Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Health Services

Brendan Howlin

1002. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Health if assistance will be provided in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16776/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Brendan Howlin

185. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has considered the admission of the events industry to supports and schemes (details supplied) until six months after mass gatherings are permitted again; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15395/21]

Road Projects

Brendan Howlin

272. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Transport the amount allocated towards the Oilgate to Rosslare Harbour N11/N25 roadway for 2021, 2022 and 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14010/21]

Wage Subsidy Scheme

Brendan Howlin

491. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Finance if he has considered the admission of the events industry to supports and schemes (details supplied) until six months after mass gatherings are permitted again; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15395/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Brendan Howlin

585. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media further to Parliamentary Question No. 271 of 24 February 2021, when a reply will issue from Fáilte Ireland. [15772/21]

Overseas Development Aid

Brendan Howlin

744. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if it is policy to postpone the achievement of the UN target for 0.7% of GNP for ODA until 2030; if he will set out the increase proposed for each year of this decade; if the target can be achieved earlier; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14005/21]

Passport Applications

Brendan Howlin

773. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the reason staff at the Passport Office are not deemed essential workers; the number of passport applications currently awaiting processing; if he will seek to have a full staff rota returned to the Passport Office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15294/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Brendan Howlin

1021. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Social Protection if she has considered the admission of the events industry to supports and schemes (details supplied) until six months after mass gatherings are permitted again; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15395/21]

Refugee Resettlement Programme

Brendan Howlin

1059. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 588 of 16 October 2020, if a further offer has been made to the Greek authorities to accept into Ireland asylum seekers currently in Lesvos; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15956/21]

Garda Recruitment

Brendan Howlin

1195. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Justice when the next round of recruitment to An Garda Síochána will take place; the number to be recruited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14006/21]

Immigration Status

Brendan Howlin

1287. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Justice the status of an appeal by a person (details supplied). [15786/21]

Vaccination Programme

Brendan Howlin

1770. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Health the position of home carers in the vaccine roll-out schedule; if home carers are designated as essential workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15387/21]

Deportation Orders

Brendan Howlin

709. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Justice the number of persons awaiting deportation on foot of a deportation order; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that such persons have been required to give up work and are residing here in limbo; if she will reconsider the status of such persons due to the Covid-19 crisis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12841/21]

Fáilte Ireland

Brendan Howlin

59. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the qualification criteria for the outdoor dining grant announced by Fáilte Ireland; if this grant will allow restaurants to carry out capital works to provide outdoor dining facilities; if it will apply in every area of the country; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12259/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Brendan Howlin

271. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if particular supports have been provided to charter boat operators that have seen their income devastated since the start of the pandemic and that have fixed expenses to meet; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10224/21]

Teacher Training

Brendan Howlin

480. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to the differences in treatment between teacher education students attending colleges that are State supported and those that are not in relation to supports for Irish language training; her plans to address the issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10226/21]

Departmental Funding

Brendan Howlin

206. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the breakdown of funding granted to each organisation under the national integration fund 2020, in tabular form (details supplied); the rationale for granting funds to public bodies such as third-level institutions and county councils while rejecting the applications of certain migrant groups active on the ground serving migrant communities with scarce resources; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9082/21]

Vaccination Programme

Brendan Howlin

204. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Health if nurses and staff involved in providing renal dialysis in sites outside of main hospital settings are included in the Covid-19 vaccine roll-out plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6097/21]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Brendan Howlin

1. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach the number of contacts he has had with the Northern Ireland First Minister or Deputy First Minister since 1 January 2021; and the dates and nature of same. [4678/21]

Driver Test

Brendan Howlin

114. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Transport if he has put in place facilities for essential workers awaiting theory tests and driver tests in order that they can qualify to drive to their place of employment; if it is possible to do theory tests online; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5485/21]

Student Accommodation

Brendan Howlin

518. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the protections being provided for students in the 2021-2022 academic year in relation to the payment of accommodation on or near campuses; if students who are required to pay for accommodation in advance will have their payments refunded if the accommodation cannot be availed of; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5022/21]

General Practitioner Services

Brendan Howlin

793. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Health the steps he has taken to ensure that there is adequate general practitioner cover for all residents in County Wexford; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that many persons find it impossible to be accepted on a general practitioner’s list in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5595/21]

Ministerial Meetings

Brendan Howlin

124. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of contacts he has had with the Northern Ireland First Minister or Deputy First Minister since 1 January 2021; the dates and nature of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4679/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Brendan Howlin

125. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the steps he has taken to implement an all-island anti-Covid-19 strategy in conjunction with the Northern Executive since 1 January 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4682/21]

Ministerial Meetings

Brendan Howlin

248. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Health the number of contacts he has had with the Northern Ireland Minister for Health since 1 January 2021; the dates and nature of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4680/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Brendan Howlin

249. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Health if passenger data for persons who are travelling to Northern Ireland via Dublin airport is being shared with the Northern Ireland Executive on public health grounds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4686/21]

Ministerial Meetings

Brendan Howlin

250. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Health the number of meetings and contacts officials of his Department have had with their counterparts in the Northern Ireland Department of Health since 1 January 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4688/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Brendan Howlin

17. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the supports available to wholesalers that cater for the hospitality industry that has been severely impacted by Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4316/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Brendan Howlin

227. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Finance if he will review the supports available under the Covid restrictions support scheme particularly regarding wholesalers that cater for the hospitality industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4316/21]

Schools Site Acquisitions

Brendan Howlin

450. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Education if the site for a school (details supplied) has been determined; the timescale for opening; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3855/21]

Third Level Education

Brendan Howlin

605. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans to address the issue of social care students who are unable to complete their placement requirement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4317/21]

Naturalisation Applications

Brendan Howlin

290. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Justice when an application for citizenship by a person (details supplied) working as a full-time care assistant in a nursing home will be determined; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3235/21]

Ports Policy

Brendan Howlin

494. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he plans to designate additional ports to land fishing vessels from Northern Ireland, given recent difficulties in relation to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3216/21]

Work Permits

Brendan Howlin

412. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Justice if she will sanction the issuing of a work permit for a person (details supplied), given that it is not possible to supply documentation as requested by her Department. [2222/21]

Community Policing

Brendan Howlin

420. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Justice the supports available for community CCTV; if funding is available from her Department for the maintenance and or replacement of cameras involved in community policing; her plans to extend and support such schemes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2566/21]

Naturalisation Applications

Brendan Howlin

437. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Justice the position in relation to the application for Irish citizenship by naturalisation by a person (details supplied), which has been with her Department since March 2019; when a decision will be made in this case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2803/21]

Vaccination Programme

Brendan Howlin

448. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Health if carers of vulnerable persons in the home are scheduled yet to receive the Covid-19 vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2200/21]

Human Rights Cases

Brendan Howlin

105. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied); if this case has been raised with the Bahrain authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1969/21]

Human Trafficking

Brendan Howlin

106. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to a report entitled Trafficking from the Fringes of Europe to the Middle East published by human rights organisations; if so, the action he plans to take on this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1971/21]

Aviation Industry

Brendan Howlin

180. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Transport the current status of the referral under section 41(7) of the Irish Aviation Authority Act 1993 of the matter of IAA staff pensions; the reason increases in pension payments have not been awarded in recent years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43115/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Brendan Howlin

36. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Justice if she will set out the change in policing that has occurred since Ireland moved from level 5 to 3 of the Covid-19 restrictions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41284/20]

Judicial Appointments

Brendan Howlin

44. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Justice the number of vacancies that exist at present in each branch of the judiciary; the mechanism she plans to use to fill such vacancy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41280/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Brendan Howlin

54. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Justice the number of cases of Covid-19 detected in Irish prisons since March 2020; the number of prison officers, prisoners or other staff diagnosed with Covid-19 in each prison; the number of tests carried out to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41282/20]

Parole Boards

Brendan Howlin

62. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Justice the timeline for the implementation of the Parole Act 2019; when she plans to have a new statutory parole board in operation; if she has appointed a CEO for this board; the number of staff she plans to appoint to service the board; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41281/20]

Prison Mental Health Services

Brendan Howlin

73. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Justice her views on the comments of the Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhumane Treatment in regard to the treatment of persons with mental illness in prisons here; the specific plan she has to address the issue of the mental health of prisoners; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41283/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Brendan Howlin

199. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the grant assistance or supports that are being made available to places of worship to enable Covid-19 protocols to be put in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42549/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Brendan Howlin

200. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if there are additional Covid-19 supports available for companies in the position of a company (details supplied) in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42564/20]

Human Rights

Brendan Howlin

284. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the position regarding and status of a person (details supplied) who is still being detained in China; if he has made further contact directly or through Irish diplomatic missions with the Chinese authorities on this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42543/20]

Work Permits

Brendan Howlin

349. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Justice if a person (details supplied) is entitled to a work permit under current regulations; if so, if a work permit will be issued to them; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42558/20]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Brendan Howlin

397. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the orthopaedic outpatient waiting list at University Hospital Waterford is now 24 months; if he is satisfied that it is acceptable that patients in pain in the south east region, certified as urgent, are required to wait two years to see an orthopaedic consultant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42539/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Brendan Howlin

400. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Health if he will clarify the Covid-19 guidelines for office workers that can continue to work from home but are required by their employers to return to the office setting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42546/20]

Driver Licences

Brendan Howlin

128. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Transport the reason a UK driver licence for a person (details supplied) cannot be exchanged for an Irish licence; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that similar licences held by other family members have been exchanged for Irish licences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41134/20]

Local Authority Funding

Brendan Howlin

268. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to reimburse local authorities for the significant loss in parking revenues during the Covid-19 pandemic; the losses incurred by each local authority in car parking revenue for the past nine months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41136/20]

Telecommunications Services

Brendan Howlin

323. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Education the position in relation to the provision of broadband for a school (details supplied) in County Wexford; if efforts by her Department have secured broadband provision for the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41115/20]

Foreign Conflicts

Brendan Howlin

25. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the consequences of the conflict in Ethiopia and the region of Tigray in relation to the worsening humanitarian situation in Ethiopia and the region of Tigray and for stability in the Horn of Africa; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37958/20]

Israeli Settlements

Brendan Howlin

36. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the fact that EU diplomats present were called anti-Semites following the chasing away of the EU’s Head of Mission to the West Bank and Gaza Strip, Mr. Sven Kühn Von Burgsdorff, from a Jerusalem neighbourhood, Givat Hamatos, the day after Israel issued tenders for 1,257 new homes in the area; the action the EU has taken on the matter to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37959/20]

Diplomatic Representation

Brendan Howlin

37. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs when it is expected that the new consulate in Manchester will be in operation; if other consulates in the United Kingdom are being considered; the role and function of the various missions in the UK post Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37960/20]

EU Issues

Brendan Howlin

54. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the action of Poland and Hungary in vetoing the multi-annual budget and recovery programme of the EU; the way in which he sees the requirement for member states to adhere to the common values of the Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37954/20]

EU Issues

Brendan Howlin

59. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his plans to ensure adequate inputs from the Houses of the Oireachtas and civil society organisations in Ireland in relation to the proposed EU strategy for Africa; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37957/20]

Public Sector Pensions

Brendan Howlin

234. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the timeframe for the full restoration of pensions to those public sector workers still having their pensions abated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39272/20]

Driver Licences

Brendan Howlin

211. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Transport if he is satisfied with the conditions imposed on Irish citizens who previously held full Irish driver licences seeking to renew their licence on their return to Ireland; his views on whether it is acceptable to require such returning nationals with a clean licence record to undergo six essential driver training sessions and pay a variety of other fees in order to prove driving competence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37767/20]

Foreign Policy

Brendan Howlin

414. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the case of an Iranian diplomat charged in Belgium with planning to bomb an Iranian opposition rally in France; if the matter has been discussed at European Council level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38063/20]

Brexit Preparations

Brendan Howlin

426. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the checks that will apply to trucks transiting the UK post 1 January 2021; if France is availing of flexibilities in the regulations for the movement of products of animal origin; if all French ports will be designated BCPs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38619/20]

Pensions Reform

Brendan Howlin

113. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will include representatives from organisations (details supplied) on the newly established Pensions Commission; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37123/20]

Naval Service

Brendan Howlin

49. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Defence the number of Naval Service personnel eligible for the new loyalty bonus, that is, sea-going service commitment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36188/20]

Naval Service

Brendan Howlin

57. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Defence if he has considered increasing the patrol duty allowance for sailors in line with other sea-going allowances paid to public servants as part of all efforts to retain sailors in the Naval Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36189/20]

Defence Forces Data

Brendan Howlin

66. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Defence the number of discharges currently pending in the Army, the Naval Service, the Air Corps and the reserve; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36187/20]

Defence Forces Reserve

Brendan Howlin

72. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Defence the developments that have taken place since the completion of the Reserve Defence Force skills survey; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36190/20]

Defence Forces Data

Brendan Howlin

76. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Defence the number of applications, inductions and discharges in the Army, the Naval Service, the Air Corps and the reserve in each of the years 2017 to 2019 and to date in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36186/20]

School Staff

Brendan Howlin

529. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 142 of 5 November 2020, if the eligibility for full incremental credit will be re-examined for a person (details supplied) who is currently employed in a school and who earned incremental credit in a school in Libya and was assured that this service would be fully credited to them; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36841/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Brendan Howlin

538. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Education if she will allow swimming lessons to recommence under level three Covid-19 restrictions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36895/20]

Legislative Programme

Brendan Howlin

624. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his plans to restore the Parental Bereavement Leave (Amendment) Bill 2019 to the Dáil Order Paper; his plans to pursue the legislation as a Government Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36836/20]

Brexit Preparations

Brendan Howlin

674. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Justice if, following the exit of the United Kingdom from the European Union, it is planned to reverse Ireland’s opt-out from the provisions of the EU justice and home affairs matters; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36834/20]

Bereavement Leave

Brendan Howlin

59. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans to restore the Parental Bereavement Leave (Amendment) Bill 2019 to the Dáil Order Paper; his plans to pursue this legislation as a Government Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34199/20]

Ferry Services

Brendan Howlin

71. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a ferry operator (details supplied) requires truck drivers to share cabins on its route from France to Ireland; his views on whether this is an acceptable health practice in view of the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34209/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Brendan Howlin

109. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the supports available to a group (details supplied) that seem to be ineligible for any of the current supports other than the basic wage subsidies set out; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34383/20]

Consular Services

Brendan Howlin

133. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the situation of 17 Irish teachers owed money by a school (details supplied); the consular assistance provided by his Department to these Irish teachers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34208/20]

School Staff

Brendan Howlin

142. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to the situation pertaining to 17 Irish teachers that are owed money by a school (details supplied); if this school is recognised by her Department; if the service of these teachers will be recognised as service for pay purposes for those teachers now teaching in the Irish education system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34207/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Brendan Howlin

204. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Health if private music schools are included in the permissible activities under the Covid-19 regulations to attend a school, higher education institution or other education and training facility; the permissible activities in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34215/20]

Commission on the Future of Policing

Brendan Howlin

178. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Taoiseach if he has further considered the report of the commission on policing in Ireland; his plans to implement its main recommendations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32468/20]

Brexit Data

Brendan Howlin

233. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the details of the most recent estimate undertaken by his Department on the impact of Brexit post-January 2021 on employment by sector and region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33655/20]

Brexit Data

Brendan Howlin

234. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the details of the analysis undertaken by his Department to date on the impact of Brexit post-January 2021 on youth unemployment; the specific measures being implemented to mitigate this impact; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33656/20]

Imports and Exports Data

Brendan Howlin

292. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Transport his views on whether Ireland has the capacity post-January 2021 to have an uninterrupted continuation of the import and export of goods to continental Europe by sea; the analysis done by his Department on this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33658/20]

Driver Test

Brendan Howlin

344. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that applicants who have being given a date for their driver theory test and who have had them cancelled due to the level 5 restrictions are now being given replacement dates well into the new year; his views on whether it would be fairer to simply push all applications back for the duration of the level 5 restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33346/20]

EU Bodies

Brendan Howlin

462. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the way in which the SEUPB will operate post-Brexit; if it will continue to be jointly chaired by him and the Northern Ireland Finance Minister; if changes are to be made in its operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32784/20]

Legislative Measures

Brendan Howlin

466. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to proceed with the Public Sector Standards Bill 2015 which has passed second stage in the 32nd Dáil; the way in which he plans to proceed on this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32927/20]

Brexit Issues

Brendan Howlin

651. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will explain his reference to the European Commission in the context of his statement in Dáil Éireann on the European Council meeting on 15 and 16 October 2020 giving timely consideration to unilateral and time limited contingency measures in the event of a no-deal Brexit. [32788/20]

Equality Issues

Brendan Howlin

666. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will support the campaign to increase the number of women on the UN Disability Committee; if Ireland will support women candidates in the forthcoming election to the committee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33335/20]

Oireachtas Joint Committee Recommendations

Brendan Howlin

1046. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Justice her views on the recommendations contained in the report of the Joint Committee on Justice and Equality on the reform of the family law system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34202/20]

Commencement of Legislation

Brendan Howlin

1051. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Justice the sections of Bills enacted by the Houses of the Oireachtas yet to be commenced by her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32360/20]

Departmental Functions

Brendan Howlin

1053. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Justice when the transfer of immigration functions to the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth will take place; the specific functions to be transferred; the functions which will remain in her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32467/20]

Prisoner Data

Brendan Howlin

1054. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Justice the number of persons currently serving prison sentences in the State; the length of sentences on average being served; the number of women in prison at present; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32469/20]

Passport Services

Brendan Howlin

1059. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Justice if her attention has been drawn to the difficulty that has risen for Venezuelan citizens resident here whose passport has expired and who cannot renew their passports due to the difficulty in their home country; if she will authorise extension stamps for such residents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32781/20]

Living City Initiative

Brendan Howlin

47. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Finance his plans to extend the Living City Initiative to further large towns such as Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32113/20]

Drugs Payment Scheme

Brendan Howlin

179. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Health when the reduction in the drugs payment scheme to €114, as announced in budget 2020, will be applied in view that it was to be applied from 01 September 2020 and which has not taken place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32141/20]

Garda Civilian Staff

Brendan Howlin

241. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Justice the full-year cost of recruiting three additional full-time accountants for the Garda National Economic Crime Bureau; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30431/20]

Community Care

Brendan Howlin

262. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Health the number of referrals for treatment to each community team in the first three quarters of 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30450/20]

Hospital Staff

Brendan Howlin

263. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Health if funding will be allocated for the recruitment of an additional full-time consultant neurologist for Wexford General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30451/20]

Mental Health Services

Brendan Howlin

264. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Health the location of each perinatal psychiatry service within the HSE in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30452/20]

Medical Cards

Brendan Howlin

265. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Health the reason an emergency medical card has been refused for a person (details supplied); if he will review the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30453/20]