Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Passport Services

Michael McNamara

434. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of an application by a person (details supplied); if the application will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42200/21]

School Staff

Michael McNamara

536. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Education the progress that has been made in finalising the pay and conditions for school secretaries and caretakers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42138/21]

Departmental Correspondence

Michael McNamara

567. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Education when a person (details supplied) will be facilitated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42384/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Michael McNamara

1115. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health if Fáilte Ireland guidelines precluding music at wedding receptions will be updated to reflect SI No. 385 of 2021 which allows music at weddings; if such regulation of human activities will cease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41790/21]

Health Services

Michael McNamara

1220. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health if he will outline the incidence of presentations at hospitals in the State with myocarditis, aneurysms and clotting disorders per month in the first eight months of 2021; and if he will provide a comparison with a similar period in 2018 and 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42107/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Michael McNamara

1228. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health when yoga studios will be allowed to re-open (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42131/21]

Health Service Executive

Michael McNamara

1246. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be facilitated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42199/21]

Departmental Funding

Michael McNamara

1271. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health if funding will be made available to continue a service (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42296/21]

Departmental Funding

Michael McNamara

1273. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health if urgent funding will be made available to an organisation (details supplied) to continue a service in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42301/21]

Energy Conservation

Michael McNamara

83. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of warmer home scheme applications received, completed and disallowed in the past three years from applicants in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40467/21]

Driver Test

Michael McNamara

237. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Transport the number of persons who are waiting for a driving test and a theory test in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40468/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Michael McNamara

531. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media when all swimming lessons will resume; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40257/21]

Housing Provision

Michael McNamara

701. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of vacant and derelict housing units in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40471/21]

Housing Schemes

Michael McNamara

702. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of HAP inspections that took place in County Clare in 2020; the number of properties that were found deficient; the number that were subsequently followed up; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40472/21]

Passport Services

Michael McNamara

852. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs when both the Cork and Dublin passport offices will reopen to the public given that international travel has resumed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40303/21]

Covid-19 Paindéim

Michael McNamara

920. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Education if she has risk assessed the impact on health in particular of children of Covid-19- related cleaning, disinfecting, fogging and sanitising procedures in schools; if so, if that risk assessment will be made available; if these procedures will continue once schools reopen in autumn 2021 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40299/21]

Covid-19 Paindéim

Michael McNamara

921. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Education if schoolchildren will be subjected to invasive procedures such as mask wearing, antigen or other testing or procedures (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40301/21]

School Staff

Michael McNamara

923. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Education if she will sanction an increase on the current SNA resources at a school (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39085/21]

Social Welfare Eligibility

Michael McNamara

1141. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons awaiting determination of their application for the jobseeker’s allowance in County Clare; the current wait time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40473/21]

Vaccination Programme

Michael McNamara

1585. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health when Covid-19 vaccines will be made available to persons aged 12 to 18 with an underlying condition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34368/21]

Hospital Facilities

Michael McNamara

1657. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health the increase in ICU capacity that has been introduced in Ireland since March 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34749/21]

Covid-19 Tests

Michael McNamara

2352. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health the number of persons that have tested positive for Covid-19 that have been fully vaccinated more than 14 days prior to the positive test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37474/21]

Health Services Staff

Michael McNamara

2926. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health if the full list of all section 39 agencies to which pay restoration applies including the smaller ones agreed at a recent conciliation conference held under the auspices of the Workplace Relations Commission will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39655/21]

Primary Medical Certificates

Michael McNamara

2942. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health : when a decision will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39681/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Michael McNamara

2997. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health if an EU Digital COVID Certificate will be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39830/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Michael McNamara

3101. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health if all the potential negative health impacts of the cleaning and disinfecting products and procedures he advises that schools use will be disclosed to parents (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40300/21]

Primary Medical Certificates

Michael McNamara

3149. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health the number of applications waiting for a primary medical certificate in County Clare; the current application processing time for a primary medical certificate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40474/21]

Home Care Packages

Michael McNamara

3150. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health the number of home care support hours being provided in County Clare in 2021; the way this compares to 2020; the number of persons currently waiting for home care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40475/21]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Michael McNamara

3151. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting on hip and or knee surgery and cataract surgery (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40476/21]

Rural Schemes

Michael McNamara

3445. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if additional funding will be provided in 2021 for the local improvement scheme in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40274/21]

Environmental Policy

Michael McNamara

22. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will immediately lift the restrictions on peat harvesting for 2021 to avoid a shortage of supply in 2021 which will result in job losses and business closures in the midlands and west; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38651/21]

Environmental Policy

Michael McNamara

39. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to ensure that peatlands are harvested in such a way that they are in the best possible condition for a planned and structured restoration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38653/21]

Horticulture Sector

Michael McNamara

43. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will introduce a fair and workable licensing system to allow for the phasing out of horticultural peat harvesting over a transition period to 2030 but ensuring that there is a secure supply of growing media during that period in order that the sustainable horticultural sector is not jeopardised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38652/21]

Forestry Sector

Michael McNamara

66. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider easing regulations around the granting of felling licenses in view of the shortage of supply and rising cost of timber; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38650/21]

Vaccination Programme

Michael McNamara

322. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health if he will allow the administration of a second dose of a vaccine (details supplied) to healthcare workers who have received a first dose of another vaccine and are concerned about the overall efficacy of the first vaccine against some variants after two doses in certain circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31750/21]

Vaccination Programme

Michael McNamara

323. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health the system he has put in place to record side-effects of Covid-19 vaccinations carried out in Ireland; if such data is published or the way it can be accessed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31751/21]

Departmental Data

Michael McNamara

456. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of new food businesses registered with his Department between July 2020 and June 2021, by county; the number of same for the period July 2019 to June 2020, by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38770/21]

Home Help Service

Michael McNamara

309. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be facilitated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30789/21]

Customs and Excise

Michael McNamara

264. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Finance the reason shipments which have been routed orange at customs which means they have been stopped for document inspection are taking up to three weeks to be cleared which is causing hardship to small businesses which have already paid the very high costs of excise on the sale of goods; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37241/21]

Housing Schemes

Michael McNamara

359. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of housing projects which will be affected by the Planning and Development (Amendment) (No.3) Bill 2021 if enacted; the number of housing units which will benefit from an extension of time for completion in the context of the disruption and delay compounded by the continuing uncertainties associated with the Covid-19 pandemic; if he will consider extending the proposed two-year additional period for completion of projects to three years; if he has assessed the number of projects and housing units that would be assisted by a three-year extension rather than a two-year one and give those details; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37708/21]

Animal Breeding

Michael McNamara

633. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of cattle that were in the three townlands (details supplied) in County Clare during the years 2018, 2019 and 2020; if he will provide for each year the number of cattle on 1 January each year for each parish; the number of births registered each year for each parish; the number of cattle on 31 December of each year for each parish; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37854/21]

World Heritage Sites

Michael McNamara

205. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide information on the applications received for inclusion on Ireland's World Heritage Tentative List 2020-2030 including each site applied for and the local authority or other entity from which the respective application was received; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37038/21]

Driver Licences

Michael McNamara

43. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Transport when a person (details supplied) will be facilitated with a learner permit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36659/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Michael McNamara

117. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health if fully vaccinated persons from the USA can visit Ireland without mandatory hotel quarantining once they have been vaccinated with an-EMA recognised vaccine and present with a negative PCR test carried out within the previous 72 hours on arrival. [30252/21]

Hospital Equipment

Michael McNamara

197. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health if a pass-through dishwasher, a ventilation system and stainless steel cupboards will be replaced as a matter of urgency for catering staff at a hospital (details supplied) in County Clare given that the cupboards in the kitchen area of the hospital are now falling apart due to water damage, which is obviously a health and safety issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30629/21]

Revenue Commissioners

Michael McNamara

180. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Finance if clerical officers who transferred from the Department of Agriculture in 2007 to the Revenue Commissioners will be considered for the allowance personal to holder which came into effect on 1 January 2003 given that all the clerical officers in the Revenue Commissioners are doing the very same job but anyone who transferred to the Revenue Commissioners after 2003 are on a reduced rate of pay of €100 weekly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36327/21]

Health Services

Michael McNamara

470. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health if optometrists will be issued a new contract with the HSE in order to provide enhanced public eye-care and cut excessive waiting times for patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29364/21]

Health Services

Michael McNamara

483. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health when the bowel screening programme will recommence at Ennis General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29623/21]

Health Services

Michael McNamara

485. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be facilitated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29660/21]

Home Help Service

Michael McNamara

494. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be facilitated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29688/21]