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Tue, 12 Oct 2021
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Healthcare Policy
Neale Richmond
621. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Health if he has plans to prevent persons under 18 years of age from accessing cosmetic fillers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49708/21]
Thu, 7 Oct 2021
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Childcare Services
Neale Richmond
151. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the steps he is taking to ensure that childcare is affordable and accessible to all families; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47979/21]
Thu, 7 Oct 2021
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Childcare Services
Neale Richmond
159. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the steps he is taking to improve retention of staff in the early years sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47978/21]
Thu, 7 Oct 2021
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Work Permits
Neale Richmond
170. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to the impact of his decision to exclude home carers from the critical skills exemption list to the non-EEA employment permit system on recruitment in the sector; the steps he will take to remedy same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48810/21]
Thu, 7 Oct 2021
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Defective Building Materials
Neale Richmond
209. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to issues of persons whose homes are affected by pyrite and so therefore have no market value and are exempt from paying the local property tax, however as the home is a duplex they are situated above the foundation and have not received the necessary certification required to receive the necessary exemption; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48818/21]
Thu, 7 Oct 2021
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Social Welfare Schemes
Neale Richmond
262. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Social Protection if she has considered broadening the fuel allowance qualifying conditions to include those partaking in the community employment scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48787/21]
Thu, 7 Oct 2021
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Rights of People with Disabilities
Neale Richmond
292. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his views on whether Ireland is fully honouring its commitments under the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities regarding those with Down syndrome and their access to inclusive education and equality before the law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48828/21]
Thu, 7 Oct 2021
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Parental Leave
Neale Richmond
294. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will engage with employers to encourage them to top-up employee parent’s leave rates to encourage its take-up; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47976/21]
Thu, 7 Oct 2021
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Paternity Leave
Neale Richmond
295. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the steps he is taking to encourage the take-up of paternity leave; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47977/21]
Thu, 7 Oct 2021
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Departmental Priorities
Neale Richmond
343. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Justice the steps she is taking to promote high-visibility policing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48853/21]
Thu, 7 Oct 2021
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Cybersecurity Policy
Neale Richmond
344. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Justice if she will determine the steps the Garda National Economic Crime Bureau and the Garda National Cyber Crime Bureau are taking in conjunction with the relevant stakeholders in response to the rise in phishing over the past year and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48855/21]
Thu, 7 Oct 2021
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An Garda Síochána
Neale Richmond
345. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Justice the amount and volume of drugs and cash seized by An Garda Síochána in each of the years 2015 to 2020 and to date in 2021, by county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48856/21]
Thu, 7 Oct 2021
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An Garda Síochána
Neale Richmond
346. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Justice if she has considered the examination by the Chief Justice of government spending on the courts and justice system; her views on whether the funding is sufficient; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48861/21]
Thu, 7 Oct 2021
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Vaccination Programme
Neale Richmond
412. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to persisting issues with the portal for those vaccinated in Northern Ireland to apply for an EU Digital COVID Certificate; the steps he is taking to remedy this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48860/21]
Wed, 6 Oct 2021
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Transport Infrastructure Ireland
Neale Richmond
11. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Transport the rationale behind the delay of the MetroLink project to 2034; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48590/21]
Wed, 6 Oct 2021
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Housing Schemes
Neale Richmond
21. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Finance the number of persons that claimed the help-to-buy scheme since its inception for a self-build home; the value of these claims broken down by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48588/21]
Wed, 6 Oct 2021
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Housing Schemes
Neale Richmond
22. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Finance the number of persons that claimed the help to buy scheme since its inception to purchase a home; the value of these claims broken down by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48589/21]
Tue, 5 Oct 2021
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Olympic Games
Neale Richmond
30. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will conduct a review into the Olympics and Paralympics; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47937/21]
Tue, 5 Oct 2021
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Work Permits
Neale Richmond
83. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of work permit applications in each of the years 2015 to 2020 and to date in 2021, by sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48125/21]
Tue, 5 Oct 2021
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Driver Licences
Neale Richmond
136. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that when transferring a British driving licence to an Irish version many drivers are losing access to some of their categories such as A 125cc, C1E, D1E, D1 given they have code 101 and when these drivers return to the UK even for a short trip they no longer have access to these services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47800/21]