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Tue, 14 Jul 2020
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Special Educational Needs Staff
John McGuinness
565. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Skills the rate of pay for qualified SNAs providing summer provision; the rate of pay for qualified teachers doing the same work; the method and timing of payments in both instances; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15028/20]
Tue, 14 Jul 2020
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School Admissions
John McGuinness
566. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a school place will be provided for a person (details supplied); the contact details for the school liaison officers who may assist with the issues; her plans to assist all those on the waiting lists for school places; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15031/20]
Tue, 14 Jul 2020
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School Staff
John McGuinness
567. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a complaint made to her Department by a person (details supplied) has been investigated; if the claim that they were due eight months' pay has been upheld; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15032/20]
Tue, 14 Jul 2020
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School Admissions
John McGuinness
568. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children on the waiting lists for schools (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; if her Department or local officials are engaged with the families and the schools to resolve the waiting lists; if a place at one of the schools will be provided for a child; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15033/20]
Tue, 14 Jul 2020
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School Admissions
John McGuinness
602. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a school place will be provided for a child (details supplied); and if there are sufficient places in schools in Kilkenny city to meet the demand. [15303/20]
Tue, 14 Jul 2020
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School Transport
John McGuinness
603. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Skills if school transport will be provided for a person (details supplied). [15306/20]
Tue, 14 Jul 2020
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Protected Disclosures
John McGuinness
604. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of protected disclosures from whistleblowers submitted to her Department in respect of institutes of technology; if each of the protected disclosures has been deemed as such by her Department; the number settled; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15309/20]
Tue, 14 Jul 2020
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School Transport
John McGuinness
605. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a school bus place will be provided for a child (details supplied). [15310/20]
Tue, 14 Jul 2020
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School Admissions
John McGuinness
606. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a school placement will be provided for a child (details supplied); and the reason her Department holds the view that existing schools can cope with the number of children in Kilkenny city when the evidence indicates there is a long waiting list for each school. [15311/20]
Tue, 14 Jul 2020
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School Admissions
John McGuinness
607. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a school place will be provided in schools for a child (details supplied); the action her Department is taking to resolve the waiting lists in Kilkenny city for those wishing to attend secondary schools in the city; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15312/20]
Tue, 14 Jul 2020
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School Admissions
John McGuinness
608. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a school place will be provided for a child (details supplied); and the number of students in Kilkenny city and county. [15313/20]
Tue, 14 Jul 2020
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Fuel Allowance
John McGuinness
743. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if persons (details supplied) are entitled to fuel allowance or other benefits. [15314/20]
Tue, 14 Jul 2020
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Early Childhood Care and Education
John McGuinness
865. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the action being taken to assist playschools offering ECCE placements to reopen and remain open; if ECCE placements for children whose schools have been forced to close will be provided in other centres; and if assistance will be provided to parents and schools in order to ensure that all those needing an ECCE placement will be accommodated. [15029/20]
Tue, 14 Jul 2020
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Protected Disclosures
John McGuinness
934. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of protected disclosures being processed by her Department from employees of the Prison Service; the number of disclosures that have been resolved in the course of the process; the number remaining; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15308/20]
Tue, 14 Jul 2020
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Departmental Expenditure
John McGuinness
1133. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the amount of funding allocated to the production of television programmes (details supplied); the subhead in the accounts from which the sums were allocated; if there was a tendering process; if so, the details and costs involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15304/20]
Tue, 7 Jul 2020
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Inland Fisheries
John McGuinness
58. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the arrangements in place to monitor commercial fishing activity on rivers to ensure that regulations are complied with; the number of officials working on these rivers; the rate of non-compliance being reported; the protections in place to safeguard salmon stock in rivers in which stocking levels are under threat; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13994/20]
Tue, 7 Jul 2020
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Road Projects
John McGuinness
115. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress on traffic management works required on the link road from the roundabout at the junction of the M9 and Danesfort through Foulkstown to Kilkenny city which his predecessor inspected with local representatives; if he has engaged with Kilkenny County Council to devise a plan and identify funding for a traffic management scheme; his views on the dangers shown and the high number of poorly marked and designed junctions on the road; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14235/20]
Tue, 7 Jul 2020
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Tax Collection
John McGuinness
170. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Finance if the Revenue Commissioners have agreed the amounts of refunds due to a person (details supplied); if refunds are due, when payments will be made; and if a tax clearance certificate has been issued. [14153/20]
Tue, 7 Jul 2020
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Local Authority Funding
John McGuinness
271. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if a submission from Kilkenny County Council on its financial circumstances due to the Covid-19 crisis has been received; the range of financial supports that will be made available to the council to assist in stabilising its financial position; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13851/20]
Tue, 7 Jul 2020
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Local Authority Rates
John McGuinness
272. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the position on the collection of commercial rates arising from the Covid-19 lockdown; and if a rate holiday will be granted for 2020 to the end of 2021. [13853/20]