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Wed, 24 Feb 2021
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Public Sector Allowances
Peter Burke
238. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the travel distance bands for travel and subsistence rates for civil servants will be reconsidered to widen band 2 to over 5,500km and therefore not act as a deterrent for those working and travelling as part of their essential work; if a review is planned for these rates and bands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9508/21]
Wed, 24 Feb 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Peter Burke
817. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health if front-line health workers will be allowed a reimbursement of annual leave for days that have been used for childcare responsibilities during level 5 restrictions when schools have remained closed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9626/21]
Wed, 10 Feb 2021
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Departmental Funding
Peter Burke
415. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Education if guidance will be provided to a school (details supplied) relating to grant funding available to treat extreme damp in a school building; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6591/21]
Wed, 10 Feb 2021
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Schools Refurbishment
Peter Burke
416. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Education the process for applying for an upgrade of electrical works for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6592/21]
Wed, 10 Feb 2021
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DEIS Scheme
Peter Burke
417. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Education the way a school (details supplied) can be considered for DEIS status; the reason one school in an area might have DEIS status while another school does not; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6593/21]
Wed, 10 Feb 2021
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Medicinal Products
Peter Burke
908. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health the reason medications prescribed for a person (details supplied) with Lyme disease are not covered by a medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7197/21]
Wed, 3 Feb 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Peter Burke
882. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health the guidelines for front-line healthcare workers who are currently pregnant and carrying out their roles in hospitals; if they are being rostered to areas in which there is a reduced exposure to Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5932/21]
Wed, 3 Feb 2021
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Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme
Peter Burke
929. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the funding available for calf welfare projects under the calf welfare scheme and TAMS; the specific topics covered for funding; the closing dates for these schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5231/21]
Wed, 3 Feb 2021
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Sheep Welfare Scheme
Peter Burke
957. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a son or daughter taking over a family farm is not treated like a new entrant to the sheep welfare scheme given they are using the same herd number as previously held by a parent; if the rule will be reviewed based on the fact that the child may never have owned, bought or sold sheep under this herd number and their first transaction will be through the existing herd number; if his Department will engage with young farmers in such a situation; if relevant information such as current flock numbers will be taken into account when deciding on eligibility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5813/21]
Thu, 28 Jan 2021
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GLAS Issues
Peter Burke
339. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a GLAS 2020 payment for persons (details supplied) will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4799/21]
Wed, 27 Jan 2021
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Help-To-Buy Scheme
Peter Burke
231. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Finance his plans to extend the help-to-buy scheme beyond December 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4369/21]
Wed, 20 Jan 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Peter Burke
371. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his attention has been drawn to the fact that childcare providers are charging parents for childcare due to parents' jobs being referenced in the list of essential workers even when this work is being carried out at home and children are not availing of childcare; his views on whether this is appropriate; if advice will be given to childcare providers and parents in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2600/21]
Wed, 20 Jan 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Peter Burke
372. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if emergency funding will be provided for childcare providers who are severely negatively impacted by very low occupancy, particularly those who are not supported significantly by State funding, to augment the employment wage subsidy scheme, such as school age care, SAC, providers and those who benefit from the universal payment on the national childcare scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2601/21]
Wed, 20 Jan 2021
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Childcare Services
Peter Burke
373. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he has considered the sustainability of funding for childcare providers after 31 January 2021, given that he has advised that the Government is legally prevented from providing scheme funding after that date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2602/21]
Wed, 20 Jan 2021
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Vaccination Programme
Peter Burke
571. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health if he has considered the prioritisation of vaccination for staff in early years settings which are open while schools and ECCE remain closed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2603/21]
Wed, 13 Jan 2021
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Educational Disadvantage
Peter Burke
441. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Education if DEIS status can be applied to a school (details supplied) on socioeconomic grounds considering the economic difficulties in the area at present; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44841/20]
Wed, 13 Jan 2021
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Childcare Services
Peter Burke
604. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide funding to implement the recommendation from the Workplace Relations Commission to upgrade the pay scale of county childcare managers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1169/21]
Wed, 13 Jan 2021
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Childcare Services
Peter Burke
629. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of progress relating to the implementation of the recommendation from the Workplace Relations Commission to amend the pay scale for county childcare managers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1170/21]
Wed, 13 Jan 2021
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Vaccination Programme
Peter Burke
946. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health if his Department has considered utilising members of the Defence Forces in the roll-out of Covid-19 vaccines due to their experience and expertise working on logistics in field hospitals on foreign missions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1159/21]
Wed, 13 Jan 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Peter Burke
947. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health when members of the Defence Forces will be vaccinated; if current plans can be expedited due to imminent foreign travel for some members; if the two-week quarantine for returning members of the Defence Forces has been considered in view of the time they must spend away from home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1160/21]