Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Medical Cards

Emer Higgins

787. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Health when the increased thresholds for the over-70s announced in budget 2020 will come into effect; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14219/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Emer Higgins

827. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Health further to the release of confirmed Covid-19 cases by electoral division up to 12 June 2020, when he will release updated data by electoral division on the number of Covid-19 cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14355/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Emer Higgins

846. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Health if the Covid-19 tracking app will work on a smartphone that has Bluetooth turned on and can access Wi-Fi at home but does not have access to a phone network or to internet 3G, 4G and so on over a phone network. [14420/20]

Value Added Tax

Emer Higgins

33. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 81 of 16 June 2020, the reason dentists are excluded from a VAT exemption when many other medical professions are included; the reason dentists protecting patients from Covid-19 are treated differently to nursing homes protecting their residents from Covid-19 or doctors protecting their patients from Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12759/20]

Insurance Industry

Emer Higgins

62. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 45 of 3 June 2020, if a company (details supplied) is in breach of the voluntary agreement by increasing the premium for a business; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13364/20]

Special Educational Needs

Emer Higgins

126. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the July provision will be available to children with learning disabilities in a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12800/20]

Special Educational Needs

Emer Higgins

133. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Education and Skills the supports available to children with special educational needs whose usual school and summer camp is not partaking in the voluntary July programme and when no offer of home-based provision has been provided; if no provisions have been provided, if she will work towards the early opening of dedicated special needs schools such as a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12850/20]

Special Educational Needs

Emer Higgins

202. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Education and Skills if post-primary children that were eligible and received home based July provision in previous years are automatically entitled to same in 2020; if parents will be reassured that their expenses will be covered when they submit the claim form at the end of the tuition in view of the absence of an email facility in relation to the matter from her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13290/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Emer Higgins

382. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Health when SI No. 181 of 2020, Health Act 1947 (Section 31A – Temporary Requirements) (Covid-19 Passenger Locator Form) Regulations 2020 expires; his plans to extend it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12737/20]

Cancer Services

Emer Higgins

385. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Health his plans to eliminate the wait for cancer patients as a result of the reorientation of the public and private health services during the Covid-19 crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12748/20]

Hospital Complaints Procedures

Emer Higgins

500. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Health the options available to a public hospital patient to make a complaint; the role of agencies outside the HSE and his Department such as the Ombudsman; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13291/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Emer Higgins

525. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Health further to his response to the contribution in Dáil Éireann of 11 June 2020 by this Deputy, when the number of days since a positive Covid-19 will be released by county and if possible, by electoral division; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13451/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Emer Higgins

721. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to compensate or require an airline (details supplied) to compensate passengers that did not catch their flights during the Covid-19 lockdown; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the airline is offering no refunds or vouchers and the only option passengers have is to reschedule their flights at their own expense; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13361/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Emer Higgins

750. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the additional supports that will be provided to childcare facilities that open before September 2020, in view of the fact they face additional costs (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12752/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Emer Higgins

51. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Finance the advice he can provide to a person who lost his or her job during the Covid-19 crisis, applied for a mortgage break for three months and now calculates that, over the lifetime of the mortgage, he or she will repay nearly triple the amount saved during the mortgage break; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11915/20]

Traffic Management

Emer Higgins

97. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his attention has been drawn to the traffic congestion caused by the decision of the OPW to still impose traffic restrictions in the Phoenix Park; the plans of the OPW to lift traffic restrictions in the Phoenix Park that were introduced due to the Covid-19 crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12303/20]

Special Educational Needs

Emer Higgins

152. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Education and Skills the scientific justification for closing special educational units; the engagement with EU partners to share plans and experiences in respect of closing special education units; the reason for the absence of special education units from the Roadmap to Reopen Society and Business; his plans for special educational units in the event of a second wave of Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11911/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Emer Higgins

388. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Health if public houses that serve food can reopen similar to restaurants under phase 3 of the Roadmap for Reopening Society and Business; if not, the public houses which can reopen similar to restaurants at this time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11730/20]

Air Traffic Control Services

Emer Higgins

667. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the authority a person can complain to regarding low-flying helicopters making excess noise in the middle of the night; the legislation that governs this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11944/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Emer Higgins

699. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to difficulties that taxi drivers face in suspending their insurance during the Covid-19 crisis due to the fact the NTA insists on receiving the tamper-proof disc from the taxi and the likelihood that the NTA offices will be overwhelmed when taxi drivers request appointments to retrieve tamper-proof discs; if he will allow taxi drivers to suspend or update insurance without removing tamper-proof discs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12298/20]