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Wed, 13 Jan 2021
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Youth Unemployment
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill
554. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Social Protection the plans in place to ensure the high numbers of youth unemployment are reduced as Ireland comes out of the Covid-19 pandemic; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1770/21]
Wed, 13 Jan 2021
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Employment Data
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill
606. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will consider the establishment of a working group within his Department to examine the impact of the motherhood gap in the workplace; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1769/21]
Wed, 13 Jan 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill
1055. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Health if he will prioritise the roll-out of vaccinations to secondary school teachers under the Covid-19 vaccine allocation strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1649/21]
Wed, 13 Jan 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill
1085. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Health if he will classify general practitioners as front-line healthcare workers within the second vaccine allocation group under the Covid-19 vaccine allocation strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1767/21]
Thu, 17 Dec 2020
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Community Enhancement Programme
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill
50. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the organisations in Dublin that have benefited in 2020 from the community enhancement programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43811/20]
Thu, 17 Dec 2020
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Voluntary Sector
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill
69. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will report on the new volunteering strategy; her plans to implement same; the level of engagement with communities in its development; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43812/20]
Thu, 17 Dec 2020
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Communications Market Regulation
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill
105. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when he expects to progress the programme for Government commitment to enable regulatory bodies such as ComReg, the Central Bank and the CCPC to have greater use of administrative penalties to sanction rogue operators, as is the norm in other EU Member States; when he expects the Competition Bill (ECN+) to be brought before the Houses of the Oireachtas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43816/20]
Thu, 17 Dec 2020
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Workplace Relations Commission
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill
143. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the supports that have been provided to enable the Workplace Relations Commission to function at the optimum level during the Covid-19 pandemic given the importance of its work and the cases that it is dealing with; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43817/20]
Tue, 15 Dec 2020
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Third Level Education
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill
73. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he has received allegations of sexual harassment at third level; his plans to extend consent information across third level institutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43152/20]
Tue, 15 Dec 2020
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Education Policy
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill
107. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans to extend third level and apprenticeship opportunities for persons with intellectual disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43151/20]
Thu, 10 Dec 2020
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Garda Training
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill
26. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Justice the amount invested in leadership and CPD within An Garda Síochána; her plans to invest in leadership and CPD initiatives in the future; the recommendations The Commission on the Future of Policing in Ireland has made in this area; the actions she plans to take to support leadership and CPD; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41515/20]
Thu, 10 Dec 2020
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Departmental Strategies
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill
35. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Justice the status of the development of her justice plan; the areas she plans to prioritise as part of the plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41516/20]
Thu, 10 Dec 2020
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Health Promotion
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill
93. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Health if his Department has plans for updated health promotion campaigns under the Healthy Ireland framework for 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41943/20]
Thu, 10 Dec 2020
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Health Promotion
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill
170. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Health the progress to date in encouraging the option of breastfeeding including through the Healthy Ireland framework; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41942/20]
Thu, 10 Dec 2020
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Health Services Provision
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill
407. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to ensure the delivery of the National Traveller Health Action Plan. [35132/20]
Wed, 9 Dec 2020
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Adoption Services
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill
163. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of the work being done by Tusla to process certificates of eligibility for adoption applications and administer necessary training specifically the application made by persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42245/20]
Tue, 8 Dec 2020
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Food Exports
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill
35. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which his Department and associated agencies have adapted to the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic to develop new markets for Irish food and drink producers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41513/20]
Tue, 8 Dec 2020
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Waste Management
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill
50. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the work of his Department to promote the role of a circular bioeconomy to turn biowaste, residues and discards into valuable resources and incentivise the reduction of food waste along the value chain; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41514/20]
Tue, 8 Dec 2020
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Personal Public Service Numbers
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill
418. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of an application for a personal public service number, PPSN, by a person (details supplied); when it is expected the application will be processed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41920/20]
Tue, 8 Dec 2020
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Health Services Staff
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill
692. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to concerns regarding the availability of paediatric rheumatologists here with the current waiting list being three years; if his attention has been further drawn to the particular concern for children with Down syndrome associated arthritis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41854/20]
Tue, 8 Dec 2020
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General Practitioner Services
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill
693. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Health if an information leaflet on paediatric arthritis prepared in November 2019 will be distributed to general practitioners and health professionals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41855/20]
Tue, 8 Dec 2020
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Health Services Staff
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill
694. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Health when a new paediatric rheumatologist will commence; the location in which they will be based; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41856/20]
Tue, 8 Dec 2020
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Medicinal Products
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill
695. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Health the status of a drug being assessed for reimbursement (details supplied) by the National Centre for Pharmacoeconomics; when a decision will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41857/20]
Thu, 3 Dec 2020
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Pensions Reform
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill
50. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of the establishment of the Commission on Pensions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39998/20]
Thu, 3 Dec 2020
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Youth Unemployment
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill
53. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Social Protection the measures under way in her Department to tackle youth unemployment and to support young persons affected by the Covid-19 pandemic; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39999/20]
Thu, 3 Dec 2020
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Domestic Violence Services
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill
126. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth : if he is satisfied with the level of core funding provided to domestic, sexual and gender-based violence service providers; if funding is provided in such a way as to provide certainty to the organisations and enable them to carry out their vital work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40651/20]
Thu, 3 Dec 2020
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Domestic Violence Services
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill
139. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the amount of funding allocated to support domestic, sexual and gender-based violence services in 2021; the further funding that will be allocated arising from the ongoing impact of the Covid-19 pandemic; the steps that can be taken towards providing funding on a multi-annual basis to service providers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40650/20]
Wed, 2 Dec 2020
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Gender Recognition
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill
80. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Social Protection the stage of drafting of the proposed legislation giving effect to the commitments outlined in the Programme for Government in relation to gender recognition for children aged 16 to 17 years of age; the expected timeline for referral to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection, Community and Rural Development and the Islands for pre-legislative scrutiny; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40555/20]
Tue, 1 Dec 2020
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Traveller Education
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill
35. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Education the steps being taken to ensure the delivery of the Traveller education strategy. [35132/20]
Tue, 1 Dec 2020
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National Broadband Plan
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill
145. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the steps he will take to ensure the provision of high-speed broadband connection in the Foxrock area, County Dublin (details supplied); when high-speed connection will be available to residents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39623/20]
Tue, 1 Dec 2020
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State Examinations
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill
409. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Education if schools are assigned leaving certificate exam numbers that retain the same prefix numbers each year, which may affect the anonymous nature of the exam; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40032/20]
Tue, 1 Dec 2020
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Personal Public Service Numbers
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill
497. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of an application for a PPSN by a person (details supplied); when the application will be processed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40268/20]
Thu, 26 Nov 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill
126. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that domestic employers that availed of the temporary wage subsidy scheme for domestic employees such as childminders are being asked to pay the full amount given to them back to the Revenue Commissioners as part of the scheme; if a reimbursement scheme can be set up to cover this loss as had employers not availed of the temporary wage subsidy scheme employees would have applied for the pandemic unemployment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38835/20]
Thu, 26 Nov 2020
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Apprenticeship Programmes
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill
306. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his plans to expand apprenticeships to childcare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39391/20]
Thu, 26 Nov 2020
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Apprenticeship Programmes
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill
382. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Health his plans to expand apprenticeships to healthcare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39390/20]
Wed, 25 Nov 2020
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State Pension (Contributory)
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill
138. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Social Protection if an extension will be granted to a person (details supplied) for the submission of documentation relating to a means test for the increase for qualified adult, IQA, part of the person's pension; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39039/20]
Wed, 25 Nov 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill
230. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that according to the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, the Royal College of Midwives and the Faculty of Occupational Medicine that women who are 28 weeks pregnant and beyond are at an increased risk of becoming severely ill should they contract Covid-19; his further views on the information in view of the fact that women who cannot social distance when working are being denied health and safety leave by medmark in line with the HSE’s advice that states persons face a higher risk only if they are pregnant and have a heart defect; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39038/20]
Tue, 24 Nov 2020
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Wage Subsidy Scheme
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill
285. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that domestic employers who availed of the temporary wage subsidy scheme for domestic employees, such as childminders, are being asked to pay the full amount given to them, as part of the scheme, back to the Revenue Commissioners; if a reimbursement scheme can be set up to cover this loss in view of the fact had employers not availed of the scheme employees would have applied for the pandemic unemployment payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38798/20]
Tue, 24 Nov 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill
327. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if supports will be made available such as an adaption of the live events fund of €50 million to event management companies that due to the nature of their business and not having a physical premises have been unable to avail of the Covid restrictions support scheme and the industry is at serious issue of collapse; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38797/20]
Tue, 24 Nov 2020
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Higher Education Institutions
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill
640. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the steps he has taken following allegations of sexual harassment in UCD; the further actions he plans to take; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37860/20]
Tue, 24 Nov 2020
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Access to Higher Education
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill
641. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans to improve access to education for persons with disabilities and members of the Traveller community; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37861/20]
Tue, 24 Nov 2020
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Education Schemes
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill
642. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of persons in direct provision that have availed of the support scheme since changes were made in each year and to date in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37862/20]
Tue, 24 Nov 2020
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Technological Universities
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill
654. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the status of TU designation applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38101/20]
Tue, 24 Nov 2020
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Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill
742. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Justice if it is possible for the processing of a passport with a stamp 1 for a person (details supplied) to be prioritised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service, INIS; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38653/20]
Thu, 19 Nov 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill
301. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Health his plans for the roll out of a potential vaccine against Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37469/20]
Thu, 19 Nov 2020
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Health Services Provision
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill
309. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Health his plans to reopen gay men's health services as a priority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37506/20]
Wed, 18 Nov 2020
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Visa Applications
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill
156. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Justice the timeline for an application for a visa by a person (details supplied) whose partner is an Irish national; when a decision will be made on the application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37268/20]
Wed, 18 Nov 2020
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Hospital Appointments Status
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill
174. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Health if a medical appointment can be secured for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37238/20]
Tue, 17 Nov 2020
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Departmental Bodies
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill
241. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Transport if companies that report to him such as the Irish Aviation Authority, have a compulsory retirement age of 65 years of age; if not, if they are included under the Public Service Superannuation (Age of Retirement) Act 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36963/20]
Tue, 17 Nov 2020
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Irish Aviation Authority
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill
242. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Transport if the Irish Aviation Authority is considered a semi-State body as it reports to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36964/20]