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Thu, 28 Jan 2021
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Autism Support Services
Marian Harkin
233. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Health if funding is available to a voluntary organisation (details supplied) for the provision of autism workshops; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4622/21]
Wed, 27 Jan 2021
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Departmental Schemes
Marian Harkin
280. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media when applications will be accepted for the next round of live event funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3678/21]
Wed, 27 Jan 2021
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State Examinations
Marian Harkin
451. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Education if her Department will introduce a policy to prepare teachers and schools to administer predicted grades and to ensure consistency in the process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3873/21]
Wed, 27 Jan 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Marian Harkin
680. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Health the efforts being made to ensure that all HSE Covid-19 information campaigns are advertised in all local print media publications and on local radio and not just in national media; the criteria used to decide in which publications to advertise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3676/21]
Wed, 27 Jan 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Marian Harkin
681. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to utilise the persons who signed up for the Be on Call for Ireland campaign in the first wave of Covid-19, given the current health crisis as a result of the virus; the number who applied at that time and since; the number of those deployed under the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3677/21]
Wed, 27 Jan 2021
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National Children's Hospital
Marian Harkin
705. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Health the date for completion of the National Children’s Hospital; if enforceable penalty clauses form part of the main contract given recent construction delays and ongoing and increasing costs of the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3777/21]
Wed, 27 Jan 2021
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Common Agricultural Policy
Marian Harkin
888. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the decision to defer convergence for 2021-2022 is a decision of Government rather than of the European Union; the objective of this decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3778/21]
Wed, 20 Jan 2021
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School Accommodation
Marian Harkin
286. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Education the status of an application for additional school accommodation by a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2244/21]
Wed, 20 Jan 2021
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National Public Health Emergency Team
Marian Harkin
584. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Health if he will reinstate the NPHET vulnerable person's subgroup to ensure ongoing consultation and collaboration with those in the disability sector and other sectors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2633/21]
Wed, 20 Jan 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Marian Harkin
585. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Health if he will consider a one-off tax-free flat payment to all front-line healthcare staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2634/21]
Wed, 20 Jan 2021
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Vaccination Programme
Marian Harkin
586. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Health if he will consider offering the Covid-19 vaccinations specifically to teachers, SNAs and all healthcare personnel who are working with special needs students on a face-to-face basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2635/21]
Thu, 14 Jan 2021
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Driver Licences
Marian Harkin
28. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Transport the steps being taken to ensure over 70s can renew their driver licences (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1988/21]
Thu, 14 Jan 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Marian Harkin
47. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide a forecast of the lockdown levels that will apply from January to June 2021 given that businesses have to forecast whether or not they will experience a drop in turnover of 30% from January to June 2021 in order to qualify for the employment wage subsidy scheme; if he is unable to provide this forecast, if he will modify the qualifying criteria for the scheme that will apply for essential retail businesses to a monthly forecast in reduction in turnover; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1989/21]
Thu, 14 Jan 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Marian Harkin
48. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Finance if he will allow essential retail businesses to retrospectively apply for the employment wage subsidy scheme if their turnover drops by more than 30% between January and June 2021, even though the business owner had not forecast such a drop in turnover due to the fact that they are unable to accurately forecast lockdown levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1990/21]
Wed, 13 Jan 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Marian Harkin
12. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the protocols for employers to insist that employees work from home throughout the various levels of restrictions in place throughout the Covid-19 pandemic; if fines are in place for businesses found to be bringing employees into the workplace if they are not meant to; if the Health and Safety Authority has enforcement powers under these protocols; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45116/20]
Wed, 13 Jan 2021
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Fuel Traders Licences
Marian Harkin
66. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the enforcement measures in place to monitor and deal with the sale and use of non-smokeless fuels in smokeless zones; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44846/20]
Wed, 13 Jan 2021
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Fuel Traders Licences
Marian Harkin
67. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if there are plans to put in place a testing and enforcement regime to deal with the widespread air pollution from the burning of non-compliant fuel products; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44847/20]
Wed, 13 Jan 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Marian Harkin
254. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Finance the number of persons who accessed the temporary wage subsidy scheme and employment wage subsidy scheme during 2020. [1727/21]
Wed, 13 Jan 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Marian Harkin
503. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Education if there are cuts planned to school grants for PPE; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1462/21]
Wed, 13 Jan 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment
Marian Harkin
594. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Social Protection the numbers of persons who accessed the pandemic unemployment payment during 2020. [1726/21]