97. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has received a work permit application by a person (details supplied); and if so, when it will be processed. [50056/21]
342. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) who was self-employed is entitled to the carer’s benefit in respect of the care provided for their infant child who has life-long disabilities. [49684/21]
154. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the source of the €65 million additional spending for sporting organisations as announced recently by her Department; if this additional funding represents a transfer of funding from other subheads within her Department which are underspent in 2021; if so, the sections of her Department that have been underspending; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49715/21]
263. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Social Protection the household income for a retired married couple with regard to eligibility for the fuel allowance; and the way bank savings are calculated in this regard. [48889/21]
65. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 137 of 29 September 2021, if she will elaborate on the specific plans in place for the establishment of new special classes at each of the schools referred to; the current status with regard to the proposed building projects in each specific school; if ASD classrooms will be available in each school for September 2022 enrolments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48422/21]
459. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 518 of 28 September 2021, the number of students who are in receipt of disability allowance who lose this allowance by virtue of their studying abroad; if she is satisfied that this temporary relocation constitutes a non-compliance with the habitual residency requirement given that all such students still reside substantially in Ireland; the estimated cost of reversing the policy approach in this regard; if she will review the policy of her Department in this area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48166/21]
252. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the number of applications for sports capital grants remaining now that the allocations have been made for the equipment grants; the financial allocation available for this cohort; when allocations will be announced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48168/21]
251. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she is seeking an additional sports capital allocation in the forthcoming Budget for 2022; if consideration is being given to carrying over the remaining funds available under the sports capital grant scheme to 2022 and combining this with possible additional provision to be provided in Budget 2022 for distribution amongst the current applicants under the scheme given the large number of applications and the risk that otherwise applicants will receive an allocation insufficient to undertake their proposed works; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48167/21]
133. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Transport the details of the supports available from his Department over the past 18 months for taxi drivers that were impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic, in particular with regard to pandemic unemployment payments and taxi licensing costs and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47769/21]
137. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Education the position regarding ASD provision at post-primary schools (details supplied) in County Cork. [47068/21]
639. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Health the progress being made with regard to supports for an association (details supplied) with regard to a lifelong pathway of care for those with Prader-Willi syndrome including access to appropriate respite service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46080/21]
567. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Justice if she will consider issuing flexible visa entry arrangements for persons (details supplied) in view of a significant investment in a tourism and history project by them. [46079/21]
535. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when persons seeking international protection will be sent to a direct provision centre (details supplied); if his attention has been drawn to the critical importance of schools in the integration of these children in local communities; if his attention has been further drawn to the 30 September 2021 deadline for schools which determines staff enrolment for the subsequent academic year and the difficulty which a significant influx of additional students after this deadline can cause; the arrangements which he can secure with the Department of Education to facilitate greater flexibility around the 30 September 2021 deadline in such circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46576/21]
518. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Social Protection if persons who are in receipt of a disability allowance who post-leaving certificate take up college offers outside of this jurisdiction are entitled to continue to receive their disability allowance during their studies abroad; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46669/21]
479. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Education if her Department will facilitate additional flexibility with regard to the staffing schedule for schools that are dealing with particular fluctuations in the school-going population outside of the normal variations arising from circumstances (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46621/21]
466. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Education if she will clarify the process for securing a certificate of exemption from studying Irish at primary school level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46514/21]
465. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Education her role or that of school inspectors with regard to the procurement of a certificate of exemption from studying Irish; if such certificates can be procured retrospectively in circumstances in which the de facto situation for a number of years has been that the student involved has been informally exempt from studying Irish in their primary school and in cases in which this has in fact been documented in annual school reports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46513/21]
433. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Education if her Department has received a proposal (details supplied); if her Department is in a position to provide funding for this proposed facility; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46026/21]
282. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Finance if he plans to publish the submissions received by his Department during the public consultation in the context of OECD proposals for a global minimum effective tax rate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46078/21]
356. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she has received the external review of the walks scheme administered by her Department; if this review has addressed the issue of the role of the rural recreational officer and the equity in resourcing these posts in certain areas due to the number of stakeholders participating and the vast geographical area covered; if in the context of this review, she will reconsider the administrative resources available to the groups participating particularly for the funding of rural recreational officers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45837/21]
100. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Education if she will expedite an intervention by the school’s broadband service for a school (details supplied) given the poor broadband service currently available and the large number of pupils adversely affected by same; if the school is in the contract area for a national broadband contract; and if so, when a fibre broadband service will be delivered to the school. [45441/21]
206. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the number of sports capital grant applications received from County Cork under the current application round; the number and individual details of these applications that she has visited; when it is anticipated that allocations will be made under the current round; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44326/21]
204. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if an additional financial allocation will be provided to her Department given the number of applications received and the associated costs of projects submitted under the current round of the sports capital grants scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44325/21]
762. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the proposals he is seeking to advance in the context of CAP reform to deal with a category of farmers (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43259/21]
581. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Health if he is contemplating legislation to amend the Misuse of Drugs Act 1977 which would allow the industrial cultivation of hemp by legislating for the THC level in line with European Parliament recommendations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43202/21]
535. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide a brief outline of the changes consequent to the Parole Act 2019 and the particular way that this legislation impacts on eligibility for parole; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43260/21]
532. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Justice if all aspects of the Parole Act 2019 have been enacted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43204/21]
495. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Education the position regarding the temporary site for a new secondary school (details supplied) in County Cork. [41437/21]
3385. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will clarify the operation of the TAMS five-year rule with regard to eligibility for grant aid for a second grant application under TAMS in circumstances in which the applicant would have previously benefited under TAMS 1; if this second application is impacted by the ranking in selection process applied to TAMS applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40093/21]
3364. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a BEAM payment for a person (details supplied) in County Cork; his views on correspondence which issued to the applicant in October 2019; his views on whether this target was fair and equitable for the applicant in view of further correspondence which issued to them on 28 May 2021; his further views on whether it is reasonable and fair to penalise the applicant in such circumstances in view of the latter correspondence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39312/21]
2671. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Health if assistance can be provided in expediting a registration with CORU (details supplied). [38737/21]
457. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department is in receipt of correspondence (details supplied); and if he will clarify the situation to the correspondent. [38839/21]
378. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 671 of 11 May 2021, when a person (details supplied) will receive a decision on their primary medical certificate application. [32519/21]
263. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 878 of 15 June 2021, when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will receive a decision on their carer’s allowance. [38813/21]
422. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Health the position regarding negotiations to have a drug (details supplied) approved for prescription here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31491/21]
406. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Education the status of an SNA application and appeal by a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37305/21]
130. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Health the engagement he has had with the nursing home sector regarding the temporary assistance payment scheme which has provided financial assistance to nursing homes for infection prevention control; the way his Department will fund this ongoing requirement after 30 June 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30439/21]
76. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Education if she has received a detailed response from a school (details supplied) in connection with its summer works grant outlining additional unforeseen costs to be incurred; and if her Department will be in a position to respond with an additional financial allocation. [36621/21]
56. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 237 and 247 of 17 June 2021, his views on whether the Government having previously unilaterally reduced pay in this area must also by consequence have the entitlement to increase remuneration in this area; and if clarification will be provided in relation his previous reply in this context. [36664/21]
387. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the progress being made on the National Action Plan for Childminding; the representative bodies involved; the consequences of the decision by an organisation (details supplied) to withdraw from this process given the fact that it represents many childminders around the country who are critical for childcare for many thousands of parents and children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36218/21]
312. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 392 of 22 June 2021, if she will confirm receipt of additional detail in respect of increased costs associated with a summer works approval scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36249/21]
310. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Education if an application will be approved for additional SNA support by a school (details supplied) in County Cork. [36220/21]
370. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Health if the situation will be clarified regarding inward travel to Ireland from Canada by Irish citizens who have received one dose of a vaccine (details supplied); if this qualifies as vaccinated; if such persons will be eligible to enter pending provision of a PCR test and without the need to undergo mandatory hotel quarantine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28503/21]
319. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will receive a decision on their contributory pension application. [34039/21]
60. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he plans to introduce urgent legislation to establish the National Cyber Security Centre on a statutory basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33751/21]
646. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the funding available from his Department or agencies under his remit to support local food festivals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33353/21]
623. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the plans of his Department regarding its recent decision on the amalgamation of herd numbers and the impact which this will have on BEAM compliance if applied retrospectively; the way this approach is compatible with correspondence which issued to farmers indicating their state of compliance with the BEAM scheme nitrates reduction obligations prior to the decision to amalgamate these herd numbers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32981/21]
421. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) in County Cork has had their qualified adult allowance stopped. [33414/21]
392. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Education if she has received a technical report from a school (details supplied) regarding additional costs involved in a summer works scheme; and if her Department will make the necessary additional funding available to cover the increased unforeseen costs. [33442/21]