Parliamentary questions

Carer's Allowance

Carol Nolan

526. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the carer’s allowance is means-tested; if the means test disregard has not changed since 2008; her plans to alter this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14430/20]

Consultancy Contracts

Carol Nolan

541. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the external consultancy organisation or provider which delivered diversity and inclusion training within her Department from 2018 to date; the costs associated with such services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14061/20]

Departmental Legal Costs

Carol Nolan

542. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the expenditure her Department incurred in respect of external legal fees in each of the years from 2016 to date in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14078/20]

Consultancy Contracts

Carol Nolan

558. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the external consultancy organisation or provider which delivered diversity and inclusion training within his Department from 2018 to date; the costs associated with such services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14047/20]

Departmental Legal Costs

Carol Nolan

559. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the expenditure his Department incurred in respect of external legal fees in each of the years from 2016 to date in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14064/20]

Consultancy Contracts

Carol Nolan

592. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the external consultancy organisation or provider which delivered diversity and inclusion training within his Department from 2018 to date; the costs associated with such services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14049/20]

Consultancy Contracts

Carol Nolan

593. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the external consultancy organisation or provider which delivered diversity and inclusion training within his Department from 2018 to date; the costs associated with such services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14051/20]

Departmental Legal Costs

Carol Nolan

594. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the expenditure his Department incurred in respect of external legal fees in each of the years from 2016 to date in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14066/20]

Consultancy Contracts

Carol Nolan

620. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the external consultancy organisation or provider which delivered diversity and inclusion training within her Department from 2018 to date; the costs associated with such services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14059/20]

Departmental Legal Costs

Carol Nolan

621. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the expenditure her Department incurred in respect of external legal fees in each of the years from 2016 to date in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14076/20]

Consultancy Contracts

Carol Nolan

734. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the external consultancy organisation or provider which delivered diversity and inclusion training within his Department from 2018 to date; the costs associated with such services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14057/20]

Departmental Legal Costs

Carol Nolan

735. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the expenditure his Department incurred in respect of external legal fees in each of the years from 2016 to date in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14074/20]

Abortion Services Provision

Carol Nolan

793. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the amount paid to general practitioners for the provision of termination of pregnancy services in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14240/20]

Abortion Services Provision

Carol Nolan

794. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the measures and supports in place to reduce the number of abortions from the recorded 6,666 abortions that took place in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14241/20]

Employment Data

Carol Nolan

52. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Finance if the Revenue Commissioners collate data on the number of self-employed musicians here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13201/20]

Emergency Works Scheme

Carol Nolan

113. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the emergency school works application made by a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12727/20]

Horticulture Sector

Carol Nolan

586. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an analysis has been conducted on the impact on the horticultural sector following a decision by Bord na Móna decision to suspend all peat harvesting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13016/20]

Bord na Móna

Carol Nolan

624. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the details of his Departments engagement with Bord na Móna prior to and after its decision to suspend all peat harvesting and commence work on its enhanced peatland rehabilitation scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13013/20]

Just Transition Fund

Carol Nolan

625. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the drawing up of a territorial plan for the midlands region which is the first step in securing new EU just transition funding under the coal regions in transition platform; when he expects such funding to become available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13014/20]

Social Welfare Benefits

Carol Nolan

842. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her Department registers the number of self-employed musicians accessing welfare supports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13202/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Carol Nolan

913. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if musical societies such as those within a centre (details supplied) are eligible to apply for funding support under the Covid-19 related schemes from her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12726/20]

Cabinet Committees

Carol Nolan

4. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Taoiseach when Cabinet committee B, social policy and public services, last met; and when it will meet again. [11811/20]

Departmental Policy Functions

Carol Nolan

5. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Taoiseach if his Department has a diversity and inclusion policy in place; and the measures taken to promote diversity and inclusion from 1 January 2019 to date. [11832/20]

Departmental Policy Functions

Carol Nolan

10. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if his Department has a diversity and inclusion policy in place; the measures taken to promote diversity and inclusion from 1 January 2019 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11822/20]

Foreign Conflicts

Carol Nolan

19. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to reports by an organisation (details supplied) that a three year old Christian child and nine others died recently in north-western Kaduna state, Nigeria, in an early morning attack on a Christian village carried out by armed Muslim herdsmen of Fulani origin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11816/20]

Departmental Policy Functions

Carol Nolan

20. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his Department has a diversity and inclusion policy in place; the measures taken to promote diversity and inclusion from 1 January 2019 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11826/20]

Departmental Policy Functions

Carol Nolan

46. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Finance if his Department has a diversity and inclusion policy in place; the measures taken to promote diversity and inclusion from 1 January 2019 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11825/20]

Departmental Policy Functions

Carol Nolan

88. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department has a diversity and inclusion policy in place; the measures taken to promote diversity and inclusion from 1 January 2019 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11830/20]

Flood Relief Schemes

Carol Nolan

95. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount drawn down by Offaly County Council in respect of flooding from January 2018 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12247/20]

Flood Relief Schemes

Carol Nolan

96. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the specific projects applied for by Offaly County Council to alleviate flooding problems in the county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12248/20]

Departmental Policy Functions

Carol Nolan

144. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department has a diversity and inclusion policy in place; the measures taken to promote diversity and inclusion from 1 January 2019 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11823/20]

Departmental Policy Functions

Carol Nolan

311. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if his Department has a diversity and inclusion policy in place; the measures taken to promote diversity and inclusion from 1 January 2019 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11829/20]

Departmental Policy Functions

Carol Nolan

366. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if her Department has a diversity and inclusion policy in place; the measures taken to promote diversity and inclusion from 1 January 2019 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11818/20]

Abortion Services Provision

Carol Nolan

418. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the membership and terms of reference of the clinical advisory forum that was established to provide guidance on termination of pregnancy services; the number of times the forum has met; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11812/20]

General Practitioner Services

Carol Nolan

419. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the details of the payments issued to date to the 352 general practitioners providing termination of pregnancy services within the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11814/20]

Departmental Policy Functions

Carol Nolan

420. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if his Department has a diversity and inclusion policy in place; the measures taken to promote diversity and inclusion from 1 January 2019 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11827/20]

Forestry Grants

Carol Nolan

587. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the assistance being provided to ash tree farmers and providers and the measures to prevent the spread of ash die back disease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11813/20]

Departmental Policy Functions

Carol Nolan

588. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has a diversity and inclusion policy in place; the measures taken to promote diversity and inclusion from 1 January 2019 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11817/20]

Climate Action Plan

Carol Nolan

628. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the projects supported by the Climate Action Fund (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11815/20]

Departmental Policy Functions

Carol Nolan

629. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his Department has a diversity and inclusion policy in place; the measures taken to promote diversity and inclusion from 1 January 2019 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11820/20]

Broadcasting Sector

Carol Nolan

630. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of times section 146(3) of the Broadcasting Act 2009 has been invoked (details supplied); the number of searches of premises that have taken place from 1 January 2011 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11850/20]

Departmental Policy Functions

Carol Nolan

662. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department has a diversity and inclusion policy in place; the measures taken to promote diversity and inclusion from 1 January 2019 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11833/20]

Departmental Policy Functions

Carol Nolan

754. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her Department has a diversity and inclusion policy in place; the measures taken to promote diversity and inclusion from 1 January 2019 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11819/20]

Departmental Policy Functions

Carol Nolan

780. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if his Department has a diversity and inclusion policy in place; the measures taken to promote diversity and inclusion from 1 January 2019 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11831/20]

Departmental Policy Functions

Carol Nolan

809. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her Department has a diversity and inclusion policy in place; the measures taken to promote diversity and inclusion from 1 January 2019 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11824/20]

Departmental Policy Functions

Carol Nolan

875. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if his Department has a diversity and inclusion policy in place; the measures taken to promote diversity and inclusion from 1 January 2019 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11828/20]

Departmental Policy Functions

Carol Nolan

935. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her Department has a diversity and inclusion policy in place; the measures taken to promote diversity and inclusion from 1 January 2019 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11821/20]

Human Rights

Carol Nolan

17. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will address the human rights concerns arising from the decision by China to impose new national security laws on Hong Kong; if he has made representations to the Chinese ambassador with respect to the violence being directed at peaceful protestors in Hong Kong; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9723/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Carol Nolan

322. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if he will address concerns that non-Covid-19 patients are being adversely impacted by the HSE contract with the private hospital sector; if a matter will be investigated regarding the case of a person (detail supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9721/20]

Value Added Tax

Carol Nolan

72. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider the reclassification of VAT status to harmonise the VAT system on the island of Ireland specifically with respect to the coach and bus sector (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8727/20]

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Carol Nolan

805. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the carbon sequestration potential of forests and the forestry sector will be included in the revised model of assessing carbon emissions compliance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8482/20]

Climate Action Plan

Carol Nolan

807. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he remains committed to introducing a ban on the sale of fossil-fuelled internal combustion engine cars and to have 840,000 electric vehicles on the road by 2030; if his attention has been drawn to the fact there is a significant gap between EU emission reduction targets for cars and emission reduction targets contained within the Climate Action Plan 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8517/20]

Tourism Industry

Carol Nolan

900. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will include a representative from an organisation (details supplied) on the tourism recovery taskforce; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8726/20]

Wildlife Regulations

Carol Nolan

1279. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will reconsider the ban on the shooting of wood pigeons; the consultation she has had with stakeholder organisations prior to the ban being introduced; the scientific analysis the ban was based upon; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8724/20]

Peace Commissioners

Carol Nolan

344. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the peace commissioners appointed from 1 January 2017 to date; the county and subdistrict of each appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7586/20]

Abortion Services Provision

Carol Nolan

565. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the basis for the 2018 estimate that three women per day use abortion pills which have been illegally imported; the information sources which were used to reach this estimate; the estimates compiled by his Department for the number of women using such pills in each of the years 2010 to 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7641/20]

Departmental Contracts

Carol Nolan

1. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Taoiseach if his Department has engaged the use of external consultants from 1 January 2020 to date; and the details and costs of such engagements. [5537/20]

Departmental Contracts

Carol Nolan

12. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if his Department has engaged the use of external consultants from 1 January 2020 to date; the details and costs of such engagements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5527/20]

Departmental Contracts

Carol Nolan

27. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his Department has engaged the use of external consultants from 1 January 2020 to date; the details and costs of such engagements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5531/20]

VAT Rate Application

Carol Nolan

53. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Finance his views on amending and revising down the VAT rate applicable to the hotel and tourism sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5885/20]

Departmental Contracts

Carol Nolan

60. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Finance if his Department has engaged the use of external consultants from 1 January 2020 to date; the details and costs of such engagements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5530/20]

Banking Sector

Carol Nolan

91. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Finance if the report by a company (details supplied) into the activities of the SCBI will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6130/20]

Departmental Contracts

Carol Nolan

139. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department has engaged the use of external consultants from 1 January 2020 to date; the details and costs of such engagements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5535/20]

Departmental Contracts

Carol Nolan

154. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department has engaged the use of external consultants from 1 January 2020 to date; the details and costs of such engagements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5528/20]

Departmental Contracts

Carol Nolan

427. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if his Department has engaged the use of external consultants from 1 January 2020 to date; the details and costs of such engagements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5534/20]

Departmental Contracts

Carol Nolan

530. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if her Department has engaged the use of external consultants from 1 January 2020 to date; the details and costs of such engagements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5523/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Carol Nolan

535. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if she will amend the Covid-19 retail online scheme to offer more support to those that do not have a pre-existing online presence; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that just 69% of small and medium-sized enterprises here have a website and that only 32% of these online companies sell products or services online; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5638/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Carol Nolan

566. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the phase reopening bridal stores falls into; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5843/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Carol Nolan

817. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the engagements he has had with the voluntary disability organisations as part of the response to Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7034/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Carol Nolan

818. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the steps he has taken to address the shortage of PPE in private and public nursing homes in counties Offaly and Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7035/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Carol Nolan

819. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the engagements he has had with an organisation (details supplied) with respect to the Covid-19 crisis from February 2020 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7036/20]

Departmental Strategies

Carol Nolan

833. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a regulatory impact analysis of the farm to fork strategy has been carried out; if so, if the analysis will be made available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5518/20]

Common Agricultural Policy

Carol Nolan

834. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the CAP funding allocation will be adversely affected by other agricultural support arrangements put in place by the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5519/20]

EU Directives

Carol Nolan

835. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the establishment of an independent statutory body will be considered tasked with enforcing the provisions of the EU directive on unfair trading practices in the agricultural and food supply chain; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5520/20]

Departmental Contracts

Carol Nolan

836. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has engaged the use of external consultants from 1 January 2020 to date; the details and costs of such engagements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5522/20]

EU Directives

Carol Nolan

840. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider establishing an independent statutory body tasked with enforcing the provisions of the EU directive on unfair trading practices in the agricultural and food supply chain; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5596/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Carol Nolan

841. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the implementation of the EU farm to fork strategy is being suspended for the duration of the Covid-19 crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5634/20]

Trade Agreements

Carol Nolan

854. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an impact analysis has been performed on the EU-Mexico trade deal signed on 28 April 2020, specifically with respect to the Irish beef sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5888/20]

Departmental Contracts

Carol Nolan

918. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his Department has engaged the use of external consultants from 1 January 2020 to date; the details and costs of such engagements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5525/20]

Just Transition Commissioner

Carol Nolan

926. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when he received the Mulvey Report on the just transition strategy; the reason for not publishing it to date; if it will be published immediately; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5886/20]

Motor Tax

Carol Nolan

954. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider refunding a portion of the motor tax to vehicle owners who have had limited or no need to use their vehicles over the course of the Covid-19 crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5635/20]

Departmental Contracts

Carol Nolan

963. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department has engaged the use of external consultants from 1 January 2020 to date; the details and costs of such engagements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5538/20]

Departmental Contracts

Carol Nolan

1104. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her Department has engaged the use of external consultants from 1 January 2020 to date; the details and costs of such engagements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5524/20]

Domestic Violence Services

Carol Nolan

1118. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the measures she has taken to ensure that additional refuge supports are in place for victims of domestic and gender-based violence from March 2020 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5887/20]

Departmental Contracts

Carol Nolan

1169. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if his Department has engaged the use of external consultants from 1 January 2020 to date; the details and costs of such engagements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5536/20]

Departmental Contracts

Carol Nolan

1193. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her Department has engaged the use of external consultants from 1 January 2020 to date; the details and costs of such engagements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5529/20]

Departmental Contracts

Carol Nolan

1310. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if his Department has engaged the use of external consultants from 1 January 2020 to date; the details and costs of such engagements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5533/20]

Rent Pressure Zones

Carol Nolan

1312. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if the list of designated rent pressure zones to include Edenderry and Portlaoise will be updated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5597/20]

Rent Controls

Carol Nolan

1313. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if local authorities will continue to implement a rent freeze for the duration of the Covid-19 crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5636/20]

Commercial Rates

Carol Nolan

1314. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the commercial rates alleviation measures he has introduced in response to the Covid-19 crisis; if local authorities in counties Laois and Offaly have applied for such supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5637/20]

Departmental Contracts

Carol Nolan

1401. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her Department has engaged the use of external consultants from 1 January 2020 to date; the details and costs of such engagements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5526/20]

VAT Rate Increases

Carol Nolan

74. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider overturning the decision made by the Revenue Commissioners to introduce VAT increases on food supplements, particularly those which are used by persons to slow down the deterioration of their sight; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4533/20]

Pupil-Teacher Ratio

Carol Nolan

169. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the number of pupils rural schools need to have to retain or gain additional teachers will be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4041/20]

Educational Disadvantage

Carol Nolan

170. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the educational disadvantage committee which was set up under the Education Act 1998 will be reinstated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4042/20]

Schools Facilities

Carol Nolan

171. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if emergency repair work will be carried out at a school (details supplied) to an adequate standard to ensure safety for pupils and staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4043/20]

Disabilities Data

Carol Nolan

305. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children with a disability awaiting a school place in County Offaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5236/20]

Disabilities Data

Carol Nolan

306. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children with a disability awaiting a school place in County Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5237/20]

Schools Building Projects Status

Carol Nolan

307. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application by a school (details supplied) for renovation and building works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5238/20]

Special Educational Needs

Carol Nolan

308. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to reduce the existing level of supports for children with an autism diagnosis at primary and secondary level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5239/20]

HSE Waiting Lists

Carol Nolan

584. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health his plans to clear the waiting list for ophthalmic services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4528/20]