Parliamentary questions

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Richard Boyd Barrett

524. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance if businesses impacted by the travel restrictions such as language schools, travel agents and so on the trading of which is unlikely to return to normal when domestic restrictions are lifted will have supports such as the temporary wage subsidy scheme, the Covid restrictions support scheme and so on extended beyond the current deadlines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20220/21]

Sports Funding

Richard Boyd Barrett

624. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the criteria in respect to the allocation of funding to Sport Ireland in 2020 used to allocate monies to the different sporting organisations; the breakdown of the funding being awarded across major sporting bodies here by Sport Ireland in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18817/21]

Social and Affordable Housing

Richard Boyd Barrett

823. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the delivery of new social homes by construction over acquisition commenced in line with the Programme for Government objective and priority to increase social housing stock by over 50,000 over a five-year period through a focus on new builds in each of the 31 local authorities since 1 June 2020 to date in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20741/21]

Israeli Settlements

Richard Boyd Barrett

894. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the imminent eviction of eight Palestinian families from the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood of Israeli-occupied Palestinian East Jerusalem and due to be replaced with illegal Israeli settlers; the actions that Ireland will be taking to ensure Israel does not carry out this war crime given that these evictions are in contravention of international law and would constitute a war crime of forcible transfer of parts of the population of an occupied territory; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20742/21]

Passport Services

Richard Boyd Barrett

895. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs when the passport office will reopen as normal; when persons can expect to have their expired passports renewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20787/21]

Gaeltacht Scholarships

Richard Boyd Barrett

914. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education the reason student teachers at a college (details supplied) are required to pay €350 to attend a Gaeltacht course while student teachers attending State-funded colleges can do so for free; if the Gaeltacht course is compulsory in order to qualify as a teacher; if she will consider removing the cost for all students; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18163/21]

Special Educational Needs

Richard Boyd Barrett

937. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education the number of children with a diagnosis of autism that need access to an ASD specific unit given that they are as yet without a confirmed school place for the coming academic year in September 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18396/21]

School Meals Programme

Richard Boyd Barrett

1116. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection if 189 schools were successful and 91 applicant schools were not successful in their applications for the recently announced hot school meals pilot programme; the number of unsuccessful applicants that were DEIS schools; her plans to address the large demand for hot meals in many more schools given the large volume of unsuccessful schools that applied; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18390/21]

Gambling Sector

Richard Boyd Barrett

1388. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice if her Department plans to regulate advertisements for gambling whether online or otherwise; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18413/21]

Vaccination Programme

Richard Boyd Barrett

1555. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health his views on whether the actions of the CEO of a hospital (details supplied) in the distribution of the Covid-19 vaccine was a misuse of State property; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18251/21]

Health Services Provision

Richard Boyd Barrett

1557. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health when the gay men’s health service will reopen; the measures he is taking to ensure that staff and funding will be made available for the programmes and survival of the clinic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18254/21]

Disability Support Services

Richard Boyd Barrett

1600. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if a school (details supplied) is to lose all onsite therapists, including speech and language therapists and occupational therapists as part of the progressing disabilities service roll-out; if so, the rationale for the school losing interventional therapies onsite for the 160 children attending the school given the optimal use of the time of the students, their families and the school and the minimum disruption in the students’ school day by having onsite therapists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18394/21]

Disability Support Services

Richard Boyd Barrett

1601. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if a school (details supplied) is to lose all onsite therapists, including speech and language therapists and occupational therapists as part of the progressing disabilities service roll-out; if so, the rationale for the school losing interventional therapies onsite for the 160 children attending the school given the optimal use of the time of the students, their families and the school and the minimum disruption in the students’ school day by having onsite therapists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18395/21]

Vaccination Programme

Richard Boyd Barrett

1617. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if a residential care worker is deemed not fit to go back to work but cleared to return to work by their cardiologist will be permitted to return to work once fully vaccinated (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18456/21]

Maternity Services

Richard Boyd Barrett

1985. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if he will outline the path for resumption of maternity care and services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19498/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Richard Boyd Barrett

2228. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the number of complaints that have been received by his Department in relation to the violation of the rights or poor treatment of persons staying in mandatory hotel quarantine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20188/21]

HSE Reports

Richard Boyd Barrett

2275. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health when an implementation group will be enacted to progress the recommendations of the HSE Report of the National Psychology Project Team: Establishment of a National Psychology Placement Office and Workforce Planning; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20373/21]

HSE Funding

Richard Boyd Barrett

2276. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health when ongoing funding and sponsorship of psychology training programmes will be expanded to include counselling and educational psychology; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20374/21]

HSE Staff

Richard Boyd Barrett

2277. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the number of new whole-time posts in the HSE by discipline since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic; the number of these posts that have been filled; the additional vacancies above and beyond these new posts; the length of time the posts have been vacant by discipline; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20375/21]

Departmental Data

Richard Boyd Barrett

98. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if a list will be provided of approved travel agencies for all public servant trips that are booked abroad; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17739/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Richard Boyd Barrett

327. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health when the €100 weekly payment to student nurses will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17774/21]

Cabinet Committees

Richard Boyd Barrett

4. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the Cabinet committee dealing with education. [15559/21]

Cabinet Committees

Richard Boyd Barrett

9. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Covid-19 will next meet. [13268/21]

Cabinet Committees

Richard Boyd Barrett

17. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health last met; and when it next plans to meet. [15560/21]

Cabinet Committees

Richard Boyd Barrett

22. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee that deals with the economy will next meet. [13267/21]

Tax Code

Richard Boyd Barrett

74. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance if he will explain his reported remarks on 4 March 2021 in which he warned of increased taxes post the Covid-19 pandemic; if he is considering specific tax increases; if so, the details of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17198/21]

Tax Reliefs

Richard Boyd Barrett

96. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the ongoing efforts being made by his Department and the Revenue Commissioners to ensure full compliance by film production companies with the conditions attached to receipt of section 481 film tax relief particularly following a recent ruling by the scope section that one of the regular recipients of section 481 over many years was found to have wrongly classified an employee as self-employed and in circumstances in which many workers in the industry claim this practice is widespread; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17197/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Richard Boyd Barrett

339. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance if companies that operated the TWSS can seek to demand payments from their workforce if their employees were marginally better off in their net take home pay as a result of the way in which the scheme operated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16889/21]

Inland Waterways

Richard Boyd Barrett

488. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Inland Waterways Ireland has announced that it plans to sell off the site of the graving dock in Ringsend, Dublin 4; if he will ensure that in the event of the sale proceeding that the price will not fall below the €20 million value that he has placed on the site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17044/21]

Inland Waterways

Richard Boyd Barrett

489. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will ensure financial support to develop the graving docks Ringsend, Dublin 4 as a heritage site and that could be used to develop apprenticeships on boat repair; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17045/21]

Inland Waterways

Richard Boyd Barrett

490. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will request Dublin City Council to consider diverting some of the funds that had been earmarked for the white water rafting facility to developing a heritage site and amenity for the local community at the graving docks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17046/21]

Inland Waterways

Richard Boyd Barrett

491. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will commission a feasibility study to examine options for the future development of the graving docks Ringsend, Dublin 4; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17047/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Richard Boyd Barrett

572. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education her plans for the return of outstanding classes in secondary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16528/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Richard Boyd Barrett

576. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education the medical basis on which a decision (details supplied) was reached; the length of time considered short-term; the reason a medical condition such as anxiety would be singled out and those suffering from it have their online education withheld if they feel unsafe at school; if her Department consulted with mental health experts or charities before including same; and if so, the experts or charities consulted with. [16560/21]

Immigration Policy

Richard Boyd Barrett

797. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice the criteria that will apply for the end to the suspension of the visit a family and friend class C visa and the de facto partner of an Irish national visa which have been suspended since March 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16562/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Richard Boyd Barrett

1082. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if the wearing of masks by staff working in the kitchens of restaurants, takeaways and fast food outlets is mandatory; if not, the rationale for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17115/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Richard Boyd Barrett

5. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the pandemic supports available to businesses trading under €50,000 per year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16209/21]

Visa Applications

Richard Boyd Barrett

144. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice the options a person (details supplied) has to renew their stamp 4 spousal visa which is due to expire at the same time as their passport; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16215/21]

Cabinet Committees

Richard Boyd Barrett

2. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee that deals with children and youth affairs will next meet. [1328/21]

Cabinet Committees

Richard Boyd Barrett

3. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee that deals with housing will next meet. [1329/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Richard Boyd Barrett

48. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport the supports he plans to implement to aid taxi drivers in the coming period as a result of the impact of Covid-19 restrictions on the industry; if he plans to extend the ten-year rule for vehicles due to be replaced in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15580/21]

Bus Services

Richard Boyd Barrett

63. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport the costs to date of the BusConnects project; when proposed route changes to the network will be implemented in the Dún Laoghaire area of County Dublin; if the promised increase in services across the city of 23% will see an actual 23% increase in bus fleet numbers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15581/21]

Railway Maintenance Contracts

Richard Boyd Barrett

275. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport if there is an alternative to Iarnród Éireann in carrying out ongoing maintenance works on the rail line in Dún Laoghaire in view of the effect of the noise on local residents (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14162/21]

Bus Services

Richard Boyd Barrett

329. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport the age limit for drivers with Dublin Bus and Bus Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15106/21]

Córas Iompair Éireann

Richard Boyd Barrett

337. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport the financial position of the CIÉ pension schemes both the regular wages scheme and any other scheme affected; if the CIÉ group withdrew funds from this scheme in 1994; if that funding has ever been restored; if the assurances given to CIÉ workers in 1987 on the division of the company into three bodies will be honoured, specifically in relation to pension provisions in the three subsidiary companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15272/21]

Cycling Facilities

Richard Boyd Barrett

383. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport the discussions he has had with local authorities on the development of cycling infrastructure across Dublin in particular without a statutory public consultation process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38402/20]

National Asset Management Agency

Richard Boyd Barrett

493. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the details of payments made by NAMA to law and accountancy firms from 2018 to date; the amount received by each of the firms for each respective year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15487/21]

Central Bank of Ireland

Richard Boyd Barrett

494. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the details of payments made by the Central Bank to law and accountancy firms from 2018 to date; the amount received by each of the firms for each respective year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15488/21]

Departmental Contracts

Richard Boyd Barrett

495. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the details of all pro bono work undertaken by accountancy firms for his Department from 2016 to date by the type of work, the number of hours spent and the name of the accountancy firms involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15489/21]

Tax Yield

Richard Boyd Barrett

496. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the number of persons who have filed domicile levy returns; the amount collected since commencement to the present date for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15491/21]

Revenue Commissioners

Richard Boyd Barrett

497. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the details of payments by the Revenue Commissioners to law and accountancy firms from 2018 to date; the amount received by each of the firms in each respective year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15486/21]

Banking Sector

Richard Boyd Barrett

506. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance if he will request the delay of the closure of branches of a bank (details supplied) until after the Covid-19 pandemic given the importance of same during the pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15850/21]

Private Rented Accommodation

Richard Boyd Barrett

617. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider providing legislation to prevent landlords or letting agents charging tenants for references, as is in place in the UK; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14158/21]

Defence Forces Personnel

Richard Boyd Barrett

809. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Defence if he will arrange vaccinations for the 117th Infantry Battalion in Lebanon given that it is experiencing difficulty and isolation due to measures to stop the spread of Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15852/21]

English Language Training Organisations

Richard Boyd Barrett

835. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education if her Department has issued guidelines to the Teaching Council with regard to ESL teachers from English language schools that have closed down and ceased trading (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14188/21]

School Transport

Richard Boyd Barrett

901. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education the age limit for drivers with Bus Éireann and for those contracted to drive school children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15106/21]

Third Level Education

Richard Boyd Barrett

1108. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if funding is available for students wishing to continue to third-level education abroad in September 2021 given the likely rise in CAO points requirements for domestic courses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14159/21]

Vaccination Programme

Richard Boyd Barrett

1497. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if he has given consideration to using the IT system that Teagasc and the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine have that tracks and traces the national herd and records and traces each inoculation to help in the roll-out of the Covid-19 vaccination, which could prove to be cost efficient; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14438/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Richard Boyd Barrett

1608. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if the HSE is refusing to reimburse the antigen costs for nursing homes (details supplied); if so, the reason for the decision; if he is considering reversing this decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14833/21]

Vaccination Programme

Richard Boyd Barrett

1775. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the way in which the Covid-19 vaccine roll-out for group 4 is prioritised by condition, severity and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15404/21]

Disability Services Provision

Richard Boyd Barrett

1823. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the changes to and impact on the provision of on-site therapeutic services to the children and young people attending services (details supplied) generally and the pupils of a school in particular in the rolling out of the new HSE progressing disability services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15598/21]

Forestry Sector

Richard Boyd Barrett

2013. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will request from Coillte the percentage of planting which is coniferous and broadleaf, respectively by site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15225/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Richard Boyd Barrett

243. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the body that is responsible for enforcing restrictions in the construction or other sectors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13818/21]

Energy Policy

Richard Boyd Barrett

97. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will clarify his position in relation to LNG terminals; if he supports such gas infrastructure being included on the EU Projects of Common Interests lists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13285/21]

Sports Funding

Richard Boyd Barrett

335. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if a full list of the funding streams available for community sports initiatives will be provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12585/21]

Passport Services

Richard Boyd Barrett

430. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the rationale behind the closure of the Passport Office; if the staff have been redeployed elsewhere; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12678/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Richard Boyd Barrett

492. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education the rationale behind children in primary schools not being required to wear masks; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12676/21]

Education Policy

Richard Boyd Barrett

514. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education if she will provide a full list of participating organisations, unions and advocacy groups that contributed to talks held to get agreement on the reopening of special schools, special classes and also the general reopening of education for children and young persons; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12945/21]

Fines Administration

Richard Boyd Barrett

702. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice the actions taken regarding the funds collected from the courts via the judges using the donation to poor box procedure as part of sentencing; if there are ways of accessing these funds for community projects and other causes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12711/21]

Drugs Payment Scheme

Richard Boyd Barrett

777. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the reason the drug semaglutide has been removed from the drugs payment scheme for use by polycystic ovary syndrome patients; his plans to reinstate it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12672/21]

Drugs Payment Scheme

Richard Boyd Barrett

778. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the reason semaglutide has been removed from the drugs payment scheme for use by polycystic ovary syndrome patients; if he plans to reinstate the drug on the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12674/21]

Drugs Payment Scheme

Richard Boyd Barrett

779. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if drugs for the treatment of hyperemesis gravidarum are being considered for the drugs payment scheme or medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12677/21]

Health Services

Richard Boyd Barrett

849. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if the new package of increased supports and respite for a child (details supplied) has been completed; if so, if it has been shared with him and the family of the child; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12944/21]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Richard Boyd Barrett

867. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will have a MRI; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12986/21]

Hospital Staff

Richard Boyd Barrett

872. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if the vacant position of paediatric rheumatologist in Children’s Health Ireland, Crumlin, has been filled; if there are further similar positions still waiting to be filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13010/21]

Ambulance Service

Richard Boyd Barrett

921. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if he will address a matter regarding the payment of ambulance service personnel (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13181/21]

Departmental Schemes

Richard Boyd Barrett

1053. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the grants and funding available from the community section of her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12584/21]

Tax Code

Richard Boyd Barrett

33. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the impact of Covid-19 on the tax position of frontier workers who have previously been eligible for transborder workers relief (details supplied); the impact on the businesses that employ them; if any tax adjustment has been made due to Covid-19; if any tax adjustment will be made post-pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12190/21]

Northern Ireland

Richard Boyd Barrett

101. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will contact his counterpart in Northern Ireland for a report on the status of the investigation into the death of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12241/21]

Passport Applications

Richard Boyd Barrett

102. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs when the passport office will resume processing applications that are non-emergency given passports are important pieces of identification that are needed for purposes other than travelling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12203/21]

Electricity Supply Board

Richard Boyd Barrett

151. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection if stamps from an ESB pension can be converted to stamps for a contributory pension; if stamps can be bought towards a contributory pension; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12243/21]

Vaccination Programme

Richard Boyd Barrett

190. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if he will consider offering Covid-19 vaccinations to 16 to 18 year olds who work in a high risk environment such as a pharmacy or in healthcare in view of the recent inclusion of 16 to 18 year olds with health conditions in the vaccination programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12208/21]

Vaccination Programme

Richard Boyd Barrett

194. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the reason carers are not considered healthcare workers in relation to the Covid-19 vaccination roll-out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12230/21]

Vaccination Programme

Richard Boyd Barrett

197. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the total number of vaccines that Ireland will receive by the end of February, March, April, May and June 2021 (details supplied); the number of vaccines that will be administered by the end of each month in the same period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12233/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Richard Boyd Barrett

200. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if he has given consideration to the ways in which a system could be created to appoint a person as a named visitor to a care home resident and in which that person could be vaccinated in order to allow visits to care homes to take place safely; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12237/21]

Enterprise Support Services

Richard Boyd Barrett

43. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the supports available to small start-up businesses that have not begun trading yet but have been attempting to start up in the midst of the Covid-19 crisis; if directors of such start-up companies can avail of any income supports; if a company (details supplied) that is attempting to trade since the crisis can avail of funding supports under current Covid specific supports for businesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11951/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Richard Boyd Barrett

220. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the supports available to small start-up businesses that have not begun trading yet but have been attempting to start up in the midst of the Covid-19 crisis; if directors of such start-up companies can avail of any income supports; if a company (details supplied) that is attempting to trade since the crisis can avail of funding supports under current Covid specific supports for businesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11950/21]

Tax Incentives

Richard Boyd Barrett

231. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance if he will address a matter regarding actions by a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12109/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Richard Boyd Barrett

267. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media when the €50 million expanded live performance scheme will be accepting applications; the parameters or conditions for application; when she is announcing the opening of the scheme for applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11467/21]

Solar Energy Guidelines

Richard Boyd Barrett

332. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the details of the review by his Department of siting and size conditions for rooftop solar panels on homes and the review of exemptions for educational and community buildings, as part of the current development of interim planning regulations; the details of the stated need to consider environmental assessment reporting before finalisation; when the interim planning regulations will be submitted to the Houses of the Oireachtas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11401/21]

Diplomatic Representation

Richard Boyd Barrett

363. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 388 of 13 January 2021 and given concerns for the well-being of a person (details supplied), if he made advances to secure the return to Ireland of the person from China; the status of that person's situation; if he has considered calling in the Chinese ambassador to discuss the matter further; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11671/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Richard Boyd Barrett

709. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if healthcare assistants and social care workers are being considered as vaccinators during the roll-out of the Covid-19 vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10983/21]

Vaccination Programme

Richard Boyd Barrett

817. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the latest list of underlying conditions which will qualify persons for access to the Covid-19 vaccination programme currently group 7 on the vaccination list; and if this list of underlying conditions will include ME or CFS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11367/21]

Vaccination Programme

Richard Boyd Barrett

831. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if he plans for persons with disabilities living in residential care settings many of whom have underlying health conditions associated with their particular syndromes to be vaccinated sooner than other persons in their age groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11425/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Richard Boyd Barrett

882. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if landscapers and gardeners are permitted to work during level 5 restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11639/21]

Legal Aid Service

Richard Boyd Barrett

224. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 622 of 27 January 2021, when the information requested will be collated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10672/21]

Vaccination Programme

Richard Boyd Barrett

269. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if he is considering including phlebotomists as a category eligible to vaccinate persons for Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10659/21]

Vaccination Programme

Richard Boyd Barrett

270. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if he is considering including veterinarians as a category eligible to vaccinate persons for Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10660/21]

Redundancy Payments

Richard Boyd Barrett

10. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if a person cannot apply for redundancy after a year has passed since he or she lost his or her job; if so, the advice for a person whose company has not been operating since March 2020 and has been on a Covid-19 payment since then (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10551/21]

Consumer Rights

Richard Boyd Barrett

93. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport the plans being considered to refund flights already booked even in circumstances in which the flights are still operating, given that persons are requested not to go on holiday; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9509/21]