Parliamentary questions

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]