Parliamentary questions

Data Protection

Gary Gannon

644. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Children, Disability, Equality and Integration if he acknowledges that a person’s identity at birth is their personal data according to the definition of personal data in Article 4 of the GDPR (details supplied). [27313/20]

Data Protection

Gary Gannon

645. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Children, Disability, Equality and Integration if he acknowledges that deceased persons do not have rights under the GDPR (details supplied). [27314/20]

Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries

Gary Gannon

646. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Children, Disability, Equality and Integration if he acknowledges that adopted persons, survivors and advocates have not called for unrestricted use or open public access to the archive of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes but they have requested differentiated rights of access to the archive, namely personal data access for those personally affected, access for family members to information regarding the fate and whereabouts of their disappeared loved ones that died while in institutional custody, freedom for survivors of abuse to voluntarily publish their own testimony and records if they wish and public access to administrative records which may be redacted as necessary and proportionate (details supplied). [27315/20]

Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries

Gary Gannon

647. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Children, Disability, Equality and Integration if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a group (details supplied) proposed amendments to the Adoption (Information and Tracing) Bill 2016 and several Senators submitted amendments at Seanad Committee Stage that would provide all adopted persons with their birth certificate following an information session as a proportionate measure to respect the rights of all concerned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27316/20]

Adoption Data

Gary Gannon

648. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Children, Disability, Equality and Integration his views on whether adopted persons personal data access and contact with natural family members are separate issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27317/20]

Adoption Data

Gary Gannon

649. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Children, Disability, Equality and Integration the evidence that exists of a guarantee of confidentiality to natural mothers whose children were adopted in view of the system of public registration of births in Ireland. [27318/20]

Adoption Data

Gary Gannon

650. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Children, Disability, Equality and Integration the evidence that exists that natural mothers wish to prevent their adult children from accessing their own personal data. [27319/20]

Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries

Gary Gannon

651. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Children, Disability, Equality and Integration his views on whether the Adoption (Information and Tracing) Bill 2016 made no provision for natural mothers to access their own personal data; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27320/20]

Adoption Data

Gary Gannon

652. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Children, Disability, Equality and Integration his views on whether there will still be a right of access to personal data in the archive of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes after it is transferred to him according to the GDPR and Commissions of Investigation Act 2004 as amended by the Data Protection Act 2018. [27321/20]

Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries

Gary Gannon

653. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Children, Disability, Equality and Integration if he will facilitate personal data access requests from survivors, adopted persons, relatives of the disappeared and all others to whom information in the archive relates. [27322/20]

National Archives

Gary Gannon

654. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Children, Disability, Equality and Integration his views on whether, as demonstrated by his proposed legislation, the Houses of the Oireachtas has the power to legislate in order that the entire archive is not sealed for the next 30 years but instead is made available in a differentiated manner depending on the information concerned. [27323/20]

National Archives

Gary Gannon

655. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Children, Disability, Equality and Integration the justification he can provide for sealing State administrative records that should otherwise be in the National Archives of Ireland due to the fact they are Departmental records; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27324/20]

Community Policing

Gary Gannon

746. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice the reason funding for the community policing forum in the northinner city ceased in May 2019. [27301/20]

Mental Health Services

Gary Gannon

989. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health if he will exempt psychologists working within the mental health services in north Dublin for redeployment to test centres in view of the fact that many mental health services within the north Dublin area are significantly under-resourced based on population size and the services users they support are highly vulnerable during this time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27306/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Gary Gannon

130. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education the number of primary and post-primary schools that have provided a mobile number for a designated contact following communication from her Department on 8 September 2020; and the recourse if a mobile number for a designated contact is not provided. [25871/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment

Gary Gannon

151. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Social Protection if pandemic unemployment payment applicants can close their claim to take on a period of work and then go back on the payment by making a new claim; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25870/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment

Gary Gannon

26. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to calls from the live events sector to reinstate the pandemic unemployment payment at the full rate per week for these workers in view of the fact the sector is closed or dramatically reduced under public health advice; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25023/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Gary Gannon

300. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht if representation by the commercial live events sector will be ensured on the taskforce for the recovery of the arts and culture in view of the fact this subsection of workers are the least likely to return to work; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25188/20]

School Transport

Gary Gannon

458. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education if there is provision to accommodate schools which need substitute bus escorts in cases of a bus escort having to self-isolate due to Covid-19; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25189/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Gary Gannon

619. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the consideration and support for international students studying here prior to Covid-19 that may struggle to pay fees due to not being able to work over the summer period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25190/20]

Town and Village Renewal Scheme

Gary Gannon

4. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Community and Rural Development and the Islands if she will extend the 2020 town and village renewal scheme outline for the accelerated measure in response to Covid-19 to enable more communities to avail of this funding. [24462/20]

Company Liquidations

Gary Gannon

140. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of the implementation of the Duffy Cahill report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24585/20]

Third Level Admissions

Gary Gannon

151. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if there was a difference between the number of CAO first preference offers in 2020 between candidates using 2020 predictive leaving certificate grades and those that completed their leaving certificate in other years in tabular form. [24575/20]

Emergency Departments

Gary Gannon

150. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health if the practice within emergency department units for next of kin or a chosen person to act on behalf of patients will be reinstated (details supplied); if a timeframe will be given for the reinstatement of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24403/20]

Health Services Data

Gary Gannon

93. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health the number of persons here diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia. [23679/20]

School Inspections

Gary Gannon

432. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education the role of the school inspectorate in view of the fact that formal inspections have paused; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23853/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Gary Gannon

433. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education if public health HSE or his Department have the mobile numbers of principals in primary and post-primary schools nationwide in the event of contact tracing taking place when schools are closed, that is, at the weekend. [23854/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Gary Gannon

434. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education when schools were first contacted and informed that they had to have a summary of key information to assist public health HSE in its public health risk assessment. [23855/20]

School Transport

Gary Gannon

435. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education the specific guidance plan for buses which service schools and persons with special educational needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23858/20]

Student Universal Support Ireland

Gary Gannon

557. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if SUSI will alter the process of classifying students at their first point of entry to an approved post-leaving certificate course or an approved higher education course in view of the fact it disadvantages students that move out of the family home that is become independent unless they take a break from pursuing their education for five years; his views on the solution required for students negatively affected in 2020 as a result of the process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23856/20]

Community Policing

Gary Gannon

600. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice if the community policing forums will be re-established in central areas of Dublin; and if meetings of the forums will be supported to resume in a safe manner; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23857/20]

Deportation Orders

Gary Gannon

601. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice the number of foreign nationals that were refused leave to land in airports here between March and August 2020, by gender, nationality and the country to which they were deported to in tabular form [23863/20]

Deportation Orders

Gary Gannon

602. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice the number of foreign nationals that spent time in a prison here after being refused leave to land at an airport between March and August 2020 by the location in which they were jailed, nationality and gender in tabular form. [23864/20]

Deportation Orders

Gary Gannon

603. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice his views on the delays in opening the immigration facility at Dublin Airport and the continued use of jails here to accommodate immigrants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23865/20]

Immigration Data

Gary Gannon

604. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice if the criteria and process used by border officials when deciding whether or not to let a person into the country will be made available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23866/20]

National Public Health Emergency Team

Gary Gannon

762. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health the reason NPHET is blocking the release of the risk register under a freedom of information request; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23859/20]

National Public Health Emergency Team

Gary Gannon

763. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health the reason NPHET is refusing to make publicly available the risk register under a freedom of information request; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23860/20]

National Public Health Emergency Team

Gary Gannon

764. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health the number of meetings of NPHET and the research subgroup of the Expert Advisory Group that have taken place since 12 June 2020. [23861/20]

National Public Health Emergency Team

Gary Gannon

765. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health when the minutes of meetings for NPHET and the research subgroup of the expert advisory group since the 12 June 2020 will be published. [23862/20]

State Examinations

Gary Gannon

568. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education if the formula for the leaving certificate 2020 examinations will be made public in full detail (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22017/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Gary Gannon

569. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education if clear guidelines will be issued for primary and secondary schools on drop off and collection of students in view of the significant issues experienced over the recent reopening of schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22018/20]

School Accommodation

Gary Gannon

570. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education if there is a deadline by which infrastructural works in schools are to be completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22019/20]

State Examinations

Gary Gannon

574. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education if the ranking system which teachers needed to provide for leaving certificate students for the predictive grade system will be made public; if this is in line or contradictory with communication to schools and teachers in April 2020; and if subsequent communication was made to schools on this issue. [22042/20]

DEIS Scheme

Gary Gannon

60. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education and Skills the steps she is taking to address literacy and numeracy levels for students particularly those returning to DEIS schools in cases in which there was a pre-existing gap prior to Covid-19; if this will involve an essential increase in teacher continuous professional development; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19384/20]

School Staff

Gary Gannon

63. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education and Skills if support will be provided and or the suggested recourse for schools vetting new non-teaching staff in view of time constraints and the significant administrative burden on schools preparing to reopen; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19335/20]

State Examinations

Gary Gannon

81. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a reduction in the curriculum for incoming sixth years and changing the leaving certificate examinations in 2021 has been investigated to reflect the disruption to learning due to the Covid-19 pandemic; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19336/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Gary Gannon

260. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if consideration has been given to levies on airlines to discourage unnecessary foreign travel; and if so, the other statutory instruments on the aviation industry that will be considered or implemented to achieve this public health goal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20528/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Gary Gannon

353. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to employees and employers being impacted by the temporary wage subsidy scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20531/20]

Cycle to Work Scheme

Gary Gannon

623. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education and Skills when the cycle to work scheme will be available for applications from education staff (detail supplied) in view of many school staff wishing to avail of the scheme with the reopening of schools due to take place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20526/20]

School Staff

Gary Gannon

699. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated number of post-primary teachers expected to retire during the first term of 2020/2021; and if this number has been factored into the recruitment of additional teachers within the roadmap for reopening schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20525/20]