Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Peadar Tóibín

7. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his most recent dialogues with the Government and President of the United States of America. [43329/20]

Environmental Policy

Peadar Tóibín

107. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his plans to introduce a tax on single use plastics. [13196/21]

Help-To-Buy Scheme

Peadar Tóibín

281. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Finance if the help-to-buy scheme will be extended given that the private construction sector has been restricted due to the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12783/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Peadar Tóibín

619. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of the Covid-19 pandemic unemployment payment by each of the four payment rates by age, gender and occupation in County Wexford from 16 October 2020 to date in tabular form. [13441/21]

Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries

Peadar Tóibín

630. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason the terms of reference for the Mother and Baby Homes Commission of Investigation omitted to cover illegal birth registrations.. [13756/21]

Registration of Births

Peadar Tóibín

636. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the review into incorrect birth registrations commissioned by his Department in May 2018 generated a report; and if so, when such a report will be published. [12630/21]

Registration of Births

Peadar Tóibín

637. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the details regarding the independent review into incorrect birth registrations; if private nursing homes or persons were included in this review; the nature of the review process; if interviews were conducted; if testimony was audio compiled; and the status of any such testimony of audio files. [12631/21]

Commissions of Inquiry

Peadar Tóibín

638. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his views on the fact that the former United Nations Special Rapporteur on the sale of children and sexual exploitation of children, Ms Maud de Boer-Buquicchio, has twice called for a full-scale inquiry into the scale of forced and illegal adoptions that occurred in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12632/21]

Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries

Peadar Tóibín

639. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason persons whose births were illegally registered, incorrectly registered or who were illegally adopted were excluded from the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes.. [12633/21]

Adoption Authority of Ireland

Peadar Tóibín

651. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if correspondence will be made available which was forwarded to his Department in 1996 by the Adoption Authority of Ireland after the Department inquired from adoption authorities if they had been made aware of or involved in cases of illegal birth registration. [13208/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Peadar Tóibín

668. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the status of the engagement process with social and healthcare course providers and regulatory bodies on the challenges for students required to undertake placements during the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12798/21]

Third Level Fees

Peadar Tóibín

677. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his views on a situation in National University of Ireland Galway in which a student fails to pay the student levy fee of €224 by 31 December 2020 in any given academic year, the fee is automatically doubled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13209/21]

Student Universal Support Ireland

Peadar Tóibín

678. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 671 of 24 February 2021, if SUSI is seeking repayment from the 743 students that were initially awarded SUSI grants but subsequently had the grants withdrawn upon review. [13210/21]

Vaccination Programme

Peadar Tóibín

771. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the breakdown on vaccine administration by county. [12634/21]

Vaccination Programme

Peadar Tóibín

772. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if he can confirm reports of needle or syringe shortages in general practice settings which is reportedly delaying vaccine administration. [12635/21]

Vaccination Programme

Peadar Tóibín

773. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who have had their Covid-19 vaccine appointments cancelled to date in 2021. [12636/21]

Vaccination Programme

Peadar Tóibín

774. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to instances of delays in vaccine supplies reaching general practitioners which is resulting in general practitioners having to cancel appointments for persons who were due to receive the Covid-19 vaccination. [12637/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Peadar Tóibín

40. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when eligible businesses can apply for the Covid-19 business aid scheme. [11718/21]

Driver Test

Peadar Tóibín

114. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport the plans he is putting in place to allow driver test applicants to take their theory test; the way in which he plans to deal with the backlog; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11127/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Peadar Tóibín

311. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if traffic and parking wardens are categorised as essential workers. [11939/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Peadar Tóibín

772. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number and the proportion of Covid-19 transmissions that occurred according to research in churches; and the reason he decided to go beyond all other European countries in terms of church closures. [11231/21]

Vaccination Programme

Peadar Tóibín

783. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if he made efforts to procure Covid-19 vaccines outside of the EU procurement process. [11250/21]

Banking Sector

Peadar Tóibín

39. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Finance the steps taken by his Department to ensure competition in the SME loan market; if his attention has been drawn to the impact the withdrawal of a bank (details supplied) will have on SME lending and financial services for rural communities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10646/21]

Credit Unions

Peadar Tóibín

40. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Finance the recent engagement his Department has had with the three credit union representative bodies (details supplied) regarding the provision of SME lending and ensure the productive use of credit union members savings that are at present on deposit in the major retail banks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10647/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Peadar Tóibín

245. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the time period by which weddings with a minimum of 25 persons in attendance will be allowed take place under the Resilience and Recovery 2020-2021: Plan for Living with COVID-19. [10600/21]

Disability Services Data

Peadar Tóibín

249. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons with a disability nationally seeking HSE-funded residential placements in each of the past five years to date; and the average cost per placement in each of the past five years to date. [10612/21]

Disability Services Data

Peadar Tóibín

250. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons with a disability in County Meath awaiting a HSE-funded residential placement; and the waiting times for same. [10613/21]

Disability Services Data

Peadar Tóibín

251. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons with a disability in County Laois awaiting a HSE-funded residential placement; and the waiting times for same. [10614/21]

Disability Services Data

Peadar Tóibín

252. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons with a disability in County Cork awaiting a HSE-funded residential placement; and the waiting times for same. [10615/21]

Disability Services Data

Peadar Tóibín

253. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons with a disability in County Donegal awaiting a HSE-funded residential placement; and the waiting times for same. [10616/21]

Disability Services Data

Peadar Tóibín

254. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons with a disability in County Mayo awaiting a HSE-funded residential placement; and the waiting times for same.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10617/21]

Disability Services Data

Peadar Tóibín

255. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons with a disability in County Dublin awaiting a HSE-funded residential placement; and the waiting times for same. [10618/21]

Disability Services Data

Peadar Tóibín

256. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons with a disability in County Cavan awaiting a HSE-funded residential placement; and the waiting times for same. [10619/21]

Disability Services Data

Peadar Tóibín

257. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons with a disability in County Wexford awaiting a HSE-funded residential placement; and the waiting times for same. [10620/21]

Disability Services Data

Peadar Tóibín

258. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of persons with a disability in County Limerick awaiting a HSE-funded residential placement; and the waiting times for same. [10621/21]

Suicide Bereavement Support

Peadar Tóibín

291. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if the HSE will facilitate a community-based health organisation (details supplied) in the CHO8 area. [10707/21]

Vaccination Programme

Peadar Tóibín

317. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the reason persons under 65 years of age and who are resident in nursing homes are not prioritised for receiving the Covid-19 vaccine. [10868/21]

Aviation Industry

Peadar Tóibín

108. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport the supports that will be put in place to protect airlines and airline workers; and if he has carried out forecasting on the cost to tourism and foreign direct investment in Ireland if airlines servicing Ireland collapse. [9804/21]

Road Safety

Peadar Tóibín

109. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport if an emergency fund will be made available to ensure that path surfaces and lighting are of a decent quality for paths and routes that persons regularly use in the lockdown (details supplied). [9805/21]

Tenant Purchase Scheme

Peadar Tóibín

327. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to allow tenants of approved housing bodies to purchase their home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10144/21]

Third Level Fees

Peadar Tóibín

478. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education if the cost can be justified for the online immersive Gaeltacht course required by trainee teachers compared with the cost that includes full bed and board in which there is only a reduction of €100 per fortnight for the online course; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10209/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Peadar Tóibín

541. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education her plans for junior certificate students to return to school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10557/21]

Child Detention Centres

Peadar Tóibín

631. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of inmates currently in Oberstown Children Detention Centre, Dublin; and if a social worker has been provided to each of those residing in the facility. [10260/21]

Student Universal Support Ireland

Peadar Tóibín

671. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of persons who initially qualified for a SUSI grant in 2020 and subsequently had the grant withdrawn. [9828/21]

Education Data

Peadar Tóibín

672. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his attention has been drawn to an increase in the number of third-level students either opting to defer their year of studies or to drop out of college completely by comparison with previous years. [9829/21]

Departmental Correspondence

Peadar Tóibín

673. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he has been contacted by a student or college representative who have expressed a concern regarding the mental health of students and young persons during the pandemic; the dates on which he received such correspondence; the persons or bodies the correspondence was received from; the nature of the correspondence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9830/21]

Vaccination Programme

Peadar Tóibín

799. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the strategy in place to vaccinate children certified as high risk for Covid-19 by Tusla and their in-home caregivers. [9533/21]

Dental Services

Peadar Tóibín

980. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the actions he is taking in order to achieve objectives within child dental services in County Laois (details supplied); and the time period by which he plans to achieve these measures. [10164/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Peadar Tóibín

990. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to instances in which elderly residents of religious communities and convents were not vaccinated initially due to the fact that the residential communities were not technically considered as nursing homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10258/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Peadar Tóibín

991. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of outbreaks of Covid-19 that have been reported in residential religious communities, for example, convents in December 2020, January 2021 and to date in February 2021. [10259/21]