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Wed, 3 Jun 2020
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DEIS Scheme
Róisín Shortall
265. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to provide additional funding for book rental schemes in post-primary DEIS schools. [9160/20]
Wed, 3 Jun 2020
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Junior Cycle Reform
Róisín Shortall
266. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans for the junior certificate school programme; if it will include resources for school libraries and allocation of librarians, particularly in DEIS schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9161/20]
Wed, 3 Jun 2020
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School Completion Programme
Róisín Shortall
267. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Education and Skills if additional support and resources will be provided to school staff due to changes in the school completion programme in view of the increased workload; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9162/20]
Wed, 3 Jun 2020
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English Language Training Organisations
Róisín Shortall
268. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Education and Skills if English language teacher-led representation on the Covid-19 working group for the English language education sector will be ensured; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9167/20]
Wed, 3 Jun 2020
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Community Policing
Róisín Shortall
371. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the new community policing framework; if online public consultation will be carried out on the draft document which will include working with local authorities and local joint policing committees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9147/20]
Wed, 3 Jun 2020
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Garda Deployment
Róisín Shortall
372. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will give consideration to establishing a dedicated Garda Síochána transport police section to deal with public transport in urban areas in particular; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9148/20]
Wed, 3 Jun 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Róisín Shortall
466. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation further to Parliamentary Question No. 1454 of 20 May 2020, if all businesses including cinemas are instructed to self-identify which phase in line with the Roadmap for Reopening Society and Business they fall into; if businesses listed on the roadmap in specific phases can reopen at a different phase depending on their self-assessed risk and safety; and if the HSA will be providing further guidance or oversight for businesses to self-identify their reopening phase. [9150/20]
Wed, 3 Jun 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Róisín Shortall
467. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if consideration has been given to the specific needs and challenges facing businesses operating in the supply chain for the food service, catering and hospitality sectors (details supplied). [9158/20]
Wed, 3 Jun 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Róisín Shortall
661. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1366 of 20 May 2020 to the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government, if his Department and the National Public Health Emergency Team for Covid-19 plan to issue direction, guidance and advice to local authorities in relation to the need for streets and public areas in towns and villages to be thoroughly cleaned and sanitised by means of deep clean to help address the Covid-19 pandemic in view of the fact that local authorities and an association (details supplied) have requested guidance on the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9149/20]
Wed, 3 Jun 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Róisín Shortall
662. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health if there is a written process for issuing Covid-19 sector-specific guidance by agencies (details supplied). [9151/20]
Wed, 3 Jun 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Róisín Shortall
663. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the epidemiological reasons that have allowed physiotherapists to reopen while the BreastCheck and CervicalCheck screening programmes remain paused; if the decision to continue pausing the BreastCheck and CervicalCheck cancer screening programmes due to Covid-19 was made purely based on epidemiological reasons; and if other reasons fed into this decision, the reasons therefor. [9152/20]
Wed, 3 Jun 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Róisín Shortall
664. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the consideration he has given to moving medical appointments into health centres during Covid-19 in order that safe social distancing can be maintained in accident and emergency departments. [9153/20]
Wed, 3 Jun 2020
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Health Information and Quality Authority
Róisín Shortall
665. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the number of occasions HIQA raised concerns regarding the lack of clinical oversight in nursing homes with his Department over the past three years; if the submissions made by HIQA received a response; and if so, if he will make the responses available. [9164/20]
Wed, 3 Jun 2020
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Health Information and Quality Authority
Róisín Shortall
666. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the response from his Department following inspection reports by HIQA on residential centres for older persons on 11 December 2019, 27 January 2020 and 3 March 2020; the steps his Department took to address the non-compliance found in centres particularly in relation to infection control; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9165/20]
Wed, 3 Jun 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Róisín Shortall
940. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if matters raised by the bus and coach sector due to Covid-19 (details supplied) will be addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9163/20]
Wed, 3 Jun 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Róisín Shortall
964. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the person or body that will enforce the new mandatory regulations for passengers arriving from overseas to complete a passenger location form, adhere to the regulations and be available for follow-up checks; the number of staff allocated to this task; and the level of grade of each. [9346/20]
Wed, 3 Jun 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment
Róisín Shortall
1096. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the hardship facing persons who are awaiting arrears for their Covid-19 pandemic unemployment payment; if the case of a person (details supplied) can be considered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8858/20]
Wed, 3 Jun 2020
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Legislative Measures
Róisín Shortall
1232. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 1368 of 20 May 2020, if section 146B of the Planning and Development Act 2000 as amended, which relates to strategic infrastructure development alterations, also applies to strategic housing developments; and the procedure for amendments to approved strategic housing development schemes, by which the changes are not considered material alterations. [9154/20]
Wed, 27 May 2020
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Direct Provision System
Róisín Shortall
342. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will address issues related to a direct provision centre (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7552/20]
Wed, 27 May 2020
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Direct Provision System
Róisín Shortall
343. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if a rigorous testing and tracing system will be implemented in a direct provision centre (details supplied) to address the spread of Covid-19 in the setting. [7553/20]