Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Protected Disclosures

Mairéad Farrell

225. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the number of protected disclosures made to her concerning her Department and bodies under its aegis in 2018, 2019 and 2020. [59921/21]

Protected Disclosures

Mairéad Farrell

239. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of protected disclosures made to him concerning his Department and bodies under its aegis in 2018, 2019 and 2020. [59915/21]

Rental Sector

Mairéad Farrell

240. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the process by which the investigations and sanctions unit in the Residential Tenancies Board undertakes investigations into landlords providing false or misleading reasons for ending a tenancy; if specific legal qualifications are required to work in this unit; the number of times the unit has cited landlords for this offence in 2018, 2019 and 2020. [59929/21]

Protected Disclosures

Mairéad Farrell

264. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of protected disclosures made to him concerning his Department and bodies under its aegis in 2018, 2019 and 2020. [59912/21]

Protected Disclosures

Mairéad Farrell

285. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Defence the number of protected disclosures made to him concerning his Department and bodies under its aegis in 2018, 2019 and 2020. [59907/21]

Protected Disclosures

Mairéad Farrell

302. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Education the number of protected disclosures made to her concerning her Department and bodies under its aegis in 2018, 2019 and 2020. [59908/21]

Protected Disclosures

Mairéad Farrell

362. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of protected disclosures made to her concerning her Department and bodies under its aegis in 2018, 2019 and 2020. [59919/21]

Protected Disclosures

Mairéad Farrell

399. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of protected disclosures made to him concerning his Department and bodies under its aegis in 2018, 2019 and 2020. [59906/21]

Education and Training Boards

Mairéad Farrell

412. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the amount of unspent funding that was allocated to each of the education and training boards for the your place your space scheme that was returned to his Department or not drawn down in 2020, by each education and training board. [60411/21]

Protected Disclosures

Mairéad Farrell

420. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of protected disclosures made to him concerning his Department and bodies under its aegis in 2018, 2019 and 2020. [59913/21]

Protected Disclosures

Mairéad Farrell

429. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Justice the number of protected disclosures made to her concerning her Department and bodies under its aegis in 2018, 2019 and 2020. [59916/21]

Protected Disclosures

Mairéad Farrell

506. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health the number of protected disclosures made to him concerning his Department and bodies under its aegis in 2018, 2019 and 2020. [59914/21]

Protected Disclosures

Mairéad Farrell

653. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of protected disclosures made to him concerning his Department and bodies under its aegis in 2018, 2019 and 2020. [59905/21]

Protected Disclosures

Mairéad Farrell

709. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of protected disclosures made to her concerning her Department and bodies under its aegis in 2018, 2019 and 2020. [59918/21]

Social Welfare Eligibility

Mairéad Farrell

100. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason that the decision on the appeal for a disability allowance by a person (details supplied) has not yet issued; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59555/21]

Hospital Procedures

Mairéad Farrell

204. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health the number of planned surgeries that have been cancelled in Galway University Hospital over each of the past six months as a result of bed capacity issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59617/21]

Home Care Packages

Mairéad Farrell

205. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health the total number of homecare hours applied for by CHO 2; the total number granted over each of the past five years in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59618/21]

Primary Care Services

Mairéad Farrell

206. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health the primary care plans for CHO 2; the progress to date on each project; the timeframe for delivery of each project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59619/21]

Hospital Services

Mairéad Farrell

207. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health the average wait time for approval of a homecare application; the level of delayed discharges from each hospital in Galway University Hospital while waiting on a homecare package or community bed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59620/21]

Hospital Services

Mairéad Farrell

208. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health the number of community hospital beds in Galway University Hospital available to patients on discharge from acute hospitals; if he plans to increase community bed capacity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59621/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Mairéad Farrell

81. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his attention has been drawn to instances in which premiums (details supplied) for having contracted Covid-19 in the workplace were not paid to HSE staff; and if this has affected their basic pay and pension contributions. [59164/21]

Family Resource Centres

Mairéad Farrell

133. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he plans to increase core funding for family resource centres; if funding can be increased by a centre (details supplied) in County Galway to allow it to recruit a third-staff member given the complex needs of the local community; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59404/21]

Immigration Status

Mairéad Farrell

160. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Justice if her Department’s regularisation scheme will be delivered by the end of 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59405/21]

Rental Sector

Mairéad Farrell

235. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he plans to classify more LEAs in Galway and across the west as rent pressure zones given that rents are increasing at a rapid rate in coastal areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58441/21]

Rental Sector

Mairéad Farrell

236. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the steps that are being taken to curb large rent increases in Conamara and across the west; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58442/21]

Covid-19 Tests

Mairéad Farrell

649. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health if he has plans to provide additional PCR testing centres to rural areas such as Connemara given the increased demand for tests and rising case numbers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58829/21]

Covid-19 Tests

Mairéad Farrell

650. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health the advice for those who need a PCR test who do not have access to a car and live a significant distance from their nearest testing centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58830/21]

Fisheries Protection

Mairéad Farrell

755. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the actions he can take or is examining to ensure the sustainability of all fish stocks in waters around Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58692/21]

Ferry Services

Mairéad Farrell

772. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she has plans to improve the accessibility of the ferry service to the Aran Islands for passengers with disabilities and in particular for passengers who use wheelchairs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58318/21]

Departmental Policies

Mairéad Farrell

95. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Education the status of the establishment of a secondary school on Inisbofin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57308/21]

Island Communities

Mairéad Farrell

125. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Education the support being provided to second-level students on the offshore islands; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57309/21]

Flexible Work Practices

Mairéad Farrell

135. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when he will be legislating for blended and flexible working arrangements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56626/21]

Departmental Schemes

Mairéad Farrell

157. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Transport the number of persons who took part in the taxsaver scheme in each year since 2016 in each county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56683/21]

Flexible Work Practices

Mairéad Farrell

173. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when he will be legislating for blended and flexible working arrangements for public service workers in possible circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56627/21]

Public Procurement Contracts

Mairéad Farrell

62. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the progress to date of the interim procurement reform board under the remit of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56103/21]

Departmental Policies

Mairéad Farrell

64. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the issues the Open Government Partnership will be addressing with him; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56104/21]

Budget 2022

Mairéad Farrell

259. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the multi-annual expenditure ceilings and the carryover impact of current expenditure measures announced in Budget 2022 for 2023 will be provided in the same format as provided in table 7, page 47 of Budget 2020. [56180/21]

Citizenship Applications

Mairéad Farrell

468. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Justice the status of children who are born here to non-Irish parents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55948/21]

Covid-19 Tests

Mairéad Farrell

621. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health if consideration has been given to reopening a full-time Covid-19 test centre in Galway city given the inability for those without a car to access the testing centre in Galway airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55996/21]

Scéimeanna Rannach

Mairéad Farrell

165. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Mairéad Farrell den Aire Turasóireachta, Cultúir, Ealaíon, Gaeltachta, Spóirt agus Meán an ndéanfaidh sí athbhreithniú ar Scéim na mBóithre Áise a thabhairt ar ais do na Ceantair Ghaeltachta; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [54838/21]

Toghcháin d'Údarás na Gaeltachta

Mairéad Farrell

188. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Mairéad Farrell den Aire Turasóireachta, Cultúir, Ealaíon, Gaeltachta, Spóirt agus Meán cén dul chun cinn atá déanta maidir le toghcháin phoiblí do bhord Údarás na Gaeltachta; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [54837/21]

Tax Code

Mairéad Farrell

83. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Finance the measures he is taking to improve regulation in relation to tax fraud schemes and to ensure that scandals such as in a recent case (details supplied) do not reoccur in view of Ireland’s role in same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54359/21]

Road Safety Authority

Mairéad Farrell

226. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the practice within the Road Safety Authority of not renewing contracts for staff who have almost reached three years' service and replacing them with new staff thereby incurring additional training costs and loss of staff experience; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54664/21]

Road Safety Authority

Mairéad Farrell

227. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Transport if driver testers employed by the Road Safety Authority are being classified as self-employed contractors; the percentage of the Authority’s driver tester workforce who are classified as such; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54665/21]

Road Safety Authority

Mairéad Farrell

228. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Transport if contracts for new driver testers for the Road Safety Authority will have to go through a public procurement procedure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54666/21]

Middle East

Mairéad Farrell

375. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if in view of the declaration by Israel that six Palestinian civil society organisations in the Occupied Palestinian territory are terrorist organisations, his views on whether the root cause of this problem is an illegal occupation which has little regard for the human rights of Palestinians and that it is now time to take more concrete action to have this attack on human rights defenders stopped immediately; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54218/21]

Bus Services

Mairéad Farrell

230. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Transport if he has given consideration to restoring the Galway Dublin X20 bus route; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53834/21]

Rail Network

Mairéad Farrell

231. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Transport the status of the progress of the western rail corridor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53835/21]

Foreign Birth Registration

Mairéad Farrell

283. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the date that the foreign birth registration service is due to resume; the barrier to resuming this service if there is no date available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53942/21]

Disability Services

Mairéad Farrell

912. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health the number of children under 18 years of age awaiting a first-time appointment since being switched to the new children's disability network team for CHO2 based in Renmore, County Galway, by age, intervention type, speech and language therapy, occupational therapy and physiotherapy, in tabular form. [52418/21]