Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Passport Applications

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

859. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of a passport application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19508/21]

Passport Applications

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

860. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of a passport application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19509/21]

Gender Recognition

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

1125. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Social Protection when the draft legislation in relation to gender recognition for transgender persons aged 16 and 17 will be brought before Dáil Éireann; the progress made to date in relation to the other matters set out in the Programme for Government relating to this issue (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18745/21]

Public Services Card

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

1126. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Social Protection her plans to reopen services relating to public services cards; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18754/21]

Citizenship Applications

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

1399. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Justice the timeline for the citizenship application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18755/21]

Health Services Provision

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

1709. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Health the measures being put in place for the healthcare of transgender young persons in Ireland given the exit of the UK based clinic (details supplied) from Crumlin Children’s hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18746/21]

Health Services Provision

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

1710. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Health when the multidisciplinary team will be in place as per the HSE Final Report of the Steering Committee on the Development of HSE Transgender Identity Services, February 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18747/21]

Health Services Provision

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

1711. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Health the resources that have been made available to ensure that the HSE service development model of care is implemented and accessible to support transgender young persons to include the provision of appropriate mental health services at primary and specialist services in line with objective 13 of the LGBTI+ National Youth Strategy to improve the physical and mental health of transgender young persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18748/21]

Health Services Provision

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

1712. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Health if a policy has been developed to ensure all health programmes take account of young persons who have transitioned, for example, immunisation programmes such as HPV in line with WPATH or other appropriate professional transgender health guidelines and with objective 13 of the LGBTI+ National Youth Strategy to improve the physical and mental health of transgender young persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18749/21]

Health Services Provision

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

1713. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Health if clear guidelines have been furnished to health practitioners on referral pathways for transgender young persons and their families to specialised service in line with objective 13 of the LGBTI+ National Youth Strategy improve the physical and mental health of transgender young persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18750/21]

Health Services Provision

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

1714. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Health the work that has been undertaken with parents and young person's seeking to access healthcare outside the State under the provisions of the cross-border directive and treatment abroad scheme to ensure the available options for access to care are communicated effectively in line with objective 13 of the LGBTI+ National Youth Strategy improve the physical and mental health of transgender young people; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18751/21]

Health Services Staff

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

1715. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Health the additional specialised staff that have been recruited in the area of transgender healthcare including endocrinologists, social workers, speech and language therapists, senior psychologists, clinical nurse specialists and administrative support officers in line with action 19.1 of the National LGBTI+ Inclusion Strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18752/21]

Health Services Staff

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

1716. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Health the steps that have been taken to develop transgender health services for children and adults in Ireland with a clear transition pathway from child to adult services in line with action 19.2 of the National LGBTI+ Inclusion Strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18753/21]

Hospital Staff

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

1775. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Health when the new paediatric rheumatologist will commence in Children's Health Ireland at Crumlin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18945/21]

Schools Building Projects

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

221. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Education the status of a school (details supplied); the status of the planning application by the school; the projected timeline for the tendering and construction process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17869/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

147. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Finance the details the scale of the increase in both temporary and permanent spending arising from Covid-19; the impact on the structural deficit as a consequence of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17135/21]

National Broadband Plan

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

214. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if an area (details supplied) will be brought into the State intervention area under the National Broadband Plan due to the provision of slow internet speeds under 30mbps in the locality; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16573/21]

Insurance Industry

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

361. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Finance the progress of the recently established office in his Department to promote and encourage competition in the insurance market; if the office has agreed a work plan for 2021; if the work plan will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1914/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

362. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Finance his plans to reassess the employment wage subsidy scheme and the level of support provided through the scheme owing to the return to level 5 in the Living with Covid Framework; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1915/21]

Schools Site Acquisitions

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

624. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Education if either of the possible two sites for a school (details supplied) are a greenfield site or a transitional site; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17357/21]