Parliamentary questions

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]