Parliamentary questions

Illegal Dumping

Alan Farrell

50. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the work undertaken by his Department in conjunction with other relevant bodies in enabling the use of CCTV to combat dumping particularly in environmentally sensitive areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61490/21]

Electricity Grid

Alan Farrell

88. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the status of the development of the Celtic Interconnector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61491/21]

Employment Data

Alan Farrell

93. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will report on the employment figures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60678/21]

Trade Missions

Alan Farrell

129. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will report on his recent trade mission to the Gulf region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60677/21]

Legislative Process

Alan Farrell

166. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of the Industrial Relations (Provisions in Respect of Pension Entitlements of Retired Workers) Bill 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61033/21]

Employment Rights

Alan Farrell

167. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when it is anticipated the statutory sick leave scheme will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61034/21]

Research Funding

Alan Farrell

168. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of the disruptive technologies innovation fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61035/21]

Departmental Schemes

Alan Farrell

188. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the projects allocated funding under the circular economy innovation grant scheme; and the way the scaling up of such projects is monitored or facilitated. [61037/21]

Departmental Policies

Alan Farrell

198. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Transport if his Department or its agencies are examining or support the research into the use of hydrogen as a fuel to meet transport needs. [61036/21]

Closed-Circuit Television Systems

Alan Farrell

289. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Justice the status of the development of CCTV in local communities in north County Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61032/21]

Departmental Programmes

Alan Farrell

76. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide an update on the take-up of grants under the Community Activities Fund for groups impacted by Covid-19; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60125/21]

EU Programmes

Alan Farrell

86. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide an update on the development of the Leader programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60126/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Alan Farrell

131. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of Irish efforts within the EU to waive vaccine patents for developing countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60135/21]

Industrial Relations

Alan Farrell

215. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department will provide meaningful engagement with an organisation (details supplied) and the industrial relations mechanisms of the State in relation to a union pay claim covering pay and conditions for secretarial assistants and parliamentary assistants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59819/21]

Public Sector Staff

Alan Farrell

216. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department will meet the target of 6% employment of persons with disabilities within the public sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59820/21]

Education Policy

Alan Farrell

296. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Education if her Department is making progress to ensure that all pupils attending school are offered career guidance especially those with a disability such as Down syndrome; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59815/21]

Education Policy

Alan Farrell

297. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Education if she will ensure that children attending school who have a disability or behavioural difficulties have access to supports to prevent limited timetables and expulsions in the future; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59818/21]

Special Educational Needs

Alan Farrell

306. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Education the status of the implementation of the Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Act 2004; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59957/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Alan Farrell

357. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider extending the wage subsidy scheme by reducing the number of hours that persons with disabilities need to work to qualify for this subsidy in the private sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59817/21]

Departmental Reports

Alan Farrell

358. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Social Protection if she is planning to publish the report her Department commissioned from a company (details supplied) in 2019 in relation to the cost of disability in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59821/21]