259. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health if he will publish the disability capacity review before the end of May 2021; if not, the timeframe for publication given its importance to budget planning; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28040/21]
530. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health when the intravitreal injections service will commence in Letterkenny, County Donegal for those service users being treated by their ophthalmologist for wet age related macular degeneration given the service was due to commence before the end of 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27266/21]
529. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health the reason the HSE has instructed service providers of respite for families with children with autism in the Dublin area to change their respite contract from once weekly to once fortnightly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27261/21]
125. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a person (details supplied) is seeking the email address of an official; when his office will acknowledge or reply to the correspondence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34755/21]
118. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Transport if he will report on the concerns of a person (details supplied) on the impact of the recent collapse of an airline on some cancer patients who must travel to Dublin for their treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34626/21]
12. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Defence if a full report will be provided on the Defence Forces' involvement in missions in Mali; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34614/21]
477. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health if women’s rights to a partner may continue to be restricted on the basis that the national maternity strategy has not been implemented; if restrictions will continue because a unit is understaffed or other non-Covid related reasons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26670/21]
476. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health if women’s rights to a partner may continue to be restricted on the basis that there has been a failure to invest in expanding services and infrastructure (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26669/21]
475. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health the specific grounds identified by his Department and HSE, including but not exclusive to the Covid-19 pandemic, on which a maternity unit is justified in implementing partner restrictions for maternity service users; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26668/21]
474. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health the specific grounds identified by his Department and HSE on which a maternity unit is exempt from lifting partner restrictions for maternity service users; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26667/21]
473. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health if an uniform best practice-based approach to women having full access to a partner will be implemented and enforced across all HSE maternity units; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26666/21]
472. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health if he or his Department have the remit and authority to instruct or compel the 19 maternity units to comply with easing restrictions that currently prevent a woman from having a partner of her choice with her at all antenatal appointments, including all scans and throughout the full duration of their labour and birth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26665/21]
418. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health the reason cohort seven persons have not all been vaccinated despite other cohorts and age groups having begun their vaccinations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26338/21]
417. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health the status of the vaccine roll-out in County Donegal; the number of persons who have received both first and or second doses; the cohorts being vaccinated; the timeframe for completion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26337/21]
216. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the defective concrete blocks grant scheme, underpinned by regulations made under sections 2 and 5 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1979 will be amended given the 18 months of evidence of the not-for-purpose scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31921/21]
215. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the financial assistance scheme for remediation of damaged dwellings due to the use of defective concrete blocks will be reviewed and increased to 100% redress for those with mica affected homes in the north-west; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31920/21]
202. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the process that a whistleblower should follow in order to protect themselves in relation to making a disclosure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33997/21]
157. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will support a call for a global ban on fracking being proposed by Ireland at the United Nations General Assembly on climate mitigation, public health, environmental protection and human rights grounds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29279/21]
89. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the way that possible burial sites and sites of historic significance will be protected in county development plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33465/21]
16. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the mica redress scheme review will be completed and the results communicated to those affected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33466/21]
378. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education the status of the provision of a primary and secondary school for the Finglas East area including Jamestown Road, McKee Avenue, Hampton Woods and Lansborough especially given the recent rezoning of lands on Jamestown Road to Z14. [33230/21]
340. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if the processing of foreign births registration applications has resumed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33375/21]
338. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if Ireland will propose a call for a global ban on fracking at the United Nations General Assembly on climate mitigation, public health, environmental protection and human rights grounds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33227/21]
286. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider extending the defective concrete blocks grant scheme to include those who bought property after 31 January 2020 and were not aware of the presence of mica in the property; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32845/21]
125. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the trial events that will be taking place in the north-west of the country for the reopening post-Covid-19; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33217/21]
357. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will define what is considered a good reason for not making a social welfare claim within the time limit; if she will consider not knowing about eligibility for the payment to be a good reason for women not in control of their household’s finances; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32756/21]
355. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider extending the back-payment period for late pension claims beyond the six-month limit for extenuating circumstances; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32732/21]
161. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason for the below living wage starting salary for secretarial assistants under the scheme for secretarial assistants in the Houses of the Oireachtas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31918/21]
125. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the fines or sanctions that are issued to those involved in providing and building with defective concrete blocks to assist in funding the grant schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31922/21]
119. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the changes that will be made to the scheme for secretarial assistants in the Houses of the Oireachtas to recognise the evolution of the secretarial assistant role in Dáil Éireann and Seanad Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31919/21]
90. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Transport if there will be any free public transport days over summer 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31924/21]
44. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Transport the measures he is examining to reduce dependency on cars in rural areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31923/21]
1105. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice if she plans to bring forward further legislation relating to the Data Protection Commission and Commissioner; the work her officials are undertaking in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30647/21]
1104. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice if her attention has been drawn to issues raised at the meeting of the Oireachtas Committee on Justice regarding discussions about GDPR and data protection; the work her officials are undertaking in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30646/21]
931. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his plans to change the definition of a family to allow for the recognition cohabiting couples as a family; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30626/21]
692. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 368 of 1 June 2021, if he will respond to the question regarding whether a national strategy for military mobility is being produced and whether it will be presented to the PESCO military mobility project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30969/21]
573. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the details of the way that non-conforming products are removed from the market place by the National Standards Authority of Ireland; if he plans to amend the powers of the Authority to ensure that defective products do not end up on the market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30644/21]
572. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he plans to amend the legislation regarding the standard for testing of concrete blocks used by National Standards Authority of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30643/21]
276. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Transport when the Bus Éireann national routes will be allowed increased capacity on buses (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31642/21]
115. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Finance the examinations his Department is undertaking regarding the proposal by the International Monetary Fund of a solidarity tax on those companies which accumulated wealth during the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20151/21]
315. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when the report of the Mother and Baby Homes Collaborative Forum will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30302/21]
314. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when the Oak Report relating to the Mother and Baby Homes Collaborative Forum will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30301/21]
313. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth The learnings that have been taken from the operation of the Mother and Baby Homes Collaborative Forum; the improvements that will be made for future collaboration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30300/21]
312. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when the evaluation commissioned by his predecessor into the Mother and Baby Homes Collaborative Forum undertaken by a person (details supplied) in 2019 will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30299/21]
76. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the way he will he will ensure that employees’ rights and redundancy agreements will be adhered to in cases of liquidation following the ending of the industrial action at a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29216/21]
65. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the specific measures that will be taken to support the north-west recover from the job losses due to Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29215/21]
220. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of young persons aged under 25 years of age who were beneficiaries under the Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme in 2019 and 2020. [30132/21]
219. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount of funding allocated in 2019, 2020 and 2021 to support young persons under the Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme in tabular form. [30131/21]
218. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the details of the Volunteering Strategy Implementation Group; the membership of the committee; the number of meetings held to date; the membership and work of the sub-committees of the Volunteering Strategy Implementation Group; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30130/21]
211. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice the proposed membership of the local community safety partnerships; if it is envisaged that the membership will include local drugs and alcohol taskforces; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30135/21]