279. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of complaints that have been made to the Office of the Ombudsman regarding Freedom of Information requests to his Department. [58850/21]
278. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of freedom of information requests that are currently with his Department seeking an internal review of a decision in tabular form. [58849/21]
271. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if there are plans to increase the number of staff located at the Irish Embassy in Canberra. [58526/21]
260. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will examine the case of a person (details supplied) in which there is a discrepancy in the funding awarded under the private housing grants scheme and the funding received; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58896/21]
259. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if it is an essential requirement that the single parent applicant must be in receipt of children’s allowance in order for dependent children to be included on a social housing application. [58895/21]
258. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the criteria a single father who co-parents his children must meet in order for his social housing application to include himself and his children qualify for a suitably sized local authority property. [58894/21]
238. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the next meeting with an organisation (details supplied) will go ahead given the repeated requests by the organisation to discuss a number of issues; and the status of the request to set up a functioning wildlife advisory council. [58455/21]
237. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the action that has been taken to date to facilitate the return of the quarterly meetings as committed to earlier in 2021 with Face Ireland. [58454/21]
214. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the Garda stations within the Roscommon and Longford Garda division that were refurbished by the Office of Public Works in 2020 and to-date in 2021; the nature of refurbishment works that were carried out on each station; and if each work project is completed or still ongoing in tabular form. [58515/21]
182. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Transport the amount that will be invested in the public service obligation bus fleet by route in 2022. [58523/21]
169. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the status of the banning of single use plastics; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59122/21]
142. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if a trade mission to Australia is planned for early in 2022. [58522/21]
373. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health if consideration is being given to classifying Covid-19 as a long-term medical condition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58250/21]
132. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider relaxing the three-year rule and allowing community employment participants to remain with a scheme longer and continue the invaluable work being provided in communities. [58032/21]
131. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider removing the means tests for the blind pension and the disability allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58031/21]
57. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Transport the steps his Department is taking to tackle antisocial behaviour on public transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58033/21]
306. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of long-term leases approved by Longford County Council to date in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57626/21]
305. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of long-term leases approved by Westmeath County Council to date in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57625/21]
304. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of inspections to examine the standards of rental accommodation undertaken by Longford County Council in 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021; the number of improvement notices issued in each year as a result; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57624/21]
303. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of inspections to examine the standards of rental accommodation undertaken by Westmeath County Council in 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021; the number of improvement notices issued in each year as a result; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57623/21]
207. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of homes that have been retrofitted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57629/21]
181. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of jobs created in County Longford by IDA supported companies in 2018, 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form. [57628/21]
180. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of jobs created in County Westmeath by IDA supported companies 2018, 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form. [57627/21]
332. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of complaints made to the Your Service Your Say that relate to psychology services in counties Longford and Westmeath in each of the years 2018 to 2020 and to date in 2021. [56717/21]
330. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the actions taken to date to address the longstanding difficulties in recruiting a psychologist to the disability services team in the HSE health centre, Longford Road, Mullingar as acknowledged by the complaints officer that the current staffing levels are not sufficient to provide a full service. [56715/21]
329. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of children on school age team or new equivalent on psychology waiting lists that have been also referred to primary care psychology and that referral was not accepted by county in each of the years 2018 to 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form [56714/21]
328. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of children on school age team or the new equivalent on the psychology waiting lists that have been also referred to primary care psychology by county in each of the years 2018 to 2020 an to date in 2021, in tabular form. [56713/21]
119. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Defence the nature of the support provided and the corresponding hourly equivalent including the number of trips and kilometres provided by the Civil Defence in support of the HSE operations relating to Covid-19. [56518/21]
116. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Defence if he will provide information regarding the average 17.5 patrol days that were reported to be cancelled each month in 2019, which rose to 30 per month to date in 2021; the purpose of the patrols; and the reason for cancellation. [56520/21]
115. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Defence his proposals to negate the impact of reports regarding the spiralling cost of living on serving members of the Permanent Defence Forces. [56517/21]
91. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Defence the review of the central recruitment that has taken place regarding the ongoing recruitment issues highlighted in both the press and at committee by the Reserve Defence Forces representatives; and the outcome in terms of improving the pathways to becoming a member of the Reserve Defence Forces. [56519/21]
75. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Defence the way the emissions from the Defence Forces are accounted for under the carbon budgets and sectoral emissions ceilings given the increasing acknowledgement that climate and defence will be intrinsically linked in view of the COP26 United Nations Climate Change Conference. [56516/21]
264. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health if he will request a review of the decision to refuse an application in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56472/21]
36. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Taoiseach if he will create a citizens' assembly to work on issues of all-Ireland integration and further unity on the island. [56473/21]
661. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health if he is considering recommending a return to working from home for the winter months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56179/21]
614. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of requests by both adults and children for transport to hospitals outside the State that were not facilitated in 2018, 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form. [55965/21]
335. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Defence the procedure when a potential Defence Forces recruit is asked to obtain an external audiology report in circumstances in which a new recruit presents for medical and a query is raised regarding the audiology result. [56176/21]
334. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Defence the number of new applicants to the Defence Forces that were not offered enlistment due to below standard audiology results 2018, 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form. [56175/21]
327. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the engagement he has had with the President of the United States of America or their representatives regarding Article 16 of the Northern Ireland Protocol; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56178/21]
326. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the engagement he has had with the UK Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union regarding Article 16 of the Northern Ireland Protocol; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56177/21]
218. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Finance if a review of the 4% interest charged by the Revenue Commissioners on deferred local property tax in circumstances in which the household income is deemed insufficient to meet the demand will be undertaken; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55968/21]
198. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Transport if extra resources have been provided to the Road Safety Authority to reduce the backlog in driving test applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55967/21]
197. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Transport the timeline for the strategic all-island rail review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55966/21]
93. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of Departments that have requested to roll over all or part of their budget to 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55389/21]
77. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of unoccupied Garda stations in counties Longford and Westmeath that are owned by the State; the future plans for each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55388/21]
271. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the status of the report by the night-time economy task force; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55464/21]
270. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if disability access assessments have been conducted at theatres (details supplied); the process by which such assessments are monitored; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55463/21]
1132. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the national maternity hospital; if there is a date by which negotiations are expected to be finalised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53348/21]