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Wed, 3 Mar 2021
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Cycling Policy
Cormac Devlin
153. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Transport his plans to encourage the four Dublin local authorities possibly through the Eastern and Midland Regional Assembly to examine the establishment of a Dublin regional bike-sharing scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11822/21]
Wed, 3 Mar 2021
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Departmental Schemes
Cormac Devlin
154. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Transport his plans to establish new schemes, funding and national regulations to encourage more entrants to the car-sharing market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11823/21]
Wed, 3 Mar 2021
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Cycling Facilities
Cormac Devlin
155. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Transport the status of the original plan for the 22 km Dublin Bay Sutton to Sandycove cycle route, S2S, which was planned as a predominantly off-road route running alongside the DART line as part of a wider east coast greenway from Belfast to Rosslare; the details of all meetings his officials held with Dublin City Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council regarding the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11824/21]
Wed, 3 Mar 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Cormac Devlin
216. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider, in view of the level 5 Covid-19 restrictions being in place for a significant proportion of the duration of the stay and spend scheme, reviewing and revamping the scheme to help restart the hospitality industry in the coming months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11829/21]
Wed, 3 Mar 2021
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Local Authority Housing
Cormac Devlin
344. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the sections of the Housing Acts 1997 to 2014 upon which local authorities can rely in order to evict tenants who are engaged in known criminal behaviour such as drug dealing, violence and intimidation, repeated antisocial behaviour or damage to the property or surrounding area; the number of cases taken by each Dublin local authority under this Act since 2015 in each of the years 2015 to 2020, inclusive, in tabular form; the percentage of these cases that have been successful; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11825/21]
Wed, 3 Mar 2021
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Local Authority Housing
Cormac Devlin
345. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of strategic housing developments in each of the years 2016 to 2020, inclusive, in tabular form; the status of such applications approved and commencement notices in each of the four Dublin local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11833/21]
Wed, 3 Mar 2021
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Schools Building Projects
Cormac Devlin
485. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Education the status efforts by her Department in securing a permanent site for a school (details supplied) as per previous correspondence; the number of meetings that have been held between her Department and the local council regarding this issue since 2018; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11821/21]
Wed, 3 Mar 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Cormac Devlin
638. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the Covid-19 supports that are available to the international education sector; if he will address the issues raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11537/21]
Wed, 3 Mar 2021
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Rental Sector
Cormac Devlin
649. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Justice the procedures in place to deal with letting agents and companies that fail to either transfer rent collected from tenants who fail to deal with maintenance issues in properties or who do not comply with the agreement with the owner of the property; her plans to review and improve the legislation in this area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11826/21]
Wed, 3 Mar 2021
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Respite Care Services
Cormac Devlin
931. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the details of the locations of the recently announced nine respite houses across Ireland; if he will provide more details in relation to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11827/21]
Wed, 3 Mar 2021
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Vaccination Programme
Cormac Devlin
932. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health if he will consult with the Health Service Executive to allow community and church halls to be utilised in the roll-out of the national Covid-19 vaccination programme to deal with the fact that some doctor's surgeries are not large enough for the throughput and patients are concerned about being close contacts of other patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11830/21]
Wed, 3 Mar 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Cormac Devlin
933. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health when he expects dentists and qualified dental hygienists to be utilised to help the national vaccination effort; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11831/21]
Wed, 3 Mar 2021
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Vaccination Programme
Cormac Devlin
934. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health if he will request the Health Service Executive to review the locations of mass vaccination centres to ensure that persons living in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown which has a population of almost 250,000 persons and its environs have adequate access to a centre without vulnerable persons having to travel excessive distances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11832/21]
Wed, 3 Mar 2021
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Vaccination Programme
Cormac Devlin
969. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health if he will request the national immunisation advisory committee, NIAC, to examine if persons aged 17 years who are working in front-line vaccination environments, such as pharmacy assistants who are currently designated as category 2D workers in terms of the vaccination programme and at high risk of contracting Covid-19, can be given the vaccine given NIAC's approval of vaccinations for persons aged 16 years of age and older who are at high risk from Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11966/21]
Wed, 3 Mar 2021
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Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority
Cormac Devlin
1077. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the Attorney General nominated for appointment by the Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority three independent legal professionals to the determination panel for the purpose of SI 318 of 2020 - European Union (Common Fisheries Policy) (Point System) Regulations 2020. [11608/21]
Wed, 3 Mar 2021
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Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority
Cormac Devlin
1078. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the Attorney General conducted an application process or otherwise invited applications from independent legal professionals for the appointment of three independent legal professionals to the determination panel for the purpose of SI 318 of 2020 - European Union (Common Fisheries Policy) (Point System) Regulations 2020. [11609/21]
Wed, 3 Mar 2021
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Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority
Cormac Devlin
1079. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the Attorney General has nominated for appointment an appeals officer for the purpose of SI 318 of 2020 - European Union (Common Fisheries Policy) (Point System) Regulations 2020. [11610/21]
Wed, 3 Mar 2021
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Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority
Cormac Devlin
1080. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the Attorney General conducted an application process or otherwise invited applications from suitable candidates namely barristers or solicitors of not less than five years standing for the nomination for appointment of an appeals officer for the purpose of SI 318 of 2020 - European Union (Common Fisheries Policy) (Point System) Regulations 2020. [11611/21]
Wed, 24 Feb 2021
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Road Projects
Cormac Devlin
79. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Transport the projects applied for by each of the four Dublin local authorities under the regional and local roads allocations for 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10379/21]
Wed, 24 Feb 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Cormac Devlin
198. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied); if there is mechanism to get back the pandemic unemployment payment the employee would have been eligible for during the time the temporary wage subsidy scheme was being paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10025/21]