Parliamentary questions

Bus Services

James Lawless

346. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Transport if the number of bus stops will be examined on the 120 route in County Kildare (details supplied). [15447/21]

International Agreements

James Lawless

778. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if the position taken by Ireland will be reviewed in respect of a potential TRIPS waiver on Covid-19 vaccines in view of the recommendations made in the Report on the Distribution of Covid-19 Vaccines to Developing Countries compiled by the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence; the engagement his Department will seek with the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment and the EU Commission on this issue in advance of the next meeting of the World Trade Organization in April; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15501/21]

School Admissions

James Lawless

949. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Education if schools are permitted to set admission criteria which include age ranges at the commencement of school cycle (details supplied); her views on whether this is a form of restriction on pupils joining the school mid-stream; her further views on whether same is in keeping with relevant policies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15814/21]

Vaccination Programme

James Lawless

1491. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health the cohort a person with late-stage bullous emphysema falls under within the Covid-19 vaccine roll-out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14401/21]

Health Services

James Lawless

1537. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health if the case of a person (details supplied) will be examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14591/21]

Hospital Waiting Lists

James Lawless

1647. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health the status of surgery for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14969/21]

Disability Services Provision

James Lawless

188. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in an appointment for a child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13602/21]

Data Protection

James Lawless

87. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will report on the recent news that EU member states have now agreed on a negotiating mandate for revised rules on the protection of privacy and confidentiality in the use of electronic communications services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13292/21]

Telecommunications Infrastructure

James Lawless

118. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the progress of the new national digital strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13293/21]

Transport Infrastructure Provision

James Lawless

256. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Transport if consideration will be given to a scheme encouraging farmers and other rural land owners to cultivate or otherwise encourage a section of road frontage on their lands for pedestrian use in order to facilitate safer passage of those walking or running in the countryside particularly in view of current restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13412/21]

Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries

James Lawless

655. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if a statutory or otherwise redress scheme will be put in place to provide compensation for those that spent time in mother and baby home institutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13402/21]

National Maternity Hospital

James Lawless

952. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health the future planned ownership, governance and control of the new national maternity hospital; the roles religious orders will play; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13411/21]

Driver Licences

James Lawless

127. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Transport the status of a driver licence in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11315/21]

Solar Energy Guidelines

James Lawless

317. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the details of the review 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. [11011/21]

Education and Training Provision

James Lawless

413. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Education if she will examine the high cost of Gaeltacht online courses (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11195/21]

Summer Works Scheme

James Lawless

414. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Education the status of a summer works scheme application by a school (details supplied) submitted in June 2019; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11197/21]

Invalidity Pension

James Lawless

528. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of an invalidity pension application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11061/21]

Student Universal Support Ireland

James Lawless

625. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans to include graduate entry medicine in the SUSI reform; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11086/21]

Treatment Abroad Scheme

James Lawless

767. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health if he will examine the reimbursement of Covid-19 testing in relation to the treatment abroad scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11194/21]

Health Products Regulatory Authority

James Lawless

768. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health if he will examine regulation for AEDs in respect of both registration and maintenance (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11196/21]

Home Care Packages

James Lawless

961. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health the reason a homecare package for a person (details supplied) was reduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11942/21]

Proposed Legislation

James Lawless

733. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Justice the timeline for the drafting of a new family law Bill to include the recommendations of the report by the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice and Equality on the reform of the family law system 2019; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10030/21]

Medical Cards

James Lawless

245. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health the status of a medical card for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9044/21]

National Broadband Plan

James Lawless

45. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will examine the broadband connectivity issues that are occurring in Blackhall, Clane, County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8233/21]

Driver Licences

James Lawless

116. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Transport the reason for the delay in relation to the driver licence application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8733/21]

School Transport

James Lawless

443. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Education the current retirement age for bus drivers on school contracts (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8680/21]

Child Benefit

James Lawless

490. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Social Protection if she plans to extend child benefit to cover the period in which the child remains in full-time education even in cases in which the child is over 18 years of age; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8303/21]

Social Welfare Eligibility

James Lawless

505. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will examine the eligibility of a person (details supplied) to an interim payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8671/21]

Personal Public Service Numbers

James Lawless

515. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason for the changing of a PPS number of a person (details attached); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8965/21]

Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries

James Lawless

534. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if a statutory redress or other compensation scheme will be made available to the mother and baby home former residents; if so, the timeline for such a scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8442/21]

Education and Training Provision

James Lawless

578. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if consideration will be given to matters raised (details supplied) concerning unemployment and skills upgrading; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8679/21]

Vaccination Programme

James Lawless

904. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) can obtain access to a vaccine based on compassionate grounds. [8735/21]

Equine Industry

James Lawless

1008. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is confident that every foal is being issued with an equine passport; the checks and regulations being made to ensure that this is the case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8225/21]

Bus Services

James Lawless

33. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Transport the status of the provision of an adequate bus stop pole (details supplied) at Fernslough, Killickaweeny, Kilcock, County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7593/21]

Visa Applications

James Lawless

238. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Justice the status of a visa application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7598/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment

James Lawless

494. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Social Protection if the case of a person (details supplied) will be examined in relation to the pandemic unemployment payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6636/21]

Vaccination Programme

James Lawless

696. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health the logistics and distribution experts that have been consulted in developing the roll-out processes for the vaccine programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6344/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

James Lawless

697. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health if he will provide real-time statistics on the daily numbers receiving the vaccines; if he will make this information available on the Covid tracker app; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6345/21]

Vaccination Programme

James Lawless

698. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health the current listed position regarding family carers to receive the vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6346/21]

Vaccination Programme

James Lawless

699. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health the position on the list for members of the dentistry profession and primary healthcare staff to receive the vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6347/21]

Vaccination Programme

James Lawless

700. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health if his Department will provide a clear dashboard of information regarding the scheduling as to the way that persons will receive the vaccine in order to provide and easy to understand information source as to when persons are to receive the vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6348/21]

Vaccination Programme

James Lawless

701. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health if clarity will be provided regarding the suggestion that the EU allocated vaccines according to how well placed member states are to administer same; if Ireland can receive additional doses of the vaccine if the country was in a position to administer them more quickly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6349/21]

Schools Refurbishment

James Lawless

113. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Education if a report will be provided on the necessary works and upgrade of a school (details supplied); if it will include an update on the technical inspection and report of the school; the timeframe for the completion of works on the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6179/21]

Defence Forces Strength

James Lawless

339. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Defence the strength of the Permanent Defence Force as of 31 December 2020; if he will provide a breakdown of all ranks across the three services and the gender breakdown of same in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5521/21]

Defence Forces Reserve

James Lawless

340. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Defence the strength of the Reserve Defence Force as of 31 December 2020; if he will provide a breakdown of all ranks across the three services and the gender breakdown of same in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5522/21]

Defence Forces Strength

James Lawless

341. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Defence the number of additional recruits to the Permanent Defence Force in 2020 with regard to all three services; the gender breakdown of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5523/21]

Defence Forces Reserve

James Lawless

342. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Defence the number of additional recruits to the Reserve Defence Force in 2020 with regard to all three services; the gender breakdown of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5524/21]

Overseas Missions

James Lawless

343. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Defence the number of overseas missions in which the Defence Forces are currently involved; the number of personnel involved in each mission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5525/21]

Vaccination Programme

James Lawless

344. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Defence if he will report on the involvement of the Permanent Defence Force in the Covid-19 vaccination programme; the number of personnel involved; the locations they provided support; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5530/21]

Vaccination Programme

James Lawless

345. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Defence if he will report on the involvement of the Reserve Defence Force in the Covid-19 vaccination programme; the number of personnel involved; the locations they provided support; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5531/21]