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Tue, 9 Jun 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Joe O'Brien
218. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of new households created by IPAS since the beginning of the Covid-19 outbreak here, households being persons not from the same family sharing a bedroom. [9896/20]
Wed, 3 Jun 2020
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Human Rights Cases
Joe O'Brien
17. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the case of a person (details supplied) whose case has been highlighted by an organisation. [8401/20]
Wed, 3 Jun 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Joe O'Brien
164. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if schools will be directed to accept a small number of pupils before phase 5 of the Roadmap for Reopening Society and Business in order to test measures that will be needed in September 2020 with much larger numbers. [8400/20]
Wed, 3 Jun 2020
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English Language Training Organisations
Joe O'Brien
177. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider including teachers and representatives on the Covid-19 working group for the English language education sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8532/20]
Wed, 3 Jun 2020
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Direct Provision System
Joe O'Brien
391. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide a list of all direct provision accommodation centres. [9343/20]
Wed, 3 Jun 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Joe O'Brien
594. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Health if he will consider a tailored awareness campaign for young persons aimed at maintaining adherence to the required social distancing measures and perhaps engaging popular musicians, celebrities or entertainers in the process (details supplied). [8729/20]
Wed, 3 Jun 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Joe O'Brien
681. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Health if mandatory quarantining is envisaged for overseas visitors as international travel begins to resume; the length of time the quarantining period will be; if facilities have been sourced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9260/20]
Wed, 3 Jun 2020
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Driver Test
Joe O'Brien
897. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when driver test centres are due to reopen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8688/20]
Wed, 3 Jun 2020
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Driver Test
Joe O'Brien
899. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if consideration has been given to allowing driver tests to take place under the criteria of exceptional circumstances of the Road Safety Authority, in which a person’s continued employment is reliant on obtaining a driver licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8714/20]
Wed, 3 Jun 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Joe O'Brien
901. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the measures which will be put in place to ensure the survival of the bus and coach sector in view of the important roles it plays in terms of public transport especially the school transport service and the tourism sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8728/20]
Wed, 3 Jun 2020
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Aer Lingus
Joe O'Brien
956. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will request a company (details supplied) to engage with employees and unions before deciding on restructuring plans and to place employee rights and welfare at the centre of future restructuring plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9261/20]
Wed, 3 Jun 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment
Joe O'Brien
1128. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of pandemic unemployment payment recipients disaggregated by their previous net weekly pay in intervals of €10 and then €50, using the data that informed page 4 of the report that was published by the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation, Economic Considerations for Reinstating the Economic Activity. [9344/20]
Wed, 27 May 2020
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Credit Unions
Joe O'Brien
62. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Finance if an impact assessment has been carried out on the status of credit unions here in view of the Covid-19 pandemic; the supports that can be offered to credit unions; his views on the future of credit unions here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7426/20]
Wed, 27 May 2020
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Nursing Education
Joe O'Brien
201. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider increasing the allocation for persons graduating from post-leaving certificate nursing preparation courses to above the current 150 place allocation in the uptake of nursing places in college courses in 2020 due to a decline in international students. [7663/20]
Wed, 27 May 2020
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Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
Joe O'Brien
538. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Health his plans to ensure CAMHS is adequately resourced to deal with the increased strain on the mental health of young persons during the Covid-19 pandemic; and the extent to which he is liaising with the Department of Education and Skills in view of the exceptional pressure on leaving certificate students [7420/20]
Wed, 27 May 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Joe O'Brien
539. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Health if social gatherings specifically weddings are permitted to proceed as normal from 10 August 2020 as outlined in phase 5 of the Roadmap for Reopening Society and Business; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7425/20]
Wed, 27 May 2020
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Medical Aids and Appliances
Joe O'Brien
540. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Health if he has considered procuring more sustainable PPE equipment that can be used more than once after proper laundering and disinfecting in view of the fact the Covid-19 pandemic will be here for some time, the cost of PPE equipment is expensive and the equipment is not always available [7428/20]
Wed, 27 May 2020
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Public Private Partnerships
Joe O'Brien
769. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the roads and linked companies that have a traffic guarantee associated with them; the amount of compensation paid under each agreement annually since 2014; the estimated compensation to be paid in 2020 under each agreement in the context of lower traffic volumes due to Covid-19; and the mechanisms by which the State can claim not to be liable for the compensation under traffic guarantees in view of the unusual nature and cause of the lower traffic volumes. [7415/20]
Wed, 27 May 2020
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National Car Test
Joe O'Brien
770. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans for NCT retests once centres reopen (details supplied). [7422/20]
Wed, 27 May 2020
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Driver Test
Joe O'Brien
772. Deputy Joe O'Brien asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to extend the permit period of approved driving instructors in line with the extension of driver licences (details supplied). [7431/20]