Parliamentary questions

Sports Funding

Ged Nash

619. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Justice if investment into sporting clubs (details supplied) is eligible under the immigrant investment programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23645/21]

Stardust Fire

Ged Nash

645. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Justice if she will meet and engage with the legal representatives of the families who lost loved ones in the Stardust tragedy to ensure that there are no further delays in starting the Stardust inquest; if she will provide free and non-means tested legal aid to the families of the Stardust fire victims in order that the inquests into the deaths of their loved ones can commence as soon as possible; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24125/21]

Vaccination Programme

Ged Nash

695. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health the vaccine registration process for pregnant women in view of the recent NIAC recommendation; the way in which, when and by whom pregnant women will be contacted with regard to their vaccine appointment; if pregnant women will be able to register on the current vaccination portal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23681/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Ged Nash

696. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health his plans to reallocate appointments to those who have missed their scheduled vaccine appointment slot; the process for allocating new appointments to persons who have fallen between two vaccination cohorts between the time of registration and the time of allocating an appointment (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23682/21]

Road Projects

Ged Nash

164. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Transport the status of plans to develop a by-pass for Julianstown, County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22619/21]

Banking Sector

Ged Nash

212. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance if he will encourage a bank (details supplied) to fully honour the transfer of undertakings under the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations as they relate to the pay and terms and conditions of transferring staff in the event of any transfer of the business that may occur of staff from another bank to the bank in the context of ongoing negotiations between both entities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22847/21]

Wild Fires

Ged Nash

273. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position of his Department on the recent gorse fires in Killarney, County Kerry; if his Department is considering additional practical measures or additional legislative or regulatory measures in relation to the protection of sensitive and biodiverse areas that may be under threat from such incidents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22600/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Ged Nash

377. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education her plans to reconsider the five-day rule for substitute teachers (details supplied) due to the impact of Covid-19 on same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22901/21]

School Accommodation

Ged Nash

378. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education if she will expedite plans to build the proposed permanent building for a school (details supplied); if she will instruct her officials to submit a full planning application to Meath County Council for the permanent school building on the site before the end of the 2020-2021 school term; the reason the school will not be built and opened in time for September 2022; the reason her Department is of the view that it will take until 2024 to complete the permanent school building project; the anticipated cost involved in the hiring of temporary accommodation on the site and other associated works until such time as the permanent school building becomes operational; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22910/21]

Vaccination Programme

Ged Nash

508. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health when a Covid-19 home vaccination will be provided for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22598/21]

Vaccination Programme

Ged Nash

510. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health when a Covid-19 vaccination appointment will be scheduled for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22603/21]

Health Services

Ged Nash

512. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health his plans for a community intervention team with a multidisciplinary team in County Meath; his plans for an older person integrated care team in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22648/21]

Home Care Packages

Ged Nash

513. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health his plans to reduce the waiting time for homecare packages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22649/21]

Departmental Funding

Ged Nash

708. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development when she plans to formally reopen the application process for the community services programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22851/21]

Aviation Industry

Ged Nash

237. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Transport the status of recent meetings with senior airline management; if the issue of airline refunds for customers during the travel restrictions was raised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21769/21]

Departmental Staff

Ged Nash

259. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance if a public competition will be run under the TLAC process to select candidates for the position of Secretary General of his Department; if he chooses to select a Secretary General outside of the public competition process the reason he plans to depart from that process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21135/21]

Pensions Reform

Ged Nash

268. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance his views on a recent European Parliament and European Council regulation regarding the pan-European personal pension product which was published on 25 July 2019 with entry into force on 14 August 2019 (detail supplied); the actions his Department has taken and subsequently plans to take to address the stated aims of the regulation to ensure a high level of transparency and for costs and fees to be fully transparent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21375/21]

Insurance Industry

Ged Nash

283. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance the status of the meetings between him, the Minister for State with responsibility for Financial Services, Credit Unions and Insurance and the senior management of insurance companies; if a motor insurance rebate insurance rebate in the context of level 5 measures in place in recent months has been discussed as part of any such recent meetings; if the industry has committed to taking such measures to reflect a reduction in road traffic and associated risk in the early part of 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21770/21]

Departmental Bodies

Ged Nash

288. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance if each of the bodies under his aegis are operating under the Code of Practice on Accessibility of Public Services and Information Provided by Public Bodies; if all such public bodies and publicly-funded bodies have a trained access officer; if so, the year the access officer was first appointed to this role; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21829/21]

Departmental Bodies

Ged Nash

289. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance if each of the bodies under his aegis are in compliance with the web accessibility directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21831/21]