Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Agriculture Schemes

Jackie Cahill

414. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of satellite inspections carried out up to 1 September 2020; and the way in which they compare with other years since 2015, in tabular form. [28029/20]

Agriculture Schemes

Jackie Cahill

416. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a person (details supplied) is entitled to an allocation from the national reserve and young farmers scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28035/20]

Primary Medical Certificates

Jackie Cahill

62. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Finance if he will examine the criteria for applying for a primary medical certificate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27467/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Jackie Cahill

152. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Social Protection if businesses that were closed during the first 13 weeks of the Covid-19 lockdown are obliged to pay their employees for bank holidays that fell during the period; if so, the reason; her plans to prevent this additional pressure being placed on businesses; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27461/20]

Medical Cards

Jackie Cahill

994. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Health the reason persons with stage four cancer are being refused access to a medical card; his plans to rectify the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27351/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Jackie Cahill

227. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Health if he will consider adjusting public health guidelines surrounding weddings by which 150 persons can attend a church ceremony yet only 50 can attend a reception afterwards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26024/20]

Ambulance Service

Jackie Cahill

269. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Health the number of calls made to the ambulance service in Thurles, County Tipperary from 1 January to 1 September 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26207/20]

Ambulance Service

Jackie Cahill

270. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Health the number of calls to the ambulance service in Thurles, County Tipperary from 1 January to 1 September 2020 that were for outside the mid-west region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26208/20]

Ambulance Service

Jackie Cahill

271. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Health the number of calls to the ambulance service in Thurles, County Tipperary from 1 January to 1 September 2020 for the Thurles and mid-west region that were dealt with by ambulances from outside the Thurles area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26209/20]

Septic Tanks

Jackie Cahill

103. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a person (details supplied) is entitled to have an inspection completed on their septic tank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25830/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Jackie Cahill

123. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Education if there will be schemes put in place for children carrying heavy school bags to avail of wheeled bags or technological-based solutions due to closure of school lockers to prevent groups gathering as a result of Covid-19; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25769/20]

Renewable Energy Generation

Jackie Cahill

142. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Climate Action and Communication Networks if research has been carried out into the potential job creation both direct and indirect in the anaerobic and biogas systems industry for both small and larger scale operations; if he will provide details of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25417/20]

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Jackie Cahill

167. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Climate Action and Communication Networks if Ireland has submittedits long-term strategy on greenhouse gas emission reduction to the EU following public consultation; if so, if he will provide the submission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25419/20]

Energy Policy

Jackie Cahill

168. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Climate Action and Communication Networks if anaerobic and biogas systems form part of the carbon reduction plan as part of Ireland’s obligations under the European Green Deal and in the formulation of future energy planning in the setting of targets and priorities for energy transition; if so, if financial supports will be made available to farmers and industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25420/20]

Planning Issues

Jackie Cahill

324. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if consideration will be given to streamlining the planning process for building anaerobic and biogas systems facilities in addition to required briefing of planning officials regarding these facilities in view of the fact that Ireland is expected to miss its EU non-emissions trading system reduction of 30% down from 2005 by 2030 and the proven benefits of such systems in achieving reductions (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25421/20]

Paediatric Services

Jackie Cahill

699. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Health if extra capacity for paediatric beds in South Tipperary General Hospital will be reinstated to pre-Covid-19 levels; when this will occur; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24735/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Jackie Cahill

760. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Health if public health advice regarding weddings announced on 15 September 2020 in the plan to deal with Covid-19 will be clarified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25073/20]

Vaccine Damage Compensation Scheme

Jackie Cahill

772. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Health his plans to compensate persons that developed narcolepsy as a result of the swine flu vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25154/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Jackie Cahill

782. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Health when he plans to lift restrictions on spouses attending pregnancy scans and labour; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25224/20]

Ambulance Service

Jackie Cahill

817. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Health the number of calls made for an ambulance in the area covered by the Thurles ambulance depot between 8 am and 8 pm on 5 September 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25422/20]

Ambulance Service

Jackie Cahill

855. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Health the average response time for an ambulance from when a call is placed to emergency services to when an ambulance arrives at the scene; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25651/20]

GLAS Issues

Jackie Cahill

873. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there will be an extension of the GLAS scheme beyond 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24830/20]

Environmental Policy

Jackie Cahill

892. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if Teagasc has carried out research and evaluations on the advantages and disadvantages on the use of anaerobic and biogas systems to Ireland for the reduction in greenhouse gas emissions; if so, if he will provide the research; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25411/20]

Environmental Policy

Jackie Cahill

893. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department is actively considering anaerobic and biogas systems as a means by which Ireland can meet its EU Nitrates Directive and EU Water Framework Directive obligations in view of the impact they have in addressing both nitrate emissions and environmental impact on watercourses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25412/20]

Environmental Policy

Jackie Cahill

894. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of anaerobic and biogas systems are currently in operation by sector, that is, pork, dairy, poultry, organic and others; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25413/20]

Environmental Policy

Jackie Cahill

895. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if projections have been made on the number of anaerobic and biogas systems that will be developed over the next five to ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25414/20]

Horticulture Sector

Jackie Cahill

219. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to compensate plant nurseries which recently saw significant damage to stock as a result of poor weather conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24469/20]

School Transport

Jackie Cahill

90. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Education if parents can access the new allowance for driving their children to school if in receipt of a concessionary bus ticket; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24430/20]

Driver Test

Jackie Cahill

197. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Transport when driver tests will resume on a full-time basis in Thurles, County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23497/20]

Legislative Programme

Jackie Cahill

572. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Justice when the Civil Debt (Procedures) Act 2015 will be enacted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23362/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Jackie Cahill

758. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Health his plans to update travel restrictions for persons coming into Ireland from the UK. [23849/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Jackie Cahill

789. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Health his plans to update travel restrictions for persons coming here from the UK; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23993/20]

Employment Rights

Jackie Cahill

54. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if a refund will issue for an employment permit (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23077/20]

Respite Care Services

Jackie Cahill

222. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Health when the adult day service in Stafford Street, Nenagh, County Tipperary (details supplied) will reopen and return to its normal schedule. [23112/20]

Early Childhood Care and Education

Jackie Cahill

45. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Children, Disability, Equality and Integration if support will be provided to an early years provider in Gortnahoe, County Tipperary, to facilitate a child with special educational needs (details supplied). [22363/20]

Hospital Services

Jackie Cahill

1034. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Health when outpatient physiotherapy and podiatry services will resume at the Community Hospital of the Assumption, Thurles, County Tipperary, in view of the fact the services are vital for older persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21262/20]

Mental Health Services

Jackie Cahill

1193. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Health if a facility (details supplied) has a consultant psychiatrist; the services available at the facility; the services available at the facility in each of the years 2015 to 2019 and to date in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21556/20]

Patient Transport

Jackie Cahill

1338. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Health the transport services and subsidies available to persons that have various ailments and have to travel to different medical appointments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22183/20]

Pension Provisions

Jackie Cahill

56. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when options for a pension solution for carers will be provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18962/20]

Help-To-Buy Scheme

Jackie Cahill

123. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Finance if existing help-to-buy approvals which have not been drawn down will be eligible for the expanded figure announced in the July stimulus package; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19463/20]

Third Level Education

Jackie Cahill

178. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to provide relief to third-level students that may lose deposits on student accommodation as a result of a switch to remote learning for the academic year 2020/2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19242/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Jackie Cahill

195. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the plans to provide 10,000 third level students with devices to aid remote learning due to Covid-19 will be means-tested; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19464/20]

Respite Care Services

Jackie Cahill

277. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Health when State respite services are due to recommence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19237/20]

School Facilities

Jackie Cahill

440. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the situation regarding a school (details supplied) will be reviewed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18153/20]

Emergency Works Scheme

Jackie Cahill

451. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the situation regarding a school (details supplied) will be reviewed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18245/20]

State Pensions

Jackie Cahill

589. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason for disallowance of a pension application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18262/20]

Horticulture Sector

Jackie Cahill

660. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the shutdown of the horticultural peat industry in Ireland will seriously impede growers of crops (details supplied) in Ireland and will have dramatic negative effects on the commitment included in the programme for Government to support the horticultural industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18993/20]

Nursing Homes Support Scheme

Jackie Cahill

938. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Health when legislation will be introduced for the modifications to the fair deal scheme to deal with self-employed persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18170/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Jackie Cahill

221. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Health the guidelines for undertakers during funerals in their funeral home, in the church and in the graveyard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17751/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Jackie Cahill

222. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Health the person or body responsible in cases in which the guidelines for funerals are broken by the general public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17752/20]

Social Welfare Benefits

Jackie Cahill

176. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the options available to a person who works three days a week and would like to sign on for benefits for the remaining two days; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17665/20]

Flood Prevention Measures

Jackie Cahill

14. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of flood relief works on the Templemore to Borrisoleigh road, County Tipperary. [16806/20]

Driver Test

Jackie Cahill

153. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when driver tests will resume; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16723/20]

Driver Licences

Jackie Cahill

178. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will extend the renewal deadline for category 2 driver licences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17360/20]

Road Projects

Jackie Cahill

180. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the timeframe for the commencement of construction on the new N24, which bypasses the current N24 from County Limerick to County Waterford, as mentioned in the national development plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17372/20]

Housing Adaptation Grant

Jackie Cahill

268. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the reason a carer caring for their parent in the carer’s own home is not eligible for an adaptation grant to adapt the house to suit their parent’s needs due to the fact the parent has their own home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16693/20]

Dormant Accounts Fund

Jackie Cahill

488. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the way in which rural parishes and church organisations can access funds from the dormant accounts fund; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16727/20]

Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme

Jackie Cahill

536. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a TAMS application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17326/20]

Home Care Packages

Jackie Cahill

639. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Health the position regarding funding for homecare packages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16694/20]

Hospital Appointments Status

Jackie Cahill

647. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Health the waiting list status of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16728/20]

Mental Health Services

Jackie Cahill

649. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Health when the Derg Centre in Nenagh, County Tipperary will reopen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16742/20]

Care of the Elderly

Jackie Cahill

165. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Health if he will clarify the position on the day care centre on Morton Street, Clonmel, County Tipperary; when it will reopen; the hours during that it will be open; the number of staff it will have when it reopens; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16269/20]

Small and Medium Enterprises

Jackie Cahill

24. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the further grant supports for small and medium enterprises being considered by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15798/20]

Renewable Energy Generation

Jackie Cahill

121. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the new renewable electricity support scheme requires the wind farm developer to submit a bid in the upcoming RESS auction in order to be connected to the grid; and if the developer is unsuccessful, when the next RESS auction will take place. [15386/20]

Energy Efficiency

Jackie Cahill

131. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if energy improvement grants awarded in 2020 will continue into 2021 (details supplied) under the new programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15933/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Jackie Cahill

229. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the date the temporary funding supports announced on 25 June 2020 will issue to private bus operators; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15400/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Jackie Cahill

230. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the engagement he and relevant State agencies have had with representative bodies in the private bus transport sector; the dates such engagements took place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15401/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Jackie Cahill

231. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to set up a transport forum within his Department to deal with the impact of Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15402/20]

Housing Assistance Payment

Jackie Cahill

446. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the breakdown of the HAP payments being paid on a weekly basis by family dynamics and county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16026/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Jackie Cahill

610. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Skills when schools will be given official advice, not draft advice, on the reopening of schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15329/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Jackie Cahill

611. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Skills if sanitisation equipment for cleaning schools will be supplied by her Department; if schools will have to source it themselves in view of the Covid-19 pandemic; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15330/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Jackie Cahill

612. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Skills if grant funding will be released to pay for additional school cleaning in view of the Covid-19 pandemic; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15331/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Jackie Cahill

613. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the plan to socially distance third to sixth class pupils will be in official advice; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15332/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Jackie Cahill

614. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Skills if additional classrooms, equipment and staff will be supplied to schools to accommodate social distancing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15333/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Jackie Cahill

615. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Skills if isolation centres for sick children will be supplied by her Department; if so, the person or body that will be required to supervise them; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15334/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Jackie Cahill

616. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Skills if substitute teachers will be supplied for teachers out sick with symptoms; if the entire bubble in which the teacher is involved will have to remain at home; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15335/20]

Special Educational Needs

Jackie Cahill

618. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of autism spectrum disorder, ASD, units within schools in County Tipperary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15355/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Jackie Cahill

623. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Skills the discussions on public health measures, specifically the wearing of masks, that have taken place with school transport providers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15395/20]

School Transport

Jackie Cahill

624. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Skills the funding put in place to compensate school transport providers for extra costs expected to be incurred on buses to meet public health requirements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15396/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Jackie Cahill

625. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Skills the person or body with responsibility for policing the wearing of face masks on school transport; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15397/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Jackie Cahill

626. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Skills if children on school transport will be required to wear face masks; the other public health measures to be implemented; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15398/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Jackie Cahill

627. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Skills when it will be possible for private school buses to operate at full capacity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15399/20]

Disability Definitions

Jackie Cahill

687. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a claim for disability status by a person (details supplied) has been granted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14925/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Jackie Cahill

781. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to or partly reimburse students fully who usually work summer jobs to fund university education but can no longer do so due to the Covid-19 pandemic; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15936/20]

Brexit Supports

Jackie Cahill

816. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if cattle that are exported live will be considered under the formulation of the new beef exceptional aid measure, BEAM, scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14940/20]

Departmental Funding

Jackie Cahill

828. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there will be an allocation in 2020 to the national reserve; if so, when the allocation will be made; the monetary value of the allocation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15296/20]

Forestry Sector

Jackie Cahill

829. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the plans in place for a compensation scheme for those who have land affected by the ash dieback disease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15298/20]

Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme

Jackie Cahill

830. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the results of ANC appeals were released; if all failed applicants were given substantial reasons for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15370/20]

Departmental Funding

Jackie Cahill

852. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the grants available to childcare centres that hold community and charitable status; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15023/20]

Medical Aids and Appliances

Jackie Cahill

1068. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Health when a chair will be received for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14939/20]

Hospital Facilities

Jackie Cahill

1082. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Health when the births, deaths and marriages office will reopen at St. Mary’s hospital, Thurles, County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14999/20]

Hospital Data

Jackie Cahill

1141. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Health the number of isolation beds operational and available at South Tipperary General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15353/20]

Hospital Data

Jackie Cahill

1142. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Health the staffing budget for South Tipperary General Hospital in each of the years 2016 to 2020, inclusive, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15354/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Jackie Cahill

90. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding available for sports and snooker clubs to help them get up and running again after Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13825/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Jackie Cahill

96. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if taxi and hackney drivers and their passengers will be required to wear masks as part as the latest plan to make masks compulsory on public transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13951/20]

Driver Test

Jackie Cahill

123. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason the Road Safety Authority first announced a change for CPC course providers that all trucks must become automatic by 1 June 2020 but later pushed the date back to 1 November 2020 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14288/20]

Flood Relief Schemes

Jackie Cahill

225. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when the flood relief works will be completed on the Templemore to Borrisoleigh road, County Tipperary, (details supplied). [13954/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Jackie Cahill

262. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if vital services in the arts and entertainment sector, such as wedding entertainment providers and so on, will be entitled to some form of financial assistance following the loss of work from the Covid-19 pandemic; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14350/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Jackie Cahill

263. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to maintain Covid-19 payments and or wage subsidy schemes to those involved in the entertainment industry until such time that mass gatherings are permitted (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14351/20]

House Purchase Schemes

Jackie Cahill

295. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if the housing assistance scheme for first-time buyers applies to a once-off building of a home in the countryside; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14167/20]