Parliamentary questions

Irish Prison Service

Jim O'Callaghan

433. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the transport budget for the Irish Prison Service in 2019, 2020 and 2021, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2736/21]

Garda Civilian Staff

Jim O'Callaghan

434. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the estimated cost to recruit six additional full-time analysts at higher executive officer level for the Garda cybercrime unit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2737/21]

Dublin-Monaghan Bombings

Jim O'Callaghan

1. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Taoiseach if the papers and documentation generated by a person (details supplied) in their inquiry into the Dublin and Monaghan bombings will be handed over to Operation Kenova; and if not, the reason. [45184/20]

Energy Conservation

Jim O'Callaghan

8. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if regulations can be introduced to ensure the presence of doors on supermarket fridges in order to reduce the amount of energy required; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44868/20]

Local Authority Functions

Jim O'Callaghan

68. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if a citywide master plan for carbon reduction exists for Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44866/20]

Bus Services

Jim O'Callaghan

136. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Transport the amount spent to date on the BusConnects project. [44928/20]

Bus Services

Jim O'Callaghan

137. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Transport the estimated total cost of implementing BusConnects. [44929/20]

Bus Services

Jim O'Callaghan

138. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Transport the estimated cost of purchasing properties in Dublin in order to implement BusConnects. [44930/20]

Cycling Facilities

Jim O'Callaghan

144. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has carried out an assessment of the impact of the proposed new cycleway on Strand Road, Dublin 4. [45062/20]

Public Transport

Jim O'Callaghan

145. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Transport if there has been progress in conducting a feasibility study into an extension of MetroLink. [45063/20]

Environmental Schemes

Jim O'Callaghan

313. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if consideration will be given to providing water fountains in public places in order that the demand for plastic bottled water can be reduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44869/20]

Human Rights

Jim O'Callaghan

376. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has made contact with the Iranian Government in relation to the recent execution of a person (details supplied). [45065/20]

Inquiry into the Death of Mr. Shane O'Farrell

Jim O'Callaghan

690. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice if there shall be no further extensions to the work being carried out by a judge into the death of a person (details supplied); and if the scoping inquiry will conclude on 29 January 2021. [45057/20]

Dublin-Monaghan Bombings

Jim O'Callaghan

708. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice if An Garda Síochána has agreed to hand over files that are relevant to the inquiries being conducted by Operation Kenova; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45182/20]

Dublin-Monaghan Bombings

Jim O'Callaghan

709. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice if restrictions or redactions have been imposed on any files that have been handed over by An Garda Síochána to Operation Kenova; if so, the basis for such restrictions or redactions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45183/20]

Brexit Preparations

Jim O'Callaghan

121. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is satisfied with the level of Brexit readiness amongst companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43786/20]

Company Law

Jim O'Callaghan

137. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans to introduce a new form of examinership in relation to company law to facilitate smaller companies seeking to survive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43809/20]

Brexit Supports

Jim O'Callaghan

216. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the funding made available to businesses for Brexit preparations through his Department or agencies under its remit in 2020 by county; the number of businesses which have benefitted by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44464/20]

IDA Ireland

Jim O'Callaghan

217. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of IDA Ireland site visits by county to date in 2020. [44465/20]

Retail Sector

Jim O'Callaghan

218. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the value of grants made to companies through the online retail scheme to date in 2020, by county in tabular form. [44466/20]

Local Enterprise Offices

Jim O'Callaghan

219. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the additional funding made available to each local enterprise office in budget 2021. [44467/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Jim O'Callaghan

40. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of businesses in each local authority area that have received a restart grant and that have received a restart grant plus in tabular form; the funding allocated for each grant category in each local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44041/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Jim O'Callaghan

41. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of businesses that have availed of the Covid-19 credit guarantee scheme by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44042/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Jim O'Callaghan

43. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department has carried out an assessment of the impact of level 5 restrictions on the sectors of the economy under his remit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44131/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Jim O'Callaghan

272. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the steps he will take to extend the public consultation period for draft development plans currently being worked upon by local authorities in order to take into account the difficulty of securing full public consultation during Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42988/20]

Army Barracks

Jim O'Callaghan

303. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Defence if a club (details supplied) will be permitted to use the GAA grounds in Cathal Brugha Barracks, Rathmines, Dublin 6; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42918/20]

Garda Strength

Jim O'Callaghan

438. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the number of full-time forensic accountants in the Criminal Assets Bureau and Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau, in tabular form; if further accountants will be recruited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43048/20]

Garda Transport Provision

Jim O'Callaghan

439. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the number of new marked and unmarked Garda cars and vans allocated to the Garda dog unit in 2019 and to date in 2020; the number of vehicles withdrawn during the same period; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43049/20]

Garda Data

Jim O'Callaghan

440. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice if gardaí have access to interpreter services on a 24-7 basis on the roadside when dealing with members of the public who speak little or no English; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43050/20]

Garda Transport Provision

Jim O'Callaghan

441. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the number or percentage of Garda vehicles in each Garda division within the Dublin region that are aged over 12 years as of 4 December 2020, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43051/20]

Garda Transport Provision

Jim O'Callaghan

442. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice if funding will be provided for the purchase of additional unmarked vans for the Garda public order unit; the number of unmarked vans in the Garda public order unit within the fleet; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43052/20]

Garda Expenditure

Jim O'Callaghan

443. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the estimated full-year budget for the Garda National Cybercrime Bureau; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43053/20]

Garda Data

Jim O'Callaghan

463. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the numbers of knives seized by An Garda Síochána in 2019 and to date 2020. [43457/20]

Legislative Measures

Jim O'Callaghan

15. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice her plans to legislate for the introduction of domestic homicide reviews. [42426/20]

Legislative Measures

Jim O'Callaghan

41. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice her plans to amend section 252 of the Children Act 2001 in view of a recent Court of Appeals judgement. [42425/20]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Jim O'Callaghan

154. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the action being taken to reduce outpatient waiting times in St. Vincent’s University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42311/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Jim O'Callaghan

239. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance the number of businesses that have applied for the Covid restrictions support scheme to date; the number of applications that have been successful; the value of the financial support by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42786/20]

Family Reunification

Jim O'Callaghan

187. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice if the time-frame for applicants who have been granted refugee status to be notified of the decision of her Department to their request for family reunification visas can be reduced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42492/20]

Extradition Arrangements

Jim O'Callaghan

517. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice if steps have been taken to seek the extradition of a person (details supplied) from South Africa; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41474/20]

Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service

Jim O'Callaghan

530. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the steps that need to be taken by an American citizen resident in Ireland who wishes to change their surname to the name of their Irish grandparent; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42077/20]

Suicide Incidence

Jim O'Callaghan

661. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health if statistics for suicide rates in Ireland to date in 2020 can be provided and in which statistics for previous years can be accessed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41711/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Jim O'Callaghan

774. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health his plans for the roll out of Covid-19 vaccines (details supplied); the information technology supports that will be used to assist in deploying the vaccines and developing patient registries; if the individual health identifier along with suitable barcoding technology will be used to underpin patient safety and efficiency in the planned roll out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42058/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Jim O'Callaghan

48. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Social Protection the impact of the move to level 5 on the budget of her Department for 2020. [40166/20]

Domestic Violence Refuges Provision

Jim O'Callaghan

99. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when he plans to publish a review of domestic violence accommodation provision. [40750/20]

Equality Issues

Jim O'Callaghan

119. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his views on the need to legislate to introduce a new ground of discrimination on socioeconomic grounds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40751/20]

School Staff

Jim O'Callaghan

65. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education the status of engagements with representatives of school secretaries. [40089/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Jim O'Callaghan

79. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education the actions being taken to ensure that continued operation of schools at which inadequate ventilation has been identified; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40088/20]

National Asset Management Agency

Jim O'Callaghan

221. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance when NAMA will start construction on the Irish Glass Bottle site, Ringsend, Dublin 4, in order to provide much needed social and affordable housing. [39949/20]

Consular Services

Jim O'Callaghan

316. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if steps have been taken by his Department to secure the return of a person (details supplied). [39597/20]

Garda Reserve

Jim O'Callaghan

605. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice if consideration will be given to utilising the 430 members of the Garda Reserve to assist gardaí during the implementation of changing Covid-19 restriction levels and beyond; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40224/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Jim O'Callaghan

662. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the funding that has been allocated to the roll-out of the Covid-19 vaccine to ensure significant vaccination is achieved early in 2021. [39761/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Jim O'Callaghan

663. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the logistics experts that have been placed on the group responsible for rolling out the Covid-19 vaccine. [39762/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Jim O'Callaghan

664. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the distribution experts that have been placed on the group responsible for rolling out the Covid-19 vaccine. [39763/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Jim O'Callaghan

665. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health if the group responsible for rolling out the Covid-19 vaccine will hold a daily press conference to report on progress. [39764/20]

US Presidential Election

Jim O'Callaghan

31. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the fact that some European Union countries are making unsubstantiated claims in relation to the legitimacy of the outcome of the recent presidential election in the United States of America; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38460/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Jim O'Callaghan

107. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance the likely impact of the move to level 5 restrictions on tax receipts for the rest of 2020. [39186/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Jim O'Callaghan

130. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance his Department’s current projection of the extent to which the economy will contract in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39187/20]

Local Authority Housing

Jim O'Callaghan

45. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the retrofit works on Pearse House in Dublin 2 will commence. [38289/20]

Social and Affordable Housing

Jim O'Callaghan

108. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when construction will commence on the glass bottle site, Ringsend, Dublin 4 in order to provide much needed social and affordable housing. [38288/20]

Third Level Fees

Jim O'Callaghan

662. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will extend the €250 rebate to third-level postgraduate students that have had their education moved online; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38139/20]

Legislative Programme

Jim O'Callaghan

699. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice if she will progress the Firearms and Offensive Weapons (Amendment) Bill 2019 in view of the significant rise in the number of young men carrying knives. [37858/20]

Sports Capital Programme

Jim O'Callaghan

15. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the timeline for the assessment of applications under the large-scale sport infrastructure fund. [37409/20]

Sports Events

Jim O'Callaghan

42. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media her plans to bid for major sporting events post the current health restrictions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37408/20]

Departmental Reports

Jim O'Callaghan

258. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he has received the report on socioeconomic disadvantage as a new grounds of discrimination commissioned by his Department into the Equality (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017; and when he plans to publish the report. [37520/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Jim O'Callaghan

91. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the likely impact of the move to level 5 on public expenditure for the rest of 2020. [36663/20]

Local Authority Housing

Jim O'Callaghan

395. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to carry out refurbishment works on Canon Mooney Gardens, Ringsend, Dublin 4. [36961/20]

Legislative Programme

Jim O'Callaghan

555. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Social Protection when section 13 of the Civil Registration (Amendment) Act 2014 governing deaths abroad will be commenced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36174/20]

Inquiry into the Death of Mr. Shane O'Farrell

Jim O'Callaghan

671. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice when she plans to commence an inquiry into the death of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36755/20]

Cycling Facilities

Jim O'Callaghan

48. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Transport the status of the development and funding of the Dodder cycle route; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35784/20]

Light Rail Projects

Jim O'Callaghan

63. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Transport if he will report on plans to increase the tram fleet on the Luas green line; when the expansion is due to be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35783/20]

Cycling Facilities

Jim O'Callaghan

130. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Transport the criteria that will be applied to assess whether the new cycle route on the Strand Road, Dublin 4, will be maintained after its trial period. [35920/20]

Cycling Facilities

Jim O'Callaghan

131. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Transport when the full infrastructure for the Sutton-to-Sandycove cycle route will be installed. [35921/20]

Legislative Measures

Jim O'Callaghan

195. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the consideration being given to the introduction of laws on parental alienation; if the recommendations of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Justice and Equality report on family law will be fully implemented. [35739/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Jim O'Callaghan

37. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has had discussions with business representative groups since the move to level 5 in the living with Covid-19 framework; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35037/20]

Value Added Tax

Jim O'Callaghan

303. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance if the proposed changes to the retail export scheme can be postponed in view of the difficulties caused by the ongoing restrictions to small businesses that avail of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34594/20]

Legislative Process

Jim O'Callaghan

589. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice if and when a new family law Bill will be introduced; if it will take into account and include all recommendations of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Justice and Equality report on reform of the family law system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34593/20]

Garda Equipment

Jim O'Callaghan

622. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the number of marked jeeps that came into the Garda fleet in 2018, 2019 and to date in 2020; and the number of marked jeeps that were withdrawn from the fleet during same period in tabular form. [34978/20]

Garda Equipment

Jim O'Callaghan

623. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the number of new Garda motorcycles that came into the fleet in 2019 and to date in 2020; and the number of motorcycles withdrawn from the fleet during same period in tabular form. [34979/20]

Garda Data

Jim O'Callaghan

624. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí by rank and Garda staff by job title working in the National Forensic Co-Ordination Office as of 1 November 2020. [34980/20]

Garda Equipment

Jim O'Callaghan

625. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the Garda divisions within the Dublin region that have a Garda community support van; and if funding has been made available in 2021 for the purchase of additional community support vans. [34981/20]

Covid-19 Tests

Jim O'Callaghan

692. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the HSE’s current understanding of the reliability of PCR testing for Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34774/20]

Nursing Home Accommodation

Jim O'Callaghan

117. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the measures in place to provide for the staffing of nursing homes in which existing staff are required to self-isolate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33953/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Jim O'Callaghan

119. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health if churches can be reopened to enable parishioners that wish to attend mass to do so whilst observing social distance guidelines under level 5 restrictions as mass to many is an essential service and conducive to their mental health and wellbeing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33962/20]

Health Services Funding

Jim O'Callaghan

94. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the details of the access to care fund announced in Budget 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33465/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Jim O'Callaghan

283. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Transport the person or body that made the decision preventing flights out of Ireland to EU states; whether it was a Government decision or whether such a decision is at the discretion of the airlines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32617/20]

Cycling Facilities

Jim O'Callaghan

342. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Transport the reason it is proposed that two cycle bridges be constructed over the Dodder river within 400 m of each other (details supplied); the estimated cost of the additional bridge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33262/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Jim O'Callaghan

407. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance if he plans to bring back mortgage moratoriums for commercial and residential loans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32554/20]

Garda Remuneration

Jim O'Callaghan

455. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of ending the two tier pay scale for members of An Garda Síochána recruited post-2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33261/20]

Garda Remuneration

Jim O'Callaghan

472. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the new entrants pay agreement under the Public Service Stability Agreement 2018 – 2020 is applicable to members of An Garda Síochána recruited post-2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33259/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Jim O'Callaghan

497. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if under level 5 restrictions a qualified strength and conditioning coach that operates a personal training facility can continue to offer personal training; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32729/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Jim O'Callaghan

650. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will provide a definition for essential travel from Ireland to other EU markets, specifically, for France and Spain; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32625/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Jim O'Callaghan

697. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education if there are funds available to meet the Covid-19 compliance costs of a fee-paying primary school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32402/20]

Garda Remuneration

Jim O'Callaghan

1043. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the way in which new entrants pay for members of An Garda Síochána under the Public Service Stability Agreement 2018 – 2020 is being implemented; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33259/20]

Garda Remuneration

Jim O'Callaghan

1044. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice the number of new entrants to An Garda Síochána recruited post-2013 who have received an increment increase on foot of the new entrants pay agreement under the Public Service Stability Agreement 2018 – 2020; the estimated cost of the agreement to date in respect of An Garda Síochána; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33260/20]

Legislative Measures

Jim O'Callaghan

1057. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice her plans to promote the Firearms and Offensive Weapons (Amendment) Bill 2019 that sought to increase the maximum sentence for possession of a knife with intent to cause harm from 5 years to 10 years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32609/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Jim O'Callaghan

1194. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health if gymnasiums can be kept open through level 5 in order to enable persons to engage in individual training to support their physical and mental health; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32610/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Jim O'Callaghan

1198. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the rules that apply for taxi services to Dublin Airport if the distance from home or work is more than 5 km to the airport but still within County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32624/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Jim O'Callaghan

1242. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health if the profession of medical acupuncturist can be considered for inclusion as an essential service under level 5 restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32758/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Jim O'Callaghan

49. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance if the Covid restrictions support scheme can be extended to enable companies involved in the business-to-business event industry to avail of its provisions. [32133/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Jim O'Callaghan

211. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Finance if companies that have availed of the temporary wage subsidy scheme and or the employment wage subsidy scheme are precluded from paying dividends to shareholders in 2020. [31067/20]