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Wed, 27 May 2020
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Health Services Staff
Noel Grealish
582. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Health the reason some posts in the HSE are confined to staff employed in the HSE, Tusla or other defined agencies despite the fact that better qualified and more suitable persons may apply from outside the defined organisations but are not considered for the posts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7775/20]
Wed, 27 May 2020
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Driver Test
Noel Grealish
812. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he plans to resume driver tests particularly for those persons that urgently require a test in order take-up employment and require a full licence or a bus or truck licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7720/20]
Wed, 27 May 2020
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Driver Test Centres
Noel Grealish
813. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there are parking facilities provided at the RSA testing centre at Carnmore, Oranmore, County Galway; if so, the number of vehicle parking places dedicated; if not, if parking facilities will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7721/20]
Wed, 27 May 2020
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Shannon Airport Facilities
Noel Grealish
814. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps he will take to ensure that Shannon Airport is not downgraded and that when regular scheduled flights resume, a company (details supplied) continues to operate services from the airport to ensure that a service is provided on the western seaboard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7722/20]
Wed, 27 May 2020
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Burial Grounds
Noel Grealish
893. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if new schemes have been announced to provide funding to community groups maintaining cemeteries no longer able to carry out maintenance due to social distancing requirements and that can no longer fundraise or raise funds through donations in the community to pay contractors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7295/20]
Wed, 20 May 2020
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Passport Applications
Noel Grealish
28. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the date the passport office will recommence the processing of routine passport applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5703/20]
Wed, 20 May 2020
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Insurance Coverage
Noel Grealish
54. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Finance if further engagement has been or is planned to be taken with the insurance industry regarding insurance cover for businesses required to close during the Covid-19 emergency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5922/20]
Wed, 20 May 2020
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Commencement of Legislation
Noel Grealish
81. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Finance the stages required in order to commence the Consumer Insurance Contracts Act 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5921/20]
Wed, 20 May 2020
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State Examinations
Noel Grealish
250. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Education and Skills the effect the school profiling element will have on a student's grade; the way in which fairness will be achieved in the national standardisation process in situations in which a student is attending a lower ranking school but may be a high achiever and would have performed well in a written examination but may have their results downgraded as part of the national standardisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6238/20]
Wed, 20 May 2020
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Workplace Safety
Noel Grealish
568. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation her plans for ensuring compliance with the inevitable strict rules that will have to be put in place when persons return to work; her views on whether a dedicated compliance person in organisations above a certain size would be beneficial to ensure that new practices and habits are adhered to; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5923/20]
Wed, 20 May 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment
Noel Grealish
1232. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to backdate the Covid-19 pandemic unemployment payment for persons who were unemployed as a result of the pandemic but did not receive their payment for a number of weeks; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6061/20]
Wed, 20 May 2020
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Emergency Accommodation Provision
Noel Grealish
1318. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the contact details in his Department for the section taking inquiries from accommodation providers who wish to provide emergency accommodation for Covid-19 related cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5702/20]
Wed, 20 May 2020
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Social and Affordable Housing
Noel Grealish
1354. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the criteria for repayment of proceeds following the sale of an affordable home by a person who had originally purchased this home from a local authority; if the same repayment rules apply for each local authority; if solicitors and auctioneers fees can be deducted before the repayment amount is calculated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6307/20]
Wed, 20 May 2020
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Social and Affordable Housing
Noel Grealish
1355. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the capital grants provided to Galway City Council in 2018 and 2019, respectively, under the social housing investment programme to assist in the construction and renewal of social rented accommodation for persons and families who have been assessed as in need of housing support under categories (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6308/20]
Wed, 20 May 2020
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Social and Affordable Housing
Noel Grealish
1356. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the status of the construction and renewal of social rented accommodation for persons and families who have been assessed as in need of housing support under categories (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6309/20]
Wed, 20 May 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Noel Grealish
1407. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will consider the Roadmap for Reopening Society and Business for the practice of classical ballet as proposed by an organisation (details supplied); the phase they will be able to re-open at; her views on same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6239/20]
Wed, 13 May 2020
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Ambulance Service
Noel Grealish
493. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Health the status of an ambulance base proposed for Maam Cross, County Galway, which was agreed by the National Ambulance Service and is awaiting HSE approval; the timeframe for a decision on the ambulance base; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4164/20]
Wed, 13 May 2020
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Local Authority Housing Mortgages
Noel Grealish
1233. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the criteria for repayment of proceeds following the sale of an affordable home by a person that had originally purchased the home from a local authority; if the same repayment rules apply for each local authority; if solicitors and auctioneers fees can be deducted before the repayment amount is calculated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4163/20]