Parliamentary questions

Bullying in Educational Institutions

Marian Harkin

368. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Education if consideration will be given to further resourcing schools to deal with the issues of bullying, in particular online bullying. [56071/21]

Online Safety

Marian Harkin

474. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Justice if she is considering further legislative proposals to counter the scourge of bullying both online and offline. [56070/21]

Natural Resources

Marian Harkin

57. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the policy initiatives being taken by his Department to help ensure the implementation of the EU Biodiversity Strategy in the context of land designation. [51557/21]

Direct Provision System

Marian Harkin

329. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his attention has been drawn to the video circulating on social media in regard to direct provision (details supplied); if this matter is being investigated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55288/21]

Domestic Violence

Marian Harkin

330. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if funding will be made available as a matter of urgency for the provision of a domestic violence refuge for counties Sligo and Leitrim; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55289/21]

Residency Permits

Marian Harkin

340. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Justice if persons with pending applications under section 3 or deportation order and persons who may have been living in Ireland for ten to 15 years will be included in the scheme to regularise the undocumented here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55287/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Marian Harkin

356. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Health if Irish citizens returning to Ireland from Canada for Christmas require PCR tests (details supplied). [55286/21]

Housing Provision

Marian Harkin

103. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if Ireland plans to use InvestEU funds to support investment in social housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55002/21]

Health Services

Marian Harkin

251. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Health the status of the progress being made in accordance with the HSE National Service Plan 2021 which commits to providing nine additional centre-based respite houses, one in each CHO and 10,400 additional respite nights; the number of respite days and respite nights provided in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55064/21]

Tax Code

Marian Harkin

127. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Finance the rationale for the decrease in the flat rate of VAT; and the likely impact on farmers. [51556/21]

Departmental Reports

Marian Harkin

334. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the timeline for the publication of the report of the working group on the use of Peat Moss in Horticulture; if the findings of the report will be debated in Dáil Éireann and acted on without further delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54279/21]

Passport Services

Marian Harkin

380. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of a passport application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54283/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Marian Harkin

421. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Education if there are plans to recommence testing and contact tracing in primary schools; if there are plans to provide schools with air filtrations systems; if antigen tests will be introduced in primary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54280/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Marian Harkin

422. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Education if parents will be notified when there is a positive Covid-19 case in their child’s classroom; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54281/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Marian Harkin

423. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Education the guidance for teachers when CO2 monitors in classrooms are red particularly when it is raining and in circumstances in which there is no assembly hall in the primary school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54282/21]

Domestic Violence

Marian Harkin

487. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the timeline for the publication of National Review of Emergency Domestic Violence accommodation carried out by Tusla; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54277/21]

Fur Farming

Marian Harkin

713. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he plans to include rabbits on the list of animals covered by the fur farming ban in the upcoming Animal Health and Welfare (Amendment and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54276/21]

Exploration Industry

Marian Harkin

39. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will consider a moratorium on the issuance of mineral prospecting licences that involve prospecting for gold until the Minerals Development Act 2017 is commenced. [53556/21]

Exploration Industry

Marian Harkin

49. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if the intention to grant prospecting licences (details supplied) is linked to the obligation on the State arising from the terms and conditions agreed with a company; and if there is an obligation on the State to grant prospecting licences in north County Leitrim. [53555/21]

Special Educational Needs

Marian Harkin

110. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Education the number of children with special needs in receipt of home tuition for the 2021-2022 academic year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53445/21]