Parliamentary questions

Cycling Policy

Neasa Hourigan

139. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Transport if he plans to consider making the wearing of helmets mandatory for cyclists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42549/21]

Legislative Measures

Neasa Hourigan

143. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Transport the status of his plans to legislate for e-scooters; the expected timeline for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42629/21]

Renewable Energy Generation

Neasa Hourigan

318. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to alter planning regulations to reduce the barriers associated with solar panel installation and to allow the installation of solar panels on public buildings, including schools without planning permission; the timeline for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41874/21]

School Enrolments

Neasa Hourigan

524. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Education if an analysis has been conducted on the demand for post-primary school places in the Dublin 9 area; her plans to ensure a sufficient number of post-primary school places in the Dublin 9 area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41979/21]

Legislative Measures

Neasa Hourigan

948. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Justice the progress made on plans to modernise the law on the administration of oaths in judicial and other proceedings; if she plans to remove religious references and religious-based oaths of office; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43023/21]

Departmental Reviews

Neasa Hourigan

1147. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health the progress on the long-term review examining the existing clinical placement allowances payable to student nurses and midwives on supernumerary clinical placement that was conducted by a person (details supplied); the timeline for the implementation of the review’s recommendations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41868/21]

Health Strategies

Neasa Hourigan

1148. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health the progress made by his Department to date in relation to the recommendations of the Joint Committee on Health’s Report on addressing Vitamin D deficiency as a public health measure in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41870/21]

Ambulance Service

Neasa Hourigan

1173. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the under-resourcing of the Athlone ambulance service in the context of a town of its size and the huge area it serves; his plans to increase staffing resources for the service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41965/21]

Departmental Data

Neasa Hourigan

5. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Taoiseach his plans to increase the amount of publicly available real-time disaggregated data in order to monitor the way in which the State’s policies are affecting individual groups. [40098/21]

Road Safety

Neasa Hourigan

206. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Transport when the report of the findings of the consultation process on the road safety strategy 2021-2030 will be published. [39858/21]

Office of Public Works

Neasa Hourigan

469. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the expected publication date of the final report as part of the Phoenix Park transport and mobility options study. [40087/21]

Departmental Functions

Neasa Hourigan

470. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his Department’s role in the collection of disaggregated data as it relates to Government spending. [40099/21]

School Transport

Neasa Hourigan

957. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 787 of 15 July 2021 in respect to the €3.023 million cost of hygiene measures as part of the school transport scheme in 2020, the amount allocated to and spent by Bus Éireann; and the amount allocated to and spent by private operators respectively. [39567/21]

Health Strategies

Neasa Hourigan

1624. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health the progress made on the pilot drug testing service as part of the HSE harm-reduction programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34516/21]

Health Strategies

Neasa Hourigan

1625. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health if on-site testing of drugs at festivals will be available in 2021 as part of a harm-reduction strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34517/21]

Health Services

Neasa Hourigan

2084. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health if the State-funded contraception scheme will commence in January 2022; the timeline for providing universal access to contraception for all who need it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36504/21]

Mental Health Services

Neasa Hourigan

2367. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health the timeline for the establishment of the national psychology placement office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37512/21]

Health Services

Neasa Hourigan

2592. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health the current guidance to public health nurses on conducting development checks for new babies and mothers; if the service is still fully available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38298/21]

Data Protection

Neasa Hourigan

3043. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health the details of the consideration given to the security of the Covid tracker app in terms of its suitability to process personal medical data outside its original intended purpose; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40088/21]

Covid-19 Tests

Neasa Hourigan

3044. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health if he has considered the use of an antibody test as a qualification for participation in indoor dining; if a certain threshold of antibody prevalence could be used; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40089/21]