Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Sports Funding

Cormac Devlin

366. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht when the large-scale sport infrastructure fund will be reinstated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27002/20]

Housing Provision

Cormac Devlin

398. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of sheltered housing complexes that have been supported or supplied by his Department over the past ten years which provided accommodation for the elderly and those with a mental or physical disability by year in tabular form; his plans for the future of these schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27001/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Cormac Devlin

923. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health if he will establish a programme to support nursing and other residential homes which are being impacted during the Covid-19 pandemic to improve ICT facilities to ensure residents have access to video calling facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26993/20]

Diabetes Strategy

Cormac Devlin

924. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health when the resumption of normal diabetes reviews in hospitals and primary care will recommence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26994/20]

Maternity Services

Cormac Devlin

925. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health if he has received an update from maternity hospitals on when they will lift restrictions on partners attending antenatal scans, appointments, labour and the hour post birth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26995/20]

National Volunteering Strategy

Cormac Devlin

1039. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Community and Rural Development and the Islands if she will provide an update on the progress that has been made on the National Volunteering Strategy and the time frame for the full implementation of the same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27000/20]

Light Rail Projects

Cormac Devlin

10. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Transport the status of plans to extend the Luas to Bray, County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25822/20]

Rail Network

Cormac Devlin

32. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Transport the status of the development of a new DART station at Woodbrook, County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25821/20]

Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland

Cormac Devlin

57. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Finance the actions he is taking to ensure the SBCI are providing extensions to Covid-19 payment breaks for firms that are impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25790/20]

Hospital Facilities

Cormac Devlin

50. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the details of future plans within the St. Vincent's Healthcare Group, in particular St Michael’s Hospital, Dún Laoghaire, and St. Columcille’s Hospital, Loughlinstown, County Dublin. [23660/20]

Hospital Facilities

Cormac Devlin

100. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health when funding will be given under the capital project in the National Development Plan 2018-2027 for phase II of the National Rehabilitation Hospital, Rochestown Avenue, Dún Laoghaire. [23659/20]

Road Safety

Cormac Devlin

202. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Transport if funding will be made available to local authorities that have yet to complete the 30 km residential speed limit review within their administrative areas; and if so, when this funding will be provided. [23836/20]

Local Authority Services

Cormac Devlin

349. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of tree preservation orders issued by the four Dublin local authorities in each of the years 2015 to 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23835/20]

Rental Sector

Cormac Devlin

350. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the options open to residents who are being charged excessive ground rent by the landlords or owner of their houses especially in such instances in which the ground rent is due to expire in 2029 yet the resident is being charged €30,000 as in the case of a person (details supplied). [23837/20]

Departmental Schemes

Cormac Devlin

351. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the measures he has and will bring forward to assist apartment owners and multi-unit developments that are or have experienced building defects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23838/20]

Third Level Admissions

Cormac Devlin

542. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the process in place for students who deferred their CAO applications until 2020; the way in which they will be dealt with under the standardised grade system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23834/20]

Childcare Services

Cormac Devlin

52. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Children, Disability, Equality and Integration the status of the establishment of childcare Ireland. [22367/20]

After-School Support Services

Cormac Devlin

53. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Children, Disability, Equality and Integration his plans to increase the range of after-school services in schools and community hubs in Dublin. [22366/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Cormac Devlin

76. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the aviation and car rental sectors will be included in the Covid-19 industrial review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22163/20]

Road Improvement Schemes

Cormac Devlin

177. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Transport his plans to review or amend the Design Manual for Urban Roads and Streets during the lifetime of the Thirty-third Dáil to ensure it meets international best practice to protect the rights of persons with a disability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22155/20]

Driver Licences

Cormac Devlin

234. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Transport the measures he is taking to ensure that persons over 70 years of age can access NDLS services online; if he will consider extending their licences for a full year; if the requirement for a general medical test will be waived in view of advice given to such persons about Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22156/20]

Disability Support Services

Cormac Devlin

431. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will correspond with local authorities to remind them of their legal obligations to ensure the rights of persons with a disability are adequately considered in interim mobility plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22154/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Cormac Devlin

603. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Education the status of preparations to reopen a school (details supplied); the status of preparations for permanent facilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22237/20]

Public Services Card

Cormac Devlin

732. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Social Protection when scheduling for appointments for the public services card will commence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22145/20]

Free Travel Scheme

Cormac Devlin

733. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Social Protection the arrangements being made to give persons that are unable to get a public services card the free travel pass; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22146/20]

Jobseeker's Payments

Cormac Devlin

734. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of jobseeker’s payments that have been activated in each county quarterly from Q1 2018 to Q2 2020, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22149/20]

Jobseeker's Payments

Cormac Devlin

735. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Social Protection if consideration has been given to requesting the assistance of local employment service personnel in processing and progressing those on jobseeker’s payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22150/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment

Cormac Devlin

736. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Social Protection if persons in receipt of the pandemic unemployment payment that take up a springboard course will continue to receive the payment at the prevailing rate; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22151/20]

Back to Education Allowance

Cormac Devlin

737. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22152/20]

Respite Care Services

Cormac Devlin

977. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to the development of a national respite support scheme for children under six years of age living with a serious disability; and if not, if support will be provided to a foundation (details supplied) in order that it can expand its pilot programme. [22161/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Cormac Devlin

978. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health if the matter of allowing hotels to operate wedding functions later than 11:30 p.m. will be investigated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22162/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Cormac Devlin

1331. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the occupational counselling available to front line staff that have had to deal with increased mortality rates during the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22157/20]

Disabilities Assessments

Cormac Devlin

1332. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22158/20]

Medical Cards

Cormac Devlin

1333. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health when the changes to the GMS for persons over 70 years of age will become active; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22159/20]

General Practitioner Services

Cormac Devlin

1334. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health when the changes to the GMS scheme for children under 12 years of age will become active; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22160/20]

Company Law

Cormac Devlin

111. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the work that the Company Law Review Group has been asked to carry out for his Department with regard to examining changes to company law with respect to insolvent companies and related commitments in the Programme for Government; the estimated timetable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20217/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Cormac Devlin

248. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will instruct the National Transport Authority to establish a dedicated Covid-19 response unit for the taxi sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20222/20]

Catchment Flood Risk Assessment and Management Programme

Cormac Devlin

382. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the implementation and funding of the eastern CFRAM study; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20221/20]

Student Grant Scheme

Cormac Devlin

680. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will consider reviewing the Student Support Act 2011 and the student grants scheme to provide more discretion for deciding officers in cases in which students and their families are in receipt of the pandemic unemployment payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20218/20]

Social Welfare Inspections

Cormac Devlin

851. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the arrangements involving the transfer of passenger data between airports and ports and her Department; the legislative basis of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20128/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment

Cormac Devlin

852. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the arrangements in place for self-employed persons that wish to access the pandemic unemployment payment with regard to taxi drivers that have suffered a significant reduction in their income as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20215/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment

Cormac Devlin

853. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the arrangements in place to confirm persons in receipt of the pandemic unemployment payment and temporary wage subsidy scheme continue to reside in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20216/20]

Care of the Elderly

Cormac Devlin

1225. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the status of the reopening of day services for older persons and persons living with dementia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20219/20]

Nursing Staff

Cormac Devlin

1226. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the status of his plans to increase the number of nurse specialists in the field of Parkinson's disease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20220/20]

State Pension (Contributory)

Cormac Devlin

36. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when she plans to introduce a system to enable persons to defer receipt of their State pension (contributory) on an annual basis. [18966/20]

Brexit Issues

Cormac Devlin

36. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on whether the United Kingdom will honour its withdrawal agreement with the European Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18489/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Cormac Devlin

74. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if he will consider extending the cap on the restart grant to €25,000 for the licensed trade in view of the impact of Covid-19 on the sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18866/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Cormac Devlin

86. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the actions being taken to ensure that hairdressers, barbers and beauty and nail salons are complying with public health guidelines regarding Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18863/20]

Motor Tax

Cormac Devlin

190. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider adjusting the motor tax system to allow customers pay quarterly online at the same rate as an annual payment in view of the impact of Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18861/20]

Driver Licences

Cormac Devlin

191. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider allowing persons over 70 years of age to automatically extend the validity of their driver licence for a further year using the online portal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18862/20]