Parliamentary questions

Covid-19 Pandemic

Brendan Griffin

1193. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding the removal of yoga studios from class exemptions during level 3 restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42072/21]

Health Services

Brendan Griffin

1242. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health his advice on a matter (details supplied) in relation to podiatry support; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42181/21]

Vaccination Programme

Brendan Griffin

1251. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health his views on a matter regarding the vaccination programme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42216/21]

Vaccination Programme

Brendan Griffin

1270. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health his views on a matter regarding payment to pharmacies for the administration of vaccines (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42292/21]

Health Services

Brendan Griffin

1282. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health his views on a series of matters raised by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42351/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Brendan Griffin

1369. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health his advice regarding school children under 13 years of age having to wear a mask (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42595/21]

Dental Services

Brendan Griffin

1427. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health the advice he can provide about a dental services issue (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43003/21]

General Practitioner Services

Brendan Griffin

1430. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 2447 of 27 July 2021, the position with regard to securing a general practitioner for a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43015/21]

Veterinary Services

Brendan Griffin

1535. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will withdraw proposals for veterinary prescriptions for essential parasite treatments (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41850/21]

Forestry Sector

Brendan Griffin

1541. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an application by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry for a felling licence will be processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41980/21]

Agriculture Schemes

Brendan Griffin

1554. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on a matter regarding the case of persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42129/21]

Agriculture Schemes

Brendan Griffin

1568. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a BPS payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42267/21]

Agriculture Schemes

Brendan Griffin

1569. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a BPS payment for 2021 will issue to persons (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42268/21]

Forestry Sector

Brendan Griffin

1605. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a forestry application for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will be processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43179/21]

Enterprise Support Services

Brendan Griffin

35. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will make business supports available to enterprises that are TAN number holders importing used cars from the UK; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40392/21]

Foreign Direct Investment

Brendan Griffin

36. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of IDA Ireland site visits to County Kerry in quarter 2 of 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40393/21]

Foreign Direct Investment

Brendan Griffin

37. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the up to date position regarding the location of a company (details supplied) to the IDA Ireland advance facility in Tralee, County Kerry; if a timeline in relation to future activities and employment levels at the facility will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40394/21]

Foreign Direct Investment

Brendan Griffin

38. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if further advance facilities will be considered in respect of County Kerry in view of the relatively poor performance of the county in relation to foreign direct investment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40395/21]

Foreign Direct Investment

Brendan Griffin

39. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if interest has been expressed by any potential investors in relation to a site registered with Enterprise Ireland and the IDA (details supplied); if so, if he will provide details of the inquiries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40396/21]

Flexible Work Practices

Brendan Griffin

44. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide an update on the remote working strategy implementation; if his attention has been drawn to initiatives such as remote hubs in Sneem, County Kerry; his views on the potential of further similar hubs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40678/21]

Energy Production

Brendan Griffin

82. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his views on whether the new fortress energy project in Tarbert and Ballylongford will be important in addressing the projected shortage of energy to meet the basic needs of Ireland in the near future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40442/21]

National Broadband Plan

Brendan Griffin

97. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of homes that have been connected in County Kerry to date under the national broadband plan; the percentage of the overall number of homes in the county that have been connected to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40677/21]

Forestry Sector

Brendan Griffin

98. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for the Environment; Climate and Communications the impact which the failure to reach an average of 8,000 ha per annum of newly planted forest as outlined in the Climate Action Plan 2019 will have on Ireland's climate mitigation plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40686/21]

National Broadband Plan

Brendan Griffin

99. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of premises in County Kerry that will be connected to high-speed broadband under the national broadband plan; the number and percentage of these that have been surveyed for connection to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40693/21]

Rail Network

Brendan Griffin

230. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport his plans for additional passing loops on the Tralee to Mallow rail line; the estimated cost of such plans; if he will provide a projected timeline for the completion of such works; his views on whether such passing loops will allow for increased frequency of services between Tralee and Mallow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40384/21]

Road Projects

Brendan Griffin

231. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport the up to date position in relation to the provision of a bypass for Adare, County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40385/21]

Road Projects

Brendan Griffin

232. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport the up to date position in relation to the provision of a bypass for Newcastlewest, County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40386/21]

Road Projects

Brendan Griffin

233. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport the up to date position regarding the provision of a bypass for Abbeyfeale, County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40387/21]

Aviation Industry

Brendan Griffin

234. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has contingency plans in place to reinstate the Kerry-Dublin PSO in the event of commercial failure on the route; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40388/21]

Bus Services

Brendan Griffin

235. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport if he will make additional funding available to LocalLink services in respect of community transport initiatives such as the Keel-Castlemaine LIFT service which has been in operation in County Kerry since the spring of 2019; his views on whether such schemes are beneficial to communities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40389/21]

Bus Services

Brendan Griffin

236. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport the up to date position in relation to work his Department has done regarding the provision of a hop-on hop-off Wild Atlantic Way bus service; his views on the benefits and sustainability of such a scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40390/21]

Cycling Facilities

Brendan Griffin

282. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Transport if he has further examined the concept of priority cycle routes particularly in proximity to planned or established greenways; if he will fund a pilot project for local authorities to apply to for such developments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41299/21]

Brexit Issues

Brendan Griffin

293. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the heavy impact of Brexit tariffs and VAT requirements on TAN number holders importing used cars from the UK; if he will seek a review of regulations for such dealers in respect of marginal scheme cars; if his attention has been drawn to the shortage of quality used cars available to the Irish market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40392/21]

Tax Code

Brendan Griffin

294. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance if he will introduce a VAT refund scheme for first-time buyers or builders in respect of the first €200,000 spent on materials and labour; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40412/21]

Tax Code

Brendan Griffin

393. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance if he will extend the help to buy scheme and expand it to include currently uninhabitable properties or properties vacant for over two years for first-time buyers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40411/21]

Tax Code

Brendan Griffin

394. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance if he will extend the time period for which the 9% VAT rate will apply to the relevant sectors until the end of 2023 in light of the ongoing and protracted nature of the Covid-19 crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40434/21]

Tax Code

Brendan Griffin

395. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance if he will reconsider this Deputy’s previous proposal to eliminate capital gains tax for a two year window for sellers selling homes, sites or derelicts and currently uninhabitable properties to first-time buyers as a measure to bring more properties on to the market and give the first-time buyer a more competitive edge in that market versus investors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40435/21]

Tax Code

Brendan Griffin

404. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on the public consultation process on corporation tax; if he has received submissions from County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40679/21]

Tax Code

Brendan Griffin

443. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Finance his views on whether it is sustainable to continue to tax housing construction and materials so heavily at a time when persons and the economy require houses more than anything else; his further views on whether a fundamental shift to targeted low tax policy in respect of housing construction and material would be the obvious and simplest way to support first-time buyers and builders in particular; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41309/21]

Office of Public Works

Brendan Griffin

474. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if a local community organisation will be facilitated on OPW-owned lands for the provision of a community facility (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40405/21]

Flood Risk Management

Brendan Griffin

475. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the up-to-date position in respect of efforts to prevent future flooding at a location (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40406/21]

Harbours and Piers

Brendan Griffin

476. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans for the provision of an improved and safer landing facility on An Blascaod Mór; if the preferred solution has been costed; if there is an indicative timeframe for the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40407/21]

Tourism Industry

Brendan Griffin

534. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the number of overseas visitors to Ireland in 2020; the projected number of overseas visitors to Ireland in the entirety of 2021; the projected number of visitors for 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40400/21]

Sports Events

Brendan Griffin

535. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the up to date position regarding a potential bid by Ireland and other nations to host the 2030 World Cup; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40401/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Brendan Griffin

536. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if the allocations provided under the large-scale sports infrastructure fund will be topped-up to allow projects to be completed given the difficulties being faced by sporting organisations in providing match funding due to Covid-19 and the construction inflation that has occurred since the original allocations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40402/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Brendan Griffin

537. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the supports for Irish writers that have been provided since the beginning of Covid-19; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40403/21]

Television Licence Fee

Brendan Griffin

538. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the amount of revenue collected annually under the television licence fee; the cost of both collecting and enforcing television licensing; the breakdown for each; the percentage of households compliant with television licensing annually; the net amount the television licence produces per the total number of households in the State; if she is satisfied with this net amount; her views on whether a better system could be considered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40440/21]

Tourism Policy

Brendan Griffin

580. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the progress that has been made on the commitment in the Programme for Government to establish a wild Atlantic walkway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41300/21]

Tourism Policy

Brendan Griffin

581. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the progress that has been made on the commitment in the Programme for Government to engage with local communities along the seaboard between Carlingford, County Louth and Cobh, County Cork to establish a continuous coastal experience for visitors; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41301/21]

Sports Funding

Brendan Griffin

582. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the process and budgetary provision for capital funding for Gaeltacht sports clubs; the eligibility criteria; the amounts available; the match funding requirements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41302/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Brendan Griffin

583. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media her views on the difficulties persons with Irish language names are experiencing in relation to the EU Digital COVID Certificate particularly in cases in which the name contains a síne fada; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41303/21]

Official Travel

Brendan Griffin

584. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she plans to visit China; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41304/21]

Water Services

Brendan Griffin

589. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has engaged with Irish Water to discuss potential collaboration on critical water and wastewater infrastructure projects that are lacking in many rural towns and villages and consequently holding back development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40429/21]

National Parks

Brendan Griffin

689. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position regarding the hiring of new front-line staff for Killarney National Park; if the numbers of front-line staff being hired and time frames for such hiring will be provided; if the total number of front-line staff employed in Killarney National Park over the past five years will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40404/21]

Wastewater Treatment

Brendan Griffin

690. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the up-to-date position in relation to the provision of a sewerage scheme for Kilcummin, County Kerry; if the entire village will now be included in the scheme given that there had been concerns in recent months that parts of the village would be excluded from the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40408/21]

Departmental Projects

Brendan Griffin

691. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if Boolteens Village, County Kerry will be selected as a pilot project for an integrated constructed wetland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40409/21]

Local Authorities

Brendan Griffin

692. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on requirements by local authorities for new single rural houses to be erected on sites of no less than approximately half an acre; his views on whether this requirement could be revised downward to make the cost of a site more affordable for first time self-builders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40410/21]

Planning Issues

Brendan Griffin

693. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will increase the extension dimensions permitted without planning permission on existing structures for first-time buyers by 100% or 400 sq ft to 800 sq ft in rural areas and 50% or 400 sq ft to 600 sq ft in urban areas as a measure to help incentivise the renovation of currently uninhabited or derelict properties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40413/21]

Rental Sector

Brendan Griffin

694. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will review the short-term rental sector with particular focus on compliance and enforcement in relation to existing regulations; and the number of properties currently available for short-term rental only by county. [40414/21]

Housing Schemes

Brendan Griffin

695. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider a rebate for new water and electricity connection and reconnection fees for a stated window of time for first-time buyers subject to occupancy clause of seven years as a measure to help incentivise the renovation of currently uninhabited or derelict properties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40415/21]

Housing Policy

Brendan Griffin

696. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider the imposition of a seven year occupancy clause and local tie clause on all homes and derelict properties for sale in rural areas that would be designated to be of special scenic, environmental or linguistic sensitivity as a measure to prevent the death of rural communities along the western seaboard in particular; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40416/21]

Wild Fires

Brendan Griffin

730. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the efforts being made to avoid a repeat of the Killarney National Park fire; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40676/21]

Construction Industry

Brendan Griffin

731. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department has carried out any analysis on the increase in timber prices as a result of licencing difficulties in the forestry sector; the impact which this is having on housing construction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40689/21]

Departmental Schemes

Brendan Griffin

794. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the schedule for the drawdown of URDF funding for Tralee and Killarney, County Kerry; the specific elements of each application that will be prioritised for development using the allocated funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41297/21]

Local Authorities

Brendan Griffin

795. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of new local authority estate applications received by his Department in the past five years from Kerry County Council; the number that have been approved, allocated funding or constructed; the locations of each application; the number and type of units contained in each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41298/21]

Departmental Schemes

Brendan Griffin

796. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the next round of the urban regeneration and development fund will open for applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41306/21]

Housing Provision

Brendan Griffin

797. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of vacant dwelling houses per county in tabular form; his views on whether bringing these units back into use could help address part of the housing shortage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41308/21]

Passport Services

Brendan Griffin

820. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will advise on a matter in relation to digital passports and travel (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39518/21]

Northern Ireland

Brendan Griffin

853. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will continue to communicate in the strongest possible terms to the British Government the outrage felt by many persons on this island about its plans to provide amnesty in respect of atrocities carried out in Northern Ireland pre-1998; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40432/21]

United Nations

Brendan Griffin

854. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if Ireland will utilise its position on the UN Security Council to demand the immediate release of a person (details supplied) and for an end to the persecution of and release of opposition political activists in Belarus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40433/21]

Defence Forces

Brendan Griffin

911. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Defence his views on the Jadotville Report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40398/21]

Defence Forces

Brendan Griffin

912. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Defence the way in which Defence Forces recruitment and retention issues will be addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40399/21]

School Accommodation

Brendan Griffin

1000. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education the position regarding an application for an extension by a school (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40417/21]

School Accommodation

Brendan Griffin

1001. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education the position regarding an application for an extension by a school (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40418/21]

School Accommodation

Brendan Griffin

1002. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education the position regarding an application for an extension by a school (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40419/21]

School Staff

Brendan Griffin

1003. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education the list of primary schools including the names and locations of each school in County Kerry that as it stands is due to lose a mainstream teacher for the 2021-2022 academic year; if she will intervene to prevent any such losses in the context of Covid-19 and the obvious difficulties that such losses would present to teacher and student safety; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40420/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Brendan Griffin

1004. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education if she has a contingency plan for the return of schools in August and September 2021 in the event of continued high Covid-19 rates among under 18s; if she will provide details of any such plans; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40421/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Brendan Griffin

1005. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education the number of CO2 monitors being provided to schools for the autumn; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40422/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Brendan Griffin

1006. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education the percentage of the overall number of classrooms nationwide she estimates her Department will provide with a CO2 monitor in the autumn; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40423/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Brendan Griffin

1007. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education the percentage of the overall number of classrooms in County Kerry she estimates her Department will provide with a CO2 monitor in the autumn; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40424/21]

School Accommodation

Brendan Griffin

1008. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education the position regarding the provision of a new school (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40425/21]

School Accommodation

Brendan Griffin

1009. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education the position regarding the provision of a new school (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40426/21]

State Examinations

Brendan Griffin

1010. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Education if additional time allowances will be provided for participants in State exams who have been diagnosed with low processing speed; if her attention has been drawn to the relative difficulties that such participants encounter in attempting to communicate their knowledge of a subject in the allotted time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40427/21]

Social Welfare Eligibility

Brendan Griffin

1138. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Social Protection the position in relation to child benefit payments to EU citizens whose children reside elsewhere in the EU in the context of the UK post-Brexit; if such payments have been discontinued in respect of UK citizens resident in Ireland whose children are residing in the UK; if the estimated full year cost in respect of this cohort of recipients will be provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40430/21]

Pension Provisions

Brendan Griffin

1139. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding the provision of pensions or other beneficial payments for current and former community employment supervisors; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40431/21]

Pension Provisions

Brendan Griffin

1140. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will increase the old age pension in Budget 2022 in view of rising costs of living for pensioners and the pressures that these costs are putting pensioners under; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40436/21]

Live Register

Brendan Griffin

1150. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Social Protection the latest live register figures for County Kerry; the percentage change in the county since the Covid-19 peak; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40675/21]

Early Childhood Care and Education

Brendan Griffin

1222. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the percentage of children availing of free preschool services for one and two years; if a county breakdown of same is available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40441/21]

Student Accommodation

Brendan Griffin

1276. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his views on a matter (details supplied) in relation to third-level accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40251/21]

Physical Education

Brendan Griffin

1284. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans for successful transition and increased sports participation and physical activity amongst third-level students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40428/21]

Coroners Service

Brendan Griffin

1389. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Justice the position regarding delays for bereaved families awaiting inquests; if the matter is being addressed; if she will examine each jurisdiction to ensure no obvious exceptionally long delays; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40437/21]

An Garda Síochána

Brendan Griffin

1390. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Justice the number of Garda personnel and civilian employees in the Kerry Garda division for each of the past five years; the breakdown of Garda numbers in each district within County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40438/21]

Vaccination Programme

Brendan Griffin

1446. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health if he will address a matter raised in relation to vaccination (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33349/21]

National Children's Hospital

Brendan Griffin

1653. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health the plans that will be put in place for Temple Street and Crumlin Children’s Hospitals (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34745/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Brendan Griffin

1655. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health if advice will be provided on a matter in relation to Irish persons who received a vaccine abroad (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34747/21]

Legislative Measures

Brendan Griffin

1749. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health when a review of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018 will be progressed; the timeline regarding a review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35457/21]

Abortion Services

Brendan Griffin

1750. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health the checks that are in place to ensure public hospitals are adhering to the provisions of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018; if all public hospitals are in compliance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35458/21]

Abortion Services

Brendan Griffin

1751. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health if he is satisfied that a public hospital group (details supplied) is adhering to the provisions of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018; if all public hospitals in the group are in compliance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35459/21]

Abortion Services

Brendan Griffin

1752. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health the breakdown of the services available and or not available at a public hospital (details supplied) under the provisions of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35460/21]

Medical Cards

Brendan Griffin

2034. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health if the removal of a benign squamous papilloma in a general practitioner surgery is covered under the medical card system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36331/21]