Parliamentary questions

Departmental Staff

Gary Gannon

460. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the percentage or number of staff working with a disability within his Department and the agencies under his aegis in 2018, 2019 and 2020; and the actions being undertaken by his Department to actively recruit and retain persons with disabilities. [42138/20]

Third Level Institutions

Gary Gannon

483. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the instructions, guidelines or recommendations made to institutions participating in the graduate medical programmes to support and facilitate the participation of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds given SUSI is not available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42136/20]

Disability Act Employment Targets

Gary Gannon

484. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the percentage or number of staff working with a disability within his Department and the agencies under his aegis in 2018, 2019 and 2020; and the actions being undertaken by his Department to actively recruit and retain persons with disabilities. [42145/20]

Departmental Staff

Gary Gannon

531. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice the percentage or number of staff working with a disability within her Department and the agencies under her aegis in 2018, 2019 and 2020; and the actions being undertaken by her Department to actively recruit and retain persons with disabilities. [42148/20]

Departmental Staff

Gary Gannon

796. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health the percentage or number of staff working with a disability within his Department and the agencies under his aegis in 2018 to 2020, inclusive; and the actions being undertaken by his Department to actively recruit and retain persons with disabilities. [42146/20]

Departmental Staff

Gary Gannon

868. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the percentage or number of staff with a disability working in his Department and the agencies under his aegis in 2018, 2019 and 2020; and the actions being undertaken by his Department to actively recruit and retain persons with disabilities. [42137/20]

Departmental Staff

Gary Gannon

878. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the percentage or number of staff with a disability working in her Department and the agencies under her aegis in 2018, 2019 and 2020; and the actions being undertaken by her Department to actively recruit and retain persons with disabilities. [42150/20]

Child Poverty

Gary Gannon

31. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Social Protection her views on child poverty measures in Budget 2021 to increase social welfare payments by €2 per child under 12 and €5 per child over 12. [31364/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment

Gary Gannon

39. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of pandemic unemployment payment recipients who are due arrears; and the date when payment on these arrears can be expected. [40158/20]

Working Family Payment

Gary Gannon

66. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of the review of working family payments and one parent family payments ahead of setting targets for 2021 following on from the Comptroller and Auditor General report. [40159/20]

State Examinations

Gary Gannon

45. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education when the review of the leaving certificate 2020 and the calculated grade model will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40157/20]

School Curriculum

Gary Gannon

70. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to the recently published report by a person (details supplied), which details a significant decline in arts involvement between 13 and 17 years and that DEIS schools are least likely to offer music or art classes at leaving certificate level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40153/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Gary Gannon

71. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to Health Protection Surveillance Centre guidance for an indoor air quality meter in each classroom that relies on natural ventilation; and if her Department will follow this guidance. [40154/20]

State Examinations

Gary Gannon

73. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education her views on sixth year classes in secondary schools having increased classroom-based assessments in preparation for a potential repeat of the predictive grades; her views on this practice; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40156/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Gary Gannon

89. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education if the provision of appropriate PPE to school staff, particularly SNAs, who cannot adhere to social distancing with students will be clarified; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40155/20]

Job Losses

Gary Gannon

119. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of redundancies registered in each month between October 2019 and October 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40509/20]

Third Level Institutions

Gary Gannon

570. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his views on the absence of systematic data for persons with disabilities or from minority or ethnic backgrounds working in academic and research roles in Irish higher education institutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40506/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Gary Gannon

778. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health if the HSE has informed him if all retailers met the 12 November 2020 deadline for the structural separation of alcohol under the public health legislation. [40507/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Gary Gannon

779. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health if retailers that have failed to meet the 12 November 2020 deadline for the structural separation of alcohol under the public health legislation have been contacted regarding their failure to meet the deadline; the steps he now plans to take; and if he plans to instruct the HSE to take prosecutions under the legislation. [40508/20]

Nursing Staff

Gary Gannon

780. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health if his attention been drawn to the petition from an organisation (details supplied) to pay nursing interns the same rate as healthcare assistants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40510/20]

Nursing Staff

Gary Gannon

781. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health if his attention been drawn to the petition from an organisation (details supplied) to provide full health and safety protection to students, including payment if they contract Covid-19 and have to go on leave; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40511/20]

Nursing Staff

Gary Gannon

782. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health the number of nursing students who contracted Covid-19 since the outbreak in March 2020, by month in tabular form. [40512/20]

Hospital Acquired Infections

Gary Gannon

406. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a report (details supplied) commissioned by the Rotunda Hospital that details chronic lack of space, which increases risks of infection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39524/20]

Hospital Facilities

Gary Gannon

407. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health his plans to support the Rotunda Hospital in relation to its chronic lack of space and aging infrastructure [39525/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Gary Gannon

70. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the reason for no indoor classes taking place under level 3, which effectively shuts music schools, dance schools and speech and drama schools. [39243/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Gary Gannon

71. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if her Department received a submission from a group (details supplied) of 15 Irish music schools regarding the Covid-19 guidelines; and if her Department will engage with the group. [39245/20]

Special Educational Needs

Gary Gannon

124. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education the number of primary and post-primary schools that provide ASD classes for children with special education needs in inner city Dublin. [39241/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Gary Gannon

125. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education if her Department received a correspondence submission from a group (details supplied) of 15 Irish music schools making a formal submission regarding the Covid-19 guidelines; and if her Department will engage with the group. [39244/20]

School Curriculum

Gary Gannon

126. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education if more recent information will be provided regarding the percentage of second level schools that are meeting or not meeting the requirement for six relationships and sexual education, RSE, class sessions per year since 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39246/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Gary Gannon

161. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reason for no indoor classes taking place under level 3, which effectively shuts music, dance schools and speech and drama schools. [39242/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Gary Gannon

167. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if the recently announced one-off Covid-19 payment will include students on access or foundation courses such as the Trinity College access programme or the TU Dublin access foundation programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39240/20]

School Curriculum

Gary Gannon

532. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education if the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment, NCCA, primary and post-primary development groups for relationship and sexuality education have begun meeting; and the number of meetings that have taken place to date. [38862/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment

Gary Gannon

592. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Social Protection if her Department will expedite the process of arrears payments for pandemic unemployment payment recipients, which is currently planned for the end of the year, to early to mid-December to help alleviate some of the stress and burden of the cost of Christmas. [38871/20]

Student Universal Support Ireland

Gary Gannon

681. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the scale of the review of SUSI scheduled to take place; the key areas of reform; the timeline of the process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38869/20]

Student Universal Support Ireland

Gary Gannon

682. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if recipients of the SUSI grant as well as those that were deemed illegible for the grant will be engaged in the SUSI review; if so, the extent to their involvement in the review; and the method under which this engagement will take place. [38870/20]

Deportation Orders

Gary Gannon

756. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice the number of deportations per month that have taken place in Ireland since the outbreak of Covid-19 in March 2020, in tabular form. [38863/20]

Deportation Orders

Gary Gannon

757. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice the countries that deportees from Ireland were sent to per month since the outbreak of Covid-19 in March 2020, in tabular form. [38864/20]

Legislative Programme

Gary Gannon

758. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice if her attention has been drawn to the recent distribution of thousands of non-consensual images; and if she will expedite legislation to tackle this issue in view of same. [38865/20]

Legislative Programme

Gary Gannon

759. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice if she will make available specific supports for persons and families affected by the distribution of non-consensual images given the extreme effects this can have on mental health and well-being. [38866/20]

Legislative Programme

Gary Gannon

760. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice if she will establish a support line for persons and families affected by the distribution of non-consensual images given the effects this can have on well-being and mindful of the lesser social supports available under level 5 restrictions. [38867/20]

Drug Treatment Programmes

Gary Gannon

955. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health the number of persons, by month, who have used the Keltoi facility to self-isolate since it was repurposed in March 2020, in tabular form. [38861/20]

Vaccination Programme

Gary Gannon

956. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health if teachers, special needs assistants, SNAs, and school staff will be prioritised for the Covid-19 vaccination in the eventuality that a vaccine becomes available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38868/20]

Sports Funding

Gary Gannon

34. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the financial support her Department is committing to ensure a league (details supplied) will continue in 2021. [37374/20]

Arts Funding

Gary Gannon

40. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the way in which she plans to track, monitor and measure the impact of the support packages following the significant investment in the arts. [37372/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Gary Gannon

74. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media her plans for getting arts and entertainment businesses open at level 3 of the Living with Covid-19 plan. [37373/20]

Defence Forces Remuneration

Gary Gannon

95. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Defence the regulations and legislation that governs the rates of pay for members of the Reserve Defence Force; the regulations or legislation that implements a 10% cut compared to the equivalent Permanent Defence Force pay rates; the date such regulation or legislation implementing the cuts was signed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37379/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Gary Gannon

110. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education the number of teachers and school staff who requested an assessment review by a service (details supplied) who have completed a review and have been categorised into a higher risk category. [37375/20]

Pensions Reform

Gary Gannon

125. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to calls from an organisation (details supplied) for representation of civic society organisations on the Pensions Commission; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37380/20]

Third Level Education

Gary Gannon

143. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans for an audit of the various different virtual teaching and learning taking place in third level institutions to ensure shared learning of success and a standard of practice. [37378/20]

Vaccination Programme

Gary Gannon

208. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health his views on reports of teachers having their 'flu jab cancelled to prioritise other types of front-line workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37376/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Gary Gannon

209. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health if he considers teachers, SNAs and school staff to be front-line workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37377/20]

State Examinations

Gary Gannon

254. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education the protocol for students opting to sit the written leaving certificate scheduled for November 2021 if they have suspected Covid-19 symptoms and are awaiting a test or results; if they are close contacts and have to self-isolate for 14 days; the accommodation that will be made available to them to sit their exams; and if they can be accommodated to sit their exams virtually or at a later date if they have Covid-19. [36036/20]

State Examinations

Gary Gannon

255. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education the protocol for students sitting State examinations in June 2021 if they have suspected Covid-19 symptoms and are awaiting a test or results; if they are close contacts and have to self-isolate for 14 days; the accommodation that will be made available to them to sit their exams; and if they can be accommodated to sit their exams virtually or at a later date if they have Covid-19. [36037/20]

Drug Treatment Programmes

Gary Gannon

346. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health the date for the reopening of the Keltoi residential drugs and alcohol service, Phoenix Park, Dublin 20, which was closed in March 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36038/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Gary Gannon

93. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the provisions which will be made available to ensure pubs, restaurants and nightclubs will be able to survive in the likely scenario that they will not be able to open over the Christmas period. [35130/20]

Rail Network

Gary Gannon

291. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Transport if public consultations have happened regarding the proposed Maynooth DART project; and if so, the means that were used to ensure contact has been made with persons living near the railways and the geographical extent either side of the railways by which notice was given to the surrounding populations in Dublin city. [35442/20]

Arts Council

Gary Gannon

364. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will commission an independent investigation into the cancellation of the tender for communications from the Arts Council after four months following differing and conflicting explanations for the reason of the tender cancelled. [35437/20]

Arts Council

Gary Gannon

365. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if her attention has been drawn to a dispute between a union (details supplied) and the Arts Council over its breaching of agreements; if her attention has been further drawn to the fact that a work to rule may impact the distribution of resources to artists which the Council is established to serve; her views on the Arts Council’s handling of its internal and external communications with trade unions, artists, tenderers and its staff; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35438/20]

Arts Council

Gary Gannon

366. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if the reasons the Arts Council cancelled a tender after four months of processing same have been investigated; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the Arts Council has changed its reasons for cancellation; and her views on the inconsistency of the claim by the council that one tender was cancelled due to costs while it advertises another tender for HR services (details supplied). [35439/20]

Arts Council

Gary Gannon

367. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will request that the Arts Council also does a survey on its communications with artists in addition to the survey being carried of its board and staff in relation to its communications in order that a fuller picture may be gained; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35440/20]

DEIS Scheme

Gary Gannon

483. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education the reason there has not been a similar decrease in the staffing schedule for urban band 1 junior schools and vertical schools as there has been in mainstream classrooms, given that research shows the impact of class size and achievement is most effective in the first four years of schooling and that children from low socioeconomic backgrounds benefit most from lower class sizes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35443/20]

Education Costs

Gary Gannon

484. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education the estimated cost to decrease the staffing schedule for urban band 1 and junior and vertical schools by one point in line with all other schools. [35444/20]

DEIS Scheme

Gary Gannon

485. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education the further supports made available to DEIS schools catering for the highest concentrations of education disadvantage from the budget allocation of €2 million in 2021; and the detail of the full allocation of €5 million in 2022 announced in budget 2021. [35445/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Gary Gannon

486. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education her views on the recent ballot outcome of a union (details supplied) and its members to take industrial action due to numerous issues of safety facing schools; and the action taken by her Department to engage with these concerns. [35446/20]

Pensions Reform

Gary Gannon

539. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Social Protection her views on whether pension reforms require a specific gender perspective, given that only 16% of women receive the full State pension (contributory); her further views on whether this perspective and expertise is included in the newly announced membership of the pension committee; if so, the specific members in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35441/20]

DEIS Scheme

Gary Gannon

754. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education the details of the way in which the additional €5 million for DEIS schools in Budget 2021 will be allocated and drawn from. [32876/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Gary Gannon

755. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education if the board of management which under the provision of the Education Act 1998 are charged with the direct governance of a school has the right to close a school after positive confirmed cases of Covid-19 within the school and concerns of an outbreak; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32880/20]

Departmental Expenditure

Gary Gannon

773. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education the estimated amount of money spent on the Educational Testing Service. [33101/20]

State Examinations

Gary Gannon

774. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education if a new date for the planned leaving certificate exam 2020, which was scheduled to commence on 16 November 2020, has been agreed; if so, if she will provide details of same; if students who were planning on taking the exams have been contacted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33103/20]

School Staff

Gary Gannon

775. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education if she will provide details of the results of successful and unsuccessful appeals from the primary staffing appeals board 2020-21 school year in tabular form. [33104/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Gary Gannon

776. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education if the effects of Covid-19 were able to be considered as a factor for lower enrolment numbers that projected under appeals for the primary staffing appeals board 2020-21 school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33105/20]

Pension Provisions

Gary Gannon

879. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide information on the planned membership of the Commission on Pensions; if the Commission will be independent and reflect all sections of society; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32872/20]

Social Welfare Inspections

Gary Gannon

880. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Social Protection if household social welfare inspections are permitted to take place under level 5 [32873/20]

Social Welfare Inspections

Gary Gannon

881. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will enact a review for social welfare inspections; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32874/20]

Working Family Payment

Gary Gannon

882. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of lone parent households and two parent family households availing of the working family payment over the past 18-month period in tabular form. [32875/20]

Jobseeker's Payments

Gary Gannon

883. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Social Protection if social welfare sanctions for jobseeker’s payments ceased during the pandemic; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32879/20]

Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries

Gary Gannon

964. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department carried out a data protection impact assessment on the Commission of Investigation (Mother and Baby Homes and certain related Matters) Records, and another Matter Bill 2020; and if so, if the assessment will be made available. [33100/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Gary Gannon

1106. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health the most up-to-date definition of a close contact used within the school environment; and the details of changes and dates of changes to this definition. [32877/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Gary Gannon

1272. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health if non-contact training outdoors can take place under level 5 restrictions; if so, if children can travel outside the 5km limit to attend; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32870/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Gary Gannon

1273. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health the number of tests and cases of school-going children since 27 September 2020 to the most recent data available by 0 to four, five to 12 and 13 to 19 years of age, in tabular form.. [32871/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Gary Gannon

1316. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health if any of the approximately 2,000 persons that tested positive for Covid-19 and asked by the HSE to alert their own close contacts were teachers, SNAs or school staff. [33102/20]

Library Services

Gary Gannon

1572. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will consider public libraries to run click and collect services under level 5; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32878/20]

Homeless Persons Supports

Gary Gannon

83. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to significant delays meeting with homelessness officers; the reasons for such delays; and if there are alternative plans or suggested recourses to better support persons and families. [32279/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Gary Gannon

110. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to individual schools that have had to make the decision to close after outbreaks of Covid-19 following no guidance from HSE; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32276/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Gary Gannon

111. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education the average length of time schools can expect to wait until hearing from the HSE. [32277/20]

Pupil-Teacher Ratio

Gary Gannon

112. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education if there is a pathway for teacher pupil ratios to reach the EU average of 20:1 in classrooms here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32278/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Gary Gannon

113. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education if there are plans to carry out an audit in all primary and post-primary schools here in responses to growing concerns over lack of adequate funding to follow with public health guidelines; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32280/20]

Social Welfare Inspections

Gary Gannon

129. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of notified and unnotified home visits by social welfare inspectors over the past 18 months for the Dublin central area in tabular form. [32275/20]

Third Level Education

Gary Gannon

134. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of students who received a new offer through CAO as a result of the upgraded marks from the 18 students following the leaving certificate calculated grades appeals process that were upgraded. [32281/20]

Substance Misuse

Gary Gannon

203. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health if drug and alcohol support groups and treatment programmes are permitted to operate under potential level 5 restrictions; if so, if he will provide guidance on the safe continuation of these much needed supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32274/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Gary Gannon

45. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Finance if travel agencies qualify for the CRSS [32069/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Gary Gannon

46. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Finance if businesses closed during level 1 and level 2 qualify for the CRSS and payment breaks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32070/20]

Schools Building Projects

Gary Gannon

141. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education the reason for the delay in the progression of a school build for a school (details supplied) other than Covid-19; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32063/20]

Schools Building Projects

Gary Gannon

142. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education if she will provide a timeline for completion of a school project for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32064/20]

School Staff

Gary Gannon

143. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to the position in a school (details supplied) and the increased risks the school faces losing a teacher due to lower enrolment numbers than expected; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32065/20]

School Staff

Gary Gannon

144. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education the number of primary schools due to lose staff on 24 October 2020 due to smaller enrolments than expected reported on the annual school census by county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32066/20]

Schools Building Projects

Gary Gannon

145. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education the number of school builds that are in the various stages of planning and build process in tabular form; and her views on the extent Covid-19 has delayed the process. [32068/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Gary Gannon

146. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to the fact that many schools in the Dublin area are operating without satisfactory levels of PPE; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32073/20]

Back to Education Allowance

Gary Gannon

165. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Social Protection if there are plans to reduce the qualifying period on social welfare in order to receive the back to education payment from nine months to three months for level 8 courses. [32071/20]

Primary Care Services

Gary Gannon

221. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health the details of the community healthcare organisation quality improvement plan including the defined actions to improve maternity care and the timeframe for these actions as outcomes from the National Maternity Experience Survey [32067/20]