280. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Social Protection if the qualifying criteria for the occupational injuries scheme, disability allowance and invalidity pension will be changed to include long Covid; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47309/21]
269. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the total spend on external contractors, consultancy services and other outsourcing in 2018 and 2019. [46933/21]
267. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total spend on external contractors, consultancy services and other outsourcing in 2018 and 2019. [46920/21]
205. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health the total spend on external contractors, consultancy services and other outsourcing in 2018 and 2019. [46929/21]
185. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí currently stationed in the Garda station in Carraroe, County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47157/21]
182. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Justice the total spend on external contractors, consultancy services and other outsourcing in 2018 and 2019. [46931/21]
169. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the total spend on external contractors, consultancy services and other outsourcing in 2018 and 2019. [46928/21]
157. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total spend on external contractors, consultancy services and other outsourcing in 2018 and 2019. [46921/21]
150. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Social Protection the total spend on external contractors, consultancy services and other outsourcing in 2018 and 2019. [46934/21]
133. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Education the total spend on external contractors, consultancy services and other outsourcing in 2018 and 2019. [46923/21]
126. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Defence the total spend on external contractors, consultancy services and other outsourcing in 2018 and 2019. [46922/21]
122. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the total spend on external contractors, consultancy services and other outsourcing in 2018 and 2019. [46927/21]
98. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total spend on external contractors, consultancy services and other outsourcing in 2018 and 2019. [46930/21]
95. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the total spend on external contractors, consultancy services and other outsourcing in 2018 and 2019. [46936/21]
94. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Mairéad Farrell den Aire Turasóireachta, Cultúir, Ealaíon, Gaeltachta, Spóirt agus Meán cén dul chun cinn atá déanta maidir le plean chun Baile Seirbhíse Gaeltachta a fhorbairt do bhaile an Chlocháin agus do bhaile an Róba; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [46918/21]
92. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the total spend on external contractors, consultancy services and other outsourcing in 2018 and 2019. [46932/21]
87. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Finance the total spend on external contractors, consultancy services and other outsourcing in 2018 and 2019. [46926/21]
73. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Transport the total spend on external contractors, consultancy services and other outsourcing in 2018 and 2019. [46937/21]
68. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the total spend on external contractors, consultancy services and other outsourcing in 2018 and 2019. [46925/21]
62. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the total spend on external contractors, consultancy services and other outsourcing in 2018 and 2019. [46924/21]
61. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Taoiseach the total spend on external contractors, consultancy services and other outsourcing in 2018 and 2019. [46935/21]
870. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development when she will be providing updated guidelines to public libraries in relation to restrictions on computer usage due to Covid-19 in view of schools and colleges returning and students needing to use such facilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46010/21]
310. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the total underspend in terms of current and capital expenditure broken down by Department. [46524/21]
304. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the estimated cost of increasing for the funding for the Office of Comptroller and Auditor General by 10%, 15% and 20%, respectively. [46062/21]
183. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Taoiseach the cost of providing secretarial services to all retired Taoisigh in each of the years 2017 to 2020. [46047/21]
318. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health his plans in moving forward with regard to Covid-19 testing sites as testing and tracing efforts remain a key part of a response to the pandemic; if there are plans to expand testing in any capacity to rural areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45769/21]
238. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the assistance being put in place for persons who are harvesting seaweed using traditional methods who wish to apply for a seaweed harvesting licence given that the window to register traditional seaweed harvesting rights on folios is drawing to a close (details supplied); if he plans to offer assistance with the environmental screening and assessments which are required as part of the licence application; the way he will ensure that the rights of tradional harvesters are respected and that seaweed harvesting process remains accessible to persons from the local community; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45846/21]
210. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on the current state of public ethics and standards in Irish political life given recent events; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45430/21]
161. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Education if she has considered the reintroduction of an allowance for teachers on offshore islands; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45648/21]
103. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Education the criteria for small school status; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45647/21]
64. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on whether the contracting authorities are conducting an appropriate level of due diligence in view of recent public procurement audit failures associated with Covid-19-related purchases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45418/21]
33. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the date of the final publication of the revised national development plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45416/21]
20. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he is satisfied with the process of Government appointments in light of the recently aborted appointment of a former Minister to a UN position; and his views on whether the Public Service Management (Recruitment and Appointment) Act 2004 needs to be amended in this regard. [45415/21]
3. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the remit of the new interim procurement reform board; the terms of reference of the board; if a list of board members will be provided; the stakeholders that will be consulted; the proposed date for the board to publish its findings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45429/21]
1. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he has given further consideration to amending the public sector sick pay or occupational injury and illness schemes in the context of long Covid; if so, if the estimated cost or estimated range will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45428/21]
49. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the €51.8 million from the National Training Fund is treated as normal Government expenditure for the purposes of budget 2022; if it will impact the deficit and General Government Balance; the way this expenditure will interact with the budgetary process; and if the same applies to the Social Insurance Fund. [45455/21]
610. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health if there is a projected timeframe in which the backlog of primary medical certificates will be cleared and applications from 2021 will start to be assessed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44837/21]
173. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Finance the reason that business accounts can be used for the purposes of calculating average turnover when an intergenerational transfer of a family business has taken place under the terms of the Covid restrictions support scheme 2019; the reason 2019 business accounts cannot be used when a non-family transfer of a business has taken place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44545/21]
64. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Finance the estimated qualifying expenditure against which capital allowances have been claimed with respect to data centres and the estimated revenue foregone as a result since 2014; if his Department will undertake an analysis of the use of capital allowances with respect to data centres in the context of the State’s climate action objectives and energy capacity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44878/21]
63. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Finance his views on and response to recent reports that companies have continued to avail of the single malt despite the Competent Authority Agreement being enacted; and if he or his officials have been in contact with the Revenue Commissioners or the Maltese authorities since the agreement was put in place. [44877/21]
1604. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will share the new report in relation to the recent review of the cost benefit analysis of the Deep Water Quay project for Ros an Mhíl harbour; the timeline for the next steps to advance the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43174/21]
971. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health the location a copy of the rules and regulations applicable to higher specialist training in public health medicine can be obtained; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41450/21]
378. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if there is a plan in place to address the backlog of housing adaptation grant, housing aid for older persons grant and mobility aids grant applications that have accumulated while pandemic restrictions have limited local authorities' ability to process them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42848/21]
121. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there are persons whose driver theory tests have been postponed at short notice on multiple occasions; if a person (details supplied) will be assured that the test will not be postponed again; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42162/21]
2978. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the recruitment of the main lead paediatric pain consultant roles in Children’s Health Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39768/21]
2898. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health the status of the children’s disability network team for CHO2 – 6; if it is set to go ahead in 2021; the timeframe for it; if it is not going ahead, the reason; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39551/21]
2859. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health the effect the Galway races have on the vaccination programme based at the Ballybrit vaccination centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39405/21]
1949. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health the variance to the budget of the new national maternity hospital by expense category in tabular form in view of the reports that the hospital is set to cost €800 million up from the original estimated cost of circa €150 million. [35966/21]
1939. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health if consideration has been given to easing hospital visitation restrictions for long-term patients given the high levels of vaccination against Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35911/21]