Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Legislative Measures

Róisín Shortall

1232. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 1368 of 20 May 2020, if section 146B of the Planning and Development Act 2000 as amended, which relates to strategic infrastructure development alterations, also applies to strategic housing developments; and the procedure for amendments to approved strategic housing development schemes, by which the changes are not considered material alterations. [9154/20]

Direct Provision System

Róisín Shortall

342. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will address issues related to a direct provision centre (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7552/20]

Direct Provision System

Róisín Shortall

343. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if a rigorous testing and tracing system will be implemented in a direct provision centre (details supplied) to address the spread of Covid-19 in the setting. [7553/20]

Direct Provision System

Róisín Shortall

347. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if additional support and protection is being provided to LGBTI+ residents of direct provision centres during the Covid-19 pandemic; if his Department has engaged with the management of these centres to ensure safeguarding of LGBTI+ residents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7620/20]

Legal Aid Service

Róisín Shortall

348. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the amount paid by the Legal Aid Board to personal insolvency practitioners, solicitors and barristers, respectively, under the PIA Review Legal Aid Service since its inception, that is, from 2016 to date; the details of the payments; the companies and persons that received same; the amount received by each company and person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7621/20]

Immigration Status

Róisín Shortall

367. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if a decision will be expedited in the case of a person (details supplied). [8061/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Róisín Shortall

392. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if podiatrists are permitted to resume non-emergency services under phase 1 of the Roadmap for Reopening Society and Business. [7551/20]

Health and Safety Inspections

Róisín Shortall

451. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if factories and meat processing plants will be inspected by the Health and Safety Authority to ensure safeguarding of employees; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7940/20]

Human Rights

Róisín Shortall

489. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health if he will conduct a human rights impact assessment of the Covid-19 emergency powers (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7554/20]

Nursing Staff

Róisín Shortall

555. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health if additional recruitment for critical care staff has been planned; and the consideration given to the retention of existing staff to ensure the long-term sustainability of intensive care units in the context of the ongoing threat of Covid-19. [7550/20]

Covid-19 Tests

Róisín Shortall

598. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of patients in hospitals and nursing homes that experienced a delayed discharge into homecare due to the fact their Covid-19 tests were outdated by the time they were received; the number of patients that received a second test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7942/20]

Meat Processing Plants

Róisín Shortall

645. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the protections in place for workers in meat processing plants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7940/20]

Public Transport Initiatives

Róisín Shortall

790. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of MetroLink and BusConnects in the context of Covid-19 and related economic circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7555/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Róisín Shortall

826. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to a sporting event (details supplied); if the event has been reviewed by his Department; if so, if the event will proceed in view of public health guidance and social distancing concerns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7941/20]

Traveller Community

Róisín Shortall

1056. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the reason supports for Travellers outlined in a circular to local authorities have not been implemented in full (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7556/20]

Insurance Coverage

Róisín Shortall

118. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Finance if an issue (details supplied) regarding wedding insurance policies will be addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6636/20]

State Examinations

Róisín Shortall

338. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Covid Query No. 3.538, if the application for invigilators of leaving certificate examinations will be opened to non-teachers when a new date is set for students wishing to take their examinations. [6633/20]

State Examinations

Róisín Shortall

339. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the provision to adjust leaving certificate grades in line with the schools past performance (details supplied) will be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6635/20]

Student Support Schemes

Róisín Shortall

349. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Education and Skills if additional financial supports will be provided for third level students unable to work during the summer period; and if SUSI eligibility will be reviewed to assist students facing financial difficulties due to Covid-19. [6665/20]

Student Universal Support Ireland

Róisín Shortall

350. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Education and Skills the criteria for a SUSI application change of circumstances assessment or reassessment (details supplied) due to Covid-19. [6666/20]

Direct Provision System

Róisín Shortall

483. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the measures being taken to assist physical distancing in direct provision centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6667/20]

Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service

Róisín Shortall

484. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if a further extension on all emigration permissions will be issued from 20 May 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6668/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Róisín Shortall

526. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the reason cinemas are scheduled to reopen in phase 5 which is later than cafés, restaurants, museums and galleries; if she has had direct discussions with cinemas in relation to the reopening date of same; the measures they can implement to ensure safe social distancing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6632/20]

Work Permits

Róisín Shortall

540. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if the list of ineligible occupations for work permits will be reviewed in view of Covid-19 and the urgent need for more healthcare professionals, including healthcare assistants, senior care workers and home carers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5662/20]

Workplace Safety

Róisín Shortall

629. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if the concerns raised by an organisation (details supplied) will be addressed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6642/20]

Manufacturing Sector

Róisín Shortall

630. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if consideration has been given to State sponsored manufacturing of protective face masks; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6643/20]

Prescriptions Charges

Róisín Shortall

745. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 205 of 4 May 2017, 777 of 6 September 2019 and 501 of 5 November 2019, the consideration being given to the issue raised (details supplied); if this matter will be considered with greater urgency in view of the Covid-19 emergency and the fact that many in the vulnerable category are affected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6216/20]

Departmental Data

Róisín Shortall

746. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of residents and staff in nursing homes nationwide; and the number of same that have been tested for Covid-19. [6218/20]

Health Services Access

Róisín Shortall

777. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health if his Department has considered the recommendations made to it by an association (details supplied) in relation to the restructuring of the public eye care system in view of the probable accumulation of a backlog of patients due to the Covid-19 crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6641/20]

Animal Welfare

Róisín Shortall

904. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking to ensure the enforcement of horse welfare regulations, in particular for horses in urban areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6634/20]

Bus Services

Róisín Shortall

972. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has engaged with a union (details supplied) regarding the cash collection regime on bus services; and if consideration has been given to adopting a no cash approach to protect drivers. [5659/20]

Road Network

Róisín Shortall

973. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has engaged with local authorities regarding the extension of footpaths and the creation of temporary cycle lanes in towns and cities nationwide; and if supports will be provided to implement measures which support social distancing. [5660/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Róisín Shortall

989. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps he will take to ensure that persons who arrive here by airplane or boat are obliged to give the necessary Covid-19 public health contact information in view of the fact the current voluntary arrangement does not seem robust enough; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5872/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Róisín Shortall

1122. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if guidelines will issue as to whether or not sports and activity summer camps should be run in 2020 in view of the Covid-19 emergency; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that some summer camps are reportedly taking bookings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5919/20]

Child Protection

Róisín Shortall

1147. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if additional support and protection is available for children at risk of neglect, violence or exploitation during the public health emergency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6639/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Róisín Shortall

1366. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if guidance will be issued to local authorities on the need for streets and public areas in towns and villages to be thoroughly cleaned and sanitised by means of deep clean to help address the Covid-19 pandemic in view of the fact that local authorities and an association (details supplied) have requested guidance on this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6631/20]

Planning Issues

Róisín Shortall

1367. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if a further order will be issued to extend time periods on all planning matters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6637/20]

Planning Issues

Róisín Shortall

1368. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if amended strategic housing development applications which propose to increase the number of units in previously approved developments must submit subsequent applications to the relevant local authority or An Bord Pleanála, if the proposed increase in units falls below 100 (details supplied); and if it is policy for An Bord Pleanála to accept successive amendments to previously approved strategic housing development applications. [6638/20]

Social and Affordable Housing

Róisín Shortall

1369. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government when local authorities will be provided with the affordable housing regulations regarding eligibility and other matters in view of the fact that some local authorities will soon be advertising their affordable housing schemes to the public, for example, Dun Emer, Lusk, Fingal, County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6640/20]

Standards in Public Office Commission

Róisín Shortall

124. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 147 of 5 March 2020, the timeline for the review of recommendation 12 by the Standards in Public Office Commission (details supplied) with regard to the one-year cooling off period for designated public officials, DPOs, who seek to engage in lobbying activities. [4255/20]

Standards in Public Office Commission

Róisín Shortall

125. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 147 of 5 March 2020, the data protection provisions to which he is referring in response to recommendation 17 by the Standards in Public Office Commission which seeks to publish summary details of investigations under section 19 of the Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015. [4256/20]

Alcohol Pricing

Róisín Shortall

522. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the status of the introduction of minimum unit pricing for alcohol; and the timeline to which he is working. [4232/20]

Occupational Therapy Provision

Róisín Shortall

523. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the waiting time for the early intervention team for Dublin 9; when a child (details supplied) will be given an appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4233/20]

Waste Disposal

Róisín Shortall

524. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health if local authorities have powers under the Rats and Mice (Destruction) Act 1919 to take action in cases in which the build-up of an accumulation of rubbish and litter in the back garden of a privately owned house is causing a rodent infestation in adjoining dwellings; if the authorities have the power to inspect such a property and to order the removal of the rubbish and litter on public health grounds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4235/20]

HSE Staff Data

Róisín Shortall

525. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the staffing numbers for the Health Service Executive pest control service for north Dublin city and county; if there are vacancies awaiting to be filled; if contact details for the team will be provided; if this section of the website of the HSE will be updated to include contact details (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4236/20]

Healthcare Policy

Róisín Shortall

886. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the cost basis for the agreement with the private hospital sector; and the way in which the figure of €115 million per month was arrived at. [5432/20]

Healthcare Policy

Róisín Shortall

887. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the consideration he has given to permanently retaining private hospitals in public use in order to accelerate progress towards a single-tier health service in line with Sláintecare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5434/20]

Healthcare Policy

Róisín Shortall

888. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the status of negotiations with hospital consultants regarding public use of private hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5435/20]

Child and Family Agency

Róisín Shortall

1111. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 1088 of 5 March 2020, the factors which determine the allocation of educational welfare officers across the five regional areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4829/20]

Child and Family Agency

Róisín Shortall

1112. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 1088 of 5 March 2020, the number of referrals made to the educational welfare service; and the number of cases pursued by the educational welfare officers in each regional area in each of the past five years. [4830/20]