Parliamentary questions

Housing Schemes

Joan Collins

79. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the finances allocated to a project (details supplied); the value of the proposed loan from the EIB; and the other ways it is proposed to subsidise this project in order to ensure that the rents are realistic and truly affordable based on an affordable income related scheme while not comprising on the quality of design. [56194/21]

Housing Schemes

Joan Collins

80. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a project (details supplied) is based on the apartment standards of Dublin City Council or the build to rent standards; and if the details of the standards will be provided. [56196/21]

Housing Schemes

Joan Collins

82. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department in conjunction with Dublin City Council is factoring in a fair rent scheme for the cost rental apartments in a project (details supplied) based on an affordable fair and equitable rent income related scheme and not market related; and if the concept of 15% of the principal earners income plus €21 per week per subsidiary earner which would constitute a benchmark for affordable rent is being investigated as an option. [56249/21]

Social Welfare Eligibility

Joan Collins

390. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason persons aged over 65 years who would otherwise be entitled to benefit payment are not able to claim the payment along with the half-rate carer’s allowance. [55788/21]

National Asset Management Agency

Joan Collins

265. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Finance the persons or bodies NAMA is selling its property to; the amount they are being sold for; and if NAMA receivers are evicting tenants. [52441/21]

National Asset Management Agency

Joan Collins

266. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide a map and details of land that NAMA holds including location, size, planning permission and commercial viability analysis; and if he will provide a list of its property portfolio including locations and vacant units. [52442/21]

Abortion Services

Joan Collins

921. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 167 of 19 October 2021, if he will ensure that the legislation includes banning advertising of this nature (details supplied). [52476/21]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Joan Collins

937. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 112 of 19 October 2021, if the position regarding the case of a person (details supplied) will be addressed. [52534/21]

Health Services

Joan Collins

1080. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in rolling out the local intervention teams in Dublin as in the case of a person (details supplied). [53187/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Joan Collins

198. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will review the unintended consequences of the EWSS and the impact it has on those seeking mortgages (details supplied). [51763/21]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Joan Collins

112. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health when the review of waiting lists will be concluded. [50811/21]

Abortion Services

Joan Collins

167. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health when he will introduce the legislation for safe access zones to ensure persons can access reproductive health services in safety with dignity and with the right to privacy. [50774/21]

Special Educational Needs

Joan Collins

555. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Education if a school (details supplied) has onsite therapists and behavioural therapists; and, if so, the number. [50642/21]

After-School Support Services

Joan Collins

567. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Education if she will address a matter regarding the case of a school (details supplied). [50732/21]

Health Services

Joan Collins

822. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health his views on the budget measure of free contraception for women aged 17 to 25 years of age; if it includes long-acting reversible contraceptives, diaphragms, copper coil, the vagina ring, condoms and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50958/21]

Hospital Staff

Joan Collins

823. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health the stage of negotiations on the consultant contract; the number of vacant public consultant positions in the health service; and if a breakdown of vacant public consultant positions will be provided. [50959/21]

Departmental Meetings

Joan Collins

37. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the details of any meetings which he or officials of his Department have had with representatives of the pharmaceutical industry or of pharmaceutical companies since 1 October 2021, at which the Covid-19 waiver proposed at the WTO Council on trade-related aspects of intellectual property rights were discussed; the names and positions of those present; the actions taken; and the documents prepared by him or Departmental officials on foot of such discussion. [49772/21]

Departmental Meetings

Joan Collins

226. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the details of any meetings which he or his officials have had with representatives of the pharmaceutical industry or pharmaceutical companies since 1 May 2020, at which the WHO C-TAP initiative was discussed; the names and positions of those present; the content of the discussion relating to C-TAP and any actions taken; and the documents prepared by him or Departmental officials on foot of the discussion. [49766/21]

Departmental Meetings

Joan Collins

227. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the details of any meetings which he or officials of his Department have had with representatives of the pharmaceutical industry or of pharmaceutical companies since 1 October 2021, at which the Covid-19 waiver proposed at the WTO Council on trade-related aspects of intellectual property rights were discussed; the names and positions of those present; the actions taken; and the documents prepared by him or Departmental officials on foot of such discussion. [49771/21]

Special Educational Needs

Joan Collins

270. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Education if she will address a matter regarding the delay to agreed autism classes in schools (details supplied). [49307/21]

Employment Support Services

Joan Collins

17. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Social Protection if the terms of reference of the procurement tender in relation to the request for tender of the Regional Employment Service in four geographical lots in the north-west and midlands will involve showing evidence of the ability to deposit funds against a failure to deliver on the tender. [48534/21]

EU Directives

Joan Collins

30. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Social Protection the Article in the EU Directives on Public Procurement 2014/24/EU in which it states that it is obligatory to go to public procurement; and if the interpretation of this article has been validated by the Office of Government Procurement. [48552/21]

Employment Support Services

Joan Collins

36. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Social Protection the social clauses that will be applied at the eligibility stage and at the award stage in order to factor in broad policy considerations into the procurement process of the regional employment service request for tender. [48536/21]

Social Welfare Payments

Joan Collins

45. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Social Protection her views on whether persons on illness benefit should be included in the fuel allowance scheme. [48535/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Joan Collins

197. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Transport if the lifting of Covid-19 restrictions in October 2021 will also remove the restriction on sanitary and toilet facilities at driver test centres to allow access to instructors, students and those accompanying learner drivers to lessons and tests. [48896/21]

Employment Support Services

Joan Collins

80. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Social Protection if a scoping exercise has been carried out to test whether there are sufficient competent entities such as private for profit, non-profit, limited by guarantee companies and charities to constitute a competitive market for the intended provision of employment services. [48587/21]

Adoption Services

Joan Collins

493. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of applications for declarations of eligibility and suitability to adopt from abroad that were made by individuals and couples in 2020; and the number that were assessed as suitable. [48232/21]

International Agreements

Joan Collins

5. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the escalations developing in the Pacific between the US, the UK, Australia and China; and if he will seek an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council to discuss the increased militarisation in the area. [47328/21]

International Agreements

Joan Collins

142. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 442 of 20 January 2021 and 179 of 12 May 2021, the exact outstanding issues that need to be resolved by the Department of Justice before the State can proceed to ratify the Second Optional Protocol on the UNCRC which includes the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45548/21]

Social Welfare Eligibility

Joan Collins

711. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will clarify if sick benefit entitlements will be adversely affected for persons who were in receipt of PUP payments over the past 18 months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42577/21]

Traveller Accommodation

Joan Collins

642. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the programme board established to oversee the 32 recommendations of the 2019 Expert Review Group on Traveller Accommodation has recommended the creation of a Traveller accommodation strategic policy committee in Dublin City Council; if so, when the recommendation will be implemented; and if not, when it will be discussed as part of the 32 recommendations. [39539/21]

Special Educational Needs

Joan Collins

927. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Education the progress that has been made to secure an autism class in a school (details supplied). [39181/21]

Special Educational Needs

Joan Collins

928. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Education if she has initiated talks within her Department in relation to a new school for Dublin 12 which will include autism classes given forward planning is needed in view of the fact there will be more than 6,000 new residents over the next two years in the area. [39182/21]

Special Educational Needs

Joan Collins

929. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Education her views on whether early start needs an overhaul and autistic children need extra support to be able to fulfil their potential; and if there are plans in relation to same. [39183/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Joan Collins

2692. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health if Ireland’s infection rate levels are being shared with the ECDC (details supplied). [38800/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Joan Collins

2828. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health if there have been outbreaks of Covid-19 in hotels since they reopened; if so, the number of hotels that have been affected; and the number of workers that have been infected in each hotel out of the total of number of workers working in each hotel. [39315/21]

Medicinal Products

Joan Collins

82. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health when kaftrio for cystic fibrosis patients 12 years and older will be approved in Ireland (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37588/21]

Health Services

Joan Collins

107. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health when services in general and specifically for a person (details supplied) will commence. [37584/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Joan Collins

120. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who have been mandatory hotel quarantined since its introduction; the number who have developed the virus when in quarantine; and the number who left the quarantine without a PCR clearance or before the full complement of quarantined days. [37591/21]

Mental Health Services

Joan Collins

150. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health the number of permanent residential places in homes, healthcare facilities and any other settings; the number of these places for persons with mental health conditions; and the number that are vacant at this time. [37590/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Joan Collins

163. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health when he will introduce legislation for a recommended standard Covid-19 ventilation system for all indoor activities. [37589/21]

Greyhound Industry

Joan Collins

602. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of greyhounds that were injured and died or were killed at tracks from 1 January 2021 to date; the names of the greyhounds; the cause of each injury and death; and the associated dates and track locations. [37243/21]

Nursing Homes

Joan Collins

138. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health if he plans to cease the temporary assistance payment scheme (details supplied). [30447/21]

Health Services Staff

Joan Collins

465. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding funding for the doctorate in counselling psychologists in training. [29293/21]

Medicinal Products

Joan Collins

467. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health when kaftrio for CF patients who are 12 years of age and older will be approved for use here (details supplied). [29361/21]

Vaccination Programme

Joan Collins

469. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health if a vaccine will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [29363/21]

Special Educational Needs

Joan Collins

78. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Education the preparations that are been made to progress children with special needs from primary schools to secondary schools. [35385/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Joan Collins

94. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Education if a standard ventilation system is recommended for schools; if schools have been supported by a grant to install pandemic ventilation; and if there are checks by the Health and Safety Authority to ensure these systems are up to standard. [35351/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment

Joan Collins

106. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Social Protection if the pandemic unemployment payment will be reviewed as workers return to work; if the payment will remain open beyond 1 July 2021; and if workers who return to work on fewer hours or on a reduced hourly rate of pay will retain their payment level based on their weekly pay pre-March 2020. [35754/21]

Proposed Legislation

Joan Collins

111. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Social Protection if her Department has, in conjunction with the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, initiated the drawing up of anti-victimisation and blacklisting legislation within six months in line with the recommendation in the report of the Joint Committee on Social Protection, Community and Rural Development and the Islands entitled, Examination of Bogus Self-Employment, published on 16 June 2021; and if so, when this legislation will be published. [35331/21]