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Tue, 30 Jun 2020
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National Broadband Plan
Pádraig O'Sullivan
636. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when a location (details supplied) will have access to broadband; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13344/20]
Tue, 30 Jun 2020
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National Broadband Plan
Pádraig O'Sullivan
637. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when a location (details supplied) will have access to broadband; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13345/20]
Tue, 30 Jun 2020
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National Broadband Plan
Pádraig O'Sullivan
638. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when a location (details supplied) will have access to broadband; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13346/20]
Tue, 30 Jun 2020
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National Broadband Plan
Pádraig O'Sullivan
639. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when a location (details supplied) will have access to broadband; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13347/20]
Tue, 30 Jun 2020
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National Broadband Plan
Pádraig O'Sullivan
640. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when a location (details supplied) will have access to broadband; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13348/20]
Tue, 30 Jun 2020
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National Broadband Plan
Pádraig O'Sullivan
641. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when a location (details supplied) will have access to broadband; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13349/20]
Tue, 30 Jun 2020
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National Broadband Plan
Pádraig O'Sullivan
642. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when a location (details supplied) will have access to broadband; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13350/20]
Tue, 30 Jun 2020
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National Broadband Plan
Pádraig O'Sullivan
643. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when a location (details supplied) will have access to broadband; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13351/20]
Tue, 30 Jun 2020
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Bus Services
Pádraig O'Sullivan
712. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if consideration will be given to an extension of a bus route to Carrignavar and Whitechurch, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13252/20]
Tue, 23 Jun 2020
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Special Educational Needs
Pádraig O'Sullivan
149. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if students who would ordinarily be eligible for the July provision in previous academic years will be entitled to same in 2020, in view of the fact there have been suggestions that the scheme will be restricted to children in special needs schools or units only; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11903/20]
Tue, 23 Jun 2020
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Special Educational Needs
Pádraig O'Sullivan
150. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if families that have sourced a registered teacher themselves and are ordinarily eligible to avail of the scheme will be allowed to avail of the July provision at home in circumstances in which school-based provision may not be available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11904/20]
Tue, 23 Jun 2020
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Special Educational Needs
Pádraig O'Sullivan
151. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider hiring retired teachers and trainee teachers to fill staff shortfalls in the event of difficulties in acquiring registered teaching staff to service the July provision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11905/20]
Tue, 23 Jun 2020
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Cannabis for Medicinal Use
Pádraig O'Sullivan
504. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the way in which a person (details supplied) can apply for reimbursement for the cost of medication which is significant and causing financial hardship; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12310/20]
Tue, 23 Jun 2020
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Hospital Appointments Status
Pádraig O'Sullivan
505. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12311/20]
Tue, 23 Jun 2020
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Local Authority Funding
Pádraig O'Sullivan
881. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the way in which he plans to help local authorities meet the massive shortfalls and deficits in their budgets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11906/20]
Tue, 23 Jun 2020
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Planning Issues
Pádraig O'Sullivan
882. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if there has been a discussion and review of the disparities in the way that An Bord Pleanála and local authorities have variances in their application of housing densities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11907/20]
Tue, 16 Jun 2020
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Vehicle Registration Tax
Pádraig O'Sullivan
46. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there is a six-week delay for small car dealerships to get a vehicle registration test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11069/20]
Tue, 16 Jun 2020
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Vehicle Registration Tax
Pádraig O'Sullivan
47. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to fact that small car dealerships are losing business due to the fact they cannot secure a vehicle registration test in an appropriate time frame; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11070/20]
Tue, 16 Jun 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Pádraig O'Sullivan
57. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a person (details supplied) whose company is using the temporary wage subsidy scheme has been taxed over €90 on their weekly wage and that the person is not normally subject to tax under the incapacitated child allowance; and if there is a process in place to claim the tax back in the short term without having to wait until year end. [10547/20]
Tue, 16 Jun 2020
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Special Educational Needs
Pádraig O'Sullivan
240. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a child (details supplied) cannot avail of the July provision scheme due to the fact the child moved to a mainstream class to assist with the child's transition to secondary school despite being in a special class for the majority of the child's primary education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11071/20]
Tue, 16 Jun 2020
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Special Educational Needs
Pádraig O'Sullivan
241. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if it is only children in special classes or special schools who will be able to avail of the July provision scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11072/20]
Tue, 16 Jun 2020
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General Practitioner Services
Pádraig O'Sullivan
483. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the timeline for the reopening of SouthDoc on the north side of Cork city. [10546/20]
Tue, 16 Jun 2020
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Bus Services
Pádraig O'Sullivan
823. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to extend the number 207 bus route (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10638/20]
Tue, 9 Jun 2020
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State Examinations
Pádraig O'Sullivan
130. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students that did not engage in the predictive grading online registration; the way in which this figure compares to students that did not present for exams in each of the years 2017 to 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9894/20]
Tue, 9 Jun 2020
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Public Sector Pay
Pádraig O'Sullivan
131. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a person (details supplied) that qualified here and is registered with the Teaching Council and worked in Bahrain for a number of years, can apply for incremental credit; if there is a circular with more information in relation to this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9916/20]
Tue, 9 Jun 2020
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Covid-19 Tests
Pádraig O'Sullivan
318. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if a commitment will be given to priority testing for employees in meat plant factories in view of the close proximity of the working conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9672/20]
Tue, 9 Jun 2020
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Pádraig O'Sullivan
326. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a date for surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9729/20]
Tue, 9 Jun 2020
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Pádraig O'Sullivan
327. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health his plans to reduce waiting lists and outpatient appointments at Mallow General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9730/20]
Tue, 9 Jun 2020
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Meat Processing Plants
Pádraig O'Sullivan
451. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of suspected Covid–19 cases at a meat plant (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9667/20]
Tue, 9 Jun 2020
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Meat Processing Plants
Pádraig O'Sullivan
452. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of confirmed cases of Covid-19 in meat plant factories nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9668/20]
Tue, 9 Jun 2020
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Meat Processing Plants
Pádraig O'Sullivan
453. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of the confirmed cases of Covid-19 at a meat plant (details supplied) which led to hospitalisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9669/20]
Tue, 9 Jun 2020
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Meat Processing Plants
Pádraig O'Sullivan
454. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of confirmed cases of Covid –19 in meat plant factories nationally that led to hospitalisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9670/20]
Tue, 9 Jun 2020
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Meat Processing Plants
Pádraig O'Sullivan
455. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he could not share the specific details of each meat plant and their individual exposure to Covid-19 in Dáil Éireann on 20 May 2020 for legal reasons; if so, if the legal opinion in relation to same will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9671/20]
Tue, 9 Jun 2020
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Aviation Industry
Pádraig O'Sullivan
526. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a company (details supplied) is under examinership here and has announced 280 redundancies and is enforcing statutory redundancy payments against precedent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9780/20]
Tue, 9 Jun 2020
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Bus Services
Pádraig O'Sullivan
533. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if consideration will be given to extending the bus service in Grenagh, County Cork in view of the fact the service is perceived as inadequate (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9673/20]
Wed, 3 Jun 2020
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English Language Training Organisations
Pádraig O'Sullivan
190. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration will be given to including English language teachers in the Covid-19 working group for the English language education sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8669/20]
Wed, 3 Jun 2020
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English Language Training Organisations
Pádraig O'Sullivan
191. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason English language teachers were not included in the Covid-19 working group for the English language education sector in view of the fact that English language schools are due to reopen in autumn 2020 and that a plan to ensure a safe return to teaching is needed but can only be achieved by engaging with each stakeholder; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8670/20]
Wed, 3 Jun 2020
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Maternity Leave
Pádraig O'Sullivan
342. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if consideration will be given to extending the period of maternity leave for persons whose leave ended during the Covid-19 pandemic in view of the fact that there were issues with those coming off maternity leave specifically with regard to being enrolled on their employers' wage subsidy scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8507/20]
Wed, 3 Jun 2020
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Health Services Staff
Pádraig O'Sullivan
554. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if there are still plans to recruit 1,000 new community healthcare workers by the end of 2020 as was pledged in budget 2020; if so, the number of positions filled to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8505/20]
Wed, 3 Jun 2020
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General Practitioner Services
Pádraig O'Sullivan
555. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the timeline for the reopening of a service (details supplied) in County Cork. [8508/20]
Wed, 3 Jun 2020
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Driver Licences
Pádraig O'Sullivan
885. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider offering an amnesty to those that applied pre-Covid-19 for a category B/BE driver licence authorising persons to tow a trailer in view of the fact that they would have completed all required lessons and would also have been given a test date only for the test to be cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that persons that may have applied for this are relying on same for employment reasons and cannot afford to wait until full services are resumed to obtain same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8506/20]
Wed, 27 May 2020
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State Examinations
Pádraig O'Sullivan
120. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the meaning of teachers' estimated marks from each school being adjusted to bring them into line with the expected distribution for the school; if this means that the previous year's results of a school will have an input on 2020 results; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7164/20]
Wed, 27 May 2020
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State Examinations
Pádraig O'Sullivan
121. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills when students that wish to appeal their predicted grade and sit the exam at a later date will get the opportunity to do so; if he has considered alternative methods to facilitate sitting the exams in order that students do not have to wait a prolonged period of time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7165/20]
Wed, 27 May 2020
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State Examinations
Pádraig O'Sullivan
122. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the provisions being made for leaving certificate students that have been home schooled and may not have ever sat a formal exam in a formal school environment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7166/20]
Wed, 27 May 2020
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State Examinations
Pádraig O'Sullivan
123. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the way in which students that change levels late in the academic year will be accommodated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7167/20]
Wed, 27 May 2020
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State Examinations
Pádraig O'Sullivan
124. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the way in which students that sit non–curricular subjects such as Polish, Romanian and Russian will be accommodated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7168/20]
Wed, 27 May 2020
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State Examinations
Pádraig O'Sullivan
125. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the details of the advice he received which prompted his decision to rescind the leaving certificate oral and practical marks which were previously awarded 100%; if he will publish this advice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7169/20]
Wed, 27 May 2020
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School Staff
Pádraig O'Sullivan
126. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will publish the guidelines previously mentioned to protect teachers and school staff from lobbying and canvassing on behalf of particular students; if he has considered appropriate sanctions for such transgressions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7170/20]
Wed, 27 May 2020
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Student Support Schemes
Pádraig O'Sullivan
127. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans in place for leaving certificate students in 2021 in view of the fact they have lost considerable classroom time and are likely to be impacted going forward; if he has received advice regarding this cohort of students; if he plans to seek advice on the way in which the workload for these students will be reduced commensurate with the time they have lost in school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7171/20]
Wed, 27 May 2020
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School Staff
Pádraig O'Sullivan
128. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the measures being taken in schools to facilitate staff that have underlying health conditions and may not be in a position to return to work in September 2020 should schools reopen at that time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7172/20]