Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Home Care Packages

Seán Crowe

1936. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health the number of older persons on a waiting list for home care packages in the CHO 7 area. [41284/22]

Special Educational Needs

Seán Crowe

183. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Education if there are any plans to expand the home tuition programme which is available to children with a diagnosis of ASD who are of preschool age to include other developmental disorders such as koolen de vries syndrome. [35035/22]

Substance Misuse

Seán Crowe

183. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the hospital liaison initiative that was carried out in Tallaght University Hospital in which patients with addiction issues were given a pathway toward community-based support organisations; the assessment of that pilot programme’s outcomes; and if this approach has been or will be replicated in other hospitals or healthcare settings. [34681/22]

Passport Services

Seán Crowe

384. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if the list of professionals who may witness a passport application has changed; and the reason that an individual using the same day renewal service in the Cork Passport Office would have been refused on the grounds of a school teacher being the witness for the purpose of the application. [33761/22]

Special Educational Needs

Seán Crowe

130. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Education if children diagnosed with Koolen De Vries syndrome are eligible for the Summer Education Programme. [33154/22]

Peace Commissioners

Seán Crowe

1346. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Justice the current number of peace commissioners. [30334/22]

Departmental Schemes

Seán Crowe

228. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of properties that have been approved for upgrades, by each local authority, under the energy efficiency retrofit programme in 2021 and 2022, in tabular form; and the number of upgrade works that have been completed, by each local authority in 2021, in tabular form. [26232/22]

Departmental Schemes

Seán Crowe

177. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the current average waiting time for the home surveys that are required to access SEAI free energy upgrades. [24203/22]

Health Services

Seán Crowe

692. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health the total number of paediatric patients on the waiting list for audiology services in the HSE community audiology service in the Russell Centre, Tallaght, Dublin 24; the average waiting time to access services; and the number of paediatric patients that have been waiting for longer than two years. [24444/22]

Citizenship Applications

Seán Crowe

619. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Justice the average waiting time for successful naturalisation applications to be processed at present; the number of applications currently being considered; and the number of live applications still being processed that were submitted prior to 1 May 2020. [22568/22]

Legislative Measures

Seán Crowe

254. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Justice if she is satisfied that current legislation is sufficient to deal with the growing use of nitrous oxide as a psychotropic; if not, the work that is under way in her Department to change the situation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21541/22]

Driver Test

Seán Crowe

340. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Transport the number of persons awaiting a driving test in each test centre in tabular form. [19226/22]

Defence Forces

Seán Crowe

797. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Defence the status of the Reserve Defence Forces company headquarters building on Green Road, Carlow; if the building is still assigned to the Reserve Defence Forces or has been sold; if not, the body that controls the property; if the State has contracted private security for the property; and if so, the length and total cost of that contract to date. [19417/22]

Health Services

Seán Crowe

676. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health the number of adults accessing speech and language therapy services in CHO 7; the number of adults awaiting assessment for the services; the number of adults who have had an assessment and are on waiting lists to access services; and the average wait time for assessment and post-assessment access. [17478/22]

Passport Services

Seán Crowe

157. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the widespread difficulties parents are experiencing with consent forms for children’s first-time passports being rejected due to incorrect dates; the changes he plans to bring forward to remedy this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14986/22]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Seán Crowe

1038. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health the average waiting time for children who require follow-on cardiac surgery in the Mater Hospital, Dublin following a previous surgery which resulted in an adverse outcome and has therefore necessitated a second surgery. [14805/22]

Dental Services

Seán Crowe

778. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health the amount that was spent through the dental treatment services scheme in each year for the past four years, in tabular form. [11665/22]

Dental Services

Seán Crowe

779. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health the number of patients treated through the dental treatment services scheme in each year for the past four years, in tabular form [11666/22]

Dental Services

Seán Crowe

780. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health the number of dentists operating within the dental treatment services scheme per CHO area in each year for the past four years in tabular form. [11667/22]

Dental Services

Seán Crowe

781. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health when he expects agreement to be reached with an association (details supplied) to ensure that the dental treatment services scheme is able to provide more than emergency dental procedures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11668/22]

Psychological Assessments

Seán Crowe

704. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health the number of children awaiting a preschool assignment and a psychological assessment by an organisation (details supplied) based in south-west Dublin. [7739/22]

Psychological Assessments

Seán Crowe

705. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be given a date for a psychological assessment by an organisation. [7741/22]

Health Services

Seán Crowe

929. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health if a recent examination has been undertaken of the drug and alcohol task forces’ catchment areas with a view to the changing needs for resources and funding; if so, when it was undertaken; and the details of same. [8457/22]

Banking Sector

Seán Crowe

175. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Finance the position of the Government with regard to Irish banks, particularly those that are largely in State hands, freezing or suspending the accounts of customers who conduct personal banking with Iran-based bank accounts. [4100/22]

Health Services

Seán Crowe

549. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who are currently overdue their annual BreastHealth mammogram post-treatment for breast cancer; and the number of those who have waited longer than six months. [62614/21]

Health Services

Seán Crowe

550. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who are overdue for cervical screening; and the number of those who have waited for longer than six months. [62615/21]

Health Services

Seán Crowe

551. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who are overdue for bowel screening; and the number of those who have been waited longer than six months. [62616/21]

Health Services

Seán Crowe

552. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who are overdue BreastCheck screening; and the number of those who have been waiting for longer than six months. [62617/21]

Legislative Measures

Seán Crowe

634. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health if he will release the official advice he received from his Departmental officials that indicates that the chair of the review body into the Health Act 2018 should be appointed following a tendering process. [61647/21]

Health Services

Seán Crowe

737. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health the way in which the reimbursement of travel costs for haemodialysis patients is administered; the rate per kilometre; if it is paid through the hospital administering the treatment or centrally by the HSE; the reason some patients are paid monthly and others less frequently; and the timeframe for payment specified by the HSE. [61834/21]

Driver Test

Seán Crowe

192. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Transport the number of persons waiting on a driving test for a car by test centre in tabular form. [60529/21]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Seán Crowe

469. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health the number of children in the CHO 7 area who await an assessment of needs, and by category of assessment, in tabular form. [59825/21]

Patient Files

Seán Crowe

470. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health if the record of a person (details supplied) who was diagnosed with autism in 2017 is in the possession of the HSE; the reason the parents of the child have been informed that there is no record of the child; and if it is the case, the effect that this will have on the access of the child to therapy. [59826/21]

Vaccination Programme

Seán Crowe

480. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health if he is satisfied with the current system of walk-in appointments for vaccine boosters; his views on the long queues in inclement weather that have been seen in recent days; if a move away from walk-ins and towards a scheduled system has been considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59843/21]

Health Services

Seán Crowe

190. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health if a decision has been made with regard to the allocation of the €500,000 to address the crack cocaine crisis announced as part of Budget 2022; if not, when this decision will be made in order that community drugs projects that are struggling to maintain services will have clarity on available funding from 1 January 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59275/21]

Naturalisation Applications

Seán Crowe

485. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Justice the average waiting time for successful naturalisation applications to be processed at present; the number of applications currently being considered; and the number of live applications still being processed were submitted prior to 23 November 2019. [58709/21]

Hospital Facilities

Seán Crowe

188. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health the number of beds Peamount Hospital has for continuing care for neurological illness or acquired brain injury; if all beds are currently staffed full-time and open; and the number of vacancies for medical staff are currently unfilled at the hospital. [57749/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Seán Crowe

218. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health the considerations that were made in the Covid-19 pass system for persons who are medically advised against receiving a Covid-19 vaccination. [57890/21]

Hospital Services

Seán Crowe

705. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health the cause of the recent power outage at University Hospital Tallaght, leading to the cancellation of all scheduled outpatient and day appointments; and the measures that will be put in place to ensure that it does not occur again. [57618/21]

Vaccination Programme

Seán Crowe

616. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health the number of Covid-19 vaccination cards that are unaccounted for across the vaccination system. [49696/21]

Disabilities Assessments

Seán Crowe

683. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health the number of children in the CHO7 area awaiting a special needs assessment. [48158/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Seán Crowe

443. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Education the number of CO2 monitors that have been delivered to schools; the number of monitors required for the total commitment of a monitor in every classroom; and the current projected cost of the project. [46109/21]

Health Service Executive

Seán Crowe

642. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health if the HSE has returned to full ICT functionality; and if not, the estimated date for achieving this. [46110/21]

Passport Services

Seán Crowe

806. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs when he plans for the Passport Office to reopen. [39145/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Seán Crowe

949. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Education if each school in an area (details supplied) will receive CO2 monitors before the 2021-2022 academic year commences. [39485/21]

School Admissions

Seán Crowe

950. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Education when she plans to hold the three-year review of the need for schools to open special education classes under the Education (Admission to Schools) Act 2018. [39486/21]

Schools Building Projects

Seán Crowe

991. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Education the status of the difficulties in facilitating a school (details supplied) on its current site for the coming academic year; if her attention has been drawn to the reservations of both schools regarding the contingency plan in use to move the school; if her Department has taken those concerns into consideration; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40158/21]

Charitable and Voluntary Organisations

Seán Crowe

1159. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Social Protection if her Department and the HSE will provide funding to allow the charities that provide two soup runs in Dublin to remain in operation if the HSE close down on the foot of a HSE environmental health section report. [40766/21]

Health Services

Seán Crowe

1511. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health if he will provide additional detail on the targeted funding alluded to in recent comments to the media by the Minister of State for Public Health, Wellbeing and the National Drugs Strategy to local drugs task forces in areas in which crack cocaine has become a serious issue; the increased supports and resources that will be made available; and the level of funding that will be involved. [33667/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Seán Crowe

1753. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health if official names will be used on EU digital Covid certificates in order that they corroborate with the names of persons on passports or drivers licences to avoid any difficulties in cases in which a person needs to identify themselves as vaccinated if they travel abroad when they may habitually use another name such as in Irish. [35461/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Seán Crowe

2045. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health when he expects the EU Digital COVID Certificate to come into effect. [36346/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Seán Crowe

2046. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health if the EU Digital COVID Certificate will come before Dáil Éireann for debate and examination before implementation. [36347/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Seán Crowe

2047. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health if the EU Digital COVID Certificate will be used to regulate access to indoor dining and other hospitality in line with domestic Covid-19 restrictions. [36348/21]

Mental Health Services

Seán Crowe

2384. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) having been diagnosed in April as having dyspraxia, has been awaiting a number of years for an appointment with a psychiatrist; the length of time they are waiting; the number of children on the waiting list for the CHO7 area; the positions they are on the waiting list; when they will receive an appointment; the reason for the backlog and delay with the current resources and plan in place; and the additional supports he is awaiting. [37657/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Seán Crowe

3099. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health the consideration that will be made in the domestic Covid-19 pass system for persons who are medically advised against receiving a Covid-19 vaccination. [40297/21]

Vaccination Programme

Seán Crowe

3100. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health the number of Covid-19 vaccination cards that are unaccounted for across the vaccination centre system. [40298/21]

Charitable and Voluntary Organisations

Seán Crowe

3203. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health if his Department and the HSE will provide funding to allow the charities that provide two soup runs in Dublin to remain in operation if the HSE close down on the foot of a HSE environmental health section report. [40765/21]

Driver Test

Seán Crowe

152. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide a timetable for clearing the backlog in driver test waiting times. [38779/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Seán Crowe

54. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health the measures his Department is considering implementing to support those who may suffer medium or long-term after-effects of Covid-19 commonly referred to as long Covid given that the health effects impact on a wide range of aspects of daily life including increased medical needs. [25421/21]

Vaccination Programme

Seán Crowe

96. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health the supports his Department is considering implementing to support those who have suffered negative reactions to the Covid-19 vaccines such as vaccine-induced prothrombotic immune thrombocytopenia. [25420/21]

Driver Test

Seán Crowe

63. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Transport the waiting lists for driver tests by test centre in tabular form; and the breakdown by the centres in which the additional 40 testers were deployed as promised in Dáil Éireann on 24 March 2021. [35050/21]

Special Educational Needs

Seán Crowe

153. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Education if a review will be undertaken into the pilot of the school inclusion model including the in-school therapy demonstration project now that the 2020-2021 school year has ended; and when she expects such a review to be completed. [33735/21]

Heritage Sites

Seán Crowe

276. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if consultation was undertaken with private car park operators at national monuments to provide free parking in concert with free access to OPW heritage sites. [29336/21]

School Meals Programme

Seán Crowe

155. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Social Protection the funding available for the school meals scheme in the 2021-2022 academic year; the number of schools that applied to the scheme for the coming 2021-2022 academic year; the number of those schools that applied in the lunch and dinner funding categories; and the number of those schools that were awarded funding in each category. [26753/21]

School Meals Programme

Seán Crowe

156. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Social Protection her views on whether the lottery system that has been implemented in the school meals scheme is a blunt instrument that does not adequately recognise the individual needs of schools and the areas that they serve; if her attention has been drawn to two schools (details supplied) that both applied for funding to provide hot meals to students only for the senior school to be awarded such funding while the junior school was not; her views on whether this is acceptable; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26754/21]

Schools Building Projects

Seán Crowe

138. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Education the status of a new building project for a school (details supplied); the latest construction timetable of the project; the reason for the delays in the planning process for the project including that of the temporary structure that was to be in place by August 2021; and if her commitment that the school will remain on the present site for the coming academic year is still the case. [24877/21]

Vaccination Programme

Seán Crowe

409. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health the rationale for not vaccinating members of An Garda Síochána as front-line workers. [25245/21]

Passport Services

Seán Crowe

133. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the current number of all passport applications that have not been processed. [24806/21]

Passport Services

Seán Crowe

134. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the specific measures being put in place to eliminate the backlog of outstanding passport applications. [24807/21]

School Accommodation

Seán Crowe

155. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Education the current status of construction of the permanent accommodation for a school (details supplied); the cause of delay in installing temporary accommodation on the site; and if a commitment will be given to provide temporary accommodation on site for the coming academic year. [24808/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Seán Crowe

123. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the position of the Government in relation to the Covid-19 vaccine patent waiver proposal put forward by South Africa and India. [22588/21]

Passport Applications

Seán Crowe

56. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of passports that are currently outstanding as of 26 April 2021 or the latest date available for residents by county; and the number of applications for new passports or for renewals of a passport by county in tabular form . [22550/21]

Special Educational Needs

Seán Crowe

1040. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Education her views on whether it is reasonable for her Department to deny a school (details supplied) additional special education hours given the school has demonstrated a need for an additional 50 hours to keep up with the needs of students; her further views on whether it appropriate that her Department in spite of the refusal of additional hours is requesting that the school open a class for students with ASD; and if she will consider revising this refusal in order that students such as a person will not go without the educational support they need to fully access education on a par with their peers. [19747/21]

Hospital Services

Seán Crowe

2075. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health the reason for the current closure of St. Michael's unit, a ten-bed facility in Beaumont Hospital; and if his attention has been drawn to the impact this is having on rehabilitation services and waiting lists for those seeking supports. [19745/21]

Hospital Services

Seán Crowe

2076. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health the reason for the current closure of Keltoi rehabilitation and residential unit in the Phoenix Park and the closure of St. Michael’s unit in Beaumont Hospital in 2020; if his attention has been drawn to the effect this is causing on other services and providers throughout the city and those in the CHO7 area (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19746/21]

Vaccination Programme

Seán Crowe

2094. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health the specific schemes or supports that will be put in place for those who suffer complications or side effects, such as vaccine induced prothrombotic immune thrombocytopenia after receiving a Covid-19 vaccine; and his views on whether it is important that persons who suffer such complications are not left to bear the consequences without Government support given the State indemnified the companies that manufacture the vaccines. [19804/21]

Crime Data

Seán Crowe

1249. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Justice the financial value of cash and assets seized by An Garda Síochána as the proceeds of drug-related crime in the south-west area of Dublin in 2014. [14872/21]

Visa Waiver Programme

Seán Crowe

1260. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Justice the criteria the decision to restrict visa free travel from South Africa and certain South American countries was based upon; and the specific criteria by which the decision will be reversed. [15201/21]

Third Level Education

Seán Crowe

669. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the work he is undertaking with third-level institutions to develop accredited learning courses for college students with a diagnosis of autism and moderate intellectual disability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13571/21]

Driver Test

Seán Crowe

142. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Transport the measures he plans to allow for workers in essential industries to sit a driver theory test. [11620/21]

Speech and Language Therapy

Seán Crowe

418. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Education if there are plans to extend speech and language unit support to children at second-level; if there are plans to re-examine the access criteria for supports given that it has been some years since this was carried out; if it is a common requirement for parents to have to pay for private assessments in order to demonstrate their child meets the criteria; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11230/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Seán Crowe

791. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health if any incoming international travellers have to date been housed in hotels or other rented accommodation at a cost to the State. [11300/21]

Vaccination Programme

Seán Crowe

873. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to fears that the utilisation of general practitioners to roll out the Covid-19 vaccine will have a detrimental impact on an already overstretched general practitioner service nationwide; the measures he plans to take to alleviate these fears; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11618/21]

Dental Services

Seán Crowe

874. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health the number of dentists who have indicated that they will be leaving the medical card system; the impact he expects this will have on waiting lists and the dental hygiene of the population; the measures he plans to take or reverse this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11619/21]

Human Rights Cases

Seán Crowe

141. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the arrest and detention of numerous children as young as 12 years of age in Bahrain in recent days; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10851/21]

Vaccination Programme

Seán Crowe

929. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health if a company (details supplied) will be involved in the vaccination roll-out process; if so, if the contract went through the public tendering programme; and the specific responsibilities and roles the company will have. [10035/21]

Drug Treatment Programmes

Seán Crowe

930. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health if the HSE has issued guidelines to methadone dispensaries regarding takeaway methadone; and, if so, if the guidance issued will be provided. [10036/21]

Primary Care Services

Seán Crowe

640. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health the options available to a person (details supplied) who has been referred to primary care psychology services in the Tallaght south area, only to receive a subsequent letter from the HSE informing them that there are no such services in the area. [7883/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Seán Crowe

92. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if Ireland plans to join and support the WHO programmes C-TAP and COVAX. [6110/21]

Vaccination Programme

Seán Crowe

317. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health when the Covid-19 vaccine roll-out IT records system will be fully operational; the official title of same; if he will commit that all paper records will be promptly inputted; and the body or agency that has overall responsibility for the management and operation of the system. [2999/21]

Vaccination Programme

Seán Crowe

318. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health the body or agency that has overall responsibility for the Covid-19 vaccine roll-out. [3000/21]

Vaccination Programme

Seán Crowe

319. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health the full list of duties and responsibilities that the Secretary General of the Department of Health has in the Covid-19 vaccine roll-out. [3001/21]

Vaccination Programme

Seán Crowe

333. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health if consideration has been given to adding full-time carers to the vaccination schedule; and the reason for their initial exclusion given the vulnerable persons who rely on them. [3034/21]

State Examinations

Seán Crowe

319. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Education if consideration has been given to extending the January 2021 deadline for the leaving certificate design and communication graphics project, given that the majority of the project work has to be done in schools due to the software requirements and the need for teachers to sign off on the work. [2754/21]

Social Welfare Benefits

Seán Crowe

345. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason for the reinstatement of physically signing on for social protection payments such as pensions at a time of such high transmission rates of Covid-19; her views on whether this presents an unnecessarily high risk particularly to older claimants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2510/21]

Driver Licences

Seán Crowe

23. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Transport if he plans to reintroduce temporary changes to the driver licence renewal system to facilitate over 70s, such as a person (details supplied) who are currently unable to supply a medical certificate as their doctors are only dealing with medical emergencies and Covid-19 cases; and the specific steps applicants may take to overcome this difficulty. [1954/21]

Driver Licences

Seán Crowe

24. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Transport the emergency measures he plans to introduce in order that senior citizens and others can safely renew their driving licence during the Covid-19 pandemic. [1955/21]

Driver Licences

Seán Crowe

25. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Transport the changes he has agreed at a local or European level for applicants to obtain a new or first-time Irish driver licence during the Covid-19 lockdown in view of the ongoing challenges facing those looking to renew or receive a new or first-time drivers licence in physically presenting for the test or with the form. [1956/21]

State Pension (Contributory)

Seán Crowe

563. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of an appeal for a contributory State pension by a person (details supplied). [44914/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Seán Crowe

660. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of individual laptops purchased as part of the laptop scheme for third level students announced in August 2020; the total cost of purchasing those laptops; the form of needs assessment carried out prior to purchase; if colleges or universities were consulted as part of the needs assessment; the specific colleges or universities; the number of laptops issued to each third level institution; and the number of laptops issued to students per third level institution in tabular form. [1072/21]