758. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of contact tracers assigned nationally; the average number of contacts reached on a daily basis in Ireland through the tracing system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31692/20]
757. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of contact tracers currently assigned to County Wexford; the average number of contacts reached on a daily basis in the county through the tracing system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31691/20]
756. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Health the status of the recruitment of a child psychologist for CAMHS Wexford; if there are applicants for the position; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31690/20]
507. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the number of premises in the hospitality sector inspected under the Covid-19 guidelines; the number of premises that were identified to have breached Covid-19 guidelines; the number of the inspected premises that are pending prosecutions for breaching guidelines; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31689/20]
271. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason the Valuations Office is bringing parties from other counties to Dublin during level 3 restrictions for face-to-face hearings in view of the fact that these bodies have the facilities to convene such hearings remotely; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31117/20]
242. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Finance the number of licensed bus operators entitled to the diesel rebate scheme and not claiming same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31686/20]
241. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Finance the number of licensed bus operators entitled to the diesel rebate scheme and claiming same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31685/20]
240. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Finance the number of licensed road hauliers entitled to the diesel rebate scheme and not claiming same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31684/20]
239. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Finance the number of licensed road hauliers entitled to the diesel rebate scheme; the number claiming same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31683/20]
238. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Finance the cost of the diesel rebate scheme since its inception; the number of licensed road hauliers registered to claim the rebate; the amount paid to same in 2019 and to date in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31682/20]
197. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Finance the criteria for businesses to avail of the new weekly Covid-19 restrictions support scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31688/20]
196. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Finance the specific goods and services in the tourism and hospitality sector entitled to the temporary reduction in VAT; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31687/20]
128. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason the Workplace Relations Commission and the Labour Court are bringing parties from other counties to Dublin during level 3 restrictions for face-to-face hearings in view of the fact that these bodies have the facilities to convene such hearings remotely; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31116/20]
10. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will report on the SME growth task force and explain the long-term vision for supports for SMEs here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30111/20]
96. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Education when targeted specific funding for the provision of communal and sports areas within schools will be forthcoming in view of the immense importance of the appropriate facilities for physical activities to enhance the general health and mental well-being of our children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30112/20]
65. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Education the status of the school transport scheme; if she will report on the expected time frame for the recommended 50% capacity to be fully operational across the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30113/20]
560. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Health the date on which the Covid-19 roadmap for the reopening of day care services for older persons will be communicated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30309/20]
253. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Health if funding is to be reinstalled to offer affordable first aid training to full-time home carers caring for persons with disabilities and special needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29214/20]
252. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Health when he expects therapists within CHO5 who have been redeployed to work as Covid-19 testers and tracers, particularly those in speech and language, physiotherapy and occupational therapy to return to their expert disciplines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29213/20]
251. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of HSE therapists within CHO5 who have been redeployed as Covid-19 testers and contact tracers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29212/20]
395. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the progress with the UK Government regarding the UK customs preparations for Brexit. [26652/20]
346. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of staff employed in the Residential Tenancies Board; a breakdown of the sections of the staff within the organisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28436/20]
139. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of the ninth round of Brexit negotiations with the EU and the UK; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28492/20]
103. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on his recent visit to Washington, DC, USA; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28493/20]
42. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the start date for the construction of the new fire station in New Ross, County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26426/20]
41. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of queries and complaints made by landlords and tenants to the Residential Tenancies Board (details supplied); the average wait time for a response to the relevant queries in the last nine months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28437/20]
16. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht the supports that have been put in place to support and encourage Irish-speaking communities outside the Gaeltacht and increase engagement by young persons with the Irish language outside of their formal education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27364/20]
88. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Finance if his attention was drawn prior to the announcement of the introduction of maintenance and transactions fees for customers by a bank (details supplied) with quarterly balances of €2,500 or less, which were previously exempt from charges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26523/20]
81. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Finance the status of the Revenue Commissioners compliance programme into the TWSS and EWSS; when he plans to publish the details of recipient firms online as stated in the legislation; if the details of all employees that have availed of either the TWSS and or EWSS will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26653/20]
59. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Finance if he will seek to introduce significant reductions in vehicle registration tax in Budget 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26524/20]
27. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Transport the engagement he has had with the road haulage and transport operators with regard to the reduction of carbon emissions within the sector to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25251/20]
62. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Climate Action and Communication Networks his plans on the fast-tracking of the national broadband plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25252/20]
211. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Health the provisions being put in place to fund additional homecare hours to persons already approved for and awarded hours but unable to receive the hours due to no available funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24614/20]
210. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Health the plans in place to allow for non-appointment drive through Covid-19 testing throughout Country Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24611/20]
209. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Health when provision will be made to introduce community intervention team services to County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24610/20]
129. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Education when a school transport scheme will be completed by her Department that takes Covid-19 social distancing into account for post-primary students; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24613/20]
128. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Education when a person (details supplied) will receive a teaching number to allow them to take-up offered employment. [24612/20]
142. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on correspondence issued by his Department entitled Bovine TB Herd History Risk Statement and Report sent to farmers which references historic trading details and the advice to cull their herds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23971/20]
126. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will apply to the EU for a derogation on the ban of diquat on behalf of potato growers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23972/20]
69. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Health the reason the HSE wig allowance varies in terms of the amount one receives based on where one lives in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23649/20]
64. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Health the status of the treatment pathway devised for mesh implant survivors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23650/20]
235. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Health when a replacement scheme for the motorised transport grant will be approved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23198/20]
49. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if a working group will be established to consider all aspects of parental alienation including consideration of a referral of the issue to the Law Reform Commission; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22812/20]
58. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the status of a new Wexford campus as part of the Technological University for the South-East Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22601/20]
53. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if a research project has been commissioned on sexual harassment in third-level institutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22604/20]
49. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if student college contributions will be reduced for the 2020/2021 academic year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22603/20]
31. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the status of the progress of the Connacht and Ulster alliance of Sligo Institute of Technology, Galway and Mayo Institute of Technology and Letterkenny Institute of Technology on forming a technical university. [22602/20]
25. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the timeline for the amalgamation of Institute of Technology Carlow and Waterford Institute of Technology to form the Technological University for the South East Ireland. [22600/20]
811. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the additional measures and sentences she plans to introduce the counteract the growing trend of stolen animals; the current fines and prison sentences aligned to the theft of family animals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18918/20]
627. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason the rerating of the pandemic unemployment payment for self-employed persons does not take into account the person’s income at the time immediate to Covid-19 closures; the additional supports which will be available to the self-employed whose businesses remain closed but still generate running expenses by means of utility bills and general services when the business is not generating an income; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18982/20]