Parliamentary questions

Brexit Issues

Christopher O'Sullivan

6. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Brexit is meeting next. [60567/21]

Rural Schemes

Christopher O'Sullivan

56. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if her Department will consider the Dursey cable car project for funding under the Rural Regeneration and Development Fund in view of An Bord Pleanála's decision to grant planning permission for the upgrade of the cable car; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60192/21]

Environmental Policy

Christopher O'Sullivan

139. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his Department will investigate if topsoil can be classed as gardening material as opposed to waste; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60532/21]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Christopher O'Sullivan

418. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the measures his Department is considering in order to incentivise the hiring of first-year apprentice construction workers, such as block layers, plasterers and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60531/21]

Departmental Schemes

Christopher O'Sullivan

86. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the way his Department is supporting the National Participation Framework for Children and Young People’s Participation in Decision-Making; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59450/21]

Disability Services

Christopher O'Sullivan

87. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if approval will be given for qualified HSE staff to be redeployed to service providers (details supplied) for persons with intellectual disabilities in order to ensure that facilities can stay open or reopen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59306/21]

Vaccination Programme

Christopher O'Sullivan

171. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if provision will be made for persons in the older age cohorts who are finding it difficult to get to Cork city in order to get their booster vaccine given the centres in Clonakilty and Bantry are now closed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59305/21]

Direct Provision System

Christopher O'Sullivan

121. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of meetings of the programme board overseeing the White Paper to End Direction Provision have taken place; the number of properties being examined by the Programme Board for the purposes of the new accommodation model; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59451/21]

Programme for Government

Christopher O'Sullivan

16. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the implementation of the programme for Government. [57669/21]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Christopher O'Sullivan

77. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the measures being taken to reduce the lengthy timeframe for completion of apprenticeships; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58657/21]

Further and Higher Education

Christopher O'Sullivan

90. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the details of the planned allocation of supports for the further and higher education sector announced as part of Budget 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58629/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Christopher O'Sullivan

208. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the issue that small hospitality providers are experiencing with employment wage subsidy scheme and the qualifying criteria of 30% reduction of turnover; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59090/21]

Research and Development

Christopher O'Sullivan

453. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the status of the next national research and innovation strategy including the key priority areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58630/21]

Social Welfare Benefits

Christopher O'Sullivan

91. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider awarding the fuel allowance to recipients of half-rate carer’s payments in cases in which the person has another social welfare payment but no other source of income, as in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57926/21]

Social Insurance

Christopher O'Sullivan

113. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Social Protection the strategies in place to ensure that persons can receive information regarding their insurance contributions record ahead of retirement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58019/21]

An Garda Síochána

Christopher O'Sullivan

161. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice the number of community gardaí in the Clonakilty, Bandon and Bantry Garda districts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57974/21]

Departmental Strategies

Christopher O'Sullivan

163. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice the progress made in relation to the youth justice strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57973/21]

Energy Prices

Christopher O'Sullivan

273. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons applying for assistance with energy costs under the exceptional needs payment scheme, by county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58020/21]

Climate Change Negotiations

Christopher O'Sullivan

3. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his attendance at the COP26 United Nations Climate Change Conference. [57047/21]

Cross-Border Co-operation

Christopher O'Sullivan

165. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if support will be considered for additional expenses such as accommodation for the family of patients who have to travel for treatment under the cross-Border directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57645/21]

Departmental Schemes

Christopher O'Sullivan

96. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education the status of the implementation of the new Covid learning and support scheme which aims to help mitigate the impact of Covid-19 on students’ learning and well-being; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57306/21]

Departmental Programmes

Christopher O'Sullivan

100. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education the number of applications and grants under the school energy retrofit pathfinder programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57307/21]

Special Educational Needs

Christopher O'Sullivan

366. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to the lack of primary school places for children with autism in west County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48668/21]

Social Welfare Benefits

Christopher O'Sullivan

437. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider awarding the fuel allowance to recipients of the half-rate carer's allowance in cases in which the customer has another social welfare payment but no other source of income; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57641/21]

National Development Plan

Christopher O'Sullivan

79. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an overview of NSO 8 of the National Development Plan 2021-2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55859/21]

National Development Plan

Christopher O'Sullivan

99. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an overview of NSO 7 of the National Development Plan 2021-2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55858/21]

Common Agricultural Policy

Christopher O'Sullivan

683. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of the €395 million budget which was allocated to TAMS in the last round of CAP which was spent by 31 December 2019 specifically; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56160/21]

Agriculture Schemes

Christopher O'Sullivan

684. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason horses which were considered as livestock unit in the previous form of TAMS, the farm improvement scheme and farm modernisation scheme, were no longer considered as a livestock unit under TAMS 2015/2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56161/21]

Rental Sector

Christopher O'Sullivan

11. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to the issue of local councils being unable to enforce a ban on short-term lets in rent pressure zones given that they are powerless to gather the landlord contact information or property ID required to bring about a prosecution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55156/21]

Housing Provision

Christopher O'Sullivan

78. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the delivery of housing by the Land Development Agency in Cork. [55193/21]

Tourism Industry

Christopher O'Sullivan

116. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the supports available for sustainable tourism; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55116/21]

Sport and Recreational Development

Christopher O'Sullivan

122. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media her plans to encourage members and players to return to sports following full reopening; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55117/21]

Citizens' Assembly

Christopher O'Sullivan

1. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Taoiseach if he will provide a report on the citizens’ assemblies pledged in the programme for Government. [52334/21]

Departmental Schemes

Christopher O'Sullivan

175. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if a person (details supplied) qualifies for an SEAI grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54026/21]

Traffic Management

Christopher O'Sullivan

230. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport if he will instruct Transport Infrastructure Ireland to introduce significant traffic calming measures on the N71 in Leap village at the section of road by the local primary school, local playground, local church and shop in the interest of safety for pedestrians and motorists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54690/21]

Housing Policy

Christopher O'Sullivan

353. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if consideration will be given to the sale of two-bed local authority houses to existing housing tenants in certain circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54755/21]

Agriculture Industry

Christopher O'Sullivan

724. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department can engage with the representative farming organisations to discuss the unsustainable price increase in fertiliser costs facing the sector; if his Department has any proposals to ensure that this unprecedented surge in price is rectified in discussion with the European Commission and that farmers in Ireland will have access to fertilisers at sustainable costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54693/21]

Energy Conservation

Christopher O'Sullivan

25. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the progress made towards the Programme for Government commitment to develop new standards to reduce emissions from f-gases and new requirements to make lighting more energy efficient. [53698/21]

Cabinet Committees

Christopher O'Sullivan

6. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee that deals with marine and fishing will next meet. [43785/21]

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Christopher O'Sullivan

28. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the action his Department is taking to help businesses decarbonise and prepare for the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52654/21]

Climate Change Policy

Christopher O'Sullivan

41. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the support his Department is providing to the Climate Transition Fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52653/21]

Court Orders

Christopher O'Sullivan

728. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice if statutory powers are in place that remove or restrict access and custody orders made by a court in cases in which a person benefiting from those orders is subsequently charged with serious offences such as false imprisonment, assault and or rape; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52264/21]

Court Orders

Christopher O'Sullivan

729. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice if she plans to bring forward legislation to revoke access and custody orders made by a court in cases in which a person benefiting from those orders is subsequently charged with serious offences such as false imprisonment, assault and or rape; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52265/21]

Court Orders

Christopher O'Sullivan

730. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice if legislation can be enacted to permit a party to family law proceedings to seek the immediate revocation of a custody or access order made by a court in cases in which a person benefiting from such order is subsequently charged with a serious offence such as false imprisonment, rape and or assault; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52267/21]

Court Orders

Christopher O'Sullivan

731. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice the protections that are in place for children in cases in which a parent who has access or custody rights over them is subsequently charged with serious offences such as false imprisonment, rape and or assault; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52268/21]

Dental Services

Christopher O'Sullivan

1156. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the school dentist waiting list and the fact that currently primary school children are not receiving any appointments in south-western areas of County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53394/21]

Hospital Staff

Christopher O'Sullivan

1158. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the steps that are being taken to recruit neurology nurse specialists for Cork University Hospital given the unit is short of specialised staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53396/21]

Agriculture Schemes

Christopher O'Sullivan

44. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans for the €1.5 billion agri-environmental scheme that will be funded through the carbon tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51713/21]

Cabinet Committees

Christopher O'Sullivan

16. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on the environment and climate change met last [43783/21]

Health Services Staff

Christopher O'Sullivan

155. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the steps that are being taken to assist a service (details supplied) with recruitment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50791/21]

Health Services Staff

Christopher O'Sullivan

191. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the shortage of chiropodists in West Cork; and the measure that are been taken to address same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50796/21]

National Broadband Plan

Christopher O'Sullivan

254. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will investigate the possibility of National Broadband Ireland producing a rolling 12-month plan for broadband connection within the Cork south-west region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51328/21]

Maritime Safety

Christopher O'Sullivan

349. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport if he will report on the position of Irish vessels not been granted load lines which will result in non-Irish registered vessels supporting and guarding the future development of floating offshore wind farms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51300/21]

Tax Code

Christopher O'Sullivan

383. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Finance if consideration will be given to the extension of the 9% VAT for hospitality industry past September 2022 to enable the industry to be competitive within the international market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51321/21]

Rural Schemes

Christopher O'Sullivan

24. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will consider providing funding of the development of Schull town park; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50134/21]

Third Level Fees

Christopher O'Sullivan

66. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will give consideration to reviewing the way the pandemic unemployment payment is assessed as income earned outside of term-time for the purposes of the SUSI grant (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49854/21]

Student Accommodation

Christopher O'Sullivan

82. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the measures in place or planned to increase the supply and affordability of student accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49816/21]

Protected Disclosures

Christopher O'Sullivan

159. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of protected disclosures received by his Department since June 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49815/21]

Social Welfare Eligibility

Christopher O'Sullivan

346. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will disregard half-rate carer's allowance as income as part of the means test for the fuel allowance when the income of a person is solely made up of social welfare payments alone such as in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49927/21]

Education Schemes

Christopher O'Sullivan

379. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will give consideration to reviewing the way the pandemic unemployment payment is assessed as income earned outside of term time for the purposes of the SUSI grant.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49887/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Christopher O'Sullivan

645. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if approval will be given to the reopening of the daycare centre in Clonakilty Community Hospital (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49803/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Christopher O'Sullivan

646. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when the respite care centre at Clonakilty Community Hospital will be reopened; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49804/21]

General Practitioner Services

Christopher O'Sullivan

648. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if he will investigate and advise on reports that the Primary Care Reimbursement Service is not paying rural general practitioners for the service they provide on Saturday mornings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49857/21]

Fuel Prices

Christopher O'Sullivan

79. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will investigate the possibility of increasing the income limit for pensioners when considering the fuel allowance in the context of increasing energy costs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48672/21]

Departmental Priorities

Christopher O'Sullivan

150. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the way his Department is assisting Youth Climate Justice efforts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48695/21]

Youth Unemployment

Christopher O'Sullivan

297. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the measures he has undertaken within his remit to address the issue of youth employment and youth employability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48696/21]

Tourism Industry

Christopher O'Sullivan

47. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media her strategies to address labour supply and skills requirements in the tourism and hospitality sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47931/21]

Enterprise Support Services

Christopher O'Sullivan

56. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media her plans to provide supports to assist the cost burden of nightclubs reopening; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47932/21]

Inland Fisheries

Christopher O'Sullivan

88. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if additional funding will be made available to continue the Go Fishing outreach service to educational settings until December 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48330/21]

Social Welfare Eligibility

Christopher O'Sullivan

425. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will investigate the possibility of increasing the income limit for pensioners when considering the fuel allowance in the context of increasing energy costs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48374/21]

Student Accommodation

Christopher O'Sullivan

497. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the steps that are being taken to address the current student accommodation crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48339/21]

Passport Services

Christopher O'Sullivan

39. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of the passports and working visas backlog; the percentage of Departmental staff who are back in the office full-time or with a blended arrangement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47167/21]

Naval Service

Christopher O'Sullivan

105. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Defence the current strength of the Naval Service Reserve; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47129/21]

Naval Service

Christopher O'Sullivan

118. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Defence if the Naval Service will be acquiring any more vessels for the purposes of maritime security; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47128/21]

Cabinet Committees

Christopher O'Sullivan

4. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Taoiseach the Cabinet committee that deals with sporting issues. [43784/21]

Housing Schemes

Christopher O'Sullivan

131. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider increasing the cap on housing grants such as the housing aid for older people scheme and the housing adaptation grant for people with a disability to reflect the increase in building materials which has reduced the effectiveness of these grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46402/21]

National Parks

Christopher O'Sullivan

137. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the review of the NPWS; and when the review is expected to be published. [46449/21]

Departmental Schemes

Christopher O'Sullivan

316. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will introduce a continuity grant scheme for inbound tour operators similar to that introduced in Budget 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46678/21]

Citizens' Assembly

Christopher O'Sullivan

402. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the establishment of a citizens' assembly on Ireland's biodiversity crisis. [46208/21]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Christopher O'Sullivan

541. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the steps he will take to reduce down the time period for SOLAS craft apprenticeship training given that there is currently a waiting list of up to three years for students to commence their first college phase; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46677/21]

Community Development Projects

Christopher O'Sullivan

877. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development when the external review of the walks scheme will be published (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46676/21]

National Development Plan

Christopher O'Sullivan

74. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the national development plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45491/21]

Special Educational Needs

Christopher O'Sullivan

130. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education the status of the summer programme for 2021 including registrations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45676/21]

School Transport

Christopher O'Sullivan

153. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education if she will reform the school transport scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45501/21]

Brexit Supports

Christopher O'Sullivan

211. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if there have been any further developments with regard to the Brexit Adjustment Fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33692/21]

School Facilities

Christopher O'Sullivan

164. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the status of the public health supports available to schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45751/21]

Credit Unions

Christopher O'Sullivan

22. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Finance if he will report on his recent engagements with the credit union sector. [44794/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Christopher O'Sullivan

41. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Finance the number of companies in counties Cork and Kerry that have registered under the business resumption support scheme. [44793/21]

Work Permits

Christopher O'Sullivan

83. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on whether chefs could be included in the list of eligible occupations for critical skills employment permits due to the shortage of their skill set within the hospitality sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45205/21]

Local Authorities

Christopher O'Sullivan

312. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on funding being made available for a scheme to allow local authorities to take-in-charge estates with legacy wastewater infrastructure issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45206/21]

Health Services

Christopher O'Sullivan

657. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if, with SouthDoc in Blackpool reopening, consideration will be given to the reopening of the Kinsale SouthDoc centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45199/21]

Hospital Facilities

Christopher O'Sullivan

658. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact some community hospitals are utilising day care facilities for use as Covid-19 units and such units have day care centre staff deployed at swabbing and vaccination centres; if there are any interim measures that can be put in place for the elderly who require these facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45203/21]

Health Services

Christopher O'Sullivan

660. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to the reopening of the Kinsale SouthDoc centre given that SouthDoc Blackpool is reopening; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45218/21]

Energy Conservation

Christopher O'Sullivan

50. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the status of the take-up of retrofitting grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44145/21]

Climate Change Policy

Christopher O'Sullivan

60. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the status of the progress of the Climate Action Plan 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44144/21]

Recycling Policy

Christopher O'Sullivan

146. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his views on the recent Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, report regarding the burning of soft plastic in Ireland; and his plans to increase the recycling rate of soft plastic.. [44237/21]

Recycling Policy

Christopher O'Sullivan

147. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his plans to combat Ireland’s declining recycling rates. [44238/21]

Enterprise Policy

Christopher O'Sullivan

134. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will put in place measures to solve the current staffing crisis in the hospitality industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43827/21]

Housing Schemes

Christopher O'Sullivan

283. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Finance if consideration will be given to the extension of the help-to-buy scheme past the current 31 December 2021 deadline; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43953/21]

Special Educational Needs

Christopher O'Sullivan

524. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if consideration will be given to funding for third-level education providers for the provision of courses aimed at students with intellectual disabilities, for example, the contemporary living course in UCC is no longer on the 2021-2022 prospectus due to lack of available funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43950/21]