Parliamentary questions

Ukraine War

Joe McHugh

174. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health the role that his Department has played in the integration of Ukrainian refugees in communities; if his Department and agencies under his remit have had an involvement at local or national level in the response; the further steps that his Department intends to take to ensure that services are provided to assist with same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50523/22]

Ukraine War

Joe McHugh

229. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the role that her Department has played in the integration of Ukrainian refugees into communities; if her Department and any agencies under her remit have had an involvement at local or national level in the response; the further steps that her Department intends taking to ensure that services are provided to assist with same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50521/22]

International Protection

Joe McHugh

158. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Taoiseach if there is an interdepartmental working group in place to facilitate the accommodation, education, health, social and community care and supports needed to facilitate the integration of Ukrainian citizens; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49824/22]

Defective Building Materials

Joe McHugh

309. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to the financial obstacles for persons affected by mica at different stages of the remediation process; if he will he consider introducing a mechanism to bring forward the accommodation and storage cost element of the approved legislation in order to alleviate the financial hardship that many families are enduring this winter; when the new scheme will be rolled out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49475/22]

Ukraine War

Joe McHugh

327. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the role that his Department has in the provision of accommodation for Ukrainian refugees; the guidelines his Department is operating in terms of the standards of accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50020/22]

Defective Building Materials

Joe McHugh

339. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if there is a plan to roll out modular buildings to cater for the demand for housing in County Donegal as a result of Mica-related re-housing needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50188/22]

School Accommodation

Joe McHugh

395. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Education the steps that a school (details supplied) needs to take to deal with additional accommodation needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49732/22]

School Accommodation

Joe McHugh

410. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Education if she will provide a detailed breakdown of moneys spent on new ASD classes as part of an extension works on to existing schools for each of the years 2018 to 2021 and to date in 2022; the funding allocated for similar works in 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49822/22]

Ukraine War

Joe McHugh

544. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the role that his Department has in the provision of accommodation for Ukrainian refugees; the guidelines his Department is operating from in terms of the standards of accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50021/22]

Further and Higher Education

Joe McHugh

565. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will outline the financial projections of the national training fund up to 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49816/22]

Health Services Staff

Joe McHugh

558. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite the appointment of a chief pharmaceutical officer; and if he will expedite the recognition of non-European Union pharmacy qualifications, such as those from South Africa, New Zealand and Australia. [47208/22]

Departmental Programmes

Joe McHugh

337. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has plans for a capital investment programme for non-SME fish processors similar to the scheme that he implemented for beef and dairy processing sectors in 2021 (details supplied); if his attention has been drawn to the fact that considerable employment potential exists in this sector if Government supports are provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46501/22]

Fishing Industry

Joe McHugh

338. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has plans to support the fish processing, fish exporters and fish retail sectors in this energy crises; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that due to the nature of these businesses they are high energy users (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46502/22]

Road Projects

Joe McHugh

126. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Transport the current status and next sequence of the three large scale projects that were secured in the 2040 Capital Plan in 2017, namely, the Twin Towns Bypass, the Lifford to Letterkenny and the Bonagee Bypass; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44385/22]

Coast Guard Service

Joe McHugh

127. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the time constraints and potential vehicular blockages faced by the Coast Guard when launching its emergency boats at Rosapenna, Downings, County Donegal; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that during a recent launch, time was lost following a call-out on Mulroy Bay which could have had devastating consequences for the water users in difficulty (details supplied) and lastly; if his attention has been further drawn to the local Coast Guard’s need for a slipway which will alleviate these problems; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44413/22]

Cycling Facilities

Joe McHugh

194. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if there are plans in conjunction with Fáilte Éireann to develop an off-road cycle project in County Donegal in view of a recent scoping study at Ards Forest Park; if she will consider designating County Donegal as a priority for a project of this kind (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44412/22]

Housing Provision

Joe McHugh

216. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of a €3 million housing allocation for the construction of a 32-build housing scheme in Carraig Airt, County Donegal, over four years ago; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that archaeological assessments have been completed along with statutory requirements to comply with Gaeltacht language statutory requirements (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44537/22]

State Examinations

Joe McHugh

258. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Education the percentage allocation for continuous assessment for each Leaving Certificate subject in 2019; and the percentage allocation for each subject post 2019, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44374/22]

Schools Building Projects

Joe McHugh

264. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Education the school projects, including large scale new schools, large scale extensions, ADAPT schools and small-scale extensions that have been completed in the past three years; the schools that are under construction; the schools that were secured in the Capital Plan for new build and large-scale extensions and small extensions in County Donegal in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44387/22]

Defective Building Materials

Joe McHugh

646. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 627 of 26 July 2022, if he will elaborate on the specifics of the ongoing engagement with the Banking and Payments Federation relating to issues raised by the Defective Concrete Blocks homeowners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43726/22]

School Transport

Joe McHugh

929. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Education the contingency plans that she has in place to deal with the extra demand for school bus tickets and for the many parents who are being notified that there is no space on a bus for their child even though an older sibling has been offered a ticket; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43465/22]

Ukraine War

Joe McHugh

1017. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Education if she will increase the number of hours per week for English classes for Ukrainian citizens (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43979/22]

Qualifications Recognition

Joe McHugh

1354. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of Ukrainian nurses, doctors, teachers, dentists, consultants, orthodontists, psychologists, physiotherapists, professors and pharmacists that have had their qualifications recognised in order to fully participate in employment positions in County Donegal in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43963/22]

Ukraine War

Joe McHugh

1987. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health the level of service provision that is in place for psychological intervention dealing with trauma for Ukrainian citizens living in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43964/22]

Defective Building Materials

Joe McHugh

627. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will outline and document evidence of engagement with the banks in an effort to facilitate persons who are not in a position to come up with the initial funds for second stage engineering fees and demolition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39793/22]

Defective Building Materials

Joe McHugh

628. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on quality control checks and measures at quarries that produce 4-inch, 6-inch and 12-inch concrete blocks and reinforced lintels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39795/22]

Defective Building Materials

Joe McHugh

629. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will bring a memo to Cabinet to deal with the issue of down-sizing as part of the defective concrete block remediation scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39798/22]

Defective Building Materials

Joe McHugh

638. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when apartments will be included in the Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39941/22]

Food Labelling

Joe McHugh

2067. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the food category that snails come under; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39937/22]

Legislative Process

Joe McHugh

251. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the legislative sequencing through both Houses of the Oireachtas for the defective blocks scheme; when the President will sign off on the scheme; when the scheme will be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36268/22]

Bus Éireann

Joe McHugh

171. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Transport the number of Bus Éireann buses that left from Dublin Airport to different parts of the country for each specific route in the month of June to date in 2022 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33642/22]

School Facilities

Joe McHugh

559. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Education if ownership will be established of a recently closed school (details supplied) given that an interested voluntary group is willing to lease the building for community use; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32104/22]

Passport Services

Joe McHugh

128. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will prioritise current passport applicants who are currently in the system due to the inability of a Passport Office official to make contact with a member of An Garda Síochána notwithstanding the new measures which were put in place recently to deal with more effective means of communication between the two said State bodies given the stress that this delay is putting parents and guardians under as they try to navigate their way through preparations for travel for their families; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31344/22]

Road Network

Joe McHugh

285. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Transport if he will give clarification on the reason there has been a delay in compensation discussions which were due to take place in September 2021 between Donegal County Council, TII and homeowners on the planned TEN-T Priority Route Improvement Project (details supplied) where homeowners had been previously informed they would have invitations sent to them in September 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29603/22]

School Curriculum

Joe McHugh

964. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Education the plans that are in place to mainstream and or implement the content language integrated learning pilot on a national basis and, in particular, for secondary schools that are already providing Irish medium education outside Gaeltacht areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29353/22]

Teaching Council of Ireland

Joe McHugh

966. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Education the efforts that are being made to address the issue of teacher supply for Irish-medium secondary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29355/22]

Departmental Schemes

Joe McHugh

68. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the provisions that are in place to deal with the lack of auditors in County Donegal; the reason that companies that have been selected for the business email compromise schemes are now being de-selected (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27302/22]

Ukraine War

Joe McHugh

110. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Social Protection her Department’s strategy in helping Ukrainian refugees; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24329/22]

Passport Services

Joe McHugh

232. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will initiate discussions with the aim of establishing a passport office in the north-west in view of the previous Governments designation of Letterkenny, Derry and Strabane as a city region (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21918/22]

Hospital Services

Joe McHugh

491. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health if he will approve the cardiology business plan which has been submitted by Letterkenny University Hospital, Donegal in view of the cessation of mobile angiogram services at the hospital; if the €750,000 raised by a group (details supplied) towards a state of the art interventional suite which has yet to be commissioned will be recognised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21993/22]

Teaching Council of Ireland

Joe McHugh

851. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Education the communication that has taken place between her Departmental officials and the Teaching Council in order to recognise Ukrainian primary and secondary school teachers on a temporary basis who are willing to assist and teach Ukrainian children with limited English; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19721/22]

Qualifications Recognition

Joe McHugh

1176. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the way that information on the different vocations of Ukrainian citizens arriving in Ireland will be collated and made available to various sectors that wish to help in fast-tracking mutual qualification recognition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19663/22]

Rural Schemes

Joe McHugh

1944. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of each individual project approved under the CLÁR Programme in County Donegal in 2019, 2020 and 2021; the grant approved for each project; the current status of each project; the completion date for each project; if the funding has been drawn down from her Department for each project in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19675/22]

Rural Schemes

Joe McHugh

1945. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of each individual project approved under measures 1, 2 and 3 of the outdoor recreation infrastructure scheme in County Donegal in 2019, 2020 and 2021; the grant approved for each project; the current status of each project; the completion date for each project; if the funding has been drawn down from her Department for each project in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19676/22]

Rural Schemes

Joe McHugh

1946. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of each individual project approved under the town and village renewal scheme in County Donegal in 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021 including; the grant approved for each project; the current status of each project; the completion date for each project; if the funding has been drawn down from her Department for each project in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19677/22]

Regeneration Projects

Joe McHugh

1948. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of each individual project approved under the Rural Regeneration and Development Fund in County Donegal in 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021 including; the grant approved for each project; the current status of each project; the completion date for each project; if the funding has been drawn down from her Department for each project in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19680/22]

Environmental Schemes

Joe McHugh

11. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide an update on the timeline for the introduction and implementation of the retrofit scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18695/22]

Qualifications Recognition

Joe McHugh

487. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Education the way she intends to fast-track the recognition of Ukrainian teacher qualifications in an efficient and speedy manner; if she has identified institutions that have already initiated this process with the Teaching Council; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18057/22]

International Protection

Joe McHugh

614. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Justice the way that information on the different vocations of Ukrainian citizens arriving in Ireland will be collated and made available to various sectors that wish to help in fast-tracking mutual qualification recognition; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18074/22]

Health Services Staff

Joe McHugh

811. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health if he will consider additional remuneration packages for consultants in order to entice them to move to more peripheral regions in the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18058/22]

Healthcare Infrastructure Provision

Joe McHugh

812. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health the capital investment proposals at Letterkenny University Hospital in order to enlarge the footprint to support new and increased services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18059/22]

Departmental Schemes

Joe McHugh

318. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if clarity will be given to homeowners under the current MICA scheme with respect to continuing with the process; the way that homeowners will merge into the new scheme during transition; if the applicants will be eligible to apply under the current scheme prior to the enactment of the new legislation; the timeframe for publishing, enactment and implementation of the new MICA scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15957/22]

Education Schemes

Joe McHugh

406. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Education when the review process will begin for schools not included in the recent DEIS school announcement; if she will give strong consideration for a school (details supplied) which is of the view that it has satisfied every criterion for progression within its existing DEIS band; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15964/22]

Education Schemes

Joe McHugh

409. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Education if he will ensure that the independent appeals process takes into consideration a school's (details supplied) circumstances as the only school excluded in the recent DEIS announcement from a group of primary and secondary schools which were added to the school meals programme in 2017 as non-DEIS schools with a level of disadvantage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15981/22]

Post Office Network

Joe McHugh

158. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the status of the Inter-Departmental Working Group on post offices that was set up in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15011/22]

Passport Services

Joe McHugh

437. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will consider utilising the post office network to enable proper scrutiny of first-time passport applicants in view of many applications showing basic errors which ultimately end up clogging the system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15010/22]

Medicinal Products

Joe McHugh

640. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health if drugs (details supplied) are certified for prescription at pharmacies in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10927/22]

Medicinal Products

Joe McHugh

826. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health if drugs (details supplied) are certified for prescription at pharmacies in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9816/22]

Offshore Islands

Joe McHugh

61. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if funding will be provided for capital works and other improvements on the offshore islands in 2022. [8454/22]

Defective Building Materials

Joe McHugh

109. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding the defective blocks scheme for homeowners in counties Donegal and Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8577/22]

Defective Building Materials

Joe McHugh

110. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the timeframes for publication and enactment of legislation regarding the MICA defective blocks scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8579/22]

Educational Disadvantage

Joe McHugh

131. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Education the status of the completion of the review of DEIS; the actions that schools (details supplied) can take to support their DEIS application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8470/22]

Construction Industry

Joe McHugh

343. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to encourage or incentivise medium-size builders who wish to build and who are facing obstacles from the banks and other difficulties to make developments financially feasible to construct in the first place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7460/22]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Joe McHugh

191. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide an update on the Covid-19 credit guarantee scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7224/22]

Further and Higher Education

Joe McHugh

86. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he intends to reduce the cost of further and higher education, such as reducing the contribution charge payable by students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6092/22]

Special Educational Needs

Joe McHugh

106. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Education the number of additional pupils that will receive places in special education classes; and the breakdown of the number of additional special education classes in the current academic year by county. [4599/22]

Inflation Rate

Joe McHugh

301. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will address a series of issues in relation to construction costs (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4742/22]

State Examinations

Joe McHugh

465. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Education the status of the review of the leaving certificate 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4406/22]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Joe McHugh

668. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health if he plans to widen the parameters of the once-off €1,000 pandemic payment to other healthcare groups and to persons who have worked on the front line since early 2020 and right through the pandemic; if his attention has been drawn to the enormous contribution and sacrifices made by carers and health practice nurses and the additional voluntary work carried out at vaccine centres by practice nurses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4410/22]

Brexit Supports

Joe McHugh

58. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the mechanism for the drawdown of the Brexit fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3872/22]

Defence Forces

Joe McHugh

101. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Defence the status of the involvement of Ireland in peacekeeping activity internationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3874/22]

Housing Schemes

Joe McHugh

289. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will allow flexibility for the recoupment of engineer fees to facilitate emergency accommodation for urgent housing needs and other hard cases such as health issues prior to the introduction of the defective concrete block grant scheme and the revised mica redress scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3297/22]

Housing Schemes

Joe McHugh

290. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the mica legislation will be published; if he will provide an indicative timeframe for completion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3298/22]

Defective Building Materials

Joe McHugh

305. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the new mica redress proposals; if there will be assurances regarding the integrity of independence in relation to the SCSI figures in February 2022; if he will affirm his commitment to review the current sliding scale which is presently unacceptable to the homeowners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62446/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Joe McHugh

193. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Finance if businesses that have paid dance licences will be reimbursed in view of uncertainty and cancellations between now and Christmas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58600/21]

Schools Building Projects

Joe McHugh

340. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Education the progress of schools (details supplied) to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58786/21]

School Meals Programme

Joe McHugh

51. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Social Protection the plans that are in place to extend the hot school meals scheme in County Donegal; the number of students currently availing of the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57913/21]

Social Welfare Benefits

Joe McHugh

79. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of the plans to extend parents' benefit. [57914/21]

Departmental Funding

Joe McHugh

180. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Justice the expected timeline for the introduction of the first round of funding under the community safety innovation fund. [57915/21]

Health Services

Joe McHugh

167. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that day services are protected for users in facilities and receive great care such as Cashel na Cor in Buncrana, County Donegal in order to ensure that both the user and families/carers have security in advance in order to pre-plan and prepare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57648/21]

Gaeltacht Policy

Joe McHugh

262. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the plans that are being put in place to support mná tí financially and otherwise when the coláistí samhraidh resume in 2022 in view of the challenges that they have faced in 2020 and 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55709/21]

Fishery Harbour Centres

Joe McHugh

676. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the income from harbour dues and landings fees for Killybegs Harbour Centre in each of the years 2016 to 2020 and to date in 2021, by quarter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55927/21]

Road Projects

Joe McHugh

170. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Transport the reason for the delay in compensation discussions which were due to take place in September 2021 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53218/21]

Educational Disadvantage

Joe McHugh

486. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Education the timeframe for the completion of the review of DEIS; the actions schools (details supplied) can take to support their DEIS applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52209/21]

School Facilities

Joe McHugh

259. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Education the timeframe for the commencement and progression of the deep energy retrofit for schools built prior to 2008 to deliver on 2030 and 2050 climate action targets; the mechanism that will be in place for schools to submit applications as part of the Government commitment to the €4.4 billion National Development Plan 2021-2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49224/21]

Work Permits

Joe McHugh

76. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will consider adding trained printers to the list of skill shortages which will facilitate supply shortages as in the case of companies (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47462/21]

Vacant Properties

Joe McHugh

262. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider introducing a financial incentive for first-time buyers who intend purchasing a vacant property; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43275/21]

Wastewater Treatment

Joe McHugh

307. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the details of the State’s obligation in preventing raw sewerage being discharged into Lough Swilly which is a special area of conservation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44163/21]

Vaccination Programme

Joe McHugh

609. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Health if he will consider facilitating a vaccine roll-out in special schools in an effort to cater for some students who would otherwise find it stressful to attend large vaccine clinics that may be intimidating for some; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43331/21]

Defective Building Materials

Joe McHugh

396. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider the difficult circumstances pertaining to a family (details supplied) in County Donegal whose lives have been made extremely challenging due to having mica in their home; if their request to remain in their home while their new residence is being rebuilt will be considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43017/21]

Defective Building Materials

Joe McHugh

3348. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider a scheme to support farming families with MICA in their farm buildings in view of the Department of Education leading on a response to MICA in school buildings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39088/21]

Defective Building Materials

Joe McHugh

322. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will be setting up an interdepartmental group to co-ordinate each Department’s response to MICA in County Donegal in view of the impact on State-funded buildings or if this will be a matter for each individual Department as evidenced by the proactive response by the Department of Education in funding the cost of testing in schools; if he will acknowledge this positive move by the Department of Education; and the steps that have been taken by other Departments to follow this lead. [37998/21]

Harbours and Piers

Joe McHugh

630. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the plans that are in place for Killybegs harbour to facilitate future demand in the offshore wind sector against a backdrop of tried and tested experience in this sector in facilitating onshore wind; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37710/21]

Undocumented Irish in the USA

Joe McHugh

287. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of E3 visas between the United States of America and Ireland; the engagement that has taken place over the past year between Irish representative groups in the US and the Irish Embassy and consulates on the issue of the undocumented Irish; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34954/21]

Fishing Industry

Joe McHugh

311. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will intervene regarding recent changes in mackerel licences for small fisherman in view of investments made ranging from €10,000 to €15,000 and time spent in fisheries school in Greencastle; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33801/21]

Harbours and Piers

Joe McHugh

398. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there are funding pathways open to Rathmullan Pier to apply for funding through his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32590/21]

Road Projects

Joe McHugh

271. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Transport the status of works at R263 Fintra Bridge, Killybegs, County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31555/21]

School Staff

Joe McHugh

713. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Education the status of school secretaries and caretakers pay conditions and salaries; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30608/21]

Regional Development

Joe McHugh

273. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if all associated services, for example, water, energy and sewerage are aligned with current plans for the development of Letterkenny under the 2040 plan and in view of its city region status; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30388/21]

School Staff

Joe McHugh

287. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Education the details of the circular for teachers in post-primary settings looking for unpaid leave one day per week in order to care for a son or daughter who is suffering from an illness; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30279/21]