138. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Finance when the issuing of primary medical certificates will be resumed (details supplied); the situation regarding persons who applied prior to 18 June 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29017/21]
172. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider persons with epilepsy who lose their driver licence due to a diagnosis of epilepsy or breakthrough seizures should be automatically given access to a free travel pass; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28406/21]
157. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education if she will consider that a student who experiences a medical emergency such as a seizure immediately before or during their leaving certificate exam and is unable to complete their exam should be given the opportunity to resit the exam within the same exam cycle or before such time that a CAO offers issue similar to the provision that has been introduced in recent years for students who experience a bereavement during their exams; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28407/21]
194. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Transport his plans to allow full unrestricted air travel in order to safeguard jobs in Shannon Airport and the wider aviation industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27415/21]
91. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding the availability of community employment places for persons on the pandemic unemployment payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26261/21]
86. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in County Limerick currently in receipt of the pandemic unemployment payment; the number in receipt of the payment on the same date in April 2021; the number of persons in County Limerick who have received the payment since its introduction; the total expenditure on such payments in County Limerick over that time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26260/21]
336. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to the fact that many of the texts and films on the NCCA on the prescribed list for the English curriculum in secondary schools here contain explicit graphic sexual content including sex between older adults and minors, bestiality and violence including torture and they focus on death in a macabre gratuitous way; her views on whether it would be appropriate to remove these texts from the curriculum in view of the fact that several items on the list have been previously banned from the curriculum in the UK and the USA; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25481/21]
42. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Defence if he has had discussions with the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform regarding use of the provisions of section 15 of the Public Service Pensions (Single Scheme and Other Provisions) Act 2012 to address the issues arising for post-2013 Defence Forces personnel in relation to the gap between early retirement and the State pension age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25049/21]
88. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the timeframe for clearing the backlog of passports applications from applicants in County Limerick. [23920/21]
92. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there is a significant lack of July Provision being offered in a special school in County Limerick; her plans to address this issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23312/21]
518. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health his views on whether the potential introduction of a Covid-19 vaccine certificate, vaccine pass or immunity certificate to govern access to services, goods or employment would amount to discrimination against sections of the population; his further views on whether vaccine certificate systems at a national level would lead to a two-tier Ireland, marginalizing those who cannot access, cannot medically receive or may simply object to receiving a vaccine and that this would be an infringement on the fundamental rights of Irish citizens to exercise self-governance without coercion over their own bodily autonomy; if he will address the matter given that he failed to address the issue of potential discrimination in response Parliamentary Question No. 1911 of 21 April 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22659/21]
362. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education the position in relation to compensating the victims of institutional abuse such as those who attended a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22653/21]
862. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health the reason student nurses have to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 to take up employment given this does not apply to their senior colleagues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21176/21]
681. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the progress that has been made on the creation of a community employment scheme for the disabled (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22247/21]
655. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) was only granted a reduced carer’s allowance on means grounds as a result of a court settlement payment to their spouse; if consideration will be given to changing the way means from capital are calculated in view of the move towards negative interest rates; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21687/21]
634. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the fact that a person (details supplied) has been refused benefit payment for a 65 year old on the basis that they did not have the relevant contributions in recent years; her plans to make changes to the rules to alleviate such situations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21155/21]
580. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education if she will include a school (details supplied) in the post-primary school transport scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21758/21]
26. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Finance his views on whether the legislation which governs financial and corporate behaviour is fit for purpose; if not, the changes he plans to make; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20927/21]
1911. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health if he will address a matter relating to a Covid-19 vaccine certificate (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19274/21]
1774. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health if the proposed new development of 96 bed units at University Hospital Limerick will result in a net overall increase of 96 beds for the hospital; the number of additional staff that will be provided to operate the new unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18944/21]
1701. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) who cannot social distance should be treated the same as a person without a disability in relation to the Covid-19 vaccine roll-out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18708/21]
1550. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who have received the Covid-19 vaccination that have died within 28 days of receiving this vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18213/21]
1338. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated amount of the Solas fund established for a group (details supplied) that is still available; if he has considered allowing this fund to be used towards the payment of enhanced redundancy sums that have been denied; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20085/21]
1203. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if she has considered extending the two year term that businesses are eligible to receive grant aid under jobs plus scheme in view of the significant financial pressure many businesses are under due to the Covid-19 pandemic and in order to retain as many jobs plus employees as possible in the workforce; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20786/21]
1152. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on an application by a person (details supplied) for the State pension (non-contributory); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19475/21]
1102. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection her views on whether credit unions and other financial institutions should be allowed the option of accepting the public services card as one of a number of possible identification documents when opening an account; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18217/21]
602. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will consider a restart type grant to wet pubs similar to the grant scheme to help restaurant and dry pubs repurpose and provide outdoor seating; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20305/21]
216. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will consider offering a restart grant for businesses that are unable to avail of the small business assistance scheme or the outdoor enhancement scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20783/21]
196. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will consider allowing the €3 million SOLAS fund established for a group (details supplied) to be used towards the payment of redundancy sums that have been denied; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20091/21]
181. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will allow small businesses to transfer from the Covid restrictions support scheme to small business assistance scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19436/21]
268. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the urgent need for a reinstatement of inbound access from the M20 Limerick southern ring road to Carew Park link road in Limerick given that the Limerick city south regeneration committees have effectively been cut off from the national network; if he will request that Transport Infrastructure Ireland to include inbound access to the Carew Park link road in the context of the M20 project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16503/21]
258. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the urgent need for a reinstatement of an inbound access from the M20 Limerick southern ring road to Carew Park link Road, Limerick given that the Limerick city south regeneration committees have been effectively cut off from the national network; if he will request that Transport Infrastructure Ireland include an inbound access to the Carew Park link road in the context of the M20 project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16366/21]
175. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on whether the click and collect service is having a disproportionately negative effect on smaller family run retailers; if he will consider reversing the ban on non-essential retailers operating a click and collect or call and collect service in order to help these businesses survive the pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16459/21]
68. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Finance if any companies have left the Covid restrictions support scheme over the past month. [17140/21]
62. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Finance the number of companies in Limerick currently availing of the Covid restrictions support scheme. [17139/21]
1400. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health if retail staff in health stores who provide health advice to customers on a personal basis and have remained open throughout the pandemic will be considered essential workers under the vaccination schedule; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14125/21]
1396. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Tevere Day Hospital, County Limerick, is seeing no new patients except for emergencies and no review patients in addition to cancelling occupational therapy, social work, phlebotomy and psychology services; his views on the situation; the steps he will take to rectify the situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14120/21]
1380. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health if the HSE plans to cut in half the number of positions for newly qualified doctors in University of Limerick with the hospital set to lose 44 of its current 89 intern doctors in July 2021; his views on this proposal by the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14089/21]
1237. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Justice if she will consider the provision of a new Garda station for the Castletroy, Annacotty, area of Limerick city (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14601/21]
961. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if the rate of contributory old age pension paid to a person (details supplied) will be reviewed; if the person is entitled to change status credits given that they returned to the workplace in October 1991; the basis on which their pension has been calculated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14067/21]
482. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Finance the way in which he is supporting credit unions in the expansion of services to encourage community development. [15185/21]
480. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Finance the status of the review of the policy framework within which credit unions operate. [15183/21]
915. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health his views on the potential introduction of vaccine passports (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13164/21]
804. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health his plans to deal with the issue of pay awards arising from Report No. 42 of the Review Body of Higher Remuneration in Public Service regarding payment being withheld from serving and retired HSE senior managers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12766/21]
495. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to the fact that students studying a master's in education with a college (details supplied) have been informed they have to pay €1,300 to complete a fully online Gaeltacht course undertaken at home in summer 2021; her views on whether this is a very high price given the course provider will not now have to incur the cost of food, lodgings and room rental generally associated with the Gaeltacht experience; her plans to deal with this issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12770/21]
169. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Justice the reason no decision has been made on an application by a person (details supplied) for naturalisation despite the fact the application was lodged in 2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12189/21]
811. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Health the category An Post workers come under in the Covid-19 vaccination allocation strategy; when they will be offered a Covid-19 vaccination; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11353/21]
549. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if the JobsPlus scheme applies to solicitor apprentices; if not, if it can be extended to them to allow solicitors to take them on; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11601/21]
535. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection her plans to increase the basic rate payable, under the wage subsidiary scheme, to bring it in line with the increases in the minimum wage over the past decade; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the lack of increase in the basic rate has been cited as a significant contributory factor towards job losses for many persons with disabilities, including 37 recently at a facility (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11229/21]