Parliamentary questions

Local Authority Rates

Frankie Feighan

268. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government when it is planned to reimburse councils for the loss of rates since March 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13760/20]

Schools Building Projects

Frankie Feighan

368. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason payment for works at a school (details supplied) has not been issued to the contractor that conducted the works at the school; if there is an issue with the school drawing down the funding; if it has already done so; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13768/20]

Public Sector Pay

Frankie Feighan

376. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the ending of a two-tier pay scale for teachers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13813/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Frankie Feighan

611. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the proposed new restrictions by the EU member states on incoming flights from the United States of America due to Covid-19 mitigation measures will include a ban on EU citizens accessing the EU from destinations in the United States of America; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13821/20]

Health Services Staff

Frankie Feighan

680. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Health the reason a HSE post (details supplied) was withdrawn after it had been advertised and assigned; if the post will be reinstated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13805/20]

General Practitioner Services

Frankie Feighan

743. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Health if he will request the HSE to revisit the Drumshanbo health centre in order to reassess the capacity of the building and the need in the locality for expansion of the general practitioner service to a five-day service in order to cater for patient demand in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14120/20]

Garda Stations

Frankie Feighan

37. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 325 to 329, inclusive, of 16 June 2020, the Garda stations included in the Garda building and refurbishment programme 2016–2021; if new Garda building upgrade projects at stations not originally included in the plan as set out by the Minister for Justice and Equality in 2015 have now been included; the details and cost of these new developments; the estimated total State investment in the plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12820/20]

Garda Stations

Frankie Feighan

38. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 325 to 329, inclusive, of 16 June 2020, his plans for the further upgrading of the current Garda station in Sligo; the funding to date spent on upgrading the station since 2018; the estimated total investment in the station when all upgrade works are completed; the cost-benefit analysis conducted on the decision to divert planned State funding away from the plan to build a new Garda station in Sligo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12826/20]

Garda Stations

Frankie Feighan

39. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 325 to 329, inclusive, of 16 June 2020, his plans for the site of the proposed new Garda station in Caltragh, County Sligo in view of the extensive investment into the purchase of the site already undertaken; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12827/20]

Mortgage Lending

Frankie Feighan

70. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Finance his views on the practice of banks during Covid-19 to halt the drawdown process of mortgages for applicants whose companies are in receipt of the temporary wage subsidy scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13524/20]

Public Sector Staff

Frankie Feighan

86. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of administrative officer positions in the public service that will become available in counties Donegal, Sligo, Leitrim, Mayo, Roscommon, Longford, Cavan and Monaghan over the next year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13632/20]

Garda Stations

Frankie Feighan

92. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the cost-benefit analysis conducted by the OPW on the decision to divert as planned State funding away from a new Garda station in Sligo and instead to invest in remedial works at the current station and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12822/20]

Schools Building Projects

Frankie Feighan

138. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a matter regarding a school (details supplied); if the matter will be concluded; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12879/20]

Garda Stations

Frankie Feighan

282. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 325 to 329, inclusive, of 16 June 2020, the Garda stations included in the Garda Building and Refurbishment Programme 2016–2021; if new Garda building upgrade projects at stations not originally included in the plan as set out in 2015 have now been included in the plan; the details and cost of these new developments; the estimated total State investment in the overall capital plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12818/20]

Garda Stations

Frankie Feighan

283. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 325 to 329, inclusive, of 16 June 2020, if she will provide a copy of the letter referenced outlining the decision not to proceed with a new Garda station for Sligo received by her on 2 January 2020; if she will provide a copy of all correspondence between the Garda Commissioner and her on the issue of the new Sligo Garda station as part of the PPP bundle between 1 August 2019 and 18 June 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12819/20]

Garda Stations

Frankie Feighan

284. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the cost-benefit analysis conducted by her Department on the decision to divert as planned State funding away from a new Garda station in Sligo and instead to invest in remedial works at the current station instead; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12821/20]

Garda Stations

Frankie Feighan

285. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the decision to invest in the old Garda station in Sligo instead of investing in a new station as originally planned has been future proofed against the future operational needs of An Garda Síochána in Sligo; if the decision took into consideration responsibilities in relation to the Disability Act 2005 and providing disability access of public buildings to staff and the public; the green energy perspective of the decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12824/20]

Garda Stations

Frankie Feighan

286. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will make additional funding available under the Garda Building and Refurbishment Programme 2016–2021 to proceed with the building of a new Garda station in Sligo as originally planned at the site already purchased; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12828/20]

Cancer Services

Frankie Feighan

442. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Health if the HSE will again provide community cancer screening services despite Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13019/20]

Maternity Services

Frankie Feighan

443. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Health the stage the HSE plans to allow fathers to be allowed back into HSE pregnancy scans with their pregnant partners; when fathers will be permitted to access the maternity ward during a pregnancy for longer than a one hour duration; if face masks will help the situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13020/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Frankie Feighan

444. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Health the plans in place to assist expecting parents with classes online in the absence of physical antenatal class appointments being offered due to Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13021/20]

Urban Renewal Schemes

Frankie Feighan

879. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the solutions being considered to address the large amount of urban decay in towns and villages nationwide, in particular old and dilapidated business premises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12924/20]

Property Registration Authority

Frankie Feighan

905. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if he will enquire with the Land Registry Office regarding the way in which a situation (details supplied) could occur; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13626/20]

Civil Defence

Frankie Feighan

11. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if funding will be made available for a north County Leitrim Civil Defence service (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11963/20]

Home Building Finance Ireland

Frankie Feighan

33. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Finance his views on whether the current percentage rates, associated fees and costs that Home Building Finance Ireland applies to loans it offers to developers and builders here is suitable to help achieve the overall goal of building more homes and reducing high levels of low housing supply here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12005/20]

School Funding

Frankie Feighan

132. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the information technology grant allocation for a school (details supplied) will be investigated and reassessed to take into consideration the fact that there are more pupils in the school than accounted for by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11732/20]

HSE Staff

Frankie Feighan

412. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Health his plans to introduce a new voluntary early retirement scheme to encourage HSE Civil Service staff nearing 40 years of employment to retire from service early but with full 40-year entitlements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11728/20]

Departmental Funding

Frankie Feighan

781. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if there is funding available for the establishment of resource centres in rural communities that have been affected by Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12002/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Frankie Feighan

782. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the supports in place to support charities (details supplied) that despite still receiving Tusla funding will lose over 40% of income due to Covid-19; and if he will examine the charity and advise on further supports available. [12054/20]

Birth Certificates

Frankie Feighan

796. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will direct the HSE to enable a person (details supplied) to add that person's signature to the birth certificate of that person's child; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12357/20]

Property Registration Authority

Frankie Feighan

872. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if contact will be made with the Property Registration Authority office in County Roscommon in order to expedite an application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11733/20]

Mortgage to Rent Scheme

Frankie Feighan

896. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the status of the mortgage to rent scheme (details supplied) as administered by Sligo County Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12268/20]

Property Registration Authority

Frankie Feighan

906. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if he will make contact with the Property Registration Authority office in County Roscommon to expedite an application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12301/20]

Arts Funding

Frankie Feighan

939. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her views on whether a plan by a group (details supplied) should be implemented; her further views on the plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12051/20]

Property Tax

Frankie Feighan

56. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Finance when the local property tax will be sanctioned by the Revenue Commissioners to be taken from the bank accounts of persons; if the matter has been paused until after the Covid-19 crisis; if not, if the suggested date of 21 July 2020 is accurate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10542/20]

Tax Reliefs

Frankie Feighan

79. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider matters raised in correspondence (details supplied) and a request to extend the section 481 regional film development uplift to 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11007/20]

Office of Public Works

Frankie Feighan

145. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount of funding spent to date by the Office of Public Works on acquiring and servicing lands in Caltragh, Sligo town, to accommodate the construction of a new Garda regional headquarters in Sligo, including legal fees, site acquisition, advertising and other associated costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10739/20]

Emergency Works Scheme

Frankie Feighan

197. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if an application by a school (details supplied) for emergency works funding to build additional hygiene facilities for children at the school in view of the new requirements with regard to Covid-19 will be reconsidered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10667/20]

Garda Stations

Frankie Feighan

325. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the date on which his attention was drawn to the decision by the Garda Commissioner not to proceed with plans to build a new regional Garda headquarters in County Sligo at a site which was purchased by the Office of Public Works as part of a PPP bundle that was to see new Garda stations at Sligo, Macroom and Clonmel, as outlined by his predecessor on 21 October 2015 and on several occasions on the Dáil Éireann record since; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10740/20]

Garda Stations

Frankie Feighan

326. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on whether, in view of the fact that Sligo is now a key growth centre in Project Ireland 2040 and it is the capital of the north-west region, the decision not to proceed with the proposed new regional garda station in Sligo should be revisited by the Government and the Garda Commissioner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10742/20]

Garda Stations

Frankie Feighan

327. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the detail of the new plans which are now in place for the State to invest in the old Sligo Garda station, as outlined by him to this Deputy in Dáil Éireann on 4 June 2020; his views on whether this will be funding well spent in view of the small footprint, age and condition of the old Garda station in Sligo; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that no matter the level of investment which is allocated to this project, it will still have a limited capacity to serve the population of the area due to the special restrictions of the old site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10743/20]

Garda Stations

Frankie Feighan

328. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason both Macroom and Clonmel are still set to receive new Garda stations under the previously advertised PPP bundle that contained plans for a new station in Sligo; the reason Sligo was the only station in the bundle to be removed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10744/20]

Garda Stations

Frankie Feighan

329. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the decision not to proceed with plans to build a new Garda station in Sligo have been affected by the damage to the economy and the State's finances as a result of the Covid-19 outbreak; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10745/20]

Trading Online Voucher Scheme

Frankie Feighan

770. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will consider allocating additional funding to the trading online voucher scheme in counties Sligo and Leitrim in view of the unprecedented levels of interest for funding from small and microbusinesses in particular due to Covid-19 and a move to online trading; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10677/20]

Maternity Benefit

Frankie Feighan

974. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) was refused maternity benefit despite a genuine appeal and reasoning behind the person's late application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10599/20]

Water Safety

Frankie Feighan

1048. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his plans to deal with lifeguard shortages for coastal areas nationwide in locations in which persons swim during the summer months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10544/20]

Schools Building Projects

Frankie Feighan

193. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a proposed development (details supplied) in County Sligo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10299/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Frankie Feighan

226. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the housing situation of a person (details supplied) will be investigated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10018/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Frankie Feighan

349. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Health the stage of the Roadmap for Reopening Society and Business the seaweed baths businesses individually and separate from spa treatments and associated services can begin to reopen their facilities to the public in a safe manner and in line with health and safety guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9864/20]

Health Screening Programmes

Frankie Feighan

374. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Health if he will consider expanding the number of rare health conditions which are tested for under the heel prick screening process for newborn babies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10023/20]