Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Human Rights

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

88. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the fact that An Garda Síochána is engaged in an EU research project called ROXANNE which is working in collaboration with the Israeli Ministry of Public Security which is guilty of human rights abuses on a grand scale and that such a collaboration, co-operation and association undermines the ethos of Ireland as an upholder of human rights and defender of rights especially given its human rights record of abuse of prisoners, brutal killings, the torture and imprisonment of children and that the ministry itself is located in an illegal settlement in occupied territory contrary to Ireland’s international policy and the EU’s Euro-Med and Neighbourhood agreements. [42253/20]

Air Pollution

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

111. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if a report or costings have been carried out to ascertain the direct and indirect health costs to the State of burning petrol and diesel at ground level in towns and cities. [41237/20]

Departmental Programmes

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

205. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason Vote 12 was transferred from his Department Vote group to the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform in 2011. [41123/20]

Craoltóirí Seirbhíse Poiblí

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

240. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Turasóireachta, Cultúir, Ealaíon, Gaeltachta, Spóirt agus Meán cad iad na hiarrachtaí atá déanta aici chun go dtabharfar tosaíocht feiceálachta do TG4 ar Freeview, chun stádas a bhaint amach dó mar chraoltóir seirbhíse poiblí sna sé contae mar atá ag S4C sa Bhreatain Bheag agus ag BBC Alba in Albain, agus chun an fhoráil a chomhlíonadh i leith infhaighteacht TG4 a leathnú de réir alt 4 den chuid a bhaineann le cúrsaí eacnamaíochta, sóisialta agus cultúrtha i gComhaontú Aoine an Chéasta; agus an dtabharfaidh sí ráiteas maidir le cur chun cinn TG4 ó Thuaidh agus comhoibriú Thuaidh-Theas ina leith sin. [41578/20]

Údaráis Áitiúla

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

246. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Turasóireachta, Cultúir, Ealaíon, Gaeltachta, Spóirt agus Meán an roinnfidh sí an téacs iomlán den aighneacht a chuir a Roinn chuig an Roinn Tithíochta, Rialtais Áitiúil agus Oidhreachta i mí Lúnasa na bliana seo maidir le hathbhreithniú a bhí á dhéanamh ag an Roinn Tithíochta, Rialtais Áitiúil agus Oidhreachta an tráth sin ar na Treoirlínte d'Údaráis Phleanála, mar atá luaite aici i bhfreagra ar mo cheist pharlaiminteach uimhir 138 ar an 19 Samhain 2020; agus cén fáth nach bhfuil an aighneacht sin foilsithe go fóill. [41685/20]

Urban Regeneration and Development Fund

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

272. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the application by Dublin City Council for funding under the urban regeneration and development fund to kickstart its development proposals for a number of projects in the Cherry Orchard area was successful; if so, the funding granted; and the projects funding was granted to. [41247/20]

Defence Forces Personnel

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

313. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Defence the number of whiste-blowers the Defence Forces is currently attempting to dismiss using medical boarding procedures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41233/20]

Protected Disclosures

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

314. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Defence the number of disclosure requests that have been made to service providers by the Defence Forces in relation to section 6 of the Communications (Retention of Data) Act 2011; and the number of disclosure requests per year since 2011 by service branch that made such requests. [41236/20]

General Practitioner Services

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

636. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health if there is a standard fee that general practitioners can charge for a non-Covid-19 related phone consultation; if consideration is given to the length of time the consultation is if it is a related call to a previous phone consultation; his views on whether it is reasonable for a doctor to charge €60 for a social welfare sick certificate of a woman recovering from an operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41458/20]

Equine Industry

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

801. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps that have been taken to ensure that the programme for Government commitment to prioritise equine welfare, based on a robust traceability system, building on existing inspectorate supports across the country and ensuring a consistent approach to dealing with horse welfare issues across local authorities, is progressed. [41258/20]

Equine Industry

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

802. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps that have been taken in conjunction with local authorities to ensure that the licensing and welfare of horses is taken seriously, especially in built-up areas. [41259/20]

Heritage Promotion

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

213. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the heritage grants for restoration projects across the State which have been agreed in 2020; the details of the projects; and the grant amount in each case. [40956/20]

Heritage Promotion

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

214. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the current heritage historic building restoration projects which local authorities have submitted to his Department seeking funding for; the stage of assessment of each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40957/20]

Traffic Management

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

239. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the Office of Public Works, OPW, liaised with Dublin City Council ahead of the decision to close many of the gates in the Phoenix Park in response to Covid-19; and if the OPW will now liaise with the council to ensure that vehicular traffic can exit the park speedily by changing traffic sequences, allowing right turns and so on, especially at the Chesterfield Avenue-Conyngham Road junction. [39742/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

246. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media further to Parliamentary Question No. 27 of 19 November 2020, the Department responsible for oversight of the commercial provision of Irish dancing. [40253/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

247. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will ensure Irish dancing is specifically included in any further announcement of lockdown restrictions or easing of restrictions made. [40254/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

249. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the reason a Christmas festival (details supplied) was not awarded a grant under the live performance support scheme despite being a ready-to-go project as opposed to many of those awarded the grant that were only at concept stage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39544/20]

Coimisiún Logainmneacha

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

261. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Turasóireachta, Cultúir, Ealaíon, Gaeltachta, Spóirt agus Meán conas a rinne an rialtas fáil réidh leis an gCoimisiún Logainmneacha sa bhliain 2013, agus cóip de chibé barántas nó ordú faoina fuarthas réidh leis an gCoimisiún sin a chur ar aghaidh chugam. [40255/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

262. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media further to Parliamentary Question No. 27 of 19 November 2020, if she will confirm that no State support is available for commercial providers of Irish dancing, including tutors who do not have possession of a business premises, and the reason no support is being provided to same. [40256/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

263. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the supports she is providing to save a facility (details supplied) in view of the importance of same to the tourism and culture sectors. [40257/20]

Hospital Facilities

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

634. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health the status of plans to move the Coombe women’s hospital onto the grounds of St. James’s Hospital, Dublin 8; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39603/20]

Hospital Facilities

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

635. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health his plans for Crumlin children’s hospital when the hospital moves to the new children’s hospital complex in St. James’s Hospital, Dublin 8; and the person or body overseeing the planning for the old site and buildings [39604/20]

HSE Properties

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

636. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health his plans for the HSE owned construction depot on Davitt Road, Dublin 12, when the construction of the new children’s hospital in James’s Hospital is completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39605/20]

Hospital Facilities

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

637. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health if he has considered naming the new children’s hospital in St. James’s Hospital after the pioneering Dr. Kathleen Lynn in recognition of her role in the delivery of the first children’s hospital in Ireland [39606/20]

Primary Care Centres

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

638. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health the status of and completion date for the planned community care primary health centre in Drimnagh, Dublin 12; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39607/20]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

639. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health the average waiting time for the procedures list for scoliosis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39608/20]

Departmental Funding

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

751. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health when a decision will be announced regarding the funding of a project (details supplied). [40331/20]

Departmental Funding

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

752. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the work done by a project (details supplied) and the central role it has played in protecting vulnerable persons from the impacts of Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40332/20]

Departmental Funding

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

753. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact the that existing Sláintecare innovative fund projects are nearing the end of their 12-month grant agreement in December 2020 and have received no indication as to when they will receive their 2021 funding and grant aid agreement; and if he will clarify the matter. [40333/20]

Rockall Island Ownership

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

26. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the progress in having the international community, including the EU and the UN, recognise Ireland’s sovereignty over Rockall. [38406/20]

Middle East

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

28. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the progress in relation to suspending Israel from the EU-Med and EU neighbourhood agreements, given its continuous flagrant breaches of the human rights of the Palestinian people and specifically its recent settlement programmes on Palestinian land. [38405/20]

Disabilities Assessments

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

348. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health the reason it is taking so long for a child (details supplied) to be seen by the early intervention team. [39275/20]

Disabilities Assessments

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

349. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health his views on the case of a child (details supplied) who has not yet been seen by the early intervention team. [39276/20]

Covid-19 Tests

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

395. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health the reason persons who are getting the Covid-19 test are not being asked if they have had the flu jab yet. [39438/20]

Local Authority Housing

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

48. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if consideration has been given to increasing the income threshold for applicants to qualify for inclusion on local authority housing lists. [38314/20]

Rental Accommodation Scheme

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

68. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he will announce the specifics of a new affordable rental scheme. [38315/20]

Foras na Gaeilge

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

311. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Turasóireachta, Cultúir, Ealaíon, Gaeltachta, Spóirt agus Meán an bhfuil athbhreithniú á dhéanamh ar cheanneagraíochtaí Fhoras na Gaeilge; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [38187/20]

Air Traffic Control Services

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

450. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Defence the number of times an aircraft (details supplied) landed at Baldonnel between 1 January 2000 and 1 August 2008; the dates and times of same; the dates the aircraft stayed overnight at Baldonnel; and the reason for the visits. [37859/20]

Air Corps

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

464. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Defence his plans to carry out a full health audit of serving members of the Air Corps. [38582/20]

Jobseeker's Benefit

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

562. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide details of the increases in jobseeker’s allowance, jobseeker's benefit and supplementary allowance in each of the past ten years; and the percentage increase or decrease in each of the years. [38152/20]

Child Protection

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

622. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the action he is taking to prevent parental alienation in order to protect children from the coercion and psychological damage involved and to raise awareness of the problem and potential mental health impacts of parental alienation; the further steps he will take to provide support to children and families affected by the impacts of parental alienation (details supplied); and if he has spoken or plans to speak with the Minister for Health to discuss the way in which to minimise the impact of parental alienation on the health of children. [38211/20]

Child Protection

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

623. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further Parliamentary Question No. 556 of 10 November 2020, if it is being suggested that his Department has no responsibility for or interest in tackling or protecting children from parental alienation and that he has no views on the issue. [38212/20]

Further and Higher Education

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

655. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he has discussed the interim list of eligible providers with the Minister for Justice; and his views on the way in which the list relates to further and higher education. [38118/20]

Immigration Support Services

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

691. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice the reason the international foundation year and pre-masters programmes submitted by a college (details supplied) have been refused listing on the interim list of eligible providers despite having received and presented conditional offers from 15 Irish higher education providers and awarding bodies for its foundation programmes. [38115/20]

Immigration Support Services

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

721. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice the role of the interim list of eligible providers; the reason this list is prepared and published by her Department rather than the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science; and if there is communication between her Department and the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when preparing the list. [38114/20]

Immigration Support Services

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

722. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice the eligibility requirements for the interim list of eligible providers; and the reason a college (details supplied) did not meet these requirements. [38116/20]

Immigration Support Services

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

723. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice the steps she is taking to ensure a college (details supplied) is not disadvantaged in its efforts to obtain listing on the interim list of eligible providers due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and associated restrictions. [38117/20]

Anti-Social Behaviour

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

741. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice if consideration has been given to banning the use of the so-called mosquito alarms that emit high pitched sounds to discourage persons gathering in a vicinity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38581/20]

Health Services

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

794. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health if the drug Kaftrio has been rolled out for cystic fibrosis patients in Ireland; and if not, the reason. [37935/20]

Mental Health Policy

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

832. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health the action he is taking to provide support to children and families affected by the impacts of parental alienation (details supplied); the further steps he is taking to raise awareness of the problem and potential mental health impacts of parental alienation; and if he has spoken or plans to speak with the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to discuss the way in which to minimise the impact of parental alienation on the health of children. [38213/20]

Defence Forces Medical Services

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

897. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health his plans to carry out a full health audit of former members of all branches of the Defence Forces with a view to extending a full medical card to all retired Defence Forces members. [38583/20]

Arts Policy

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

2. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media her plans to seek a basic income pilot scheme for those working in the arts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37747/20]

Maoiniú d'Eagrais Ghaeilge

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

4. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Turasóireachta, Cultúir, Ealaíon, Gaeltachta, Spóirt agus Meán míniú a thabhairt ar a laghad maoinithe breise a fógraíodh d’Fhoras na Gaeilge i mbuiséad 2021 chun deontais chuí a dháileadh ar na buneagrais Ghaeilge agus Ghaeltachta chun a dtograí a chomhlíonadh. [37748/20]

Arts Funding

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

23. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she has considered or will consider using her powers under Part 2, section 5(3) of the Arts Act 2003 to give written direction to the Arts Council requiring it to comply with policies so as to allocate a portion of the additional funding announced in budget 2021 to sectors or persons that would not ordinarily receive or apply for Arts Council funding particularly workers from the commercial live events and music industries that are currently struggling to survive; and her views on the possibility of exercising these powers. [37389/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

27. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media further to Parliamentary Question No. 980 of 8 September 2020, the actions she plans to take to ensure the survival and success of Irish dancing through the Covid-19 pandemic (details supplied); the steps she will take and the supports that will put in place to enable world class and up and coming dancers to train and to ensure the sector will survive and thrive through the current level 5 restrictions and the Living with Covid Plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37388/20]

Departmental Projects

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

94. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when he plans to publish the completed review of the Digital Hub Development Agency. [37598/20]

Departmental Projects

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

95. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if a strategy for the land holdings of the Digital Development Agency in the Thomas Street area of Dublin 8 has been decided; if consideration was given to the use of the lands for urban regeneration for the benefit of the host community; if not, if the land will be retained for the future expansion of the Digital Hub; and if these issues were considered by the strategic review team tasked with examining whether to complete the transfer of same to Dublin City Council as planned. [37599/20]

Údaráis Áitiúla

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

138. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Turasóireachta, Cultúir, Ealaíon, Gaeltachta, Spóirt agus Meán cad iad na bearta a dhéanfaidh sí chun a chinntiú go mbeidh coinníollacha cuí maidir leis an nGaeilge leagtha síos ag na húdaráis áitiúla i dtaca le ceadanna pleanála i gcomhair tithíochta sna ceantair Ghaeltachta, agus an ndéanfaidh sí trácht ar an ábhar. [37749/20]

Defence Forces Records

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

210. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Defence the average body mass index of Defence Forces personnel broken down by service, that is, Army, Naval Service and Air Corps in each of the years 2015 to 2019. [37509/20]

Children in Care

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

131. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total number of children in care; the total number in short-term and long-term care, respectively; if he will provide a summary of the postal districts they are from originally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37301/20]

Emergency Departments

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

195. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health the number of admissions to accident and emergency departments as a result of accidents involving delivery vans, trucks, buses, cars, farm vehicles, bicycles, electric scooter, motorbikes; and if those admitted were drivers, passengers or pedestrians; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37300/20]

Defence Forces Personnel

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

64. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Defence if his attention has been drawn to uninvestigated historic sex abuse within the Defence Forces; the progress he has made on assessing, collating, investigating and addressing the legacy of such historic sex abuse in the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36668/20]

Budget 2021

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

325. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the funding allocation for her Department for 2021, by project. [36285/20]

Departmental Bodies

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

338. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the reason the notice seeking nominations to fill the four vacancies on the board of Screen Ireland was posted three days before the closing date of 6 November 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36570/20]

Pupil-Teacher Ratio

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

468. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Education the reason a school (details supplied) did not benefit from a decision to extend class size reductions to DEIS band one schools despite being a DEIS band one school. [36242/20]

DEIS Scheme

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

469. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Education when she will allocate additional funding to DEIS band one primary schools in recognition of the additional burden the schools have to deliver the best educational experience possible for pupils in those disadvantaged areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36243/20]

DEIS Scheme

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

470. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Education the additional funding she has allocated to DEIS band one schools in budget 2021; the way in which the funding is being distributed; the amount received by each school and college; and the number of pupils in each of the schools chosen. [36244/20]

Social Welfare Payments Administration

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

563. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 866 and 867 of 3 November 2020, the details of the way in which the arrears sum was arrived at, for example, the dates of payments and so on; if consideration will be given to allowing the person to repay the amount at a lower rate of €30 a week from their social welfare payment in view of the financial hardship caused (details supplied). [36229/20]

Hospital Services

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

699. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health the average waiting time for gynaecological services for a woman in need of an ultrasound scan in St. James’s Hospital and Tallaght Hospital. [36211/20]

Maternity Services

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

715. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health the average waiting time for gynaecological services for a woman in need of an ultrasound scan in St. James’s Hospital, the Coombe Women and Infants University Hospital and Tallaght Hospital. [36265/20]

Maternity Services

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

716. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied). [36266/20]

Animal Welfare

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

892. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress made by the Dublin region horse welfare forum on advancing horse welfare, active enforcement and legislation; and if the minutes of the meetings held and the detail of the groups represented will be provided. [36762/20]

Animal Welfare

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

893. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the suggested actions recommended by the LGMA and others at the meeting of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and Marine held on 18 June 2019 that have been followed up on or implemented (details supplied). [36763/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

266. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) was refused a pandemic unemployment payment; and if the application will be reviewed. [35919/20]

Hospital Appointments Status

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

208. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) will be assessed. [35541/20]

Departmental Bodies

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

114. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications his views on the Digital Hub, Dublin 8 in view of the fact that for nearly ten years the official policy of Government has been to introduce legislation to transfer its operation and functions to Dublin City Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30087/20]

Social Welfare Inspections

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

537. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of home visits that were made by welfare inspectors in an area (details supplied) in the months of March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October and November 2020. [35389/20]

Child Protection

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

556. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the action he is taking in response to the motions passed by local authorities across Ireland on recognising and addressing parental alienation; the consideration he has given to recommendation 36 of the Report on Reform of the Family Law System published by the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice and Equality on 25 October 2019; and his views on the issue of parental alienation. [35217/20]

Legislative Process

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

633. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice when the family court Bill announced on 30 September 2020 is due to come before the Houses of the Oireachtas; when she plans for the Bill to be enacted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35214/20]

Legislative Process

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

634. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice when each of the recommendations of the report on reform of the family law system published by the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Justice and Equality on 25 October 2019 will be implemented; the steps she has taken and plans to take towards their implementation; the progress on same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35215/20]

Oireachtas Joint Committee Recommendations

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

635. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice the action she is taking in response to the motions passed by local authorities across Ireland to take action to recognise and address parental alienation; the consideration she has given to recommendation No. 36 of the report on reform of the family law system published by the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Justice and Equality on 25 October 2019; and her views on the issue of parental alienation. [35216/20]

Health Services Funding

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

687. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health when 2021 funding will be available for existing Sláintecare projects (details supplied). [34711/20]

Drug and Alcohol Task Forces

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

776. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health the person or body that makes up the membership of the working group of drug and alcohol service providers established by his Department to develop a framework for the restoration of drug and alcohol services; the terms of reference; the funding available; and the timeframe to agree on a programme to deliver this funding to community-based drug projects [35391/20]

Foras na Gaeilge

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

55. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Turasóireachta, Cultúir, Ealaíon, Gaeltachta, Spóirt agus Meán cá mhéad folúntas atá ar Bhord Fhoras na Gaeilge. [34064/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

288. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Transport if he has raised the issue of travel agents not being eligible for the Covid restrictions support scheme with the Minister for Finance or the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation; the steps he suggests to ensure that travel agents are able to survive while restrictions prohibit their operation and most travel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33205/20]

National Orchestras

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

538. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the areas in which the €8 million additional funding promised in Budget 2021 to transfer the National Symphony Orchestra to the National Concert Hall will be spent; if the National Symphony Orchestra had been in receipt of State funding prior to the transfer; if so, the amount; and if the €8 million promised to the National Symphony Orchestra is entirely new State funding or is a transfer of its existing funding allocation within her Department. [33200/20]

National Orchestras

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

539. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the reason the €8 million allocated to the National Symphony Orchestra for 2021 is categorised as Covid-19 contingency funding in view of the fact the transfer of the orchestra to the National Concert Hall is unrelated to the pandemic; if this categorisation makes the €8 million a one-off allocation; and if it will affect the core funding allocation upon which future allocations will be based. [33201/20]

National Concert Hall

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

540. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if the National Concert Hall will receive an additional funding in 2021 separate from the funding for the National Symphony Orchestra. [33202/20]

National Cultural Institutions

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

541. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the way in which the €3 million additional funding promised to the National Cultural Institutions in Budget 2021, separate from the National Symphony Orchestra transfer, will be allocated. [33203/20]

Departmental Expenditure

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

542. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she has raised the issue of live events businesses not being eligible for the Covid restrictions support scheme due to their lack of business premises with the Minister for Finance or the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment; the steps she suggests to ensure live events businesses are not disadvantaged by this ineligibility and can survive while restrictions prohibit the holding of live events; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33204/20]

Arts Council

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

543. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if the additional funding for the Arts Council announced as Covid-19 contingency funding in Budget 2021 is a one-off allocation for 2021 alone; and if there will be an increase made to the core funding upon which future budget allocations will be based. [33206/20]

Social Welfare Overpayments

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

866. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) who was a carer for their parent until 19 September 2019 has been issued with a letter from her Department stating they owe €2,628 in carer’s allowance overpayment. [32706/20]

Social Welfare Overpayments

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

867. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) has been given a bill from her Department for overpayment for their carer’s allowance based on information that states their parent was in a nursing home from April 2020. [32707/20]

Disabilities Assessments

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

1409. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in an assessment of need being carried out for a person (details supplied). [33668/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

76. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if theatres such as the Abbey Theatre can continue with rehearsals for their planned online monologues on 21 November 2020 to commemorate the Bloody Sunday killings of 1920 or other planned theatrical productions during the current Covid-19 restrictions of stage 3 or if the city or country move to stage 4, 5 or variations of same. [32200/20]

Tax Code

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

43. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Finance if self-employed workers will be eligible for the warehousing of tax announced in budget 2021. [31990/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

44. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Finance if the Covid-19 restrictions support scheme will be available for businesses such as those in the live events, arts and entertainment sectors that do not own their own premises. [31991/20]

Arts Council

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

81. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the increase to baseline core funding for the Arts Council separate from specific Covid-19 contingency funding for 2021. [31982/20]

Departmental Funding

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

82. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the amount of funding announced in budget 2021 for her Department which is to be made available or spent before 31 December 2020. [31983/20]

National Cultural Institutions

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

83. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the way in which the €11 million additional funding for the national cultural institutions will be distributed. [31984/20]