1175. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a decision will be made on an afforestation application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30657/21]
1068. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Solas is no longer running the apprenticeship course in the craft of floor and wall tiling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31684/21]
989. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide a once-off bridging grant of €2 million to an organisation (details supplied) to assist it to provide essential services to its members; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31509/21]
932. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will extend the foster care allowance for children up to 23 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30639/21]
890. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Social Protection when the existing level threshold for earnings to qualify for the deserted wife’s benefit was last reviewed; if she plans to review the threshold limit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31382/21]
889. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Social Protection the threshold for earned income in order to qualify for deserted wife’s benefit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31381/21]
791. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Education when the design team will be appointed for the development of a new school (details supplied) in County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31432/21]
790. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Education when she will approve the tender for a school (details supplied) which was first initiated in 2007; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31431/21]
576. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the hen harrier threat response plan will be published; the reason for the long delay in the publication of the plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30689/21]
184. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans to target regional towns as opposed to major cities in order to expedite balanced national development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30411/21]
5. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans to provide additional economic supports to businesses as they exit Covid-19 restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30410/21]
559. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development her plans to support private property owners to convert vacant properties to digital hubs to facilitate remote and blended working; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29209/21]
387. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Education if she will ensure that the 124 special schools open for the 2021 July provision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29091/21]
227. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Transport his plans to support the aviation industry in the regions in order to ensure international connectivity for the regions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29357/21]
155. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will amend the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021 to ring-fence targets for biogenic methane produced from agriculture; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29211/21]
123. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the actions he will take to accelerate the SEAI better energy warmer homes scheme to ensure delivery of improvements to households in receipt of fuel allowance and to reduce the current waiting time of two years for inspections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29208/21]
105. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will review the threshold on the level of grants available for deep retrofit of houses due to the exceptional rise in the cost of insulation over the past 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29206/21]
96. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will introduce at specific 100% grant for the retrofit scheme for first-time buyers of vacant properties to incentivise them to live in towns and villages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29205/21]
70. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will consider expanding the better energy warmer homes scheme to include households that previously benefited from insulation grants but do not meet the required building energy rating, BER; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29207/21]
64. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his plans to expedite and provide a five-year programme with expected completion dates for the roll-out of the national broadband plan to facilitate remote and blended working; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29210/21]
302. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will increase the level of grants to farmers for farm sheds due to the recent increases in the cost of materials; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29033/21]
480. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Justice when an appeal decision will issue in relation to visas granted to two workers (details supplied) which were subsequently refused by the Irish Embassy in New Delhi. [27496/21]
347. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Education if a grant will be sanctioned for a school (details supplied) for additional two classrooms and a special education teacher room to cater for the current demand within the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27846/21]
272. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount of housing assistance payment paid to investment corporations since its inception; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27695/21]
188. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Finance the rate of tax on housing rental income paid by investment corporations for the past seven years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27696/21]
179. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Bus Éireann is reducing services on the 51 route Galway to Limerick and Cork which will remove the availability of public transport services for communities in Gort and across south County Galway; if he will take steps to restore these services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27128/21]
81. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Transport when he expects to introduce the legislation for the regulation of escooters and ebikes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26807/21]
582. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the supports available to national schools to construct preschool and after-school facilities on their site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25518/21]
455. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Education her plans to introduce a July education programme for 2021; when details of the programme will be announced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25519/21]
364. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the hen harrier threat response plan will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25517/21]
172. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the supports he will put in place to support event caterers who are excluded from the Covid restrictions support scheme payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25258/21]
74. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Transport when he plans to open up the centres for theory tests for car driving licences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24847/21]
47. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his views on the ESB subcontracting works that are normally carried out by their own employees; his further views on the matter as a policy change by the ESB which is a semi-State body; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24834/21]
797. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health his views on the practice of having expectant mothers with threatened miscarriage and who have a history of miscarriage having to go to accident and emergency departments rather than having direct access to the maternity unit, which will deal with the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24144/21]
796. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health the reason gynaecologists are not available on site full-time as opposed to being on call in maternity units to deal with emergency issues that may arise, including threatened miscarriage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24143/21]
207. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health his views on the different versions of vaccines available worldwide; and the way in which travel restrictions will be implemented coming into Ireland for persons that have received a non-EMA approved vaccine. [23455/21]
206. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health if persons travelling from the United Arab Emirates will be required to quarantine if their vaccine is not EMA approved. [23454/21]
200. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health his plans to introduce a transport scheme to assist older persons get to hospital and back home following treatment in cases in which they are too weak to use public transport and cannot drive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23434/21]
5. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will financially support a brand (details supplied) in launching an aggressive campaign to support Irish goods and encourage Irish persons to buy Irish as the economy reopens. [23457/21]
544. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health the training programmes in place for doctors in Ireland in carrying out dilation and evacuation abortion procedures from the second trimester of pregnancy; the person or body providing such training; the location in which it is taking place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22748/21]
388. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Education when the schools building unit will give the approval for the contract to be placed for the extension to a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23088/21]
206. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider amending the existing terms and conditions in relation to life and health insurance in circumstances in cases in which a relationship breakdown has occurred and the policy holder that is the husband refuses to allow the insured former wife to draw a legitimate claim in her favour due to a serious diagnosis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22585/21]
102. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider expanding the Rebuilding Ireland home loan scheme to include the cost of refurbishing existing houses and bringing them back into use for first time homeowners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22875/21]
90. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he will publish the review of the Flemish Decree in relation to the rights of persons to travel within the European Union and the building of one off rural houses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22873/21]
85. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the method by which he will fund Irish Water to provide public wastewater treatment plants in towns and villages in order to allow housing to be built in growth centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22871/21]
44. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will introduce a scheme to support owners of buildings within towns and villages to refurbish these properties and bring them into use as residential units within town and village centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22874/21]
71. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Education her views on the trend for gender neutral toilet facilities in the design of schools as in the case of a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22521/21]
59. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Education if a school (details supplied) can construct an additional classroom to be attached to the school in lieu of a standalone classroom approved in which planning permission is in place and the costs are defined and the play space is confined; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22386/21]
41. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media when she will reconvene the National Advisory Council on Online Safety; when the next meeting of the Council is scheduled; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22531/21]