503. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the reason that passports for persons (details supplied) are almost one month over their estimated due date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34352/22]
502. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the reason that three online renewal passports for persons (details supplied) are taking over the 15 working days to process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34351/22]
247. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the reason that the director of the Passport Office services spoke on radio and told listeners that the Passport Office was now in a much better situation and would be able to issue passports much faster, when in fact there are still issues remaining regarding issuance of passports (details supplied). [33486/22]
97. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if negotiations will begin immediately with the French Government to cease its military exercise in order to protect fishermen, fishing vessels and the environment, given that Irish fishermen have again been warned of risks to their safety considering the nature of these exercises which will take place off the southern coast of Ireland outside of territorial waters but within the Irish exclusive economic zone. [33485/22]
77. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if an online renewal passport application by a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32901/22]
905. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Health if spinal muscular atrophy will be added to the new-born heel prick test (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32682/22]
470. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if an application for a person (details supplied) will be expedited as it is due on 24 June 2022 and the travel date is 21 June 2022. [32685/22]
104. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when the refund from electrical suppliers to micro-generating customers will start; the amounts that will be refunded; and the reason for the delay. [32684/22]
202. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Health if external organisations have been contracted by the HSE to provide manual vacuum aspiration training for hospital staff involved in abortion provision; the organisations that were contracted; the details of the contracts including timeframes and sums payable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31078/22]
201. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Health further to a reply received by a person (details supplied) from the HSE on 20 May 2022 in which it was claimed that a majority of abortion providers within primary care agree that a blended approach of telemedicine is optimal, if he will identify the polling data upon which said claim is based; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31077/22]
653. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of passport applications for persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29545/22]
652. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of a passport for a child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29542/22]
695. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Health when IVF treatment will be available through the public health system in Ireland; the clinics in County Cork that will be included in the provision of the treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27545/22]
611. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Health the names of the institutes and of the academic researchers in a university (details supplied) that recently received the tender to conduct research into the views of abortion providers as part of the review of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25896/22]
320. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if passport applications by persons (details supplied) will be expedited in time for travel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26318/22]
319. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if passport applications by persons (details supplied) will be expedited in time for planned travel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26315/22]
288. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport application for a child (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25902/22]
815. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Health the name of the civic society groups and non-Governmental organisations his Department consulted with as part of the recent review of the Revised Model of Care for Termination of Pregnancy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23320/22]
389. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if the passport offices in Cork and Dublin will be fully opened up to address the backlog of passports that require processing (details supplied). [23344/22]
75. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the steps that are being taken to ensure first-time passports are issued within a reasonable timeframe (details supplied). [23343/22]
519. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Health the way in which an accurate assessment of a pregnant women's gestational stage can be determined under current telemedicine restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22103/22]
518. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Health if he has considered the dangerous impact of telemedicine abortion in cases of unidentified ectopic pregnancies due to the absence of a physical examination and ultrasound; the steps that his Department and the HSE have taken to address this concern; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22090/22]
1899. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will address a matter regarding SI. No. 605 of 2017 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20135/22]
1568. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Health the date on which the review of the revised model of care for termination of pregnancy commenced; and the date on which the review ended; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20160/22]
1567. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Health the names of the stakeholders who were consulted as part of the review of the revised model of care for termination of pregnancy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20159/22]
1444. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Health the date on which the review of the revised model of care for termination of pregnancy services commenced; and the date on which the review ended; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19602/22]
1443. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Health the name of the stakeholders consulted as part of the review of the revised model of care for termination of pregnancy services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19601/22]
282. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question No. 196 of 7 April 2022, if this Eircode can be expedited to help accommodate a family with a very sick child; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20194/22]
321. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will process a request by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18948/22]
283. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport application for a child (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18918/22]
196. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if an Eircode will be expedited for a family (details supplied). [18997/22]
418. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport application by a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18218/22]
256. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Finance if there is an enhanced and more ambitious policy framework being planned or in discussion in relation to an issue (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18343/22]
258. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if passports for persons (details supplied) can be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17233/22]
Bill entitled an Act to provide for a sui generis Debt Management Protocol for the farming sector—
A. to provide for the disaggregation of lands charged with repayment of farm debt into two parcels, the "Farmlands" and the "Farmhouse",
B. that debt secured on the parcel designated as the farmhouse be governed by the legislation, general law, and regulatory codes of conduct pertaining to a debtor's principal place of residence, and to take account of the special position of any co-owner thereof,
C. for the role and regulation of receivers as credit servicers and as agent of the debtor,
D. that possession and sale of the farmlands by the secured creditor be deferred until after a moratorium affording the debtor space and time to engage in preparation of a proposal of a "Farm Debt Settlement Arrangement”,
E. further provisions relevant to early discharge of farm debt, following the approach of Directive (EU) 2019/1023,
F. that the said measures be modelled on the company examinership provisions in the Companies (Amendment) Act, 1990, as to a moratorium and otherwise, but also reflect the provisions in the Personal Insolvency Acts, 2012 to 2015, regarding the Court's discretion to enforce on creditors a Farm Debt Settlement Arrangement proposal which modifies the terms of the secured loan but also satisfies section 71(1)(d)(i) and section 115(A)(9)(e) and (f) of the said Acts as to fairness for each class of creditors, and allows the farmer a fresh start for a farm with ongoing viability,
G. for measures to open access to cross border liquidity for second mortgages at sustainable cost, and
H. for the option of returning overindebted lands to State ownership in the interests of the patrimony, food security and the climate change agenda.
637. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Health if an organisation (details supplied) that looks after adults with mental health disabilities and challenging behaviour will be included in the €1,000 pandemic recognition payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15870/22]
636. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Health when home healthcare workers will receive the €1,000 pandemic recognition payment that was promised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15869/22]
475. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) will be provided with a copy of documents; if these documents were provided to her internal audit division under the Protected Disclosures Act 2014 and to the independent investigation carried out; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16080/22]
356. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport for an infant (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15825/22]
355. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport for a baby (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15824/22]
388. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Health the name of the task force and task force leader appointed for the implementation of the 30 proposed HSE diagnostic hubs; the timeframes that are expected for the roll-out of these hubs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15634/22]
739. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Justice the status of a visa in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14030/22]
569. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will reconsider the time period for which the fuel allowance is granted; and if the allowance will be extended by a minimum of one month given the ongoing fuel crisis in Ireland. [15080/22]
125. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if a product (details supplied) is not being funded under the scheme for the insulation of houses; if so, the reason the product is not being used; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14029/22]
5. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will reconsider the criteria for the fuel allowance and allow some latitude in the application criteria for the allowance whereby, for example, persons who apply for the jobseeker’s or supplementary welfare allowance should not have to wait for 12 months to be accepted for fuel allowance; if persons who are on illness benefit will be included; and if she will reconsider the application criteria for the fuel allowance and the latitude in same given the ongoing fuel crisis in Ireland. [15079/22]
498. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Health the reason that the tender for a chair of the three-year review of the abortion legislation was not published on eTenders as he and his Departmental colleague claimed it would be on 8 December 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12424/22]
497. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Health the way that interested applicants could be expected to have the opportunity to apply for the position of chair of the three-year review of the 2018 abortion legislation given the tender was not publicly issued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12423/22]
332. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on planned major renovation and rebuilding works to a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12611/22]
332. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Health if an appointment for an abortion under current telemedicine provisions must be held strictly by video link; if a telephone call is deemed sufficient; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12193/22]
776. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Health when the Health Service Executive will commence the tender process in respect to the procurement of both operational and strategic legal services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11629/22]