Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Defence Forces Data

Sorca Clarke

422. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Defence the number of members at the rank of seaman second class in relation to rates of pay for enlisted personnel of the Permanent Defence Force, Naval Service. [3653/21]

Felling Licences

Sorca Clarke

881. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a person (details supplied) was required to apply for a felling licence prior to the recent tree felling carried out on the land; and if such a licence was granted. [3656/21]

Flood Relief Schemes

Sorca Clarke

99. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the proposed timescale for the completion of a scheme in view of the recent approval of An Bord Pleanála for the Office of Public Works-funded scheme in Springfield, Clonlara. [3254/21]

School Facilities

Sorca Clarke

202. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the current timeline for the completion of the playing pitch at a school (details supplied). [3252/21]

Vaccination Programme

Sorca Clarke

387. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the position regarding family carers now considered as likely to be categorised as front-line workers in relation to the roll-out of the Covid-19 vaccination; and when a decision on their categorisation will be made. [3226/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Sorca Clarke

396. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health his plans for the Covid-19 vaccination schedule to be operating seven days per week and outside standard office hours, given the exponential growth of the virus in our communities and the urgency to ensure the maximum roll-out is achieved to ensure public health is maintained. [3250/21]

Eating Disorders

Sorca Clarke

397. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the total allocation for the treatment of eating disorders and by comparison the amount expended on actual treatment of eating disorders and in which an underspend occurred by which the unspent moneys were utilised in each of the years 2018 to 2020, in tabular form. [3251/21]

Vaccination Programme

Sorca Clarke

401. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the cohort of vaccine recipients to which student teachers belong; if they will be classed alongside others in the education sector; and if not, the reason consideration was not given to the Teaching Council requirement of face-to-face teaching, which would lead these student teachers to be in the same work environment as qualified colleagues and subject to the same risk. [3264/21]

Vaccination Programme

Sorca Clarke

424. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health when pharmacists will be offered the Covid-19 vaccination, given the nature of their work, which involves high levels of face-to-face contact with the public. [3302/21]

National Parks and Wildlife Service

Sorca Clarke

253. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of district conservation officers, wildlife inspectors, conservation rangers and ecologists who were recruited for the National Parks and Wildlife Service in each of the past three years, in tabular form. [2926/21]

Housing Adaptation Grant

Sorca Clarke

254. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the estimated annual cost if the budget for housing adaptation grants for older persons and persons with disability was increased by 5%. [2927/21]

Defence Forces Deployment

Sorca Clarke

275. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Defence the number of Permanent Defence Force personnel ordinarily based at Aiken Barracks, Dundalk. [2924/21]

Army Barracks

Sorca Clarke

276. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Defence if funding will be provided for the upgrade of former University Service Army Complement, USAC, block at Dún Uí Mhaoilíosa, County Galway; when works will commence; and the estimated completion timeframe and estimated cost of such works. [2925/21]

Invalidity Pension

Sorca Clarke

356. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of invalidity pension applications received by her Department in 2020; the number of applications that were approved; the number of applications refused; and the number of applications still ongoing. [2929/21]

Crime Data

Sorca Clarke

442. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice the number of persons arrested and successfully prosecuted for driving while disqualified in each of the past three years in tabular form. [2928/21]

Health Services Staff

Sorca Clarke

669. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of graduate nurses and midwives in 2019 and 2020 who have been provided full-time permanent contracts. [2930/21]

Hospital Staff

Sorca Clarke

670. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of job vacancies at Midland Regional Hospital Mullingar by department, job title and the length of time each position has been vacant. [2931/21]

Defence Forces

Sorca Clarke

265. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the financial emergency measures in the public interest, FEMPI, cuts to include the Defence Forces that have been reversed by category of worker to date. [44662/20]

Defence Forces

Sorca Clarke

266. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the financial emergency measures in the public interest, FEMPI, cuts to allowances to include the Defence Forces that have been reversed by category of worker to date. [44663/20]

Housing Policy

Sorca Clarke

321. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the social welfare incomes that are considered temporary when a local authority is assessing a persons' application for social housing. [44654/20]

Housing Issues

Sorca Clarke

322. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of families in counties Longford and Westmeath on notice to quit who have less than three months before they have to vacate the property. [44655/20]

Fire Stations

Sorca Clarke

323. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the funding for fire stations in 2018, 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021, by county. [44656/20]

Emergency Services

Sorca Clarke

324. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of full-time and part-time firefighters per county. [44657/20]

Health Services Staff

Sorca Clarke

754. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health if a commitment will be given that staff working in the integration, intervention services will not be redeployed when the roll-out of the Covid-19 vaccination commences. [44659/20]

Disability Services Provision

Sorca Clarke

755. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health if his Department will publish the timeline for the 100% return of disability services. [44660/20]

Disability Services Data

Sorca Clarke

756. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the number of disability services by county; the current capacity of each; and the plan to address the backlog of therapy sessions. [44661/20]

LEADER Programmes

Sorca Clarke

1191. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if her Department will consider granting an exceptional extension regarding the LEADER programme in which projects approved by the end of 2020 but ultimately may not go ahead allowing the funding to be used for other 2020 projects that missed out. [44658/20]

Flood Risk Management

Sorca Clarke

311. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if a request has been made to his Department by local authorities for additional funding to deal with flooding. [44135/20]

Flood Relief Schemes

Sorca Clarke

332. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a request has been made to his Department by local authorities for additional funding to deal with flooding. [44134/20]

Defence Forces Funding

Sorca Clarke

365. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Defence the estimated cost in 2021 if the capital budget for Defence Forces capability development increased by 15%. [44133/20]

Social and Affordable Housing

Sorca Clarke

131. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the social welfare incomes considered temporary when a local authority is assessing a person's application for social housing. [43964/20]

Diplomatic Representation

Sorca Clarke

142. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he plans to appoint a cultural officer to the Irish Embassy in Australia. [43966/20]

Diplomatic Representation

Sorca Clarke

143. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the embassies that have a cultural officer in tabular form. [43967/20]

Garda Transport Provision

Sorca Clarke

273. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice if funding will be provided for the replacement of the three oldest horse trailers attached to the Garda mounted unit. [43963/20]

Departmental Functions

Sorca Clarke

336. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health if disability functions will be transferred to the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth; and if so, the timeline for same. [43962/20]

Hospital Staff

Sorca Clarke

337. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health if his Department will provide funding for the recruitment of an additional paediatric endocrinologist for Temple Street Children's Hospital, Dublin. [43965/20]

Disability Services Provision

Sorca Clarke

94. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the plight of parents of children with Down’s syndrome who have been without services since March 2020; if his Department will allocate additional resources to deal with the backlog; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40784/20]

Road Safety

Sorca Clarke

51. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Transport the additional resources that will be provided to local authorities in County Longford to ensure that there are adequate road safety measures in place including footpaths for children walking to a school (details supplied) given the specific reference to physical activity amongst children in the programme for Government. [42446/20]

Road Safety

Sorca Clarke

52. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Transport the steps taken to date to facilitate safer walking to schools given the commitment in the programme for Government for an ambitious road safety strategy. [42448/20]

Flood Relief Schemes

Sorca Clarke

78. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the contribution request for €40,000 by Westmeath County Council to the OPW in June 2020 was facilitated; and if so, when the payment was made. [42458/20]

Illness Benefit

Sorca Clarke

86. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason illness benefit is classed as a temporary payment for the purposes of social housing assessment. [42463/20]

Defence Forces Data

Sorca Clarke

96. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Defence the number of promotional positions waiting to be filled throughout the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42467/20]

Road Safety

Sorca Clarke

119. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education the additional resources that will be provided to local authorities to ensure that there are adequate road safety measures in place including footpaths for children walking to a school (details supplied) in County Longford given the specific reference to physical activity amongst children in the programme for Government. [42447/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment

Sorca Clarke

155. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of appeals by county that were upheld regarding the payment level of the pandemic unemployment payment in tabular form. [42460/20]

Social Welfare Schemes Data

Sorca Clarke

156. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide a comprehensive list of the payments that are classified as temporary. [42462/20]

Workplace Relations Commission

Sorca Clarke

161. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his plans to make the necessary funding available for the implementation of the Workplace Relations Commission's agreement of August 2019 between a union (details supplied) and city and county childcare committees. [42466/20]

Child and Family Agency

Sorca Clarke

168. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the authority by which Tusla can compel attendance at medical, psychological or intervention therapies. [42464/20]

Student Universal Support Ireland

Sorca Clarke

179. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will request SUSI to specifically deal with the issue of estrangement in Article 21(3)(b) of the student grant scheme 2020 to more accurately reflect the reality for many families. [42465/20]

State Pardons

Sorca Clarke

185. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Justice the process by which a person can seek to have a historical conviction overturned; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42459/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Sorca Clarke

231. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the spatial criteria for the separation of Covid-19 and non-Covid-19 in paediatric emergency departments; and the recommendations regarding meeting the criteria. [42449/20]