Parliamentary questions

Cabinet Committees

Richard Boyd Barrett

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

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Richard Boyd Barrett

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

Bus Services

Richard Boyd Barrett

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

Railway Maintenance Contracts

Richard Boyd Barrett

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

Bus Services

Richard Boyd Barrett

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

Córas Iompair Éireann

Richard Boyd Barrett

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

Cycling Facilities

Richard Boyd Barrett

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

National Asset Management Agency

Richard Boyd Barrett

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

Central Bank of Ireland

Richard Boyd Barrett

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

Departmental Contracts

Richard Boyd Barrett

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

Tax Yield

Richard Boyd Barrett

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

Revenue Commissioners

Richard Boyd Barrett

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

Banking Sector

Richard Boyd Barrett

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

Private Rented Accommodation

Richard Boyd Barrett

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

Defence Forces Personnel

Richard Boyd Barrett

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

English Language Training Organisations

Richard Boyd Barrett

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

School Transport

Richard Boyd Barrett

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

Third Level Education

Richard Boyd Barrett

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

Vaccination Programme

Richard Boyd Barrett

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

Covid-19 Pandemic

Richard Boyd Barrett

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

Vaccination Programme

Richard Boyd Barrett

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

Disability Services Provision

Richard Boyd Barrett

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

Forestry Sector

Richard Boyd Barrett

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

Covid-19 Pandemic

Richard Boyd Barrett

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

Energy Policy

Richard Boyd Barrett

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

Sports Funding

Richard Boyd Barrett

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

Passport Services

Richard Boyd Barrett

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

Covid-19 Pandemic

Richard Boyd Barrett

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

Education Policy

Richard Boyd Barrett

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

Fines Administration

Richard Boyd Barrett

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

Drugs Payment Scheme

Richard Boyd Barrett

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

Drugs Payment Scheme

Richard Boyd Barrett

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

Drugs Payment Scheme

Richard Boyd Barrett

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

Health Services

Richard Boyd Barrett

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

Hospital Waiting Lists

Richard Boyd Barrett

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

Hospital Staff

Richard Boyd Barrett

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

Ambulance Service

Richard Boyd Barrett

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

Departmental Schemes

Richard Boyd Barrett

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

Tax Code

Richard Boyd Barrett

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

Northern Ireland

Richard Boyd Barrett

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

Passport Applications

Richard Boyd Barrett

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

Electricity Supply Board

Richard Boyd Barrett

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

Vaccination Programme

Richard Boyd Barrett

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

Vaccination Programme

Richard Boyd Barrett

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

Vaccination Programme

Richard Boyd Barrett

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

Covid-19 Pandemic

Richard Boyd Barrett

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

Enterprise Support Services

Richard Boyd Barrett

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

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Richard Boyd Barrett

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

Tax Incentives

Richard Boyd Barrett

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

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Richard Boyd Barrett

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

Solar Energy Guidelines

Richard Boyd Barrett

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

Diplomatic Representation

Richard Boyd Barrett

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

Covid-19 Pandemic

Richard Boyd Barrett

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

Vaccination Programme

Richard Boyd Barrett

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

Vaccination Programme

Richard Boyd Barrett

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

Covid-19 Pandemic

Richard Boyd Barrett

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

Legal Aid Service

Richard Boyd Barrett

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

Vaccination Programme

Richard Boyd Barrett

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

Vaccination Programme

Richard Boyd Barrett

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

Redundancy Payments

Richard Boyd Barrett

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

Consumer Rights

Richard Boyd Barrett

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

Referendum Campaigns

Richard Boyd Barrett

290. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the referendum to ensure public ownership of water will take place; if he will address the concerns of local government staff on plans regarding staff transfers to Irish Water; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9551/21]

Vacant Properties

Richard Boyd Barrett

297. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason 60 social housing units in the social housing stock of Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council remain unoccupied despite a large social housing waiting list; if additional funding will be provided to ensure that these homes are prepared for new tenancies and occupied by April 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9676/21]

Planning Issues

Richard Boyd Barrett

306. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if planning application deadlines should be extended given the restrictions that are in place making it less likely that notices will be seen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9754/21]

Social and Affordable Housing

Richard Boyd Barrett

307. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will increase the options for social housing applicants to transfer to other local authority areas; if so, the way in which these transfers will be applied for and processed; if he is planning a new rural resettlement scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9758/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Richard Boyd Barrett

330. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the current law with regard to evictions during Covid-19 and the way in which it might be amended if there is a change in the level under which it is operating; if there is a difference between eviction for arrears due to loss of earnings due to Covid-19 and evictions for other reasons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10167/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Richard Boyd Barrett

349. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs when he expects embassies and consular activities to resume for members of the public who need in-person appointments and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9448/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Richard Boyd Barrett

402. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education her plans to facilitate students of the leaving certificate or other years who feel they cannot return to the classroom with the community transmission still at high levels due to an underlying condition or a vulnerable family member; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9453/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Richard Boyd Barrett

791. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if emigration is considered essential travel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9507/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Richard Boyd Barrett

823. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if Irish citizens are permitted to travel to the UK for family reunification purposes; if partners are considered family; if family reunification is considered essential travel; if An Garda Síochána accept that this is essential travel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9644/21]

Childcare Services

Richard Boyd Barrett

843. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the options available for front-line workers with primary school age children in relation to childcare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9729/21]

Disabilities Assessments

Richard Boyd Barrett

866. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the options available for assessment of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9831/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Richard Boyd Barrett

70. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport if exceptions can be made for an essential worker who needs a motorbike for travel to and from work to complete motorbike initial basic training, IBT, given that due to the lockdown the RSA has stated IBT cannot go ahead; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7862/21]

Taxi Regulations

Richard Boyd Barrett

89. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport if he has considered a further extension for small public service vehicles, SPSV, given that taxi drivers will face a second year of no earnings and not using their taxis but will need to change cars post December 2021 as per the permitted extensions of age of cars; if so, the new date for vehicle renewal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8254/21]

State Examinations

Richard Boyd Barrett

381. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education the steps she will take to ensure that students in exam years will not be penalised in their exam grading for loss of teaching hours and the potential drop in performance due to the stress and anxiety of living through a pandemic; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8151/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Richard Boyd Barrett

382. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education her plans for the safe reopening of schools; the advice that the National Public Health Emergency Team, NPHET, has given on the subject; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8152/21]

Special Educational Needs

Richard Boyd Barrett

444. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education if her Department has examined the proposals from some schools to facilitate an alternative to the in-person supplementary programme to support the education and-or care needs of pupils with complex needs scheme in the homes of children with additional needs (details supplied); if schools will be allowed to proceed with these alternative plans while waiting for the full reopening of schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8691/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Richard Boyd Barrett

64. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance if consideration will be given to supports for businesses that began trading in 2020 but which, as a result of level 5 restrictions, are not able to show turnover for the required months to qualify for the current supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7479/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Richard Boyd Barrett

258. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the reason cerebral palsy it is not included in group 7 of the vaccination plan given that the condition is listed on the HSE website as a high-risk condition with regard to Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7496/21]

Health Services

Richard Boyd Barrett

259. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health his plans for mental health and disability services in south Dublin (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7503/21]

Agriculture Schemes

Richard Boyd Barrett

327. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures in place to ensure that all grants for struggling small to medium-sized farms are prioritised over larger and more profitable farms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7505/21]

Foreign Conflicts

Richard Boyd Barrett

377. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has spoken to his counterparts in Europe regarding the ongoing conflict in the Tigray region of Ethiopia; the discussions he had; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7319/21]

Departmental Schemes

Richard Boyd Barrett

428. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education her plans for the school inclusion model plan (details supplied); if the model will be continued on a pilot basis; if so, when will the findings of the pilot scheme be released; if a decision has been made on whether the model will be rolled-out nationally; if so, the date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6739/21]

State Examinations

Richard Boyd Barrett

442. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education her plans for the junior certificate 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6929/21]

State Examinations

Richard Boyd Barrett

454. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education if she will engage with organisations (details supplied) in order to hear the voice and concerns of all parents and to ensure that they are represented on all advisory groups; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7073/21]

Schools Site Acquisitions

Richard Boyd Barrett

464. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education if she has identified a suitable property to locate a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7231/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment

Richard Boyd Barrett

520. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection if all recipients of the pandemic unemployment payment, PUP, will receive full PRSI contributions for the duration of their time receiving the payment; the details of the way PRSI contributions will be measured for recipients of the payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7313/21]

Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries

Richard Boyd Barrett

567. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the process for survivors of the mother and baby homes to access information related to them from the home they were in; if this information will be redacted; if they can gain access to unredacted copies; if there are circumstances in which there is additional information which they will not be allowed to access; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7300/21]

English Language Training Organisations

Richard Boyd Barrett

596. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when the International Education Mark will be implemented; when his Department will publish details on the implementation process including the commencement date, details of the public consultation process and other actions that will need to be carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7104/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Richard Boyd Barrett

752. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if accompanying a child for parental access outside of Ireland is deemed essential travel; if self-quarantine at home on return to Ireland will be sufficient; if not, if mandatory quarantine in a hotel will be required under the proposed travel restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6551/21]

Vaccination Programme

Richard Boyd Barrett

775. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the position of firefighters and paramedics in the vaccination roll-out scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6628/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Richard Boyd Barrett

837. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if he will provide clarity on the definition and classification of essential travel; and the details of the steps that a person who has health or mental health issues that needs to travel from the UK to Ireland needs to do in order that they are complying to guidelines. [6917/21]

Vaccination Programme

Richard Boyd Barrett

925. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if he is considering acquiring Russian and Chinese manufactured vaccines to aid in bridging the gap with the vaccine supply; if the matter has been discussed with NPHET; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7301/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Richard Boyd Barrett

77. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a building project can be deemed essential if the homeowners are dependent on the project staying on schedule in order to move into the property to avoid homelessness in which the projected finish date is beyond 31 January 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6084/21]

Help-To-Buy Scheme

Richard Boyd Barrett

187. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance if assistance will be provided to a person (details supplied) in relation to the help-to-buy scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5383/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Richard Boyd Barrett

416. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection if consideration will be given to reintroducing the mortgage interest supplement for the duration of the Covid-19 crisis to prevent persons from falling into mortgage distress. [5293/21]

Community Employment Schemes

Richard Boyd Barrett

451. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection the payment rates for all participant workers of the community schemes; if she is considering increasing the rates of pay for community scheme workers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5854/21]

Vaccination Programme

Richard Boyd Barrett

808. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the amount general practitioners will be offered per hour to administer the Covid-19 vaccines in mass vaccination centres; if this will be extended to groups who are qualified to administer the vaccine such as general practice nurses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5652/21]

Nursing Education

Richard Boyd Barrett

815. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health when further student nurse placements will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5671/21]

Nursing Homes Support Scheme

Richard Boyd Barrett

857. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the practice of nursing homes charging an Alzheimer’s premium for residents with a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s and that this premium is not covered in the fair deal scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5863/21]