Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Charlie McConalogue

734. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the supports in place to support the bean an tí in the Donegal Gaeltacht in 2020 in view of the fact that all summer courses are cancelled as a result of Covid-19; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10177/20]

Undocumented Irish in the USA

Charlie McConalogue

35. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the progress to date in addressing the undocumented Irish in the United States of America; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9293/20]

Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme

Charlie McConalogue

78. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Finance his plans to allow persons that are registered blind to avail of tax relief under the disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8845/20]

School Accommodation

Charlie McConalogue

276. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to increase capacity at a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9275/20]

Medicinal Products

Charlie McConalogue

567. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Health if the HSE has received an application for acarizax to be added to the reimbursement list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8581/20]

Pesticide Use

Charlie McConalogue

791. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of EU countries to which his attention has been drawn as having applied for an emergency exemption to allow for the continued use of the herbicide diquat (details supplied); if he will apply for an exemption on behalf of Ireland; if his Department has carried out an assessment of the impact that the removal of the herbicide will have on the potato sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9416/20]

Brexit Negotiations

Charlie McConalogue

793. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the latest EU level discussions regarding fisheries in upcoming Brexit negotiations and the latest reports (details supplied) that the UK wants to replace relative stability with zonal attachment; and the position Ireland has taken on this at EU level. [9488/20]

Agrifood Sector

Charlie McConalogue

794. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the main elements of the EU Commission farm to fork and biodiversity strategies; if his Department will undertake an analysis of both strategies with respect to the impact on farm incomes, the environment and on the agrifood sector here; and the likely timeframe for the final strategies to be agreed at EU level and timetable for impact assessments to be carried out. [9489/20]

Fishing Industry

Charlie McConalogue

795. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the opinion of four fish producer organisations (details supplied) that the Covid-19 voluntary fleet tie-up scheme announced by him is inadequate to meet the needs of the sector; and if he will engage with the producer organisations in order to amend the scheme. [9579/20]

Fishing Industry

Charlie McConalogue

839. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide an overview of the EU and national level regulation pertaining to eel fishing; and if his Department has reviewed the decision regarding the closure of eel fishing and the impact on local jobs and communities as set out in correspondence (details supplied). [9487/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Charlie McConalogue

864. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the guidelines for taxis returning to work post Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8363/20]

Aviation Industry

Charlie McConalogue

933. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the obligations on an airline to refund passengers that are unable to travel due to restrictions on undertaking unnecessary travel; the options available to a person (details supplied) having difficulties in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9028/20]

Family Resource Centres

Charlie McConalogue

989. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will consider allocating a family resource status to a centre (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8417/20]

School Meals Programme

Charlie McConalogue

1060. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her Department will extend the school lunch programme until the end of August 2020; if not, the reason; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9125/20]

Mica Redress Scheme

Charlie McConalogue

1239. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government when the guidelines required to facilitate the mica redress scheme to open for applications will be published by his Department; the reason for the delay in publishing the guidelines; the date on which he expects the scheme to open for applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9335/20]

Insurance Industry

Charlie McConalogue

54. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Finance the details of his discussions and conclusions made with the insurance industry on compensating businesses with disruption cover for infectious diseases on the need to honour business interruption claims; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7312/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Charlie McConalogue

77. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Finance his plans to include seasonal workers under the wage subsidy scheme in view of the fact that their period of employment ordinarily would be during the summer tourism season; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7949/20]

Public Sector Pensions

Charlie McConalogue

99. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 131 of 5 March 2020, the progress made in relation to the new guidance on the implementation of section 52(6) and (7) of the Public Service Pensions (Single Scheme and Other Provisions) Act 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8030/20]

SOLAS Training and Education Programmes

Charlie McConalogue

191. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Education and Skills when providers of Safe Pass courses can start to provide courses to new entrants to the sector who have not had a Safe Pass certificate before; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7594/20]

Health and Safety Inspections

Charlie McConalogue

442. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of workplace inspections that have taken place by the Health and Safety Authority in meat factories since the Covid-19 emergency emerged in March 2020 to ensure worker protection by county in tabular form. [7834/20]