Parliamentary questions

School Funding

Louise O'Reilly

161. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Education her plans to extend the sanitation grant for primary and secondary schools into 2021; if it will continue at least at the current levels; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30408/20]

School Equipment

Louise O'Reilly

162. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to the digital divide and the way it impacts students who need technology to access learning; if she has plans to address same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30409/20]

Youth Work Supports

Louise O'Reilly

233. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Children, Disability, Equality and Integration his plans to increase investment in youth work in order to support young persons who are being disproportionately affected by the Covid-19 crisis. [30561/20]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Louise O'Reilly

280. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting to see a consultant cardiologist in each of the hospital groups by hospital in each group; the average waiting time to see the consultant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30554/20]

Departmental Titles

Louise O'Reilly

13. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the date on which the statutory instrument to change the name of the Department of Business, Enterprise, and Innovation to the Department and Minister for Enterprise, Trade, and Employment will be signed. [29708/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Louise O'Reilly

20. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on the extension of the Temporary Framework for state aid until at least June 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29758/20]

Flexible Work Practices

Louise O'Reilly

25. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of a public policy on remote working. [29958/20]

Company Law

Louise O'Reilly

26. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans to expedite examinership lite for SMEs and microbusinesses (details supplied). [29959/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Louise O'Reilly

27. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if a bespoke support package will be given to pubs and restaurants that have to close due to level 3 public health restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29960/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Louise O'Reilly

28. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of HSA inspections of workplaces that have been carried out for compliance with Covid-19 regulations from March 2020 to date by sector; if the workplace was compliant; the number of inspections that were unannounced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29961/20]

Mortgage Lending

Louise O'Reilly

91. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a financial institution (details supplied) will not offer six-month payment breaks and moratoriums to persons that drew down a mortgage after 31 March 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29680/20]

Value Added Tax

Louise O'Reilly

104. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 283 of 6 October 2020, if his attention has been drawn to delays in processing VAT refunds on diesel for hauliers from Northern Ireland and other European states who have filled their vehicle here and subsequently applied for a VAT refund. [30063/20]

Employment Rights

Louise O'Reilly

286. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection her plans to tackle bogus self-employment. [29957/20]

Education Costs

Louise O'Reilly

421. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if those undertaking educational psychology and counselling psychology doctorates will receive grants and funding as is the case for clinical psychology doctorates. [29675/20]

General Practitioner Services

Louise O'Reilly

449. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Rush, County Dublin will be without a general practitioner delivering HSE contract services; and his views on putting additional supports in place to ensure that medical card holders can access general practitioner services. [29676/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Louise O'Reilly

450. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of primary schools that has had a confirmed case of Covid-19. [29677/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Louise O'Reilly

451. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of secondary schools that has had a confirmed case of Covid-19. [29678/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Louise O'Reilly

452. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of primary and secondary schoolteachers that have contracted Covid-19 in the workplace by county in tabular form. [29679/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Louise O'Reilly

453. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the process by which the members of the Covid-19 expert panel on nursing homes established by his predecessor were selected. [29681/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Louise O'Reilly

454. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to concern amongst those that lost a loved one in nursing home (details supplied) that a person from the nursing home was appointed to the Covid-19 expert panel on nursing homes in view of the fact that the nursing home in question had received a number of judgments of being not compliant across a range of areas in a HIQA inspection in October 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29682/20]

Disability Services Funding

Louise O'Reilly

455. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if additional funding in addition to the €10 million recently announced will be made available to facilitate the resumption of day services and enhanced home support services for disability service users nationwide. [29683/20]

Health Services Provision

Louise O'Reilly

456. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if a specialist multidisciplinary team will be recruited and established to deal with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. [29684/20]

Health Services Provision

Louise O'Reilly

457. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if decompression, fusion and re-tethering, treatments will be made available for patients with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. [29685/20]

Health Services Provision

Louise O'Reilly

458. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if an upright MRI machine will be procured for patients with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. [29686/20]

Addiction Treatment Services

Louise O'Reilly

463. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the status of the work of the working group to consider alternative approaches to the possession of drugs for personal use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29705/20]

Microfinance Loan Fund Scheme

Louise O'Reilly

21. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 30 of 30 September 2020, the number of Microfinance Ireland rescheduled 616 performing loans which were restructured in March and April 2020 had their payment break restructured or further extended beyond 15 October 2020. [28984/20]

Motor Industry

Louise O'Reilly

60. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Finance if measures are being examined to incentivise the purchase of new cars; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29037/20]

Aer Lingus

Louise O'Reilly

157. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the fact that a company (details supplied) continues to refuse to sign social welfare forms for its workers in a breach of workers’ rights; and the steps she will take to resolve the matter on behalf of the workers. [29025/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Louise O'Reilly

240. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the number of Covid-19 cases involved workers in food and meat processing since 14 September; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29157/20]

Planning Issues

Louise O'Reilly

148. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Taoiseach if the group of experts from the public service, academia, NGOs and the private sector has been convened as committed to in the programme for Government to devise a set of non-economic-based indicators to measure wellbeing and progress; if so, if a list of those on the group will be provided; and if not, the reason. [28075/20]

Action Plan for Jobs

Louise O'Reilly

162. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department will be producing an action plan for jobs in 2020 or 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28715/20]

Driver Test

Louise O'Reilly

209. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that driver instructors that are legally required to accompany their learner drivers to test centres for their test are refused access to the testing centre and its toilets and are forced to stand in the test centre carpark for 45 minutes while their learner drivers are undergoing their test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28163/20]

Primary Medical Certificates

Louise O'Reilly

269. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Finance the steps that have been taken to determine the case of person (details supplied) in view of the recent judgment of the Supreme Court to quash the decision of the disabled drivers board of appeal not to grant a primary medical certificate to the person. [28411/20]

Primary Medical Certificates

Louise O'Reilly

270. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Finance the steps that have been taken to determine the case of person (details supplied) in view of the recent judgment of the Supreme Court to quash the decision of the disabled drivers board of appeal not to grant a primary medical certificate to the person. [28412/20]

Primary Medical Certificates

Louise O'Reilly

271. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Finance his plans to provide a statement on the continued processing of applications for a primary medical certificate in view of the recent judgment of the Supreme Court (details supplied). [28413/20]

Value Added Tax

Louise O'Reilly

283. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that processing VAT refunds on diesel for haulers has increased from three months to nine months; if his further attention has been drawn to the significant difficulties for haulers and the added difficulties of the Covid-19 crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28767/20]

School Catchment Areas

Louise O'Reilly

458. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Education if the boundaries surrounding Belmayne, Balgriffan, County Dublin will be reviewed in view of the fact the area has undergone significant development recently which has not been reflected in the school boundaries or the number of school places available for the area. [28408/20]

Back to Work Enterprise Allowance Scheme

Louise O'Reilly

520. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection if payments to those on the back-to-work enterprise allowance scheme will be extended for the period in which those on the scheme were not allowed to trade during the lock down earlier in 2020. [28410/20]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Louise O'Reilly

573. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will work to facilitate apprentice hairdressers getting back on site to continue their educational training; and if he will engage with those businesses providing the on-the-job work experience side of the training to ensure these apprentices can complete their apprenticeships. [28162/20]

General Practitioner Services

Louise O'Reilly

685. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the chronic shortage of general practitioner services in Balbriggan, County Dublin, which has created lengthy waiting lists for appointments; his plans to alleviate the situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28407/20]

Covid-19 Tests

Louise O'Reilly

686. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if a Covid-19 testing facility will be opened in Balbriggan, County Dublin; if not, if a facility will be opened in another area of north County Dublin which is in walking or cycling distance for persons living in the area in view of the size of the population and the fact the nearest test centre is 20 km away in Swords. [28409/20]

General Practitioner Services

Louise O'Reilly

699. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if additional staff including general practitioners will be deployed to Balbriggan primary care centre in view of the long waiting times for general practitioners and medical services in the town; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28532/20]

General Practitioner Services

Louise O'Reilly

700. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the waiting lists of people who wish to be seen by a general practitioner in a facility (details supplied) and if it will be ensured that a greater number of general practitioners service the Balbriggan area to take pressure of the various medical centres and practices in the town. [28533/20]

Forestry Grants

Louise O'Reilly

797. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if dedicated sector-specific supports will be provided to the forestry sector in view of the impact of Covid-19 on same. [28588/20]

Youth Unemployment

Louise O'Reilly

71. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has reviewed the detailed report written by a person (details supplied) regarding the threat to 114,000 jobs, many among younger workers in the 15-to-24-years age group, in the drinks and hospitality industry; the way in which he plans to provide meaningful support to the sector and protect these jobs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27942/20]

EU Funding

Louise O'Reilly

91. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Finance the amount the State has drawn down under the European Commission instrument named temporary support to mitigate unemployment risks in an emergency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27852/20]

Special Educational Needs

Louise O'Reilly

186. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Education her plans for additional ASD capacity in a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28014/20]

Social Welfare Inspections

Louise O'Reilly

219. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of complaints made in respect of social welfare inspectors by year from when records commenced by area office in tabular form. [28013/20]

Departmental Expenditure

Louise O'Reilly

289. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the amount his Department has paid to a company (details supplied) in 2020; and the projects the spend was for in tabular form. [27853/20]

Health Services Staff

Louise O'Reilly

386. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the amount spent by his Department and the HSE using a recruitment firm (details supplied) to hire additional staff for the health service since the onset of the Covid-19 crisis in March 2020. [28015/20]