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Wed, 21 Oct 2020
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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]
Wed, 21 Oct 2020
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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]
Wed, 21 Oct 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Gary Gannon
258. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health his views on human connection and if it is a basic human need; and if so, the way that this affects individuals living alone. [32072/20]
Tue, 20 Oct 2020
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Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries
Gary Gannon
39. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Children, Disability, Equality and Integration his position and actions either taken by his Department or scheduled for the future on archival infrastructure to ensure truth for mother and baby homes. [31365/20]
Tue, 20 Oct 2020
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Magdalen Laundries
Gary Gannon
71. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Children, Disability, Equality and Integration if he still accepts the sixth recommendation of a person (details supplied) to provide a suitable memorial to the victims and survivors of Magdalen laundries following the State apology made in 2013. [30368/20]
Tue, 20 Oct 2020
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Student Universal Support Ireland
Gary Gannon
80. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will consider removing the rules within SUSI that do not allow students to be reclassified from the point of entry unless they take a three-year break in their education, which is unfairly targeting independent students. [31363/20]
Tue, 20 Oct 2020
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Budget 2021
Gary Gannon
88. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his views on the omission of financial supports for part-time students in budget 2021; and if part-time students will be eligible for the planned €250 universal student payment . [31362/20]
Thu, 15 Oct 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Gary Gannon
14. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans to support indigenous industries that cannot return due to Covid-19. [25616/20]
Wed, 14 Oct 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Gary Gannon
73. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education the measures being advised for students in primary and secondary schools who have family members at home with severe underlying health conditions that would place their lives at risk should an incident of Covid-19 occur in their schools (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23680/20]
Thu, 8 Oct 2020
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Health Services
Gary Gannon
289. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health the status the establishment of the national psychology place office. [29486/20]
Thu, 8 Oct 2020
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Addiction Treatment Services
Gary Gannon
290. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health his plans to ensure that those availing of supports, such as community meetings for addiction and recovery, will continue to be able to do so if Ireland enters into more severe lockdowns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29487/20]
Thu, 8 Oct 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Gary Gannon
291. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health if healthcare workers who are close contacts of positive Covid-19 cases or close contacts of someone awaiting the results of a Covid-19 test are entitled to Covid-19 sick leave; if not, if they are required to use their normal sick leave, annual leave or unpaid leave; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29488/20]
Wed, 7 Oct 2020
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Driver Licences
Gary Gannon
53. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to significant delays in appointments in National Driver Licence Service Dublin offices causing difficulties in renewing licences in part due to NDLS medical report form, D501, valid one month from signing by a doctor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29246/20]
Wed, 7 Oct 2020
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State Examinations
Gary Gannon
146. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education if the specification for the coding for the predictive grade model was signed off by her Department was explicit and clear as to the requirements; and the date on which this sign-off occurred. [29249/20]
Wed, 7 Oct 2020
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State Examinations
Gary Gannon
147. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education the person or body within her Department that approved sign-off for the predictive grade model; on what date, and at what project board meeting. [29250/20]
Wed, 7 Oct 2020
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State Examinations
Gary Gannon
148. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education the minutes of the meeting at which the specification and the subsequent approval were authorised for the calculated grade coding for a company (details supplied); and if she will provide evidence that the major flaws in the software quality assurance process will not be repeated. [29251/20]
Wed, 7 Oct 2020
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State Examinations
Gary Gannon
149. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education the professional standards that will be applied to future work on the ISO 29119 software testing standards which are an internationally agreed set which can be used by an organisation when performing any form of software testing; if not, the recognised standards that will be adhered to; and the specific name of the alternative standard. [29252/20]
Wed, 7 Oct 2020
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Third Level Admissions
Gary Gannon
194. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will address a matter regarding the case of a person (details supplied). [29244/20]
Wed, 7 Oct 2020
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State Examinations
Gary Gannon
195. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if there will be consideration given to the errors in the calculated grades, in the case that a student with HEAR or DARE status has a grade increase that an increase in points for these students could have led to offers for courses in participating colleges at reduced levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29245/20]
Wed, 7 Oct 2020
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Health Services Reports
Gary Gannon
254. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the recent release of the national maternity experience survey, in particular the results that showed women experienced poorer at home care when it came to mental health particularly worrying in view of the fact that homecare supports has decreased during Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29247/20]