Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Driver Test

Seán Sherlock

289. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Transport the number of persons awaiting a driver test in each test centre area by age, in tabular form. [31981/21]

Public Transport

Seán Sherlock

290. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Transport his views on a transport police pilot on public transport. [31982/21]

Public Transport

Seán Sherlock

291. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Transport if he will sanction the introduction of the Leap card technology and fares for the Mallow-Cork railway commuter service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31983/21]

Public Transport

Seán Sherlock

292. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Transport the status of NFT ticketing for bus services in the Cork area. [31984/21]

Bus Services

Seán Sherlock

293. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Transport the reason a bus route has changed in recent months (details supplied). [31985/21]

Bus Services

Seán Sherlock

294. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Transport the status of a bus shelter that was to be provided in 2020 (details supplied). [31986/21]

Bus Services

Seán Sherlock

295. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Transport the status of a bus shelter that was to be provided in 2019 (details supplied). [31987/21]

Driver Test

Seán Sherlock

298. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Transport when a person (details supplied) will be assigned a date for a driver test. [32015/21]

Driver Licences

Seán Sherlock

300. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Transport if it is expected that those drivers over the age of 70 who availed of an extension to their driver licences without submitting a medical certificate will be required to justify that extension with a medical certificate in the coming months. [32053/21]

Cycling Policy

Seán Sherlock

393. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Finance the number of persons that have availed of the bike- to-work-scheme for 2020 and to date in 2021. [31974/21]

Housing Schemes

Seán Sherlock

602. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will address a matter in relation to the shared equity scheme (details supplied). [31183/21]

Local Authorities

Seán Sherlock

633. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the Cork Event Centre; and when he last meet the local authority responsible for same. [31988/21]

Vacant Sites

Seán Sherlock

634. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of vacant land bank sites in ownership by each local authority, in tabular form; and the location of each land bank. [31989/21]

School Admissions

Seán Sherlock

829. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Education the status of admissions for the recently announced additional needs school in Cork; the number who applied for a place; the number of applications approved; and the cost of transport provisions allocated for the students in the 2021-2022 academic year. [31976/21]

Schools Building Projects

Seán Sherlock

830. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Education if a construction date has been identified for a project (details supplied). [31977/21]

Schools Building Projects

Seán Sherlock

831. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Education if a construction date has been identified for a project (details supplied). [31978/21]

School Transport

Seán Sherlock

832. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Education the number of applications received by her Department in each administrative area for school transport for the coming academic school year; the number of applications approved; and the number of applications disallowed, in tabular form. [31979/21]

Teacher Training

Seán Sherlock

833. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Education the number of Irish Sign Language trained teachers currently working in schools controlled by her Department. [31980/21]

Departmental Schemes

Seán Sherlock

905. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will make the form for the benefit payment for 65-year olds available to download and print rather than on request only. [31554/21]

Departmental Schemes

Seán Sherlock

917. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Social Protection if there will be an extension for those on community employment schemes beyond 2 July 2021 after receiving little or no training due to the Covid-19 pandemic. [31838/21]

Social Welfare Benefits

Seán Sherlock

923. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) has been refused the over 65 years benefit payment (details supplied); and if previous contributions from other years will be taken into account. [31962/21]

Departmental Schemes

Seán Sherlock

987. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he has received an application for a project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31466/21]

Childcare Services

Seán Sherlock

991. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of referrals by public health nurses for sponsorship under the national childcare scheme by month from May 2020 to May 2021, in tabular form. [31618/21]

Childcare Services

Seán Sherlock

992. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of public health nurse referrals for sponsorship under the national childcare scheme which have been made since May 2020, by CHO area in tabular form. [31619/21]

Childcare Services

Seán Sherlock

993. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of non-public health nurse referrals for sponsorship under the national childcare scheme by category and month from May 2020 to May 2021, in tabular form. [31620/21]

Childcare Services

Seán Sherlock

994. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children availing of the universal subsidy and the income-assessed subsidy under the national childcare scheme by age in tabular form. [31621/21]

Childcare Services

Seán Sherlock

995. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the numbers of children qualified for the old CCS and CCSP schemes under band A, band AJ, band B and band D by age in each of the years 2015 to 2020, in tabular form. [31622/21]

Further and Higher Education

Seán Sherlock

1084. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of non-EU students who enrolled in higher education in each of the past two years. [31895/21]

Grant Payments

Seán Sherlock

1085. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will consider revising the residency rules governing eligibility for the SUSI grant that prevents Irish citizens who return from non-EU countries from receiving the grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31896/21]

Further and Higher Education

Seán Sherlock

1091. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans for payment structures to higher education institutes in circumstances in which institutions decide to opt for a blended or whole-time online delivery of programmes; if a whole-time online or blended programme will result in a reduced payment by the Higher Education Authority to the individual higher education institutes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32029/21]

Visa Applications

Seán Sherlock

1157. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Justice the number of non-EU student visas issued in 2019 and 2020; the average length of time it has taken to process these visas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31897/21]

Citizenship Applications

Seán Sherlock

1160. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Justice if her Department is on track to give 6,500 citizenship applicants the opportunity to complete their Irish citizenship by the end of June 2021. [32020/21]

Citizenship Applications

Seán Sherlock

1161. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Justice the number of Irish citizenship applicants who are currently waiting longer than 12 months for a decision on their application. [32021/21]

Citizenship Applications

Seán Sherlock

1162. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Justice the average waiting time for citizenship applications to date in 2021. [32022/21]

Harbours and Piers

Seán Sherlock

111. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on whether his Department is responsible for the maintenance and development of the piers and harbours under the control of the coastal local authorities; if not, the Department that is responsible; and the amount his Department has allocated to these local authorities for this purpose in the past two years for which figures are available. [30000/21]

Defective Building Materials

Seán Sherlock

119. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will address matters raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding the pyrite issue in County Mayo and the MICA issue in County Donegal. [30209/21]

Social Welfare Payments

Seán Sherlock

148. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Social Protection if matters raised in correspondence (details supplied) in relation to the operation of the household benefit package scheme for persons with a disability will be examined. [29994/21]

Harbours and Piers

Seán Sherlock

213. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount his Department spent on maintenance and development in the six fishery harbour centres (details supplied) maintaining the range of piers, lights and beacons around the coast in accordance with the 1902 ex-congested Districts Board Piers, Lights and Beacons Act; and the amounts disbursed to the local authorities for small-scale development and repair of local authority owned piers, harbours and slipways under the Fishery Harbour and Coastal Infrastructure Development Programmes in the past two years for which figures are available. [29998/21]

Fishing Industry

Seán Sherlock

214. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the figures for fish landed into the six fishery harbour centres; and the amount of fish landed into all the local authority harbours in the past two years for which figures are available. [29999/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Seán Sherlock

145. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when the second phase of the small business assistance scheme for Covid will open. [29493/21]

Driver Test

Seán Sherlock

238. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Transport if he will designate the driver theory test as essential in order that it can open up for applicants. [29550/21]

Driver Test

Seán Sherlock

239. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Transport if an applicant who had a physical driver theory test is able to swap it for an online theory test; and if he will approve the RSA online plan. [29551/21]

Tax Data

Seán Sherlock

266. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Finance the amount of tax that has been waived, exempted and forgone by the Exchequer through residential property tax reliefs inclusive of construction, purchasing, leasing, renting and other related reliefs in each of the years 2018 to 2020 and to date in 2021. [29548/21]

Sports Funding

Seán Sherlock

287. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the status of an application by Cork County Council in partnership with a club (details supplied). [29135/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Seán Sherlock

289. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if her attention has been drawn to a matter (details supplied) in relation to outdoor cinemas. [29195/21]

Departmental Schemes

Seán Sherlock

296. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media when the music entertainment business assistance scheme will open for applications. [29494/21]

Departmental Reports

Seán Sherlock

297. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media when the night-time economy taskforce will present its final report. [29495/21]

School Staff

Seán Sherlock

409. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Education if she will address a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29469/21]

School Transport

Seán Sherlock

434. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 994 of 21 April 2021, if the child (details supplied) is eligible for school transport. [29811/21]

Data Protection

Seán Sherlock

470. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of data breaches in Tusla in each of the past five years and to date in 2021. [29130/21]