Parliamentary questions

Health Services

Pat Buckley

1975. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if he will continue in 2022, the initiative announced in January 2021 to make available to general practitioners increased direct access to diagnostic services, such as X-Rays, CT scans, MRIs, and DEXA; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36038/21]

Mental Health Services

Pat Buckley

2038. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Owenacurra Mental Health facility, Midleton is to close by October 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36338/21]

Mental Health Services

Pat Buckley

2039. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the location that the 19 residents and patients will be redeployed to in east County Cork after the closure of the Owenacurra Mental Health centre, Midleton; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36339/21]

Mental Health Services

Pat Buckley

2040. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the location that the staff at the Owenacurra Mental Health centre, Midleton, County Cork will be redeployed to after the closure in October 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36340/21]

Mental Health Services

Pat Buckley

2041. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health his plans for the Owenacurra Mental Health centre, Midleton, County Cork once it closes in 2021; if the building is deemed not fit for purpose if it will be used for an alternative purpose; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36341/21]

Mental Health Services

Pat Buckley

2042. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the plans in place on the site of the Owenacurra Mental Health centre, Midleton, County Cork to reinstate the services that were there previously; if the existing building will be demolished and a new centre built in its place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36342/21]

Health Services

Pat Buckley

2043. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health when chiropody services will be made available in Athenry, County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36343/21]

Mental Health Services

Pat Buckley

3247. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the closure of a facility (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41053/21]

Mental Health Services

Pat Buckley

3248. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if he will provide details of plans for the 19 residents of a facility (details supplied) in County Cork following its closure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41054/21]

Health Services Staff

Pat Buckley

3249. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health his plans for the staff of a facility (details supplied) in County Cork following its closure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41055/21]

Mental Health Services

Pat Buckley

3250. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the plans for a centre (details supplied) in County Cork that is due to close this year; if the building is deemed not fit for purpose, if it will be used for an alternative purpose; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41056/21]

Mental Health Services

Pat Buckley

3251. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health his plans for a site (details supplied) in County Cork; if he will reinstate the services that were there previously; if the existing building will be demolished; if a new centre built in its place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41057/21]

Vaccination Programme

Pat Buckley

3252. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of second dose vaccination appointments which have been missed by CHO; and if there is a contingency plan for ensuring that no vaccine is wasted where possible as this seems to be a growing problem in the Cork city and county area. [41058/21]

Mental Health Services

Pat Buckley

3305. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the breakdown of the waiting lists for CAMHS split into CHOs specifying the circumstances in which persons have been waiting over 1, 3, 6, 12 and 18 months respectively. [41311/21]

Mental Health Services

Pat Buckley

3306. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the breakdown of the waiting lists for all national counselling service options respectively split into CHOs specifying the circumstances in which persons have been waiting over 1, 3, 6, 12 and 18 months respectively. [41312/21]

Suicide Incidence

Pat Buckley

3307. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health his plans to improve the collection, availability and communication to the public of data relating to suicide and self-harm incidences given recent misleading claims around these figures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41314/21]

Mental Health Services

Pat Buckley

3308. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health his plans to provide additional post-lockdown mental health supports to assist persons who suffered with isolation and other negative effects during this difficult period as well as those who are grieving the loss of loved ones or dealing with significant health impact from Covid-19 infection. [41315/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Pat Buckley

3431. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the reason funding was not provided for a centre (details supplied) to ensure it is fully staffed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39255/21]

Local Authorities

Pat Buckley

244. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department has received Cork County Council’s assessment of funding document; if he has taken on board the recommendations of the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36368/21]

Medical Cards

Pat Buckley

557. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of households with at least one child under the age of 18 that are in receipt of a medical card. [33362/21]

Social Welfare Schemes

Pat Buckley

417. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of households with at least one child under the age of 18 that are in receipt of a social welfare payment other than child benefit in each of the years 2016 to 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form. [33363/21]

Ship Disposal

Pat Buckley

16. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to offers made for the removal and scrappage of the MV Alta wreck in Ballycotton, County Cork; if so, if these offers have been considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26930/21]

Tax Yield

Pat Buckley

79. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Transport the breakdown of road tax revenue for County Cork in each of the years 2016 to 2020 and to date in 2021, respectively, in tabular form. [29888/21]

Road Network

Pat Buckley

80. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Transport the details of projects of road maintenance and upgrade expenditure in County Cork in each of the years of 2016 to 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form. [29889/21]

School Staff

Pat Buckley

199. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Education the reason for the reduction in the teaching staff allocation numbers at a school (details supplied); the measures that will be taken to resolve this issue in order to ensure adequate capacity for the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28872/21]

Bus Services

Pat Buckley

121. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Transport the rationale for the disparity between the fares charged to Bus Éireann passengers and Dublin Bus passengers, when taking into account journeys of the exact same distance. [27814/21]

Bus Services

Pat Buckley

122. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Transport the reason that the National Transport Authority has failed to use a radius method for the selection of fares that are being offered within Cork county instead of the chosen routes which would supply equality of access to fares and encourage greater use of public transport post-pandemic. [27815/21]

Bus Services

Pat Buckley

123. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Transport the status of the next stop audio project that the National Transport Authority undertook to deliver as part of the findings of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Transport report on the Accessibility of Public Transport Services for People with Disabilities which has yet to be delivered across Bus Éireann services. [27816/21]

Bus Services

Pat Buckley

124. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Transport the reason the National Transport Authority is instructing Bus Éireann to operate its new low floor coaches on specific routes, while not operating them in cases in which there is a known requirement. [27817/21]

Bus Services

Pat Buckley

125. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Transport if the National Transport Authority has engaged with the groups that represent mobility impaired persons that require the use of a wheelchair to ensure that the fleet being purchased is fit for purpose and not just compliant with international standards which have not kept pace with the development of powered wheelchairs. [27818/21]

Bus Services

Pat Buckley

126. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Transport if the National Transport Authority has engaged with a committee (details supplied) to avail of its unique knowledge regarding the needs of disabled customers across the public transport network. [27819/21]

Bus Services

Pat Buckley

127. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Transport the percentage of bus stops nationwide that are wheelchair accessible. [27820/21]

Bus Services

Pat Buckley

128. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Transport the percentage of drivers and supervisors that have been trained in the use of wheelchair lifts on high-sided coaches as classified by the National Transport Authority. [27821/21]

Bus Services

Pat Buckley

129. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Transport if he has engaged with the National Transport Authority with regard to its funding of a transport training centre for the disabled community by an organisation (details supplied). [27822/21]

Bus Services

Pat Buckley

130. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Transport if an assurance will be given that a person who may have declared a conflict of interest will remove themselves from discussions for funding for the planned transport training centre for the disabled community. [27823/21]

Bus Services

Pat Buckley

131. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Transport the costs incurred by the National Transport Authority as a result of respraying Bus Éireann liveried buses and coaches to their own livery; and the breakdown for same in each of the years 2018 to 2020 and to date in 2021. [27824/21]

Bus Services

Pat Buckley

132. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Transport the engagement the National Transport Authority had with local authorities nationwide with regard to Part 8 redevelopments of towns and villages in order to ensure that wheelchair accessible bus stops are included in the design process. [27825/21]

National Transport Authority

Pat Buckley

133. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Transport the reason he has failed to commence a competition to fill the post set aside for persons with disabilities within the National Transport Authority; and when the recruitment process will commence. [27826/21]

Bus Services

Pat Buckley

134. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Transport the status of the roll-out of the Leap card on the Cork to Mallow rail service. [27828/21]

Social Welfare Benefits

Pat Buckley

385. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason that children whose carers that have been allocated a free travel pass have not themselves being allocated a free travel pass; and the estimated cost for implementing such a process. [27827/21]

Schools Building Projects

Pat Buckley

513. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Education the status of the progression of secondary school builds and temporary accommodation in Carrigtwohill, Cobh and Midleton in east County Cork. [26431/21]

National Educational Welfare Board

Pat Buckley

522. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Education if the National Education Welfare Board will engage with a family (details supplied) to resolve an issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24622/21]

Marine Accidents

Pat Buckley

172. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the wreck of a ship (details supplied) which is grounded at Ballycotton, County Cork; the details of the work of his Department to resolve this issue; and if it is the responsibility of his Department, another Department or Cork County Council. [22760/21]

Marine Accidents

Pat Buckley

173. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Transport if his Department or its subsidiaries have carried out work to ascertain the body responsible for dealing with the wreck of a ship (details supplied) at Ballycotton, County Cork and to address existing safety concerns relating to the continued presence of the wreck and removal in future. [22761/21]

Marine Accidents

Pat Buckley

174. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Transport his plans for the removal of the wreck of a ship (details supplied) in County Cork. [22762/21]

Marine Accidents

Pat Buckley

175. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Transport the timeline for the removal of a wreck (details supplied) from Ballycotton, County Cork. [22763/21]

Marine Accidents

Pat Buckley

176. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Transport the work by his Department or subsidiaries into contracting work involved in the removal of a wreck (details supplied) in County Cork; and the expected costs, obstacles or other details. [22764/21]

Marine Accidents

Pat Buckley

177. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to a claims to rights or responsibilities by an individual, body or organisation for the salvaging of a wreck (details supplied) in County Cork; and if efforts have been made to place responsibility on such and the way this effects the salvage and removal of the wreck. [22765/21]

Local Authority Staff

Pat Buckley

55. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of outdoor staff currently employed in each of the municipal district councils in east County Cork in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20952/21]

Local Authority Staff

Pat Buckley

56. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of outdoor staff who were employed in each municipal district council in east County Cork in each of the years 2015 to 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20953/21]

Local Authority Staff

Pat Buckley

57. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason recruitment of outdoor council staff in east County Cork has possibly regressed in the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20954/21]

Departmental Reports

Pat Buckley

946. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to a recent report (details supplied) and its contents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18542/21]

Departmental Reports

Pat Buckley

947. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to the findings of a report and its findings (details supplied); her plans to address the school place shortages in east County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18543/21]

Departmental Reports

Pat Buckley

948. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Education if an impact assessment of demand for additional school places across the east Cork local electoral area catchment area has been carried out (details supplied). [18544/21]

School Accommodation

Pat Buckley

949. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to the fact that over 50 children requiring a place in an ASD unit or special school place in east County Cork do not have a secondary school place for September 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18545/21]

School Accommodation

Pat Buckley

950. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Education if an impact assessment will be carried out on the lack of special secondary school places in east County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18546/21]

School Accommodation

Pat Buckley

951. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Education if an impact assessment will be carried out on the lack of primary special school places and ASD places in east County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18547/21]

Departmental Reports

Pat Buckley

952. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to capacity issues in east County Cork in primary and secondary level school places; if an assessment of the situation will be carried out with a view to increasing capacity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18548/21]

Vaccination Programme

Pat Buckley

1072. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the considerable delay in responses to registration applications on the front-line healthcare workers portal (details supplied); and the work undertaken to rectify the matter. [17042/21]

Special Educational Needs

Pat Buckley

853. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Education the number of special needs secondary school places available in east County Cork for September 2021. [14446/21]

Special Educational Needs

Pat Buckley

854. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Education the number of children in primary special schools in need of a secondary school place in September 2021 in east County Cork. [14447/21]

Broadband Infrastructure

Pat Buckley

516. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Education when a school (details supplied) will receive appropriate broadband services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12985/21]

Medical Aids and Appliances

Pat Buckley

837. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the most recent figure for the number of persons waiting for motorised wheelchairs in community healthcare organisation area 4. [12872/21]

Medical Aids and Appliances

Pat Buckley

838. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the breakdown of annual funding for the provision of motorised wheelchairs; the model for the allocation of same; and his plans for future funding. [12873/21]

Medical Aids and Appliances

Pat Buckley

839. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the average waiting times for the assessment and approval of provision of motorised wheelchairs; and the average length of time it takes to deliver a wheelchair to the applicant. [12874/21]

Road Improvement Schemes

Pat Buckley

104. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Transport the estimated full year cost of increasing funding to the secondary roads improvement scheme by 5%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8624/21]

State Bodies

Pat Buckley

442. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Education if she has received the 2019 audit financial statement and audited 2019 annual report from each State agency under the remit of her Department; if not, the State agency that has yet to provide its financial statement and or annual report to her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8633/21]

Garda Equipment

Pat Buckley

624. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Justice if funding will be provided for the purchase of additional four-wheel drive vehicles for An Garda Síochána. [8625/21]

Garda Deployment

Pat Buckley

625. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Justice the estimated cost of increasing the number of community gardaí by 25% in 2021. [8626/21]

Hospital Funding

Pat Buckley

870. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the amount of capital funding that has been allocated to the National Forensic Mental Health Service Hospital in 2019, 2020 and 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8623/21]

Vaccination Programme

Pat Buckley

868. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health his plans to provide additional remuneration for nursing staff in general practice settings in line with the €120 payment being provided to the general practitioner; and the reason for the position of his Department in this regard. [7044/21]

Hospital Charges

Pat Buckley

869. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health his plans to direct the HSE to cease engaging debt-collecting agencies to pursue patients who are already under immense financial pressure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7047/21]

Hospital Charges

Pat Buckley

870. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the amount spent by the HSE procuring debt collecting services directed at patients in each of the years 2018 to 2020 and to date in 2021, by CHO in tabular form. [7048/21]

Hospital Charges

Pat Buckley

871. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the amount received in collected debts by debt collectors procured by the HSE directed at patients in each of the years 2018 to 2020 and to date in 2021, by CHO in tabular form. [7049/21]

Coillte Teoranta

Pat Buckley

1020. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to protect Roughfield Wood, Mounnadowna Wood and Dreenagh Wood, County Cork, given plans by Coillte to sell parts of these lands for the erection of a telecommunications mast. [7045/21]

National Broadband Plan

Pat Buckley

11. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the reason for the delay in delivering broadband to all households and businesses on the island of Cobh; the timeframe for the full roll-out of broadband services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6131/21]

National Broadband Plan

Pat Buckley

12. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when households and businesses in broadband intervention areas in east County Cork will be guaranteed proper broadband services such as Conna, Fermoy and Mallow hinterlands, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6133/21]

Broadband Infrastructure

Pat Buckley

266. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if her Department will upgrade the WiFi in the town centre of Cobh, County Cork through the EU for WiFi scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6132/21]

Road Network

Pat Buckley

154. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Transport if his Department will upgrade the R624 Cobh to Carrigtohill road to a national route; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6027/21]

Road Network

Pat Buckley

155. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Transport if his Department will carry out a viability study at Bellvelly Bridge, Cobh, County Cork in order to assess if a new bridge is needed to facilitate the rising number of vehicles crossing daily; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6028/21]

Road Network

Pat Buckley

156. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to a number of accidents on Bellvelly Bridge, Cobh, County Cork which prevented emergency vehicles from accessing Cobh on a number of occasions in which the emergency vehicles had to turn around and drive back towards Cork city and use an alternative river ferry to access Cobh Island; his plans to upgrade the R624 Cobh route and Bellvelly Bridge in view of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6029/21]

Road Network

Pat Buckley

157. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Transport if his Department will upgrade the R624 route to Cobh, County Cork to a national route and also upgrade the Bellvelly Bridge to maintain the only land access route to Cobh Island; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6030/21]

Road Network

Pat Buckley

158. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Transport if the R624 Cobh, County Cork road will be upgraded to a national road in order to facilitate the Ballynoe urban expansion area on the island of Cobh and also protect the connectivity to the island from the mainland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6031/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Pat Buckley

37. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if additional supports and resources will be given to businesses in the restaurant and pub trade that have invested heavily in outdoor seating and heaters in order to comply with the public health measures to ensure the safety of patrons and customers. [44003/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Pat Buckley

111. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if her attention has been drawn to the ban on live music at weddings under new Fáilte Ireland guidelines for level 3; if her attention has been drawn to the further difficulties this is causing for those working as musicians and-or in bands; and if she has considered additional supports for businesses and self-employed persons in the music industry. [44004/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Pat Buckley

544. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the reason for the continued closure of bowling alleys under current restrictions, given the ability to maintain social distancing within such businesses and the reopening of businesses of a similar risk level. [43118/20]

Special Educational Needs Staff

Pat Buckley

116. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to the ongoing problem with resourcing of special needs assistants at a school (details supplied); her plans to resolve this problem; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42276/20]

Special Educational Needs

Pat Buckley

117. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Education the reason for the cutting of SNA hours for a child (details supplied); and if the matter will be examined and resolved to ensure that proper supports are provided for them. [42277/20]

Schools Building Projects

Pat Buckley

118. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Education the status of and the time-frame for the planning and start of the new school campus for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42279/20]

Youth Services

Pat Buckley

165. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his plans to support scouting from the recent budget allocation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42274/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Pat Buckley

201. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if Covid-19 restrictions will be reduced for couples who are expecting a baby as at present the partners may be allowed to attend for an hour during the pre-delivery but not for birth [42272/20]

Medicinal Products

Pat Buckley

202. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the status of his work to ensure accessibility to the drug dupilumab for persons suffering with severe atopic eczema; and if he will reimburse patients who have had to incur personal costs to access the drug. [42275/20]

Tax Exemptions

Pat Buckley

279. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Finance if a donation by a trust (details supplied) to a club for the completion of an all-weather pitch is not liable for taxation. [38231/20]

Community Development Initiatives

Pat Buckley

988. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the progress that has been made in implementing the strategy, Sustainable, Inclusive and Empowered Communities, of her Department; when the voluntary and community sector will see the measures promised to implement a multi-annual funding approach, including a full-cost recovery model; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38679/20]

Commemorative Events

Pat Buckley

33. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the work of her Department and its subsidiaries to develop a programme of commemorative events for upcoming centenaries, such as the Tan War truce, Treaty Debates and Civil War. [31219/20]

Schools Building Projects

Pat Buckley

23. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Education the timeline and deadline for the completion of a school in Carrigtohill, County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25939/20]

Third Level Fees

Pat Buckley

237. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide details on the process a person (details supplied) could follow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30369/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Pat Buckley

658. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the Covid-19 safety guidelines and rules which apply to the English language education and English as a foreign language sector; if these are the same as other higher level educational environments; if there are differences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26386/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Pat Buckley

247. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the potential that some employers might not be fully passing the wage subsidy scheme payment to their employees; the recourse for workers in this situation; and the steps he is taking to stop such practices and support workers that fall victim to it. [23897/20]

Disability Support Services

Pat Buckley

703. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the problems Covid-19 restrictions are causing to service users attending an association (details supplied), who are now unable to share buses and taxis, and the pressure this has placed on the funding of the services; if he will commit to additional funding to support the services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23528/20]