the annual Christmas bonus in 2020 to those in receipt of the family income support payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43252/20]
346. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Justice the status of plans to review the process of issuing rejection letters to international protection applicants while level 5 restrictions remained in place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42422/20]
345. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Justice the actions she will take to address the rising levels of domestic violence in County Longford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42421/20]
131. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Health when key positions in disability services in County Longford will be filled (details supplied). [42213/20]
111. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Health when an important therapy post at Longford disability services which cannot be filled will be addressed (details supplied). [42214/20]
162. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the access and inclusion model scheme will be revised in order that ECCE providers have the option to apply for an underage exemption in the cases of children that require it (details supplied). [42226/20]
148. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Social Protection if consideration will be given to amending the pandemic unemployment payment scheme by way of a compensatory payment for publicans nationwide over 66 years of age (details supplied). [42236/20]
822. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the scale of the issues with and shortcomings in the ownership records for Irish-bred horses with Horse Sport Ireland; if his Department will carry out a review of the registration process, flag the issues and identify a way in which it can be resolved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41569/20]
340. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Education the way in which it is intended to finally end the pay inequality which affects new entrants to the teaching profession and honour the statement of intent issued to teacher unions on this matter in Easter 2019 by her predecessor. [41553/20]
209. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the way in which it is intended to finally end the pay inequality which affects new entrants to the teaching profession and honour the statement of intent issued to teacher unions on this matter in Easter 2019 by his predecessor. [41552/20]
152. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Transport if CIÉ and Iarnród Éireann will be requested to furnish the 1951 pension scheme’s legal advisers (details supplied) with the legal and actuarial documentation and clarifications sought on behalf of the committee in its correspondence of 19 November 2020 to CIÉ. [41572/20]
13. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider to community employment scheme participants nationwide that have missed out on four to five months on the scheme due to the Covid-19 pandemic (details supplied). [40170/20]
46. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Finance if the recent restart, restart plus and restart top-up grants will be liable for tax in future returns made to the Revenue Commissioners by businesses. [40568/20]
660. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Health when the vacant dedicated diabetes nurse position will be filled at Mullingar general hospital (details supplied). [39749/20]
564. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if a student studying advanced business level 6 at a local education and training board, ETB, and in receipt of the back to education allowance qualifies for the €250 grant. [40020/20]
556. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if students who have had their fees paid through SUSI and in receipt of the back to education allowance will be eligible for the €250 grant. [39750/20]
523. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason the extension of paid parental leave from two weeks to five weeks will not take effect until April 2021 rather than from January 2021 (details supplied). [39748/20]
309. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of houses in County Longford connected with index-linked shared-ownership loans or leases; the number that are lease-only and have no loan component; the number of households that took over these lease-only arrangements by year and property; and the likely cost of redeeming the lease and attaining full ownership in tabular form. [40282/20]
157. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if there will be further calls for funding from the scheme following the recent funding announcements for the midland counties, including County Longford, under the just transition programme in 2021, 2022 and 2023 through to at least 2025, as the region deserves sustained investment given that it will pay a heavy price in the move towards decarbonisation. [40176/20]
101. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Finance the number of businesses nationwide that have applied for funding under the Covid restrictions support scheme; the number that have been successful in their applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39184/20]
76. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Finance the number of businesses in counties Longford and Westmeath that have qualified for support under the Covid restrictions support scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39185/20]
87. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the implications for vacant housing stock of the increased limits to be applied under the repair and leasing scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38287/20]
84. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the level of capital investment in social housing in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38290/20]
73. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media her plans to support the further development of the tourism industry and in particular eco-tourism in the Midlands; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37400/20]
56. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media her plans to support local newspapers in 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37399/20]
123. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on whether it is prudent to consider a programme for decentralisation for Departments in view of changes to working arrangements and lifestyles and the fact that it would be a lifeline for rural communities and a welcome development for many civil servants. [36523/20]
67. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Transport the additional funding which will be provided in 2021 for the improvement of regional roads in County Longford. [35780/20]
13. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Transport his plans to improve public transport provision in County Longford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35779/20]
627. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Justice if the recommendations of the report of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Justice and Equality on the reform of the family law system, published on 25 October 2019, will be considered and implemented (details supplied); and if so, the likely timeframe. [35028/20]
626. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Justice the timeframe for the implementation of the family courts Bill announced on 30 September 2020 (details supplied). [35027/20]
590. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Justice her plans to reverse notice served on the many new Irish persons who on 30 October 2020 were advised by INIS of the rejection of their appeals for leave to remain, in particular a person (details supplied). [34598/20]
217. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications his plans to maintain and support the post office network in counties Longford and Westmeath. [35088/20]
216. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications his views on the report of the Just Transition Commissioner. [35087/20]
112. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications the status work within his Department to identify land and facilities which could be of interest for alternative green enterprises in the midlands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27381/20]
109. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications if his attention has been drawn to the plans of the ESB in relation to the power plants in Lanesboro and Shannonbridge (details supplied). [34998/20]
502. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Health the date on which staff will return from testing duties to their work at a centre (details supplied). [30037/20]
501. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who applied to the recruitment campaign for community swabbers in the CHO8 area; the number of community swabbers that have been recruited in the CHO8 area; and if this will enable staff deployed from a centre (details supplied) to return to their jobs. [30036/20]