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Tue, 3 Nov 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Pa Daly
1366. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the position for holistic therapies such as reflexology, reiki and so on under essential services during the level 4 and level 5 phases of lockdown; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33381/20]
Tue, 3 Nov 2020
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Covid-19 Tests
Pa Daly
1377. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the criteria applied by the HSE for testing in cases in which a person is a close contact but does not have the Covid-19 app installed. [31560/20]
Tue, 3 Nov 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Pa Daly
1378. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the number of new staff numbers on track and tracing and swabbing duties for 2020 and 2021, including details of those employed directly with the HSE and those employed by third party organisations; and the number of these workers who are full-time versus contract workers. [31561/20]
Thu, 22 Oct 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Pa Daly
12. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice the physical renovations being made to existing courthouses and Garda stations to prevent the spread of Covid-19; and if Tralee courthouse will be one of those allocated funds to do so. [30963/20]
Thu, 22 Oct 2020
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Departmental Budgets
Pa Daly
22. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice the details of the capital expenditure projects under the justice heading of budget 2021. [30962/20]
Tue, 20 Oct 2020
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Student Grant Scheme
Pa Daly
87. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will consider changing the criteria for calculating SUSI grant eligibility to include whether a parent is in receipt of the working family payment. [22251/20]
Tue, 20 Oct 2020
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Emigrant Support Services
Pa Daly
292. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will consider extending supplementary funding under the emigrant support programme, particularly for welfare-based organisations. [31010/20]
Tue, 20 Oct 2020
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Garda Recruitment
Pa Daly
529. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice the number of recruits that were to start training with An Garda Síochána for 2020; the number of the recruits that actually began training in 2020 and the breakdown of targeted versus actual recruitment of Garda trainees for 2020, in tabular form. [31223/20]
Tue, 20 Oct 2020
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Prison Facilities
Pa Daly
530. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 584 of 21 July 2020, the estimated amount of the allocated 2021 estimate for capital expenditure under the prisons Vote group that is expected to be taken up by the construction of Limerick Prison. [31251/20]
Tue, 20 Oct 2020
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Garda Data
Pa Daly
533. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice if statistical information will be provided for each of the years 2018 to 2021 in relation to An Garda Síochána (details supplied). [31569/20]
Tue, 20 Oct 2020
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Prison Accommodation
Pa Daly
534. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice the current capacity of Loughan House and Shelton Abbey. [31570/20]
Tue, 20 Oct 2020
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Prison Visiting Committees
Pa Daly
535. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice the criteria used for selecting visiting committee members for the Irish Prison Service; the requirements in terms of qualifications; the role involved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31571/20]
Tue, 20 Oct 2020
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Inspector of Prisons
Pa Daly
536. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice the status of the 2019 and 2020 annual reports by the Office of the Inspector of Prisons. [31572/20]
Tue, 20 Oct 2020
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Prison Staff
Pa Daly
537. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice the overall ratio of staff to prisoners maintained across the Irish Prison Service; the number for Portlaoise prison; and the number of staff assigned to each block of the campus. [31573/20]
Tue, 20 Oct 2020
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Capital Expenditure Programme
Pa Daly
547. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 584 of 21 July 2020, the estimated amount of the allocated 2021 Estimate for capital expenditure that is expected to be taken up by the new forensics facility at Portrane. [31251/20]
Tue, 20 Oct 2020
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Pa Daly
580. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health if he will report on the waiting times for colonoscopies at a hospital (details supplied); and the number of persons waiting for three, six, nine months and so on, out to the end of the waiting list in three-month increments. [31064/20]
Tue, 20 Oct 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Pa Daly
582. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health if he will report on the availability of self-isolating accommodation and associated guidelines for use for emergency and medical personnel who are required to self-isolate but are unable to due to living in shared accommodation in a county (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31073/20]
Thu, 15 Oct 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Pa Daly
47. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the sectors of the economy his Department has identified as needing indefinite support measures. [25982/20]
Thu, 15 Oct 2020
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General Practitioner Services
Pa Daly
278. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health if additional funding will be provided to enable the HSE to directly employ a general practitioner at a health centre (details supplied). [30785/20]
Wed, 14 Oct 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment
Pa Daly
226. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Social Protection if payment will be made to a person (details supplied) with regard to backdated Covid-19 pandemic unemployment payments that her Department has informed the person are due. [30503/20]
Tue, 13 Oct 2020
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Bank Charges
Pa Daly
105. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Finance the steps he will take to assist families who are facing an inordinate number of direct debit and credit-related fees on top of account maintenance fees from banks and financial institutions at a time when they are facing severe financial hardship; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30070/20]
Tue, 13 Oct 2020
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State Examinations
Pa Daly
221. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Education if an appeal by a person (details supplied) regarding the leaving certificate will be investigated. [29712/20]
Tue, 13 Oct 2020
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Rural Social Scheme
Pa Daly
304. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Social Protection if an application to remain on the rural social scheme will be approved in the case of a person (details suppled). [29839/20]
Tue, 13 Oct 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Pa Daly
483. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1327 of 8 September 2020, the number of staff redeployed from March 2020 to date from University Hospital Kerry to contact tracing or testing centres. [29898/20]
Tue, 13 Oct 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Pa Daly
488. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health his views on the importance of ventilation within Covid-19 prevention guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29920/20]
Tue, 13 Oct 2020
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Health Services Provision
Pa Daly
513. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health if supplemental Covid-19 funding will be provided in budget 2021 for an adult day service (details supplied) to enable a full return to services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30088/20]
Thu, 8 Oct 2020
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Social and Affordable Housing
Pa Daly
147. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the review of social housing provision; and his views on required changes to legislation or policy related to allocation schemes that may arise from the review. [29366/20]
Thu, 8 Oct 2020
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Social and Affordable Housing
Pa Daly
148. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to consider the needs of returning Irish migrants who may not satisfy conditions of habitual residency within the current review of social housing provision. [29367/20]
Wed, 7 Oct 2020
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Housing Provision
Pa Daly
88. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider developing operational guidelines on habitual residence, similar to those used by the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection (details supplied) and for these to be applied consistently by all local government authorities in deciding on access to housing lists, emergency accommodation and homeless services [29057/20]
Wed, 7 Oct 2020
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Diaspora Issues
Pa Daly
99. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of the interdepartmental committee on the Irish abroad. [29047/20]
Wed, 7 Oct 2020
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Diaspora Issues
Pa Daly
100. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of the reports on support for the Irish abroad for 2019 and 2020. [29048/20]
Wed, 7 Oct 2020
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Diaspora Issues
Pa Daly
101. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the establishment of an Oireachtas subcommittee dealing with issues affecting the Irish diaspora. [29049/20]
Wed, 7 Oct 2020
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State Examinations
Pa Daly
137. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Education if she will report on the way in which leaving certificate students examination results and other examination and grade related data are defined in contracts with third-parties to which her Department has outsourced grade assessments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29103/20]
Wed, 7 Oct 2020
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Intellectual Property
Pa Daly
138. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Education if copies of the clauses in the contracts with a company (details supplied) that relate to the definition and use of each of intellectual property and personally identifiable information will be provided. [29104/20]
Tue, 6 Oct 2020
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Homeless Persons Supports
Pa Daly
71. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of criteria which each local authority applies with respect to residency for persons looking to access homeless services and support. [28299/20]
Tue, 6 Oct 2020
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Postal Voting
Pa Daly
87. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the criteria for postal ballot eligibility will be expanded in order to align them with those in Northern Ireland. [27753/20]
Tue, 6 Oct 2020
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Foreign Policy
Pa Daly
99. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of emergency repatriations carried out since March 2020 by his Department. [28297/20]
Tue, 6 Oct 2020
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Middle East
Pa Daly
105. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the diplomatic representations that were made to Israel regarding its annexation plan; and if his attention has been drawn to the town of Beit Sahour (details supplied) affected by the annexation in the occupied West Bank. [28298/20]
Tue, 6 Oct 2020
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School Transport
Pa Daly
432. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Education if adherence to distancing, capacity and other anti-Covid-19 measures on buses serving a school (details supplied) will be investigated. [28092/20]
Tue, 6 Oct 2020
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State Examinations
Pa Daly
474. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Education the number of leaving certificate students in County Kerry that have had errors with their calculated grades identified; the nature of these errors; and the way they are categorised in tabular form. [28706/20]
Tue, 6 Oct 2020
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HSE Data
Pa Daly
674. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 773 of 15 September 2020, the statistics gathered on staff derogations from requirements to self-isolate; and the basis on which they are collated, if by service or geographic area. [28364/20]
Tue, 6 Oct 2020
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Ambulance Service
Pa Daly
718. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the number of employees of the national ambulance service; and the number on sick leave currently by county in tabular form. [28677/20]
Tue, 6 Oct 2020
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Ambulance Service
Pa Daly
719. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health the overall budget assigned to the running of officer response vehicles in the national ambulance service. [28678/20]
Tue, 6 Oct 2020
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Ambulance Service
Pa Daly
720. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health if a capacity review has been carried out in the national ambulance service; and if are there plans to base an ambulance in Killorglin, County Kerry, or Abbeyfeale, County Limerick. [28679/20]
Thu, 1 Oct 2020
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Sports Funding
Pa Daly
10. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht the supports being offered to sports organisations to ensure compliance with Covid-19 guidelines for sports spectators. [26515/20]
Thu, 1 Oct 2020
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Ministerial Meetings
Pa Daly
17. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht the details of her recent meetings with sporting organisations (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26514/20]
Thu, 1 Oct 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Pa Daly
181. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to the lack of teacher-student interaction in circumstances in which remote learning is required due to the Covid-19 pandemic in certain instances; the actions and steps she will take to ensure that there is a national standard to deliver such remote learning; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27948/20]
Tue, 29 Sep 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Pa Daly
52. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Finance the contingency planning that has taken place within his Department about an indefinite period of restrictions on VAT generating sectors of the economy such as hospitality. [26344/20]
Tue, 29 Sep 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Pa Daly
69. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Finance the impact Covid-19 has had on the fiscal position of the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26343/20]
Tue, 29 Sep 2020
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Civil Service
Pa Daly
106. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the additional budgetary amounts that have been assigned to facilitate working from home or flexible working hours across the Civil Service. [26341/20]