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Wed, 31 Mar 2021
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EU Sanctions
Neale Richmond
529. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on his most recent engagement with Ambassador He Xiangdong following the sanctions announced by the European Union on China on 22 March 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17353/21]
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Neale Richmond
544. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Defence when Defence Forces personnel serving overseas can expect to receive their Covid-19 vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16477/21]
Wed, 31 Mar 2021
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Schools Building Projects
Neale Richmond
608. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Education the status of the works to a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17052/21]
Wed, 31 Mar 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment
Neale Richmond
679. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Social Protection her plans to extend the pandemic unemployment payment and employment wage subsidy scheme for the entertainment sector until mass gatherings are permitted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17107/21]
Wed, 31 Mar 2021
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Parental Leave
Neale Richmond
728. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he has considered introducing the option of paid leave for persons who have suffered a miscarriage or stillbirth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17323/21]
Wed, 31 Mar 2021
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Parental Leave
Neale Richmond
729. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his plans to introduce entitlement to leave for parents who welcome a child via surrogacy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17384/21]
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Research Funding
Neale Richmond
766. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he has considered a proposal by an organisation (details supplied) for an all-island initiative to promote humanities research on the island; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17476/21]
Wed, 31 Mar 2021
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Research Funding
Neale Richmond
767. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the steps he has taken to promote all-island collaboration between higher education institutions on the island to research into the humanities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17480/21]
Wed, 31 Mar 2021
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Child Safety
Neale Richmond
770. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Justice if her attention has been drawn to the banning of loot boxes in a video game (details supplied) in Belgium, Holland and Switzerland due to the introduction of gambling to young children and the misconduct of employees of a company in unfairly distributing such loot boxes; if she has considered implementing such a ban; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16718/21]
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Crime Data
Neale Richmond
780. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Justice the number of persons charged with knife crimes in 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16402/21]
Wed, 31 Mar 2021
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Crime Data
Neale Richmond
781. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Justice the number of persons convicted of knife crimes in 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16403/21]
Wed, 31 Mar 2021
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Crime Data
Neale Richmond
782. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Justice the number of homicides involving a knife that were recorded by An Garda Síochána in each of the years 2015 to 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16404/21]
Wed, 31 Mar 2021
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Crime Prevention
Neale Richmond
783. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Justice the amount of funding that was given for knife prevention schemes by her Department in each of the years 2015 to 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16405/21]
Wed, 31 Mar 2021
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Crime Data
Neale Richmond
784. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Justice the number of knives that have been seized by An Garda Síochána in each of the years 2015 to 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16406/21]
Wed, 31 Mar 2021
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Garda Data
Neale Richmond
785. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Justice the number of knife related injuries that were sustained by members of An Garda Síochána in each of the years 2015 to 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16407/21]
Wed, 31 Mar 2021
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Citizenship Applications
Neale Richmond
786. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Justice if consideration has been given to reducing the fees for citizenship applications given Ireland currently has the second most expensive fees in the EU; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16408/21]
Wed, 31 Mar 2021
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Dissident Republican Activity
Neale Richmond
787. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Justice the number of convictions tied to dissident paramilitary activity that have been processed in each of the years 2015 to 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16409/21]
Wed, 31 Mar 2021
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Dissident Republican Activity
Neale Richmond
788. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide an assessment on the threat of dissident paramilitary activity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16410/21]
Wed, 31 Mar 2021
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Dissident Republican Activity
Neale Richmond
789. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Justice the engagements she has had with the Minister of Justice in the Northern Ireland Executive in relation to cooperation to target dissident paramilitary activity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16411/21]
Wed, 31 Mar 2021
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Dissident Republican Activity
Neale Richmond
790. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Justice the engagements she has had with the UK Home Secretary on co-operation to target dissident paramilitary activity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16412/21]