Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment

Marc MacSharry

118. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in County Sligo currently in receipt of the pandemic unemployment payment; the number of persons in County Leitrim currently in receipt of the payment; the number in each county who were in receipt of the payment on the same date in April 2021; the number of persons in each county that have received the payment since the introduction of the payment; the total expenditure on such payments in each county over that time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26281/21]

Special Educational Needs

Marc MacSharry

457. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Education the plans for the July provision programme 2021; if a commitment will be given that children attending special schools and classes will receive compulsory in-school provision in the future; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25531/21]

Departmental Schemes

Marc MacSharry

97. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Finance if restaurant and bar owners providing outdoor dining services will be able to continue to avail of the employment wage subsidy scheme when they are permitted to reopen from 7 June (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24761/21]

Passport Services

Marc MacSharry

90. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the timeframe for clearing the backlog of passports applications from applicants in counties Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal. [23927/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Marc MacSharry

55. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will consider including sports clubs for eligibility to the new scheme for outdoor seating and accessories for tourism and hospitality businesses given the fact that they cater for much the same sector as private businesses involved in dining and pubs and they also pay commercial rates to local authorities; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that it will discriminate against the sports sector in relation to private business if it is not included in the scheme given that it will not be able to compete fairly in the 2021 outdoor dining campaign (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23540/21]

Childcare Services

Marc MacSharry

88. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will consider including financial supports for essential upgrade and expansion of childcare facilities in the Early Learning Care and School Age Childcare Capital Programme for 2022 to cater for the ever-changing needs of children, families and service providers and to comply with Tusla requirements (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22498/21]

Public Sector Pay

Marc MacSharry

79. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if all relevant Departments have developed action plans as part of the reform agenda as in the Building Momentum Public Service Agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20387/21]

National Children's Hospital

Marc MacSharry

83. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he has received an update from the Department of Health in relation to the costs associated with the building of the new children’s hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20388/21]

Help-To-Buy Scheme

Marc MacSharry

463. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Finance if he will give consideration to the extension of the help-to-buy incentive scheme for first-time buyers to include the purchase of existing dwellings given the shortage of new housing developments and the difficulty in getting planning permission for new builds in rural areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18222/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Marc MacSharry

493. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Finance if he will review the provisions of the Covid restrictions support scheme as it applies to self-employed travel counsellors who are currently ineligible for the scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19022/21]

School Staff

Marc MacSharry

985. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Education if she will review the case of a school (details supplied) that is scheduled to have the teaching staff reduced from four to three based on current retention numbers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18937/21]

School Meals Programme

Marc MacSharry

1115. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason the only DEIS band 1 national school (details supplied) in County Clare was not included in the hot school meals programme for 2021-2022; if this decision will be reviewed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18389/21]

Departmental Staff

Marc MacSharry

1187. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide details of the process that is followed in her Department following receipt of a report from the occupational health unit of the Civil Service; if there is a policy to disagree with reports that state that there is nothing medically wrong with an employee (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20207/21]

Insurance Costs

Marc MacSharry

57. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Finance the measures that can be taken in order that insurance companies provide rebates and premium reductions to customers in the case of a decline of claims costs related to Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17166/21]

Insurance Costs

Marc MacSharry

61. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Finance if he will make contact with the insurance industry to request that annual premium renewals are reduced for sports clubs that are being hit by large premiums. [17165/21]

Tax Data

Marc MacSharry

352. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Finance the way in which corporation tax receipts held up in 2020. [1863/21]

Apprenticeship Programmes

Marc MacSharry

751. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if in order to make apprenticeships more attractive to industry and prospective apprentices themselves, he will consider amending the operation of apprenticeships to ensure that the relevant State agency that administer these apprenticeships secure all placements for interested parties with companies; if the State will bear all costs associated with the apprenticeships in order to make it more attractive to industry to participate and that all interested in apprenticeships need only apply to the State agency involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16871/21]

Energy Policy

Marc MacSharry

254. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if an interdepartmental group has been established within his Department to examine energy security issues in Ireland; if so, the membership, terms of reference and reporting timeline for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15492/21]

Help-To-Buy Scheme

Marc MacSharry

503. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider extending the provisions of the help-to-buy incentive scheme beyond 31 December 2021 for first-time buyers especially for those who are self-building and have been unable to progress with their housing projects due to the Covid-19 level 5 restrictions affecting the construction sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15741/21]

Felling Licences

Marc MacSharry

2038. Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Leitrim will receive a decision on their felling licence application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15756/21]