Parliamentary questions

Inland Fisheries

Dara Calleary

212. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the plans of Inland Fisheries Ireland to promote Ireland as an angling destination for anglers abroad in 2021 and in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37825/21]

Third Level Education

Dara Calleary

71. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the planned supports to integrate students back on campus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36843/21]

Closed-Circuit Television Systems

Dara Calleary

101. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Justice her plans for the expansion of CCTV to deter criminal activity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36576/21]

Closed-Circuit Television Systems

Dara Calleary

105. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Justice the additional supports being provided for existing CCTV schemes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36577/21]

Driver Test

Dara Calleary

169. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Transport the number of persons waiting to take the driver theory test on 30 June 2021, by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37024/21]

Driver Test

Dara Calleary

170. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Transport the specific actions he has taken to address the deficiencies in the provision of the driver theory test; if his Department has met the company involved in delivering the test to discuss the problems; the sanctions his Department plans to take for the poor delivery of the contract; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37025/21]

Joint Policing Committees

Dara Calleary

304. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Justice the policy proposals for the future of joint policing committees; her views on whether such committees form an essential role in community involvement in and engagement with policing issues; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36938/21]

Cabinet Committees

Dara Calleary

7. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Government Co-ordination is next due to meet. [34711/21]

Departmental Bodies

Dara Calleary

13. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Taoiseach the details and remit of the recently established social dialogue unit in his Department. [34712/21]

Northern Ireland

Dara Calleary

19. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the shared island unit in his Department. [34713/21]

Environmental Policy

Dara Calleary

115. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the details and dates of the introduction of the single use plastics directive; if existing stocks of plastic utensils purchased before 3 July 2021 can be used by outlets until that existing stock has depleted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35960/21]

Medical Cards

Dara Calleary

468. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health if medical card holders are liable to pay for blood tests carried out at their general practitioners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29362/21]

Agriculture Schemes

Dara Calleary

571. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an outline will be provided of the post-2021 situation in relation to those GLAS participants who currently avail of the wild bird cover actions; the steps that must be taken in relation to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35830/21]

Irish Language

Dara Calleary

33. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Education the supports provided to Irish language schools to promote the use of Irish, including strengthening of partnerships between schools and Gaeltacht communities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35400/21]

Pension Provisions

Dara Calleary

108. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Social Protection the progress on the provision of pensions for community employment scheme supervisors; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35338/21]

Medicinal Products

Dara Calleary

404. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health if the HSE is actively considering the purchase of the drug partisan for use by sufferers of familial amyloidosis; if there is a projected timeframe for the sanctioning of use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28789/21]

Health Services Staff

Dara Calleary

436. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that night nursing staff at a community nursing home (details supplied) in County Mayo are not adequate; the steps being taken to rectify the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29050/21]

Agriculture Schemes

Dara Calleary

364. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the selection process for the signpost farms initiative; the reason one region (details supplied) does not have any such designated farms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35098/21]

Departmental Reviews

Dara Calleary

31. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Defence the status of the organisational capability review of his Department. [34681/21]

White Papers

Dara Calleary

44. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Defence if he will report on the implementation of the White Paper on Defence. [34680/21]

Proposed Legislation

Dara Calleary

535. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health the status of promised legislation in relation to the introduction of an opt-out system for transplant patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27305/21]

International Relations

Dara Calleary

130. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on the ongoing developments in Belarus; Ireland’s response to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33696/21]

Middle East

Dara Calleary

133. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if there has been any response from Israel on the decision to categorise the occupation of Palestinian territories as a de facto annexation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33697/21]

Forestry Sector

Dara Calleary

494. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications in hand for forestry felling; the number of appeals pending in each county; the national information on the current average turnaround time for applications; and the measures that are in place to address this backlog. [34159/21]

Gaeltacht Policy

Dara Calleary

70. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the status of the development of the Gaeltacht language planning process including Gaeltacht language planning areas and Gaeltacht service towns; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33296/21]

Artists' Remuneration

Dara Calleary

123. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the steps taken to pursue a basic minimum income for members of the artistic and cultural communities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33295/21]

Road Projects

Dara Calleary

22. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Transport the way in which capital projects such as the N26 can help to enhance regional accessibility in the west of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32449/21]

Rail Network

Dara Calleary

45. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Transport the way in which the western rail corridor can help to decarbonise transportation in the west of Ireland, helping the State to reach its climate action goals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32450/21]

National Development Plan

Dara Calleary

136. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when the revised National Development Plan 2018-2027 will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32336/21]

Flood Risk Management

Dara Calleary

153. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the current position in relation to the flood alleviation scheme for Crossmolina, County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32335/21]

Rights of Way

Dara Calleary

215. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Justice her views on plans in relation to easements; her further views on the impact on rights of way and other properties of easements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32220/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Dara Calleary

105. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Finance the number of persons in County Mayo receiving support under the employment wage subsidy scheme; the number in the county who were receiving support under the scheme in May 2021; the number of persons in the county who have received support under the scheme and its predecessor since March 2020; the expenditure on the scheme in each county over that time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31769/21]

Insurance Industry

Dara Calleary

126. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Finance the engagement he has had with insurance companies in relation to reducing premia for consumers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31770/21]

Tax Exemptions

Dara Calleary

350. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Finance if he will give consideration to the reintroduction of capital gains tax exemptions in certain circumstances (details supplied); his views on whether such a scheme would benefit rural economies and assist such persons to meet financial implications of medical and care needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31087/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Dara Calleary

543. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the protocol for organisations that wish to organise outdoor cultural and sports events for August 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31754/21]

Industrial Development

Dara Calleary

12. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the way IDA Ireland's property division plans to work in partnership with Mayo County Council to develop access infrastructure to lands in Ballina, County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30035/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Dara Calleary

33. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of businesses in County Mayo that have availed of the Covid-19 credit guarantee scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30034/21]

Closed-Circuit Television Systems

Dara Calleary

144. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Justice the status of the regulations and funding for Garda and community CCTV; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29964/21]

An Garda Síochána

Dara Calleary

183. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí in the Mayo division at the end of April 2021; the way this compares to the end of April 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29963/21]

International Protection

Dara Calleary

324. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Justice the progress on shortening delays in the international protection procedure; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28732/21]

Public Procurement Contracts

Dara Calleary

152. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Social Protection further to previous Parliamentary Questions in relation to a potential RFT for local employment services in areas with existing providers and for those areas with no local employment services at present, the specific EU procurement rules she cites in her responses as necessary to issue a RFT; if she has sought a derogation from any potential requirement on the basis that the local employment services provides a vital social service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30080/21]

Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries

Dara Calleary

44. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the progress on implementation of the 22-point Action Plan following publication of the Mother and Baby Homes Commission of Investigation final report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28733/21]

Driver Test

Dara Calleary

118. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Transport the steps he has taken to restore driver theory tests; and the likely resumption dates. [28921/21]

Departmental Data

Dara Calleary

297. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department has carried out an assessment of the number of vacant standalone properties in the country; the breakdown of same by county; if he will give consideration to the introduction of a home renovation grant to encourage owners of rundown standalone properties to renovate them and bring them back to use; his views on whether such a scheme would have benefits in terms of housing stock available for purchase and lease and for local economies; his further views on whether current schemes such as repair to lease, housing aid for older people and SEAI grants are restrictive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28345/21]

Ferry Services

Dara Calleary

581. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development further to Parliamentary Question No. 745 of 18 May 2021, if she will outline the differential in the guide price for this service versus all other island services funded by her Department; the reason the guide price for this contract is so low; her views on whether the low guide price is prohibitive to companies putting on more than the minimum outlined service; if her attention has been drawn to the restrictions to island living as a consequence of this minimum outlined service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28094/21]

Common Agricultural Policy

Dara Calleary

41. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding proposals for uplands and commonage in the CAP negotiations; and if he will give an assurance to protect the income of hill farmers. [27009/21]

Forestry Sector

Dara Calleary

64. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking to improve the felling licence process here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27010/21]

Third Level Education

Dara Calleary

131. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the measures in place or planned to provide an enhanced campus experience for third-level students for the 2021-2022 academic year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26968/21]

Adult Education Provision

Dara Calleary

135. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the progress made under the National Adult Literacy Strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26969/21]

Forestry Sector

Dara Calleary

356. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 1255 of 31 March 2021, when the required frost recon scheme will be announced to support owners of woodlands affected by detrimental frost damage in May 2019 and 2020 and again in early May 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27168/21]

Gender Proofing of Policies

Dara Calleary

159. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Social Protection the steps she is taking to ensure that the forthcoming report and conclusions of the Pensions Commission will be appropriately gender proofed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26827/21]

Departmental Schemes

Dara Calleary

160. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider extending the contract of each participant on affected schemes such as community employment, Tús, the rural social scheme and so on as a consequence of Covid-19 restrictions in view of the disruption to the activities of employment activation schemes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26828/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment

Dara Calleary

113. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in County Mayo currently in receipt of the pandemic unemployment payment; the number of persons in County Roscommon currently in receipt of the payment; the number in each county who were in receipt of the payment on the same date in April 2021; the number of persons in each county that have received the payment since the introduction of the payment; the total expenditure on such payments in each county over that time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26256/21]

Community Employment Schemes

Dara Calleary

117. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of extending community employment contracts for participants whose term on a scheme and opportunities for learning have been impacted by Covid-19 restrictions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26257/21]

Recycling Policy

Dara Calleary

205. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his Department has explored the concept of a mandatory recycling scheme for mattresses similar to the WEEE recycling regulations for electrical goods which ensures compliance and revenue raising via retailers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25853/21]

Pension Provisions

Dara Calleary

274. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an assurance that CIÉ will respect all judicial processes in relation to its pension scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26497/21]

Passport Services

Dara Calleary

434. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs when the An Post passport express system will reopen for applications. [26413/21]

Vaccination Programme

Dara Calleary

508. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Education her Department’s policy in respect of Covid-19 vaccination appointments; if teachers attending appointments during term-time will be forced to take a day’s sick leave; her views on whether such a policy could act as a deterrent for some; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26367/21]

Ferry Services

Dara Calleary

745. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will address matters raised in correspondence by a person (details supplied); the actions she will take to address the deficiencies in the service involved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26482/21]

Defence Forces

Dara Calleary

17. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Defence the number of new recruits that have enlisted in the Permanent Defence Force in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24901/21]

Special Educational Needs

Dara Calleary

92. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Education the status of and position regarding the summer programme for 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25077/21]

Schools Building Projects

Dara Calleary

161. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Education the status of each large-scale school building project in County Mayo; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25076/21]

Departmental Schemes

Dara Calleary

96. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Finance if a help-to-buy scheme application by a person (details supplied) is being examined; the projected timeframe for the processing of applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24758/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Dara Calleary

177. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider extending end dates for persons in receipt of the back to enterprise allowance in view of the fact that such persons' businesses have been closed and non-operational during the Covid-19 pandemic and for persons whose allowance runs out in 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25020/21]

Passport Services

Dara Calleary

91. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the timeframe for clearing the backlog of passports applications from applicants in County Mayo. [23924/21]

EU Directives

Dara Calleary

159. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question No. 68 of 24 February 2021, the status of the matter as of May 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24323/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment

Dara Calleary

528. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Social Protection the position in respect of parents in receipt of the pandemic unemployment payment in the circumstance in which they have been unable to return to employment due to childcare issues; if the payment remains available until 30 June 2021 as per the information available on her Department’s website; if the return of schools has any bearing on such payment claims; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that her Department has revoked the payment from some parents in this position citing the return of schools as the reason; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23657/21]

Health Services Staff

Dara Calleary

698. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health when a HSE position (details supplied) in County Mayo will be replaced. [23691/21]

Hospital Transfers

Dara Calleary

817. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that some dialysis patients from County Mayo are unable to receive their treatment at Mayo University Hospital; the reason this is the case; the steps being taken to rectify the situation; when a person (details supplied) will have their dialysis transferred to the hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24226/21]

Medical Aids and Appliances

Dara Calleary

826. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to provide financial assistance to persons requiring the use of oxygen machines currently costing approximately €1 per day; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24257/21]

Health Services

Dara Calleary

843. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive an appointment for assessment for autism diagnosis; the steps that are being taken to alleviate the excessive waiting times being experienced in County Mayo for same; his views on whether such excessive waiting time for an assessment is detrimental to the well-being of the child given their age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24329/21]

Defective Building Materials

Dara Calleary

95. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the operation of the defective blocks scheme to date; the amount drawn down by Mayo County Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23004/21]

Roads Maintenance

Dara Calleary

16. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Transport if he is in receipt of an application by Mayo County Council (details supplied); if his attention has been drawn to the seriousness of the situation involved and the damage caused to the road network as a consequence of the current situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22381/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Dara Calleary

63. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media her strategies to assist the hospitality industry to retain and regain qualified staff in their sector, particularly in the context of those who may have left the industry due to Covid-19. [21794/21]

Artists' Remuneration

Dara Calleary

82. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the steps she has taken to pursue a basic minimum income for members of the artistic and cultural communities; and her current proposals on the matter. [21793/21]

Pension Provisions

Dara Calleary

270. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to recent reports into the high level of company charges applied to individual pension plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21391/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Dara Calleary

279. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Finance if support is available via the Covid restrictions support scheme for publicans often retired that had leased their establishments to a tenant prior to the commencement of the Covid-19 restrictions and were then forced to cancel their lease agreement (details supplied); the supports that may be available elsewhere for this cohort; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21707/21]

Pensions Data

Dara Calleary

306. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount paid by the State in 2018, 2019 and 2020 to financial companies involved in managing State pension funds in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21392/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Dara Calleary

360. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will address matters raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding support for the cultural sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21657/21]

Wildlife Protection

Dara Calleary

450. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he plans to sign derogations allowing the shooting of specified birds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21377/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment

Dara Calleary

654. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Social Protection the basis for the denial of the pandemic unemployment payment to those over 66 years of age that are self-employed and have lost their income as a consequence of Covid-19; the supports that may be available for those persons; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21686/21]

Vaccination Programme

Dara Calleary

972. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health the situation regarding the regulatory approval of a vaccine (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21608/21]

Rural Development Programme

Dara Calleary

1178. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the legislation required to underpin the recently published policy on rural development Our Rural Future; the timetable for the introduction of such legislation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21782/21]

Rural Development Programme

Dara Calleary

1179. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the budget required for each year of the programme to underpin the recently published policy on rural development Our Rural Future; the sources of the budget; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21783/21]

Community Employment Schemes

Dara Calleary

105. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Social Protection if consideration will be given to extending the period of training and upskilling of the present community employment participants for an additional 12 months in lieu of the year lost due to Covid-19 restrictions; if she will acknowledge that to carry through the ethos of the community employment schemes to train and upskill participants in their chosen occupation for a period of three years and have them fully prepared for the labour market on the satisfactory completion of their three-year training and upskilling period would not be fulfilled for the current participants if their contract is not extended; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21484/21]

Departmental Policy Functions

Dara Calleary

51. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the programme for Government commitment to introduce a more open budgetary process, less dominated by existing level of service, with small incremental additions each year but focused on major public goals and proven policy performance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20386/21]

Flood Relief Schemes

Dara Calleary

65. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the current position in relation to the flood alleviation scheme for Crossmolina, County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20385/21]

Public Sector Pensions

Dara Calleary

551. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of plans to remove FEMPI cuts from retired members of An Garda Síochána; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19044/21]

Special Educational Needs

Dara Calleary

916. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Education the basis for changing the policy regarding the allocation of special needs resource hours in schools (details supplied). [18171/21]

Irish Language

Dara Calleary

964. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Education the steps she has taken to provide a comprehensive policy for the Irish language from pre-primary education to teacher education for all schools in view of the commitment relating to same in the programme for Government; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18694/21]

Irish Language

Dara Calleary

965. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Education her views on whether the proposals by the NCCA relating to the Irish language are premature in the absence of an overall revised framework for the teaching of the language given the commitment in the programme for Government to provide a comprehensive policy for the Irish language from pre-primary education to teacher education for all schools; and if she will consider withdrawing these proposals pending a more thorough approach. [18695/21]

Irish Language

Dara Calleary

986. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Education the reason two students (details supplied) are unable to receive an exemption in Irish. [18955/21]

Employment Support Services

Dara Calleary

1190. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason she is proceeding with a new model of local employment service delivery; the cost basis on which the new model will be delivered; the relevant technical and previous experience necessary for a potential tender applicant; the proposed timeline for the process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20291/21]

Third Level Examinations

Dara Calleary

1270. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the plans in place to support students in rural areas who are unable to attend or access a college course due to a lack of broadband and as a result are at risk of failing their end of year exams; the way in which colleges and universities will facilitate students in the event of such an outcome; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18327/21]

Gambling Sector

Dara Calleary

1416. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Justice her plans to regulate the advertising of online gambling; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19043/21]

Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme

Dara Calleary

2462. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there will be an increase in TAMS grants in view of increased costs on both timber and steel with further increases forecasted (details supplied). [18613/21]

Agriculture Schemes

Dara Calleary

2480. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there is funding available to goat farmers that wish to establish a society (details supplied). [18952/21]

Departmental Data

Dara Calleary

2514. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of all monies granted to Mayo County Council by his Department over the past ten years from January 2011 to March 2021; the amount outstanding for a project (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19568/21]

Rural Regeneration and Development Fund

Dara Calleary

2579. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the details of the application process for 2021 for the Rural Regeneration and Development Fund; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19569/21]

Property Tax

Dara Calleary

72. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Finance if he will extend the local property tax exemption under operation via the Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Act 2015 to cover homes that qualify for the defective concrete blocks scheme 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17161/21]