Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Covid-19 Pandemic

Joe O'Brien

218. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of new households created by IPAS since the beginning of the Covid-19 outbreak here, households being persons not from the same family sharing a bedroom. [9896/20]

Human Rights Cases

Joe O'Brien

17. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the case of a person (details supplied) whose case has been highlighted by an organisation. [8401/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Joe O'Brien

164. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if schools will be directed to accept a small number of pupils before phase 5 of the Roadmap for Reopening Society and Business in order to test measures that will be needed in September 2020 with much larger numbers. [8400/20]

English Language Training Organisations

Joe O'Brien

177. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider including teachers and representatives on the Covid-19 working group for the English language education sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8532/20]

Direct Provision System

Joe O'Brien

391. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide a list of all direct provision accommodation centres. [9343/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Joe O'Brien

594. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Health if he will consider a tailored awareness campaign for young persons aimed at maintaining adherence to the required social distancing measures and perhaps engaging popular musicians, celebrities or entertainers in the process (details supplied). [8729/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Joe O'Brien

681. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Health if mandatory quarantining is envisaged for overseas visitors as international travel begins to resume; the length of time the quarantining period will be; if facilities have been sourced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9260/20]

Driver Test

Joe O'Brien

897. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when driver test centres are due to reopen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8688/20]

Driver Test

Joe O'Brien

899. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if consideration has been given to allowing driver tests to take place under the criteria of exceptional circumstances of the Road Safety Authority, in which a person’s continued employment is reliant on obtaining a driver licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8714/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Joe O'Brien

901. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the measures which will be put in place to ensure the survival of the bus and coach sector in view of the important roles it plays in terms of public transport especially the school transport service and the tourism sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8728/20]

Aer Lingus

Joe O'Brien

956. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will request a company (details supplied) to engage with employees and unions before deciding on restructuring plans and to place employee rights and welfare at the centre of future restructuring plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9261/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment

Joe O'Brien

1128. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of pandemic unemployment payment recipients disaggregated by their previous net weekly pay in intervals of €10 and then €50, using the data that informed page 4 of the report that was published by the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation, Economic Considerations for Reinstating the Economic Activity. [9344/20]

Credit Unions

Joe O'Brien

62. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Finance if an impact assessment has been carried out on the status of credit unions here in view of the Covid-19 pandemic; the supports that can be offered to credit unions; his views on the future of credit unions here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7426/20]

Nursing Education

Joe O'Brien

201. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider increasing the allocation for persons graduating from post-leaving certificate nursing preparation courses to above the current 150 place allocation in the uptake of nursing places in college courses in 2020 due to a decline in international students. [7663/20]

Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services

Joe O'Brien

538. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Health his plans to ensure CAMHS is adequately resourced to deal with the increased strain on the mental health of young persons during the Covid-19 pandemic; and the extent to which he is liaising with the Department of Education and Skills in view of the exceptional pressure on leaving certificate students [7420/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Joe O'Brien

539. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Health if social gatherings specifically weddings are permitted to proceed as normal from 10 August 2020 as outlined in phase 5 of the Roadmap for Reopening Society and Business; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7425/20]

Medical Aids and Appliances

Joe O'Brien

540. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Health if he has considered procuring more sustainable PPE equipment that can be used more than once after proper laundering and disinfecting in view of the fact the Covid-19 pandemic will be here for some time, the cost of PPE equipment is expensive and the equipment is not always available [7428/20]

Public Private Partnerships

Joe O'Brien

769. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the roads and linked companies that have a traffic guarantee associated with them; the amount of compensation paid under each agreement annually since 2014; the estimated compensation to be paid in 2020 under each agreement in the context of lower traffic volumes due to Covid-19; and the mechanisms by which the State can claim not to be liable for the compensation under traffic guarantees in view of the unusual nature and cause of the lower traffic volumes. [7415/20]

National Car Test

Joe O'Brien

770. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans for NCT retests once centres reopen (details supplied). [7422/20]

Driver Test

Joe O'Brien

772. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to extend the permit period of approved driving instructors in line with the extension of driver licences (details supplied). [7431/20]

Tourism Industry

Joe O'Brien

808. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the membership of the tourism task force; the remit of the taskforce; the frequency with which it has met; the frequency with which it plans to meet; if it plans to make recommendations; and if so, when it plans to make such recommendations. [7686/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Joe O'Brien

815. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will establish a resilience fund and associated task force to aid in protection and development of sports organisations that were financially impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. [7753/20]

Child Benefit

Joe O'Brien

944. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if consideration will be given to extending the eligibility for the child benefit scheme to persons over 18 years of age that will be in full-time education in September 2020 due to the disruption of the academic year due to Covid-19 (details supplied). [7421/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Joe O'Brien

945. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if guidelines have been developed in relation to the temporary lay-offs due to Covid-19; if there is a time limit on the length of time for temporary lay-offs; and if guidance is being developed for employers and employees on exiting the temporary lay-off situation. [7427/20]

Disability Allowance

Joe O'Brien

972. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the processing times for disability allowance applications. [7761/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Joe O'Brien

695. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Health the average gap in days between the date that Covid-19 victims died and when they are officially reported as deaths. [5814/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Joe O'Brien

764. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Health if the HSE or the NPHET carried out an assessment or is following a specific WHO advice on the potential of recirculated air in aircraft to spread the Covid-19 virus. [6435/20]

Ministerial Remuneration

Joe O'Brien

122. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the Ministers of State that collectively lobbied him for an improvement in their terms and conditions; and when this approach took place. [4145/20]

HSE Waiting Lists

Joe O'Brien

520. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Health the number of children who aged out of and off the waiting lists for early intervention team assessments by HSE area in 2018 and 2019. [4229/20]

HSE Waiting Lists

Joe O'Brien

521. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Health the waiting time for new applicants for early intervention team assessments in each HSE area [4230/20]

Departmental Reports

Joe O'Brien

1031. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the planned date for the publication of the independent report commissioned by his Department on the economic assessment of the western rail corridor from Athenry, County Galway, to Claremorris, County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4168/20]

Homeless Persons Supports

Joe O'Brien

1244. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of persons registered as homeless who sleep in dormitory-style or shared-bedroom spaces, excluding situations in which members of the same family share a bedroom space exclusive of non-family members. [4444/20]

Homeless Persons Supports

Joe O'Brien

1245. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if funds will be made available to facilitate self-isolation for homeless persons who sleep in dormitory-style or shared-bedroom space accommodation. [4445/20]

Schools Building Projects Status

Joe O'Brien

261. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of plans to build an appropriate facility for a school (details supplied). [3253/20]

School Accommodation

Joe O'Brien

268. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the short and long-term plans to expand the capacity of a school (details supplied). [3308/20]

School Enrolments

Joe O'Brien

277. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the role of his Department in encouraging post-primary schools in the same geographic area to coordinate and share information regarding applications for first years in order to ensure children are offered a place in a timely manner and that parents are not left waiting months to find out if their child will get a place (details supplied). [3344/20]

Naturalisation Applications

Joe O'Brien

400. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of an application for naturalisation by a person (details supplied). [3254/20]

Migrant Integration

Joe O'Brien

409. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the annual budget specifically dedicated to migrant integration including for the Office for the Promotion of Migrant Integration and its previous incarnations since the establishment of the junior ministry with a migrant integration remit in 2007. [3343/20]

Renewable Energy Exports

Joe O'Brien

1010. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if tenders have been issued or consultants engaged to help facilitate the feeding of electricity generation of private residences or commercial premises into the national grid. [3255/20]

Rail Network

Joe O'Brien

1060. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of plans for electrification of the northern rail commuter line to Balbriggan; and if a related tendering or design process has been initiated. [3252/20]

Childcare Services Funding

Joe O'Brien

1091. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the childcare providers that her Department provided with a one-off payment to assist with insurance costs by county; the amount provided per provider; and the actual amount of such an insurance bill in tabular form. [3342/20]

Childcare Services

Joe O'Brien

1092. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her attention has been drawn to the situation of a Montessori facility (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3459/20]

Community Services Programme

Joe O'Brien

1094. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the reason for discontinuing the funding for a service (details supplied) for the Fingal area. [3340/20]

Fire Safety Regulations

Joe O'Brien

1231. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his views on whether restricting escape routes from bedrooms to routes through the kitchen not including sprinklers and having a minimum distance of only 1.8 metres from escape route to potential kitchen fire are adequate safeguards in view of the revised Technical Guidance Document B – Fire Safety (2006). [3307/20]

Social and Affordable Housing

Joe O'Brien

1232. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the status of revisions being made to the social housing application form to identify the need for wheelchair suitable housing; when he expects the revised application form to be introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3341/20]

Prisoner Data

Joe O'Brien

251. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the percentage of prisoners detained solely on remand in each prison; the breakdown of offences with which they are charged; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52609/19]

Prisoner Data

Joe O'Brien

252. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons on remand in prison; the length of time they have been on remand; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52610/19]

Prisoner Data

Joe O'Brien

253. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of prisoners held on remand since January 2019 by month; the percentage of prisoners held on remand who are eventually sentenced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52611/19]

Prisoner Diversions

Joe O'Brien

254. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons diverted from prison through the prison in-reach and court liaison scheme in 2018 and to date in 2019; if there were delays in diversion due to a lack of appropriate community-based services or spaces; the types of services to which these persons were diverted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52612/19]

Prisoner Data

Joe O'Brien

255. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the average length of time individual prisoners spent in safety observation cells and high-support units in 2018 and to date in 2019; the longest duration of time spent in each type of cell over the period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52613/19]

Prisoner Data

Joe O'Brien

256. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of prisoners categorised as homeless on committal to prison; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52614/19]

Naturalisation Applications

Joe O'Brien

266. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of a naturalisation application by a person (details supplied). [52643/19]

National Positive Ageing Strategy Implementation

Joe O'Brien

325. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Health the steps taken to implement the national positive ageing strategy in his Department [53175/19]

Railway Stations Upgrade

Joe O'Brien

611. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the planned investment in lifts at train stations nationally to ensure they are reliable and accessible to persons with disabilities or who are mobility impaired. [53123/19]

Childcare Services Data

Joe O'Brien

624. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of aftercare worker positions funded by her Department [52817/19]

Children in Care

Joe O'Brien

642. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children that left residential care in each year since 2016 due to ageing out; and the number assigned an aftercare worker. [52812/19]

Child and Family Agency Data

Joe O'Brien

643. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of aftercare worker positions funded by her Department. [52813/19]

Child and Family Agency Data

Joe O'Brien

644. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of child support workers that have a specific role to work with homeless children funded by her Department. [52814/19]

Childcare Services Provision

Joe O'Brien

645. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to improve the level of community-based childcare provision in Fingal, County Dublin in view of the fact Fingal has the lowest level of community-based childcare and the youngest population. [52815/19]

Homeless Persons Data

Joe O'Brien

770. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of children nationwide that have experienced at least one month of homelessness since the beginning of 2016. [53189/19]

School Accommodation Provision

Joe O'Brien

208. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the expansion plans for a school (details supplied); if sanction has been given for expansion in 2020; and if sanction has been given for expansion beyond 2020. [51511/19]

Rail Services Data

Joe O'Brien

516. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason the rolling stock purchased by Irish Rail in recent years is being stored in warehouses and cannot be used. [51512/19]