382. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Transport the position on the delays being experienced by essential workers who have applied to sit a driving test (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1354/21]
381. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Transport the position on the provision of a ring road in Tipperary town (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1353/21]
111. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Transport the reason for the current delay in the issuing of driving licence cards to persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1356/21]
105. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Transport his views on Bus Éireann's plans to withdraw the Expressway services on the N7 and N8 routes in the near future (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1355/21]
192. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Health the reason the Covid-19 vaccine for front-line staff in dental practices, pharmacies, opticians and other front-line services has been delayed in County Tipperary (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13614/21]
191. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Health the reason the HSE has refused to deliver the Covid-19 vaccine to the doctor's surgery of a 93 year old person with multiple serious health conditions (details supplied); the reason this vulnerable person has been referred to a mass vaccination clinic to receive their vaccination; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13611/21]
74. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary, who has been approved for a Rebuilding Ireland home loan, was refused mortgage protection insurance from the insurance underwriters for the home loan; the options available to the person in such circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13592/21]
1016. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the person or body responsible for representing forestry and particularly afforestation on the present CAP post-2020 consultative committee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12832/21]
1015. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of licence and scheme approvals his Department must issue each year in order to deliver on targets in relation to schemes (details supplied); the number for each licence and scheme type individually in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12831/21]
1014. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if afforestation initiatives will be included in the pilot agri-environment scheme being developed by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12830/21]
780. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Health the way in which a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary can obtain permission to complete a charity run from Mizen to Malin Head; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12680/21]
308. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Finance the engagement that has taken place with his Department and officials in the Central Bank following the decision of a bank (details supplied) to close 88 branches in Ireland; if he or the Central Bank officials plan to meet with senior management of the bank to discuss these closures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13519/21]
519. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to a five-month delay affecting retired teaches who have not yet received their relevant pension increases; if she will investigate the reason for this delay with the Payroll Shared Service which is part of the National Shared Services Office; when the issues causing this delay will be rectified; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12100/21]
496. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to the lack of accreditation to students for the SNA national training course being recommended to SNAs and schools by her Department and the concern of SNAs that accreditation should reflect the complexities of some of the responsibilities of the role and the course; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11964/21]
312. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to a request to extend the hedge cutting ban until 17 March 2021, to take account of the fact that Irish farmland has experienced a prolonged period of heavy rainfall during the months of January and February (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11972/21]
274. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Health his plans to add Cariban to the approved drugs list under the drugs payment scheme; the medicines available under the drugs payment scheme to treat hyperemesis gravidarum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10666/21]
165. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Education her views on introducing a module on mental health awareness and positive mental health into the primary and secondary school curriculum; her further views on whether schools and centres for education should be playing a vital role in the promotion of positive mental health; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10711/21]
394. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Education if consideration will be given to providing grant supports to professional masters of education in primary teaching students of a college (details supplied) to complete the immersive Gaeltacht course given completion of the immersive Gaeltacht course is compulsory to comply with Teaching Council requirements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10537/21]
70. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Transport when he will meet with a deputation from Tipperary County Council concerning the N24 Motorway project; if he will engage with Tipperary County Council to organise this meeting at the earliest convenience (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9166/21]
892. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Health if staff working in the learning and care and school age childcare services will be prioritised for the Covid-19 vaccine (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8688/21]
491. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will investigate the provision of making free travel passes available to persons with epilepsy who are temporarily barred from driving for one year due to having a breakthrough seizure; if she will consider uncoupling the free travel pass from other qualifying payments to ensure that there is a direct application process for a free travel pass (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8328/21]
411. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Education her views on the provision of reasonable accommodations during State examinations for students with epilepsy, who may experience a seizure during their exams, in order to allow them to complete their examinations at a later date (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8329/21]
357. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Education when section 5 of the Irish Sign Language Act, 2017 will be implemented to provide Irish sign language support for children and young persons attending recognised schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7880/21]
185. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to concerns raised by a society (details supplied) in relation to the charging of negative interest rates in respect of moneys held in solicitors' clients' accounts; if he will consider establishing a national scheme or introduce legislation to protect consumer deposits held in solicitors' clients' accounts from negative interest rates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8933/21]
85. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties persons are experiencing with having their driver licences printed and issued; if he will investigate a 12-week delay in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary who successfully applied for their driver licence in the NDLS office, Nenagh, County Tipperary on 11 November 2020; if he will engage with the NDLS to have the licence issued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8105/21]
83. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties persons are experiencing having their driver licences printed and issued; if the case of a person (details supplied) who successfully applied for a driver licence which is urgently required for work will be investigated; if he will engage with the NDLS to have this licence issued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8085/21]
82. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties persons are experiencing having their driver licences printed and issued; if the case of a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary who successfully applied for the renewal of a driver licence on 30 December 2020 in the NDLS office in Clonmel and is still waiting for the delivery of same will be investigated; if he will engage with the NDLS to have this licence and others printed and issued without delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8076/21]
167. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Social Protection if additional funding will be provided to continue the ability programme beyond June 2021 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7486/21]
202. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Finance if costs accrued by businesses that have adopted the use of rapid antigen tests as part of their Covid-19 prevention measure and for the diagnosis of Covid-19 within their workforce will be considered a tax deductible expense by the Revenue Commissioners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6602/21]
196. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Finance the reason a company (details supplied) was refused supports from the Covid restrictions support scheme; if the decision not to allow such a business to apply for the scheme will be reconsidered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6535/21]
943. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Forestry (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 do not provide for a transitional arrangement in respect of foresters who applied for planning permission prior to and received planning permission after the introduction of the regulations on 7 February 2020; his plans to address the absence of such a transitional arrangement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5444/21]
794. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Health the number of persons in County Tipperary who have been admitted to the department of psychiatry services in St. Luke's Hospital, Kilkenny since 2012; if all recommendations made by the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment report 2020 will be implemented at St. Luke's Hospital, Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5603/21]
786. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Health the number and location of palliative care beds in County Tipperary; if palliative care services in the county are being expanded in 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5590/21]
749. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Health when works to construct a second catheterisation laboratory at University Hospital Waterford will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5495/21]
378. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Education the status of the commitments made to open a national school (details supplied) in Clonmel, County Tipperary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5618/21]
199. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Finance the reason a person (details supplied) has not received VRT quotes; when the situation will be improved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5653/21]
189. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that charities have seen their income decimated and while retail charity shops were a once valuable source of income these shops have remained closed due to Covid-19 restrictions; if the decision not to allow charity retail outlets to apply for the Covid restrictions support scheme will be reconsidered (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5405/21]
120. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Transport if he is satisfied with the level of engagement between his Department and Bus Éireann following a decision by Bus Éireann to suspend the X12 expressway route between Dublin and Limerick and the X8 expressway route between Dublin and Cork; if he is satisfied there is an alternative level of connectivity on other transport networks which commuters can access with ease when the X12 and X8 expressway routes are fully suspended; his views on the removal of the X12 and X8 expressway routes; if the X12 and X8 expressway routes have previously or are currently in receipt of funding through the public service obligation subsidy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5596/21]
10. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of businesses and primary farming producers in County Tipperary that have received and have been refused supports under the Covid-19 credit guarantee scheme since September 2020, in tabular form; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that businesses and primary farming producers that have been refused loans through the credit guarantee scheme are now being directed to apply for loans directly from these lending institutions at a higher interest rate; his plans to address these issues being experienced by applicants to the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5162/21]
76. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Finance the reason guidelines have changed, as of 1 January 2021, concerning benefit-in-kind on company cars and vans during the Covid-19 pandemic (details supplied); if he will request the Revenue Commissioners to reinstate a previous agreement under Revenue eBrief No. 054/20; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3249/21]
659. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Health the position of a primary medical certificate application for a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; when an assessment on this application will take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2878/21]
621. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Health his plans to have an orderly resumption of all-day services for persons with disabilities in County Tipperary in view of the current Covid-19 restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2743/21]
405. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if third level students who did not qualify for free fees will receive a refund of their student contribution fees in view of the fact that the majority of students have been forced to move to online learning since the start of the academic year due to Covid-19 restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2745/21]
318. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Education if consideration will be given to pay or travel and accommodation allowances for student teachers who are required to complete teaching placement in allocated schools; if she will take into account that many of these students are currently living in their parental homes with vulnerable, sick or elderly parents who are cocooning; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2744/21]
308. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Education the status of an application by a school (details supplied) in County Tipperary for additional special education teacher hours, given the hours it currently has do not suffice; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2515/21]
162. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Finance the position of a primary medical certificate application by a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; when an assessment on this application will take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2877/21]
823. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Health when rehabilitation and disability services will be re-established to a seven-year-old child (details supplied) in County Tipperary who suffered an acquired brain injury in 2019 due to stroke; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44946/20]
231. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Finance the position regarding VAT on church candles (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45137/20]
604. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Health if additional on-standby payments made to nursing home staff who have agreed to be on call 24 hours a day in the event of a Covid-19 outbreak can be reimbursed to nursing home facilities (details supplied) through the temporary assistance payment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43447/20]