Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Pupil-Teacher Ratio

Ruairí Ó Murchú

68. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Education if she plans to reduce the pupil-teacher ratio; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35414/21]

State Examinations

Ruairí Ó Murchú

70. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Education the actions she will take regarding the scale of the issues with the leaving certificate oral exams; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35413/21]

Employment Schemes

Ruairí Ó Murchú

163. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Social Protection her plans in ensuring post-pandemic jobs schemes focus on ensuring quality employment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35415/21]

Sports Organisations

Ruairí Ó Murchú

96. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if the database of an organisation (details supplied) currently under construction will provide data on an all-island basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35420/21]

Sports Organisations

Ruairí Ó Murchú

97. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the expected timeframe in which an organisation (details supplied) will examine the inclusion of locations of defibrillators in its database; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35421/21]

International Protection

Ruairí Ó Murchú

166. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if a contract to provide quarantine facilities to international protection applicants at a facility (details supplied) in County Louth is to be renewed; if so, when renewal will take place; the period for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35422/21]

International Protection

Ruairí Ó Murchú

167. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if a monthly breakdown of the number of international protection applicants looked after at a quarantine facility (details supplied) in County Louth from December 2020 to May 2021 will be provided; the number of persons accommodated; the average length of stay for each month in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35423/21]

Defence Forces

Ruairí Ó Murchú

25. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Defence the steps being taken to retain Defence Forces officers following a survey (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34602/21]

Cybersecurity Policy

Ruairí Ó Murchú

39. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Defence the details of the cyber-security capacity within the Defence Forces; his plans to increase such capacity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34601/21]

Road Projects

Ruairí Ó Murchú

111. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Transport the status of the ongoing works along Carlingford Lough Greenway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34557/21]

Departmental Schemes

Ruairí Ó Murchú

229. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the shared waters enhancement and loughs legacy project; the anticipated Covid-19 related delays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34558/21]

Passport Services

Ruairí Ó Murchú

280. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs when a passport will issue to a person (details supplied) considering the close proximity of travel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34554/21]

Passport Services

Ruairí Ó Murchú

281. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs when a passport will issue to a person (details supplied) considering the close proximity of travel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34555/21]

Cybersecurity Policy

Ruairí Ó Murchú

294. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Defence the number of staff with the Defence Forces directed to deal with threats to the security of the State specifically in relation to the recent cyber-attack; his plans to increase the number of staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30192/21]

Grant Payments

Ruairí Ó Murchú

406. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reason the SUSI stakeholder desk phone lines were down recently; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34556/21]

Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements

Ruairí Ó Murchú

11. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent meeting with the leader of the Democratic Unionist Party, DUP. [31501/21]

Defibrillators Provision

Ruairí Ó Murchú

85. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she is satisfied with the number of defibrillators located in sports clubs throughout the State; if plans are in place to increase the number; if consideration has been given to further supports for club networks; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33228/21]

Departmental Schemes

Ruairí Ó Murchú

89. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if consideration has been given to increasing the number of scholarships offered to students through Scéim na bhFoghlaimeoirí Gaeilge given the impact of Covid-19 on Gaeltacht regions and students alike; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33229/21]

Rail Network

Ruairí Ó Murchú

201. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Transport the length of time Iarnród Éireann operated the quiet carriage initiative; the reason the initiative was phased out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33446/21]

Rail Network

Ruairí Ó Murchú

202. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Transport the annual expenditure for the quiet carriage initiative operated by Iarnród Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33447/21]

Third Level Costs

Ruairí Ó Murchú

477. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the institutional or other scholarships available including grants from research funders and financial assistance to aid students pursuing professional master's in education in a university (details supplied) following completion of undergraduate studies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33445/21]

Health Service Executive

Ruairí Ó Murchú

591. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health the number of assistant psychologists currently working in a voluntary capacity within HSE services by CHO area in tabular form. [25727/21]

Health Service Executive

Ruairí Ó Murchú

592. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to an advertisement (details supplied); the body responsible for the advertisement; if these positions will be readvertised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25728/21]

Health Service Executive

Ruairí Ó Murchú

593. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health his position and that of the HSE in relation to the recruitment of assistant psychologists in an unpaid capacity by the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25729/21]

Health Services Staff

Ruairí Ó Murchú

595. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Health when the national pilot to establish the efficacy of the assistant psychologist grade as a paid grade will be completed; if the report will be published; and the expected timeframe for publication. [25730/21]

Road Projects

Ruairí Ó Murchú

43. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Transport the status of the Narrow Water bridge project; the recent engagements he has had in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32426/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Ruairí Ó Murchú

81. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Transport the preparations his Department has taken to date regarding the EU digital Covid certificate; the expected timeframe for introduction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32425/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Ruairí Ó Murchú

98. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Transport if consideration has been given to expenditure on specific Covid-19 supports for the taxi industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32392/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Ruairí Ó Murchú

197. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Transport the current supports for the taxi industry, detailing plans for further supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30203/21]

Road Projects

Ruairí Ó Murchú

72. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Transport if there are plans to include provisions for cycling and walking along the new realignment of the N53 Hackballscross to Rassan, County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32299/21]

Defence Forces

Ruairí Ó Murchú

99. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the timeframe in which issues in relation to rates of pay, allowances and overtime for Defence Forces personnel will be considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25078/21]

Departmental Programmes

Ruairí Ó Murchú

107. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the expected timeframe for the processing and finalisation of the 2021 sports capital grant applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32300/21]

Domestic Pets

Ruairí Ó Murchú

240. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current requirements for family pets travelling on the island of Ireland, north, south and vice versa; the details of recent guidance notes issued to the general public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32298/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Ruairí Ó Murchú

531. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the current supports and grants available to a business (details supplied); the consideration that has been given to future supports and grants in view of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31458/21]

Irish Language

Ruairí Ó Murchú

539. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the details of grants or scholarships available through her Department to assist students in third-level education studying the Irish language; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31708/21]

Passport Services

Ruairí Ó Murchú

671. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if there are plans to extend the validity of signatures already witnessed for passports at the passport office specifically in relation to children past the current six months in certain situations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31709/21]

Child and Family Agency

Ruairí Ó Murchú

986. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if consideration was given to subsidising broadband connectivity for parents of young children availing of the recently announced Tusla online e-learning course given the huge demand from parents for online supports and services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31457/21]

Third Level Education

Ruairí Ó Murchú

1031. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the details of the institutional or other scholarships available including grants from research funders to students in third-level education studying the Irish language. [31707/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Ruairí Ó Murchú

83. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the details in relation to the extended eligibility of the small business assistance scheme for Covid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30202/21]

An Garda Síochána

Ruairí Ó Murchú

177. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí within the Garda national cyber-crime bureau; the current number of vacancies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30191/21]

National Broadband Plan

Ruairí Ó Murchú

225. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the timeframe for the expected decision of the state aid complaints in respect of the National Broadband Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30317/21]

Real Estate Investment Trusts

Ruairí Ó Murchú

269. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of investment funds known to his Department that have acquired apartments, duplexes and family homes in County Louth. [30318/21]

State Examinations

Ruairí Ó Murchú

293. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Education the position of leaving certificate students who experience a medical emergency such as a seizure before or during an exam; if her Department has given consideration to allowing these students the opportunity to resit that exam within the same exam cycle or before such a time that CAO offers issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30314/21]

Special Educational Needs

Ruairí Ó Murchú

294. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Education if the special education teaching allocation for a school (details supplied) is correct; the rationale for the allocation; if the school can make an appeal; if so, the process for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30315/21]

Social Welfare Schemes

Ruairí Ó Murchú

306. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Social Protection if she plans to assist persons who lose their driver licence due to a diagnosis of epilepsy or breakthrough seizures by extending free travel to those living with epilepsy; the rationale for excluding this cohort from the free travel scheme; if she will carry out a review of the scheme with a view to including persons with epilepsy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30316/21]

National Broadband Plan

Ruairí Ó Murchú

69. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the status of the acceleration progress of the national broadband plan, NBP; the timeframe in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29512/21]

National Broadband Plan

Ruairí Ó Murchú

170. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his engagements with local authorities in relation to the roll-out of the National Broadband Plan specifically in relation to pole infrastructure and road opening licences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23058/21]

Childcare Services

Ruairí Ó Murchú

12. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of the national childcare scheme; the measures he has taken to allay the challenges faced by community early learning and childcare services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28572/21]

Childcare Services

Ruairí Ó Murchú

14. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if consideration has been given to the extending remit of the Department of Education in relation to the sponsorship of children within the national childcare scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28571/21]

Rental Sector

Ruairí Ó Murchú

156. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the specific actions introduced as per the statement within the Programme for Government to strengthen the regulatory and enforcement mechanisms with regard to short-term lettings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28947/21]