Parliamentary questions

Údarás na Gaeltachta

Mairéad Farrell

112. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Mairéad Farrell den Aire Meán, Turasóireachta, Ealaíon, Cultúir, Spóirt agus Gaeltachta ainneoin nach féidir mionsonraí faoi dhíolcháin ar leith a thabhairt, an ndearnadh luacháil neamhspleách, gairmiúil de réir an ghnáth-chleachtais ar ocht bhfoirgneamh agus ceithre phíosa talún a dhíol Údarás na Gaeltachta i gcondae na Gaillimhe le deich mbliana anuas, de réir mar a nochtadh i gCeist Pharlaiminte Uimhir 347 ar an 8ú Meán Fómhair 2020; ar fógróidh na díolacháin áirithe seo go poiblí; an bhfuil sí den tuairim gur cheart d'Údarás na Gaeltachta bheith i dteagmháil le coistí pobail áitiúla nó leis an chomhairle contae ábhartha maidir le riachtanais tithíochta sa cheantar agus talamh nó foirgnimh á ndíol acu; agus an bhfuil cead Bhord an Údaráis ag teastáil le talamh nó foirgnimh a dhíol agus ar tugadh cead maidir leis na sócmhainní luaite anseo. [26038/20]

Public Sector Pensions

Mairéad Farrell

492. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to the ongoing statutory non-compliance across the ETB sector in respect of the issuing of annual pension statements to employees (details supplied); and the steps which will be taken to ensure that this is rectified with immediate effect. [25649/20]

Harbours and Piers

Mairéad Farrell

15. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Community and Rural Development and the Islands if the €500,000 for preparatory works for the upgrade of Inis Oírr pier and breakwater has been officially confirmed by her Department; the items the funding will be spent on; and if it will be used to put the upgrade and breakwater for the pier out to tender in view of the fact the pier development was promised in 2015. [24441/20]

Departmental Expenditure

Mairéad Farrell

93. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the estimated annual spend by his Department using a firm (details supplied) for public relations. [24547/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Mairéad Farrell

40. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding a difference in spending figures between the July Stimulus plan and the Budget 2020 economic and fiscal outlook [24274/20]

National Children's Hospital

Mairéad Farrell

78. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health the new estimated completion date of the national children’s hospital in view of the recent stoppage of work; if the estimated cost is now likely to exceed the figure of €1.73 billion that was provided in the independent review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16632/20]

Harbours and Piers

Mairéad Farrell

120. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the proposed deepwater quay at Ros a' Mhíl harbour, Connemara, County Galway, will be included as part of capital expenditure in the forthcoming stimulus plan. [15978/20]

Bord na Móna

Mairéad Farrell

164. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Climate Action and Communication Networks if the €15 million for peatlands rehabilitation includes those already committed allocations; and if not, if it is in addition to same. [24015/20]

Energy Prices

Mairéad Farrell

189. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Climate Action and Communication Networks if his attention has been drawn to a scandal (details supplied) in the UK and the recent measures put in place by UK energy regulator Ofgem to protect consumers from unfair business practices in the pre-paid energy sector; and if his attention has been drawn to similar unfair business practices in operation here and the potential need to protect consumers. [24016/20]

Airport Passenger Data

Mairéad Farrell

233. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Transport the nationality of the 26 passengers on board an aircraft (details supplied) that flew from Washington DC and landed in Dublin Airport at approximately 00:49 on 26 June 2020 and that departed Dublin Airport for Benghazi, Libya, at 02:10 approximately on 26 June 2020. [24017/20]

Airport Passenger Data

Mairéad Farrell

234. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Transport the number and nationality of passengers that were on board an aircraft (details supplied) that travelled from Benghazi, Libya, and refuelled at Dublin Airport at approximately 13:41 on 31 July 2020 on its way to Dulles Airport in Washington DC; and the number and nationality of passengers on board the same aircraft on its return journey from Dulles Airport in Washington DC to Benghazi, Libya, with a refuelling stop at Dublin Airport at approximately 03:33 on 2 August 2020. [24018/20]

Tax Reliefs

Mairéad Farrell

260. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Finance if there is a requirement for firms that have been afforded section 110 status under the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 by the Revenue Commissioners to state in their financial statements that they are availing of this tax relief. [23601/20]

Harbours and Piers

Mairéad Farrell

313. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht if the €500,000 for preparatory works for the upgrade of Inis Oírr pier and breakwater has been confirmed; if so, the items the funding will be spent on; and if it will be used to send the upgrade and breakwater works for the pier out to tender. [23355/20]

Garda College

Mairéad Farrell

613. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Justice when there will be further graduations of probationer gardaí from the Garda College, Templemore, for the remainder of 2020. [24021/20]

Hospital Services

Mairéad Farrell

797. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health the way in which the paediatric cardiology network in University Hospital Galway has been developed to date in 2020. [24019/20]

Departmental Expenditure

Mairéad Farrell

924. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Community and Rural Development and the Islands the estimated cost in 2021 if the budget for the community facilities scheme increased by 40%. [24020/20]

Immigration Controls

Mairéad Farrell

32. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Justice if publicly available data is being collected on the nationality of those entering Ireland via flights from the United States of America. [16649/20]

Ministerial Advisers

Mairéad Farrell

85. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of special advisers employed in each Department; and the annual salary of each in tabular form. [23170/20]

Ministerial Advisers

Mairéad Farrell

86. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of special adviser positions in each Department; and the number currently vacant in tabular form. [23171/20]

Energy Regulation

Mairéad Farrell

92. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to a scandal (details supplied) in the UK and the recent measures put in place by UK energy regulator, OFGEM, to protect consumers from unfair business practices in the pre-paid energy sector; and if his attention has been further drawn to similar unfair business practices in operation here and the potential need to protect consumers. [22455/20]

Gaeltacht Policy

Mairéad Farrell

347. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht the number and location of all sales of lands and property owned by Údarás na Gaeltachta in County Galway in the past ten years; the price received by the State from each sale; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21180/20]

Charitable and Voluntary Organisations

Mairéad Farrell

1371. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health the number of applications for the resilience fund from charities operating within the community and charitable sector; and the number of applications processed by the HSE. [22456/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Mairéad Farrell

1372. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health the number of persons that applied for Ireland’s call; and the number that were offered full-time positions versus agency positions in tabular form. [22457/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Mairéad Farrell

1373. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health his plans to build extra capacity for those that applied for Ireland’s call. [22458/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Mairéad Farrell

1374. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health the number of non-Irish full-time staff that have left since the onset of Covid-19; and the number that were replaced with agency staff. [22459/20]

Meat Processing Plants

Mairéad Farrell

1468. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a list of those that lobbied for the amendment to negate the need to report infectious diseases in meat plants in 2016 will be provided. [22460/20]

Sports Capital Programme

Mairéad Farrell

217. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a new sports capital programme will be launched in quarter 4 of 2020. [19685/20]

Aviation Industry

Mairéad Farrell

306. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Finance the number of direct employees of aircraft leasing firms in each of the years 2016 to 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form. [19610/20]

Aviation Industry

Mairéad Farrell

307. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Finance the number of audits carried out by the Revenue Commissioners of aircraft leasing firms in each of the years 2016 to 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form. [19611/20]

Tax Data

Mairéad Farrell

308. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Finance the number of companies with section 110 of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 status in each of the years 2016 to 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form. [19612/20]

Departmental Contracts

Mairéad Farrell

375. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of successful tenders above €10 million by domestically owned company and foreign-owned subsidiary, respectively, in tabular form. [19682/20]

Public Procurement Contracts

Mairéad Farrell

383. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of social clauses included in public procurement contracts since 2013, by year, in tabular form. [20322/20]

Ministerial Advisers

Mairéad Farrell

392. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of special advisers employed in each Department; and the annual salary of each special adviser, in tabular form. [20718/20]

Ministerial Advisers

Mairéad Farrell

393. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of special advisers employed during the 32nd Dáil in each Department; the annual salary of each special adviser; and the cost of spending on special advisers, in tabular form. [20719/20]

Ministerial Advisers

Mairéad Farrell

394. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of special advisers employed during the 31st Dáil in each Department; the annual salary of each special adviser; and the cost of spending on special advisers, in tabular form. [20720/20]

Ministerial Advisers

Mairéad Farrell

395. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of special advisers employed during the 30th Dáil in each Department; the annual salary of each special adviser; and the cost of spending on special advisers, in tabular form. [20721/20]

Standards in Public Office Commission

Mairéad Farrell

396. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the Standards in Public Office Commission cannot hold investigations unless the six members are in situ and present; and the date by which the two recently retired commissioners will be replaced. [20722/20]

Carer's Allowance

Mairéad Farrell

785. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the average processing time for a carer's allowance as of 17 July 2020. [19683/20]

Rural Development Programme

Mairéad Farrell

900. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the locations identified for the €15 million worth of capital projects in the area of rural and community development as outlined in the July stimulus plan by county. [20724/20]

Departmental Funding

Mairéad Farrell

919. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of funding his Department provided to each State agency under the remit of his Department in 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form. [19684/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Mairéad Farrell

1012. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the amount of the €24 million allocated for capital projects in the justice sector as part of the July stimulus plan that will be comprised of new projects rather than the enhancement of existing ones. [20723/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Mairéad Farrell

84. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an additional bank holiday will be introduced in 2020 as part of stimulus measures. [16650/20]

Freedom of Information

Mairéad Farrell

96. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Taoiseach the number of freedom of information requests being processed by his Department; the number that have had the deadline for reply extended; and the number at least one week, two weeks. one month and over one month overdue, respectively. [19358/20]

Freedom of Information

Mairéad Farrell

98. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of freedom of information requests being processed by his Department; the number that have had the deadline for reply extended; the number at least one week, two weeks. one month and over one month overdue, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19344/20]

Freedom of Information

Mairéad Farrell

108. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of freedom of information requests being processed by his Department; the number that have had the deadline for reply extended; the number at least one week, two weeks. one month and over one month overdue, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19346/20]

Aviation Policy

Mairéad Farrell

111. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to a charter aircraft registered here (details supplied) which flew from Benghazi, Libya to Washington United States of America via Shannon Airport on 24 June 2020; if there was no transfer of passengers between the aircraft which arrived in Dublin from Washington at 12.49am and another aircraft which departed Dublin for Benghazi at 2.10am on 26 June 2020 on the west apron of Dublin Airport; the number of passengers on board the flights; the purpose of their visit; if passengers passed through immigration and US pre-clearance at Shannon Airport; his views regarding such flights in the context of UN Security Council Resolution 1970 which applies an embargo on the supply of arms and military equipment to and from Libya; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19342/20]

Freedom of Information

Mairéad Farrell

116. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of freedom of information requests being processed by his Department; the number that have had the deadline for reply extended; the number at least one week, two weeks. one month and over one month overdue, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19359/20]

Tax Code

Mairéad Farrell

124. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Finance the tax expenditures and the cost of each to the Exchequer in each of the years 2017 to 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form. [19220/20]

Freedom of Information

Mairéad Farrell

126. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Finance the number of freedom of information requests being processed by his Department; the number that have had the deadline for reply extended; the number at least one week, two weeks. one month and over one month overdue, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19351/20]

Public Procurement Contracts

Mairéad Farrell

133. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the public procurement contracts in excess of €10 million in which the final cost of the project exceeded the guaranteed maximum price in tabular form. [19221/20]

Freedom of Information

Mairéad Farrell

134. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of freedom of information requests being processed by his Department; the number that have had the deadline for reply extended; the number at least one week, two weeks, one month and over one month overdue, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19356/20]

Freedom of Information

Mairéad Farrell

138. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of freedom of information requests being processed by her Department; the number that have had the deadline for reply extended; the number at least one week, two weeks, one month and over one month overdue, respectively; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19347/20]

Freedom of Information

Mairéad Farrell

145. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of freedom of information requests being processed by his Department; the number that have had the deadline for reply extended; the number that are at least one week, two weeks, one month and more than one month overdue, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19354/20]

Freedom of Information

Mairéad Farrell

170. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of freedom of information requests being processed by his Department; the number that have had the deadline for reply extended; the number at least one week, two weeks. one month and over one month overdue, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19352/20]

Freedom of Information

Mairéad Farrell

173. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Defence the number of freedom of information requests being processed by his Department; the number that have had the deadline for reply extended; the number at least one week, two weeks. one month and over one month overdue, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19348/20]

Freedom of Information

Mairéad Farrell

184. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of freedom of information requests being processed by her Department; the number that have had the deadline for reply extended; the number at least one week, two weeks. one month and over one month overdue, respectively; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19349/20]

Freedom of Information

Mairéad Farrell

222. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of freedom of information requests being processed by her Department; the number that have had the deadline for reply extended; the number at least one week, two weeks. one month and more than one month overdue, respectively; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19350/20]

Freedom of Information

Mairéad Farrell

244. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of freedom of information requests being processed by her Department; the number that have had the deadline for reply extended; the number that are at least one week, two weeks, one month and over one month overdue, respectively; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19357/20]

Freedom of Information

Mairéad Farrell

247. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of freedom of information requests being processed by his Department; the number that have had the deadline for reply extended; the number that are at least one week, two weeks, one month and over one month overdue, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19343/20]

Freedom of Information

Mairéad Farrell

250. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of freedom of information requests being processed by his Department; the number that have had the deadline for reply extended; the number at least one week, two weeks, one month and over one month overdue, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19345/20]

Freedom of Information

Mairéad Farrell

265. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of freedom of information requests being processed by her Department; the number that have had the deadline for reply extended; the number at least one week, two weeks, one month and more than one month overdue, respectively; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19355/20]

Freedom of Information

Mairéad Farrell

291. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health the number of freedom of information requests being processed by his Department; the number that have had the deadline for reply extended; the number at least one week, two weeks, one month and over one month overdue, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19353/20]

Maoiniú d'Eagrais Ghaeilge

Mairéad Farrell

300. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Mairéad Farrell den Aire Cultúir, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta mionsonraí a thabhairt i dtaobh an méid iomlán maoinithe is tacaíochtaí Stáit a cuireadh ar fáil do Chonradh na Gaeilge le cúig bliana anuas; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [18396/20]

Mortality Rates

Mairéad Farrell

1016. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health the number of deaths from alcohol, drug overdose and suicide in each of the years from 2008 to 2019, in tabular form. [18683/20]

Maoiniú d'Eagrais Ghaeilge

Mairéad Farrell

24. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Mairéad Farrell den Aire Cultúir, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta an bhfuil plean ar bith ag a Roinn chun maoiniú a chur ar fáil do rannóg Gaeilge Ollscoil Uladh i gcampas Mhic Aoidh i nDoire; an mbeadh sí toilteanach cásadh leis an Rannóg leis seo a phlé; agus an mbeidh sí sásta comhoibriú leis an Roinn Oideachas agus Scileanna ar an ábhar seo. [17404/20]

Caiteachas Gaeilge agus Gaeltachta

Mairéad Farrell

53. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Mairéad Farrell den Aire Cultúir, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta an bhfuil plean ag a Roinn chun tacaíocht airgeadais a chur ar fáil d’Ionaid Phobail sa Ghaeltacht atá ag cailleadh amach ar airgead a saothraíodh a bhuí le Colaistí Samhraidh Gaeltachta, a bhí in ainm is a bheith ar siúl an samhradh seo, a bheith curtha ar ceal. [17403/20]

Ministerial Advisers

Mairéad Farrell

10. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of special advisers employed across all Departments, disaggregated by Department; the annual salary of each special adviser; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16861/20]

Public Procurement Contracts

Mairéad Farrell

12. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if there have been reforms to the procurement process with regard to the issue of guaranteed maximum price contracts to ensure that massive cost overruns will not be borne on the taxpayer going forward; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16633/20]

Capital Allowances

Mairéad Farrell

13. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the agreed capital ceilings for each Department in tabular form; if there have been changes in respect of committed and pre-committed expenditure as a result of the Covid-19 crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16634/20]

HSE Expenditure

Mairéad Farrell

681. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health the amount a company (details supplied) has been paid by the HSE in University Hospital Galway over the past five years by the payment showing wage costs, management fee and the fee paid by the HSE to the company per patient per meal per day in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16929/20]

Corporation Tax

Mairéad Farrell

39. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the recent OECD report on corporate tax statistics published 8 July 2020 (details supplied); his plans to enact measures to stop businesses registered here that are engaging in corporate tax abuse from availing of Covid-19 financial supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16145/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Mairéad Farrell

80. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Finance the tax treatment of the temporary wage subsidy scheme and the pandemic unemployment payment; the means by which the liability will be calculated; the way in which the Revenue Commissioners plan to collect same; the tax treatment in instances in which liabilities due exceed unused tax credits for 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16346/20]

Corporation Tax

Mairéad Farrell

81. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the new OECD report on corporate tax statistics published on 8 July 2020 (details supplied); his plans to enact measures to stop businesses registered here engaging in corporate tax abuse from availing of Covid-19 financial supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16347/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Mairéad Farrell

50. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if measures are being put in place to ensure that companies with sufficient cash reserves are not unnecessarily availing of Covid-19 financial support thus reducing the pool of funds available for those companies that need it. [15767/20]

Rail Network

Mairéad Farrell

165. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he plans to publish the rail review report on the western rail corridor from Athenry, County Galway, to Claremorris, County Mayo; when a decision on the report will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14704/20]

Shannon Airport Facilities

Mairéad Farrell

264. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if an aircraft (details supplied) was given approval to land and refuel at Shannon Airport on 1 July 2020; if the aircraft was approved to transport weapons, munitions or other military materials through Shannon Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15961/20]

Freedom of Information

Mairéad Farrell

365. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of requests submitted under freedom of information legislation to her Department in each of the years 2009 to 2019; the average initial estimated cost of FOI requests in each of the years; the quantity and value of estimated costs that were in excess of the overall maximum fee in each year; the quantity of requests in each year pursued by the applicant after having been provided with an initial estimated cost; and the average fee paid by applicants that received information from her Department under FOI legislation in each year, in tabular form (details supplied). [15465/20]

Direct Provision System

Mairéad Farrell

899. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the estimated cost of dismantling direct provision; and if there is to be increased funding to her Department to this end. [16035/20]

Disability Services Provision

Mairéad Farrell

1140. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health the status of the effectiveness of the HSE framework for the resumption of adult disability day services; if he will obtain feedback from user groups such as a group (details supplied) to hold the HSE accountable for the satisfactory outcome of its plan; and the way in which the State can better support the thousands of carers and their loved ones who are now facing stress and frustration while the adult disability day services are not fully resumed. [15352/20]

National Children's Hospital

Mairéad Farrell

1318. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health the reason work has stopped on the national children’s hospital; if there are legal proceedings under way on the project; the estimated cost to the State of such legal proceedings; the number of days lost due to legal proceedings; and the cost to the State per day of delays to the project. [16108/20]

Water Services

Mairéad Farrell

273. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if the Local Government (Financial Provisions) Act 1997 outlined a central funding model for water services and removed the power of local authorities to make charges for supply of water for domestic purposes; the funding per year estimated by his Department to be made available for the provision of water services through this new funding model; the funding made available to date for the provision of water services as a direct result of the Act; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13854/20]

Planning Issues

Mairéad Farrell

274. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if planning applications relating to proposed developments on State-owned land that are submitted to a local authority by State bodies, such as the National Parks and Wildlife Service under the auspices of the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, are required to be published publicly in regional newspapers and viewable free of charge in public buildings such as those at local authority headquarters, county libraries and or post offices; the penalties that exist for non-compliance with such planning requirements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13855/20]

Education and Training Boards

Mairéad Farrell

370. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the ongoing statutory non-compliance across the ETB sector in respect of the issuing of annual pension statements to employees (details supplied); the steps that can be taken to ensure the matter is rectified; and if adequate additional resources will be provided to ETBs to remedy the situation and give comfort and assurance to ETB staff members that they will not be adversely affected by unforeseen errors which have been allowed to prevail by their employers not adhering to their statutory requirements. [13790/20]

National Educational Psychological Service

Mairéad Farrell

159. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated full year cost of recruiting ten additional psychologists for the National Educational Psychological Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8378/20]

State Examinations

Mairéad Farrell

178. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Education and Skills the process that will be followed regarding the calculated grades system in the case of students whose families have provided home schooling sometimes in the form of a private tutor in the best interests of the educational development of their child; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8538/20]

Hospitals Building Programme

Mairéad Farrell

526. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health if construction work on a new radiation oncology unit at University Hospital Galway has commenced; when the project is set to be completed; the estimated cost of the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8379/20]

Misuse of Drugs

Mairéad Farrell

527. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health if his Department or the HSE will launch a public awareness campaign in 2020 on the dangers of casual drug use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8380/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Mairéad Farrell

561. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health the phase in the Roadmap for Reopening Society and Business which applies to the return to work of speech and language and occupational therapists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8547/20]

Rural Transport Services

Mairéad Farrell

868. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated full year cost of a 15% budget increase for LocalLink; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8381/20]

Seaweed Harvesting

Mairéad Farrell

1163. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the funding streams available to support traditional seaweed harvesters in maintaining their boat and safety equipment; his plans to make funding available into the future for harvesters finding it increasingly difficult to ensure a sustainable, full-time livelihood out of managing and harvesting seaweed; the avenues available to individual traditional seaweed harvesters to voice concerns about the seaweed harvesting industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8382/20]

Exchequer Deficit

Mairéad Farrell

107. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Finance the estimated deficit the State will have accrued in public finances as a direct result of the Covid-19 pandemic; his views on whether Ireland will be necessitated to access funds through the European Stability Mechanism to meet such a deficit; his further views on whether the flexibility of the European Central Bank to deviate from capital key purchase targets and acquire specific quantities of Eurozone countries’ bonds should be exploited in the coming months to fund an economic recovery and ensure the State returns to growth in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6424/20]

State Examinations

Mairéad Farrell

374. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will address a series of matters with regard to the calculated grades system (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6826/20]

Health and Safety Authority

Mairéad Farrell

607. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the way in which the Health and Safety Authority will fulfil its role in enforcing worker safety for employments as per the return to work safely protocol; the additional resources which will be provided to ensure random inspections of workplaces in order to assess the implementation of safeguards; the number of HSA workplace inspectors employed; her plans for an increase of such inspectors to adequately address the implementation of worker safety protocols; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6423/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Mairéad Farrell

762. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health the number of patients in dialysis that have tested positive for Covid-19; if there have been deaths in dialysis units of patients that had tested positive for Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6422/20]

EU Directives

Mairéad Farrell

1021. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the details of requests made by the European Commission on compliance with the fourth railway package; the response provided to such requests; the actions he is of the view are necessary in order to fully comply with the transposition of EU Directive 2016/2370 into national law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6425/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Mairéad Farrell

33. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on whether in the context of the threat posed by the spread of Covid-19, US soldiers transiting through Shannon Airport should be prohibited from entering the terminal building at Shannon by which they spend a significant length of time in close contact with airport employees and other civilian air passengers in the duty free and airport restaurant areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4821/20]

Harbours and Piers Development

Mairéad Farrell

1330. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the amount provided under the capital investment plan, Building on Recovery, Infrastructure and Capital Investment 2016–2021, for the pier development on Inis Oírr; the amount spent to date; the progress to date; the projected timeline for commencement of works; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4820/20]

Rail Services

Mairéad Farrell

1073. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the details of requests made by the European Commission in relation to privatisation of Irish Rail under the EU’s fourth railway package; the response provided to such requests; his plans to transpose EU Directive 2016/2370 into national law and open up the market for Irish domestic rail passenger services and the governance of rail infrastructure here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3674/20]