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Wed, 21 Oct 2020
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Value Added Tax
Paul McAuliffe
54. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Finance the categories of business and industry that the reduced VAT rate of 9% will apply to from 1 November 2020. [31855/20]
Tue, 20 Oct 2020
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National Childcare Scheme
Paul McAuliffe
35. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Children, Disability, Equality and Integration to outline his plans to help childcare providers overcome the challenges arising from the hive registration and applications for a childcare identifier code key system (details supplied). [25972/20]
Tue, 20 Oct 2020
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Childcare Services
Paul McAuliffe
50. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Children, Disability, Equality and Integration his plans for an improvement in pay and conditions for childcare workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31369/20]
Tue, 20 Oct 2020
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Third Level Institutions
Paul McAuliffe
85. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans to fund laptops for third level staff to help teach remotely. [31246/20]
Tue, 20 Oct 2020
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Third Level Fees
Paul McAuliffe
102. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his views on college fees for the academic year in view of university and college institutions not being fully utilised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31247/20]
Tue, 20 Oct 2020
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Dublin Bus
Paul McAuliffe
189. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Transport the fleet size of Dublin Bus in each of the years 2017 to 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31769/20]
Tue, 20 Oct 2020
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School Equipment
Paul McAuliffe
338. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Education her plans to provide funding and resources to enable schools to provide technology to staff members who require same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31151/20]
Tue, 20 Oct 2020
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School Staff
Paul McAuliffe
351. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Education if she will provide a list of each of the teaching supply panels by county in tabular form; the number of teachers on each panel; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31272/20]
Tue, 20 Oct 2020
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State Examinations
Paul McAuliffe
353. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Education if changes to the leaving certificate 2021 are currently being considered; and if a predicted grades option will remain for students that wish to avail same. [31455/20]
Tue, 20 Oct 2020
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Social Welfare Benefits
Paul McAuliffe
394. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will address the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31102/20]
Tue, 20 Oct 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Paul McAuliffe
417. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Social Protection the measure announced in the budget to support self-employed persons impacted by the pandemic (details supplied); and if in calculating €480, self-employed persons can deduct operation and material costs which they incur and only consider income which they would normally consider for taxation purposes. [31530/20]
Tue, 20 Oct 2020
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Garda Transport Provision
Paul McAuliffe
541. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Justice if she has secured funding in budget 2021 to replace either the helicopters or aircraft within the Garda air support unit. [31764/20]
Tue, 20 Oct 2020
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Hospital Staff
Paul McAuliffe
772. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Health the number of consultants by specialist posts that are vacant in each hospital of RCSI Hospital Group as of 9 October 2020; the length of time each post has been vacant; and the position regarding the filling of each consultant post in tabular form. [31767/20]
Tue, 20 Oct 2020
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Local Development Companies
Paul McAuliffe
814. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development her plans for local development companies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31104/20]
Thu, 15 Oct 2020
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Departmental Schemes
Paul McAuliffe
17. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans for allowing taxi drivers and other self-employed persons access more support schemes similar to other SMEs from which they are currently excluded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29973/20]
Thu, 15 Oct 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Paul McAuliffe
74. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the additional supports provided by his Department to Dublin businesses since the city and county entered level 3 under the living with Covid-19 framework. [30597/20]
Wed, 14 Oct 2020
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School Staff
Paul McAuliffe
15. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Education if the feasibility of pairing students of very high-risk families to very high risk teachers via an online learning platform will be examined; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25941/20]
Wed, 14 Oct 2020
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School Staff
Paul McAuliffe
57. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Education the status of measures being put in place to improve pay and conditions for school caretakers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25940/20]
Wed, 14 Oct 2020
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Waste Management
Paul McAuliffe
99. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications his plans to support persons with lifelong or long-term medical incontinence with their household waste disposal charges in view of the fact that more operators are moving towards pay-by-weight contracts. [30380/20]
Tue, 13 Oct 2020
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Better Energy Homes Scheme
Paul McAuliffe
47. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications his plans for an expansion of the SEAI better energy warmer homes scheme; his plans to allow persons that have availed of the scheme to be eligible again.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30081/20]