Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Covid-19 Pandemic

Michael Ring

824. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Health if he sought or obtained a legal opinion regarding the constitutionality of the guidelines and regulations emanating from his Department in respect of the movement of citizens and their freedom to meet and travel; if so, if he will publish this opinion; if he will identify the source of this information; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18307/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Michael Ring

962. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Health if he has obtained legal opinion regarding the constitutionality of measures, guidelines and regulations of his Department in relation to the restricting of movement of persons and the prohibition on socialising and contacts with family; the source of this opinion; if he will publish this opinion;; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18308/20]

School Accommodation

Michael Ring

155. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools constructed under the design and build programme in the past five years by county in tabular form. [17758/20]

School Accommodation

Michael Ring

156. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools which had to be repaired after they were constructed under the design and build programme in the past five years by county in tabular form. [17759/20]

School Accommodation

Michael Ring

157. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of the repairs of each school which had to be repaired after being constructed under the design and build programme in the past five years by county in tabular form. [17760/20]

Departmental Correspondence

Michael Ring

309. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Health the reason a reply has not issued to a query (details supplied) which was sent to his Department on two separate occasions [17904/20]

Passport Data

Michael Ring

144. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of passport applications made by month from January 2019 to June 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17492/20]

Forestry Sector

Michael Ring

179. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a forestry application by a person (details supplied) [17472/20]

Forestry Sector

Michael Ring

180. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a forestry application by a person (details supplied) in County Mayo [17478/20]

Social and Affordable Housing

Michael Ring

287. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government when a report will be published following the review of income eligibility for social housing supports and in particular the review of the table of maximum net income limits in the Social Housing Assessment Regulations 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16618/20]

Tenant Purchase Scheme

Michael Ring

290. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government when recommendations made in the review of the tenant purchase scheme will be progressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16702/20]

Tenant Purchase Scheme

Michael Ring

291. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his plans to amend the tenant (incremental) purchase scheme 2016, in particular, the minimum reckonable income requirement which discriminates against many tenants over 66 years of age (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16704/20]

Passport Applications

Michael Ring

349. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the reason his Department has not responded to a query (details supplied) in view of the fact it has been sent on two occasions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17368/20]

Schools Building Projects

Michael Ring

428. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Education and Skills when necessary remedial works will commence on a school (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17272/20]

Audiology Services

Michael Ring

747. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a person (details supplied) must wait for 19 months before they can be scheduled for a hearing test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17275/20]

Legislative Measures

Michael Ring

764. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Health when the Health (General Practitioner Service and Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) Bill 2020 will be enacted. [17387/20]

Medical Cards

Michael Ring

765. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who are medical card holders; and the number of persons who lost their medical cards in 2019. [17388/20]

Pharmacy Services

Michael Ring

766. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Health when negotiations on a new contract for pharmacists will commence; when the last meeting between his Department and pharmacists took place; when the next meeting between his Department and pharmacists will take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17389/20]

Agriculture Schemes

Michael Ring

150. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to introduce a grant assistance scheme for farmers to replant land due to extensive damage caused by frost to their previous plantations; if discussions have taken place with the European Commission in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16460/20]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Michael Ring

147. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a person (details supplied) who requires a medical procedure has been informed that the waiting list is approximately four years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16195/20]