Parliamentary questions

Departmental Reviews

Joe O'Brien

269. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Education for an update on the review she ordered on the guidance document that relates to how to facilitate the use of the spaces and facilities for the wider community; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6095/24]

Schools Building Projects

Joe O'Brien

511. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Education for an update on the plan to build a permanent extension at a school (details supplied) in light of the initial design difficulties that have resulted in significant delays. [56816/23]

Banking Sector

Joe O'Brien

95. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Finance the details of any regulation or policy that governs the provision of ATMs in public places that are not physically connected to a commercial bank; and if there is any obligation or regulation on the providers of such ATMs to ensure these ATMs are not removed, thus potentially leaving a community without access to cash. [44554/23]

Interest Rates

Joe O'Brien

450. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Finance if he has considered increasing the interest rate for Government saving bonds, which are remarkably low considering the current ECB rate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38055/23]

Human Rights

Joe O'Brien

147. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the human rights and political situation in Peru; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18297/23]

Schools Building Projects

Joe O'Brien

520. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Education to provide an update on the building of the second phase of a school (details supplied) due to commence works in September 2023 and for completion by September 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17007/23]

Departmental Data

Joe O'Brien

590. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of prospective members of the Reserve Defence Force currently awaiting an induction medical assessment; how long the average waiting time for an assessment is; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12676/23]

Departmental Reports

Joe O'Brien

591. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will provide an update on the commitment to revitalise the Reserve Defence Force as part of the work to move to 'Level of Ambition 2' (LOA2), as set out in the capability framework devised by the Commission on the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12677/23]

Departmental Reports

Joe O'Brien

592. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will provide an update on the planned establishment of an Office of Reserve Affairs, with the priority objective of developing a regeneration plan for the Reserve Defence Force; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12678/23]

Special Educational Needs

Joe O'Brien

403. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Education the help and supports in place for school staff to recognise and support students with atypical ADHD; if there are any plans for training in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11508/23]

Medicinal Products

Joe O'Brien

675. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to including ADHD medications in the long-term illness scheme for persons over the age of 16 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11537/23]

Hospital Admissions

Joe O'Brien

557. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Health if he will outline the reason for the change in the operation of the urgent care centre in Connolly Hospital, Blanchardstown, from a walk-in service to an appointment-based service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9594/23]

Taxi Regulations

Joe O'Brien

187. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Transport if he will outline any plans to provide electric vehicle charging to taxi ranks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7897/23]

Special Educational Needs

Joe O'Brien

283. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Education if she will outline any plans to provide additional primary special education places in north Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7896/23]

School Enrolments

Joe O'Brien

338. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Education the status of efforts to provide additional primary school places in Lusk, County Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6776/23]

Medicinal Products

Joe O'Brien

592. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the number of prescriptions for cariban which have been processed by the HSE through the general medical services and drugs payment schemes to date. [6588/23]

Medicinal Products

Joe O'Brien

600. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Health the process in writing by which pregnant women experiencing extreme nausea and vomiting can obtain the drug cariban; the reason that the drug cannot be prescribed by a GP on the DPS (details supplied); if he will outline the current standard practice in other EU member states; his Department’s recommendations to help with the extreme nausea and vomiting for the first 12 weeks or until the drug can be accessed; and the number of cariban prescriptions that have been processed through the DPS to date, in tabular form. [6617/23]

General Practitioner Services

Joe O'Brien

725. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the severe shortage of available spaces on GP lists in north County Dublin; the steps that his Department is taking to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4636/23]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Joe O'Brien

641. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Health when eligible employees of a healthcare provider (details supplied) will be paid the pandemic recognition payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3316/23]

School Staff

Joe O'Brien

707. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Education if she will consider proposals from teaching unions to establish a national voluntary redeployment panel for teachers under which those teachers who wish to relocate would keep their permanent status, including the development of an online portal to facilitate direct swaps for voluntary teacher redeployment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63650/22]

Departmental Policies

Joe O'Brien

41. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on the planned introduction of a policy framework for unmanned aircraft systems; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62625/22]

Schools Building Projects

Joe O'Brien

378. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on plans for a permanent location for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62262/22]

International Protection

Joe O'Brien

646. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Health the provision that his Department has made to help address the mental health needs of persons who have arrived in Ireland under the Temporary Protection Directive to date in 2022. [62267/22]

Healthcare Policy

Joe O'Brien

647. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Health if he will outline the availability of lactation consultants and supports nationwide; if he will outline plans for expansion of lactation supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62268/22]

Dublin Airport Authority

Joe O'Brien

151. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Dublin Airport Authority have been issued with a warning letter by the planning department of Fingal County Council in relation to many issues being caused to residents (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60607/22]

Schools Building Projects

Joe O'Brien

310. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Education the status of the planned extension to a school (details supplied) to provide capacity for 1,300 pupils and a four classroom SEN base; the indicative timeline for this project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60630/22]

School Accommodation

Joe O'Brien

311. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Education the reason for the recommendation from her Department to remove the school site objective on the phase 3 Golden Ridge site in Rush, County Dublin as part of its submission to the draft Fingal County Council Development Plan 2023-2027. [60634/22]

Disability Services

Joe O'Brien

609. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Health the status of the planned establishment of a community neuro-rehabilitation team for CHO 9; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60548/22]

Electric Vehicles

Joe O'Brien

163. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Transport if he will outline any plans to provide grant aid to hauliers seeking to convert their fleet to low emission vehicles, including gas, electric, hydrogen and hydrotreated vegetable oil; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58563/22]

Hospital Staff

Joe O'Brien

377. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Health the number of neurology nurse specialists currently employed at Beaumont Hospital; if there are plans to increase this number; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49296/22]

Tax Reliefs

Joe O'Brien

207. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider reviewing the criteria of the bike-to-work scheme to allow for second-hand bikes to be purchased under the scheme, in the context of the Government’s new circular on economy priorities. [46411/22]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Joe O'Brien

120. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on plans to provide the pandemic bonus payment to non-HSE/non-Section 38 organisations covered by the Government decision; when these workers can expect to receive the payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46160/22]

Waste Management

Joe O'Brien

117. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if any of the recommendations contained in a report commissioned in 2018 from the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission into the operation of the household waste collection market have been adopted; if there are any plans to appoint a waste regulator in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43721/22]

Medicinal Products

Joe O'Brien

934. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a shortage of concerta XL 36mg medication in pharmacies in north County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37612/22]

School Transport

Joe O'Brien

227. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Education the expected timeframe for changes to the school transport system to be introduced following the review of the system that is currently underway; if she will consider an entitlement to attend the nearest non-denominational school to be of equal importance to an entitlement to attend the nearest minority religion school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36823/22]

School Transport

Joe O'Brien

181. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Education if the eligibility criteria for the post-primary school transport scheme can be amended to allow children to attend their nearest non-denominational school due to religious ethos on the same basis as those attending a minority religious school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34999/22]

Medicinal Products

Joe O'Brien

755. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Health the status of talks between the HSE and an organisation (details supplied) in relation to the life-changing cystic fibrosis drug therapy kaftrio to make this drug therapy available to 35 children with cystic fibrosis aged between six and eleven years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33672/22]

Cycling Policy

Joe O'Brien

348. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Education if her Department has any concerns regarding the proposal in the Greater Dublin Area Cycle Network Plan to facilitate improved walking and cycling access to schools (details supplied) from Waterside along the reservation indicated in the Plan. [33390/22]

National Car Test

Joe O'Brien

13. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the shortage of NCT appointments for residents of north county Dublin, with some reporting that no appointments are available until November 2022; if his Department has plans to address this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33023/22]

Hospital Staff

Joe O'Brien

183. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Health his plans to recruit additional neurology nurse specialists for a hospital (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33029/22]

School Transport

Joe O'Brien

576. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Education if her Department anticipates that the improved walking and cycling access to schools (details supplied) from Waterside along the reservation indicated in the Greater Dublin Area Cycle Network Plan will be available for students to use from the opening of the schools. [32547/22]

Renewable Energy Generation

Joe O'Brien

160. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of public buildings in the State which have solar panels, heat pumps or mini-turbines installed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31465/22]

School Equipment

Joe O'Brien

385. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Education the number of schools in the State which have solar panels, heat pumps or mini-turbines installed. [31466/22]

Tax Reliefs

Joe O'Brien

414. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Finance if a tax exemption can be considered for income from domestic solar microgeneration to incentivise households switching to renewable energy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30862/22]

School Facilities

Joe O'Brien

983. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Education the plans her Department has to facilitate improved walking and cycling access to schools (details supplied) from Waterside along the reservation indicated in the Greater Dublin Area Cycle Network Plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29541/22]

Health Services

Joe O'Brien

1922. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to increasing the availability of long-Covid clinics to ensure access to care for all long-Covid patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30864/22]

Wastewater Treatment

Joe O'Brien

268. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the procedures that are in place to ensure that wastewater treatment plants do not operate over their relevant population equivalent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28086/22]

Human Rights

Joe O'Brien

357. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will call on the Israeli government to halt its plans for a mass expulsion and forced transfer of Palestinians from Masafer Yatta; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28088/22]

Schools Building Projects

Joe O'Brien

378. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Education if she will be submitting a new planning application for the site of a new school (details supplied) in Malahide-Portmarnock; the estimated timeline for when this application will be submitted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27329/22]

Family Resource Centres

Joe O'Brien

541. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of and annual budget for family resource centres nationally; the location of each in tabular form; the future plans for the programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24180/22]

Childcare Services

Joe O'Brien

557. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will consider a change in the rules of the national childcare scheme so that parents can receive a subsidy based on the hours they are paying for rather than the hours that their children are physically present in the childcare setting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24804/22]

Medical Aids and Appliances

Joe O'Brien

277. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Health the status of his plans to provide access to the Freestyle Libre flash glucose monitoring system to persons with diabetes over 21 years of age based on clinical need; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21548/22]

Post Office Network

Joe O'Brien

283. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the status of the planned report from the interdepartmental group on potential increased use of the post office network; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20209/22]

Flexible Work Practices

Joe O'Brien

567. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department will update its guidance to public sector employers in relation to the temporary suspension of flexi-time arrangements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20367/22]

Consular Services

Joe O'Brien

756. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20262/22]

International Protection

Joe O'Brien

1134. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of persons who previously entered the international protection process in 2022, presenting with a date of birth which would make them under 18 years of age but who are now living in IPAS accommodation and noted as not being unaccompanied minors following participation in the age assessment procedure by gender and nationalities in tabular form given that the outcome of age assessments is entirely a matter for Tusla. [20114/22]

Health Services

Joe O'Brien

1789. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Health the status of the development of dedicated clinics and models of care for patients with long Covid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20936/22]

Food Industry

Joe O'Brien

1871. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on the development of the office of a National Food Ombudsman; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19820/22]

International Protection

Joe O'Brien

555. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the breakdown including by gender and nationality of the number of single persons who have entered the International Protection Process in 2022, presenting with a date of birth which would make them under 18 years of age at the time their case was opened but are living in International Protection Accommodation Services accommodation and noted as not being unaccompanied minors. [17947/22]

National Oil Reserves Agency

Joe O'Brien

8. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if the National Oil Reserves Agency will be requested to maintain a reserve supply of AdBlue for hauliers in the event of a major interruption in supply due to current events; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16845/22]

Energy Prices

Joe O'Brien

22. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the rapid increase in the price of AdBlue for hauliers in recent weeks and if steps can be taken to assist hauliers with this cost increase. [16841/22]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Joe O'Brien

990. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Health if he has considered the recommendations of the International Covid Blood Cancer Coalition impact statement; if these will be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14634/22]

Medicinal Products

Joe O'Brien

991. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the availability of Sotrovimab to immunocompromised patients here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14635/22]

Medicinal Products

Joe O'Brien

992. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the availability of Paxlovid to immunocompromised patients here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14636/22]

Medicinal Products

Joe O'Brien

993. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the availability of Evusheld to immunocompromised patients here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14637/22]

Food Waste

Joe O'Brien

188. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if the possibility of a good Samaritan law, requiring retailers to donate food that would otherwise be disposed of to charity will be considered as part of the development of a draft national food waste prevention roadmap. [11702/22]

Airport Security

Joe O'Brien

206. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the delays that businesses in Dublin Airport are experiencing with the new enhanced background checking system and the impact that this is having on their ability to successfully recruit new staff; and his plans to address this issue. [10619/22]

Defective Building Materials

Joe O'Brien

376. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the supports that are available to homeowners effected by pyrite that are not eligible for the remediation scheme due to the damage to their home being assessed as grade 1. [8146/22]

Pharmacy Services

Joe O'Brien

633. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to difficulties pharmacies in north County Dublin have had in accessing supplies of epilim chronospheres medication; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5942/22]

Work Permits

Joe O'Brien

198. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of plans for the development of seasonal work permits. [4574/22]

Food Industry

Joe O'Brien

845. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of plans for a food ombudsman. [4573/22]

Food Industry

Joe O'Brien

368. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of County Dublin-based producers on the Food Producers Register; and the number of producers in each category as outlined in the registration form, such as, outdoor salad vegetables, indoor salad vegetables and soft fruit in tabular form. [3990/22]

Environmental Policy

Joe O'Brien

680. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if guidance on the legislation governing limitations on common ragwort, field thistle, spear thistle, broad-leaved dock and curled dock will be provided; and his plans to review these limitations given the value of these plants to Ireland's biodiversity and broader ecosystem. [2936/22]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Joe O'Brien

206. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Finance if consideration has been given to delaying the planned reduction in the employment wage subsidy scheme rates in December in view of a decline in hospitality bookings due to the increase in Covid-19 cases and the clear need to reduce social contacts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60178/21]

Local Drugs Task Forces

Joe O'Brien

217. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Health the number of vacant community seats on the local and regional drugs task forces nationally; and if he will provide a list of the vacancies per area. [59635/21]

Healthcare Infrastructure Provision

Joe O'Brien

586. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Health the status of the progression of a project in view of the fact that the HSE stated a year ago that Swords, County Dublin was a priority for the development of a new primary care centre and that a preferred provider was to be in place by spring 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58707/21]

Citizenship Applications

Joe O'Brien

519. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice the current average processing times for applications for citizenship; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54083/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Joe O'Brien

357. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Health if consideration has been given to amending guidelines for asymptomatic close contacts of cases in school settings in relation to testing and isolation in view of increasing cases of Covid-19 nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53797/21]

National Maternity Hospital

Joe O'Brien

989. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Health the status of the negotiations around site ownership and governance of the planned new national maternity hospital; if a timeframe has been set for the completion of these negotiations; and if an alternative site is under consideration should this timeline not be met. [52777/21]

Healthcare Policy

Joe O'Brien

1122. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Health if persons who have been diagnosed with myocarditis subsequent to receiving a vaccination for Covid-19 can apply to have their medical expenses reimbursed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53320/21]

Healthcare Policy

Joe O'Brien

1123. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Health the supports available to persons who have been diagnosed with myocarditis subsequent to receiving a vaccination for Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53321/21]

Health Services

Joe O'Brien

226. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Health if he will consider including fibromyalgia as a specified condition under the long-term illness scheme; the reason it has not been recognised or included up until now; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51443/21]

Cannabis for Medicinal Use

Joe O'Brien

260. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Health if he has examined the regulations and legislation that apply to cannabis use for medical conditions and palliative care having regard to the experience in Northern Ireland and Great Britain as set out in the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51530/21]

Cannabis for Medicinal Use

Joe O'Brien

261. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Health his plans to widen the strict criteria by which a patient can gain access to medicinal cannabis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51532/21]

Health Services Staff

Joe O'Brien

715. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Health the status of the recruitment of the remaining four epilepsy nurse specialist posts of six agreed in 2018 for the implementation of the Pregnancy Prevention Programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50367/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Joe O'Brien

850. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the removal of all restrictions for partners attending appointments with patients in maternity units; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51132/21]

Hospital Staff

Joe O'Brien

547. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Health his plans to increase the number of neurology nurse specialists in Beaumont Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49481/21]

National Cultural Institutions

Joe O'Brien

28. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the status of the planned transition of the National Symphony Orchestra to the National Concert Hall; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48551/21]

State Examinations

Joe O'Brien

380. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Education if she will consider a review of the scheme of reasonable accommodations at certificate examinations and consider broadening the current set of allowable reasonable accommodations with a view to making examinations a more accessible and equal experience for children with a disability. [47633/21]

Flexible Work Practices

Joe O'Brien

246. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Health the details of the work underway to introduce blended working into the HSE in particular in CHO9 Dublin north central in a way that provides flexibility for workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47030/21]

Rail Network

Joe O'Brien

244. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Transport if a timeline for the completion of the DART+ coastal north project will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46081/21]

Health Services

Joe O'Brien

238. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Health when the Sláintecare project on the development of a national diabetes register will recommence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45547/21]

Schools Building Projects

Joe O'Brien

356. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Education the reason a major school building project (details supplied) has been at stage 2b for nearly five years; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that this school has been in temporary accommodation, mainly prefabs, for more than 20 years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44540/21]

Schools Building Projects

Joe O'Brien

986. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Education the reason for the delay in the beginning of a tendering process for a design team for the planned extension to a school (details supplied); the reason for the issues with the tendering process which has now stalled; and the measures she can take to ensure delivery of the extension in a timely manner. [40092/21]

Unaccompanied Minors and Separated Children

Joe O'Brien

1344. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice the number of international protection applicants who presented as unaccompanied minors that have been age-disputed and subjected to an assessment by Tusla since the commencement of the International Protection Act 2015; the number deemed as adults and placed into direct provision; and the number deemed as minors and placed in the care of Tusla. [39473/21]

Health Services

Joe O'Brien

1663. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Health if there is a legal basis for the refusal to accept referrals to the HSE for orthognathic surgery from private orthodontic practitioners; if the only referral method for public treatment for this procedure is through the HSE pathway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34757/21]

Medicinal Products

Joe O'Brien

2019. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Health the proposed establishment of an inquiry into the historical licensing and use of sodium valproate in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36227/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Joe O'Brien

2354. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Health the number of guests that will be permitted at wedding ceremonies and receptions in August 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37479/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Joe O'Brien

2533. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Health if citizens who have been fully vaccinated with one of the approved vaccines in a jurisdiction outside of the EU, for example, in the United States of America will be eligible to apply for the EU digital Covid Certificate upon return to Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38003/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Joe O'Brien

2880. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Health if information can be provided on the planned reopening of children’s play activity and leisure centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39472/21]