Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Educational Disadvantage

Éamon Ó Cuív

302. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Education when the review of the DEIS scheme commenced; the progress made to date with this review; when decisions will be made on the future of this scheme; if other schools will be admitted to it; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36114/21]

School Accommodation

Éamon Ó Cuív

303. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Education when a decision will be made on an application by a school (details supplied) for extra school accommodation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36115/21]

School Transport

Éamon Ó Cuív

311. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Education the reason that Catholic schools are not considered to have the same ethos as educate together schools at the primary school level and are considered to have the same ethos at the post-primary school level for the purposes of the school transport scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36224/21]

Employment Schemes

Éamon Ó Cuív

352. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Social Protection when it is planned to look for tenders for a national employment service; the remit this service will have; the body providing the services at present that will be provided by the successful tenderer; if this tender will provide totally new services not being provided at present by the State, directly or indirectly; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36048/21]

Registration of Title

Éamon Ó Cuív

610. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when an application for conversion of possessory title to absolute submitted by legal representatives on behalf of a person (details supplied) in County Galway to the records branch of his Department in Cavan will be dealt with in view of the urgent need for the processing of this application to be finalised as it is impacting on the sale of a house; the reason for the delay in processing the application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36533/21]

Departmental Schemes

Éamon Ó Cuív

618. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will extend the pilot mountain access scheme to new areas in view of the fact that the original pilot areas were selected over ten years ago and that at time it was intended to extend the scheme to all mountain areas interested in it within a small number of years; the method by which new areas would be selected; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36184/21]

Departmental Schemes

Éamon Ó Cuív

619. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she plans to open up a new module under the community services programme for applications from rural areas of low employment and falling population to try assist the redevelopment of these areas particularly on the tourist front; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36189/21]

Departmental Schemes

Éamon Ó Cuív

620. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she plans to open up a new module under the community services programme for applications from rural areas of high unemployment, drugs misuse and deprivation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36190/21]

Oideachas trí Ghaeilge

Éamon Ó Cuív

20. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Oideachais céard é an próiséas ar faoi a dhéanfar cinneadh maidir leis an moladh atá ann dhá shonraíocht éagsúla T1 agus T2 a bheith ann do shiollabas Ghaeilge na hArdteistiméireachta; cén uair a dhéanfar an cinneadh sin; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [34176/21]

Education Policy

Éamon Ó Cuív

96. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Education the number of primary schools in the State that had only one classroom teacher, that is, the principal of the school during the school year 2020-2021; if she plans adopting a policy that all schools no matter their size will have two classroom teachers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34175/21]

Social Welfare Benefits

Éamon Ó Cuív

144. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Social Protection if she plans changing the system in which there is a euro per euro deduction in relation to payments of jobseeker’s allowance for those with self-employment outside of farming and fishing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34174/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Éamon Ó Cuív

164. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Social Protection the current number of claimants on the pandemic unemployment payment; the steps she plans taking to ensure that workers in the sectors of the economy that will be slowest to recover from the Covid-19 crisis are protected from a sudden change in the payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34173/21]

Energy Policy

Éamon Ó Cuív

193. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if it is planned to provide incentives such as low-interest loans or other incentives to businesses to encourage them to invest in the offshore renewable energy business; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35763/21]

Taxi Licences

Éamon Ó Cuív

202. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Transport if he plans to amend the law to allow taxi drivers have licensed taxi vehicles that are up to 12 years old in view of the financial difficulties caused by the Covid-19 crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35756/21]

Planning Issues

Éamon Ó Cuív

215. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the assessment on the imperative reasons of overriding public interest planning for Galway Port recommended by An Bord Pleanála to him and referred by him to the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media as part of a statutory process for consideration and recommendation will be completed and a response issued to his Department.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35605/21]

Rights of Way

Éamon Ó Cuív

216. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he plans to extend the period of time by which all rights of way must be registered given the disruption caused by Covid-19; if so, when the relevant provision will be made for this; the extension he proposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35761/21]

Direct Provision System

Éamon Ó Cuív

327. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of persons in direct provision; the number of these living in independent living units with facilities to cook their own food; if an open and fair complaints procedure has been put in place; the other reforms carried out to the system in the past year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35755/21]

International Protection

Éamon Ó Cuív

328. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the accommodation arrangements made for applicants for international protection in County Galway who are working as front-line workers during the Covid-19 pandemic; if he is satisfied that this accommodation is suitable to them taking into account the work they are doing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35764/21]

Prison Service

Éamon Ó Cuív

355. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Justice when she plans to publish the three-day monitoring report on operations in the Dóchas centre submitted to her office in August 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35758/21]

Prison Service

Éamon Ó Cuív

356. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Justice the status of the investigation report under section 31(2) of the Prisons Act 2007 that was due to be submitted to her by the Office of the Prison Inspectorate in December 2020; if she has received this report yet; if so, when it will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35759/21]

Prison Service

Éamon Ó Cuív

357. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Justice the number of Covid-19 thematic reports received by her office from the Inspector of Prisons; the date she received them; if she intends plans to publish them; if so, when; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35760/21]

Proposed Legislation

Éamon Ó Cuív

358. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Justice when she plans to publish the criminal justice (mutual recognition of custodial sentences) Bill which is on the priority legislation list for publishing this term; if this Bill will facilitate the transfer of prisoners to and from the UK as well as to and from the EU; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35762/21]

Aquaculture Industry

Éamon Ó Cuív

511. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he plans to provide extra resources to the Aquaculture Licences Appeals Board to ensure that appeals are heard expeditiously; the number of appeals at present under consideration by the Board; the number of these that have been on hand by the Board for more than one year; the number on hand for more than six months; the length of time the oldest appeal to the Board is on hand; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35757/21]

Community Development Projects

Éamon Ó Cuív

390. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if it is planned in the forthcoming round of the Leader Programme 2023-2027 to have a dedicated LAG as before, administering the island Leader programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35071/21]

Island Communities

Éamon Ó Cuív

391. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development when was it announced that the Government is developing a ten-year island development plan; the progress made with the plan to date; when it is hoped to publish and implement same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35072/21]

Island Communities

Éamon Ó Cuív

392. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she plans to increase the State contribution to community service projects on the islands to cover the full minimum wage and the employer’s PRSI in view of the difficulty on the islands in attracting a large local income stream; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35074/21]

Mental Health Services

Éamon Ó Cuív

458. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health when child and family psychology services will recommence in Galway city west, Oughterard and Moycullen; the reason for the significant delay in issuing appointments for the service; the steps he will take to tackle the extensive waiting list for the service to ensure that children and families will be issued with appointments as a matter of urgency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26888/21]

Covid-19 Paindéim

Éamon Ó Cuív

524. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Sláinte an gcuirfear vaicsín malairteach seachas vaicsin (sonraí tugtha) ar fáil do dhaoine idir 60 agus 70 bliain d’aois mar tá stair slainte acu de fadhbanna croí agus téachtán fola; má chuirfear, an bealach is ceart do dhuine mar sin iarratas a dhéanamh ar mhalairt vaicsín; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [27254/21]

Covid-19 Paindéim

Éamon Ó Cuív

525. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Sláinte cé méid duine atá sa tír de réir an príomh oifig staidrimh idir 60 bliain d’aois agus 70 bliain d’aois; and líon acu sin atá tar éis vaicsin a fháil go dáta in aghaidh Covid-19 nó atá tar éis clárú dó; an plean atá ann spreagadh a thabhairt don chuid eile acu an vaicsin a ghlacadh; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [27255/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Éamon Ó Cuív

527. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health if volunteers working at the Covid-19 vaccination centres will be vaccinated along with all other workers considered essential to the vaccination programme; if not, the reason therefor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27258/21]

Departmental Schemes

Éamon Ó Cuív

30. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason for the delay in announcing reforms to the tenant purchase (incremental scheme) 2014; when this will happen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33862/21]

Housing Provision

Éamon Ó Cuív

87. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when it is intended to implement changes to the income eligibility to apply for social housing to ensure those who are working and are on low incomes are eligible for social housing in view of the fact that at present prices it is impossible for them to get mortgages to buy houses on the open market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33861/21]

Oideachas trí Ghaeilge

Éamon Ó Cuív

302. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Oideachais cén plé a bhí aici le hoifigigh a Roinne agus leis an Aire Breisoideachais agus Ardoideachais, Taighde, Nuálaíochta agus Eolaíochta maidir leis an mbaol a bheadh ann don pholasaí oideachais Gaeltachta má chuirfear curaclaim Ghaeilge na hArdteistiméireachta T1 agus T2 ar fáil, mar atá molta, agus mura mbeadh marcanna bónais curtha ar fáil as ucht cúrsa T1 a dhéanamh, mar aitheantas ar an ualach breise a bheadh ar dhaltaí a thabharfadh faoi shonraíocht churaclaim T1 do Ghaeilge na hArdteistiméireachta; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [34074/21]

Oideachas trí Ghaeilge

Éamon Ó Cuív

303. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Oideachais an bhfuil sé i gceist go mbeidh sonraíocht churaclaim T1 do Ghaeilge na hArdteistiméireachta ar fáil do dhaltaí a fhreastalaíonn ar scoileanna a fheidhmíonn trí Bhéarla; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [34075/21]

Oideachas trí Ghaeilge

Éamon Ó Cuív

359. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Breisoideachais agus Ardoideachais, Taighde, Nuálaíochta agus Eolaíochta an bhfuil a Roinn i mbun comhráití le Cumann Ollscoileanna na hÉireann, leis an Údarás um Ardoideachas agus leis an Lár-Oifig Iontrála maidir le marcanna bónais a chur ar fáil do dhaltaí a roghnóidh an tsonraíocht churaclaim T1 do Ghaeilge na hArdteistiméireachta atá á moladh faoi láthair; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [34073/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Éamon Ó Cuív

267. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health when an indicative date will be given for the reopening of outdoor funfairs to the public given that the threat of Covid-19 is reduced somewhat and as the operators will need a considerable lead in time to prepare for such a reopening and as these involve outdoor activities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26045/21]

An Teanga Gaeilge

Éamon Ó Cuív

117. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Turasóireachta, Cultúir, Ealaíon, Gaeltachta, Spóirt agus Meán cén uair a bheidh leasaithe do Chéim na Tuarascála de Bhille na dTeangacha Oifigiúla (Leasú), 2019 réidh le foilsiú; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [33188/21]

Broadcasting Sector

Éamon Ó Cuív

124. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she plans to carry out a comprehensive reform as to the way the television licence fee and other Exchequer funding is distributed to broadcasters for public service broadcasting; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33189/21]

National Development Plan

Éamon Ó Cuív

5. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Transport if he intends including the western rail corridor from Athenry to Claremorris as a project in the forthcoming revised national development plan, NDP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31517/21]

National Development Plan

Éamon Ó Cuív

71. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Transport the rail projects in Connacht included in the current NDP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31518/21]

Earcaíocht san Earnáil Phoiblí

Éamon Ó Cuív

104. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Caiteachais Phoiblí agus Athchóirithe an bhfuil sé i gceist aige dlús a chur le hearcú tuilleadh státseirbhíseach chuig an státseirbhís, a bhfuil cumas acu oibriú tríd an dá theanga oifigiúil, á chur forálacha an Bhille leasaithe Teangacha Oifigiúla atá faoi bhráid an Oireachtais faoi láthair san áireamh; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [31515/21]

National Development Plan

Éamon Ó Cuív

165. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when it is intended to announce the details of the revised National Development Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31516/21]

Ports Policy

Éamon Ó Cuív

212. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Port of Dublin is not accepting container trains to and from the west of Ireland; if, he plans speaking to the board and management of the port in relation to this matter in view of the fact that container trains are the most environmentally efficient way of carrying these goods; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32673/21]

Tax Code

Éamon Ó Cuív

233. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Finance the reason persons in receipt of the carer's tax credit who have a small income, including the carer's allowance are not allowed the extra €26,300 income at 20% which is normally allowed for two married persons or persons in a civil partnership who have two incomes thus diluting the benefit of the carer's tax credit considerably; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32672/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Éamon Ó Cuív

394. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Justice when religious services will recommence in prisons given vaccines are being rolled out and social distancing is possible; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32671/21]

Waste Management

Éamon Ó Cuív

48. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the steps being taken to eliminate the use of one-off plastics; if it is planned to legislate to ban the use of one-off plastics either immediately or on a phased basis; the barriers to doing this; the progress made in this regard in the past year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32317/21]

Veterinary Services

Éamon Ó Cuív

243. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress made in ensuring that various animal remedies that were available up to now without a prescription from a veterinary surgeon will still be available at competitive prices after the EU regulation requiring them to be prescribed by a veterinary surgeon comes into force here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32319/21]

EU Funding

Éamon Ó Cuív

62. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Finance the estimated net contribution Ireland will make to EU funds in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31513/21]

Universal Social Charge

Éamon Ó Cuív

101. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Finance the estimated cost to the Exchequer of not charging any USC on the first €13,000 of assessable income; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31514/21]

Local Authorities

Éamon Ó Cuív

620. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if it is planned to reform the way central government supports local government as a result of the decision to allow local authorities to retain 100% of the revenue from the local property tax; if the new funding mechanism for local authorities will contain open, fair and transparent measures to allocate funding to those authorities that will need funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31472/21]