Parliamentary questions

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Éamon Ó Cuív

128. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Finance the progress made to date with the roll out of the CRSS; the number of applications received to date for the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34992/20]

Trading Online Voucher Scheme

Éamon Ó Cuív

161. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he plans extending the closing date for making claims under the trading online voucher scheme in view of the fact that some suppliers of these services are under pressure to complete all the required work by this date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39443/20]

Schools Building Projects

Éamon Ó Cuív

273. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Education the progress made to date in providing a new school building for a school (details supplied) that has been in inadequate accommodation for a long time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39442/20]

Foreign Birth Registration

Éamon Ó Cuív

88. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the reason the processing of foreign births registration is currently suspended; when it is likely that the processing of applications will recommence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38900/20]

Údaráis Áitiúla

Éamon Ó Cuív

77. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Tithíochta, Rialtais Áitiúil agus Oidhreachta an bhfuil i gceist aige cur i ngníomh an dlí maidir le cúrsaí pleanála sa Ghaeltacht a phlé leis na Príomh-Oifigigh Feidhmiúcháin ó na hÚdaráis Áitiúla a bhfuil ceantar Gaeltachta ina gceantair feidhme; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [38361/20]

Tenant Purchase Scheme

Éamon Ó Cuív

93. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he plans to publish the report prepared by his Department on the tenant purchase (incremental) scheme 2016; if, in view of the delay in reforming the scheme, he will consider announcing changes to the scheme as a stand-alone measure rather than as part of a bundle of other reforms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38360/20]

Better Energy Homes Scheme

Éamon Ó Cuív

189. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he has discussed the long delays in the processing of application forms under the SEAI better energy warmer homes scheme with the SEAI and the effect this is having on vulnerable persons; the reason the SEAI gave for these delays despite the strong emphasis on home energy efficiency upgrades; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38154/20]

Post Office Network

Éamon Ó Cuív

203. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the steps he plans to take, including a Government public service obligation subvention, to ensure the survival of the post office network for the medium term future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38830/20]

Covid-19 Paindéim

Éamon Ó Cuív

328. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Turasóireachta, Cultúir, Ealaíon, Gaeltachta, Spóirt agus Meán an bhfuil iarratas faighte ó eagraíocht sonraí (tugtha) ar chúnamh le na costais atá orthu de bharr Covid 19 a ghlanadh; an bhfuil i gceist aige breathnú go báúil ar seo de bharr méid na hinfeistíochta atá déanta ag a Roinn san eagraiocht seo i bhfoirm deontais; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [38857/20]

Foreshore Issues

Éamon Ó Cuív

351. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the action it is proposed to take over in-fill carried out at a location (details supplied) without a foreshore licence in view of the fact the matter is going on for a long time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38414/20]

School Accommodation

Éamon Ó Cuív

491. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Education when a decision will be made in respect of an appeal lodged by a school (details supplied) in County Galway against a decision to refuse sanction for an extension; the reason for the delay in making a decision on the appeal; if her attention has been drawn to the urgent need for an extension to the school in question; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38124/20]

Schools Building Projects

Éamon Ó Cuív

503. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Education when approval will be given to a school for a new build replacement building (details supplied) in view of the fact that the school is in substandard accommodation and has temporary accommodation available to it; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38412/20]

DEIS Scheme

Éamon Ó Cuív

504. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Education if consideration will be given to granting DEIS status to a school (details supplied) that is serving a disadvantaged area of Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38413/20]

Probate Applications

Éamon Ó Cuív

544. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Social Protection when an application by a solicitor (details supplied) for clearance to take out probate, and pay out the beneficiaries of a will, will be provided; the reason for the delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37943/20]

Personal Public Service Numbers

Éamon Ó Cuív

554. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Social Protection when an application by a person (details supplied) for PPS numbers will be processed; the reason for the delay in processing the application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38016/20]

Cistiúchán Roinne

Éamon Ó Cuív

58. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Turasóireachta, Cultúir, Ealaíon, Gaeltachta, Spóirt agus Meán an bhfuil i gceist aici airgead a chur ar fáil ón a Roinn le feabhas a chur ar bhonneagar na Gaeltachta ar nós bóithre, céanna srl; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [36564/20]

Craoltóirí Seirbhíse Poiblí

Éamon Ó Cuív

63. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Turasóireachta, Cultúir, Ealaíon, Gaeltachta, Spóirt agus Meán cén méid airgid a cuireadh ar fáil do TG4 ón státchiste i mbliana; cén méid atá le cur ar fáil an bhliain seo chugainn; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [36563/20]

Company Liquidations

Éamon Ó Cuív

85. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the progress made to date to resolve the issues arising out of the liquidation of a company (details supplied); the steps being taken to ensure that similar situations will not occur in the future; the progress being made in implementing the Duffy-Cahill report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37627/20]

Inland Waterways

Éamon Ó Cuív

170. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the progress made to date with the restoration of the Ulster Canal; the discussions that have taken place to date between his Department and the shared island unit of the Department of the Taoiseach; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37621/20]

Foreign Conflicts

Éamon Ó Cuív

179. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the position of the Irish Government on the conflict in the Nagorno-Karabakh region; the steps taken to condemn the actions of the Azerbaijani Government; the position that Ireland has taken in the EU and at the UN in relation to this conflict; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37625/20]

Special Educational Needs Staff

Éamon Ó Cuív

228. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Education the changes that have been introduced in the operation of the Croke Park pay agreement on extra hours for SNAs; the discussions that are taking place with a union (details supplied) on the matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37623/20]

Departmental Correspondence

Éamon Ó Cuív

229. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Education when a letter promised twice by the Department to a person (details supplied) will be forwarded; the reason for the delay in issuing this letter given the matter has been ongoing for some considerable time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37624/20]

Teacher Training

Éamon Ó Cuív

230. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Education if the entry requirements for Irish for the master’s degree in primary education have changed from 2020; the previous requirement and the current requirement; if there will be exceptions made for students who did their leaving certificate in 2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37630/20]

Asylum Seekers

Éamon Ó Cuív

261. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the progress made since the formation of the Government to reform the whole system of treatment of asylum seekers, particularly with direct provision and the length of time it takes applicants to get a final determination on their applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37619/20]

Nursing Education

Éamon Ó Cuív

325. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health the reason the rate of remuneration for nurses on internships has been reduced from €14 in 2019 to €9.48 in 2020 particularly as nurses going on internships in 2020 will face the extra challenges health wise and work wise caused by Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37620/20]

Planning Issues

Éamon Ó Cuív

360. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress made in the past month within his Department in processing licences for forestry roads and for felling timber in view of the critical supply situation in the timber mills; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37618/20]

Harbours and Piers

Éamon Ó Cuív

361. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when all reports on the development of a deep water pier in Ros a Mhil will be completed; if in examining this project the wider policies of the Government for the sustainable development of territorial waters and the needs they will create for deep water piers around the coast will be taken into account; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37622/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Éamon Ó Cuív

362. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps being taken to protect the inshore fishing sector due to the effect Covid-19 is having on them and also the recent court ruling on the six-mile limit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37628/20]

Defence Forces Personnel

Éamon Ó Cuív

58. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Defence the number of military personnel serving abroad at present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36562/20]

Office of Public Works

Éamon Ó Cuív

104. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of office properties owned or rented by the OPW outside of Dublin; the number of civil servants these offices can accommodate; the current number of civil servants based in these offices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36560/20]

Public Sector Pensions

Éamon Ó Cuív

117. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason members of the Defence Forces who retire after 2012 and who take up subsequent State employment have an abatement on their pension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28221/20]

Road Safety Authority

Éamon Ó Cuív

244. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Transport the protocols he has in place with the RSA to ensure a speedy reply to questions referred on by him for direct reply; the reason this Deputy has not yet received a reply to Parliamentary Question No. 353 of 3 November 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37009/20]

EU Funding

Éamon Ó Cuív

307. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the funds made available to Ireland by region, under the European Regional Development Fund, ERDF 2014-2020 Operational Programme; the projects the funds were spent on; the amount of ERDF funding involved for each project; the amount of national funding for each project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36985/20]

Fáilte Ireland

Éamon Ó Cuív

345. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the protocol her Department has in place with Fáilte Ireland to ensure parliamentary questions she refers to it for detailed reply are answered within ten days; when a reply will issue for Parliamentary Question No. 557 of 3 November 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37007/20]

Rights of Way

Éamon Ó Cuív

352. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he plans to extend the latest date by which old non-registered rights of way have to be registered with the Property Registration Authority, in view of the Covid-19 pandemic and the disruption caused by the various lockdowns; the present latest date for lodging such applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36951/20]

Social and Affordable Housing

Éamon Ó Cuív

358. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the ongoing review of income eligibility for social housing supports in each local authority area will be complete; the details of same made available to the local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36221/20]

Legislative Programme

Éamon Ó Cuív

402. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the progress made to date in preparing the planning and development (amendment) Bill which is on the legislative priority list for publication this session; when it is hoped to publish this legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37014/20]

School Transport

Éamon Ó Cuív

485. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Education when the remote area grant for the 2019-20 school year will be paid to a pupil (details supplied); the reason for the delay with same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36435/20]

Prison Investigations

Éamon Ó Cuív

663. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Justice if she has set up an inquiry under section 31(2) of the Prisons Act 2007 to examine a category A complaint on foot of a report of allegations of serious malpractice made by the Inspector of Prisons regarding events in the Dóchas Centre; if so, if the report will be received from the inquiry; the actions taken in the meantime to ensure the well-being of all prisoners in the centre; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36417/20]

Occupational Therapy

Éamon Ó Cuív

768. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health the reason the HSE in the CHO 2 community care area has made a decision not to provide further occupational therapy reports in support of applications for housing grants such as mobility aids grants and housing adaption grants for persons with a disability to Galway county and city councils in view of the extra cost burden this will put on vulnerable persons; his plans to issue an instruction to reverse this decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36645/20]

Vaccination Programme

Éamon Ó Cuív

839. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health the steps he has taken to ensure that adequate supplies of flu vaccine are available to all general practitioners to cover all target groups - the old, the pregnant and the disabled - and other vulnerable persons with serious underlying conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36989/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Éamon Ó Cuív

846. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health the reason for the delay on the part of the HSE in replying to Parliamentary Question No. 285 of 15 October 2020, referred by him to the HSE for reply; the protocols in place to ensure speedy replies to questions referred to the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37008/20]

Fishing Industry

Éamon Ó Cuív

906. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the action he plans to take to limit access of large boats to within the 6 mile coastal waters in view of the recent decision by the Supreme Court and in further view of the effect of same on small coastal fishers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36988/20]

Public Transport

Éamon Ó Cuív

34. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Transport his overall national policy on fares on public transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35135/20]

Rail Network

Éamon Ó Cuív

71. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Transport the progress made in the past two months on the review of a report (details supplied) on the western rail corridor; when this review will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35136/20]

Brexit Issues

Éamon Ó Cuív

301. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the arrangements that have been made to ensure that students from Northern Ireland will continue to be treated as previously in Irish universities post Brexit as far as fees and so on are concerned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36064/20]

Student Universal Support Ireland

Éamon Ó Cuív

302. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if Irish students will be able to avail of SUSI grants post Brexit to study at universities in Northern Ireland and the UK; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36065/20]

Brexit Preparations

Éamon Ó Cuív

50. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the preparations that have been made to protect Irish businesses in the case that there is no agreement on Brexit between the EU and the UK; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34993/20]

Mining Industry

Éamon Ó Cuív

133. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications the policy of his Department in relation to new mining being developed in high value nature areas and in or near Natura 2000 sites; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35001/20]

Telecommunications Infrastructure

Éamon Ó Cuív

149. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications the policy of his Department in relation to the roll-out of 5G telecommunications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35002/20]