609. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if the apprenticeship action plan will include concrete targets and measures to increase participation by under-represented groups in apprenticeships such as young women, persons with disabilities, young Travellers and young persons from minority ethnic groups; if the plan will include a national access to apprenticeship programme to support these groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4464/21]
608. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when he plans to publish the apprenticeship action plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4463/21]
537. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Social Protection if she has sought or received input from the Labour Market Advisory Council on measures to address the high levels of youth unemployment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4462/21]
536. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Social Protection the measures she is taking to address the high levels of youth unemployment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4461/21]
535. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of young persons under 25 years of age by county who have been on the jobseeker's allowance, jobseeker's benefit or signing for credits for six months or more in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4460/21]
534. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of young persons under 25 years of age by county who have been on the pandemic unemployment payment for six months or more in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4459/21]
533. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons by county who have been on the pandemic unemployment payment for six months or more in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4458/21]
532. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Social Protection her plans for the rates of the pandemic unemployment payment after 31 March 2021; if the current rates will be retained given the severe impact of the pandemic on those who have lost their employment arising from the necessary public health measures; if a commitment will be given to not reduce the payment as previously indicated by Government; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4457/21]
513. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 6 of 3 December 2020, if an update is available from the interdepartmental group; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4105/21]
477. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education the number of psychologists in the National Educational Psychological Service by county; the number of schools per psychologist; the waiting times and lists for assessment by school, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4301/21]
352. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the marine planning and development management Bill will be brought before Dáil Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4353/21]
339. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of persons experiencing homelessness who were housed in permanent accommodation in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4109/21]
338. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the inspection reports of the Dublin Region Homeless Executive will be made public given that public funding is used to fund this form of accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4108/21]
337. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the service providers of emergency homeless accommodation; the capacity of each unit; the average percentage of occupancy in each month in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4107/21]
336. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if providers of emergency accommodation are paid whether beds are empty or not; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4106/21]
492. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there is any analysis of the environmental impact on Ireland’s native stock of honeybees apis mellifera mellifera caused by the importation of non-native bee species here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3207/21]
491. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the controls in place to monitor and control the importation of non-native bee species here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3206/21]
490. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the importation of non-native bee species here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3205/21]
489. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if consideration will be given to introducing legislation in the current Dáil term to ban the importation of non-native bee species in order to protect the native stock of Irish honey bees apis mellifera mellifera; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3204/21]
481. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 211 of 18 November 2020, his plans to have Naval Service personnel board any of the factory vessels currently fishing off the west coast for mackerel to check them for compliance with the Common Fisheries Policy as the Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority has not provided a reply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2991/21]
411. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health the date on which the next consignment of the Covid-19 vaccine is expected to be allocated to Letterkenny University Hospital in order to complete the roll-out of the first round of vaccinations of frontline staff in direct patient contact; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3279/21]
410. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health when the Covid-19 vaccination of frontline staff in direct patient contact in Letterkenny University Hospital will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3278/21]
409. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health the number of frontline staff in direct patient contact in Letterkenny University Hospital that have still to receive the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3277/21]
408. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health the number of doses of the Covid-19 vaccine allocated to Letterkenny University Hospital that have been administered to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3276/21]
407. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health the number of doses of the Covid-19 vaccine that were allocated to Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3275/21]
406. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health the date the roll-out of the Covid-19 vaccine commenced in Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3274/21]
385. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health the group under which vulnerable persons being cared for in the home are categorised under page 9 of the national Covid-19 vaccination programme implementation plan sequencing table; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3213/21]
384. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health if frontline healthcare workers as defined in the national Covid-19 vaccination programme implementation plan include public nurses and HSE carers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3212/21]
330. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health if he will report on the vaccination strategy for healthcare workers; the priority for management levels, front-line healthcare workers and ancillary staff in healthcare settings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3016/21]
315. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1342 of 3 November 2020, the number of applicants for the primary medical certificate programme in 2020 to date as the HSE has not yet provided a reply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2992/21]
292. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice when she plans to bring forward the Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill as discussed at the Oireachtas justice committee during the debate on the Harassment, Harmful Communications and Related Offences Bill; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2996/21]
247. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 621, 622 and 623 of 13 January 2021, if he will order an independent inquiry into the cover-up of alleged abuses at the organisation as per victims’ wishes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2995/21]
246. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 981 and 982 of 3 November 2020, if he will report on the number of young persons without social workers or care plans as Tusla has not yet provided a reply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2993/21]
229. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason a surviving cohabitating partner who is the biological parent to a child and children with a deceased partner is unable to be awarded a widowed or surviving civil partner grant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3270/21]
224. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Social Protection when it is likely that the legislation will be passed to recognise cohabitating partners who are not lawfully married on official documentation such as death certificates; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3269/21]
154. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on the maritime jurisdiction Bill 2019; the timeframe for its progression through the Houses of the Oireachtas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2998/21]
623. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health if special measures are in place during the lockdown for children with special needs to be allowed to go further than the 5 km travel restriction to access safe public spaces such as beaches or parks in cases in which there are no safe walking or exercising spaces within their 5 km radiuses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2752/21]
619. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 952 of 24 November 2020, the way in which the funding and staff as outlined in the reply are being overseen and supervised to ensure that the care needs are being met appropriately; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2714/21]
533. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health if the assessment of need of a person (details supplied) will be prioritised following cancellation of the assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2476/21]
516. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health if he will report on the way persons with disabilities are represented on advisory groups relating to the Covid-19 crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2425/21]
515. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health if he will organise for the NPHET vulnerable people subgroup to be immediately reinstated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2424/21]
473. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health the provisions in place for a person (details supplied) who needs a form signed by a doctor to have a driver licence renewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2273/21]
259. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs when he will respond to correspondence sent to him by an organisation (details supplied) on 23 November 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2376/21]
86. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the lack of access to toilets, hand washing facilities and shelter for driving instructors at national test centres who are still working under level 5 restrictions; the action he will take to rectify this situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2478/21]
85. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Transport if he has organised plans to address the lack of access to toilets, hand washing facilities and shelter for driving instructors at national test centres who are still working under level 5 restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2477/21]
36. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the duration of the draft net season with regard to the Owenea and Owentocker rivers on the Loughros Mór Estuary tidal waters; the duties payable in respect of a special local draft net licence; the allocation of surplus between the rod and line and draft net fishery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2328/21]
143. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Social Protection if any employees on community employment schemes are considered essential workers; if so, the relevant schemes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1981/21]
119. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education if the lack of ASD units in Ballymun, Dublin will be addressed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1943/21]
109. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he accepts that the Organisation of American States submitted a false report on the recent election in Bolivia and that the report has been proven by subsequent events and by a number of independent observers to have been false; if he will request that the OAS outline the reason it produced a false report; if he will review Ireland's commitment to the OAS in view of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2024/21]
108. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has raised the case of a person (details supplied) in Bahrain either multilaterally or bilaterally with Bahraini Government officials; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2023/21]