Parliamentary questions

Covid-19 Pandemic

Róisín Shortall

489. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the EU Digital Covid Certificate used for travel and indoor dining indicates the time period after the second dose after which a person is considered fully vaccinated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41291/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Róisín Shortall

498. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if her Department in consultation with the Department of Health will publish ventilation guidelines for hospitality settings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40985/21]

Local Authorities

Róisín Shortall

665. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the current position regarding circular EL 02/11; if incremental credit can be sanctioned for local authority staff with relevant previous experience; if the circular is having any impact on local authority recruitment drives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39854/21]

Housing Policy

Róisín Shortall

793. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on the current standards applying to the building of apartments with specific reference to the reduced standards introduced in 2015 and 2018; if he plans to reverse these changes in order to improve fire safety, apartment size, outdoor space and mix of apartment size in order to make apartments and apartment living more sustainable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41279/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Róisín Shortall

970. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Education if unvaccinated pregnant teachers and SNAs will be required to attend classrooms when schools reopen; the risk assessment undertaken for same; the steps she is taking to ensure their safety; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39787/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Róisín Shortall

971. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Education if medically vulnerable schoolchildren will be supported to undertake remote learning when schools reopen; if medically vulnerable teachers could become virtual learning facilitators for these children and in this way accommodate the needs of both vulnerable children and teachers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39788/21]

Pension Provisions

Róisín Shortall

1114. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39456/21]

Language Schools

Róisín Shortall

1262. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans for continued productive engagement with English language students and English language education schools given the ongoing Covid-19 emergency with a view to ensuring that classes will only resume when it is proven safe to do so with the agreement of students and schools; if it will be ensured that supports will remain in place for students and schools until such time as classes can safely resume; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39786/21]

An Garda Síochána

Róisín Shortall

1401. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí and civilian staff assigned to the Special Crime Task Force in each of the past five years; if these staff are assigned on a station or division basis; the number in each; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40986/21]

Drug Dealing

Róisín Shortall

1412. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Justice her views on a programme (details supplied) that was broadcast on 20 July 2021 in respect of several open drugs markets operating in Ballymun, Dublin 11; and the number of drugs gardaí working in the Ballymun area specifically [41284/21]

Road Safety

Róisín Shortall

1415. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 304 of 14 July 2021, the total amount that is in the fund for 2021; the details of the allocations made to date for the Garda youth diversion projects and proposals for community-based interventions in relation to the dangerous misuse of scramblers, quad bikes and electric scooters; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41293/21]

EU Directives

Róisín Shortall

1618. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the status of the transposing of the EU Council Directive 2013/59/EURATOM into Irish law (details supplied); the work that the strategic workforce planning unit in his Department has carried out on this objective to date; the timeline he is working toward to fully implement the directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34495/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Róisín Shortall

1637. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the criteria used to decide the number of vaccine centres to be located in each county; the reason County Limerick still has only one vaccination centre; the steps being taken to add a second one in the city or county as has happened in other counties; the criteria used when selecting the racecourse as a replacement centre given that it would only be open on selected days at a time when Limerick has had far higher incidence level than the rest of the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34538/21]

Vaccination Programme

Róisín Shortall

1684. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the average daily number of doses of Covid-19 vaccines that were administered over the past four weeks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34921/21]

National Maternity Hospital

Róisín Shortall

1736. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the precise work done to date in his Department and in the HSE in order to comply with the rules governing spending on large State capital projects in respect of the new national maternity hospital; if business cases have been completed by his Department and the HSE in this regard; the conclusions reached in these business cases; if he will undertake to publish these documents in the public interest; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35256/21]

General Practitioner Services

Róisín Shortall

1737. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health if general practitioners are required to follow the HSE sequencing protocol with regard to spare vaccine doses; if not, the protocol for general practitioners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35298/21]

Vaccination Programme

Róisín Shortall

1834. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the reason occupational therapists have been excluded from the list of eligible professions deemed qualified to apply as vaccinators as part of the HSE recruitment process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35575/21]

Legislative Measures

Róisín Shortall

1881. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost in a full year if the Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Act 2004 was fully commenced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35697/21]

Voluntary Sector

Róisín Shortall

1882. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost in 2022 and in a full year of fully implementing the Catherine Day report of the independent review group established to examine the role of voluntary organisations in publicly funded health and personal social services. [35698/21]

Health Services Staff

Róisín Shortall

1883. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost in 2022 and in a full year of ensuring that staff working in the 300 section 39 organisations covered under pay restoration have their pay raised to parity with equivalent workers in public sector and section 38 organisations. [35699/21]