Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Dental Services

Bernard Durkan

2559. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health the extent to which it is expected to deal with waiting lists for orthodontic treatment with a view to a vast improvement in respect of access to treatment in accordance with the need; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38117/21]

Medical Cards

Bernard Durkan

2560. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health the extent to which the speed of processing of medical cards can be increased to eliminate anxieties particularly amongst persons with a serious or life threatening illness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38118/21]

Mental Health Services

Bernard Durkan

2561. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health the extent to which he expects to be in a position to address the serious deficiencies in child, adolescent and adult mental health services with particular reference to the need to ensure that adequate treatments placements are readily available to meet the demand which has increased in recent times; if provision will be made to offer comprehensive services to young persons with eating disorders or addictions notwithstanding current practice; if a study will be undertaken of individual cases currently seeking or availing of treatment throughout north County Kildare and south west Dublin CHO7; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38119/21]

Mental Health Services

Bernard Durkan

2562. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health the extent to which it is expected to enhance the quality and scale of community and institutional mental health services with particular reference to the need to achieve quality of service in line with the requirements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38120/21]

Health Strategies

Bernard Durkan

2563. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health the extent to which the Sláintecare programme is being enacted; the progress to date in this regard; the targets achievable in the next 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38121/21]

Mental Health Services

Bernard Durkan

2564. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health his views on whether a special task force might address the shortcomings in the mental health services with particular reference to the need to provide for those seeking institutional care or specific treatment not currently readily available in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38122/21]

Disability Services

Bernard Durkan

2565. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health the extent to which he expects to improve the supports for children with special needs while requiring therapeutic or residential short-term or long-term assistance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38123/21]

Home Care Packages

Bernard Durkan

2736. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health the extent to which appropriate care at home or in hospital can be provided in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38985/21]

Health Services

Bernard Durkan

2737. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health the steps that can be taken or are being taken to ensure the restoration of speech and language, occupational therapy or other therapies to meet the needs of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38986/21]

Mental Health Services

Bernard Durkan

2991. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health if the appropriate support can be provided by CAMHS including documentation outlining medical history and detailed interaction with psychological services in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39805/21]

Vaccination Programme

Bernard Durkan

2992. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will be facilitated in obtaining the Covid-19 vaccine at the earliest possible date given the necessity for special arrangements in line with their medical condition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39806/21]

Healthcare Infrastructure Provision

Bernard Durkan

3007. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health the extent to which projects such as the new children’s hospital, the new national maternity hospital, Naas General Hospital and other such projects throughout the country are progressing satisfactorily and on time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39959/21]

Health Services Staff

Bernard Durkan

3008. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health the number of posts remaining to be filled in the Kildare psychology services; the efforts currently in hand to address this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39960/21]

Disabilities Assessments

Bernard Durkan

3009. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health when it is expected that modern child and adolescent assessments can be made available to children with such requirements in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39961/21]

Cybersecurity Policy

Bernard Durkan

3010. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health the extent to which actions are in hand to minimise the recent cyber-attack on the most sensitive of services provided by the HSE including oncology, cardiovascular, endoscopy, paediatric, neurology and emergency mental health services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39962/21]

Dental Services

Bernard Durkan

3011. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health when the appropriate action will be taken to ensure the provision of full-scale orthodontic treatment for children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39963/21]

Vaccination Programme

Bernard Durkan

3214. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health when the EU Digital COVID Certificate will issue in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40836/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Bernard Durkan

3215. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health when an EU Digital COVID Certificate will issue in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40839/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Bernard Durkan

3216. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health when an EU Digital COVID Certificate will issue in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40842/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Bernard Durkan

3217. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health when an EU Digital COVID Certificate will issue in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40845/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Bernard Durkan

3218. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health when an EU Digital COVID Certificate will issue in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40848/21]

Agriculture Industry

Bernard Durkan

7. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which he remains satisfied that the combination of Brexit and CAP reform will not negatively impede the development and viability of the agrifood export sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38178/21]

Agriculture Industry

Bernard Durkan

38. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which he foresees the continued viability for the agri-food business notwithstanding the meeting of carbon reduction targets; his proposals for mutual coexistence of one with the other; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38179/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Bernard Durkan

91. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development her ongoing proposals and initiatives required arising from the impact of Covid-19 in all areas of the country, urban and rural; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38180/21]

Digital Hubs

Bernard Durkan

124. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the extent to which she continues to develop the concept of digital hubs with a view to facilitating employers and employees who may wish to replicate the original workspace location with a virtual presence resulting in a situation of benefit to both employers and employees; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38181/21]

Farm Safety

Bernard Durkan

136. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the extent to which his Department continues to monitor the level of farm accidents; if further measures are contemplated to address the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38954/21]

Farm Safety

Bernard Durkan

137. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of persons who died or were injured in farm accidents in each of the past five years to date; the actions taken and or pending to address farm safety; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38955/21]

Digital Hubs

Bernard Durkan

138. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the extent to which he and his Department continue to encourage major corporations currently located in this country to use digital hubs as a means of virtually bringing their employees under one roof with consequent benefit to all; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38977/21]

Office of Public Works

Bernard Durkan

175. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the OPW will indicate the source of the delay in the allocation of the currently vacant and recently refurbished Deer Keepers Lodge within the Phoenix Park to a person (details supplied); when this process will be concluded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39034/21]

School Accommodation

Bernard Durkan

258. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education the immediate steps that are being taken to ensure the provision of a school place as close as possible to the family home suitable to meeting the requirements in the case of a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38983/21]

School Accommodation

Bernard Durkan

259. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education the efforts that are being made to ensure the provision of an appropriate educational place for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38984/21]

Social Welfare Schemes

Bernard Durkan

274. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Social Protection when a one parent family allowance will be restored in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32814/21]

An Garda Síochána

Bernard Durkan

310. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice if her Department has been appraised of a situation (details supplied) and if she will refer the matter to the Garda Ombudsman. [38940/21]

An Garda Síochána

Bernard Durkan

311. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice when she expects the refurbishment improvements works to a Garda station (details supplied) to be completed; when the station will commence operating as a community policing centre; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39035/21]

Disability Services

Bernard Durkan

325. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health when respite can be facilitated in the case of a person (details supplied); if all options have been considered in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31858/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Bernard Durkan

328. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health the requirements for air changes per hour regarding air filtration systems to help create clean air spaces in ensuring workplaces are safe to return to following the publication of the recent return to work safety protocol that was drafted in conjunction with the HSA; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31871/21]

Hospital Services

Bernard Durkan

339. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health his plans to enhance supports for breastfeeding mothers in Irish maternity units and at home to ensure that mothers who choose to breastfeed are supported in that choice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32008/21]

National Maternity Hospital

Bernard Durkan

404. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health if he is satisfied that the originally announced proposals for the new national maternity hospital continue to be part of the plan; if particular issues have arisen which might derail the plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32807/21]

Healthcare Policy

Bernard Durkan

405. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health the degree to which discussions continue to take place with general practitioners and consultants in regard to the implementation of Sláintecare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32808/21]

National Children's Hospital

Bernard Durkan

406. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health the extent to which the new children’s hospital plan is proceeding as anticipated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32809/21]

Healthcare Policy

Bernard Durkan

407. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health the extent to which the national trauma care plan is best placed to meet any and all emergencies as they arise regardless of geographical location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32810/21]

Hospital Facilities

Bernard Durkan

408. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health the extent to which the Naas Hospital development plans are proceeding; when work is likely to start on-site given the urgent necessity for the extension of the facilities and the necessity to meet the increasing demand; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32811/21]

Primary Care Centres

Bernard Durkan

409. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health the current number of primary care centres in County Kildare; the number proposed; the delivery date of each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32812/21]

Home Help Service

Bernard Durkan

410. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health if additional home help will be allocated to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32813/21]

Mental Health Services

Bernard Durkan

435. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health if the appropriate support can be provided by CAMHS including documentation outlining medical history and detailed interaction with psychological services in the case of a child (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32996/21]

Vaccination Programme

Bernard Durkan

440. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will be facilitated in obtaining the Covid-19 vaccine at the earliest possible date given the necessity for special arrangements in line with their medical condition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33029/21]

Food Industry

Bernard Durkan

466. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which negotiations are taking place with or through the EU to address Brexit related issues in respect of Irish food exports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38943/21]

Brexit Issues

Bernard Durkan

467. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps being taken to ensure that the Northern Ireland Protocol is not used as a means to selectively target Irish food exports to the UK or elsewhere; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38944/21]

Brexit Issues

Bernard Durkan

468. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the degree to which he and his Department are engaged in addressing Brexit related issues likely to impact on Irish food exports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38945/21]

Food Safety

Bernard Durkan

469. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the rules governing food imports into the EU perform to the highest standards in husbandry, production and traceability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38946/21]

Food Industry

Bernard Durkan

470. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which he and his Department continue to ensure the sustainable development of the food industry here, notwithstanding Brexit-related issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38947/21]

Food Industry

Bernard Durkan

471. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which he continues to liaise with his Government colleagues in order to ensure the sustainable and viable development of the agri-food sector and the fundamental importance of same and the need to reduce carbon emissions; if he remains satisfied that both objectives can be achieved without damaging the other; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38948/21]

Agriculture Industry

Bernard Durkan

472. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total production in the dairy sector here in each of the past five years to date; the degree to which action has been taken to minimise greenhouse gases associated with the sector in the same period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38949/21]

Food Industry

Bernard Durkan

473. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to ensure the future of the agri-food sector here on a sustainable basis given the high level of sustainability already achieved by the sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38950/21]

Agriculture Industry

Bernard Durkan

474. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which beef production has fluctuated in each of the past five years to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38951/21]

Agriculture Industry

Bernard Durkan

475. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which the poultry production sector here continues to maintain production and sustainability throughout the poultry sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38952/21]

Pigmeat Sector

Bernard Durkan

476. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which new regulations are being imposed on the pig production sector given that new regulations have only been introduced in the past number of years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38953/21]

Agriculture Industry

Bernard Durkan

477. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which sustainable production levels continue to be maintained in the beef, dairy, poultry, pig meat and lamb sectors; the potential for growth in the future; the extent to which measures continue to be taken to limit the growth of greenhouse gases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38956/21]

Agriculture Industry

Bernard Durkan

478. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the degree to which his Department continues to examine ways and means of carbon sequestration in line with requirements while maintaining the viability of the agri-food sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38957/21]

Food Industry

Bernard Durkan

479. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which the strict rules in relation to food production and traceability continue to apply in jurisdictions from which Ireland imports or exports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38958/21]

Food Industry

Bernard Durkan

480. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of new markets identified for Irish food and food products in the wake of Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38959/21]

Food Industry

Bernard Durkan

481. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the degree to which alternative third-country markets are being established for Irish agricultural produce given the impact of Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38960/21]

Food Industry

Bernard Durkan

482. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans for the establishment of new markets for dairy, beef and pigmeat in the wake of Brexit with particular reference to addressing the issues of greatest or most pressing need at the earliest possible date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38961/21]

Food Industry

Bernard Durkan

483. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which his Department has identified new EU or non-EU markets for Irish quality product in the dairy, beef and or pigmeat sectors with a view to ensuring sustainability and viability in the future for family farms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38962/21]

Rural Schemes

Bernard Durkan

486. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the funding allocated to date through the various schemes controlled by her Department by county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38963/21]

Rural Schemes

Bernard Durkan

487. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the funding allocated to date through the various schemes controlled by her Department in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38964/21]

Departmental Schemes

Bernard Durkan

488. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the degree to which her Department continues to target urban or rural deprivation by way of specifically designed assistance in financial terms; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38965/21]

Digital Hubs

Bernard Durkan

489. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the extent to which her Department has progressed the concept of digital hubs in order to minimise long commutes to work while at the same time replicating a work place environment both from the point of view of the employer and employee; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38966/21]

Digital Hubs

Bernard Durkan

490. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of digital hubs envisaged by her Department throughout the country with a view to enabling persons to remain in their own communities while in a work place environment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38967/21]

Departmental Schemes

Bernard Durkan

491. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of projects throughout the country in urban or rural areas currently in place through her Department aimed at addressing issues of social or economic disadvantage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38968/21]

Departmental Schemes

Bernard Durkan

492. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the degree to which she and her Department continue to liaise with urban and rural communities with a view to identifying the most appropriate means of offering support to meet their specific concerns particularly in the aftermath of Covid-19; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38969/21]

Departmental Schemes

Bernard Durkan

493. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the success to date of the various initiatives introduced by her Department to address issues of social or economic deprivation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38970/21]

Departmental Schemes

Bernard Durkan

494. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development her medium to long-term objectives to ensure that economic progress is spread evenly throughout the country in a sustainable way; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38971/21]

Departmental Schemes

Bernard Durkan

495. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the extent to which her Department continues to be in contact with urban or rural based groups seeking to improve opportunities for employment and social development within the communities; the success of such schemes to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38972/21]

Departmental Schemes

Bernard Durkan

496. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the expenditure to date under the town and village renewal scheme by county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38973/21]

Regeneration Projects

Bernard Durkan

497. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the expenditure to date under the Rural Regeneration and Development Fund; the extent to which the fund has attracted local indigenous support; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38974/21]

Regeneration Projects

Bernard Durkan

498. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of participants currently benefitting from or likely to benefit from awards made by her Department under the Rural Regeneration and Development Fund; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38975/21]

Digital Hubs

Bernard Durkan

499. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of persons currently benefitting from the use of urban or rural digital hubs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38976/21]

Social Isolation

Bernard Durkan

500. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the degree to which her Department continues to address the issue of rural isolation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38978/21]

Social Isolation

Bernard Durkan

501. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the extent to which she and her Department continue to address the issue of urban isolation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38979/21]

Regeneration Projects

Bernard Durkan

502. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development her plans to build on the success of her rural regeneration plans in all areas throughout the country; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38980/21]

Departmental Schemes

Bernard Durkan

503. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the extent to which she can foresee further development and expansion of the town and village renewal scheme with a view to maximisation of beneficial impact; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38981/21]

Departmental Schemes

Bernard Durkan

504. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of persons in urban and rural areas likely to benefit from initiatives taken by her and her Department through the aegis of the various schemes in place; if any new schemes or extension to existing schemes are proposed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38982/21]

Passport Services

Bernard Durkan

162. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the progress to date in processing a passport application for a person (details supplied); when the application will be brought to a conclusion and the passport issued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38348/21]

Social Welfare Appeals

Bernard Durkan

221. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Social Protection the progress to date in the determination of an appeal for carer’s allowance in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38137/21]

Hospital Facilities

Bernard Durkan

39. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health the extent to which the Naas General Hospital extension project is being provided for in the capital budget in the current year; when the project will progress to the next developmental stages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37598/21]

National Maternity Hospital

Bernard Durkan

171. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health the current and expected position in regard to the proposed location of the new national maternity hospital; the extent to which all issues of concern have been addressed and resolved to date; if any further matters are outstanding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37597/21]

Rental Sector

Bernard Durkan

337. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if small landlords dependent on income from their rented property have protection in the event of the tenants paying no rent and overholding the property; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37460/21]

State Pensions

Bernard Durkan

449. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of self-employed pension contributions made by a person (details supplied) from when they first entered the scheme to reaching pension age; if the contributions in this case are refundable; if additional contributions can be purchased at this stage with a view to qualification for State pension (contributory); if any or all PAYE contributions paid by them have been taken into account with a view to ascertaining whether a combination of both PAYE and self-employed contributions can be used to enhance their ability to qualify for the State pension (contributory); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37450/21]

Citizenship Applications

Bernard Durkan

549. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice the progress to date in the determination of an application for citizenship in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37403/21]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Bernard Durkan

31. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the degree to which he is confident that adequate apprenticeships or retraining places remain available throughout 2021 and thereafter for the foreseeable future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36764/21]

Third Level Education

Bernard Durkan

45. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the extent to which his Department continues to coordinate opportunities to emphasise the sciences, innovation and research with a view to ensuring the maximum level of preparedness to graduates through such channels having particular regard to the needs in an ever increasingly competitive market place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36765/21]

Visa Applications

Bernard Durkan

91. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice the extent to which improvements can be made in the processing of visas for employment here and the processing of applications for naturalisation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36757/21]

An Garda Síochána

Bernard Durkan

134. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice the extent to which the strength of An Garda Síochána at present is sufficient to meet the policing requirements in all areas throughout the country both urban and rural; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36758/21]

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Bernard Durkan

157. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the extent to which his Department continues to liaise with the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine with a view to maximising carbon sequestration without damaging the capacity of the food producing sector of the economy given the high level of sustainability of food production here which enables that sector produce sufficient food for almost 50 million persons while maintaining its carbon efficiency and sustainability; if precise information continues to be provided whereby wind, solar or hydro energy can at an early date replace imported fossil fuels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37135/21]

Special Educational Needs

Bernard Durkan

246. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education the steps that can be taken to ensure the provision of a school place suitable to meeting requirements in the case of a person (details supplied); if immediate action will be taken to make provision for a person of such needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37149/21]

Further and Higher Education

Bernard Durkan

277. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the extent to which he is satisfied regarding the adequacy of an adequate number of places for students wishing to pursue courses of an academic or technical nature; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37114/21]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Bernard Durkan

278. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the extent to which he expects the number of training and apprenticeship places to be sufficient to meet the demand in each of the next five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37115/21]

Research and Development

Bernard Durkan

279. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the extent to which his Department is upgrading the research sector with a view to maximising benefits for students and ultimately the economy in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37116/21]

Labour Market

Bernard Durkan

280. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the extent to which he expects Irish graduates at technical and academic level to be sufficient to meet demand arising from accelerated economic growth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37117/21]