Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Special Educational Needs

Robert Troy

1620. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the supports available to families that are forced to seek private assistance for children with diagnosis of dyslexia or dyspraxia due to the extensive waiting times through the public system; and if families can seek recompense through the HSE or his Department for the substantial financial outlay for services. [18469/21]

Vaccination Programme

Robert Troy

1646. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when staff in the Irish Prison Service can expect to be vaccinated. [18536/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Robert Troy

1783. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if essential workers such as a petroleum engineer based in Bashara, Iraq, will have to quarantine every time on arrival here. [18965/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Robert Troy

1792. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a person with a positive Covid-19 test as of 26 March 2021 which will remain positive for three months can enter the country from Canada without the need to self-isolate. [18985/21]

Vaccination Programme

Robert Troy

1800. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if the onus will be on pharmacies to book persons in for vaccinations through their own booking systems and websites and so on; and if there will be a central resource by which persons are assigned to a particular pharmacy based on their address. [19012/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Robert Troy

1855. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if essential workers who are working abroad, specifically petroleum engineers who work for periods of the year on oil rigs in listed countries, are required to hotel quarantine on their return. [19157/21]

Vaccination Programme

Robert Troy

1884. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the way in which those with an underlying health condition will be contacted in order to receive their vaccination appointment. [19245/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Robert Troy

1996. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the reason persons that have been identified as a Covid-19 close contact do not have to restrict their movements and can continue to travel to work and school. [19536/21]

Vaccination Programme

Robert Troy

2184. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will prioritise SNAs in the vaccine roll-out programme alongside all healthcare workers. [20053/21]

Healthcare Infrastructure Provision

Robert Troy

2274. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when works for the major expansion and refurbishment for the facilities at St. Joseph's care centre, Longford town, are due to be completed (details supplied). [20370/21]

Equine Industry

Robert Troy

2495. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when under-18 and pony equestrian competitions will recommence. [19304/21]

Special Educational Needs Staff

Robert Troy

597. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education if clarity will be provided on a forthcoming Departmental circular outlining the steps to be taken in applying for additional SNA allocations (details supplied). [16875/21]

Parental Leave

Robert Troy

718. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding parental leave from 1 April 2021. [17070/21]

Early Childhood Care and Education

Robert Troy

726. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the provisions being made by his Department to ensure that children born in January of a particular year can avail of a second free early childhood care and education, ECCE, year given that at present many children born in the early part of the year are excluded from a second free year. [17121/21]

Vaccination Programme

Robert Troy

851. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the reason the vaccination hub in Athlone, County Westmeath is starting at the end of March 2021 but not happening in Mullingar, County Westmeath until mid-April 2021; and if there is a delay in Ireland receiving vaccines. [16288/21]

Vaccination Programme

Robert Troy

1138. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if persons over 70 years of age that have received the full vaccination can return to work immediately if their position is still in place. [17339/21]

Healthcare Infrastructure Provision

Robert Troy

1180. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the status of the works to accommodate the new MRI scanner in Midland Regional Hospital, Mullingar.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17467/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Robert Troy

1184. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the reason a fully vaccinated Irish citizen returning to Ireland with a negative PCR test still has to quarantine in a hotel for up to two weeks pending another clear PCR test (details supplied); and the plan regarding same going forward. [17473/21]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Robert Troy

199. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) is on the waiting list for a procedure in the Midland Regional Hospital, Mullingar. [16129/21]

Illegal Dumping

Robert Troy

226. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the actions being considered by his Department to tackle the spike in illegal dumping and littering; and if he will consider amending the Litter Pollution Act 1997 as amended by the Waste Management Act 2001 and the Protection of the Environment Act 2003 to include a name-and-shame approach which would allow local authorities to publicly name all offenders who have been successfully issued with dumping or littering fines. [14402/21]

Climate Change Policy

Robert Troy

241. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will give consideration to the formation of a youth climate corps similar to that which has recently been enacted by the US Government. [14893/21]

National Broadband Plan

Robert Troy

257. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when a property (details supplied) will be able to avail of high-speed broadband. [15689/21]

National Broadband Plan

Robert Troy

260. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if Ballyharney, Delvin, County Westmeath, is included in the recent announcement for areas receiving broadband by autumn 2021 (details supplied). [15742/21]

Driver Test

Robert Troy

348. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider allowing essential workers to be allowed to sit driving lessons at level 5 and at subsequent levels given the number of persons this would affect is relatively small. [15462/21]

Water and Sewerage Schemes

Robert Troy

685. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will sign off on the decommissioning of a group water scheme (details supplied). [15081/21]

Private Rented Accommodation

Robert Troy

705. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if eviction proceedings can advance in relation to tenants who have not paid rent since before the period of Covid-19 restrictions; if special arrangements have been made to assist landlords in cases in which tenants have made no effort to contribute to rental agreements, have ignored orders to vacate and are in effect squatting; and if he has considered introducing financial supports for landlords in such circumstances. [15352/21]

School Facilities

Robert Troy

831. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education when works on the pitch in a school (details supplied) will commence. [14105/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Robert Troy

880. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education her plans to enforce the wearing of facemasks by primary school students. [14743/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Robert Troy

1293. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if socially distanced religious services will resume for Easter week. [15513/21]

Vaccination Programme

Robert Troy

1453. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will address issues in the roll-out of vaccines to dental practice staff as a matter of urgency; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that employees in many practices signed up to the portal more than three weeks ago and have not had communication since (details supplied); and the actions being taken to ensure this cohort of front-line healthcare workers are vaccinated without further delay. [14277/21]

Vaccination Programme

Robert Troy

1472. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if the HSE is delivering vaccines on Saturday and Sunday. [14348/21]

Vaccination Programme

Robert Troy

1477. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a Covid-19 vaccination appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [14370/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Robert Troy

1490. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when persons who have been vaccinated, for example, nurses will be able to visit elderly relatives in nursing homes in which the residents have also been vaccinated (details supplied). [14397/21]

Paediatric Services

Robert Troy

1565. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the date the paediatric diabetic service at the Regional Hospital Mullingar will resume; when the full team requirement of two nurses, a psychologist and a social worker will be in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14656/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Robert Troy

1586. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if further consideration will be given to the vaccine roll-out schedule and greater priority given to retail staff who are at an increased level of risk whilst carrying out their daily duties. [14742/21]

Hospital Services

Robert Troy

1857. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when members of multidisciplinary pain team recruited over the past three months will begin seeing patients. [15696/21]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Robert Troy

1870. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will clarify details on the pain relief outpatients waiting list report as listed on the NTPF website; his views on whether the numbers listed cannot be correct given that Children’s Health Ireland is not taking referrals; and if he will rectify the age groups listings which are zero to 16, 16 to 64 and over 65 years of age given that Children’s Health Ireland has agreed to keep all chronic pain patients until 18 years of age. [15744/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Robert Troy

1875. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he will include pharmacy staff in the next wave of the roll-out of the Covid-19 vaccine. [15749/21]

Broadband Infrastructure

Robert Troy

150. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when a property (details supplied) will be able to avail of broadband. [12496/21]

Energy Efficiency

Robert Troy

151. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the details of the forthcoming SEAI deep retrofit grant schemes for private individual homeowners; and when he expects to be in a position to launch such a scheme. [12507/21]

Broadband Infrastructure

Robert Troy

157. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when a property (details supplied) will be able to avail of e-fibre broadband. [12666/21]

Road Safety

Robert Troy

248. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport his plans to make the wearing of high-visibility clothing compulsory for cyclists and pedestrians. [13011/21]

Horse Sport Ireland

Robert Troy

356. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media her views on matters raised (details supplied) in relation to the proposed move by Horse Sport Ireland to a new centre of excellence in Greenogue, County Dublin. [13497/21]

State Examinations

Robert Troy

478. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education if clarification will be provided on the practical aspects of some exam subjects (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12483/21]

Schools Building Projects

Robert Troy

509. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education the status of projects in schools (details supplied) approved under the National Development Finance Agency, NDFA, Devolved Programme. [12901/21]

State Examinations

Robert Troy

544. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education if she will provide details of the roadmap for students doing practical exams in, for example, music, home economics, orals, aurals, woodwork, metalwork and so on, given some are commencing in three weeks' time and students have not been informed of plans on same; and if the matter will be addressed without further delay. [13353/21]

Autism Support Services

Robert Troy

552. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education the additional technology that may be available to school students who are on the autistic spectrum; and if these students can avail of financial support towards the purchase of a tablet or laptop. [13494/21]

Back to Work Enterprise Allowance Scheme

Robert Troy

578. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider extending the back-to-work enterprise schemes for an additional 12 months, given the impact restrictions have had on participants. [12761/21]

Childcare Costs

Robert Troy

649. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his plans to provide heavily subsidised or free childcare (details supplied). [13046/21]

National Treatment Purchase Fund

Robert Troy

878. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if surgery will be carried out for a person (details supplied) through the National Treatment Purchase Fund. [13024/21]

Programme for Government

Robert Troy

9. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if clarification will be provided on the programme for Government commitment to reduce polluting emissions by an average of 7% a year and by 51% in total by 2030. [12330/21]

Natural Gas Imports

Robert Troy

10. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if clarification will be provided on the actions to be taken following a recommendation by the Joint Committee on Climate Action to ban the importation of fracked gas and specifically to ban LNG terminals to Ireland. [12331/21]

Driver Test

Robert Troy

18. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport when driver tests will restart for non-essential workers; and the number currently on the waiting list in the Mullingar area. [12211/21]

Office of Public Works

Robert Troy

50. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if childcare allowances are made for OPW employees who cannot avail of external childcare facilities at present; and if OPW employees who have to care for their children on a number of days per week due to the pandemic have been instructed that they must use holidays for such days. [12321/21]

State Examinations

Robert Troy

129. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education if the practical music exams are going ahead for leaving certificate students; and if so, the format in which the practical music exams will be undertaken. [12188/21]

State Examinations

Robert Troy

134. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education if details with regard to oral examinations will be clarified (details supplied). [12253/21]

Early Childhood Care and Education

Robert Troy

159. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will urgently address a situation which has arisen in which children who do not return to take up their ECCE place within four weeks of 8 March 2021 will lose their place on the scheme; and if families who choose to care for their children at home during this continued period of risk will not lose their qualification for ECCE. [12326/21]

Vaccination Programme

Robert Troy

214. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a front-line worker who is unable to take a vaccine (details supplied) as advised by their general practitioner will be prioritised for another vaccine. [12293/21]

Climate Action Plan

Robert Troy

51. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the date for the publication of the updated climate action plan. [10973/21]

Just Transition Fund

Robert Troy

52. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the date for the commencement of the first tranche of payments to projects approved to date under the Just Transition Fund. [10974/21]

Climate Change Policy

Robert Troy

53. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the date for the publication of a hydrogen policy statement. [10976/21]

Bord na Móna

Robert Troy

54. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will publish findings by his Department on the recommended future uses for the peat plant sites at Shannonbridge, County Offaly and Lanesborough, County Longford. [10977/21]

Climate Action Plan

Robert Troy

55. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide details of the level of delays in completion of actions within the existing Climate Action Plan; his plans to address the missed targets in the updated action plan; and the penalties proposed for the missing of targets to be imposed on the relevant State agencies in the updated action plan. [10978/21]

National Broadband Plan

Robert Troy

91. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when a property (details supplied) will be able to avail of efibre broadband. [11914/21]

Biofuel Obligation Scheme

Robert Troy

96. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport the date for the publication of the policy statement of his Department on the biofuel obligation scheme. [10975/21]

Mortgage Lending

Robert Troy

181. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that mortgage providers are currently unwilling to extend mortgage approval for customers whose approval lapses during level 5 restrictions and, as a result, many potential homeowners will have to go through the entire mortgage approval process for a second time as building works cannot commence during current restrictions; and if he will intervene, alongside the Central Bank, to ensure mortgage approval can be extended in such cases. [11016/21]

Mortgage Lending

Robert Troy

235. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when additional sections of the construction industry will reopen in view of the fact that many mortgage approvals will be due to expire in the coming weeks and mortgage providers seem to be unable or unwilling to extend approval periods. [11015/21]

School Accommodation

Robert Troy

400. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education if her Department will adequately engage with a school (details supplied) to advance essential school building works. [11053/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Robert Troy

401. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education the status of a request by a school (details supplied) to put Covid-19 adaptions in place at the school. [11054/21]

Schools Administration

Robert Troy

409. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education if in-person supplementary support for children could be provided on a 1:1 basis by teachers in schools outside of school hours or at weekends as schools are a safer and more controlled environment (details supplied). [11123/21]

Student Accommodation

Robert Troy

645. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if refunds are available to third-level students for accommodations fees given they have been at home studying remotely for most of the academic year. [11963/21]

Health Screening Programmes

Robert Troy

728. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when BreastCheck clinic services will resume in Mullingar, County Westmeath (details supplied). [11038/21]

Health Services Staff

Robert Troy

738. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when the psychologist position will be filled at the Phoenix Centre, County Longford, to allow for diagnostic assessments to be carried out for children. [11089/21]

Vaccination Programme

Robert Troy

753. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the forecast date based upon current market approved vaccines only as to when the vaccination programme will be completed. [11121/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Robert Troy

786. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if cleaning companies engaged in certain locations (details supplied) can work in level 5 restrictions. [11275/21]

HSE Staff

Robert Troy

787. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the reason the HSE has not granted an increment to staff of a service (details supplied). [11278/21]

Vaccination Programme

Robert Troy

816. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if the vaccination priority list will be updated to include cancer patients who have had their treatment halted due to the risk of contracting Covid-19. [11366/21]

Health Services Provision

Robert Troy

937. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive treatment. [11854/21]

Vaccination Programme

Robert Troy

999. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health his plans to transport persons to vaccination centres in areas in which no public transport is available (details supplied). [12104/21]

National Broadband Plan

Robert Troy

20. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when fibre broadband will be available through National Broadband Ireland to an area (details supplied). [10844/21]

Taxi Regulations

Robert Troy

29. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport if he will urgently reinstate the small public service vehicle, SPSV, driver entry test; and his views on whether this test can be held in a very safe environment (details supplied). [10730/21]

Sports Capital Programme

Robert Troy

114. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if a sports capital grant will be awarded to a club (details supplied). [10805/21]

Citizenship Applications

Robert Troy

223. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Justice if applications for citizenship are being processed during level 5 restrictions. [10661/21]

Vaccination Programme

Robert Troy

314. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the current plans to administer vaccines to those who are aged over 85 years, are completely housebound and, therefore, cannot attend a doctor's surgery or a vaccination centre; and if the HSE is making provisions to administer vaccines in the home in such cases. [10863/21]

Driver Test

Robert Troy

124. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport if further clarification will be provided regarding plans to conduct driver theory tests online; and the timelines being placed on the Road Safety Authority, RSA, to ensure this system can be accessible for all applicants, without further delay. [10113/21]

Driver Test

Robert Troy

125. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport the consideration being given to providing an amnesty to applicants who have been on the driver theory tests waiting list for a considerable length of time, given the current long waiting times for such tests. [10114/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Robert Troy

429. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education her plans in relation to opening mainstream schools; and when mainstream schools will be open for all. [9628/21]

Third Level Fees

Robert Troy

479. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education her views on whether it is appropriate to charge students of a college (details supplied) €650 for a two-week remote learning Gaeltacht period that will take place in summer 2021; and her plans to forego the fee. [10225/21]

Vaccination Programme

Robert Troy

909. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if the specific inclusion of front-line retail workers within the vaccine roll-out plan will be committed to; and his views on whether this particular section of employees is involved in higher risk work with regard to the spread of Covid-19. [9950/21]

HSE Expenditure

Robert Troy

970. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the spending per head of population for palliative care in each of the HSE areas, in tabular form. [10116/21]

Sports Capital Programme

Robert Troy

106. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if sports capital funding will be awarded to a club (details supplied). [9016/21]

Sports Funding

Robert Troy

108. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if sports capital funding will be awarded to a club (details supplied). [9048/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Robert Troy

136. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the steps that can be taken in relation to a person who is in Brazil and their flight may be cancelled; and if repatriation flights will be organised for Irish citizens in such circumstances. [9078/21]

Further and Higher Education

Robert Troy

217. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if an additional 2,500 college course places will be provided in 2021, in addition to the 2,500 places provided in 2020. [9080/21]

Defence Forces Personnel

Robert Troy

348. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Defence his plans to increase the compulsory Army retirement age to 60 given the current drive to re-enlist retired servicemen and women. [8324/21]

Psychological Assessments

Robert Troy

404. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education if an application for a psychological assessment will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [8275/21]

Departmental Legal Costs

Robert Troy

451. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education the amount her Department has spent on legal costs arising from litigation involving children with special educational needs. [8776/21]

Special Educational Needs

Robert Troy

466. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education the estimated cost of fully implementing sections (details supplied) of the Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Act 2004, in tabular form. [8958/21]

Student Universal Support Ireland

Robert Troy

571. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans to direct SUSI to change its guidelines regarding course progression (details supplied). [8374/21]

Driver Test

Robert Troy

35. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport the reason driver theory tests have not been added to the online options; and the reason cancelled tests have not been given dates over new bookings (details supplied). [7610/21]