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Tue, 28 Jul 2020
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Human Rights
Gerald Nash
375. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the persecution of members of the Baha'i faith in Iran; if the arrest and imprisonment of members of the faith in Iran will be condemned; if he will raise the issue formally with the Iranian authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18218/20]
Tue, 28 Jul 2020
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Defence Forces
Gerald Nash
416. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Defence if his Department will provide financial support to a group (details supplied) to help establish a memorial in Dundalk, County Louth to a person who lost their life on active service with the United Nations on 24 February 1989; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19056/20]
Tue, 28 Jul 2020
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Ministerial Briefing
Gerald Nash
499. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a copy of the briefing documents provided to her upon her appointment to her Department will be provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18728/20]
Tue, 28 Jul 2020
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Third Level Examinations
Gerald Nash
514. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for the discrepancy between repeat exam fees in different higher education institutions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18812/20]
Tue, 28 Jul 2020
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School Funding
Gerald Nash
515. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education and Skills the way in which the proposed devices fund will be administered; if it is to be administered at a local level; if so, the additional staffing levels which will be put in place to do so; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18813/20]
Tue, 28 Jul 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Gerald Nash
516. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education and Skills if requirements for social distancing will be universally applied across higher education institution campuses; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18814/20]
Tue, 28 Jul 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Gerald Nash
517. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education and Skills if there has been engagement with the unions on social distancing requirements across higher education institution campuses; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18815/20]
Tue, 28 Jul 2020
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Student Universal Support Ireland
Gerald Nash
518. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will revert SUSI adjacency grants to pre-2011 levels to take account of students that will remain living at home due to Covid-19; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18816/20]
Tue, 28 Jul 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Gerald Nash
519. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education and Skills if PPE will be provided to staff across the higher education institutions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18817/20]
Tue, 28 Jul 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Gerald Nash
520. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she has engaged with higher education institutions on library access for students under social distancing requirements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18818/20]
Tue, 28 Jul 2020
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Student Grant Scheme
Gerald Nash
521. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education and Skills if there are proposals to increase postgraduate grants to address the funding gap as outlined in the Programme for Government; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18819/20]
Tue, 28 Jul 2020
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State Examinations
Gerald Nash
522. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education and Skills if additional mental health supports are being put in place for 2020 leaving certificate students; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18820/20]
Tue, 28 Jul 2020
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Student Grant Scheme
Gerald Nash
523. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will amend or review the requirements for mature applicants to third-level colleges living at home with their parents due to lack of affordable housing options being assessed based on their parents’ income; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18821/20]
Tue, 28 Jul 2020
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Student Grant Scheme
Gerald Nash
524. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the proposed review of SUSI eligibility as proposed in the Programme for Government; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18823/20]
Tue, 28 Jul 2020
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Education Policy
Gerald Nash
525. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will increase the fund for students with disabilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18824/20]
Tue, 28 Jul 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Gerald Nash
526. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she has engaged with an organisation (details supplied) on provisions to provide extensions and supports for researchers whose research was affected by Covid-19; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18825/20]
Tue, 28 Jul 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Gerald Nash
527. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education and Skills if additional funding will be made available for research relating to Covid-19 including the wider societal impact; if such research will include the arts and humanities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18826/20]
Tue, 28 Jul 2020
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State Pensions
Gerald Nash
569. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of her plans to establish a commission on pensions to examine sustainability and eligibility issues with State pensions and the social insurance fund; when he expects the commission to be formally established; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18720/20]
Tue, 28 Jul 2020
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Back to Education Allowance
Gerald Nash
571. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the position regarding the proposed review of the back to education allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18822/20]
Tue, 28 Jul 2020
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Childcare Services
Gerald Nash
706. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the closure of a crèche (details supplied) in County Louth; if his attention has also been drawn to the circumstances of the closure of the facility; if his Department and agencies are available to assist the service to continue under an alternative management structure; the details of the amount of funding provided to the organisation in 2019 and to date in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18214/20]