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Tue, 16 Jun 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Joan Collins
612. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health the number of home care workers who were on sick leave with Covid-19; the number of deaths among these workers; and the number of clients of these workers who became sick or died from Covid-19 due to exposure to the virus. [11054/20]
Tue, 16 Jun 2020
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Meat Processing Plants
Joan Collins
729. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to improve scrutiny and inspection at meat plants in view of the specific threat of Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11009/20]
Tue, 16 Jun 2020
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Redundancy Payments
Joan Collins
975. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a series of matters raised in correspondence by a person (details supplied) will be examined; if the person's employer is covered by the Covid-19 emergency legislation regarding redundancy; if not, if the employer has to comply with normal redundancy legislation; and the section of the industrial legislation that covers same. [10626/20]
Tue, 9 Jun 2020
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Wage Subsidy Scheme
Joan Collins
43. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Finance if a company (details supplied) is availing of the temporary wage subsidy scheme for its workers; and if so, the number of workers. [9995/20]
Tue, 9 Jun 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Joan Collins
98. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the matter of mandatorily including workers on task forces set up to reopen sectors of industry, for example, English language schools will be clarified. [10011/20]
Tue, 9 Jun 2020
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A Vision for Change
Joan Collins
373. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health if he will publicise the revised A Vision for Change document with immediate effect. [10021/20]
Tue, 9 Jun 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Joan Collins
375. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health if he will continue the two-metre physical distancing as advised by NPHET; and if at any stage the advice changes to one-metre, if the wearing of cloth face masks will become mandatory. [10024/20]
Tue, 9 Jun 2020
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Greyhound Industry
Joan Collins
468. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of runners, greyhounds injured, greyhounds that died or were put to sleep and the causes of the injuries and deaths in each greyhound track, from 1 January 2019 to date by month in tabular form. [9943/20]
Wed, 3 Jun 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Joan Collins
41. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Finance if a bakery (details supplied) in Dublin 8 can access supports and grants and so on to cover wages and costs. [8857/20]
Wed, 3 Jun 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Joan Collins
617. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 609 of 20 May 2020, if the work location of a person diagnosed with Covid-19, that is, a small retail, large retail, warehouse, construction, transport, hairdressing and so on will be included in the NPHET daily reports or a weekly report; and his views on whether this would assist in highlighting industry together with issues regarding public health guidelines in the Covid-19 crisis. [8860/20]
Wed, 3 Jun 2020
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State Aid
Joan Collins
773. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a company (details supplied) has been in receipt of funding from the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development or another State subsidy during the course of the Covid-19 public emergency. [9004/20]
Wed, 3 Jun 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment
Joan Collins
1087. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the workers brought to Dublin by a company (details supplied) in April 2020 were in receipt of the Covid-19 payment during their two week quarantine as stated by the company in the national media. [8652/20]
Wed, 27 May 2020
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Legislative Process
Joan Collins
164. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the planned reform of the Higher Education Authority Act 1971; the consultation process involved; and if a response has issued from a university (details supplied) in relation to same. [7373/20]
Wed, 27 May 2020
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State Examinations
Joan Collins
170. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a hotline will be set up to assist external students (details supplied) in view of the fact they have not been contacted in relation to the leaving certificate 2020; if they will be written to; and if an announcement will be made in relation to the way in which grades for these students will be calculated. [7414/20]
Wed, 27 May 2020
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Special Educational Needs
Joan Collins
195. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Education and Skills the steps that will be taken to compel the schools in south County Dublin in particular Dublin 12 that have capacity for ASD classes but are not compliant. [7622/20]
Wed, 27 May 2020
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Special Educational Needs
Joan Collins
196. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 217 of 13 May 2020, the number of the 43 children needing ASD special class places and the 36 children needing special school places that live in the Dublin 12 area; and the number of schools in Dublin 12 that do not have special school classes and have the capacity to set up an ASD class. [7623/20]
Wed, 27 May 2020
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Special Educational Needs
Joan Collins
197. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 217 of 13 May 2020, if he has considered sanctioning a school (details supplied) as an ASD specific school after considering the report. [7624/20]
Wed, 27 May 2020
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Maternity Leave
Joan Collins
305. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he has considered extending maternity leave in cases in which the woman has no access to a childminder or spouse at home to mind the child in view of the fact that women on maternity leave have little access to childminding pending the phased opening of the economy; and the way in which the issue can be resolved for women due back from maternity leave that have a childminder or a spouse at home and are finding it impossible in view of the fact the employer cannot put them on the workplace payment nor can they access the pandemic unemployment payment. [7098/20]
Wed, 27 May 2020
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Disability Support Services
Joan Collins
533. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health the position of a child (details supplied) on the SAT list; and his plans to ensure they receive the help they need from the HSE and for their education [7320/20]
Wed, 27 May 2020
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Disability Services Provision
Joan Collins
562. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health if he will intervene with the relevant services in relation to the case of a person (details supplied). [7625/20]