Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Driver Test

Seán Crowe

142. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Transport the measures he plans to allow for workers in essential industries to sit a driver theory test. [11620/21]

Speech and Language Therapy

Seán Crowe

418. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Education if there are plans to extend speech and language unit support to children at second-level; if there are plans to re-examine the access criteria for supports given that it has been some years since this was carried out; if it is a common requirement for parents to have to pay for private assessments in order to demonstrate their child meets the criteria; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11230/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Seán Crowe

791. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health if any incoming international travellers have to date been housed in hotels or other rented accommodation at a cost to the State. [11300/21]

Vaccination Programme

Seán Crowe

873. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to fears that the utilisation of general practitioners to roll out the Covid-19 vaccine will have a detrimental impact on an already overstretched general practitioner service nationwide; the measures he plans to take to alleviate these fears; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11618/21]

Dental Services

Seán Crowe

874. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health the number of dentists who have indicated that they will be leaving the medical card system; the impact he expects this will have on waiting lists and the dental hygiene of the population; the measures he plans to take or reverse this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11619/21]

Human Rights Cases

Seán Crowe

141. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the arrest and detention of numerous children as young as 12 years of age in Bahrain in recent days; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10851/21]

Vaccination Programme

Seán Crowe

929. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health if a company (details supplied) will be involved in the vaccination roll-out process; if so, if the contract went through the public tendering programme; and the specific responsibilities and roles the company will have. [10035/21]

Drug Treatment Programmes

Seán Crowe

930. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health if the HSE has issued guidelines to methadone dispensaries regarding takeaway methadone; and, if so, if the guidance issued will be provided. [10036/21]

Primary Care Services

Seán Crowe

640. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health the options available to a person (details supplied) who has been referred to primary care psychology services in the Tallaght south area, only to receive a subsequent letter from the HSE informing them that there are no such services in the area. [7883/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Seán Crowe

92. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if Ireland plans to join and support the WHO programmes C-TAP and COVAX. [6110/21]

Vaccination Programme

Seán Crowe

317. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health when the Covid-19 vaccine roll-out IT records system will be fully operational; the official title of same; if he will commit that all paper records will be promptly inputted; and the body or agency that has overall responsibility for the management and operation of the system. [2999/21]

Vaccination Programme

Seán Crowe

318. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health the body or agency that has overall responsibility for the Covid-19 vaccine roll-out. [3000/21]

Vaccination Programme

Seán Crowe

319. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health the full list of duties and responsibilities that the Secretary General of the Department of Health has in the Covid-19 vaccine roll-out. [3001/21]

Vaccination Programme

Seán Crowe

333. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health if consideration has been given to adding full-time carers to the vaccination schedule; and the reason for their initial exclusion given the vulnerable persons who rely on them. [3034/21]

State Examinations

Seán Crowe

319. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Education if consideration has been given to extending the January 2021 deadline for the leaving certificate design and communication graphics project, given that the majority of the project work has to be done in schools due to the software requirements and the need for teachers to sign off on the work. [2754/21]

Social Welfare Benefits

Seán Crowe

345. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason for the reinstatement of physically signing on for social protection payments such as pensions at a time of such high transmission rates of Covid-19; her views on whether this presents an unnecessarily high risk particularly to older claimants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2510/21]

Driver Licences

Seán Crowe

23. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Transport if he plans to reintroduce temporary changes to the driver licence renewal system to facilitate over 70s, such as a person (details supplied) who are currently unable to supply a medical certificate as their doctors are only dealing with medical emergencies and Covid-19 cases; and the specific steps applicants may take to overcome this difficulty. [1954/21]

Driver Licences

Seán Crowe

24. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Transport the emergency measures he plans to introduce in order that senior citizens and others can safely renew their driving licence during the Covid-19 pandemic. [1955/21]

Driver Licences

Seán Crowe

25. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Transport the changes he has agreed at a local or European level for applicants to obtain a new or first-time Irish driver licence during the Covid-19 lockdown in view of the ongoing challenges facing those looking to renew or receive a new or first-time drivers licence in physically presenting for the test or with the form. [1956/21]

State Pension (Contributory)

Seán Crowe

563. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of an appeal for a contributory State pension by a person (details supplied). [44914/20]