356. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Education the current situation regarding an application for additional special needs assistant support by a school (details supplied); if she will support the application for additional SNA support in view of the serious behavioural issues being experienced by the school; and when the NCSE will make a final decision on this case. [32980/21]
186. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Transport the arrangements that can be made for persons whose driver licences have been extended and whose new renewal date coincides with a period in which they are out of the country given that the process requires the applicant to present themself with a medical certificate in order to renew their licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33133/21]
888. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) in County Cork is entitled to arrears of a contributory pension. [31368/21]
878. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) in County Cork is entitled to the full rate of carer’s allowance. [31207/21]
394. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Finance the way in which non-compliant properties for property tax can become compliant; the financial penalties involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32064/21]
352. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 561 of 25 May 2021, his views on whether from the outset this cohort should have been communicated with specifically to inform them of the derogation provision which would assist persons with their requirements under the BEAM scheme given the significant sums of money involved and the low income nature of livestock farming (details supplied); if he will reconsider the matter as it relates to this cohort of BEAM participants with a view to providing an amnesty to those who have not met the derogation application deadline; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30339/21]
296. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Education the reason there has been no response to date from her Department to technical issues raised with her by a delegation in respect of a new school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30341/21]
290. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Education if her Department has data regarding the number of students from a location (details supplied) in County Cork who are presently travelling long distances to access special schools; the consideration her Department is giving to the establishment of a special school in this area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30288/21]
251. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will clarify the situation regarding flood relief funding for a location (details supplied) in County Cork. [30298/21]
232. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Transport if there are plans to recommence offering theory test services at Macroom test centre; if the newly introduced online theory test will be maintained on a permanent basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30281/21]
167. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Justice the way the courts will prioritise the digital agenda and online hearings; the increase in the number of remote hearings taking place; the investment which is being made; the way progress is being measured; the impact the investment is having; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29600/21]
125. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Justice the actions that will be taken to increase diversity within An Garda Síochána in line with the programme for Government commitment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29601/21]
173. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Social Protection the details of the criteria in circumstances in which a person is in receipt of the State pension (contributory) and claiming for an increase for an adult dependant. [30195/21]
303. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the situation regarding eligibility by guesthouse and bed and breakfast owners for grant aid for outdoor seating to facilitate summer dining in a Covid-19 context; if she will waive the requirement for a VAT registration number in such circumstances given that many of these operators are very small seasonal businesses and are not registered for VAT; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29599/21]
266. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a forestry licence application by a person (details supplied) will be expedited in view of the fact that an ecologist report has been submitted by the applicant. [28869/21]
221. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Social Protection the extent of protections available to the self-employed arising from their PRSI contributions in the event of illness and injury at work and so on; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28834/21]
561. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when and the reason an appeal by a person (details supplied) was unsuccessful given the requirement for early slaughter due to a TB outbreak and the difficulty this outcome poses with BEAM compliance; if his Department corresponded directly with farmers in the BEAM scheme who had a TB outbreak outlining options available to them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28178/21]
418. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) is no longer eligible for an incapacity supplement as an increase to their disablement benefit pension; the reason this has resulted in such a significant reduction in their payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28023/21]
417. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Social Protection if the negotiated proposals for gratuity payments for community employment supervisors and community employment assistant supervisors will also be available to supervisors on the rural social schemes who are also without pension provision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28021/21]
143. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Transport the level of supervision by either his Department or the Road Safety Authority of individual vehicle testing centres; the nature of this supervision; if the supervision involves random inspection of tested vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28022/21]
35. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the way in which communities can make submissions as part of Our Rural Future - Rural Development Policy 2021-2025 towards creating digital hubs and shared workspaces; the funding and assistance being put in place by her Department in this regard; the awareness campaigns that are being planned; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26789/21]
698. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which his Department is dealing with the requirement for a 5% reduction in the organic nitrates load for farmers that participated in BEAM and that are impacted by TB outbreaks in the referenced period; if this cohort of farmers were specifically communicated with outlining the options available to them; if not communicated with specifically arising from their TB issues, if he will look favourably on late applications by this cohort for the derogations and concessions available; and if he will consider the case of a person (details supplied) in this context. [25632/21]
162. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if persons in Ireland under work permits are entitled to have their spouses resident here with them for the duration of their work permit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25633/21]
139. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Education the status of efforts to purchase a site for new schools at a location (details supplied) in County Cork. [24787/21]
104. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Education the status of efforts to purchase a site for new schools (details supplied) in County Cork. [24004/21]
1002. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if her Department is continuing to fund the Covid-19 stability scheme for community voluntary, charity and social enterprise organisations in 2021; and the way organisations that were previously funded under this scheme can apply for funding in 2021. [24592/21]
671. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will receive a decision on their primary medical certificate application. [23621/21]
618. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Justice if her Department is processing visa applications from Pakistan for skilled workers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23622/21]
83. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the humanitarian policy priorities for Ireland’s membership of the Security Council of the United Nations; the way these priorities are being progressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23992/21]
54. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the initiatives that Ireland is pursuing unilaterally at European Union level and through Ireland's membership of the UN Security Council to protect the interests of the Uighur Muslim population; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23991/21]
100. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Education if an application has been received for additional special needs assistant cover from a school (details supplied) in County Cork; when a decision in respect of this application can be expected in view of the difficult circumstances involved; and if the application will be approved. [23426/21]
78. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) in County Cork is entitled to arrears of a contributory pension. [22419/21]
814. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Justice if she has received work visa applications in respect of persons (details supplied) who have work permits; and when such visa applications will be determined. [21546/21]
813. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Justice the number of vacant Garda residences attached to Garda stations; the number of other Garda properties surplus to requirement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21545/21]
2509. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if TAMS payments will be issued to a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19491/21]
2494. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking given the social, cultural and political significance of the Irish Land Commission and the files therein to ensure that by 2022, 30 years after the Land Commission ceased to exist, that there will be full access to all of the records therein; the initiatives being taken to digitise these significant historical records; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19202/21]
2452. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will quantify the extent of the avian flu impact on the Irish poultry sector for each of the past five years; the financial supports available from his Department on this matter; his views on the desirability of a poultry health fund for the sector and the possibility of insurance cover against such disease incidents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18455/21]
2323. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Health the details of the independent liaison officer appointed to investigate and report on matters raised in a recent television programme (details supplied); the timeline for the investigation and report; if the report will be published; if he will give assurances as to the independence of the inquiry; if he will publish the terms of reference for the inquiry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20587/21]
2322. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Health the number of legal firms corresponded with by his Department arising from a recent television programme (details supplied); the number of files identified in his Department impacted by the activity uncovered in the television programme; the timeline for the investigation into this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20586/21]
1605. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Health if his Department is participating in an EU Commission initiative on the monitoring of Covid-19 and its variants in wastewater and availing of funding from the Commission for this initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18409/21]
1330. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if Irish third-level students currently studying abroad on the Erasmus programme will be subject to the full costs of mandatory hotel quarantine upon their return to Ireland; the measures being put in place to alleviate same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19807/21]
1198. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Social Protection if there is an entitlement to an increase in child dependent payments in the case of a person (details supplied) in view of the reduced level of maintenance payments. [20585/21]
1104. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Social Protection when she will announce an increase in the number of participants on community employment, rural social and Tús schemes as per the policy document called Rural Development Policy 2021-2025 - Our Rural Future and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18260/21]
962. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Education the status of efforts made by her Department to procure sites for schools at a location (details supplied) in County Cork. [18663/21]
565. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he plans to publish the National Recovery and Resilience Plan submission to the European Union for funding from the Recovery and Resilience Facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20025/21]
485. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Finance if he will arrange to forward a SA.2 form to a person (details supplied) as per the Revenue Commissioners guidelines. [18628/21]
420. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn the benefits of hydrotreated vegetable oil fuel as a direct substitute for regular diesel without the requirement for modifications to the vehicle; the supports available to assist the establishment of this fuel source as an alternative to diesel; the treatment and regulation by the Revenue Commissioners of this fuel source; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20248/21]
354. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Transport the amount paid in legal fees in each of the past five years in respect of a project (details supplied) to the legal representatives of property and landowners affected by this project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19206/21]
353. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Transport the amount paid in legal fees to the legal representations of Transport Infrastructure Ireland in respect of a project (details supplied) in each of the past five years by the legal firms involved; if he is satisfied that every effort is being made to protect the public purse in respect of such legal fees; if every effort is made to avoid protracted legal disputes between the land and property owners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19205/21]
320. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Transport if the situation will be clarified regarding persons that are awaiting driver tests for urgent work related issues; the way these applicants can be accommodated in the current Covid-19 context; if he will address the way this cohort can reach the required number of driving lessons from an approved driving instructor before being eligible to apply for a driver licence in such circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18662/21]