189. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 178 of 24 November 2021, if he has raised with HIQA the issue of the challenge facing health service providers including in particular disability services in reopening facilities given the difficulty in complying with HIQA standards particularly around staffing levels; his views on whether there are grounds for reconsidering these on an interim basis given that the alternative is a total denial of service which is causing severe difficulty in many individual service user cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59266/21]
124. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Social Protection the entitlements available for a person who has class S self-employment contributions who is medically certified as currently unavailable for work due to a work related injury; the entitlements under the social welfare code for this person; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59293/21]
117. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Education the funding streams available for the running of primary schools; the dates in which these funds are forwarded to individual schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59326/21]
756. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the level of take-up of the Brexit tie-up scheme in the fisheries sector; the financial support that will be available to domestic retailers who will be without supply in many instances due to the tie-up; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58701/21]
488. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Justice when her consideration of greater transparency in the Immigrant Investment Programme will conclude; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58927/21]
407. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) can get a copy of their social insurance contributions with regard to determining eligibility for a State pension (contributory); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58926/21]
396. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) has applied and is entitled to a State pension (contributory); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58700/21]
276. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the steps he and his Department took to seek agreement on convening the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, OSCE, Human Dimension Implementation Meeting; if he is attending the OSCE Ministerial Council on 2 and 3 December 2021 in Stockholm; if he will address this issue at that venue; the mechanism he plans to use to hold organisation member states to account for human rights commitments agreed through the organisation and other international agreements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58699/21]
267. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the assistance that can be provided to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58354/21]
164. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when his Department will proceed with the introduction of low-cost loans to compliment the energy efficiency grant scheme; if there will be universal eligibility for this loan scheme; the level of subsidy envisaged on the interest rate; the timeline for the introduction of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58800/21]
148. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if consultations in respect of proposed legislation have taken place with relevant parties (details provided) as previously committed to. [58925/21]
271. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will review the policy of her Department with regard to persons in receipt of the disability allowance whose payment is currently terminated if they study abroad; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57676/21]
26. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Social Protection the outcome of the most recent actuarial review of the social insurance fund; when the next review is planned; the sustainability and eligibility issuesit raises given the current level of PRSI contributions to the fund; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57406/21]
12. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Social Protection the approach of her Department to facilitating those pensioners without full social insurance records to increase their retirement provision by enabling them to continue to make PRSI contributions past the State pension age as per commitments in the programme for Government; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57407/21]
178. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Health if his Department has had negotiations with HIQA with regard to HIQA standards as they relate to staffing schedules in publicly-funded services and specifically with regard to current recruitment difficulties and current Covid-19-related recruitment difficulties and the possibility of relaxation of these standards by agreement in certain circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57678/21]
476. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Justice if she will publish all details regarding the imminent investment programme for the past ten years including the individuals involved; the investment projects funded and all other relevant detail; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57405/21]
376. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Education if her Department is considering reforms of the leaving certificate for the future in view of the Covid-19 impact on same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57410/21]
375. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Education if a site has been secured for a new school (details supplied) at a location in County Cork; the next steps to be taken with regard to provision of a school on this site; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57409/21]
336. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Education the circumstances under which her Department funds new school halls in primary schools; if an application was received and considered from a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56940/21]
184. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the grant aid available for schools to improve their energy efficiency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56972/21]
187. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is considering legislative changes that would enable statutory bodies to proceed with planning applications for public infrastructure whilst simultaneously pursuing compulsory purchase orders on the lands to be developed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56711/21]
186. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of foreshore licence applications by Irish Water which have been received in the past 12 months; the time involved in processing of these applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56710/21]
263. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Health his views on the fact that there is a small cohort of persons who for underlying medical reasons are advised by their medical professionals not to take a Covid-19 vaccine; if this is accepted, the arrangements he considers appropriate to enable these persons to access areas for which an EU Digital COVID Certificate is required; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56454/21]
643. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Health his plans for the development of neurology services across Ireland; if his attention has been drawn to the designation of Cork University Hospital as the south west regional centre for neurology; his views on the current staffing levels at the hospital in this regard; his plans to bring the number of neurology nursing posts there up to the required level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56078/21]
387. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Social Protection if there is a differentiation in the treatment of capital in which the capital has been accumulated through the compulsory purchase of lands by the State for the purposes of the means test for the State pension (non-contributory); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55723/21]
354. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Education if her Department has received an application for additional classroom accommodation from a school (details supplied); if so, if she will outline the next steps by her Department in processing the application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55722/21]
191. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Transport the criteria applied by his Department with regard to the reciprocal recognition of international driving licences; the reason Ireland does not recognise driving licences from Bermuda; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55820/21]
193. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Justice the current position regarding an application for a stamp 1G visa by a person (details supplied) who has previously had a stamp 2 visa and has recently graduated and is seeking employment in the State under the third-level graduate programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54824/21]
698. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the challenges being faced by the hunt and equine sector arising from their difficulty in getting insurance cover; the steps he proposes to take to address this challenge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54067/21]
465. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) has sufficient insurance contributions for a State pension (contributory); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54167/21]
457. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Social Protection the way her Department proposes to recover the alleged amount of overpayment of State pension (non-contributory) from a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and the options available to them in repaying the overpayment. [54005/21]
187. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the details of the investment programme by EirGrid on improving the national grid; the way this investment is prioritised in connectivity for renewable energy projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54166/21]
174. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if a valid work permit application has been received in respect of a critical skills visa for a person (details supplied); the timeline for the processing of this application; and when the applicant company will be informed of the outcome. [54559/21]
715. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Justice if she will clarify the situation regarding persons who are presently here on a stamp 2 visa which facilitates their study and part-time work; if she will further clarify the situation upon their graduation from their studies and their entitlement to move to a stamp 1G visa; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52106/21]
600. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) in County Cork has had their adult dependent allowance stopped. [52717/21]
593. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) has been refused a PPS number on application. [52509/21]
591. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 342 of 12 October 2021 and 630 of 19 October 2021, the reason she refuses to outline the specific reason the claim for carer’s benefit was refused; if she will outline in detail the specific condition for eligibility that the applicant failed to meet; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52500/21]
255. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Finance the categories of income or property that are exempt from liability for the local property tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52105/21]
361. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider grant aiding under TAMS the installation of PV panels on agricultural buildings similar to grant aid presently available for solar panels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51813/21]
360. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the EU Council of Agriculture Ministers has considered the Joint Research Centre report on the farm to fork strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51812/21]
164. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) in County Cork is entitled to the carer’s allowance. [51538/21]
773. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Health the appropriate next step he considers with regard to an incident (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50656/21]
630. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Social Protection , further to Parliamentary Question No. 342 of 12 October, the reason the claim for carer's benefit was refused. [51134/21]
627. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of recipients of carer's allowance and half rate carer’s allowance who are in receipt of the fuel allowance; the estimated cost of extending this entitlement to all recipients of the carer's allowance and the half-rate carer's allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51049/21]
539. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Education the plans envisaged for the provision of ASD classes at a school (details supplied). [50387/21]
317. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Transport the reason his Department’s website for motor tax online is not enabled to accept the online credit card payments system in line with its most recent banking security arrangements; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that local authority motor tax offices are not accepting payment by credit card over the telephone; if his further attention has been drawn to this leading to frustration for motorists attempting to renew their motor tax resulting in many unnecessary car journeys to motor tax offices for motor tax renewal; when will his Department resolve the outstanding issues with regard to the online payment arrangements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50465/21]
139. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Social Protection if there is provision within the social welfare code governing entitlement to State pension (contributory) whereby credits can be awarded in respect of persons who have been caring for their adult children with disabilities and who consequently were unable to take up paid employment opportunities outside the home and who now find themselves short of the requisite number of contributions for the pension; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50242/21]
235. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the availability of green certificate courses during Covid-19 and the possible implications that a lack of these courses at that time is having or could have on prospective young farmers regarding their eligibility for the various benefits associated with the procurement of a certificate including the tax efficient transfer of family holdings; if he will further consider circumstances in which the Covid-19 pandemic impacted on the delivery of green certificate opportunities for a cohort who now by virtue of exceeding their 35th birthday may no longer be eligible for these tax incentives; the measures being taken or considered by his Department to facilitate this cohort of young farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50057/21]
234. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the level of drawdown under TAMS of the grant aid for installation of solar panels; if a review has been carried out on the effectiveness of this initiative; if changes are envisaged to the eligibility and technical criteria involved with a view to increasing participation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50054/21]
103. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when micro-generated energy providers will be in a position to sell their surplus domestic generated energy to the national grid; if there is an EU Directive on this issue; if so, if Ireland is compliant with this regulation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50055/21]