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Tue, 23 Jun 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Mary Butler
82. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Finance the position regarding specific financial supports available to seasonal publicans that also serve food but have been closed during the Covid-19 pandemic months and will incur significant expenses in preparing their premises to reopen; his views on whether seasonal proprietors in such a position might not be in a position to reopen without tailored financial supports; his further views on the way in which such seasonal businesses can be supported; the position regarding the availability of the temporary wage subsidy scheme to seasonal proprietors in view of the fact they cannot provide payroll data for reference months such as January and February 2020 due to the fact they are primarily open in the summer months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12607/20]
Tue, 23 Jun 2020
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DEIS Scheme
Mary Butler
274. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a school (details supplied) will be considered for DEIS status; his plans to conduct a review of schools seeking DEIS status; if the programme will be opened to a new round of applications; his further plans to amend the system to allow applications in order that schools can be more proactive in seeking DEIS status; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12606/20]
Tue, 16 Jun 2020
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Insurance Costs
Mary Butler
65. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Finance his views on and if he will address matters relating to expensive insurance premiums (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10668/20]
Tue, 16 Jun 2020
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School Transport
Mary Butler
181. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the imminent and significant challenges facing the school transport scheme and its administration in 2020; his plans for administering the scheme in terms of transporting pupils to and from school while prioritising pupil safety and implementing social distancing; the action taken within his Department to date in order to meet the significant health and safety challenges posed in administering the scheme in 2020 due to the pandemic; if his officials have held discussions with Bus Éireann in respect of the points outlined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10616/20]
Tue, 16 Jun 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Mary Butler
289. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding flexibility in application of regulation (details supplied) in the context of the practical difficulties and challenges posed to the education system by the current pandemic; the level of engagement he has undertaken with an organisation in consideration of a request made by same; his views on whether the cycle of transition caused by the continuous turnover of directors in centres potentially delimits the capacity for leadership across the network; and his views on whether the shortened tenure increases the likelihood that the role may be viewed as untenable and undesirable by future prospective candidates. [11516/20]
Tue, 16 Jun 2020
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Legal Aid Service
Mary Butler
349. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the health and safety concerns expressed by the managing solicitor and staff at a law centre (details supplied) in respect of proposed relocation of premises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10988/20]
Tue, 16 Jun 2020
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Assisted Human Reproduction
Mary Butler
599. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health if he will provide details of legislative changes or amendments in respect of egg donation which were made to an Act (details supplied) in May 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11015/20]
Tue, 16 Jun 2020
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Health Screening Programmes
Mary Butler
690. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the administering of results of cancer screening services for those who received tests prior to the suspension in services due to the Covid-19 pandemic (details supplied); the figures for results which have been administered; the timeline for the circulation of remaining results which may be outstanding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11461/20]
Tue, 16 Jun 2020
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Podiatry Services
Mary Butler
702. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the reopening of podiatry services including face-to-face clinics in University Hospital Waterford; if he will provide a definitive timeline for the reopening of face-to-face services to include potential capacity restrictions for clinics as currently envisaged by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11491/20]
Tue, 16 Jun 2020
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Community Employment Schemes
Mary Butler
1000. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the position regarding a pension scheme for community employment scheme supervisors following the 2008 Labour Court ruling in respect of same; the position regarding the report on a pension scheme for scheme supervisors due to be published by her Department; the timeline for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11003/20]
Tue, 9 Jun 2020
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Carbon Tax Yield
Mary Butler
82. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Finance the amount of revenue generated from carbon tax on liquid fuels, mineral oil tax and VAT on liquid fuel products in each of the years 2016 to 2019 and to date in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10340/20]
Tue, 9 Jun 2020
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Tax Yield
Mary Butler
83. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Finance the number of instances and the value of tax involved in which divisions of the Revenue Commissioners (details supplied) issued reassessments of the amount of tax due between 2015 and 2019 and to date in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10341/20]
Tue, 9 Jun 2020
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Hospital Appointments Status
Mary Butler
319. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment for an operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9682/20]
Tue, 9 Jun 2020
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Harness Racing Industry
Mary Butler
470. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason trotting racing will not resume on the same day as thoroughbred racing behind closed doors (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9954/20]
Tue, 9 Jun 2020
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Road Projects
Mary Butler
595. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the N25 Waterford to Glenmore scheme project; the Exchequer and EU funding allocated to the project; the total project cost; the time frame for each phase envisaged under the project from appraisal, design and construction stage; if funding is being drawn down under the EU TEN-T; and the changes in environmental legislation, design standards and requirements under the Public Spending Code that resulted in new route corridor options being developed for the project. [10430/20]
Wed, 3 Jun 2020
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Hospital Appointments Status
Mary Butler
570. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment for an operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8584/20]
Wed, 27 May 2020
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Schools Building Projects
Mary Butler
180. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Education and Skills the progress in relation to the new build at a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7523/20]
Wed, 27 May 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Mary Butler
549. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health the number of patients transferred from acute hospitals to a step down facility, nursing home, community nursing unit or other residential care facility during March 2020, in tabular form; the number of these patients that were tested for Covid-19 prior to transfer; the number of these patients that contracted Covid-19 after their transfer; the number of such patients that have now recovered; the number that died; and the equivalent data for April 2020. [7488/20]
Wed, 27 May 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Mary Butler
550. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Health his plans to recommence BreastCheck which ceased during the Covid-19 pandemic; the procedures that will be put in place to protect both staff and patients; his further plans to deal with the backlog that occurred during the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7495/20]
Wed, 20 May 2020
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Special Educational Needs
Mary Butler
200. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the July provision programme will take place in 2020 (details supplied). [5891/20]