545. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Education if her Department is promoting any policies to address gender inequalities faced by male and female primary school teachers seeking promotion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42189/21]
544. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Education the number of primary school principals appointed in County Westmeath from 2011 to 2021, by gender, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42188/21]
239. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if there are plans to make Athlone Garda station wheelchair accessible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42000/21]
3358. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a planting ash dieback scheme application by a person (details supplied). [39205/21]
2383. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health the status of the appointment of a dermatologist (details supplied) at the Midlands Regional Hospital, Mullingar, County Westmeath. [37656/21]
157. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health if he will advise on the appointment of a dermatologist (details supplied) at the Midlands Regional Hospital, Mullingar, County Westmeath. [30466/21]
129. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health the status of the appointment of a general practitioner for a rural town (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30264/21]
32. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the status of a survey and a connection to broadband for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36639/21]
463. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health if a general practitioner visit card can be considered for family carers who provide full-time care to family members but are not in receipt of carer’s allowance or carer’s benefit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29277/21]
493. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health when a lymphedema clinic running as a pilot programme in Ennis, County Clare will be extended to the CHO8 region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26776/21]
385. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health the drug treatment programmes that are in operation for those addicted to illegal drugs in counties Longford and Westmeath; the plans there are to improve and add to these services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26170/21]
145. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Education if employees of education and training boards who are members of public bodies or local authorities have access to leave to attend county council meetings, in a similar way that teachers are allowed ten days leave for such purposes when meetings fall outside school hours; if her Department will review this in order to promote diversity and inclusivity among members of local authorities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33668/21]
65. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Transport the reason a person (details supplied) cannot now book a test after receiving four cancellations the last being 13 March 2021. [33614/21]
797. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Education if the qualifying conditions for the school transport scheme will be reviewed to reduce the current radius of 4.8 kilometres as the qualification distance for the scheme; when the scheme was last reviewed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31605/21]
265. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Transport the reason a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath has been allocated with an appointment for the driver theory test in September 2021 given that they had a confirmed test date in June 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31376/21]
264. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Transport the reason a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath has been allocated an appointment for the driver theory test in August 2021 given that they had a confirmed test date in June 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31375/21]
263. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Transport the reason a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath has been allocated with an appointment for the driver theory test in August 2021 given that they had a confirmed test date in June 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31369/21]
146. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Social Protection her plans to increase the pension payment for elderly persons (details supplied). [29910/21]
448. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Social Protection if the income limits will be reviewed for carer’s allowance applicants; when these limits were reviewed most recently; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29280/21]
302. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the funding issued to an association (details supplied) under the Covid sport resilience fund in 2020 and 2021; the conditions attached to this funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29592/21]
301. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the funding allocated to an association (details supplied) since 2017 to date; the conditions attached to this funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29591/21]
300. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if a copy of a report (details supplied) has been published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29590/21]
248. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Transport when the reclassification of L5433 to a regional road and the reclassification of R444 to a minor road will commence. [29759/21]
558. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an application by a person (details supplied). [27897/21]
348. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Education if an application for an exceptional review has been considered for a school (details supplied) in County Longford to enable it to provide a special needs assistant to an incoming junior infant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27912/21]
77. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the status of a broadband connection for a location (details supplied). [27964/21]
395. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if her Department under the CLÁR scheme or another scheme supports the provision of infrastructure and footpaths in a location (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27143/21]
211. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the progress on a multiagency enforcement programme on solid fuel use as a home heating source; if his attention has been drawn to imports of German coal to the Irish market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26131/21]
158. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Education if an application for a special needs assistant will be reviewed for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24837/21]
585. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his attention has been drawn to the cases of workers in the childcare sector who are currently pregnant; the guidelines that are in place to protect them from Covid-19 infection in view of the fact that there are protocols for teachers and special needs assistants who are pregnant to work from home presently; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24539/21]
159. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health the status of capital works planned for a hospital (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23310/21]
49. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Finance if the revised capital gains tax entrepreneur relief can be applied to gains arising from the disposal of agricultural assets; the qualifying assets that do qualify; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23377/21]
30. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Transport if consideration will be given to the inclusion of penalty points for those that park on footpaths and block access for pedestrians and wheelchair users; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23448/21]
373. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Education the financial assistance available to schools to facilitate the safe and secure storage of bicycles and scooters outside on school premises; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22787/21]
340. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if consideration has been given to extending passports which have been issued during level 5 restrictions when international travel has not been permitted particularly for children’s passports which have a shorter expiry date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22716/21]
179. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider easing restrictions for driving instructors and their students so that lessons can recommence on a phased, safe basis over the coming weeks, due to the urgent need for lessons and emerging black market considerations; if he has considered introducing guidelines to instructors on the way to prevent Covid-19 transmission during lessons or the introduction of rapid antigen testing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22826/21]
95. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Justice if her Department has plans to examine and strengthen current antisocial behaviour laws; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22372/21]
733. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his Department will review the possibility of retrospective further tax relief on third-level fees; if measures will be considered which can be accessed later than the calendar year in which the fees were paid, for example, as part of the remaining balance of a student loan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21299/21]
411. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will advise on grants for a glamping business that wishes to provide pods specifically for persons with disabilities. [22327/21]
265. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Finance if his Department will review the possibility of retrospective further tax relief on third level fees that can be accessed later than the calendar year in which the fees were paid, for example, as part of the remaining balance of a student loan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21298/21]
242. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Transport when final approval and funding will be given to a road project (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21864/21]
227. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Transport if apprentice position holders are entitled to apply for student travel cards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21474/21]
2581. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if her Department has a funding stream to assist communities to develop local hubs; if so, if guidance documents will be provided to a community (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19680/21]
1513. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health when a diagnostic assessment will be carried out on a child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18115/21]
1220. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of progress relating to the implementation of the recommendation from the WRC to amend the pay scale for county childcare managers; if his Department has completed a review it was undertaking of a submission which was received from a county childcare committee board of management before January 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18308/21]
924. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Education the reason an application for emergency works for a school (details supplied) was refused; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18229/21]
648. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media when a business continuity scheme application by a company (details supplied) will be processed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19791/21]