Parliamentary questions

International Protection

Pa Daly

722. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the extent to which the urban renewal schemes strand of accommodation proposed on page 45 of the White Paper on the international protection support service represents a not-for-profit model. [17093/21]

International Protection

Pa Daly

723. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the complaints process envisioned on page 53 of the White Paper on the international protection support service will be independent and have a right of appeal to the ombudsman or the court system. [17094/21]

International Protection

Pa Daly

724. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the legally binding standards on international protection accommodation providers, their operation and the warnings or sanctions given since 1 January 2021. [17095/21]

International Protection

Pa Daly

725. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of the appointment of the transition team within his Department outlined on page 81 of the White Paper on the international protection support service. [17096/21]

International Protection

Pa Daly

821. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice the legislative reforms required in order to decrease case processing times within the international protection system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17097/21]

International Protection

Pa Daly

822. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice the approximate number of applicants for international protection to whom the Dublin Regulation applied in each of the years 2015 to 2020. [17098/21]

Health Screening Programmes

Pa Daly

850. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health if he will report on the protocol for cervical screening under the CervicalCheck programme, with particular emphasis on the protocol for detecting abnormal cells; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16287/21]

Vaccination Programme

Pa Daly

1068. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 848 of 24 February 2021, the breakdown of the approximate non-vaccination rates within each of the priority groups 1 to 4, inclusive, currently receiving the vaccine with the rate expressed as a percentage of the total estimated population within each group in tabular form. [17034/21]

Hospital Staff

Pa Daly

1069. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the number of intern doctor positions by acute hospital group in each of the years 2015 to 2020; and the projected number for 2021, in tabular form. [17036/21]

Departmental Communications

Pa Daly

1250. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will report on correspondence from and engagement with an organisation (details supplied). [16286/21]

Broadband Infrastructure

Pa Daly

1295. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will approve the installation of a broadband connection point or an alternative interim solution to provide connectivity as a matter of urgency due to there being no communications of any kind available at a location (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17483/21]

Public Transport

Pa Daly

129. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties with which rural communities have been presented due to the lack of co-ordination between changes to bus and rail timetables, in particular in circumstances in which a bus route from Dingle, County Kerry, had buses cut from the timetable, making it impossible for passengers to arrive in Tralee before the train for Dublin departs during weekdays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1844/21]

School Curriculum

Pa Daly

841. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Education if she will consider the addition of Irish Sign Language as an accredited subject for junior and leaving certificate students. [14230/21]

Ministerial Responsibilities

Pa Daly

1198. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice if she will consider correcting the record of Dáil Éireann with regard to a matter relating to Clancy Barracks (details supplied). [14090/21]

Legislative Measures

Pa Daly

1217. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice when she plans to issue regulations giving effect to the provisions of section 12 of the Mediation Act 2017. [14365/21]

Legal Aid

Pa Daly

1218. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice if she will consider raising the current thresholds for legal aid. [14366/21]

Court Sittings

Pa Daly

1219. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice the average number of sitting days dedicated to family law by court circuit in tabular form. [14367/21]

Family Law Cases

Pa Daly

1220. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice if she will consider a White Paper policy response to implement the non-legislative aspects of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Justice and Equality report on reform of the family law system. [14368/21]

Deportation Orders

Pa Daly

1250. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice the status of her review of deportation notices. [14875/21]

Direct Provision System

Pa Daly

1251. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice her views on recommendation 6.7 of the Day report being under consideration as per page 144 of the White Paper to End Direct Provision and to Establish a New International Protection Support Service in particular focusing on the recommendations in relation to the granting of leave to remain to existing applicants. [14876/21]

Crime Data

Pa Daly

1253. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice the estimated number of femicides (details supplied) for 2020. [14961/21]

National Treatment Purchase Fund

Pa Daly

1821. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the cost of operations and procedures for University Hospital Kerry referred to private hospitals under the National Treatment Purchase Fund in each of the years 2018 to 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15592/21]

Hospital Data

Pa Daly

1822. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the number and cost of each of hip replacement and knee replacement surgeries, respectively referred from University Hospital Kerry to private hospitals in County Kerry in each of the years 2018, 2019 and 2020. [15593/21]

Rail Network

Pa Daly

23. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the status of the proposed removal of a wall from the front of Casement station,Tralee, County Kerry. [13610/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Pa Daly

162. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the consideration that has been given to prioritising the reopening of training courses for professions deemed essential. [13612/21]

Garda Deployment

Pa Daly

171. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí that have been redeployed in 2020 due to the hiring of civilian non-sworn staff. [13578/21]

Prison Inspections

Pa Daly

711. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice her views in relation to the Inspector of Prisons commencing a Covid-19 thematic inspection of all Irish prisons; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12875/21]

Vaccination Programme

Pa Daly

845. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the reason for the change in the target for vaccination of the over 85s within his daily update to Deputies (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12936/21]

Parliamentary Questions

Pa Daly

171. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 533 of 20 October 2020, the status of the reply given that no correspondence has been received in relation to the matter. [12283/21]

Garda Recruitment

Pa Daly

172. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice the projected Garda recruitment in 2021; and the impact of Covid-19 on same. [12284/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Pa Daly

203. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Finance the position regarding those travel agency businesses that operate remotely and are thereby excluded from business supports, such as the Covid-19 business aid scheme restrictions support scheme, unlike their peers who operate a customer facing premises while also excluded from the scheme owing to their remote working arrangements that are not rateable premises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11508/21]

Middle East

Pa Daly

373. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the representations he has made to the Israeli Government in respect of the destruction and confiscation of tents in the Bedouin community of Humsa – Al Bqai’a in the northern Jordan Valley. [12045/21]

Garda Resources

Pa Daly

665. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice the timelines with regard to planned changes to the Garda Síochána Inspectorate; the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on these timelines; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11354/21]

Garda Resources

Pa Daly

666. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice when she anticipates being able to publish the general scheme of the policing and community safety Bill. [11369/21]

Ministerial Correspondence

Pa Daly

690. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice if she has received correspondence from a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11761/21]

Vaccination Programme

Pa Daly

794. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 818 of 3 February 2021, the estimated population size of each of the provisional vaccine allocation groups by county in tabular form. [11306/21]

Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission

Pa Daly

221. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice when she anticipates receiving and publishing the latest GSOC annual report. [10637/21]

Departmental Correspondence

Pa Daly

205. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Finance if he will take all appropriate steps to ensure client accounts as defined in SI No. 421/2001 Solicitors Accounts Regulations 2001, can be exempted from the charging of negative interest rates. [10126/21]

Social Welfare Rates

Pa Daly

569. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider an increase to the telephone support allowance to ensure those who are eligible for the allowance can afford a landline service, which is necessary for home security or medical emergency alerting systems; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9733/21]

Immigration Status

Pa Daly

705. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice the interactions and communications her Department has had with the Department of Health in relation to the migration status of non-EEA doctors since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. [9631/21]

Citizenship Applications

Pa Daly

706. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice the current waiting times for citizenship applications by EEA and non-EEA applicants, in tabular form. [9632/21]

Citizenship Status

Pa Daly

707. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice the criteria used within the citizenship process to judge if an applicant is of good character. [9633/21]

Citizenship Applications

Pa Daly

708. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice the approximate increase in waiting times for citizenship applications due to the Covid-19 pandemic; and if she will provide a year-on-year comparison of average waiting times between 2015 and 2020. [9634/21]

Garda Stations

Pa Daly

744. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice if approval will be given for a Garda station in a location (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10382/21]

Vaccination Programme

Pa Daly

848. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the breakdown of the Covid-19 vaccine refusal rates amongst healthcare workers in acute hospital groups in tabular form. [9745/21]

National Broadband Plan

Pa Daly

27. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the action that will be taken to ensure that a person (details supplied) is provided with fibre broadband or a suitable alternative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9023/21]

Aquaculture Licences

Pa Daly

317. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an aquaculture licence application by a person (details supplied). [9022/21]

Aquaculture Licences

Pa Daly

322. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the number of aquaculture licences currently in appeal for a harbour (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9157/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment

Pa Daly

160. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Finance if he will report on the way in which communications were made to the public relative to taxation on the Covid-19 pandemic unemployment payment scheme for recipients in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8668/21]

Passport Services

Pa Daly

331. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on the deployment of passport processing staff as part of the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8088/21]

Passport Services

Pa Daly

332. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of passports in the backlog as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic noting the effect of the most recent level 5 lockdown in particular; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8089/21]

Passport Services

Pa Daly

333. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if additional staff or resources will be provided to expedite the processing of passports once the level 5 lockdown ends; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8090/21]

Consular Services

Pa Daly

340. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if an application by a person (details supplied) will be approved. [8515/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Pa Daly

920. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the position regarding payment of patient fees incurred when a patient with a medical card is sent to a private hospital on an inpatient or outpatient basis as part of the private hospital arrangement with the HSE as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8775/21]

Direct Provision System

Pa Daly

564. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if any providers of direct provision centres with contracts due to expire in 2021 have been contacted or engaged with in relation to the renewal of same. [7253/21]

Social Welfare Appeals

Pa Daly

126. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of oral hearings for pension appeals under the Covid-19 lockdown; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6166/21]

National Broadband Plan

Pa Daly

68. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the estimated timeframe for broadband to be made available in a location (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5543/21]

Coroners Service

Pa Daly

575. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice the number of coroners or deputy coroners who have been appointed or deputised since the introduction of new legislation allowing same. [5404/21]

Prisoner Complaints Procedures

Pa Daly

597. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 1048 of 13 November 2020, if the establishment of the new complaints process within the Irish Prison Service was completed by the November 2020 timeframe. [5924/21]

Prison Visiting Committees

Pa Daly

598. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice the dates from when she was in receipt of each of the various prison visiting committee annual reports 2019; and when each was published on the website of her Department. [5925/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Pa Daly

898. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health if he will report on the priority of pharmacy staff in the Covid-19 vaccine roll-out plan; if he will consider utilising pharmacy staff as a resource in the vaccination teams; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5965/21]

Commission on the Future of Policing

Pa Daly

3. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Taoiseach the progress of the A Policing Service for the Future report timelines; the aspects deferred due to Covid-19. [3876/21]

National Broadband Plan

Pa Daly

71. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the status of each development area in County Kerry as part of the national broadband plan, in tabular form (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4421/21]

National Broadband Plan

Pa Daly

72. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the status of retail service providers established in each development area in County Kerry as part of the national broadband plan, in tabular form (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4422/21]

National Broadband Plan

Pa Daly

73. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the location of each primary school broadband connection point planned in County Kerry as part of the National Broadband Initiative Plan in tabular form (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4424/21]

Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission

Pa Daly

619. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice the current grades of staff employed at GSOC; and the number of staff employed within each grade in tabular form. [3586/21]

Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission

Pa Daly

620. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice the number of investigations which had to be referred back to An Garda Síochána from GSOC in order to be completed in each of the years 2015 to 2020, in tabular form. [3587/21]

Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission

Pa Daly

621. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice the status of the work within her Department on legislative reforms to GSOC (details supplied); the length of time this work has been ongoing; and when the proposals from GSOC were first received by her Department. [3588/21]

National Broadband Plan

Pa Daly

930. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of each broadband connection point planned in County Kerry on the National Broadband Plan in tabular form (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4423/21]

Garda Operations

Pa Daly

294. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 685 of 13 January 2021, the categories of offences for which adult cautions were issued; and the number of offences cross tabulated with the number of cautions and custodial sentences given for these categories by Garda division in tabular form. [3093/21]

Vaccination Programme

Pa Daly

383. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health if he will report on the inclusion of dental workers as priority 2 in the provisional vaccine allocation groups for the Covid-19 vaccine; and when such workers will be able to register for the vaccine in the HSE portal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3209/21]

Motor Insurance

Pa Daly

73. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport his views on the renewal of car insurance in circumstances in which drivers’ licences are delayed or are unable to be renewed. [2264/21]

Hospital Staff

Pa Daly

509. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health if he will report on the recruitment process of a consultant at a hospital (details supplied); if there is a target timeline by which to complete the process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2412/21]

Hospital Staff

Pa Daly

510. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to an offer of consultant resources at a hospital (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2413/21]

Vaccination Programme

Pa Daly

511. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the prioritisation of vulnerable adults with certain medical conditions, for example, Down's syndrome or cystic fibrosis, as priority No. 7 on the vaccine roll-out plan; if there will be an opportunity for these adults be reprioritised under any circumstance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2414/21]

Trade Promotion

Pa Daly

42. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on the reopening of a trade office in Taipei. [1233/21]

Community Employment Schemes

Pa Daly

580. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will extend the duration of the community employment scheme for workers in a project (details supplied) due to the loss of essential services in the vicinity if scheme participants are forced to finish on the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1294/21]

Garda Operations

Pa Daly

685. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice the number of adult cautions issued per Garda division in each of the years 2015 to 2020, in tabular form [44839/20]

Deportation Orders

Pa Daly

689. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice the number of deportations carried out between January and December 2020, by month, in tabular form. [45039/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Pa Daly

816. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the average incidence rates of Covid-19 cases by local electoral area from the onset of the pandemic until the current date in tabular form. [44911/20]

Hospital Expenditure

Pa Daly

1031. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health if he will consider prioritising local suppliers when issuing tenders for a hospital (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1514/21]

Industrial Relations

Pa Daly

101. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the engagements he has had with the workers of a company (details supplied) during their ongoing dispute over redundancy. [44123/20]

Company Liquidations

Pa Daly

136. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on the liquidation of a company (details supplied); and if he will take steps to ensure the collective bargaining agreement for workers is honoured. [44122/20]

Wind Energy Generation

Pa Daly

59. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the steps he will take to explore the potential for offshore wind farms in north County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44078/20]

Medical Aids and Appliances

Pa Daly

345. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health if a pain patch will be approved for a person (details supplied). [44000/20]

Student Accommodation

Pa Daly

62. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the interactions his Department has had with student accommodation providers during the Covid-19 pandemic. [41663/20]

Student Accommodation

Pa Daly

66. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his views on refunds for student accommodation in which universities have switched to all or mostly online learning in which large deposits were paid by those students. [41664/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Pa Daly

454. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice the options explored in relation to the socially-distanced swearing in of juries for trials in Tralee courthouse; if any venues were examined; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43319/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Pa Daly

526. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the way in which nursing shifts, lunch breaks and toilet breaks have been affected at University Hospital Kerry due to the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43069/20]

Nursing Staff

Pa Daly

527. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the monthly breakdown of patient-to-nurse ratio across all acute hospitals to date in 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43070/20]

Hospital Staff

Pa Daly

528. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the number of solely administrative staff recruited to University Hospital Kerry in each of the years from 2015 to 2019 and to date in 2020; the number that were new positions; the number that were filling vacancies left by retired or departed staff, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43071/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Pa Daly

529. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the details of protocols in relation to staff wearing of masks within acute hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43072/20]

Health Services Funding

Pa Daly

530. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the amount allocated to mental health and wellness supports for staff within the acute hospital system; the breakdown of this allocation for each acute hospital, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43073/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Pa Daly

531. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the HSE's policy on accepting donations of food or other goods from the public during the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43074/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Pa Daly

532. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the details of the Covid-19 and non-Covid-19 wards of University Hospital Kerry; if staff were kept operationally separate between these wards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43075/20]

Crime Data

Pa Daly

16. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice the number of convictions for possession of drugs in each of the years 2015 to 2019 and to date in 2020; and the number of persons referred to the health diversion programme for the same offences over the same period by Garda division. [41662/20]

Medical Cards

Pa Daly

177. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health his views on general practitioners issuing direct refunds for blood tests in which they have already charged medical card holders. [41666/20]

Covid-19 Tests

Pa Daly

182. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health his views on general practitioners issuing direct refunds for Covid-19 tests for which they have already charged patients. [41665/20]

Direct Provision System

Pa Daly

344. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice her views on the ministerial decisions unit issuing leave to remain approvals for those currently in the direct provision system in line with the recommendations of the expert group chaired by a person (details supplied). [40411/20]

Social and Affordable Housing

Pa Daly

85. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the net income limits for social housing will be updated in line with inflation given that the last date published was 2 June 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42372/20]