219. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the general issue regarding negative interest rates being imposed by the pillar banks on monies held on deposit; if his attention has been further drawn to the way in which it relates to solicitor client accounts; his views on whether it is inappropriate to have these charges on such accounts in the circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10399/21]
211. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to a proposed loan sale by a bank (details supplied); and if he will take steps to ensure that those home loans within this proposal that were the subject of an agreed sale previously to an organisation will be excluded from the sale in order that the holders of these loans can retain their security of tenure in their homes while transferring to a mortgage-to-rent option. [10223/21]
996. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a forestry licence application by a person (details supplied); if the application requires an ecology report; if the report will be provided by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8006/21]
673. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Health if he has considered monitoring the presence of Covid-19 in wastewater streams thereby securing significant data on emerging incidences of Covid-19 within the population or a region (details supplied); if his attention has been drawn to the fact that this is being carried out in several other European Union jurisdictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7969/21]
199. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will engage with an organisation (details supplied) in advance of the 5 March 2021 review of Covid-19 restrictions. [8683/21]
14. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the position regarding the further issue of work permits for the dairy sector; if existing holders of dairy work permits are entitled to move after a period of 12 months from one employer to another dairy operator in cases in which the original employer has ceased farming; if so, the person obliged to organise the further employment; the persons who are required to be notified; if the permit holder can secure further employment to their satisfaction if they are entitled to organise employment themselves; if agents who organised the original work permit can charge fees for reallocation of workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8180/21]
11. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the situation regarding dual purpose stores (details supplied) will be clarified; and the entitlement of dual purpose stores and their continued trade in non-essential items to the detriment of stores already closed by level 5 regulations. [8007/21]
234. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 177 of 4 February 2021, if the situation regarding persons who are placed on transfer panels will be clarified; the priority attached to such panels when filling internal vacancies; the way the HR function of agencies within the remit of her Department, including An Garda Síochána, the Courts Service, the Legal Aid Board and so on, interact with the panels when vacancies at the grade for which the panel is in existence arise within their agencies; if there are internal mobility panels within these agencies which may supersede her Department's own panels; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7523/21]
137. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Education when revised guidelines on the reopening of special schools and special classes will issue to school principals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7522/21]
1010. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a decision has been made on an appeal by a person (details supplied) in County Cork in respect of the beef finisher payment. [6874/21]
1009. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when GLAS payments will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [6870/21]
827. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Health the role envisaged for community pharmacists in the Covid-19 vaccination of those aged over 70s; the reason for the decision in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6853/21]
826. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Health when a cohort of workers (details provided) will receive the Covid-19 vaccination; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6852/21]
518. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will issue on an invalidity pension application by a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [7304/21]
504. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Social Protection when it is expected a decision will be made on a disability allowance review for a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [6840/21]
439. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Education if SNAs will be invited to take part in the 2021 home-based summer scheme called the July Provision 2021 thus enabling them to provide home tuition to students. [6871/21]
221. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Finance the arrangements put in place in March 2020 by his Department and the Revenue Commissioners with regard to benefit-in-kind and the Covid-19 pandemic; the reason these changes were reversed in January 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6992/21]
195. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Finance if he will clarify the situation regarding the restricted entitlement for pensioners to drawdown funding from private pension investments which appear to discriminate against persons that have a reduced rate of State pension relative to those that are in receipt of the full State pension (contributory); the reason the State, through its financial regulations, would make it more difficult on persons in receipt of a smaller income to withdraw funds from their own private pension investments than it is for those that have larger pensions and perhaps other income; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6513/21]
47. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when a location (details supplied) in County Cork will be connected under the national broadband plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6437/21]
177. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Justice the way in which the internal mobility for civil servants within her Department operates with regard to transfer lists for various clerical grades; the way in which these transfer lists operate with regard to transfer from her Department to agencies and organisations under the remit of her Department including An Garda Síochána; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6081/21]
123. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) will receive arrears of disability allowance. [6059/21]
4. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his attention has been drawn to the work being done by the post office network in the context of the Covid-19 crisis and the fundamental service that the rural post office network has delivered in this context; if he will take steps to ensure that the level of payment to postmasters is maintained during the current Covid-19 challenge in view of the fact that the number of transactions and volume of business has dropped due to a less frequent collection of some social welfare payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6080/21]
899. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Health when a student (details supplied) in County Cork who is on the public waiting list for orthodontic treatment will receive an appointment. [5980/21]
367. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Education if her Department has established minimum standards of engagement required by schools when home-schooling; if the matter has been the subject of negotiation and dialogue between her and the teaching unions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5234/21]
253. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the current entitlement of native Irish speakers to access State services through the medium of Irish; and the status of the publication of a new Irish language Bill. [5936/21]
187. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the supports available from his Department to crèche operators and to parents of children attending crèche facilities in circumstances in which those attending are categorised as children of essential workers; if he will clarify who qualifies as an essential worker in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4734/21]
186. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the position regarding supports available for those categorised as essential workers with regard to childcare and crèche fees; if those who are currently working from home and therefore not availing of crèche services are obliged to pay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4733/21]
901. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of approved forestry licences currently in the appeals system awaiting consideration by the Forestry Appeals Committee; if he will provide a breakdown of these appeals as they relate to new plantings, thinnings, clear felling and road licence applications; the progress being made by the Forestry Appeals Committee with regard to each of these licence sectors; the progress being made by the Forestry Appeals Committee in dealing with the licence backlog; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4018/21]
607. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his attention has been drawn to the difficulty facing third-level social care students with regard to securing the obligatory hours for course placement during Covid-19 restrictions; the intervention his Department is considering in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4356/21]
481. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Education the reason an application by a school (details supplied) under the summer works scheme for improved facilities was unsuccessful; the rationalisation for prioritisation of various categories within the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4372/21]
410. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the ongoing detention of the leader of the political opposition in Bahrain (details supplied); the efforts Ireland can make to progress their release; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4359/21]
369. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will clarify the situation regarding an entitlement to an Irish passport by a UK born and UK citizen who is married to an Irish citizen who is an Irish passport holder; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3635/21]
1113. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 662 of 15 December 2020, if his Department makes its various payments to the person whose name is attached to the herd number; if he will further clarify the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45007/20]
840. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Health if a decision has been made on an appeal by a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [45008/20]
576. 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 October 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1134/21]
316. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will review the grant allocation to local authorities under the built heritage investment scheme to ensure that the allocations to each local authority are fair and equitable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1071/21]
110. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if consideration has been given to relaxing the Covid-19 regulations as they apply to events (details supplied). [43672/20]
88. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Finance the reason an organisation (details supplied) has not been facilitated for the employment wage subsidy scheme for September 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43673/20]
30. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will clarify the situation regarding the level 3 lockdown and the capacity of enterprises (details supplied) to operate in that context. [43675/20]
662. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will clarify the entitlement and procedure for transferring a herd number from one named person to joint names for married couples; if this is a uniform arrangement throughout the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43193/20]
385. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will clarify the position regarding the means test for social welfare payments as it applies to jobseeker’s allowance and non-contributory old age pensions with regard to the treatment of capital on deposit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43446/20]
365. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) in County Cork has an entitlement to carer’s benefit. [43192/20]
362. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) is entitled to an extension of her current participation on a community employment scheme to bring her participation up to the maximum of three years. [43124/20]
316. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to a Covid-19 outbreak at a school (details supplied); the rationale behind the existing protocols in such circumstances given the multiple cases associated with this outbreak; and if a change in these protocols is envisaged. [43449/20]
418. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Health his plans to address lengthy public orthodontic waiting lists at a location (details supplied). [42641/20]
297. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Education if a grant is available for a sensory room for primary schools that do not have an ASD class. [42640/20]
40. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his attention has been drawn by Eirgrid of the level of capital investment required to improve the grid system over the period to 2030 given the fact that in scenarios in Eirgrid’s document, Tomorrow's Energy, it identifies grid investment as either high or very high across the country; the way in which this level of investment is being provided for; the level of detail available to his Department from Eirgrid regarding the exact locations in which this investment is required; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42469/20]
300. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if consideration has been given at an EU Council of Foreign Ministers level to pursue an agenda of democratic principles to underpin trade and international relations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41138/20]
334. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the alleged redeployment of speech and language therapists by the HSE for Covid-19 testing. [40846/20]