Parliamentary questions

Covid-19 Pandemic

Carol Nolan

833. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if there is specific data available on the contribution that attendance at religious services and public worship has made to the R number with respect to Covid-19; if so, if he will make that data available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9704/21]

Rural Environment Protection Scheme

Carol Nolan

1098. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider the proposal by a group (details supplied) that a new rural environment protection scheme be index linked to 1994, the year of the original scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10251/21]

Animal Slaughtering

Carol Nolan

1099. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the specific scientific basis for the 30-month age limit remaining as a requirement for the slaughtering of beef in Ireland; if he will consider removing the rule; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10252/21]

Animal Slaughtering

Carol Nolan

1100. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider introducing the required measures to ensure the removal of the four-movement rule for livestock; his views on whether the rule is anti-competitive in nature; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10253/21]

Tuberculosis Eradication Programme

Carol Nolan

1101. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider reverting to the previous TB inspection regime whereby cattle were inspected once a year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10254/21]

Common Agricultural Policy

Carol Nolan

1102. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will address concerns raised regarding supports being provided to Irish farmers during the next round of the Common Agricultural Policy (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10256/21]

Tillage Sector

Carol Nolan

1103. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will increase funding for the tillage sector with respect to research, developing new markets, centres of excellence and achieving greater economies of scale; if that will be reflected in the price received for tillage farmers produce; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10262/21]

Sports Capital Programme

Carol Nolan

110. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the reason a grant to a club (details supplied) has still not been paid despite all documentation being provided; if she will progress the matter given the impact it is having on the club; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9099/21]

Gender Equality

Carol Nolan

244. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if the HSE considers the Dutch Protocol to be best practice internationally with respect to gender dysphoria; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9034/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Carol Nolan

304. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if there are obstacles to the private purchase of Covid-19 vaccinations from either within or outside the EU by private Irish medical organisations or hospitals, private companies or philanthropic organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9271/21]

Vaccination Programme

Carol Nolan

305. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if it is possible for residents and or citizens of Ireland to travel to Northern Ireland for receipt of the Covid-19 vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9272/21]

Food Industry

Carol Nolan

320. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will examine the possibility of establishing an independent beef regulator separate and distinct from the proposed office of the national food ombudsman; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9081/21]

Imports Data

Carol Nolan

2. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Taoiseach the amount of peat products imported in each of the years 2018 to 2020 and to date in 2021. [8117/21]

Imports Data

Carol Nolan

3. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Taoiseach the amount of peat products exported in each of the years 2018 to 2020 and to date in 2021. [8118/21]

Currency Circulation

Carol Nolan

135. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Finance the measures in place to prevent the circulation of counterfeit cash; if the Central Bank has an estimated value of counterfeit cash currently in circulation and the damage this is causing for Irish businesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7887/21]

Illicit Trade

Carol Nolan

136. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Finance if data is available on the amount of illegal drugs seized from persons entering and leaving the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7888/21]

Brexit Issues

Carol Nolan

137. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Finance if concerns will be addressed that new Irish customs arrangements regarding the importation of goods from the UK have considerably increased the levels of bureaucratisation in relation to the importation process; if he will work to simplify the process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7890/21]

Revenue Commissioners

Carol Nolan

138. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Finance the number of staff assigned to the Revenue Commissioners' enforcement units at all airports here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7891/21]

State Examinations

Carol Nolan

358. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education the status of the timing and format of the leaving certificate examination 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7886/21]

Crime Data

Carol Nolan

590. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice if changes have been made with respect to the way rural crime is recorded and classified following the recommendation of the March 2019 report on community policing and rural crime from the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Justice and Equality; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8112/21]

Community Policing

Carol Nolan

591. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice the status of the work her Department has undertaken with respect to the recommendations on community policing contained in the report of the Commission on the Future of Policing: The Future of Policing in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8113/21]

Garda Data

Carol Nolan

592. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice the number of Garda interventions involving persons self-harming or harming others due to mental health issues; the resources that have been made available to ensure that members of An Garda Síochána are adequately trained to deal with these complex situations and that they have 24/7 access to the supports of appropriate specialist services when required; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8114/21]

Diabetes Strategy

Carol Nolan

704. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if arrangements and funding have been put in place for an adult insulin pump clinic to be provided at the Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8106/21]

Hospital Equipment

Carol Nolan

705. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the number of ventilators the HSE has in each hospital by CHO area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8107/21]

General Practitioner Services

Carol Nolan

706. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the number of full-time equivalent general practitioners operating in County Offaly in 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8108/21]

General Practitioner Services

Carol Nolan

707. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the number of full-time equivalent general practitioners operating in County Laois in 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8109/21]

Primary Care Centres

Carol Nolan

708. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the status of the commitment to deliver a primary care centre in Birr, County Offaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8110/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Carol Nolan

709. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if a review has been carried out on the storage capacity of bulk medical liquid oxygen across all acute hospital sites; if there is sufficient oxygen storage capacity to meet the projected Covid-19 demand; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8111/21]

National Children's Hospital

Carol Nolan

717. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the details of the legal costs incurred by the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board in challenging claims brought against it by contractors associated with the national children’s hospital from 2017 to date; the anticipated legal costs until 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8150/21]

National Children's Hospital

Carol Nolan

718. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the details of the costs associated with implementing the recommendations contained within the new children's hospital independent review of the escalation in costs prepared by a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8153/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Carol Nolan

782. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the reason persons providing homecare services to the elderly, vulnerable and those with underlying conditions are not being prioritised for vaccination; if he will seek to amend this situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8372/21]

Obesity Strategy

Carol Nolan

788. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the plans in place under the obesity policy implementation oversight group to progress action 1.8 of the obesity policy and action plan; if a timeline will be developed for progressing same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8393/21]

Obesity Strategy

Carol Nolan

789. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the evidence aside from that on the impact of the sugar sweetened tax that has been or will be reviewed on the effectiveness on the implementation for fiscal measures on HFSS products to reduce their consumption; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8394/21]

Obesity Strategy

Carol Nolan

790. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the status of the next steps being taken by the physical activity group and obesity policy implementation oversight group following the November 2018 stakeholder forum on the built environment undertaken as part of action 2.1 of the obesity plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8395/21]

Health Promotion

Carol Nolan

791. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the status of the scoping work that was underway with the Institute of Public Health and the WHO to develop and implement a nutrition policy and action plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8396/21]

Health Services

Carol Nolan

879. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide assurances that a health centre (details supplied) is not being closed and that existing services are not being transferred; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8665/21]

Health Services

Carol Nolan

951. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if the HSE gender identity development services have taken note of the Tavistock judgment in the United Kingdom particularly with respect to the finding that children under 16 years of age considering gender reassignment are unlikely to be sufficiently mature enough to provide informed consent to be prescribed puberty-blocking drugs and medication; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8880/21]

Health Services

Carol Nolan

952. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if he will establish the position of the HSE with respect to the reversibility of hormone suppressants and puberty-blocking medication for children under 16 years of age considering gender reassignment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8881/21]

Animal Sales

Carol Nolan

991. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the scheme to provide marts with up to €5,000 to assist with the installation of online bidding equipment is operational; the number of marts that have applied for support under the proposed scheme; the number of applications that have been rejected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7885/21]

Forestry Sector

Carol Nolan

992. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if concerns that Coillte forestry licensing applications are being prioritised ahead of private sector licensing applications will be addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7889/21]

Common Agricultural Policy

Carol Nolan

1005. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will address concerns that proposals for increasing co-financing for the second pillar of the CAP would most disadvantage the poorest farmers, less developed regions and rural areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8115/21]

Agriculture Industry

Carol Nolan

1006. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has conducted an analysis of the trend of rural depopulation specifically with respect to the idea that the future of farming may involve the concentration of job creation around urban centres with resulting declines in rural service provision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8116/21]

Health Services Funding

Carol Nolan

309. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the amount allocated to the health service since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic for building additional hospital capacity in beds, ICU beds and staff recruitment; when the funds were allocated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7780/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Carol Nolan

310. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the achievements in the ten months since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic in terms of additional hospital beds and staff that are actually operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7781/21]

Hospital Facilities

Carol Nolan

311. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the number of ICU beds that existed in public hospitals in February 2020; the number that currently exist; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7782/21]

Covid-19 Tests

Carol Nolan

312. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the length of time healthcare staff are off work waiting for a Covid-19 test result on average; the proportion of current staff shortages which are due to issues such as this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7783/21]

Shared Island Unit

Carol Nolan

4. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Taoiseach if a unit has been established within his Department to work towards a consensus on a shared island, as promised in the programme for Government; and if he will outline the work of the unit to date. [6547/21]

Just Transition Fund

Carol Nolan

50. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the reason projects applying for funding as part of the just transition must now provide 50% in matching funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6598/21]

Bus Éireann

Carol Nolan

164. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Transport the reason new buses being supplied or contracted to Bus Éireann no longer have the capacity to accept bicycles in their storage space; his views on whether this limits the opportunity for cycle tourism and the use of greenways; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7091/21]

Legislative Programme

Carol Nolan

441. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education the status of the Education (Student and Parent Charter) Bill 2019; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6925/21]

Legislative Programme

Carol Nolan

455. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education the status of the Education (Student and Parent) Charter Bill 2019; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7097/21]

Emergency Works Scheme

Carol Nolan

456. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education the number of schools in counties Laois and Offaly that have submitted emergency works applications from 1 January 2020 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7098/21]

Early Childhood Care and Education

Carol Nolan

560. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the efforts being made by his Department to improve the pay and working conditions of workers in the early-years sector, as outlined in the programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7093/21]

Third Level Education

Carol Nolan

578. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the status of the implementation of the Cassells report; the number of potential funding options including the deferred payment of student fees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6485/21]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Carol Nolan

579. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will address concerns that those engaged in apprenticeship studies are facing prolonged delays due to the completion of their apprenticeships through an inability to access placements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6486/21]

Assisted Suicide

Carol Nolan

633. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice if her Department has conducted an analysis of the Dying with Dignity Bill 2020; if so, the conclusions of such analysis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6927/21]

Assisted Suicide

Carol Nolan

648. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice if her Department has conducted an analysis of the Dying with Dignity Bill 2020; if so, the conclusions of such analysis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7100/21]

Court Accommodation

Carol Nolan

670. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice if a transfer of ownership of Birr Court House, Townsend Street, Townparks, Birr, County Offaly, is being proposed; if so, the person or body to which the transfer is being made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7195/21]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Carol Nolan

743. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the number of patients on the waiting list for juvenile arthritis treatment in Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital, Crumlin; the number of those in counties Laois and Offaly; the waiting times for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6484/21]

Vaccination Programme

Carol Nolan

839. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if he will address concerns expressed by general practitioners that they are not being adequately informed with respect to their participation in the vaccine roll-out plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6922/21]

National Cancer Strategy

Carol Nolan

840. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the status of the implementation of the national cancer strategy specifically the strategies recommendation to develop a systematic, evidence-based mechanism to ascertain the potential benefits and the cost effectiveness of various initiatives including chemoprevention which will inform future cancer prevention programmes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6923/21]

Dental Services

Carol Nolan

841. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if any applications have been made to the HSE to provide dental services in Birr, County Offaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6924/21]

Health Services

Carol Nolan

842. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the status of the work of his Department with respect to the three year review of the Health (Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6928/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Carol Nolan

882. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the way in which the roll-out of Covid-19 vaccines for persons with underlying conditions is being implemented; the underlying conditions being prioritised; the reason they are being prioritised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7092/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Carol Nolan

883. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if he will address concerns expressed by general practitioners that they are not being adequately informed with respect to their participation in the vaccine roll-out plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7094/21]

Horse Racing Ireland

Carol Nolan

985. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the manner in which the appointments to the Horse Racing Ireland board from 1 January 2020 to date were nominated; the basis for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6466/21]

Animal Feedstuffs

Carol Nolan

239. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an impact assessment has been conducted by his Department with respect to the Irish feed industry following the imposition of duties on products listed in EU-US WTO Aircraft Dispute - Regulation 2020/1646; if he will consider introducing supports for the grain and feed sector in this scenario; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6259/21]

Driver Test

Carol Nolan

108. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Transport the efforts being made to address the delays being experienced by learner drivers in accessing the driver theory test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5312/21]

EU Regulations

Carol Nolan

924. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will seek an update on the legal advice submitted to the Office of the Attorney General by organisations (details supplied) with respect to the derogation provided for in article 105(4) of Regulation EU 2019/6 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5061/21]

Livestock Issues

Carol Nolan

962. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if concerns that the 5% nitrate reduction criteria of the BEAM scheme is generating significant concern among farmers particularly regarding their capacity to meet the reduction target before the 30 June 2021 deadline will be addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5909/21]

Census of Agriculture

Carol Nolan

963. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if Ireland has conducted a census of agriculture in 2020 in line with the integrated farm statistics Regulation (EU) No. 2018/1091; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5910/21]

Agriculture Schemes

Carol Nolan

964. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the development of a successor scheme to GLAS as part of the 2021-2027 rural development programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5911/21]

Departmental Expenditure

Carol Nolan

52. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the details of the contribution Ireland has made to the green climate fund in each of the years 2015 to 2020 and to date in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4031/21]

Brexit Supports

Carol Nolan

136. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Transport the supports being provided to Irish road hauliers to enable adjustment to the challenges raised by Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4032/21]

Electric Vehicles

Carol Nolan

137. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Transport the number of grants provided by his Department to individuals purchasing electric cars in each of the years 2017 to 2020 and to date in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4033/21]

Electric Vehicles

Carol Nolan

138. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Transport the status of the commitment provided in Budget 2020 to double the number of local authority on-street charge points for electric vehicles in 2020; if that target was achieved; the number of charge points that were installed in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4034/21]

Banking Sector Data

Carol Nolan

210. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Finance the banking levy contributions made by individual banks and financial institutions from its inception to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4038/21]

Corporation Tax

Carol Nolan

211. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Finance the measures being taken by his Department with respect to corporation tax reform and to address concerns that Ireland is disproportionately reliant on the revenue generated by this tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4039/21]

Tax Avoidance

Carol Nolan

212. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Finance the measures being taken by his Department to tackle the aggressive tax avoidance behaviour engaged in by Irish real estate funds and real estate investment trusts; if an assessment has been made by the Revenue Commissioners with respect to calculating the amount of tax that has been avoided by IREFs and REITs from 2018 to 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4040/21]

Tax Avoidance

Carol Nolan

213. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Finance if his Department has introduced new anti-hybrid mismatch rules in line with commitments under the Anti-Tax Avoidance Directive; the impact these rules have brought about; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4041/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Carol Nolan

446. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education if she will address concerns by those involved in the provision of special educational needs in primary and secondary schools with respect to the safety and appropriateness of students and staff physically returning to schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3714/21]

Legislative Reviews

Carol Nolan

644. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice the status of the review of the Defamation Act 2009 being undertaken by her Department; when a report on the review originally promised in spring 2020 will be published; when amending legislation will be introduced in Dáil Éireann; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4267/21]

Covid-19 Tests

Carol Nolan

774. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the reason the HSE is using a polymerase chain reaction, PCR, test to test for Covid-19 rather than an antigen test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3990/21]

Vaccination Programme

Carol Nolan

781. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the details of the payments being provided to general practitioners and pharmacists for the provision of individual vaccinations; the reason the payments are significantly higher than those provided to general practitioners and pharmacists in the United Kingdom who are delivering the same service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4037/21]

Obesity Strategy

Carol Nolan

782. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health when the progress report on A Healthy Weight for Ireland, the Obesity Policy and Action Plan will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4042/21]

Obesity Strategy

Carol Nolan

783. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the status of the evaluation of A Healthy Weight for Ireland, the Obesity Policy and Action Plan that is being prepared by the Health Research Board Centre for diet and health research, University College Cork; when it will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4043/21]

Obesity Strategy

Carol Nolan

784. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 909 of 13 January 2021, if he will provide further detail on the Childhood and Adolescent Obesity Prevention and Treatment Model being developed by the HSE; the aspects of prevention being looked at in this model; if the HSE is working with external stakeholders on this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4044/21]

Childhood Obesity

Carol Nolan

785. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 909 of 13 January 2021, if he will provide further information on the Budget 2021 funded project to develop healthy communities by addressing health and well-being in areas of deprivation; the range of stakeholders being included; the way in which child obesity is being dealt with in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4045/21]

Horticulture Sector

Carol Nolan

902. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will address concerns within the Irish horticulture sector that the decision by Bord na Móna to cease all peat production will make the sector financially unviable and lead to significant job losses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4035/21]

Compensation Schemes

Carol Nolan

903. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider introducing a package of supports for peat contractors who purchased machinery prior to the announcement of the cessation of all peat harvesting by Bord na Móna; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4036/21]

Compensation Schemes

Carol Nolan

916. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department will assist in the provision of compensation to peat harvesting contractors that made significant investments in peat harvesting machinery prior to the sudden and unexpected announcement of the suspension of all peat harvesting for the 2020 season by Bord na Móna; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4404/21]

Special Educational Needs

Carol Nolan

297. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education the status of the supports being provided to special needs and DEIS schools following the decision to prohibit physical access to students from 11 January 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2362/21]

National Educational Psychological Service

Carol Nolan

298. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education if the National Educational Psychological Service, NEPS, is sufficiently resourced to provide educational psychological support to all primary and post-primary schools; her plans to recruit staff to NEPS to deal with the increase in psychological distress being caused to students as a result of Covid-19-related restrictions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2364/21]

School Meals Programme

Carol Nolan

339. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection if steps are being taken to ensure that children who relied on access to school meals can still avail of such supports during level 5 restrictions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2363/21]

Immigrant Investor Programme

Carol Nolan

416. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice the status of the decision by the immigrant investor evaluation committee to deny an application (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2360/21]

Food Industry

Carol Nolan

687. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will address concerns that the Irish food service industry was not consulted as part of the process leading to the publication of a report (details supplied) on the current in-spec bonus criteria; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2355/21]

Food Industry

Carol Nolan

688. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason transfer pricing does not appear to have been factored into a report (details supplied) on the value of the beef carcass; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2356/21]

Food Industry

Carol Nolan

689. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the remuneration being provided to a company (details supplied) for transparency studies on the Irish beef industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2357/21]

Forestry Sector

Carol Nolan

690. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the measures being taken to address the challenges facing the forestry sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2358/21]

Beef Industry

Carol Nolan

691. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the engagement he and his Department have had with farmer representative organisations following the decision to issue herd test history statements and reports to all cattle herd owners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2359/21]