Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Passport Services

Chris Andrews

284. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs when the passport express service will be operational again. [30399/21]

Broadcasting Sector

Chris Andrews

127. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if Broadcasting Authority of Ireland funding was accessed for the production of a programme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29218/21]

Insurance Levy

Chris Andrews

262. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Finance if he will reduce the levy on private health insurance given the already exorbitant cost of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29507/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Chris Andrews

295. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if a stadium (details supplied) is considered an enclosed stadium under the current Covid-19 restrictions; if spectators are currently allowed watch sports taking place in this facility; if not, when they will be allowed; and the number to be allowed. [29358/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Chris Andrews

308. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media when the plan for a return of spectators to sports grounds will be published; the trail event that will be held; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29747/21]

Childcare Services

Chris Andrews

477. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the crèche facilities that are available for a child (details supplied) who is on the autism spectrum level 1 given their parents have been unable to source a placement to meet the needs of the child. [29356/21]

An Garda Síochána

Chris Andrews

501. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Justice the plans that have been put in place in conjunction with An Garda Síochána to manage the increase in public disorder in communities along the Grand Canal, Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29120/21]

Passport Services

Chris Andrews

176. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of a passport application by a person (details supplied); and when they can expect to receive a decision on the case. [28925/21]

Childcare Qualifications

Chris Andrews

193. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if a person (details supplied) will have to give up their current employment on a date; if not, if they will be given an extension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28476/21]

Pension Provisions

Chris Andrews

103. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Transport if the 1951 superannuation pension scheme for CIÉ workers is in compliance with minimum funding standard rules; if he plans to meet with CIÉ representatives to discuss this crisis in the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27591/21]

Pension Provisions

Chris Andrews

104. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Transport the reason CIÉ excluded the non-union members from a vote on LCR22297 when it confirmed that would not be the case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27592/21]

Pension Provisions

Chris Andrews

144. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Transport the reason CIÉ continually inform the public that the 1951 superannuation scheme is €800 million in debt when in fact the trustees have confirmed it is 102% of the minimum funding standard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28029/21]

Pension Provisions

Chris Andrews

145. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Transport the reason CIÉ has not used contingent assets to repair a deficit in the 1951 superannuation scheme balance sheet as per the 1994 agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28030/21]

State Bodies

Chris Andrews

146. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Transport if he will request from CIÉ the reason its property portfolio is only valued at €750 million or peppercorn value as per its 2019 financial statement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28031/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Chris Andrews

228. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if a roadmap with confirmed dates will be provided for the resumption of live indoor music events; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27941/21]

Institutes of Technology

Chris Andrews

449. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the buildings that have been purchased by Dundalk Institute of Technology from 2010 to 2016; the cost per building; the current status of each building; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27450/21]

Special Educational Needs

Chris Andrews

276. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Education the status of the project for the ASD class in a school (details supplied); the timeline for the completion of the assessment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27369/21]

Pension Provisions

Chris Andrews

188. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Transport if he will seek assurances from the CIÉ Group that it will desist from making any changes to the CIÉ 1951 superannuation scheme in advance of the outcome of a High Court application made by the trustees of the scheme, as CIÉ workers feel that this puts their pension scheme under threat; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25184/21]

Visa Applications

Chris Andrews

195. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Justice the alterative arrangements that have been put in place to allow persons (details supplied) applying for a GNIB card for the first time to submit an application while the Burgh Quay Registration Office is closed. [24722/21]

Visa Applications

Chris Andrews

196. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Justice when the Burgh Quay Registration Office will reopen for appointments. [24734/21]

Driver Test

Chris Andrews

204. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Transport when persons that applied to sit the driver theory test will be given a date to sit the test in view of the fact that level 5 restrictions are being lifted; if there is an option for the persons to sit the test remotely; and the length of time it will take to process the backlog of theory tests given that level 5 restrictions have been lifted. [24480/21]

Institutes of Technology

Chris Andrews

608. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the buildings that have been purchased by Dundalk Institute of Technology since 2016; the cost per building; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24229/21]

Social and Affordable Housing

Chris Andrews

59. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will move to the fast-tracking of the regeneration of flat complexes such as Pearse House in south inner city Dublin in the interest of good public health and good community development given the extremely poor condition of several and the urgent need for upgrading these flats; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22893/21]

Autism Support Services

Chris Andrews

546. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Education the status of the project for the ASD class in a school (details supplied); and the timeline for the completion of works; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21319/21]

Property Management Companies

Chris Andrews

791. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Justice if management companies are entitled to charge interest rates of 16% on management company fees; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22026/21]

Health Insurance

Chris Andrews

844. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Health the reason some insurance companies are refusing to provide health insurance to persons who become ill as a result of receiving the Covid-19 vaccine; if companies can refuse to provide insurance for this reason to persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21141/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Chris Andrews

128. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Health if he has sought advice from the Chief Medical Officer or NPHET regarding the position of fully vaccinated persons and mandatory hotel quarantine; if so, if the advice will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20883/21]

State Examinations

Chris Andrews

176. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if employers will be entitled to ask job applicants if their leaving certificate was predicted grades or exam based; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19243/21]

Local Authority Housing

Chris Andrews

675. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of a project (details supplied); if Dublin City Council ever submitted a cost-benefit analysis or capital appraisal to his Department in relation to this area; if a consultancy was engaged by Dublin City Council between 2007 and 2010; if they supplied various submissions after consultations with residents; if so, the cost of this exercise; his plans to progress this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18297/21]

Local Authority Housing

Chris Andrews

676. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the study by his Department in relation to a project (details supplied) will acknowledge that this is not a new application but rather a legacy issue and that funding was already approved back in 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18298/21]

Wastewater Treatment

Chris Andrews

782. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount of fines imposed on Ireland by the EU in each of the past ten years due to raw sewage being released into coastal waters at various wastewater treatment plants nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19955/21]

Wastewater Treatment

Chris Andrews

783. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount of fines imposed on Ireland by the EU in each of the past ten years due to raw sewage being released into Dublin Bay by the Ringsend wastewater treatment plant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19958/21]

Departmental Funding

Chris Andrews

1236. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the State funding an organisation (details supplied) has received each year since 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19532/21]

Immigration Policy

Chris Andrews

276. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Justice if an additional extension will be allowed for expired immigration permits given the situation with Covid-19 restrictions; and when an announcement will be made on the matter. [17673/21]

Hospital Appointments Status

Chris Andrews

298. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will be given a date for surgery in St. James’s Hospital, Dublin given several appointments have been cancelled and their mobility is deteriorating rapidly. [17672/21]

Higher Education Institutions

Chris Andrews

760. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the process and requirements a place of education and training must undergo to be allowed open during level 5 restrictions in order to commence and complete practical based courses. [17255/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Chris Andrews

903. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Health if elite athletes traveling abroad to compete fall within the grouping of essential international travel under the proposed Covid-19 restrictions; if not, if they will be required to hotel quarantine depending on the country they are returning from; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16489/21]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Chris Andrews

933. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be given a date for surgery. [16630/21]

Hospital Appointments Status

Chris Andrews

934. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be given a date for further tests. [16631/21]

Hospital Appointments Status

Chris Andrews

935. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be given a date for further monitoring of the person's condition. [16632/21]

Vaccination Programme

Chris Andrews

1222. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Health if he will intervene in the case of a person (details supplied) and arrange for them to be given a Covid-19 vaccination as a matter of urgency. [17577/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Chris Andrews

187. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the supports available to SMEs that opened from the beginning of January 2020 and that are now temporarily closed under the current lockdown; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15505/21]

Driver Test

Chris Andrews

384. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Transport when a person (details supplied) will be issued a date for their driver theory test; if there is an option for them to sit the test remotely; and the length of time it will take to process the backlog of theory tests once level 5 restrictions are lifted. [15682/21]

Gambling Sector

Chris Andrews

414. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Finance if a company (details supplied) was regulated to operate here; and if so, the regulatory body under which it was regulated. [15496/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Chris Andrews

567. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media when applicants for the tourism and business continuity scheme will be notified if they have been successful in their application for this grant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14665/21]

Rental Sector

Chris Andrews

725. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the rights envisaged in relation to the section in the Programme for Government on long-term letting rights for tenants; and when they will be in place. [15692/21]

Social Welfare Eligibility

Chris Andrews

959. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason the qualifying criteria to apply for the pandemic unemployment payment were changed to state that an applicant had to be genuinely seeking work given the majority of applicants have a job and are waiting to return to their profession as soon as the restrictions are lifted; and if the criteria will be changed to reflect same. [13963/21]

Cannabis for Medicinal Use

Chris Andrews

1556. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will be issued with a prescription for medical cannabis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14639/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Chris Andrews

246. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Health the reason the Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital is refusing patients such as a person (details supplied) an appointment until 14 days prior to receiving their Covid-19 vaccination; if this is normal practice; and the reason for same. [13828/21]

Visa Applications

Chris Andrews

684. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Justice if her attention has been drawn to the difficulties faced by Filipino citizens, many of whom are front-line workers employed in the HSE, who have been unable to apply for renewal of their Philippine passports at the embassy in London due to travel restrictions and as a result are facing difficulties renewing their stamps 1 and 4 critical-skill visas; if she has considered a scheme in which skill-based visas are automatically renewed without the requirement to hold a valid passport, in recognition of the service rendered by foreign citizens supporting the health service and economy here during these difficult times; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11677/21]