Parliamentary questions

Restorative Justice

Pa Daly

183. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice her plans in the area of restorative justice; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35099/21]

General Practitioner Services

Pa Daly

267. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that blood tests for medical card holders when conducted by their general practitioner or elsewhere will be free of any charges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28077/21]

Community Employment Schemes

Pa Daly

363. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of plans to provide pension provision as per a 2008 Labour Court recommendation for community employment supervisors; the engagement underway; the timeframe for a decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34559/21]

Coroners Service

Pa Daly

423. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice her views on a report on the coroner system (details supplied). [34772/21]

An Garda Síochána

Pa Daly

432. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice when a number of Garda stations (details supplied) in County Kerry which the OPW propose to dispose of were decommissioned as active stations. [34958/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Pa Daly

460. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health if solo dancing instruction is included as an activity under individual training as part of the Covid-19 reopening guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26903/21]

Fishing Industry

Pa Daly

608. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the name of each State agency involved in the administration, management and policing of inshore and offshore fishing in Ireland; the number of employees in each State agency in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34996/21]

Construction Industry

Pa Daly

33. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his position on smaller building companies; and the measures his Department has in place to protect them. [33085/21]

Construction Industry

Pa Daly

45. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his position on pricing within the building providers' sector; and the engagement he has had with the industry since taking up his role. [33084/21]

An Garda Síochána

Pa Daly

187. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice the number of Garda trainees who had a third-level degree qualification in each of the years 2015 to 2020, in tabular form. [33797/21]

An Garda Síochána

Pa Daly

188. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice the approximate cost of implementing the recommendations of the future of policing report on recruit training; and if a breakdown of these costs will be provided by line item in tabular form. [33798/21]

An Garda Síochána

Pa Daly

189. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice the approximate current cost of recruiting 800 Garda trainees. [33799/21]

An Garda Síochána

Pa Daly

190. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice the approximate current cost of recruiting 1,500 Garda civilian staff. [33800/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Pa Daly

105. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the testing carried out at the trial live events held under the auspices of her Department. [33082/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Pa Daly

127. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the evidence from other jurisdictions that has been used in relation to the protocols for live events held under the auspices of her Department. [33083/21]

An Garda Síochána

Pa Daly

493. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice the number of public order arrests in May 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021, in tabular form. [32924/21]

Departmental Expenditure

Pa Daly

503. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice the breakdown of all Garda Síochána and Justice related Vote groups with headings and subheadings for 2021, in tabular form. [33269/21]

School Transport

Pa Daly

132. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Education if she will approve the reinstatement of a school bus service at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32207/21]

Workplace Relations Commission

Pa Daly

158. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 137 of 2 June 2021, the breakdown by sector and type of breach detected by the Workplace Relations Commission investigations in relation to the list of employment law breaches for County Kerry. [31203/21]

Renewable Energy Generation

Pa Daly

173. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the date by which the micro-generation support scheme will go live; the dates for interim stages to go live; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30550/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Pa Daly

647. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the representations he has made to countries in which vaccines (details supplied) or other non-EMA approved vaccines have been administered to Irish citizens. [30529/21]

School Transport

Pa Daly

699. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Education if school transportation will be approved for a student (details supplied). [31912/21]

Irish Sign Language

Pa Daly

880. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of the review by her Department of the functioning of the IRIS application; if she will consider keeping the on-demand element open on an interim basis whilst the review is completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31226/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Pa Daly

104. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on the eligibility for non-rateable premises for Covid-19 supports under his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16745/21]

Public Sector Pay

Pa Daly

280. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on a matter (details supplied); and his plans with an organisation regarding same. [29529/21]

Public Sector Pay

Pa Daly

521. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice her views on a matter (details supplied); and her plans with an organisation regarding same. [29528/21]

Departmental Reports

Pa Daly

522. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice the party that will bear the costs for the barrister training recommended by the O'Malley report. [29527/21]

Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries

Pa Daly

69. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his views on providing redress to all affected residents of county homes. [28218/21]

Ministerial Responsibilities

Pa Daly

88. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will report on his meetings with a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28219/21]

Alcohol Sales

Pa Daly

130. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Finance the number of automatic renewals of licence renewals for the sale of alcohol in each of the years 2015 to 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form. [28863/21]

Alcohol Sales

Pa Daly

131. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Finance the number of automatic renewals of off-licence renewals for the sale of alcohol in each of the years 2015 to 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form. [28864/21]

Policing Authority

Pa Daly

249. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 655 of 18 May 2021, the details of the underspend within the Policing Authority budget for the 2020 fiscal year statement. [28836/21]

Data Protection

Pa Daly

250. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 655 of 18 May 2021, the details of the underspend within the Data Protection Commissioner’s budget for the 2020 fiscal year statement. [28837/21]

Electric Vehicles

Pa Daly

76. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport if he will approve the installation of additional rapid e-car chargers in Cahersiveen and Dingle, County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28559/21]

Election Monitoring Missions

Pa Daly

310. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 413 and 425 of 18 May 2021, the process by which a person became head of the OSCE Election Observation Mission to Armenia (details supplied). [27966/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Pa Daly

313. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the position regarding providing medical aid to Nepal which is currently experiencing a severe crisis due to the Covid-19 pandemic. [28052/21]

Aquaculture Industry

Pa Daly

54. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the impact of Covid-19 on the processing of licence appeals in his Department. [26921/21]

Agriculture Schemes

Pa Daly

69. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the estimated turnaround time in relation to applications for BEEP-S; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26922/21]

Grant Payments

Pa Daly

132. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will review the criteria and income thresholds for SUSI grants to ensure that each family qualifying for the working family payment is deemed eligible for a fee and maintenance SUSI grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26933/21]

Grant Payments

Pa Daly

133. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will consider a graduated special rate for SUSI grant applicants who have at least 365 days continuous Department of Social Protection payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26934/21]

Passport Services

Pa Daly

253. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport will be approved for a person (details supplied). [27154/21]

International Protection

Pa Daly

178. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice if she will address missing targeted applications under the single application procedure for international protection applicants by 46.4% for 2020 (details supplied). [26825/21]

Alcohol Sales

Pa Daly

179. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice if she will address the decreased number of liquor licensing applications for 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26826/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Pa Daly

131. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Social Protection her views on the eligibility for non-rateable premises for Covid-19 supports under her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16745/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Pa Daly

351. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will engage with representatives of park runs (details supplied) on the holding of trial events given the inclusive nature of the events as outlined. [26472/21]

Election Monitoring Missions

Pa Daly

413. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if Ireland will consider sending observers to the forthcoming Armenian elections. [26759/21]

Departmental Budgets

Pa Daly

655. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice if she will account for the €37.6 million underspend within the Justice vote group for 2020 as detailed on page 59 of the Public Service Performance Report 2020. [26010/21]

Court Accommodation

Pa Daly

656. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice if the facilities in Tralee courthouse were upgraded during the budget year 2020. [26011/21]

Forensic Science Ireland

Pa Daly

657. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice if she will address the overperformance of Forensic Science Ireland with regard to its target metrics for missing persons case investigations or body identifications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26014/21]

Citizenship Applications

Pa Daly

658. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice if she will address missing targeted citizenship applications by 57% for 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26015/21]

Health Service Executive

Pa Daly

220. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the current extent of public orthodontic services in County Kerry; and his future plans for same. [24753/21]

Health Service Executive

Pa Daly

221. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the public dental services that are available at the primary care centre in Listowel, County Kerry. [24755/21]

Health Service Executive

Pa Daly

222. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health if additional funding will be provided to help address service delays in the Covid-19 pandemic in public dental services in County Kerry. [24756/21]

Health Promotion

Pa Daly

223. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the status of the national oral health policy; and his plans for its implementation. [24757/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Pa Daly

294. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health if he will investigate the circumstances in relation to a person (details supplied) in mandatory hotel quarantine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25136/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Pa Daly

807. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the position regarding marquees in an outdoor setting with regarding to weddings in particular; if marquees are considered an outdoor setting in the context of Covid-19 restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24186/21]

Health Services

Pa Daly

923. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the level of service to be provided by SouthDoc, Listowel, County Kerry, upon its reopening; the persons who will be eligible for the service; and the proposed hours of operation. [24620/21]

Education Policy

Pa Daly

105. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Education if she will approve an exemption from the Irish language for a person (details supplied). [23504/21]

Water Pollution

Pa Daly

109. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the legislative and policy-based measures which prevent the pumping of sewage into public waterways. [12892/21]

Special Educational Needs

Pa Daly

360. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Education when the details and relevant dates of the 2021 summer provision programme will be made available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22626/21]

Direct Provision System

Pa Daly

437. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will address the reports of a death in Mosney direct provision centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22999/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Pa Daly

563. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the respective risk factors being considered when evaluating the allowed numbers at masses and weddings. [22817/21]

Vaccination Programme

Pa Daly

578. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health if he will approve the inclusion of intractable epilepsy in cohort 4 for the Covid-19 vaccine; if it will be made a priority illness for receiving the Covid-19 vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22922/21]

Health Services

Pa Daly

581. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health if he will approve the ageing out of residents at a facility (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22932/21]

Vaccination Programme

Pa Daly

635. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1660 of 21 April 2021, the consideration given to prisons as a place in which persons are living and working in crowded settings; the plans for vaccinations within prisons; if a vaccine (details supplied) will be utilised within these settings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23173/21]

Vaccination Programme

Pa Daly

658. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health if NIAC has researched a matter related to vaccines and hotel quarantine (details supplied). [23240/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Pa Daly

64. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will report on her recent interactions with the major sporting organisations with regard to the return of supporters to live sports events; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21594/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Pa Daly

90. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the financial supports that have been given to sporting organisations to make up for income lost due to a lack of paying supporters. [21595/21]

Broadband Infrastructure

Pa Daly

180. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when the fibre installation at a location (details supplied) will be complete; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21846/21]

Wildlife Conservation

Pa Daly

491. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of allocated conservation ranger positions in County Kerry; if these posts are filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22079/21]

Wildlife Conservation

Pa Daly

492. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of district conservation officers who are undertaking duties of lower grades including conservation rangers by county or local authority area in tabular form. [22080/21]

International Protection

Pa Daly

836. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice the estimated impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the waiting times for international protection related interviews. [22323/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Pa Daly

948. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the work that has been undertaken in relation to non-EMA approved vaccines and the impact receiving these vaccines may have on Irish citizens returning from abroad. [21503/21]

Disability Services Provision

Pa Daly

136. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the contingency plans put in place with respect to the withdrawal of an organisation (details supplied) and the setting of a transition deadline for the services provided by a facility. [20903/21]

Driver Test

Pa Daly

344. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport if he will report on the criteria under which either of category B driver theory tests will resume or category B driver theory tests will commence as an online remote option; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19069/21]

Railway Stations

Pa Daly

380. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the status of the boundary wall separating Casement Station from Railway Terrace; if it requires maintenance or restoration; and the impact of any protected status it may have. [19542/21]

Help-To-Buy Scheme

Pa Daly

464. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Finance the number of drawdowns from the help-to-buy scheme in County Kerry in each of the years 2016 to 2020 and to date in 2021. [18234/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Pa Daly

671. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the estimated Covid-19-related delays on the Rebuilding Ireland projects in County Kerry with an on-site status. [18235/21]

Housing Policy

Pa Daly

672. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of properties brought back into use in County Kerry by the voids stimulus programme and other void-related schemes in 2020; and the estimated remaining housing stock that could be brought into use in the county by the scheme. [18236/21]

Wildlife Rangers

Pa Daly

750. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason the vacant position of wildlife ranger in north County Kerry has never been filled; his plans to advertise the position; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19518/21]

Departmental Data

Pa Daly

857. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on a matter (details supplied); the details of yearly numbers or reliable estimates in each of the years 2001 to 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19236/21]

Third Level Education

Pa Daly

934. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Education if she will take steps to allow graduates of Trinity College Dublin in deaf studies to apply for a professional master of education enabling them to teach in mainstream schools. [18342/21]

Rent Supplement Scheme

Pa Daly

1103. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of Covid-19 rent supplement claimants in County Kerry who are also on the full rate of pandemic unemployment payment and the reduced rate payment, respectively. [18238/21]

Fuel Allowance

Pa Daly

1131. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will approve the extension of the fuel allowance for an additional four weeks in view of the costs incurred by persons in earlier spells of extremely cold weather and the additional time spent at home resulting in higher fuel costs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18896/21]

Direct Provision System

Pa Daly

1222. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of single persons who are sharing with other persons within the direct provision system. [18569/21]

Language Schools

Pa Daly

1350. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the interactions of his Department with an organisation (details supplied) since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20700/21]

Immigration Data

Pa Daly

1442. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice the number of migrant status registrations that have been completed in each of the years 2015 to 2020 and to date in 2021, by GNIB office and online in tabular form. [19681/21]

Vaccination Programme

Pa Daly

1660. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the criteria used to define the groups of persons in group 9 who are living or working in crowded settings; and the proposed arrangements to verify the eligibility of such persons when booking and receiving the Covid-19 vaccine. [18586/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Pa Daly

2045. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the expenditure on the track and trace programme for 2020 and to date in 2021, including costs paid to third parties and spent within the HSE. [19682/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Pa Daly

2046. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the expenditure on the Covid-19 app for 2020 and to date in 2021, including costs paid to third parties and spent within the HSE. [19683/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Pa Daly

2047. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the person or body that retains the legal rights to transcripts, standard operating procedures and other intellectual property developed in the course of the track and trace programme. [19684/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Pa Daly

2048. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the person or body that retains the legal rights to transcripts, standard operating procedures and any other intellectual property developed in the course of the Covid-19 tracker application or app programme. [19685/21]

Harbour Fees

Pa Daly

2540. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount in euro and the number of persons who were in arrears for their harbour dues (details supplied) in each of the years 2010 to 2020, in tabular form. [20154/21]

Harbour Fees

Pa Daly

2541. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount in euro and the number of persons who received a discount on their harbour bill (details supplied) in each of the years 2010 to 2020, in tabular form. [20155/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Pa Daly

104. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Finance his views on the eligibility for non-rateable premises for Covid-19 supports under his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16745/21]

Interest Rates

Pa Daly

142. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Finance his views on the charging of negative interest rates on accounts used to hold funds for probate or conveyancing proceedings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16746/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Pa Daly

167. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if approval will be given for bridal wear shops to be classified as essential retail outlets in accordance with NPHET guidelines, given the exceptionally lengthy process involved in ordering and altering bridal clothing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16310/21]

International Protection

Pa Daly

719. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the proposed role of an association (details supplied) in the setting of settlement patterns for asylum seekers under the White Paper on the international protection support service. [17090/21]

International Protection

Pa Daly

720. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the timeline envisioned for a decision on the establishment of a new body to oversee the proposed international protection support service. [17091/21]

International Protection

Pa Daly

721. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the accommodation strand he envisions for housing victims of trafficking as per page 43 of the White Paper on the international protection support service. [17092/21]