85. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he plans to extend existing planning permissions to allow projects to be completed which are presently delayed due to Covid-19 restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6321/21]
75. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to reopen the construction industry, particularly housing given that many persons are building and purchasing houses as first-time buyers and they have mortgage approval which is time limited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6308/21]
72. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will request that Fáilte Ireland disburse the €75 million funding it has been allocated to tourism and hospitality-related businesses that cannot access the Covid restrictions support scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6246/21]
22. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Transport his plans to help support the aviation industry including airlines during the Covid-19 restrictions. [6143/21]
634. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health if he will reduce the hospital inpatient charge of €80 for cancer patients who do not have a medical card; if he will cease the practice of issuing debt collection letters at a time when cancer patients are under severe stress due to their illness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5105/21]
633. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health if he will instruct HSE hospital management to reduce the car park charges at UHG for cancer patients given that it is an additional burden on them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5104/21]
620. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health if persons providing care within a support bubble are entitled to travel outside a 5 km radius to provide such care, given the confusion between members of the public and gardaí on the subject; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5025/21]
553. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Justice if she will fast-track legitimate citizenship applications by front-line workers who have come here and are contributing to the fight against Covid-19; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5068/21]
293. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will allow the reopening of construction sites for the delivery of houses in the private sector in line with the exemption for social housing sites; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5578/21]
165. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Finance if he will request banks to provide a moratorium on loans without imposing penalties or affecting the credit rating of the businesses involved during the Covid-19 lockdown; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5014/21]
164. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Finance if he will review the Covid restrictions support scheme, as it is limited and excludes many businesses that have been directed to shut due to Covid-19 restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4991/21]
247. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health if he will consider moving patients with COPD to the highest level in order to offer them the Covid-19 vaccine as quickly as possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4677/21]
245. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health if he will consider moving patients on dialysis to the highest level in order to offer them the Covid-19 vaccine as quickly as possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4675/21]
238. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health when all staff in private hospitals will be offered the Covid-19 vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4645/21]
234. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health his plans to help persons who are living alone to get the vaccine; and if there will be home visits. [4625/21]
196. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans to assist students in third-level education who cannot access placements due to Covid-19 restrictions; his plans to put alternative proposals in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4743/21]
76. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will consider opening up golf courses as a vital component to mental health; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4627/21]
62. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Finance if his Department will issue accurate advice to persons who purchase products online and are now being charged extremely high customs duties and fees on top of the base price that the product was advertised at; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4932/21]
44. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider a review of the Covid restrictions support scheme to allow businesses that are not public facing such as catering businesses that deliver to homes and private events only; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4642/21]
692. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health when he plans to bring forward legislation for the Nursing Homes Support Scheme (Amendment) Bill 2019; when he expects the legislation to be enacted; if the Bill will come into effect retrospectively to when it was first introduced in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3704/21]
501. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Social Protection the cost of administering the JobPath programme annually; the percentage of clients who go into full-time employment of at least one year’s duration afterwards; the value for money oversight that is conducted; the way in which JobPath compares to Tús in terms of progression to full-time work; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3781/21]
441. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Education when results from leaving certificate exams sat in late 2020 will be released in view of the fact prospective medical students need to know the results by 3 February 2021 given that they may have to apply to sit the HPAT exam and further delays will incur further costs for these families; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3641/21]
186. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Finance if he will introduce a tax amnesty for pandemic unemployment payment recipients who are being issued with tax bills; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3644/21]
182. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the help-to-buy scheme discriminates against single applicants whose loan to value is difficult to achieve on one income due to the loan value of two and a half times their salary; if he will review the criteria and reduce the 70% ratio to 60% for single applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3568/21]
181. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Finance if he will request the banks to enter into a temporary postponement of loan repayments as a result of the Covid-19 lockdown; if it will be ensured that these postponements will not affect credit grading and that no penalty will apply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3565/21]
129. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider granting an amnesty to those learner drivers who have completed the 12 lessons and are ready to do the test but cannot do so due to the backlog; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3925/21]
29. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of applications received by SEAI in each of the years 2017 to 2020 under the better energy warmer homes scheme; the number of inspections carried out in each year; the number of houses in which works were carried out each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3566/21]
Bill entitled an Act to amend the Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud Offences) Act 2001 to make specific provision for sentencing for certain offences in relation to pets; and to provide for related matters.
171. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Education when the results of the leaving certificate for students who sat the exam in November 2020 will be notified to students; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2988/21]
127. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount of housing assistance payments paid out to each local authority since the introduction of the scheme on a yearly basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2977/21]
679. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to upgrade the new departmental website, given that farmers and planners are finding it extremely difficult to navigate and find nitrates recording forms, for example; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2213/21]
678. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans regarding the 5% reduction in stock for the beef exceptional aid measure, BEAM, scheme in view of the fact that many farmers were unable to sell stock due to Covid-19 restrictions, including travel restrictions, and lockdowns and many farmers were unable to sell stock online; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2212/21]
677. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when farmers in tranche 7 of the hen harrier scheme will receive payment; if payments have been released for tranche seven; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2205/21]
544. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health his plans to vaccinate all hospital inpatients who are not Covid-19-infected but who are at risk; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2522/21]
525. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health if he plans to make use of the Army or Army Reserve forces to assist in the delivery and administration of the Covid-19 vaccination; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2444/21]
524. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health if he will issue a full programme showing the number of persons who will receive the Covid-19 vaccine each month in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2443/21]
522. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health the number of persons trained to date to administer the Covid-19 vaccination; the projected number of persons required to administer the vaccination; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2439/21]
517. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health his plans to employ additional staff to administer the Covid-19 vaccination programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2431/21]
351. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Social Protection the plans being put in place to support small businesses that are not eligible for the Covid restrictions support scheme or the restart grant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2697/21]
349. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider changing the calculation used for State pension (contributory) in relation to home caring periods in order that it is the same as the non-homecaring periods yearly average calculation, which would result in increased pension payment for former carers many of whom received little or no payment for their valuable work. [2583/21]
341. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Social Protection her plans to introduce a Covid-19 support payment for essential workers who have to take time off work due to childcare issues; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2429/21]
304. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Education her plans to facilitate special needs students who are attending mainstream schools during the Covid-19 restrictions. [2448/21]
303. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Education her plans for the leaving certificate examination in 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2447/21]
302. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Education her plans to open special needs schools during the Covid-19 lockdown; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2445/21]
143. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Finance if he will facilitate the applications for primary medical certificates to be processed and approved by general practitioners in order to deal with applications during the Covid-19 pandemic restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2427/21]
83. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Transport his plans to put in place an all-island strategic rail review; if the review will include the western rail corridor phases 2 and 3; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2453/21]
939. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health if a vaccine certificate is part of his implementation plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1135/21]
805. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the availability of MRI facilities at University Hospital Galway; his views on the correct capacity; his plans to address the capacity shortfall and address the long waiting lists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44873/20]
804. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health the longest time that children who are classified as semi-urgent, urgent and immediate are waiting for an MRI scan in University Hospital Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44872/20]
803. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) who has been waiting for an urgent MRI since September 2020 will have an MRI conducted in University Hospital Galway; his views on whether treatment has been delayed by the lack of MRI facilities in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44871/20]