Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

National Broadband Plan

Denis Naughten

277. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide a list of the broadband connection points that are now live by county; the date for each of the outstanding locations will go live by county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29150/20]

Water and Sewerage Schemes

Denis Naughten

73. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the additional funding not already committed that was allocated in the July stimulus to small sewerage schemes in villages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28421/20]

Home Loan Scheme

Denis Naughten

88. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the Rebuilding Ireland home loan scheme will be extended to include the refurbishment cost in addition to the capital cost of the house; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28420/20]

Undocumented Irish in the USA

Denis Naughten

133. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the progress made to date on resolving the issue of undocumented Irish persons in the United States of America; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28422/20]

Visa Agreements

Denis Naughten

141. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if progress has been made on establishing an E3 visa agreement between Ireland and the United States of America; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28423/20]

Primary Medical Certificates

Denis Naughten

251. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Finance the number of appeals in relation to refusals of applications for a primary medical certificate that are now on hold as a result of the Supreme Court ruling of 18 June 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28736/20]

Primary Medical Certificates

Denis Naughten

252. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Finance his plans to review refusals of primary medical certificate applications as a result of the Supreme Court ruling of 18 June 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28737/20]

Primary Medical Certificates

Denis Naughten

281. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Finance when changes will be made to regulation No. 3 of the Disabled Drivers and Disabled Passengers (Tax Concessions) Regulations 1994 in view of the Supreme Court judgement of 18 June 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28727/20]

River Basin Management Plans

Denis Naughten

323. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of farmers that participated in the Shannon Callows farm plan scheme; the cost of the scheme in each year in which it operated; if consideration is being given to re-establish the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28079/20]

School Curriculum

Denis Naughten

481. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Education her plans to develop an online curriculum for primary school children isolating at home due to Covid-19; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28847/20]

School Curriculum

Denis Naughten

482. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Education her plans to develop an online curriculum for post-primary school children isolating at home due to Covid-19; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28848/20]

Gaelscoil Issues

Denis Naughten

483. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Education the number of Gaelscoileanna nationally; the breakdown by county; the percentage of total primary and secondary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28849/20]

Gaelscoil Issues

Denis Naughten

484. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Education if she has future plans to open additional gaelscoileanna; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28850/20]

School Curriculum

Denis Naughten

485. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Education the number of students in secondary schools studying different subject areas for the leaving certificate in particular trades; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28851/20]

Insurance Costs

Denis Naughten

618. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Justice her plans to revise legislation on the duty of care or negligence in the context of the ongoing insurance crisis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28852/20]

Personal Injury Claims

Denis Naughten

619. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Justice her plans to implement the findings of the Law Reform Commission report Capping Damages in Personal Injuries; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28853/20]

Social Media Regulation

Denis Naughten

620. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Justice her plans to make social media companies accountable in Irish law for false, misleading and defamatory publications on social media platforms; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28854/20]

Social Media Regulation

Denis Naughten

621. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Justice her plans to provide greater powers to gardaí to access information in relation to false, misleading and defamatory publications on social media platforms and prosecute if and when the need arises; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28855/20]

Garda Deployment

Denis Naughten

622. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Justice the breakdown of population numbers to each Garda for every county here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28856/20]

Disabled Drivers Grant

Denis Naughten

740. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health the number of applications for a primary medical certificate that are now on hold as a result of the Supreme Court ruling of 18 June 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28735/20]

Health Services Staff

Denis Naughten

760. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health the number of agency staff employed by profession or type of employment, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28838/20]

Health Services Staff

Denis Naughten

761. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health the current vacancies within the HSE, by profession or type, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28839/20]

Health Services Staff

Denis Naughten

762. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health the number of persons employed, by profession, during the Be on call for Ireland campaign, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28840/20]

Health Services Staff

Denis Naughten

763. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health the number of persons employed temporarily, by profession, during the Be on call for Ireland campaign, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28841/20]

Health Services Staff

Denis Naughten

764. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health the number of temporary contracts for the Be on call for Ireland campaign that have ceased, by profession, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28842/20]

Primary Care Centres

Denis Naughten

765. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health the number of primary care centres here; the breakdown by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28843/20]

Primary Care Centres

Denis Naughten

766. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health his plans for the coming five years to increase the number of primary care centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28844/20]

General Practitioner Services

Denis Naughten

767. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health the ratio of population to general practitioners for each county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28845/20]

Medical Cards

Denis Naughten

768. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health if he is considering changing the medical card payment process for general practitioners from a fixed annual payment per medical card holder to paying the GP per consultation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28846/20]

Tourism Promotion

Denis Naughten

52. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht her plans for the development of the Ireland's Hidden Heartlands tourism brand; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26662/20]

Climate Action Plan

Denis Naughten

75. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications the category and weighting used for consideration of projects under the climate action fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27989/20]

Air Pollution

Denis Naughten

76. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications the steps he is taking to ensure that smoky coal cannot be imported from Northern Ireland after 31 December 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27990/20]

River Basin Management Plans

Denis Naughten

120. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to the decision of December 2019 to invest €7 million to advance a maintenance programme on the River Shannon; the detailed steps taken to date; the funds committed and drawn down to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27991/20]

River Basin Management Plans

Denis Naughten

121. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the dates of the meetings of the Shannon flood risk State agency co-ordination working group in the past 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27992/20]

Waterways Ireland

Denis Naughten

148. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the protocol for the closure of sluice gates in Athlone and the dates in July 2020 that the ESB closed sluice gates in Athlone; the number closed on each date; the protocol for the removal of boards and the opening of sluice gates in Meelick; the dates in July 2020 that Waterways Ireland opened sluice gates and removed boards; the number of boards removed and gates opened on each date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27992/20]

Waterways Ireland

Denis Naughten

166. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the protocol for the removal of boards and the opening of sluice gates in Meelick; the dates in July 2020 that Waterways Ireland staff or their agents opened sluice gates and removed boards; and the number of boards removed and gates opened on each date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27993/20]

Third Level Fees

Denis Naughten

240. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if it will be ensured that college registration fees are reduced in line with the reduction in face-to-face contact with students by lecturers and blended learning; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27977/20]

Dental Services

Denis Naughten

390. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health when the dental clinic will resume at Roscommon University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28034/20]

Tax Reliefs

Denis Naughten

42. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Finance if consideration has been given to the tax reliefs currently available for those working from home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26654/20]

Tax Reliefs

Denis Naughten

61. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Finance if consideration has been given to the tax reliefs currently available for remote working; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26655/20]

Civil Service

Denis Naughten

120. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his longer-term vision and strategy for the Civil Service; his views on the provision of regional locations for support offices and services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26657/20]

Information and Communications Technology

Denis Naughten

140. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to move Government services online; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26656/20]

Civil Service

Denis Naughten

327. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to facilitate remote working of civil servants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26664/20]

Sex Offenders Notification Requirements

Denis Naughten

740. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Justice the number of sex offenders on the sex offenders register; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27186/20]

Sex Offenders Notification Requirements

Denis Naughten

741. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Justice the number of breaches of Part 2 of the Sex Offenders Act 2001 in 2018, 2019 and to date in 2020; the number of cases pending; the number of convictions in each year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27187/20]

Vaccination Programme

Denis Naughten

966. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health the number of adult and child flu vaccine doses respectively received by the HSE to date in September 2020; the number that have been distributed to doctors and pharmacies; the number of adult and child flu vaccine doses respectively to be delivered by 30 September, by 15 October, by 31 October and by 30 November 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27218/20]

Disability Support Services

Denis Naughten

967. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health the date when each adult disability training centre in CHO2 will be reopened to all users post the Covid-19 closure; the reason for the delay in reopening services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27219/20]

Hospital Services

Denis Naughten

975. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health if he will reply to correspondence (details supplied) regarding bed capacity at Portiuncula Hospital, Ballinasloe, County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27270/20]

Bus Services

Denis Naughten

9. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 229 of 8 September 2020, the specific supports to be provided for small coach operators in view of the severe financial pressure being placed on businesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25674/20]

Motor Tax

Denis Naughten

23. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Transport if a refund or motor tax credit will be issued to motorists that did not use their car or used it to a minimal extent during the Covid-19 lockdown in line with many insurers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25675/20]

Third Level Admissions

Denis Naughten

200. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will make additional third-level places available in high demand courses to ensure that students that were downgraded in their leaving certificate exam through standardisation do not lose out on a college place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26154/20]

Vaccination Programme

Denis Naughten

261. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health if the current advice on the potential impact of the winter flu vaccination programme on the susceptibility to other respiratory viruses (details supplied) will be provided in advance of the administration of the vaccine; if he has engaged with other colleagues across the EU on the issues raised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26166/20]

Animal Diseases

Denis Naughten

288. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which he plans to ensure that the new antiparasitic medicine regime to be implemented from January 2022 retains a substantive role for existing stakeholders and delivers value for money for farmers here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26164/20]

Carer's Allowance

Denis Naughten

33. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider allowing discretion on the 18.5 hours per week employment exemption under the carer's allowance scheme in circumstances in which it has no impact on the level of care provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25004/20]

Carer's Allowance

Denis Naughten

34. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will review the means threshold for the carer's allowance scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25005/20]

Food Marketing Programme

Denis Naughten

884. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the funding spent by Bord Bia on the promotion of Irish beef in each of the past five years; the specific funding spent on the promotion of suckler beef in each corresponding year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25111/20]

LEADER Programmes

Denis Naughten

29. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Community and Rural Development and the Islands if the role that LEADER companies can play in supporting small rural businesses to overcome the challenges posed by Covid-19 has been explored; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24193/20]

National Broadband Plan

Denis Naughten

34. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Community and Rural Development and the Islands when the 300 high-speed Internet hubs announced under the National Broadband Plan on 19 November 2019 will be delivered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24192/20]

State Examinations

Denis Naughten

122. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Education if a candidate has to appeal the calculated grade in a subject in order to be able to sit the exam in that particular subject in November 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24537/20]

State Examinations

Denis Naughten

124. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Education the way in which the class ranking applied to students grades, particularly for students who switched schools in their senior cycle; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24581/20]

State Examinations

Denis Naughten

84. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Education the statistical standardisation process used for leaving certificate results in 2020; if she will publish the data used in the standardisation process and the algorithm used; if she will address concerns expressed that some schools with a historically high level of better grades did not perform as well in leaving certificate 2020 in order to ensure that socio-economic status was not taken into account in other schools when assigning calculated grades; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24387/20]

Schools Site Acquisitions

Denis Naughten

85. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Education if a site has been selected for a school (details supplied); when planning will be sought for the site; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24391/20]

Schools Building Projects

Denis Naughten

86. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Education the status of a new school development (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24392/20]

State Examinations

Denis Naughten

87. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Education if she will introduce an appeals system for the 2020 leaving certificate students which allows the calculated grades given to be challenged; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24399/20]

Hospital Equipment

Denis Naughten

145. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health when the CT scanner at Portiuncula Hospital, Ballinasloe will be replaced; the number of times that it has not been functioning in the past 12 months; the period of time on each occasion; the alternatives presently in place at the hospital for CT scans; the cost of the alternative in the past 12 months; when the present scanner was installed; the date the warranty expired; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24384/20]

Hospital Equipment

Denis Naughten

146. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health the location and number of CT scanners which are due to be replaced within the public health system by replacement priority; the date the warranty expired on each machine; the most recent date when each machine broke down; the period of time it was out of operation; the number of other CT scanners in each facility listed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24385/20]

Hospital Data

Denis Naughten

147. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health the number of persons and waiting times for an urgent and non-urgent CT scan at each public hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24386/20]

Hospital Facilities

Denis Naughten

148. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health when the development of the new 50-bed long-stay facility at the Sacred Heart Hospital, Roscommon will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24390/20]

Hospital Services

Denis Naughten

54. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health the status of the development of the central sterile services department, CSSD, at Roscommon hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23275/20]

Hospital Facilities

Denis Naughten

56. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health the status of the 50-bed ward block development at Portiuncula hospital, Ballinasloe, County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23276/20]

Beef Industry

Denis Naughten

113. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress to date of the beef task force; the timeline for the completion of commitments given to the task force; the steps he is taking to implement the measures proposed by this Deputy and unanimously adopted by Dáil Éireann on 26 September 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23762/20]

Beef Industry

Denis Naughten

143. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans for specific designation EU PGI status for Irish beef; the status of the application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23763/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Denis Naughten

149. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason businesses which failed to pay their rates demand for 2019 are able to draw down the restart grant based on the demand figure whereas business which obtained a reduction in their rates demand for 2019 are only able to avail of a restart grant based on the revised figure; his plans to review the anomaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23397/20]

Job Losses

Denis Naughten

151. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 89 of 8 September 2019, the outcome of discussions held by the Western Region Enterprise Committee on the job losses at a company (details supplied) and the specific measures now being taken to support job creation in Ballinasloe, County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23878/20]

Job Losses

Denis Naughten

152. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when he plans to convene a meeting of the enterprise agencies, the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection, members of the regional enterprise plan committee, Ballinasloe Area Community Development, Galway and Roscommon local authorities and other local stakeholders following the announcement of job losses at a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23879/20]

Electricity Grid

Denis Naughten

184. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Climate Action and Communication Networks the measures being put in place to ensure that the projected additional €9 billion cost to the electricity sector by 2027 of data centres is fully borne by data centre developers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23776/20]

Motor Tax

Denis Naughten

223. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Transport his plans to review the requirement for an email address for a person to renew his or her motor tax online; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23827/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Denis Naughten

255. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Finance if the decision will be reviewed to cease the temporary wage subsidy scheme to public houses that remain closed in view of the fact that these employers are not in a position to top up the employment wage subsidy scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23398/20]

Departmental Funding

Denis Naughten

316. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht the status of an application for a community hall (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23584/20]

Summer Works Scheme

Denis Naughten

416. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Education the status of an application by a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23586/20]

Third Level Admissions

Denis Naughten

535. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the specific provisions he is putting in place in conjunction with third level colleges for CAO applicants who sat their leaving certificate examinations in a year prior to 2020 to ensure that they have an equal opportunity to access a college place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23399/20]

Garda Warrants

Denis Naughten

576. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Justice if a search warrant sought by An Garda Síochána can be signed by a peace commissioner; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23400/20]

Garda Warrants

Denis Naughten

577. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Justice if a search warrant sought by An Garda Síochána can be signed by a commissioner for oaths; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23401/20]

Prisoner Data

Denis Naughten

616. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Justice the number of convicted sex offenders who will be released in the next 12 months under the current remission system having completed their sentences; the number of these who have engaged in a treatment programme to date who are scheduled for release within 12 months and who she anticipates will have participated in such a programme prior to release; the nature of the programmes concerned; and the qualifications and training of those who provide such programmes. [24063/20]

Prisoner Data

Denis Naughten

617. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Justice the number of sex offenders released from prison in 2019 and to date in 2020; the number of these prisoners who participated in the Building Better Lives programme; the corresponding participation rates; her plans to implement the recommendation of her Department's 2009 review of the management of sex offenders, which recommends that sex offenders should not be eligible for early release if they fail to participate in such courses; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24064/20]

Maternity Services

Denis Naughten

695. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health his plans to review the restrictions on partners attending maternity and labour wards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23504/20]

Disability Support Services

Denis Naughten

696. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health when a training centre (details supplied) is expected to reopen; the reason it has not reopened to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23508/20]

Sex Offenders Notification Requirements

Denis Naughten

4. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Justice her plans to reform the monitoring of sex offenders; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23115/20]

Female Genital Mutilation

Denis Naughten

10. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Justice her plans to prioritise practical actions to support the elimination of female genital mutilation in view of the enactment of the Criminal Justice (Female Genital Mutilation) Act 2012; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22918/20]

Immigration Policy

Denis Naughten

13. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Justice the steps taken to date to create new pathways for long-term undocumented persons and their dependants residing here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22920/20]

Courts Service

Denis Naughten

21. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Justice the timeline for the eProbate project to go live in each office; the status of the project; if the Revenue Commissioners have been incorporated and gone live on eProbate; the status of the implementation of each recommendation in the report of the probate services review group; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22919/20]

Sex Offenders Notification Requirements

Denis Naughten

28. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Justice her plans to tag sex offenders following their release from prison; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22917/20]

Sex Offenders Treatment Programme

Denis Naughten

50. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Justice her plans to reform the monitoring of sex offenders; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22916/20]

National Broadband Plan

Denis Naughten

68. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Climate Action and Communication Networks his plans to fast-track the delivery of the national broadband plan in line with the commitment in the programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23186/20]

Third Level Education

Denis Naughten

164. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the engagement he has had with not-for-profit education, information technology and credit organisations such as organisations (details supplied) on the roll out of laptops to third-level students prior to the announcing the €15 million for student devices with a view to maximising the number of devices to be made available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23187/20]

Probation and Welfare Service

Denis Naughten

165. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Justice the timeline for the eProbate project to go live in each office; the status of the project; if the Revenue Commissioners have been incorporated and gone live on eProbate; the status of the implementation of each recommendation in the report of the probate services review group; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23116/20]

Hospital Facilities

Denis Naughten

212. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health when the enabling works at Portiuncula Hospital, Ballinasloe will commence; when tenders will be sought for the construction of the 50-bed ward block; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23060/20]

Vaccination Programme

Denis Naughten

231. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health the status of plans to introduce a no-fault vaccination compensation scheme for severe adverse reactions to State-promoted vaccination programmes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23185/20]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Denis Naughten

232. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health the waiting times for cataract surgery in each hospital in which such surgery takes place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23190/20]

Health Services

Denis Naughten

233. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health his plans to roll out the Sligo model of eye care; the reason for the delay; if alternatives to this model are being considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23191/20]