Parliamentary questions

Cabinet Committees

Richard Boyd Barrett

12. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach the role of his Department in the development of the forthcoming plan for dealing with Covid-19. [25609/20]

Waste Management

Richard Boyd Barrett

148. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Climate Action and Communication Networks the estimated cost of bringing waste collection services back into public ownership. [24798/20]

Telecommunications Services

Richard Boyd Barrett

149. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Climate Action and Communication Networks if Adelaide Street, Dún Laoghaire will be brought into the State intervention area to provide high speed broadband (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24852/20]

Public Transport

Richard Boyd Barrett

189. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport the estimated full-year cost of halving all public transport fares and for providing free public transport to all persons in full-time education. [24756/20]

Motor Tax

Richard Boyd Barrett

196. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport the estimated annual yield for motor tax projected for 2021; the yield in each of the past five years; the way in which the funds were allocated; and his plans for allocation of the funds in 2021. [25652/20]

Public Transport

Richard Boyd Barrett

200. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport the estimated cost to restore the CIÉ subvention to 2008 levels. [24796/20]

Tax Data

Richard Boyd Barrett

237. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the number of persons employed in live action film making as PAYE workers and self-employed in each of the years 2012 to 2019; the income earned for both categories in the period; the net income tax paid for each of those categories for each of the years; and the tax foregone in deductions, allowances and reliefs for each of the categories in each of the years in tabular form. [24800/20]

Job Creation

Richard Boyd Barrett

244. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the most up to date figures for the number of jobs created by the Irish Strategic Investment Fund in its commercial partnerships; and the locations in which the jobs were created by companies obtaining such investment. [25246/20]

Tax Reliefs

Richard Boyd Barrett

251. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of restoring tax relief for trade union subscriptions. [25504/20]

National Debt

Richard Boyd Barrett

252. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the size of the national debt. [25517/20]

National Debt

Richard Boyd Barrett

253. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the estimated amount of interest that will be paid on the national debt in 2021 [25518/20]

Exchequer Returns

Richard Boyd Barrett

254. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the estimated primary Exchequer surplus for 2021. [25521/20]

Tax Yield

Richard Boyd Barrett

255. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the amount of revenue collected through vehicle registration tax in 2019. [25522/20]

Tax Collection

Richard Boyd Barrett

256. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the amount of tax that was forgone due to the knowledge box in the latest available figures. [25524/20]

Tax Yield

Richard Boyd Barrett

257. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the amount collected in stamp duty charged on the purchase of stocks and marketable securities of incorporated companies here in 2019. [25560/20]

Household Debt

Richard Boyd Barrett

258. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the most recent figures for total household wealth and the property and financial assets less all liabilities. [25562/20]

Motor Insurance Data

Richard Boyd Barrett

259. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the most up to date figures for the amount paid out annually in motor insurance claims by each insurance company. [25563/20]

Tax Data

Richard Boyd Barrett

260. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the cost to date in 2020 of tax reliefs and exemptions available to property developers. [25564/20]

Tax Data

Richard Boyd Barrett

261. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the cost to date in 2020 of the tax reliefs and exemptions available to property owners. [25566/20]

Tax Data

Richard Boyd Barrett

262. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the cost to date in 2020 of the tax reliefs and exemptions available to landowners. [25567/20]

Tax Yield

Richard Boyd Barrett

263. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the estimated amount that could be raised by imposing a 2% public health levy on the profits of private human health and pharmaceutical companies here including nursing homes and homecare agencies. [25569/20]

Property Tax

Richard Boyd Barrett

264. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the estimated full year cost of abolishing the local property tax. [25570/20]

Irish Stock Exchange

Richard Boyd Barrett

265. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the volume of commercial trade that took place in shares here in 2019. [25571/20]

Irish Stock Exchange

Richard Boyd Barrett

266. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the volume of commercial trade that took place in derivatives here in 2019. [25573/20]

Universal Social Charge

Richard Boyd Barrett

267. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the estimated amount expected to be raised by the universal social charge in 2020. [25574/20]

Universal Social Charge

Richard Boyd Barrett

268. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the estimated amount expected to be raised by the universal social charge from tax units paying more than €90,000. [25575/20]

Tax Code

Richard Boyd Barrett

270. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the estimated amount of revenue which would be generated by imposing €600 per year tax on all second homes, a €1,000 per year tax on all third or fourth homes and a €1,500 per year tax on all fifth or subsequent homes. [25591/20]

Tax Code

Richard Boyd Barrett

271. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the estimated amount of tax revenue which would be generated by applying a 12.5% minimum effective tax rate on total gross profits before deductions, allowances or reliefs. [25594/20]

Public Sector Pay

Richard Boyd Barrett

280. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the estimated full year cost of repealing the FEMPI legislation. [24803/20]

Public Sector Pay

Richard Boyd Barrett

281. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the estimated full year cost of paying all employed public sector staff on the pre-2011 pay grade. [24804/20]

Local Authority Housing

Richard Boyd Barrett

332. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the estimated cost of deep retrofitting all local authority and social housing stock to the highest standard by unit; and the cost of installing solar panels in the same housing stock. [24751/20]

Housing Assistance Payment

Richard Boyd Barrett

335. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the spend in each of the years 2015 to 2018 and the projected spend for 2019 and 2020 on leasing, HAP and RAS agreements between local authorities and landlords by authority and type of agreement; and the number of the arrangements that are direct transfers from rent allowance arrangements. [24802/20]

Pupil-Teacher Ratio

Richard Boyd Barrett

414. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education the estimated full year cost of reducing the pupil teacher ratio to 18:1 by paying all staff on the pre-2011 pay scale.. [24805/20]

Pupil-Teacher Ratio

Richard Boyd Barrett

415. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education the estimated cost of reducing the pupil teacher ratio from 1:27 to 1:22. [24806/20]

Special Educational Needs

Richard Boyd Barrett

416. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education the estimated cost of increasing special education provision by 15% on the 2018 level. [24807/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Richard Boyd Barrett

425. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education if secondary school students are obliged to wear face masks in school in cases in which a student has a condition such as ASD which precludes them from wearing a mask; the instructions to schools in relation to same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24869/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Richard Boyd Barrett

426. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education if specific medical reports are needed by schools to exempt secondary school students from wearing a mask; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24870/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Richard Boyd Barrett

427. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education if special supports are available for parents and students in cases in which a student is required to stay at home for health reasons; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24871/20]

Tax Yield

Richard Boyd Barrett

564. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated amount that would be raised by increasing the employers rate of PRSI by 2%. [25581/20]

Tax Yield

Richard Boyd Barrett

565. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated additional revenue which could be generated by establishing a new band of employers' PRSI of 19.75% on incomes over €90,000 per year and to increase the existing 10.955% by 2% to 12.995%. [25588/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment

Richard Boyd Barrett

567. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons receiving pandemic unemployment payments of €203, €250 and €300 per week by the sector in which they previously worked; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25592/20]

Student Grant Scheme

Richard Boyd Barrett

600. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the estimated cost of increasing student grants to their highest historical levels. [24808/20]

Student Support Schemes

Richard Boyd Barrett

602. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will consider increasing the number of higher education places available through the HEAR and DARE schemes in order to provide students experiencing educational disadvantage the opportunity to obtain their preferred third-level places; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24853/20]

Home Care Packages

Richard Boyd Barrett

700. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of clearing homecare package waiting lists [24758/20]

Health Services Staff

Richard Boyd Barrett

701. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost to hire 100 speech and language therapists, 100 psychologists, 100 occupational therapists and 100 physiotherapists, respectively [24759/20]

HSE Waiting Lists

Richard Boyd Barrett

702. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost to clear assessment of needs waiting lists for children with autism [24760/20]

Hospital Expenditure

Richard Boyd Barrett

703. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of adding 1,000 acute beds to the hospital network [24761/20]

Health Services Staff

Richard Boyd Barrett

710. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost of hiring 4,000 new nurses on the pre-2011 rate of pay [24793/20]

Health Services Staff

Richard Boyd Barrett

711. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost of hiring 500 consultants [24794/20]

Health Services Staff

Richard Boyd Barrett

723. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the number of Parkinson’s disease specialist nurses that will be employed under the enhanced community care fund (details supplied); if there will be an increase in the number of neurologists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24851/20]

Medical Cards

Richard Boyd Barrett

724. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if the higher income threshold for eligibility to a medical card for over 70s introduced in Budget 2020 has been applied; if not, when it will be applied; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24854/20]

Disability Support Services

Richard Boyd Barrett

726. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the reason for the reduced number of hours for a person (details supplied) at a service; if the reduction is due to staff shortages; if so, his plans to replace staff that may have left or been redeployed during Covid-19 restriction measures; if the original number of hours they spent at the service will be restored; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24864/20]

Special Educational Needs Staff

Richard Boyd Barrett

727. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if the Carmora service in Dún Laoghaire, County Dublin is short-staffed; if so, the reason; if the HSE is responding to the need for additional staffing for the service for persons with additional needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24865/20]

Respite Care Services

Richard Boyd Barrett

728. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if the respite hours available to users of the Carmora services in Dún Laoghaire, County Dublin have been reduced; if so, the reason for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24866/20]

Health Services

Richard Boyd Barrett

834. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the estimated amount it will cost to maintain the current pre-Covid-19 levels of service provision across the health service in 2021 in view of demographic changes and inflation and Covid-19 [25505/20]

Prescriptions Charges

Richard Boyd Barrett

835. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost to reduce prescription charges by €0.50 [25506/20]

Drugs Payment Scheme

Richard Boyd Barrett

836. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost of reducing the DPS threshold to €50 and €100, respectively [25507/20]

Emergency Departments

Richard Boyd Barrett

837. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost of abolishing accident and emergency charges. [25510/20]

Dental Services

Richard Boyd Barrett

838. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost to reinstate the 2008 dental treatment services scheme [25511/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Richard Boyd Barrett

845. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the breakdown of Covid-19 cases nationally including the sectors and industries that the persons work in; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25593/20]

Forestry Sector

Richard Boyd Barrett

898. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the estimated cost of planting 125,000 hectares of foresting with a mixture of broad leaf and native species. [25516/20]

Cabinet Committees

Richard Boyd Barrett

4. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on education will next meet. [23667/20]

Departmental Bodies

Richard Boyd Barrett

5. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach the status of the activities of the shared island unit in his Department. [23668/20]

Ministerial Advisers

Richard Boyd Barrett

2. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach the number of special advisers he is planning to hire in his Department. [23666/20]

Cabinet Committees

Richard Boyd Barrett

3. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee that deals with health will next meet. [22338/20]

Cabinet Committees

Richard Boyd Barrett

7. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee that deals with transport will next meet. [22339/20]

Cabinet Committees

Richard Boyd Barrett

9. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee that deals with the economy will next meet. [22651/20]

Cabinet Committees

Richard Boyd Barrett

13. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach the Cabinet committees and working groups or units he has set up or is planning to set up in his Department. [22340/20]

Covid-19 Tests

Richard Boyd Barrett

62. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health his plans to ensure consistent and regular testing of all healthcare staff in view of the fact that the instance of Covid-19 among health care workers here is higher than in any other country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23665/20]

Agriculture Scheme Appeals

Richard Boyd Barrett

135. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a series of submissions by campaigners (details supplied) regarding the upcoming agriculture appeals (amendment) Bill 2020 will be examined in order to improve the processing and quality of decisions and appeals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24049/20]

Driver Licences

Richard Boyd Barrett

217. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport his plans to provide a further extension to driver licence renewal dates as previously to allow staff to process the large volume of renewals due or overdue in order to ensure drivers are not left without driver licences while waiting; if he is addressing the issue, in view of the fact group 2 or other drivers must present in person to renew their licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23564/20]

School Accommodation

Richard Boyd Barrett

391. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education the additional immediate supports that will be provided for the students of a school (details supplied) while a building is being sourced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23269/20]

Student Assistance Fund

Richard Boyd Barrett

534. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if a college (details supplied) is on the list of colleges eligible for funding for the Government assistance fund for students to assist them with laptops and other forms of technology; if not, the reason; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23286/20]

Medical Cards

Richard Boyd Barrett

653. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if doctors can charge for blood tests for medical card holders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23333/20]

Health Services Staff

Richard Boyd Barrett

733. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the number of health workers in employment in terms of whole-time equivalents and by profession; the way in which this has increased in view of Covid-19 in terms of whole-time equivalents and by profession; his plans for permanently allocating the funding to increase capacity across the health service; the number and category of whole-time equivalents he will fund as a result; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16791/20]

Disability Services Provision

Richard Boyd Barrett

734. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if a thorough plan will be outlined for the reopening of day services for those with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22333/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Richard Boyd Barrett

735. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health his plans to increase public investment in public health and medical research in view of Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22647/20]

Third Level Fees

Richard Boyd Barrett

29. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his plans to abolish third level registration fees in view of the fact that many students will not be attending lectures as normal, will have extra IT costs due to online learning and will find it more difficult to find work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22648/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Richard Boyd Barrett

169. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education the advice, support and guidelines in relation to school reopening that have been established for parents that have serious underlying conditions that would make them at high risk of becoming seriously ill from Covid-19 and that are concerned whether or not it is safe in this context to send their children back to school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23004/20]

Schools Building Projects

Richard Boyd Barrett

170. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education when planning permission will be submitted for the new Dún Laoghaire Educate Together; the timeline she envisages for this school to be ready; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23005/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Richard Boyd Barrett

202. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection the supports in place for parents of children that are sent home from school as a result of Covid-19 and that therefore have to miss work to care for them; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23006/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Richard Boyd Barrett

203. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection the supports in place for persons self-isolating or awaiting results from a Covid-19 test and have to miss work as a result; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23007/20]

Departmental Policy Functions

Richard Boyd Barrett

2. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach his plans for State visits. [22650/20]

Direct Provision System

Richard Boyd Barrett

40. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Disability, Equality and Integration his views on whether the model of accommodation for asylum seekers leads to a well-integrated society; if not, his plans for alternative models in view of the recent death by suicide in a direct provision centre in Carrickmacross, County Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22332/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Richard Boyd Barrett

77. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans to help small businesses, such as restaurants, which had to close for a period of months to assist with the rent payments that are still due even though they were not trading; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22212/20]

Illegal Dumping

Richard Boyd Barrett

102. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Climate Action and Communication Networks if a company or a person is prohibited from operating waste disposal services using the permit of another company in cases in which they have been convicted for illegal dumping in the past; if it is an offence if they continue to operate using the permit of another company; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21181/20]

Electricity Grid

Richard Boyd Barrett

157. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Climate Action and Communication Networks if the ESB Networks works to replace domestic electricity meters with smart meters will be rolled out nationally; the entity that carried out the safety testing on the meters in relation to radio frequency EMFs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22265/20]

Electricity Grid

Richard Boyd Barrett

158. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Climate Action and Communication Networks if ESB Networks, in replacing electricity meters with smart meters, allowed customers to refuse to have smart meters installed; if not, the reason; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22266/20]

Taxi Licences

Richard Boyd Barrett

240. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider buying back taxi licences from those who wish to retire as a result of not being able to work due to the Covid-19 crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22215/20]

School Accommodation

Richard Boyd Barrett

599. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education if vacant buildings will be refurbished and retrofitted in order that they can be used by a school (details supplied) to provide extra space and classrooms in order that social distancing can be achieved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22214/20]

School Staff

Richard Boyd Barrett

647. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason for the delay in payments for school crossing wardens for school holidays; if the summer payments will be expedited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22211/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Richard Boyd Barrett

650. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection her plans to extend the provisions in section 29 of the Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Covid-19) Act 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22685/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment

Richard Boyd Barrett

742. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will allow persons on a pandemic unemployment payment whose work is unlikely to return for the foreseeable future to retrain with schemes such as Springboard without their payment being affected; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22213/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Richard Boyd Barrett

789. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection her plans to reinstate the right of employees to invoke redundancy after a protracted period of lay-off as was the case prior to the Covid-19 emergency legislation with regard to section 29 of the Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Covid-19) Act 2020, in view of the fact failure to do so leaves many workers in temporary lay-off trapped and unable to move to other employment for fear of losing their redundancy entitlements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22686/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Richard Boyd Barrett

798. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Disability, Equality and Integration if there are specific financial measures to support small play schools with Covid-19 compliance, for example, to employ extra staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22219/20]

Nursing Education

Richard Boyd Barrett

979. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if financial supports will be put in place for student nurses and midwives that are unable to work whilst on placement (details supplied); if he will consider increasing the financial supports offered to student nurses and midwives and other student healthcare workers in the longer term; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22262/20]

Legislative Measures

Richard Boyd Barrett

1412. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if legislation is planned to further protect animals and pets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21090/20]

School Staff

Richard Boyd Barrett

33. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a call for Ireland will be committed to for the education sector to employ more teachers to permanently reduce the pupil-teacher ratio and source new buildings in order that students can return to school safely in September 2020; if the two-tier pay for teachers will be abolished to ensure that all teachers are treated fairly and are paid on the standard pay scale; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19241/20]

Third Level Fees

Richard Boyd Barrett

69. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Skills if it will be ensured that those going to third-level education in September 2020 in blended learning settings will not have to pay the current level of registration fees; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19240/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Richard Boyd Barrett

313. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance if there is a formal process for appeals for refusal of the temporary wage subsidy scheme payment from the Revenue Commissioners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19743/20]