Parliamentary questions

Probation and Welfare Service

Denis Naughten

165. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Justice the timeline for the eProbate project to go live in each office; the status of the project; if the Revenue Commissioners have been incorporated and gone live on eProbate; the status of the implementation of each recommendation in the report of the probate services review group; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23116/20]

Hospital Facilities

Denis Naughten

212. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health when the enabling works at Portiuncula Hospital, Ballinasloe will commence; when tenders will be sought for the construction of the 50-bed ward block; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23060/20]

Vaccination Programme

Denis Naughten

231. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health the status of plans to introduce a no-fault vaccination compensation scheme for severe adverse reactions to State-promoted vaccination programmes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23185/20]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Denis Naughten

232. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health the waiting times for cataract surgery in each hospital in which such surgery takes place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23190/20]

Health Services

Denis Naughten

233. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health his plans to roll out the Sligo model of eye care; the reason for the delay; if alternatives to this model are being considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23191/20]

Air Ambulance Service

Denis Naughten

236. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health if there has been an interruption to the air ambulance service based at Custume Barracks, Athlone, County Westmeath, to date in 2020; the number of missions tasked in each month to date in 2020; his plans to maintain the service during Covid-19 restrictions at Custume Barracks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23200/20]

Research and Development

Denis Naughten

48. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the steps he plans to take to improve the interface between the wider research community and the Houses of the Oireachtas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22385/20]

Civil Service

Denis Naughten

56. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will establish a science and technology policy fellowship within the Civil Service to provide opportunities to scientists and engineers to learn first-hand policymaking and contribute their knowledge and analytical skills in policy development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22384/20]

Childcare Services

Denis Naughten

51. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Children, Disability, Equality and Integration the steps he will take to improve the pay and conditions of childcare workers. [22326/20]

Departmental Offices

Denis Naughten

72. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Taoiseach the number of vacant desk spaces available in accommodation allocated to his Department in Civil Service accommodation outside Dublin city. [22489/20]

Company Closures

Denis Naughten

89. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will convene a meeting of the Western Region Enterprise Committee further to correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22082/20]

Departmental Offices

Denis Naughten

93. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of vacant desk spaces available in accommodation allocated to his Department in Civil Service accommodation outside Dublin city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22479/20]

Departmental Offices

Denis Naughten

162. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Climate Action and Communication Networks the number of vacant desk spaces available in accommodation allocated to his Department in Civil Service accommodation outside Dublin city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22475/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Denis Naughten

229. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 120 of 29 July 2020, the specific supports to be provided for small coach operators in view of severe financial pressure being placed on the businesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22093/20]

Motor Tax

Denis Naughten

230. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Transport if a refund or motor tax credit will be issued to motorists who did not use their car or used it to a minimal extent during the Covid-19 lockdown in line with many insurers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22113/20]

Departmental Offices

Denis Naughten

247. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Transport the number of vacant desk spaces available in accommodation allocated to his Department in Civil Service accommodation outside Dublin city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22490/20]

Departmental Offices

Denis Naughten

309. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Finance the number of vacant desk spaces available in accommodation allocated to his Department in Civil Service accommodation outside Dublin city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22480/20]

Departmental Offices

Denis Naughten

326. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of vacant desk spaces available in accommodation allocated to his Department in Civil Service accommodation outside Dublin city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22487/20]

Departmental Offices

Denis Naughten

383. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht the number of vacant desk spaces available in accommodation allocated to her Department in Civil Service accommodation outside Dublin city; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22486/20]

Departmental Offices

Denis Naughten

441. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of vacant desk spaces available in accommodation allocated to his Department in civil service accommodation outside Dublin city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22484/20]

Departmental Offices

Denis Naughten

462. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of vacant desk spaces available in accommodation allocated to his Department in civil service accommodation outside Dublin city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22481/20]

Departmental Offices

Denis Naughten

475. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Defence the number of vacant desk spaces available in accommodation allocated to his Department in civil service accommodation outside Dublin city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22477/20]

School Accommodation

Denis Naughten

546. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Education when a decision will be made on an application by a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21856/20]

Special Educational Needs

Denis Naughten

554. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Education the number of exceptional reviews of mainstream special needs assistants allocation applications submitted to the NCSE by 22 May 2020; the number and decisions issued to date; the number of applications that have been appealed by the schools; the number and decisions issued to date; the number of appeal decisions in which the school has sought an independent examination of the appeal process and decisions issued to date; the corresponding figures in each case for review applications submitted after 22 May 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21942/20]

Departmental Offices

Denis Naughten

623. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Education the number of vacant desk spaces available in accommodation allocated to her Department in Civil Service accommodation outside Dublin city; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22478/20]

Special Educational Needs

Denis Naughten

625. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 193 of 18 December 2019, the provisions over and above that are available to children with hearing loss made for the 49 children in counties Mayo and Roscommon that had their hearing misdiagnosed by the HSE; the specific resources set aside for the children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22507/20]

Departmental Offices

Denis Naughten

761. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of vacant desk spaces available in accommodation allocated to her Department in civil service accommodation outside Dublin city; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22488/20]

Childcare Services

Denis Naughten

820. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Children, Disability, Equality and Integration the funding options open to childcare facilities for the purchase of a vehicle as part of after-school services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22117/20]

Departmental Offices

Denis Naughten

823. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Children, Disability, Equality and Integration the number of vacant desk spaces available in accommodation allocated to his Department in civil service accommodation outside Dublin city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22474/20]

Departmental Offices

Denis Naughten

873. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of vacant desk spaces available in accommodation allocated to his Department in Civil Service accommodation outside Dublin city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22482/20]

Garda Recruitment

Denis Naughten

937. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Justice when the fitness test and medical examination will be scheduled for applicants to An Garda Síochána that were due to be called in spring 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21957/20]

Sex Offenders Notification Requirements

Denis Naughten

958. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Justice her plans to reform the monitoring of sex offenders; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22453/20]

Sex Offenders Notification Requirements

Denis Naughten

959. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Justice her plans to tag sex offenders following their release from prison; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22454/20]

Departmental Offices

Denis Naughten

960. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Justice the number of vacant desk spaces available in accommodation allocated to her Department in Civil Service accommodation outside Dublin city; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22485/20]

Probate Data

Denis Naughten

961. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Justice the average and longest waiting time in each probate office for applications by solicitors and personal applicants, respectively; the number of applications on hand in each office; the timeline for the eProbate project to go live in each office; the status of the project; if the Revenue Commissioners have been incorporated and gone live on eProbate; the status of the implementation of each recommendation in the report of the probate services review group; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22491/20]

Hospital Appointments Status

Denis Naughten

1348. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for their procedure; the reason for the delay in same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22276/20]

Departmental Offices

Denis Naughten

1377. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health the number of vacant desk spaces available in accommodation allocated to his Department in civil service accommodation outside Dublin city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22483/20]

Departmental Offices

Denis Naughten

1470. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of vacant desk spaces available in accommodation allocated to his Department in Civil Service accommodation outside Dublin city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22473/20]

Walks Scheme

Denis Naughten

1490. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Community and Rural Development and the Islands when a decision will be made on an application by a centre (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21875/20]

Departmental Offices

Denis Naughten

1496. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Community and Rural Development and the Islands the number of vacant desk spaces available in accommodation allocated to her Department in Civil Service accommodation outside Dublin city; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22476/20]

School Transport

Denis Naughten

22. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Education and Skills the measures being taken to ensure the operation of the school transport service from 31 August 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19035/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Denis Naughten

42. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Education and Skills the measures being taken to ensure the reopening of schools on 31 August 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19034/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Denis Naughten

107. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the additional funding, not already committed, allocated in the July stimulus to each local enterprise office; the specific purpose of the funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20054/20]

Data Centres

Denis Naughten

115. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the discussions his officials have had with IDA Ireland with regard to the development of data centres in line with the policy of locating them in areas with grid capacity and only in cases in which there is an employment dividend associated with their development; if an evaluation has been conducted by his Department of the estimated impact of all 55 current data centres and the over 30 planned data centres on the cost of electricity to other commercial and industrial users; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20284/20]

Trading Online Voucher Scheme

Denis Naughten

154. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the additional funding, not already committed, allocated in the July stimulus to the trading online voucher scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20051/20]

Energy Efficiency

Denis Naughten

155. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the additional funding, not already committed, allocated in the July stimulus to the retrofitting of homes; the details of the allocations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20052/20]

Data Centres

Denis Naughten

159. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the discussions his officials have had with EirGrid regarding the development of data centres in line with the policy of locating them in areas with grid capacity and only in cases in which there is an employment dividend associated with their development. [20281/20]

Data Centres

Denis Naughten

160. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if an evaluation has been conducted by his Department of the estimated impact of all 55 current data centres and the over 30 planned data centres on the cost of electricity to domestic and other commercial and industrial users; the financial impact of the load in view of the decision to move to 70% renewable electricity by 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20282/20]

Cybersecurity Policy

Denis Naughten

161. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps taken to date to address concerns raised in a report by the Comptroller and Auditor General in 2018 regarding to the National Cyber Security Centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20285/20]

Wastewater Treatment

Denis Naughten

476. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the additional funding, not already committed, allocated in the July stimulus to small sewerage schemes in villages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20053/20]

Data Centres

Denis Naughten

497. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the discussions his officials have had with Gas Networks Ireland with regard to the development of data centres in line with the policy of locating them in areas with grid capacity and only in cases in which there is an employment dividend associated with their development; if an evaluation has been conducted by his Department of the estimated impact of all 55 current data centres and the over 30 planned data centres on the daily demand for natural gas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20283/20]

Forestry Sector

Denis Naughten

925. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of forestry licence applications received by his Department in each month in 2018, 2019 and to date in 2020; the corresponding figure for the number of licences approved, appealed, granted and refused on appeal, respectively; the number on hand in each category; the specific measures being taken to expedite the process in the interests of all parties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20050/20]

Vaccination Programme

Denis Naughten

1191. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health the number of flu vaccines that the HSE plans to procure for the forthcoming flu season; his plans to make the vaccine mandatory subject to medical advice for any cohort of the population; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20049/20]

Hospital Facilities

Denis Naughten

1219. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health the cost and timescale for fire safety works at the Sacred Heart Hospital, Roscommon; the provision being made for patients and staff for the duration of the works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20195/20]

Proposed Legislation

Denis Naughten

1222. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health when the Patient Safety (Notifiable Patient Safety Incidents) Bill 2019 and mandatory open disclosure will be enacted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20198/20]

Mental Health Services

Denis Naughten

1223. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health the status of each recommendation in the Roscommon mental health services report published in 2017; the reason for the delay in completing the implementation of this report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20199/20]

Carer's Allowance

Denis Naughten

41. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consider allowing discretion on the 18.5 hours per week employment exemption under the carer's allowance scheme in circumstances in which it has no impact on the level of care provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18999/20]

Social Insurance

Denis Naughten

58. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will provide a training and education credit to the PRSI system similar to the homemakers' credit to encourage upskilling; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18998/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Denis Naughten

120. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the specific supports included in the July stimulus package for small coach operators in view of severe financial pressure being placed on these businesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19461/20]

Tax Data

Denis Naughten

131. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Finance the number of PAYE taxpayers issued with a tax refund in each of the past five years; the value of refunds in each year; the measures he is taking to ensure that taxpayers avail of tax reliefs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19460/20]

Nursing Staff

Denis Naughten

271. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health when nurses offered permanent posts in Roscommon University Hospital in 2019 will be formally appointed; the reason for the delay; if an embargo on appointments has been in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19225/20]

Hospital Staff

Denis Naughten

272. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health the number of staff appointed to each hospital in the Saolta University Health Care Group in the period from March to July 2020; the posts they were appointed to; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19226/20]

Public Transport

Denis Naughten

172. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the NTA will approve the extension plan for the TaxSaver scheme for public transport; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18591/20]

Special Educational Needs

Denis Naughten

484. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the refusal to facilitate the establishment of an ASD class at a school (details supplied) for eight students that cannot be accommodated in September 2020 will be reversed in view of the time constraints; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18641/20]

Beef Industry

Denis Naughten

646. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 439 of 16 April 2019, if the corresponding figures for 2019 and to date in 2020 will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18640/20]

Probate Applications

Denis Naughten

813. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the average and longest waiting time in each probate office for applications by solicitors and personal applicants, respectively; the number of applications on hand in each office; the timeline for the eProbate project to go live in each office; the status of the project; if the Revenue Commissioners' have been incorporated and gone live on eProbate; the status of the implementation of each recommendation in the report of the probate services review group; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19069/20]

Housing Estates

Denis Naughten

61. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if the taking in charge of housing estates process will be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17119/20]

Public Services Provision

Denis Naughten

78. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps taken to date to provide new public services through the post office network; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17942/20]

Ireland Strategic Investment Fund

Denis Naughten

106. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Finance the steps taken to date to divest from fossil fuel investments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17943/20]

Turf Cutting

Denis Naughten

28. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of the relocation of turfcutters; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17117/20]

Public Procurement Contracts

Denis Naughten

38. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if green procurement will be incorporated into the public procurement code; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16824/20]

Departmental Funding

Denis Naughten

78. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the funds received by a company (details supplied) from the enterprise agencies under his remit in 2019 and to date in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17421/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Denis Naughten

179. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps he is taking to address the impact of Covid-19 on the bus and coach sector; if he will consider the introduction of a subsidy to support the sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17370/20]

Tax Reliefs

Denis Naughten

33. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider providing income tax relief for the long-term lease of residential homes to address security of tenure in view of the success of a similar measure in the agricultural sector under section 664 of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 as amended by the Finance Act 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16288/20]

Hospital Services

Denis Naughten

178. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health when haemochromatosis venesection clinics will recommence in Saolta group hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16406/20]

National Broadband Plan

Denis Naughten

27. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to expedite the roll-out of the national broadband plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16043/20]

Air Quality

Denis Naughten

41. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the clean air strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16044/20]

Departmental Schemes

Denis Naughten

73. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he has received the research output from a body (details supplied) on the warmth and well-being scheme; when the results will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16259/20]

Cybersecurity Policy

Denis Naughten

74. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of staff employed in the national cybersecurity centre in 2018, 2019 and to date in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16263/20]

Agriculture Schemes

Denis Naughten

119. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the draw down to date of the €3 million allocated in budget 2020 for new pilot agri-environmental schemes; the schemes supported to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16260/20]

Meat Processing Plants

Denis Naughten

121. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the instances of non-compliance with carcase trim specifications his inspectors have identified in beef plants each month to date in 2020; when the names of plants involved will be published; the payments made to the farmer supplier to reflect loss; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16261/20]

Meat Processing Plants

Denis Naughten

122. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of instances in which mechanical grading was suspended in meat plants in cases in which a machine is found to be working outside of tolerance and manual grading was instigated in 2019 and to date in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16262/20]

National Children's Hospital

Denis Naughten

164. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health the reason construction on the national children's hospital has been delayed since the return to work of the construction sector post Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16258/20]

Competition and Consumer Protection Commission

Denis Naughten

37. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the detail of the requests made under section 10(4) of the Competition and Consumer Protection Act 2014 to the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission; his plans to make a further request; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15635/20]

Job Retention

Denis Naughten

39. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the steps he is taking to secure employment in Ballinasloe, County Galway, following a review of operations announced by a company (details supplied).; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15676/20]

Departmental Functions

Denis Naughten

67. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the steps he is taking to support remote working within his Department, its agencies and through the funding supports provided to business; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15636/20]

Tenant Purchase Scheme

Denis Naughten

445. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his plans to review the tenant incremental purchase scheme to allow those who were tenants of Part V houses prior to the introduction of the regulations to proceed with the purchase of their homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15938/20]

Student Accommodation

Denis Naughten

499. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Education and Skills the options open to third level students whose private landlords refused to provide rent refunds to students forced to leave accommodation due to Covid-19; her plans to encourage landlords to provide refunds; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14708/20]

Student Accommodation

Denis Naughten

500. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Education and Skills if all third-level institutions have provided rent refunds to students impacted by Covid-19; the supports available for students unable to obtain refunds from private landlords; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14709/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Denis Naughten

501. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Education and Skills the supports that will be put in place for national schools (details supplied) with regard to children attending from a local direct provision centre; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14745/20]

Carer's Allowance

Denis Naughten

769. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of carer’s allowance reviews that have taken place in the past six months; the number of such decisions that were overturned on review; the number that were not overturned on review but subsequently overturned on appeal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15575/20]

Carer's Allowance

Denis Naughten

770. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the process for carrying out a review of a decision in an application for carer’s allowance; the grade of the person responsible for making the decision on a review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15576/20]

Walks Scheme

Denis Naughten

799. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development when a decision will be made on an application by a centre (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14724/20]

Maternity Leave

Denis Naughten

902. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to extend maternity leave in view of Covid-19 restrictions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14728/20]

Home Help Service

Denis Naughten

1316. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health when an application by a person (details supplied) will be processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16031/20]

Summer Works Scheme

Denis Naughten

424. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application by a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14130/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Denis Naughten

425. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Education and Skills the discussions her officials have had with private third-level accommodation providers regarding a refund of fees due to the Covid-19 closure of colleges; the discussions her officials have had with the Departments of Finance and Public Expenditure and Reform to ensure that such providers refusing refunds are not eligible for Covid-19 supports from the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14132/20]

Addiction Treatment Services

Denis Naughten

700. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health the number of addiction counsellors employed by the HSE by county in the Saolta group area; the number of vacancies that exist in those counties for addiction counsellors; when those vacancies will be filled; the level of qualification required for such a role; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13914/20]

Addiction Treatment Services

Denis Naughten

701. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health the wait times for an appointment with an addiction counsellor by county within the Saolta group; the number of persons on each list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13915/20]

Taoiseach's Communications

Denis Naughten

8. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Taoiseach when a reply will issue to correspondence (details supplied). [12183/20]