683. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if it is within the terms of reference of the Forestry Appeals Committee to advise his Department on its procedures as outlined in the reply to Parliamentary Question No. 2021 of 24 March 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22770/21]
682. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if other European countries apply a 15km buffer zone radius for screening forestry projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22758/21]
681. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a licensing crisis exists in Ireland and not in other European countries that also comply with EU habitats and bird directives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22757/21]
420. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Social Protection the plans that have been put in place for extending community employment schemes for participants who have not been in a position to avail of the training and experience afforded by the scheme due to Covid-19 restrictions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23091/21]
171. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Transport if he plans to retain a service (details supplied) in a dedicated area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22756/21]
170. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Transport if he plans to amend or change the scope of a tender (details supplied) from the existing operation once the tender is put up for renewal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22754/21]
169. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Transport when a service (details supplied) is scheduled for tendering; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22753/21]
1. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans to reopen applications for work permits for dairy farm assistants in early 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22385/21]
1157. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on whether allowing dairy inspectors to sign-off on export health certificates may reduce some of the post-Brexit delays for exports of products of animal origin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22035/21]
1156. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there is precedent in Ireland or internationally for inspectors from his Department to certify products of animal origin for export; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22034/21]
1155. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there are obligations for export health certificates on products of animal origin to be carried out by a registered vet; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22033/21]
1100. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Health the number of dentists in County Wexford participating in the dental medical card scheme; his plans to address the number of dentists leaving the scheme which has left medical card patients in many areas with no access to dental treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22324/21]
963. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Health if he will consider an exemption from mandatory hotel quarantine for a traveller from Abu Dhabi who has been fully vaccinated with a vaccine (details supplied), provides a not-detected PCR test and provides an antibody test proving sufficient immunity against Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21590/21]
679. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Social Protection if the qualified adult allowance under the contributory pension for a person (details supplied) can be backdated to when they turned 66 years of age; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22180/21]
223. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the funding available for a proposed project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21000/21]
217. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a new date for an appeal will issue for persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20925/21]
38. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of an application (details supplied); if the project is to be funded by the Office of Public Works; if so, the cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20958/21]
2488. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the level of engagement his Department has with the nursery sector on species required to meet the climate action targets given the three year lead in time involved to produce saplings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19059/21]
2487. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason his Department imposed a 15 km buffer zone on all forestry projects without having the necessary resources in place to process screened in files, which has resulted in a backlog in the ecology section of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19058/21]
2030. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Health the way in which a person (details supplied) categorised as cohort 4 without a consultant can get their Covid-19 vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19629/21]
2029. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Health if it is possible to conduct the mandatory hotel quarantine in an alternative hotel (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19628/21]
1825. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Health if the bed capacity of a hospital (details supplied) is being reduced in order to increase storage for wheelchairs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19072/21]
1441. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Justice the process in place for changing an employer on an atypical employment visa (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19624/21]
1337. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans to provide an income disregard for a student on the pandemic unemployment payment who is applying to SUSI for a grant given that they would have received this income disregard if working over the holidays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19981/21]
1045. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Education her views on a matter regarding the urgent need for temporary accommodation for a school (details supplied) in County Wicklow; her plans to ensure that places are available for students in the area in September for the coming school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19857/21]
759. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the funding available for general maintenance of a church; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19634/21]
637. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media when the large scale sport infrastructure fund will reopen for applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19060/21]
388. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Transport the timeline for the strategic rail review; when he expects the review to be finalised and published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19635/21]
99. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the Enniscorthy flood defence scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19671/21]
396. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason all forestry projects are required by his Department to adhere to a 15 km buffer zone when the clear guidance from the National Parks and Wildlife Service states the distance can be much less than 15 km and, in some cases, less than 100 m, and must be evaluated on a case-by-case basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17923/21]
395. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 2021 of 24 March 2021, if the National Parks and Wildlife Service, NPWS, advised his Department to increase the buffer radius from 3 km to 15 km; if his attention has been drawn to the clear guidance on page 32 of the appropriate NPWS assessment document; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17921/21]
203. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Education the status of an application for temporary accommodation for a school (details supplied); if the school it will be in place by September 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17661/21]
187. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs when he expects the passport service to resume; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17901/21]
128. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the process for obtaining permission by persons (details supplied) for international travel for the purpose of participating in elite sport; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17900/21]
109. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when two tour guides and one general operative will be appointed to Kennedy Park and Arboretum, New Ross, County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17899/21]
12. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will consider implementing a mechanism for businesses to switch from lesser Covid restrictions support scheme payments to greater small business assistance scheme for Covid payments or to claim the balance under the scheme to augment their Covid restrictions support scheme payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17934/21]
107. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Education the decision-making process in respect of students and examiners not wearing masks during leaving certificate oral examinations; her views on the short notice for these guidelines; if she will overturn this decision in order that vulnerable teachers or those with vulnerable family members do not have to withdraw from the process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16208/21]
2021. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of the decision of his Department to increase the buffer zone radius from 3 km to 15 km for all forestry projects; the authority that advised this increase; when his Department received this instruction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15421/21]
1789. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Health if family carers will be added as a priority group on the Covid-19 vaccine roll-out list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15438/21]
1671. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Health the assistance available for a person (details supplied) to access the Covid-19 vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15092/21]
1438. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Health the pay entitlement for a HSE worker who is out of work as a close contact of a positive Covid-19 case but whose work cannot be done remotely; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14217/21]
1433. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Health the areas in which he plans to utilise the €20 million additional funding for mental health services announced in February 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14198/21]
1193. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Justice the timeframe for the return of documentation held in her Department once urgently requested (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13996/21]
1087. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when the legislation for parental benefit will be passed; the earliest date on which it can be applied for; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14988/21]
908. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Education the assistance available to primary schools under the green agenda initiative; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15246/21]
900. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Education if she will provide details of the 92 primary schools with the title of a junior national school; the schools that only go as far as first class; if they are single gender or not; if in the case of junior schools only going as far as first class, they are legally entitled to amend their enrolment policy to include second class; the number of single gender primary schools that have opened in the past 20 years; the corresponding co-educational primary schools that opened in the same period; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15086/21]
851. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Education the status of a building project (details supplied) including the site and the new school building; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14408/21]
527. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when Circular 39/07, concerning the process by which Departments classify material as top secret, will be either updated or replaced with new central classification rules, given that the existing 13-year-old circular may no longer provide sufficient guidance in respect of the digital data that are increasingly managed and stored by Departments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14600/21]
388. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Transport the number of registered driving instructors that are registered with the Road Safety Authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15740/21]