225. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications 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. [18408/21]
311. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Health the number of front-line workers eligible for Covid-19 vaccination; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17724/21]
759. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the engagement he has had with the English language school sector; the supports he has secured for the sector which has been impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic and is in danger of collapse; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17216/21]
252. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there is a problem with the eligibility of a plot under an area aid application (details supplied). [16099/21]
2051. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the levels of non-compliance with equine microchipping and traceability; if he is satisfied with the level of compliance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15966/21]
2026. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will receive their 2020 BDGP and BEAM grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15611/21]
1964. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps being taken at EU level to ensure that there is consistency and uniformity of approach with regard to export health certificates as required under the trade co-operation agreement between the European Union and the UK post-Brexit on products of animal origin; the estimated time taken from date of application to the issue of such export health certificates; and if he will expedite this application process in particular circumstances. [14531/21]
1963. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the circumstances for a financial penalty on payments (details supplied). [14530/21]
1207. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Justice the number of persons seeking international protection here by the length of stay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14207/21]
1079. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 128 of 10 March 2021, the reason for the substantial increase in the cost of the direct provision system in 2019 and 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14611/21]
992. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons availing of the community employment scheme that are in receipt of a qualifying disability payment or have been classified as having a disability in each of the years 2018, 2019 and 2020, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14885/21]
862. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Education the progress being made on the provision of a new school (details supplied) arising from a meeting with school representatives recently; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14529/21]
554. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media when the €50 million fund for the live entertainment sector will be distributed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13931/21]
217. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Health the number of front-line healthcare workers who have been vaccinated; the number who have declined vaccination; the number still awaiting vaccination; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13676/21]
216. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Health the number of front-line healthcare workers who have declined vaccination for medical reasons. [13675/21]
190. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Health if he has been notified of specific locations in which medical card patients are being denied access to dental treatment; and the steps he plans to take in this regard. [13607/21]
144. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if Ireland is deemed to be in compliance with the European Communities reception conditions Regulations 2018 Statutory Instrument Number 230/2018. [13674/21]
1055. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the level of demand for grant aid applications received under the LEADER food initiative for artisan, micro and small-food enterprises to date funded under the Rural Development Programme regulation number 1305/2013; the funding allocated for this initiative; the draw down of funding to date; and if applications are still being accepted. [13141/21]
826. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Health the process established to deal with difficult cases concerning the Covid-19 vaccination, in particular a case (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12845/21]
731. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Justice if Ireland is a signatory to the Dublin Convention and compliant with the provisions of same (details supplied); the position regarding the operation of the directive here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13427/21]
730. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Justice the breakdown of applicants for international protection over the past ten years by the number of unaccompanied minors, single adults, couples and couples with children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13422/21]
728. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Justice the breakdown of the circumstances in relation to applicants for international protection over the past ten years with regard to unaccompanied minors, single adults, couples and couples with extended families; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13406/21]
727. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Justice the number of applicants for international protection whose applications were declined in each of the past ten years who were subsequently deported; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13404/21]
726. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Justice if the State operates a system of safe countries in which applicants for international protection from such countries are deemed to be inadmissible due to the satisfaction of the State with the rule of law, human rights, the independence of the court system and the treatment of minorities in such jurisdictions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13401/21]
725. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Justice the number of applications for international protection which were decided definitively in each of the past ten years; the number of applications which were declined international protection in each of the past ten years; and the country of origin of these applicants. [13397/21]
724. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Justice the number of persons seeking international protection in each of the past ten years by country of origin for this period. [13395/21]
659. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he is tracking the number of first year dropouts from third-level courses in the academic year 2020-2021; the consequences of this rate of dropout for the academic year 2021-2022; the CAO application process for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12501/21]
656. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the relevant Departments, agencies and NGOs that will constitute the programme board to oversee the governance and implementation of the new regime to replace the direct provision model for applicants for international protection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13425/21]
654. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of direct provision centres that already offer own door or own room accommodation in their facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13399/21]
653. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will identify the resettlement workers referred to in the White Paper to End Direct Provision and to Establish a New International Protection Support Service who will oversee and link applicants for international protection with supports and services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13396/21]
628. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the cost to the State of the direct provision system in each of the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13405/21]
627. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he has requested an association (details supplied) to develop the national settlement pattern as per the contents of the White Paper to End Direct Provision and to Establish a New International Protection Support Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13403/21]
626. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when he plans to establish the new international protection support service to deal with applicants for international protection; the staff complement that will be seconded to this new organisation; the structure and budget of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13398/21]
618. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of the support payments to her Department for those seeking international protection as provided for in the White Paper to End Direct Provision and to Establish a New International Protection Support Service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13426/21]
362. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will extend the November deadline for the registration of rights of way with the Land Registry in view of the fact that many of the technical engineering and legal staff required for the registration of such rights of way are not in a position to do this work due to the present restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13454/21]
210. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Transport if he will engage with the Taxi Regulator with regard to the requirement to ensure that vehicles for taxi purposes are under a certain age in view of the impact of Covid-19 on the business; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12543/21]
208. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Transport if he will clarify the situation regarding taxi licences that have vehicle capacity for wheelchairs; if such licences can be sold; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12541/21]
24. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding retired wage staff of the CIÉ group with regard to pension increases pro-rata with staff wage increases within the group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12317/21]
880. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Health the status of the commitment in the programme for Government to update the national rare diseases plan. [11632/21]
879. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Health if he plans to establish a national medicines agency; and if so, the way in which it will interact with the National Centre for Pharmacoeconomics. [11631/21]
878. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Health the treatments available in the public health service for persons diagnosed with Leber congenital amaurosis and early onset of severe retinal dystrophy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11630/21]
877. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Health his views on the gene therapy treatment known as luxturna for the treatment of the early onset of severe retinal dystrophy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11627/21]
541. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Social Protection when a fuel allowance payment will issue to a person (details supplied) who made an application in 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11368/21]
505. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Education the role her Department played in respect of setting fees for the online courses provided by an organisation (details supplied) to student teachers; her views on whether relative to the previous agreed costs for attending these courses in the Gaeltacht and the associated costs for accommodation and so on that this charge for an online course is excessive; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12037/21]
177. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the proposed sale of a loan book by a bank (details supplied) which includes loans which the bank had previously agreed to sell to a voluntary housing body in which the owners of the properties involved would revert to a tenancy agreement with the voluntary housing body; if he will intervene to ensure that this particular cohort of the loan book is sold as previously agreed to the voluntary housing body; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12019/21]
43. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Finance the reason a person (details supplied) who has recently returned to work and who was previously on the pandemic unemployment payment now appears to be paying an excessive amount of income tax. [10706/21]
37. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Finance the position regarding the entitlement of a person (details supplied) to the temporary wage subsidy scheme and employment wage subsidy scheme. [10705/21]
552. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of negotiations with community employment supervisors regarding pension and gratuity payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9732/21]