Parliamentary questions

Food Poverty

Louise O'Reilly

384. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the initiatives being undertaken in her Department in relation to addressing food poverty; the research or scoping exercises being undertaken; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27799/21]

Workplace Relations Commission

Louise O'Reilly

55. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason his Department will not provide for an independent and impartial investigation of allegations of a pro-employer bias in the senior management of the State's labour inspectorate as contained in protected disclosures from person (details supplied) made to the Director General of the WRC in 2015 and to the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation in 2017. [26728/21]

Industrial Relations

Louise O'Reilly

56. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will encourage a bank (details supplied) to engage with the trade union representing its workers regarding industrial relations matters which are ongoing at the bank. [26729/21]

Pension Provisions

Louise O'Reilly

75. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Transport if he will instruct CIÉ to await the outcome of the High Court application in relation to the CIÉ 1951 pension scheme, which was lodged by the trustees of the scheme, before CIÉ make changes to the pension scheme. [26723/21]

Brexit Issues

Louise O'Reilly

76. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Transport the actions being taken by his Department to facilitate Northern Irish transport managers working as transport managers for Irish haulage businesses to continue in their position (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26735/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Louise O'Reilly

93. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Finance if the tax debt warehousing scheme will cease when the public health restrictions are lifted; the way changes to the scheme will be conveyed to businesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26832/21]

Special Educational Needs

Louise O'Reilly

135. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Education if the July Provision programme will be rolled out in 2021; and the way in which it will operate with particular emphasis on the way students whose school is not running the programme will be catered for. [26730/21]

Social Welfare Benefits

Louise O'Reilly

148. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection if the rules relating to requalify for jobseeker’s benefit and short-time payments will be suspended for workers, such as those at a company (details supplied), can have access to this support. [26733/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Louise O'Reilly

169. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reason apprentice electricians at GMIT are being requested to do their final exams in an exam hall in person; if this is in line with best practice to stop the spread of Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26724/21]

Domestic Violence

Louise O'Reilly

170. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he has received correspondence from an organisation (details supplied) regarding the launch of a domestic violence leave policy; and when it can expect a reply. [26734/21]

Direct Provision System

Louise O'Reilly

597. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his attention has been drawn to the fact that persons are exiting direct provision without any supports in place to assist with accessing housing; if information will be provided in relation to the supports that are in place for persons as they exit from direct provision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25914/21]

Special Educational Needs

Louise O'Reilly

89. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Education if additional ASD units will be provided for schools in north County Dublin. [25117/21]

Schools Building Projects

Louise O'Reilly

129. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Education her plans to tackle the lack of primary and secondary school places across north County Dublin. [25118/21]

Commercial Rates

Louise O'Reilly

173. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to the Swedish commercial rent rebate scheme to support tenants operating in the sectors for hotels, restaurants, retail and certain other activities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25273/21]

Electricity Supply Board

Louise O'Reilly

174. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has engaged with representatives from an organisation (details supplied) regarding is dispute with the ESB; and if he will encourage all parties to engage in dialogue to resolve the situation. [25274/21]

Employment Rights

Louise O'Reilly

175. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of the legal right of an employee to a proper consultation process under the Employees (Provision of Information and Consultation) Act 2006 and the Industrial Relations Act 1990 (Code of Practice on Information and Consultation) (Declaration) Order 2008; and the way it applies to the dispute between organisations (details supplied). [25275/21]

Tourism Schemes

Louise O'Reilly

229. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if the outdoor seating and accessories scheme will be expanded to include pubs that have outdoor seating but do not serve food. [25269/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment

Louise O'Reilly

346. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection if workers (details supplied) can still claim the pandemic unemployment payment for the loss of part-time work. [25268/21]

Health Service Executive

Louise O'Reilly

383. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of providing four heart failure clinical nurse specialists per 150,000 population; the number of heart failure clinical nurse specialists currently in place; the number required to meet this target; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25178/21]

Health Service Executive

Louise O'Reilly

384. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of advanced nurse practitioners operating in heart failure service units; the costs associated with ensuring at least one advanced nurse practitioner in each heart failure service unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25179/21]

Health Service Executive

Louise O'Reilly

385. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the funding required to ensure that all heart failure units have access to BNP testing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25180/21]

Health Service Executive

Louise O'Reilly

386. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of integrated care clinical nurse specialists in heart failure; the number that are in post; the costs of rolling this services out to each CHO; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25181/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Louise O'Reilly

417. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if there will be any changes to the rules not allowing music or dancing at weddings as the economy reopens and as more persons are vaccinated. [25267/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Louise O'Reilly

418. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health when it is planned to have spectators at outdoor amateur sporting events. [25270/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Louise O'Reilly

419. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if patients (details supplied) will be provided with bespoke arrangements for their Covid-19 vaccine. [25272/21]

Road Safety Authority

Louise O'Reilly

78. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Transport when the RSA stakeholders forum members who have exceeded their tenure will be asked to step down to allow for new members to be elected to the forum. [24974/21]

Road Safety Authority

Louise O'Reilly

79. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Transport the required qualifications for driving test staff for each level of driver license testing. [24975/21]

Road Safety Authority

Louise O'Reilly

80. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Transport his plans to renew out of date permits for driving instructors. [24976/21]

Road Safety Authority

Louise O'Reilly

81. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Transport his plans to follow-up on the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Transport and Communications Networks recommendation to open regular communication and consultation between the RSA and the union representatives for approved driving instructors. [24977/21]

Road Safety Authority

Louise O'Reilly

82. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Transport when the 40 newly-recruited driving testers will be fully trained and qualified to commence driving licence testing; the level of training being given; the body providing the training; and the qualifications of the personnel that are carrying out this training for the new staff. [24978/21]

Departmental Reviews

Louise O'Reilly

114. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if information will be provided on his Department's review of siting and size conditions for rooftop solar panels on homes and review of exemptions for educational and community buildings as part of the current development of interim planning regulations; if further information will be provided on the stated need to consider environmental assessment reporting before finalisation; when the interim planning regulations will be submitted to the Houses of the Oireachtas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25271/21]

Driver Test

Louise O'Reilly

194. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Transport if the Road Safety Authority has met its requirements under the EU third directive on periodic training for all driver testers in driving skills, assessment and evaluation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24277/21]

Vaccination Programme

Louise O'Reilly

829. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if child psychologists have been seconded by the HSE to do administration work for the vaccine roll-out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24276/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Louise O'Reilly

4. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason there is a backlog in the payment of the trading online voucher grants especially from the Dublin City Enterprise Board; if he will intervene to speed up this situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23413/21]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Louise O'Reilly

146. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reason the access to apprenticeship course run through Technological University Dublin (details supplied) which enables students to experience different trades in order to find their preferred trade, has a maximum income ceiling for the parents of applicants; if this will be removed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23414/21]

Addiction Treatment Services

Louise O'Reilly

199. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if future tax increases on alcohol or cigarettes will be ring-fenced for addiction treatment services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23415/21]

Commercial Rates

Louise O'Reilly

49. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the current rates waiver will be extended; and the measures being taken by his Department to ensure any extension will not have an impact on the budget for Fingal County Council. [22878/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Louise O'Reilly

127. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has engaged at European Union level regarding the waiving of intellectual property rights on Covid-19 vaccines in order to speed up vaccination production and distribution across Europe and the wider world. [22791/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Louise O'Reilly

551. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if he has engaged at European Union level regarding the waiving of intellectual property rights on Covid-19 vaccines in order to speed up vaccination production and distribution across Europe and the wider world. [22790/21]

Vaccination Programme

Louise O'Reilly

599. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health when persons in cohort 7 will receive their Covid-19 vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23022/21]

HSE Reports

Louise O'Reilly

601. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1103 of 31 March 2021, when the final report (details supplied) will be published. [23028/21]

Crime Prevention

Louise O'Reilly

98. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Justice if her Department has engaged with mobile phone network providers regarding the actions they are taking to tackle the practice of criminals using their mobile phone network to send phishing or smishing text messages; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22497/21]

Healthcare Policy

Louise O'Reilly

104. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health his plans for the review and revision of Breastfeeding in a Healthy Ireland: the HSE Breastfeeding Action Plan 2016 – 2021; if a new plan will be developed for the period from 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22369/21]

Hospital Staff

Louise O'Reilly

105. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if clinical midwife and nurse specialist lactation consultants have been appointed within all Irish maternity and paediatric hospitals, according to a determined births to support staff ratio, with dedicated CMS / CNS lactation in NICUs; the proportion of CMS / CNS whole-time equivalent per births in maternity units and per admissions currently; the cost of ensuring the appointment of these according to a determined births to support staff ratio; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22370/21]

Hospital Staff

Louise O'Reilly

106. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of full-time lactation consultant posts in each CHO; the cost of meeting the deficits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22371/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Louise O'Reilly

123. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if persons working in the Covid-19 testing centres as volunteers or paid have access to high-quality masks of a similar grade to that used in a clinical setting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22434/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Louise O'Reilly

147. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if persons working in the Covid-19 testing centres as volunteers or paid workers have access to high quality face masks of a similar grade to that used in a clinical setting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22522/21]

Vaccination Programme

Louise O'Reilly

160. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health when frontline staff at a facility (details supplied) will receive their vaccine given they are an outlier in not receiving the vaccine by comparison to their peers in similar facilities. [22573/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Louise O'Reilly

338. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media when businesses will be able to apply for and draw down funds under the music entertainment business assistance scheme which was launched on 9 March 2021. [21231/21]

Obesity Strategy

Louise O'Reilly

1001. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the status of the short-term five-year targets for overweight and obesity as outlined in A Healthy Weight for Ireland (details supplied); if the targets for 2016 to date have been met in achieving the downward trend per annum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21733/21]