Parliamentary questions

Defective Building Materials

Dara Calleary

585. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if applications for the defective concrete blocks scheme can still be accepted and processed by the relevant local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2063/22]

School Transport

Dara Calleary

778. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Education when a decision will be made on a school transport request for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1225/22]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Dara Calleary

1843. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health the research that is being done into the prevalence of long Covid in Ireland; the number of cases of long Covid that are estimated to be here; the supports he envisages putting in place within the health service to support such patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2059/22]

Departmental Funding

Dara Calleary

2053. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if applications for funding were received by her Department from Mayo County Council for the Rural Regeneration and Development Fund announced on 7 January 2022; and if so, if the Council was successful. [1667/22]

Credit Unions

Dara Calleary

93. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Finance his views on the credit union’s common bond. [62244/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Dara Calleary

134. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Finance the number of persons in counties Mayo, Galway, Roscommon, Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal, respectively, currently being supported by the employment wage subsidy scheme; the number of businesses in each county currently availing of the business resumption support scheme; the number of businesses in each county currently availing of the Covid restrictions support scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62243/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Dara Calleary

201. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Finance if he will reassess his views on the employment wage subsidy scheme rates and revert to those rates of November 2021 in view of the impact of the CMO statements, of NPHET recommendations and subsequent Government restrictions and their consequences on November and December bookings and business in the hospitality, events and entertainment industry and as a consequence on the taxi and events related services and transport sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61178/21]

Electoral Process

Dara Calleary

254. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on the work being done to date to implement a programme for Government commitment (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61132/21]

Site Acquisitions

Dara Calleary

400. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Education when her Department will respond to correspondence from Mayo County Council in relation to a school (details supplied); and the steps she has taken since meeting with the same school in Spring 2021. [61368/21]

Forestry Sector

Dara Calleary

784. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 743 of 30 November 2021, his views on assessing a case for a frost recon scheme which has been ongoing since 2019; the reason his Department has not utilised the €7 million unused forestry budget for the frost recon scheme to support forest owners whose forests have been damaged by frost; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61514/21]

Regional Development

Dara Calleary

89. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans to support regional enterprise in the aftermath of Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60792/21]

Industrial Development

Dara Calleary

94. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will report on the proposed industrial park for Ballina, County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60791/21]

Departmental Functions

Dara Calleary

12. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the public service, justice and police reform division of his Department. [60569/21]

Departmental Functions

Dara Calleary

18. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the social dialogue co-ordination unit of his Department. [60570/21]

British-Irish Co-operation

Dara Calleary

24. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his most recent exchange with the UK Prime Minister. [60568/21]

School Transport

Dara Calleary

293. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Education if she will reintroduce the 50% capacity rule on school transport services as a measure that may assist in reducing Covid-19 transmission opportunities in view of increasing cases in school settings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59789/21]

Health Services

Dara Calleary

479. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health the waiting list for paediatric occupational therapy services in County Mayo; the number on the list; the average length of time from referral to service delivery; if he has plans to assist in the provision of occupational therapy services by utilising private sector providers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59840/21]

Childcare Services

Dara Calleary

56. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the supports provided to the early years sector over the course of the Covid-19 pandemic; the persons or bodies the State expects to support the sector into the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59455/21]

Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries

Dara Calleary

70. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of persons that have submitted a subject access request for their personal information contained in the archive of the Mother and Baby Homes Commission; the number of requests that have been successfully completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59454/21]

Hospital Services

Dara Calleary

159. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health the initiatives that are being taken to support services in the district hospitals in Ballina, Belmullet and Swinford, County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59071/21]

Medical Cards

Dara Calleary

209. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health the number of medical cards currently being provided on an emergency basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59072/21]

National Maternity Hospital

Dara Calleary

188. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health if he has received correspondence from a person (details supplied) in relation to the proposed National Maternity Hospital; if he will respond to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59539/21]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Dara Calleary

67. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the progress made under the Action Plan for Apprenticeship 2021-2025 to promote access in apprenticeship for traditionally under-represented groups including women, migrants, those with disabilities and mature applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58626/21]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Dara Calleary

70. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the take-up of the apprenticeship incentivisation scheme; the details of the new grant for employers of apprenticeship participants who are not benefitting from direct off-the-job training allowance payments as announced in Budget 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58625/21]

School Facilities

Dara Calleary

302. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Education if an application for improvements to an autism spectrum disorder, ASD, unit and improvements to a sensory room at a school (details supplied) is been processed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58281/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Dara Calleary

429. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the specific arrangements he is putting in place to assist childcare operators in the voluntary and in the private sectors to manage the current phase of Covid-19 and Covid-19 regulations and the consequences for staff in their operations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58798/21]

Dental Services

Dara Calleary

519. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a list of dentists who currently as of 22 November 2021 provide treatment under the medical card scheme in counties Mayo, Galway, Sligo and Roscommon in particular emergency treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58349/21]

Departmental Reviews

Dara Calleary

687. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health the timeline and the process for the proposed review of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018; the proposed methods for public input; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58963/21]

Forestry Sector

Dara Calleary

741. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will confirm that three trees per hectare is all that is being considered with regard to tree planting in the new CAP 2023-2027; his views on whether this will assist Ireland in meetings its climate change commitments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58253/21]

Forestry Sector

Dara Calleary

742. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on whether CAP 2023-2027 is an ideal opportunity to incentivise afforestation to meet both the Programme for Government, Food Vision 2030 and the Climate Action Plan Afforestation targets which have not been met for many years due to the exclusion of afforestation from CAP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58254/21]

Agriculture Schemes

Dara Calleary

743. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason he has declined to introduce the urgently required frost recon scheme to support owners of woodlands affected by detrimental frost damage that has been the subject of many Parliamentary Questions over the past number of years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58255/21]

Social Welfare Benefits

Dara Calleary

52. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons who no longer qualify for the fuel allowance due to their living circumstances changing as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic and relatives returning to live with them due to care services closing, by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58003/21]

Public Procurement Contracts

Dara Calleary

57. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Social Protection the strategy for the procurement of public employment services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58002/21]

An Garda Síochána

Dara Calleary

138. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Justice the measures that are being put in place to strengthen community input into policing matters; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57661/21]

Joint Policing Committees

Dara Calleary

143. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Justice if she plans to review the current plans for joint policing committees; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57660/21]

School Transport

Dara Calleary

254. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Education when a decision will be made on a school transport request (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58092/21]

Community Employment Schemes

Dara Calleary

272. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of discussions she has had on the issue of pensions for community employment scheme supervisors; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55838/21]

Departmental Programmes

Dara Calleary

140. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Education the details of the planned allocation of the additional €18 million provision in Budget 2022 which will enable an expansion of the delivering equality of opportunity in schools' programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57298/21]

Gaeltacht Policy

Dara Calleary

164. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Education if she will report on the key findings of the research and evaluation study on the Gaeltacht school recognition scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57299/21]

Brexit Issues

Dara Calleary

35. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he expects the United Kingdom to invoke Article 16 in relation to the Northern Ireland protocol. [56511/21]

Foreign Policy

Dara Calleary

44. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on Israel’s plans for the construction of around 3,000 settlement units in the West Bank. [56510/21]

Defence Forces

Dara Calleary

105. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Defence if he has had recent engagement with the representative organisations from the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56479/21]

Defence Forces

Dara Calleary

110. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Defence when he expects the number in the Defence Forces to reach 9,500; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56478/21]

An Garda Síochána

Dara Calleary

7. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Taoiseach the details of the policing reform implementation programme office based in his Department. [55890/21]

Departmental Bodies

Dara Calleary

19. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the economic division of his Department. [55904/21]

National Development Plan

Dara Calleary

80. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the progress that has been made on initiatives to improve the delivery of capital investment projects and to achieve greater value for money as set out in the national development plan. [55837/21]

Work Permits

Dara Calleary

600. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health if he was consulted by the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment in relation to the recent expansion of work permits, the feedback provided in relation to permit requirements and salary rates in the healthcare sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55869/21]

Hospital Staff

Dara Calleary

601. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health his plans to assist public and private healthcare providers to address the serious staff shortages that are impacting on care standards in hospitals, nursing homes and in homecare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55870/21]

National Parks

Dara Calleary

40. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if will give further consideration to the strong wishes of communities across County Mayo to retain the name Ballycroy in the name of the National Park; if his attention has been drawn to the anger and disappointment at the dropping of the name; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55072/21]

Urban Development

Dara Calleary

75. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the criteria and application timeline for urban regeneration and development fund funding in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55157/21]

Departmental Funding

Dara Calleary

191. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the supports that will be available for small-scale festivals in 2022; the criteria for applications; the timeline for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55112/21]

Income Inequality

Dara Calleary

193. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the status of the pilot basic income guarantee scheme for artists including its planned scope; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55113/21]

Public Services Card

Dara Calleary

324. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the fact that a service to allow for the renewal of public services cards has been discontinued at a location (details supplied) in County Sligo; her views on whether it is not acceptable for residents of the area and its vast hinterland to have to travel 20 miles or more to avail of the service; her further views on whether such a move to discontinue the service is not in line with the Our Rural Future initiative; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55322/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Dara Calleary

131. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Finance the number of businesses in counties Mayo, Roscommon, Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal that have now registered under the business resumption support scheme in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54335/21]

Insurance Industry

Dara Calleary

150. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Finance the plans he has to address the difficulties currently arising in securing insurance for outdoor sports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54336/21]

Banking Sector

Dara Calleary

258. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Finance his views on whether in the context of a bank exiting the Irish market and selling its loan book that in the case of any family home mortgage being sold on to a third-party at a discount on the mortgage, for example, a tracker mortgage, that the discount be offered in the first instance to the mortgage holder who may be in a position to buy out their mortgage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54634/21]

Flexible Work Practices

Dara Calleary

181. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the supports available for private companies that wish to develop remote working spaces in regional towns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53739/21]

Health Services Staff

Dara Calleary

167. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the large void in the number of carers presently available to the HSE to carry out home help services; his views on whether the suspension of necessary study courses due to Covid-19 has restricted the number of new entrants into the home help system; if he will examine the possibility of allowing dispensations from certain course modules; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53647/21]

Industrial Development

Dara Calleary

26. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of the proposed industrial park for Ballina, County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52614/21]

Foreign Direct Investment

Dara Calleary

64. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of new jobs that have been created or supported in County Mayo by the IDA and Enterprise Ireland to date in 2021. [52615/21]

Departmental Strategies

Dara Calleary

156. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the additional work that has took place during 2021 on producing a hydrogen strategy for Ireland; his views on whether the relative inaction on the part of Ireland will result in Ireland not being able to benefit from the economic advantages of hydrogen production; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53198/21]

Planning Issues

Dara Calleary

397. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if licensed premises are currently included in the exemption to convert to residential use without the need to attain planning permission as per the bringing back homes scheme; if not, if he has plans to include licensed premises in any future revisions of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52985/21]

Passport Services

Dara Calleary

429. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of passports issued on a weekly basis in September 2021 and October 2021, up to and including 22 October 2021; the average turnaround time for overall applications in September 2021 and to 22 October 2021; the number of extra staff that were added to the office in October 2021 as opposed to September 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52761/21]

Passport Services

Dara Calleary

430. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of passport applications that were outstanding on 22 September 2021 and subsequently on 22 October 2021; the number of these applications that are in excess of the average turnaround time; the processes that are in place to identify and process those applications that go beyond the average turnaround time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52762/21]

Disadvantaged Status

Dara Calleary

559. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Education the way in which additional schools will be able to qualify for inclusion in the DEIS programme in view of the recent increase in DEIS funding and the planned reopening of the programme; the timeline for the process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53211/21]

Hospital Staff

Dara Calleary

819. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health if the HSE is in receipt of funding applications to appoint a consultant endocrinolist, a clinical nurse specialist for diabetes and a dietician for diabetes in pregnancy to Mayo University Hospital; if he will pursue the appointment of these positions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52123/21]

Healthcare Infrastructure Provision

Dara Calleary

820. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health if he will pursue an application for capital funding to the HSE for the construction of a new modular building at St. Joseph's Hospital, Ballina. [52124/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Dara Calleary

1001. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health the considerations that are being made for those who are medically certified and advised not to take a Covid-19 vaccine in view of the fact that the use of Covid certificates is now not being discontinued as originally flagged on 22 October 2021; his views on whether such medically certified citizens should be able to avail of some level of Covid-19 pass even weekly or fortnightly antigen testing is required; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52841/21]

Vaccination Programme

Dara Calleary

1072. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 350 of 30 September 2021, if there has been an update regarding HPV vaccination for a student (details supplied). [53133/21]

Departmental Correspondence

Dara Calleary

1165. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is in receipt of correspondence (details supplied); if a response will issue on the matters raised within. [52119/21]

Common Agricultural Policy

Dara Calleary

8. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to support hill farmers in the next CAP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51715/21]

An Garda Síochána

Dara Calleary

81. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Justice her views on and response to criticism by Garda superintendents of the proposed policing Bill; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51417/21]

Antisocial Behaviour

Dara Calleary

131. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Justice the actions that will be taken to address a concerning increase of antisocial behaviour in County Mayo; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51418/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Dara Calleary

1. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Covid-19 met last; and when it is next due to meet. [43743/21]

Cabinet Committees

Dara Calleary

9. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Government co-ordination met last; and when it is next due to meet. [43744/21]

Disabilities Assessments

Dara Calleary

111. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health the number of persons currently awaiting an assessment of need under the Disability Act 2005 in each local health office area in CHO2; the corresponding figures for each area at the end of June 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50550/21]

Home Care Packages

Dara Calleary

172. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health the number of older persons on the waiting list for homecare support in each local health office area in CHO 2; the corresponding figures for each area at the end of June 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50551/21]

Property Registration

Dara Calleary

436. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status and reason for the delay on a Property Registration Authority, PRAI, application by a person (details supplied) which is ongoing for over two years. [50377/21]

Home Care Packages

Dara Calleary

713. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health if private homecare providers are receiving State funding towards mileage for care assistants to travel to patients' homes. [51183/21]

Hospital Staff

Dara Calleary

717. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health the staffing levels at Ballina District Hospital, Swinford Community Hospital and Belmullet Community Hospital on 1 October 2020 and 1 October 2021 (details supplied); the way these staffing levels compare to other community and district hospitals across the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50373/21]

Hospital Facilities

Dara Calleary

721. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health the status of the application to the HSE for the provision of a new ward at Ballina District Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50388/21]

Island Communities

Dara Calleary

39. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the work of the interdepartmental committee for the development of the islands; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50161/21]

Coast Guard Service

Dara Calleary

93. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Transport the actions he has taken to address difficulties within the Irish Coast Guard; if his attention has been drawn to the expenditure of €140,000 by the Irish Coast Guard on training and mediation support; his views on whether the current situation is entirely unsatisfactory; and if he will outline a process to address the grievances highlighted by an organisation (details supplied). [50257/21]

Flood Risk Management

Dara Calleary

99. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the progress to date in 2021 on the Ballina, County Mayo flood relief scheme. [50165/21]

Flood Risk Management

Dara Calleary

100. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the progress to date in 2021 on the Foxford flood relief scheme, County Mayo. [50177/21]

Third Level Fees

Dara Calleary

44. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the progress made on the reform of the SUSI grant; the expected date for any changes to come into effect; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49808/21]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Dara Calleary

90. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the details of and progress regarding the 18 consortia-led apprenticeships in development in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49807/21]

State Bodies

Dara Calleary

2. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Taoiseach if his attention has been drawn to a settlement between a State agency (details supplied) and the Revenue Commissioners; and if there are any agencies under his Department’s remit that have had a similar issue or have made a settlement with the Revenue Commissioners in relation to any issue in the past five years. [48032/21]

Departmental Reports

Dara Calleary

45. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when he will publish the Interdepartmental Group for the Delivery of Offline Services report; if he has received a submission from an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49530/21]

Transport Infrastructure Ireland

Dara Calleary

61. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Transport if he will publish all assessments and correspondence received by him or his Department from TII in relation to the N26 second phase as part of the NDP review; the reason he opposed its inclusion in the revised document; his views on the way he sees road connectivity to Ballina improving; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49135/21]

Rail Network

Dara Calleary

62. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Transport the timeline for the carrying out and completion of the All-Island Rail Review; the provisions he has made for the completion of the review within that timeline in the context of elections to the Northern Ireland Assembly and the subsequent formation of an executive; and the way he plans to act on the findings of the review. [49137/21]

Rail Network

Dara Calleary

72. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Transport if he will confirm public comments (details supplied) made by him in relation to the Western Rail Corridor; the way those comments compare against his lack of support for specific commitments to progressing the Western Rail Corridor within the revised national development plan; and the way he intends to progress the project. [49222/21]

Employment Support Services

Dara Calleary

73. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Social Protection the detail of the changes to community employment service criteria; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48634/21]

Fuel Prices

Dara Calleary

83. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons availing of the fuel allowance; her plans to widen eligibility for the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48635/21]

Youth Services

Dara Calleary

120. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his attention has been drawn to the adverse effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on young people and youth services; the supports his Department has put in place to help assist youth services and youth organisations with resilience; the capital supports are available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48699/21]

Domestic Violence

Dara Calleary

160. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the development of proposals to provide a statutory entitlement to domestic violence leave; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48700/21]

Housing Policy

Dara Calleary

221. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the existing schemes and his proposals as outlined in Housing for All to convert existing but vacant commercial premises, including licensed premises and pubs to residential use; the timelines for the introduction of supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48874/21]

School Funding

Dara Calleary

233. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Education the status of funding for a school (details supplied) in County Mayo. [48875/21]

Pension Provisions

Dara Calleary

252. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of her engagement in dealing with the issue of pensions for community scheme supervisors; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45422/21]

Budget Process

Dara Calleary

406. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health if he will examine a budget submission from organisations (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48844/21]