Parliamentary questions

Passport Services

Michael McNamara

434. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of an application by a person (details supplied); if the application will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42200/21]

School Staff

Michael McNamara

536. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Education the progress that has been made in finalising the pay and conditions for school secretaries and caretakers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42138/21]

Departmental Correspondence

Michael McNamara

567. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Education when a person (details supplied) will be facilitated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42384/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Michael McNamara

1115. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health if Fáilte Ireland guidelines precluding music at wedding receptions will be updated to reflect SI No. 385 of 2021 which allows music at weddings; if such regulation of human activities will cease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41790/21]

Health Services

Michael McNamara

1220. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health if he will outline the incidence of presentations at hospitals in the State with myocarditis, aneurysms and clotting disorders per month in the first eight months of 2021; and if he will provide a comparison with a similar period in 2018 and 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42107/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Michael McNamara

1228. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health when yoga studios will be allowed to re-open (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42131/21]

Health Service Executive

Michael McNamara

1246. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be facilitated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42199/21]

Departmental Funding

Michael McNamara

1271. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health if funding will be made available to continue a service (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42296/21]

Departmental Funding

Michael McNamara

1273. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health if urgent funding will be made available to an organisation (details supplied) to continue a service in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42301/21]

Energy Conservation

Michael McNamara

83. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of warmer home scheme applications received, completed and disallowed in the past three years from applicants in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40467/21]

Driver Test

Michael McNamara

237. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Transport the number of persons who are waiting for a driving test and a theory test in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40468/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Michael McNamara

531. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media when all swimming lessons will resume; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40257/21]

Housing Provision

Michael McNamara

701. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of vacant and derelict housing units in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40471/21]

Housing Schemes

Michael McNamara

702. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of HAP inspections that took place in County Clare in 2020; the number of properties that were found deficient; the number that were subsequently followed up; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40472/21]

Passport Services

Michael McNamara

852. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs when both the Cork and Dublin passport offices will reopen to the public given that international travel has resumed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40303/21]

Covid-19 Paindéim

Michael McNamara

920. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Education if she has risk assessed the impact on health in particular of children of Covid-19- related cleaning, disinfecting, fogging and sanitising procedures in schools; if so, if that risk assessment will be made available; if these procedures will continue once schools reopen in autumn 2021 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40299/21]

Covid-19 Paindéim

Michael McNamara

921. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Education if schoolchildren will be subjected to invasive procedures such as mask wearing, antigen or other testing or procedures (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40301/21]

School Staff

Michael McNamara

923. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Education if she will sanction an increase on the current SNA resources at a school (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39085/21]

Social Welfare Eligibility

Michael McNamara

1141. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons awaiting determination of their application for the jobseeker’s allowance in County Clare; the current wait time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40473/21]

Vaccination Programme

Michael McNamara

1585. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health when Covid-19 vaccines will be made available to persons aged 12 to 18 with an underlying condition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34368/21]

Hospital Facilities

Michael McNamara

1657. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health the increase in ICU capacity that has been introduced in Ireland since March 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34749/21]

Covid-19 Tests

Michael McNamara

2352. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health the number of persons that have tested positive for Covid-19 that have been fully vaccinated more than 14 days prior to the positive test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37474/21]

Health Services Staff

Michael McNamara

2926. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health if the full list of all section 39 agencies to which pay restoration applies including the smaller ones agreed at a recent conciliation conference held under the auspices of the Workplace Relations Commission will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39655/21]

Primary Medical Certificates

Michael McNamara

2942. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health : when a decision will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39681/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Michael McNamara

2997. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health if an EU Digital COVID Certificate will be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39830/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Michael McNamara

3101. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health if all the potential negative health impacts of the cleaning and disinfecting products and procedures he advises that schools use will be disclosed to parents (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40300/21]

Primary Medical Certificates

Michael McNamara

3149. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health the number of applications waiting for a primary medical certificate in County Clare; the current application processing time for a primary medical certificate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40474/21]

Home Care Packages

Michael McNamara

3150. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health the number of home care support hours being provided in County Clare in 2021; the way this compares to 2020; the number of persons currently waiting for home care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40475/21]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Michael McNamara

3151. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting on hip and or knee surgery and cataract surgery (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40476/21]

Rural Schemes

Michael McNamara

3445. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if additional funding will be provided in 2021 for the local improvement scheme in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40274/21]

Environmental Policy

Michael McNamara

22. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will immediately lift the restrictions on peat harvesting for 2021 to avoid a shortage of supply in 2021 which will result in job losses and business closures in the midlands and west; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38651/21]

Environmental Policy

Michael McNamara

39. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to ensure that peatlands are harvested in such a way that they are in the best possible condition for a planned and structured restoration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38653/21]

Horticulture Sector

Michael McNamara

43. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will introduce a fair and workable licensing system to allow for the phasing out of horticultural peat harvesting over a transition period to 2030 but ensuring that there is a secure supply of growing media during that period in order that the sustainable horticultural sector is not jeopardised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38652/21]

Forestry Sector

Michael McNamara

66. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider easing regulations around the granting of felling licenses in view of the shortage of supply and rising cost of timber; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38650/21]

Vaccination Programme

Michael McNamara

322. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health if he will allow the administration of a second dose of a vaccine (details supplied) to healthcare workers who have received a first dose of another vaccine and are concerned about the overall efficacy of the first vaccine against some variants after two doses in certain circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31750/21]

Vaccination Programme

Michael McNamara

323. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health the system he has put in place to record side-effects of Covid-19 vaccinations carried out in Ireland; if such data is published or the way it can be accessed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31751/21]

Departmental Data

Michael McNamara

456. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of new food businesses registered with his Department between July 2020 and June 2021, by county; the number of same for the period July 2019 to June 2020, by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38770/21]

Home Help Service

Michael McNamara

309. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be facilitated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30789/21]

Customs and Excise

Michael McNamara

264. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Finance the reason shipments which have been routed orange at customs which means they have been stopped for document inspection are taking up to three weeks to be cleared which is causing hardship to small businesses which have already paid the very high costs of excise on the sale of goods; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37241/21]

Housing Schemes

Michael McNamara

359. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of housing projects which will be affected by the Planning and Development (Amendment) (No.3) Bill 2021 if enacted; the number of housing units which will benefit from an extension of time for completion in the context of the disruption and delay compounded by the continuing uncertainties associated with the Covid-19 pandemic; if he will consider extending the proposed two-year additional period for completion of projects to three years; if he has assessed the number of projects and housing units that would be assisted by a three-year extension rather than a two-year one and give those details; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37708/21]

Animal Breeding

Michael McNamara

633. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of cattle that were in the three townlands (details supplied) in County Clare during the years 2018, 2019 and 2020; if he will provide for each year the number of cattle on 1 January each year for each parish; the number of births registered each year for each parish; the number of cattle on 31 December of each year for each parish; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37854/21]

World Heritage Sites

Michael McNamara

205. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide information on the applications received for inclusion on Ireland's World Heritage Tentative List 2020-2030 including each site applied for and the local authority or other entity from which the respective application was received; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37038/21]

Driver Licences

Michael McNamara

43. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Transport when a person (details supplied) will be facilitated with a learner permit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36659/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Michael McNamara

117. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health if fully vaccinated persons from the USA can visit Ireland without mandatory hotel quarantining once they have been vaccinated with an-EMA recognised vaccine and present with a negative PCR test carried out within the previous 72 hours on arrival. [30252/21]

Hospital Equipment

Michael McNamara

197. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health if a pass-through dishwasher, a ventilation system and stainless steel cupboards will be replaced as a matter of urgency for catering staff at a hospital (details supplied) in County Clare given that the cupboards in the kitchen area of the hospital are now falling apart due to water damage, which is obviously a health and safety issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30629/21]

Revenue Commissioners

Michael McNamara

180. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Finance if clerical officers who transferred from the Department of Agriculture in 2007 to the Revenue Commissioners will be considered for the allowance personal to holder which came into effect on 1 January 2003 given that all the clerical officers in the Revenue Commissioners are doing the very same job but anyone who transferred to the Revenue Commissioners after 2003 are on a reduced rate of pay of €100 weekly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36327/21]

Health Services

Michael McNamara

470. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health if optometrists will be issued a new contract with the HSE in order to provide enhanced public eye-care and cut excessive waiting times for patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29364/21]

Health Services

Michael McNamara

483. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health when the bowel screening programme will recommence at Ennis General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29623/21]

Health Services

Michael McNamara

485. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be facilitated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29660/21]

Home Help Service

Michael McNamara

494. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be facilitated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29688/21]

Vehicle Registration Tax

Michael McNamara

205. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Finance if a vehicle purchased by an organisation (details supplied) to transport persons to medical appointments and hospitals and so on will be included in the exemptions from VRT and VAT available to ambulances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35449/21]

Special Educational Needs

Michael McNamara

254. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Education the status of the SNA review for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35635/21]

Health Services

Michael McNamara

425. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be facilitated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28912/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Michael McNamara

471. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health if he plans to extend the temporary assistance scheme to support private and voluntary nursing homes with additional costs due to coronavirus Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29178/21]

Childcare Services

Michael McNamara

160. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department will allow childminders to be included in the decision-making of the changes as outlined in the National Action Plan for Childminding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35011/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Michael McNamara

316. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who have stayed in mandatory hotel quarantine to date; the number of those who have paid for their stay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28261/21]

School Transport

Michael McNamara

345. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Education if refunds have been issued to those who purchased school bus tickets for the second half of the 2020-2021 school term in view of the closure of schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34741/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Michael McNamara

576. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health if the State is adhering to COUNCIL RECOMMENDATION (EU) 2020/1475 of 13 October 2020 and amended on 28 January 2021 and 14 June 2021 on a coordinated approach to the restriction of free movement in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. [34101/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Michael McNamara

577. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health the reason arrivals at Irish airports from areas marked Green on the ECDC Map published in support of the Council Recommendation on a coordinated approach to the restriction of free movement in response to the Covid-19 pandemic are subject to restrictions, defined in paragraph 17(2) in COUNCIL RECOMMENDATION (EU) 2020/1475 as a test for Covid-19 infection prior to and or after arrival in the form of a PCR test both before and after arrival in the State. [34100/21]

Construction Industry

Michael McNamara

5. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department has consulted the construction sector regarding the growing impact on housing construction on the shortage of timber and the inflating ever cost of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33843/21]

Irish Aid

Michael McNamara

103. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has a policy on the funding or defunding of organisations with gender critical views by Irish Aid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33878/21]

Election Monitoring Missions

Michael McNamara

131. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of former Members of the Houses of the Oireachtas nominated to participate in election observation missions from the election observation roster over the past ten years who were former members at the time of their nomination; the name of each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33881/21]

Election Monitoring Missions

Michael McNamara

135. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the objective criteria for nomination to participate in election observation missions from the election observation roster; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33880/21]

Election Monitoring Missions

Michael McNamara

158. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of different persons who have been on the election observation roster to be eligible for nomination to participate in election observation missions over the past ten years; the number of missions each person was nominated to participate in; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33879/21]

Departmental Schemes

Michael McNamara

258. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media when the 2021 sports capital programme will be announced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33061/21]

Work Permits

Michael McNamara

172. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the legislation for a person who is currently in the country and does not have a work permit at present but would like to apply for a work permit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32075/21]

Driver Test

Michael McNamara

273. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Transport the reason the driver theory test centre in Ennis, County Clare is only open three days per week as opposed to five days per week; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31604/21]

Bus Services

Michael McNamara

281. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Transport if Bus Éireann is cancelling or has cancelled the weekly route servicing Whitegate, County Clare; if so, the replacement service being put in place to facilitate residents in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31749/21]

Banking Sector

Michael McNamara

349. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 95 of 2 June 2021, if he will address an issue in which a person (details supplied) in County Clare cannot get access to a copy of their own data from a bank for the relevant period from 1 March 2020 to 3 August 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31084/21]

Arts Policy

Michael McNamara

463. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will urgently implement the universal basic income for the arts sector given the decimation of the arts sector as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30911/21]

Special Educational Needs

Michael McNamara

731. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Education further to the Government’s approval for the July provision for pupils with complex special educational needs and those at greatest risk of educational disadvantage, if she will consider overturning the decision for children with autism who prior to Covid-19 pandemic would have been in receipt of two weeks July provision at home and two weeks at school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30904/21]

Low Pay Commission

Michael McNamara

863. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Social Protection her plans for the implementation of the universal basic income pilot committed to as part of the request to the Low Pay Commission to examine universal basic income committed to under the programme for Government; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30832/21]

Departmental Correspondence

Michael McNamara

1063. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will expedite a reply to correspondence for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31498/21]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Michael McNamara

1093. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when a person (details supplied) in County Clare who is currently completing a plumbing apprenticeship since March 2020, which was a nine month on-the-job training block followed by a three month college attendance under Solas to complete phase 1 college attendance, will return in order for a person to complete phase 1 and move to phase 2; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32063/21]

Driver Test

Michael McNamara

85. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Transport when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will receive a date for a driver theory test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29954/21]

Banking Sector

Michael McNamara

95. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Finance if he will take steps on behalf of a person (details supplied) in County Clare who is seeking to get access to their full file with a bank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29950/21]

Social Welfare Payments

Michael McNamara

147. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Social Protection when an application by a person (details supplied) will be processed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29956/21]

Heritage Sites

Michael McNamara

344. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the basis for his anticipation of receiving applications in respect of the Burren, Glendalough, Passage Tomb Landscapes of Sligo, Royal Sites and Valentia Cable Station for inclusion on the Tentative list for UNESCO World Heritage status. [29764/21]

Heritage Sites

Michael McNamara

345. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the preparatory works carried out by his Department with local authorities in respect of the applications in respect of the Burren, Glendalough, Passage Tomb Landscapes of Sligo, Royal Sites and Valentia Cable Station to be included on the Tentative list for UNESCO World Heritage status. [29765/21]

Heritage Sites

Michael McNamara

346. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the basis for not anticipating an application in early monastic sites other than Glendalough for inclusion on the Tentative list for UNESCO World Heritage status. [29766/21]

School Transport

Michael McNamara

165. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Education if she will address a matter regarding the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28639/21]

School Transport

Michael McNamara

166. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Education the status of the review of school transport; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28640/21]

Third Level Education

Michael McNamara

459. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will instruct University of Limerick to engage meaningfully with students in seeking a resolution relating to the cancellation of the international trips for students for respective masters courses due to the Covid-19 pandemic and to refund costs to students for flights, transfers, accommodation and food; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27685/21]

Departmental Policies

Michael McNamara

574. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will consider decentralising her Department to a regional location as an indication of the commitment by the Government to the Our Rural Future - Rural Development Policy 2021-2025 policy document; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27574/21]

Immigration Status

Michael McNamara

331. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Justice if she will issue a renewed stamp 4 to a person (details supplied) awaiting a decision on an application for certificate of naturalisation whose previous stamp 4 was extended three months at a time when it expired on 21 May 2020, most recently up to the April 2021, but whose passport was not stamped to that effect in circumstances in which the person needs to leave the State for essential reasons. [27209/21]

An Garda Síochána

Michael McNamara

332. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Justice if the report of the inquiry into the adequacy of the An Garda Síochána investigations and disciplinary inquiries following the death of Mr. Patrick Nugent, which she received on 3 November 2020, will be shared with the family. [27214/21]

An Garda Síochána

Michael McNamara

333. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Justice when she will share the report of the inquiry into the adequacy of the An Garda Síochána investigations and disciplinary inquiries following the death of Mr. Patrick Nugent, which she received on 3 November 2020, with the Nugent family. [27215/21]

An Garda Síochána

Michael McNamara

334. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Justice if the report of the inquiry into the adequacy of the An Garda Síochána investigations and disciplinary inquiries following the death of Mr. Patrick Nugent, which she received on 3 November 2020, will be published. [27216/21]

An Garda Síochána

Michael McNamara

335. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Justice when she will publish the report of the inquiry into the adequacy of the An Garda Síochána investigations and disciplinary inquiries following the death of Mr. Patrick Nugent, which she received on 3 November 2020. [27217/21]

Social Welfare Benefits

Michael McNamara

157. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) will be facilitated with a care support grant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26756/21]

Broadband Infrastructure

Michael McNamara

180. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if fibre broadband service will be provided to an area (details supplied) as part of the current roll-out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25187/21]

Broadband Infrastructure

Michael McNamara

181. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if fibre broadband service will be provided to an area (details supplied) as part of the current roll-out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25234/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Michael McNamara

310. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Education if a student who is absent from school for the purpose of self-isolating due to having contracted or being suspected of being in contact with Covid-19, at the behest of the school or upon the advice of the HSE, which advice has been provided to the school, shall be deemed not to be absent from that school for the period concerned for the purposes of section 21 of the Education (Welfare) Act 2000; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25224/21]

Passport Services

Michael McNamara

96. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of passport applications that are outstanding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24203/21]

Passport Services

Michael McNamara

102. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the reason the processing of passports was not deemed to be an essential service given that the right to leave a state including one's own is enshrined in international law and the possession of a valid passport is an essential prerequisite for the exercise of that right; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24205/21]

International Relations

Michael McNamara

112. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has raised the issue of correction camps for the Uighur minority in China with the Chinese authorities; if it is proposed to take a common EU position on the matter; the use that has been made of Ireland's current position within the UN systems to raise the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24204/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Michael McNamara

222. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Finance if the Government will re-evaluate its position regarding event caters and expand access parameters to the Covid restrictions support scheme to allow these member companies gain access to the necessary financial supports to ensure their survival; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24623/21]

Departmental Data

Michael McNamara

651. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Justice the number of cases of domestic and sexual abuse reported to the Clare Garda division from 1 April 2020 to 31 March 2021; the figures for the corresponding period from 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24346/21]

Departmental Funding

Michael McNamara

652. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Justice the breakdown of funding allocated to domestic, sexual and gender-based violence organisations in 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24347/21]

Covid-19 Tests

Michael McNamara

714. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health the number of the 54 persons in mandatory hotel quarantine who tested positive for Covid-19 who had initially presented with a negative PCR test on arrival in the State; and the number who had not undergone a PCR test prior to arrival. [23768/21]