Parliamentary questions

Housing Provision

Richard Boyd Barrett

786. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of housing applicants on local authority lists. [41150/21]

Housing Provision

Richard Boyd Barrett

787. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the average cost of building council housing on publicly-owned land that is fully serviced. [41151/21]

Housing Provision

Richard Boyd Barrett

788. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the average cost of building 1, 2, 3 and 4 bed homes on fully serviced publicly-owned land. [41152/21]

Housing Provision

Richard Boyd Barrett

789. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the estimated cost to provide a home to each person on local authority homeless lists, that is, excluding use of the private rental market in 2022. [41153/21]

Vacant Properties

Richard Boyd Barrett

790. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of vacant properties here; the number suitable for social housing; the number that have been considered for acquisition by local authorities by authority; and the cost of acquisition of these homes. [41154/21]

Emergency Accommodation

Richard Boyd Barrett

791. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the estimated full year cost of providing emergency accommodation for homeless persons and families in 2020 and to date in 2021; and the estimated cost for 2022, including all supports paid to the local authorities and subsidies to third-party providers. [41155/21]

Departmental Expenditure

Richard Boyd Barrett

792. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the estimated full year cost of reinstating the local government fund to pre-2008 levels. [41262/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Richard Boyd Barrett

821. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the aid including pieces of medical equipment and vaccines Ireland is offering to countries including Tunisia that are struggling to combat Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39566/21]

Special Educational Needs

Richard Boyd Barrett

946. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education if a school (details supplied) has the space for an ASD class; if this facility will be supported by her Department in order allow the school to pursue a lease on a local hall while other options of buying a hall for the purpose are pursued; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39313/21]

Pupil-Teacher Ratio

Richard Boyd Barrett

1071. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education the estimated full year cost of reducing the pupil teacher ratio to 18:1 by paying all staff on the pre-2011 pay scale. [41224/21]

Pupil-Teacher Ratio

Richard Boyd Barrett

1072. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education the estimated cost of reducing the pupil teacher ratio from 1:27 to 1:22 by paying all staff on the pre-2011 pay scale. [41225/21]

Pupil-Teacher Ratio

Richard Boyd Barrett

1073. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education the estimated cost of reducing the pupil teacher ratio from 1:27 to 1:15. [41226/21]

Special Educational Needs

Richard Boyd Barrett

1074. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education the estimated annual cost in 2022 to increase special education provision by 15% on the 2018 level. [41227/21]

School Funding

Richard Boyd Barrett

1075. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education the estimated full year cost of measures (details supplied). [41229/21]

School Staff

Richard Boyd Barrett

1076. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education the estimated full year cost of bringing all currently employed school secretaries and caretakers under the direct employment of her Department. [41231/21]

Special Educational Needs

Richard Boyd Barrett

1077. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education the estimated full year cost of increasing the number of SNAs by 500 in addition to the 990 pledged in Budget 2021. [41232/21]

Employment Schemes

Richard Boyd Barrett

1091. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full year cost of the work placement experience programme. [41260/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment

Richard Boyd Barrett

1163. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons on each pandemic unemployment payment band. [41233/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment

Richard Boyd Barrett

1164. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated annual cost of reinstating the pandemic unemployment to €350 per week. [41234/21]

Social Welfare Rates

Richard Boyd Barrett

1165. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated annual cost of raising the payment on headline social welfare rates to €350 per week. [41235/21]

Social Welfare Rates

Richard Boyd Barrett

1166. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated annual cost of increasing all social welfare payments by €50 per week. [41236/21]

Social Welfare Payments

Richard Boyd Barrett

1167. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated annual cost of a one-off social welfare bonus of €1,000 for all essential workers who worked through the Covid-19 pandemic including but not limited to health, food retail, food production workers and transport workers. [41237/21]

Social Welfare Payments

Richard Boyd Barrett

1168. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection the amount paid out annually in rent allowance in 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021; and the projected amount for the remainder of 2020 and 2021. [41240/21]

State Pensions

Richard Boyd Barrett

1169. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full year cost of ensuring the State contributory and non-contributory pensions are available to all those that reach 65 years of age. [41241/21]

State Pensions

Richard Boyd Barrett

1170. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full year cost of reinstating the transitionary pension. [41242/21]

State Pensions

Richard Boyd Barrett

1171. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost to introduce a universal State pension of €350 weekly and reduce the pension age to 65 years of age. [41243/21]

Departmental Budgets

Richard Boyd Barrett

1172. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection if the moneys saved following the transfer of recipients of rent allowance to HAP, leasing arrangements and RAS have then been transferred to the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government; the organisation responsible for the latter payments; and if so, the amount in each of the year since the commencement of the payments. [41244/21]

Social Welfare Payments

Richard Boyd Barrett

1173. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full year cost of reinstating a concurrent payment of half-rate illness benefit and jobseeker’s benefit in addition to one parent family payment and widow’s and widower’s pensions. [41245/21]

Social Welfare Payments

Richard Boyd Barrett

1174. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost to increase child benefit in respect of children over 12 years of age by €30. [41246/21]

Social Welfare Payments

Richard Boyd Barrett

1175. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of reversing cuts to the back to education allowance. [41247/21]

Social Welfare Payments

Richard Boyd Barrett

1176. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost to increase social welfare payments to 2009 levels. [41248/21]

Social Welfare Payments

Richard Boyd Barrett

1177. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full year cost of measures (details supplied). [41249/21]

Social Welfare Payments

Richard Boyd Barrett

1178. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full year cost of restoring the respite grant to its highest historical level. [41250/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment

Richard Boyd Barrett

1179. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full year cost of the pandemic unemployment payment at current levels from now until the end of 2022. [41251/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment

Richard Boyd Barrett

1180. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of paying all persons in receipt of pandemic unemployment payment a rate of €350 until the end of 2022. [41252/21]

Social Welfare Payments

Richard Boyd Barrett

1181. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full year cost of increasing all social welfare payments to €300 per week; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41253/21]

Social Welfare Payments

Richard Boyd Barrett

1182. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full year cost of granting a €1,000 bonus to all recipients of the carer's allowance. [41254/21]

Living Wage

Richard Boyd Barrett

1183. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full year cost of moving all social welfare claimants including pensioners to a living wage. [41255/21]

Prison Service

Richard Boyd Barrett

1189. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated average cost of keeping one young person in remand in a youth justice remand facility for one year. [41256/21]

Childcare Services

Richard Boyd Barrett

1195. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if assistance will be provided to find a suitable placement for a child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39178/21]

Youth Work Supports

Richard Boyd Barrett

1238. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the average estimated cost of recruiting four youth workers, one team leader and an administration person in the youth work sector for one year. [41257/21]

Grant Payments

Richard Boyd Barrett

1239. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated cost to increase student grants to their highest historical levels in real inflation-adjusted terms. [41228/21]

Third Level Fees

Richard Boyd Barrett

1240. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated full year cost of measures (details supplied). [41230/21]

Language Schools

Richard Boyd Barrett

1248. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when the English language regulated industry in Ireland can expect to reopen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39439/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Richard Boyd Barrett

1692. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the quarantine rules that would apply in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34443/21]

Vaccination Programme

Richard Boyd Barrett

2269. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the category workers (details supplied) are in when it comes to receiving the Covid-19 vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37199/21]

Nursing Homes

Richard Boyd Barrett

2280. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health when residents of nursing homes who are fully vaccinated will be permitted to leave the grounds of the nursing home for family occasions and be with family for walks and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37224/21]

Vaccination Programme

Richard Boyd Barrett

2379. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) is registered for a Covid-19 vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37578/21]

Mental Health Services

Richard Boyd Barrett

2381. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the full range of services available for the treatment of mental illness and mental health issues in adults in the Dún Laoghaire area and in CHO6 provided by or funded by the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37580/21]

Health Services Staff

Richard Boyd Barrett

2914. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the plans he has to show his appreciation for all front-line workers under his remit other than a clap on the back; if he is planning a bonus, gratuity payment for all those workers who have been struggling and worked tirelessly throughout the pandemic; if so, when this will be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39635/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Richard Boyd Barrett

2925. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health when play centres can reopen; if there are extra supports in place for them in the meantime; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39654/21]

Vaccination Programme

Richard Boyd Barrett

3005. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the rationale for not vaccinating under 18s; if he has considered a vaccination programme for leaving certificate students to prevent any missed classroom time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39948/21]

Vaccination Programme

Richard Boyd Barrett

3160. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if he will furnish those who are eligible and are now in quarantine in Malta with their EU Digital COVID Certificate as a matter of urgency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40528/21]

Home Care Packages

Richard Boyd Barrett

3265. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of clearing home care package waiting lists. [41197/21]

Health Services Staff

Richard Boyd Barrett

3266. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost to hire 100 speech and language therapists, 100 psychologists, 100 occupational therapists and 100 physiotherapists. [41198/21]

Mental Health Services

Richard Boyd Barrett

3267. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost of employing all mental health staff to bring the public service up to recommended staffing levels recommended in Sharing the Vision: A Mental Health Policy for Everyone. [41199/21]

Health Services

Richard Boyd Barrett

3268. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost to clear assessment of needs waiting lists for children with autism and other additional needs. [41200/21]

Health Services

Richard Boyd Barrett

3269. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost of adding 1,000 acute beds to the hospital network. [41201/21]

Health Services Staff

Richard Boyd Barrett

3270. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost of hiring 4,000 new nurses on the pre-2011 rate of pay. [41202/21]

Health Services Staff

Richard Boyd Barrett

3271. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost of hiring 500 consultants. [41203/21]

Health Services

Richard Boyd Barrett

3272. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the estimated amount it will cost to maintain the pre-Covid19 levels of service provision across the health service in 2022 in view of demographic changes and inflation and Covid-19. [41204/21]

Prescriptions Charges

Richard Boyd Barrett

3273. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost to reduce prescription charges by €0.50. [41205/21]

Prescriptions Charges

Richard Boyd Barrett

3274. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost to abolish prescription charges. [41206/21]

Prescriptions Charges

Richard Boyd Barrett

3275. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost of reducing the DPS threshold to €50 and €100, respectively. [41207/21]

Health Services

Richard Boyd Barrett

3276. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost of adding 1,000 acute beds to the hospital network. [41208/21]

Emergency Departments

Richard Boyd Barrett

3277. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost of abolishing accident and emergency charges. [41209/21]

Dental Services

Richard Boyd Barrett

3278. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost to reinstate the 2008 dental treatment services scheme. [41210/21]

Mental Health Services

Richard Boyd Barrett

3279. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the number of mental health beds available in each CHO; and the number of persons waiting for mental health beds. [41211/21]

Health Services

Richard Boyd Barrett

3280. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost full year cost of permanently increasing and fully staffing and on a permanent basis the number of acute beds to get 85% occupancy in the hospital network. [41212/21]

Health Services

Richard Boyd Barrett

3281. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost of permanently increasing and fully staffing and on a permanent basis to bring the level of ICU beds to 560 in the hospital network. [41213/21]

Nursing Homes

Richard Boyd Barrett

3282. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost of the current levels of nursing home care provided through the public health system. [41214/21]

Nursing Homes

Richard Boyd Barrett

3283. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost of the subsidies paid to private nursing homes. [41215/21]

Nursing Homes

Richard Boyd Barrett

3284. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost of the fair deal scheme. [41216/21]

Health Services

Richard Boyd Barrett

3285. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost of subsidies paid to the private hospital network. [41217/21]

Health Services Staff

Richard Boyd Barrett

3286. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the number of public health consultants in the employ of the public health service; and the estimated full year cost of employing them. [41219/21]

Health Services Staff

Richard Boyd Barrett

3287. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost of staffing all public health teams to the same level as in the public health service in Scotland. [41220/21]

Food Safety

Richard Boyd Barrett

3288. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if he will work with a cafe (details supplied) to ensure that its entirely voluntary operations of receiving donations of food and distributing the food to homeless persons can continue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41265/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Richard Boyd Barrett

3382. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the plans he has to show his appreciation for all front-line workers under his remit other than a clap on the back; if he is planning a bonus, gratuity payment for all those workers who have been struggling and worked tirelessly throughout the pandemic; if so, when this will be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39617/21]

Fishing Industry

Richard Boyd Barrett

3386. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if Belgian FMVs are allowed land fish in Ireland without weighing as part of the EU Commission approved control programme between Ireland and Belgium; if this agreement allows for fish to be landed at non-designated ports such as Dún Laoghaire; if so, the location this agreement is set out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40101/21]

Forestry Sector

Richard Boyd Barrett

3426. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the estimated cost of planting 125,000 hectares of foresting with a mixture of broad leaf and native species. [41194/21]

Agriculture Industry

Richard Boyd Barrett

3427. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the estimated full year cost of a basic income payment to full-time farmers engaged in agroecological or high nature value farming. [41195/21]

Agriculture Industry

Richard Boyd Barrett

3428. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the estimated full year cost of providing full-time farmers engaged in agroecological or high nature value farming with a basic income of €350 per week. [41196/21]

Medicinal Products

Richard Boyd Barrett

446. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if toilax has been withdrawn for use in Ireland; if there is a supply issue given that it is essential in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33070/21]

National Economic and Social Council

Richard Boyd Barrett

9. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the National Economic and Social Council, an independent statutory agency operating under the aegis of his Department. [37715/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Richard Boyd Barrett

77. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport his views on the fact that windows which cannot be opened on long journey trains are in effect a sealed off unit from fresh air and that recirculating air via air conditioning does not have sufficient filtration systems to deal with Covid-19 as noted by the European Railways Agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31571/21]

Nursing Homes

Richard Boyd Barrett

306. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if the temporary assistance scheme will be further extended to support private and voluntary nursing homes with additional costs due to Covid-19 (details supplied); if not, if he is considering replacement funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30786/21]

Departmental Offices

Richard Boyd Barrett

7. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the parliamentary liaison unit of his Department. [37713/21]

Cabinet Committees

Richard Boyd Barrett

16. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach the membership and terms of reference of the Covid-19 oversight group chaired by the Secretary General of his Department. [37714/21]

National Maternity Hospital

Richard Boyd Barrett

49. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a detailed update on the discussions with a group (details supplied) with regard to the ownership and management of the new national maternity hospital; if he has considered any other sites for this hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37722/21]

Military Aircraft

Richard Boyd Barrett

372. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his Department has entered into an international agreement with the United Kingdom that allows the British Royal Air Force to enter Irish airspace and carry out military operations within Irish sovereign airspace and over the territory of the Republic of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37232/21]

Disability Services

Richard Boyd Barrett

489. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the services currently available for those who have hearing loss in particular but not exclusively, access to hearing aids and lip reading services; if there is a cost implication for the service user; the planned expansion of services for those with hearing loss; if he will address the lack of lip reader tutor training in order to increase the amount of lip reader tutors; the measures he is taking to increase the number of lip reading classes nationally and in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37402/21]

Forestry Sector

Richard Boyd Barrett

600. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 1199 of 15 June 2021, if the establishment of native woodlands on Bord na Móna bog will be included in the climate action afforestation targets of 8,000 hectares annually; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37236/21]

Forestry Sector

Richard Boyd Barrett

601. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 1200 of 15 June 2021, if Coillte felling licence requirements for 2021 were prioritised over private licences applications awaiting decisions from his Department since 2016, 2017 and 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37237/21]

Immigration Policy

Richard Boyd Barrett

302. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice if she plans to include migrants who had residency prior to becoming undocumented regardless of time spent undocumented in the regularisation scheme for undocumented people in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36934/21]

Cabinet Committees

Richard Boyd Barrett

5. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee dealing with housing will next meet. [34840/21]

Vaccination Programme

Richard Boyd Barrett

132. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health his plans in relation to persons who have received one dose of a vaccine (details supplied) but are only 30% protected against the Indian variant and are not due to receive their second dose for a number of weeks making them vulnerable to infection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30441/21]

Hospital Appointments Status

Richard Boyd Barrett

196. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be seen by a rheumatologist; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30628/21]

Cabinet Committees

Richard Boyd Barrett

4. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Government Co-ordination last met; and when it will next meet. [34684/21]

Departmental Bodies

Richard Boyd Barrett

14. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach when the new social dialogue unit of his Department will next meet. [34839/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Richard Boyd Barrett

477. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if persons with Crohn’s disease who are on immunosuppressant drugs are considered to be vulnerable to Covid-19; the position of such persons in the vaccine roll-out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29616/21]