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Wed, 20 Jan 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Cormac Devlin
33. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will consult his ministerial colleagues, given the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, and consider the introduction of legislation to amend electricity standing charges to support businesses, particularly those in the hospitality sector that are currently closed or operating at a very low level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2948/21]
Wed, 20 Jan 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Cormac Devlin
60. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will consult with his ministerial colleagues, given the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, and consider the introduction of legislation to amend electricity standing charges to support businesses, particularly those in the hospitality sector that are currently closed or operating at a very low level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2949/21]
Wed, 20 Jan 2021
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Driver Licences
Cormac Devlin
120. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Transport if the NDLS will contact a person (details supplied) in order to resolve outstanding issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2942/21]
Wed, 20 Jan 2021
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Driver Test
Cormac Devlin
121. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to issues in a residential area (details supplied); and if he will raise the matter with the RSA and request it to remove any designation of this quiet residential area as an official and unofficial testing zone; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2943/21]
Wed, 20 Jan 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Cormac Devlin
122. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Transport given the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, in particular with the advent of the B117 variant, if he will advise the actions he is taking to support taxi drivers; and if he will consider establishing a working group in his Department to liaise with stakeholders and set out a scheme to allow drivers over 65 years of age exit the industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2950/21]
Wed, 20 Jan 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Cormac Devlin
164. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Finance if there is provision for the hotel industry during the Covid-19 pandemic in terms of annual standing charges (details supplied). [2947/21]
Wed, 20 Jan 2021
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Interest Rates
Cormac Devlin
165. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider establishing a national scheme or introduce legislation to protect consumer deposits below a certain threshold from negative interest rates, given recent reports that credit unions are being compelled to consider charging their customers fees or negative interest rates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2956/21]
Wed, 20 Jan 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Cormac Devlin
191. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will consult with her ministerial colleagues, given the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, and consider the introduction of legislation to amend electricity standing charges to support businesses, particularly those in the hospitality sector that are currently closed or operating at a very low level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2951/21]
Wed, 20 Jan 2021
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Social and Affordable Housing
Cormac Devlin
218. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of his plans to increase the provision of affordable housing; if he will consider increasing income thresholds for buyers in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2663/21]
Wed, 20 Jan 2021
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Housing Provision
Cormac Devlin
219. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the progress by the Land Development Agency, LDA, on developing social and affordable housing on lands at Shanganagh Castle, Shankill, County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2664/21]
Wed, 20 Jan 2021
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Housing Data
Cormac Devlin
220. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the social and affordable housing developments under construction across the four Dublin local authorities; the number of units, location and expected completion date in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2665/21]
Wed, 20 Jan 2021
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Harbours and Piers
Cormac Devlin
255. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to the recent damage to Coliemore Harbour that has rendered it virtually unusable (details supplied); the actions his Department and the National Monument Service have taken, in conjunction with the local authority, to repair the damage caused in August 2020; if he will provide a schedule for the repairs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2954/21]
Wed, 20 Jan 2021
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Housing Issues
Cormac Devlin
256. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2955/21]
Wed, 20 Jan 2021
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School Guidelines on Mental Health
Cormac Devlin
329. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Education if consideration will be given to providing emergency funding and-or advice to schools to allow them reach out to pupils at risk given reports of an increase in suicide rates among young persons during the Covid-19 pandemic; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2945/21]
Wed, 20 Jan 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment
Cormac Devlin
357. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Social Protection if consideration will be given to extending pandemic unemployment payment eligibility to anyone who is off work to care for an elderly or sick relative during the Covid-19 pandemic; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2944/21]
Wed, 20 Jan 2021
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Student Universal Support Ireland
Cormac Devlin
403. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will review the SUSI arrangements in respect of orphans to allow them attend higher education programmes in private colleges in which some specialist programmes may not be listed by the Central Applications Office, CAO; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2661/21]
Wed, 20 Jan 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Cormac Devlin
443. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Justice if she will consider a campaign, including information at Garda stations and advertising in local media, to notify the public and stakeholders regarding the new Covid regulations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2952/21]
Wed, 20 Jan 2021
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Garda Data
Cormac Devlin
444. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí in the Dublin metropolitan region annually on 1 January in each of the years 2016 to 2021, by rank and station in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2953/21]
Wed, 20 Jan 2021
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Vaccination Programme
Cormac Devlin
596. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health if he will consider including a daily update on the progress of Covid-19 vaccine inoculations via the Covid tracker app; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2657/21]
Wed, 20 Jan 2021
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Vaccination Programme
Cormac Devlin
597. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health if he will consider providing a single point of contact online for updates and data on the progress of Covid-19 vaccine inoculations, the current vaccine allocation sequencing schedule and the ready estimator of when persons can generally expect to receive their inoculations based on supply estimates and the current vaccine allocation sequence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2658/21]