Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

State Examinations

Francis Noel Duffy

507. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Education if she will consider reviewing the junior certificate examinations for 2022 to take into account the fact that three years of post-primary education have been disrupted as a result of Covid-19; if the examinations will include additional choices and omit parts of the course and examination questions similar to the changes that were made to the leaving certificate examinations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14429/22]

Housing Provision

Francis Noel Duffy

149. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the first local authority affordable purchase homes will be delivered; and the targets for 2022-2025. [12088/22]

Housing Provision

Francis Noel Duffy

190. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of cost-rental units delivered in 2021; and the targets for cost-rental housing delivery for the years 2022-2025. [12087/22]

Office of Government Procurement

Francis Noel Duffy

94. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position regarding switching to green procurement in the Office of Government Procurement and the progress to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11399/22]

Housing Schemes

Francis Noel Duffy

270. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the shared equity scheme will be introduced; when eligibility requirements will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10607/22]

School Accommodation

Francis Noel Duffy

458. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Education if she will provide a copy of the report following the assessment of school (details supplied) by the planning and development unit on 4 November 2020 for a building retrofit. [8187/22]

Citizenship Applications

Francis Noel Duffy

601. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Justice the progress that has been made to date in the determination of an application for citizenship in the case of a person (details supplied) considering it has been over 16 months since the application was received and processed. [8188/22]

Housing Provision

Francis Noel Duffy

246. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of social, affordable and cost-rental homes each local authority aims to deliver as part of their housing delivery action plan. [5552/22]

Special Educational Needs

Francis Noel Duffy

279. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Education if her Department has a timeline for the planned review of the minimum qualifications for special needs assistants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5553/22]

Special Educational Needs

Francis Noel Duffy

280. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Education if there have been updates on awarding accreditation to those enrolled in the national training programme for special needs assistants in University College Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5554/22]

Special Educational Needs

Francis Noel Duffy

281. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Education if there is a plan to review the special needs assistant scheme and for it to be recognised as a profession; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5555/22]

Emergency Departments

Francis Noel Duffy

418. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Tallaght University Hospital has discouraged the public from attending the emergency department for less severe casualties and to consider alternative care options due to long waits and pressure on the department; if his Department has consulted with the HSE on surge capacity plans and other measures to ensure that the hospital has the capacity and resources needed to meet the number of patients entering the emergency department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5551/22]

Ministerial Appointments

Francis Noel Duffy

87. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider appointing a member with a background and expertise in sustainable design, planning and environmental development to the board of the Land Development Agency. [3303/22]

Departmental Priorities

Francis Noel Duffy

94. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans for a redress scheme for homeowners impacted by defective properties; if he has given consideration to the Defective Dwellings Bill 2021 introduced at first stage to Dáil Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3304/22]

Social Welfare Benefits

Francis Noel Duffy

389. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 518 of 16 December 2021, if the matter relates to his Department and the Department of Health as referred to in the reply from the HSE (details supplied). [1645/22]

National Parks and Wildlife Service

Francis Noel Duffy

586. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department will publish the report of the independent review of the National Parks and Wildlife Service. [2089/22]

Health Services

Francis Noel Duffy

1758. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Health the reason that cervical screening test appointments were cancelled in December 2021 with no prior warning; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1646/22]

Covid-19 Tests

Francis Noel Duffy

1812. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that some suppliers increased the cost of antigen tests as demand has soared beyond supply in Ireland, the UK, the United States of America and Australia; his views on the implications this will have on prices and supply of antigen tests in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1929/22]

Covid-19 Tests

Francis Noel Duffy

1813. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Health if his Department will consider subsidisation of antigen tests in cases in which prices have increased due to low supply and high demand; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1930/22]

Covid-19 Tests

Francis Noel Duffy

1814. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Health if his Department has engaged with the Department of Education on the roll-out of the antigen testing programme to secondary schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1931/22]

Vaccination Programme

Francis Noel Duffy

1815. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Health when the National Immunisation Advisory Committee will report its recommendations regarding BCG immunisation. [1932/22]

Vaccination Programme

Francis Noel Duffy

1816. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Health when high-risk persons who have been recommended a booster (details supplied) due to a myocarditis and pericarditis reaction from the mRNA vaccine can expect to receive their booster; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1933/22]

Healthcare Policy

Francis Noel Duffy

517. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Health if his Department and the HSE will recognise ME/CFS as a long-term illness; if his Department and the HSE will review the guidelines on the diagnosis and management of ME/CFS in view of the recent report published by the UK National Institute for Health and Care Excellence with updated guidelines on ME/CFS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62498/21]

Social Welfare Benefits

Francis Noel Duffy

518. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Health if he will engage with the Minister for Social Protection to expand the critical illness protocol to persons diagnosed with ME/CFS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62499/21]

Departmental Schemes

Francis Noel Duffy

252. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total State expenditure on HAP in each of the years 2015 to 2020. [61858/21]

Public Sector Pay

Francis Noel Duffy

415. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 274 of 26 November 2020, if the upgrade of the payroll system has been completed; when the online payslip option will be available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61859/21]

Immigration Policy

Francis Noel Duffy

521. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Justice if she has considered extending the deadline of the new regularisation scheme. [61860/21]

Immigration Policy

Francis Noel Duffy

522. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Justice if persons can apply to the regularisation scheme if they have resided in the State for 12 years in total but have left and come back two years ago; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61861/21]

Community Employment Drug Rehabilitation Projects

Francis Noel Duffy

822. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the details of responses from her Department to the issues faced by areas of Tallaght, Dublin 24 that have been adversely impacted by the growth in crack cocaine usage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61857/21]

Health Services

Francis Noel Duffy

128. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Health if a decision has been made with regard to the allocation of the €500,000 to address the crack cocaine crisis announced as part of Budget 2022; if not, the date by which this decision will be made in view of the fact that community drugs projects are struggling to maintain services and have no clarity on available funds from 1 January 2022 to meet the needs of service users on crack cocaine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59347/21]

Food Poverty

Francis Noel Duffy

111. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Social Protection if an update will be provided on the work of the Working Group on Food Poverty; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57822/21]

Departmental Schemes

Francis Noel Duffy

201. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his engagement with the European Commission to identify supports for the low-cost retrofit loan scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57437/21]

Departmental Schemes

Francis Noel Duffy

202. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when the low-cost retrofit loan scheme for residential retrofitting will be introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57438/21]

Driver Licences

Francis Noel Duffy

219. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Transport if his Department will process and expedite the renewal of an SPSV licence for a person (details supplied) considering all necessary documents are intact and have been submitted, including confirmation that the renewal of their IRP card is being processed. [57347/21]

Planning Issues

Francis Noel Duffy

286. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will publish the membership of the working group appointed by the Attorney General to examine planning legislation; and the terms of reference for the working group. [57339/21]

Rental Sector

Francis Noel Duffy

287. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the commission on housing once established will review the progress of cost-rental delivery in Ireland. [57340/21]

Housing Provision

Francis Noel Duffy

288. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the timeline for winding up the strategic housing development application; and the final date a decision on a strategic housing development application will be made by An Bord Pleanála. [57341/21]

Foreign Policy

Francis Noel Duffy

320. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on his engagement with both Presidents Herzog and Abbas on Israel’s designation of six Palestinian non-governmental organisations as terrorist organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57344/21]

Foreign Policy

Francis Noel Duffy

321. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of the situation in Ethiopia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57345/21]

Official Travel

Francis Noel Duffy

444. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will report on his recent visit to Jordan. [57346/21]

Mental Health Policy

Francis Noel Duffy

465. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Justice if her Department will review the need for pre-arrest diversions to psychiatric services for persons with mental health illnesses as recommended in a recent report (details supplied). [56971/21]

Vaccination Programme

Francis Noel Duffy

584. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Health the consent guidelines for Covid-19 vaccinations for persons over 18 years of age diagnosed with non-verbal autism or other forms of intellectual disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56969/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Francis Noel Duffy

585. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that heavily pregnant women who have tested positive for Covid-19 and require medical attention are left in Covid-19 ward waiting rooms for ten hours; if there are HSE guidelines for medical care specifically for pregnant women who have contracted Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56970/21]

Passport Services

Francis Noel Duffy

197. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the current difficulties surrounding the emergency passport service; if his Department is reviewing the emergency telephone line to increase capacity due to large volume of callers; if persons can get an immediate urgent appointment with the passport office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56699/21]

Youth Services

Francis Noel Duffy

273. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will review the restrictions on youth group work which are currently restricted to pods of six given the vast majority of volunteer led youth work has not been able to resume or to have open access services such as youth cafés and drop ins and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56698/21]

Housing Policy

Francis Noel Duffy

8. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the establishment of the commission on housing and its terms of reference; when the membership of the commission will be appointed; the sectors he will target; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54956/21]

Housing Provision

Francis Noel Duffy

99. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the delivery of housing under the Housing for All plan (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54957/21]

Departmental Reviews

Francis Noel Duffy

101. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the working group to review Irish planning legislation will be established; when the terms of reference will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54958/21]

Local Authorities

Francis Noel Duffy

102. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the review by the County and City Management Association of local authority capacity and resources before the Planning and Development (Amendment) (LSRD) Bill 2021 is enacted to ensure local authorities are adequately resourced and appropriately staffed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54959/21]

Environmental Schemes

Francis Noel Duffy

350. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the decarbonised zones project; when decarbonised zones will be approved, guidelines issued and when the steering committee structures will be outlined considering that deadlines for submission was 21 April 2021. [54691/21]