Parliamentary questions

Schools Building Projects

Cormac Devlin

485. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Education the status efforts by her Department in securing a permanent site for a school (details supplied) as per previous correspondence; the number of meetings that have been held between her Department and the local council regarding this issue since 2018; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11821/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Cormac Devlin

638. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the Covid-19 supports that are available to the international education sector; if he will address the issues raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11537/21]

Rental Sector

Cormac Devlin

649. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Justice the procedures in place to deal with letting agents and companies that fail to either transfer rent collected from tenants who fail to deal with maintenance issues in properties or who do not comply with the agreement with the owner of the property; her plans to review and improve the legislation in this area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11826/21]

Respite Care Services

Cormac Devlin

931. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the details of the locations of the recently announced nine respite houses across Ireland; if he will provide more details in relation to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11827/21]

Vaccination Programme

Cormac Devlin

932. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health if he will consult with the Health Service Executive to allow community and church halls to be utilised in the roll-out of the national Covid-19 vaccination programme to deal with the fact that some doctor's surgeries are not large enough for the throughput and patients are concerned about being close contacts of other patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11830/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Cormac Devlin

933. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health when he expects dentists and qualified dental hygienists to be utilised to help the national vaccination effort; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11831/21]

Vaccination Programme

Cormac Devlin

934. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health if he will request the Health Service Executive to review the locations of mass vaccination centres to ensure that persons living in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown which has a population of almost 250,000 persons and its environs have adequate access to a centre without vulnerable persons having to travel excessive distances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11832/21]

Vaccination Programme

Cormac Devlin

969. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health if he will request the national immunisation advisory committee, NIAC, to examine if persons aged 17 years who are working in front-line vaccination environments, such as pharmacy assistants who are currently designated as category 2D workers in terms of the vaccination programme and at high risk of contracting Covid-19, can be given the vaccine given NIAC's approval of vaccinations for persons aged 16 years of age and older who are at high risk from Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11966/21]

Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority

Cormac Devlin

1077. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the Attorney General nominated for appointment by the Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority three independent legal professionals to the determination panel for the purpose of SI 318 of 2020 - European Union (Common Fisheries Policy) (Point System) Regulations 2020. [11608/21]

Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority

Cormac Devlin

1078. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the Attorney General conducted an application process or otherwise invited applications from independent legal professionals for the appointment of three independent legal professionals to the determination panel for the purpose of SI 318 of 2020 - European Union (Common Fisheries Policy) (Point System) Regulations 2020. [11609/21]

Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority

Cormac Devlin

1079. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the Attorney General has nominated for appointment an appeals officer for the purpose of SI 318 of 2020 - European Union (Common Fisheries Policy) (Point System) Regulations 2020. [11610/21]

Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority

Cormac Devlin

1080. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the Attorney General conducted an application process or otherwise invited applications from suitable candidates namely barristers or solicitors of not less than five years standing for the nomination for appointment of an appeals officer for the purpose of SI 318 of 2020 - European Union (Common Fisheries Policy) (Point System) Regulations 2020. [11611/21]

Road Projects

Cormac Devlin

79. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Transport the projects applied for by each of the four Dublin local authorities under the regional and local roads allocations for 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10379/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Cormac Devlin

198. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied); if there is mechanism to get back the pandemic unemployment payment the employee would have been eligible for during the time the temporary wage subsidy scheme was being paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10025/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Cormac Devlin

199. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Finance the measures being taken to ensure new businesses established in 2020 have access to the Covid restrictions support scheme (details supplied); if the scheme will be reviewed to ensure these businesses have access to appropriate support; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10026/21]

Housing Data

Cormac Devlin

337. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of strategic housing developments that have been applied for since the introduction of the legislation in 2016; the number of commencement notices that have been served to each respective local authority of those that have been granted permission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10381/21]

Schools Building Projects

Cormac Devlin

457. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Education the progress of a school building project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10020/21]

Residential Institutions Redress Scheme

Cormac Devlin

505. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Education the procedures her Department has put in place for to the proposed winding up of the Caranua fund on 23 March 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10380/21]

Jobseeker's Payments

Cormac Devlin

578. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Social Protection if consideration has been given to requesting the assistance of local employment service personnel in processing and progressing those on jobseeker’s payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10023/21]

Access to Higher Education

Cormac Devlin

681. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied); if the higher education access route application process will be reviewed to ensure applicants are given every opportunity to correct minor errors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10021/21]