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Tue, 8 Dec 2020
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Departmental Staff
Gary Gannon
868. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the percentage or number of staff with a disability working in his Department and the agencies under his aegis in 2018, 2019 and 2020; and the actions being undertaken by his Department to actively recruit and retain persons with disabilities. [42137/20]
Tue, 8 Dec 2020
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Departmental Staff
Gary Gannon
878. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the percentage or number of staff with a disability working in her Department and the agencies under her aegis in 2018, 2019 and 2020; and the actions being undertaken by her Department to actively recruit and retain persons with disabilities. [42150/20]
Thu, 3 Dec 2020
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Child Poverty
Gary Gannon
31. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Social Protection her views on child poverty measures in Budget 2021 to increase social welfare payments by €2 per child under 12 and €5 per child over 12. [31364/20]
Thu, 3 Dec 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment
Gary Gannon
39. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of pandemic unemployment payment recipients who are due arrears; and the date when payment on these arrears can be expected. [40158/20]
Thu, 3 Dec 2020
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Working Family Payment
Gary Gannon
66. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of the review of working family payments and one parent family payments ahead of setting targets for 2021 following on from the Comptroller and Auditor General report. [40159/20]
Tue, 1 Dec 2020
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State Examinations
Gary Gannon
45. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education when the review of the leaving certificate 2020 and the calculated grade model will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40157/20]
Tue, 1 Dec 2020
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School Curriculum
Gary Gannon
70. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to the recently published report by a person (details supplied), which details a significant decline in arts involvement between 13 and 17 years and that DEIS schools are least likely to offer music or art classes at leaving certificate level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40153/20]
Tue, 1 Dec 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Gary Gannon
71. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to Health Protection Surveillance Centre guidance for an indoor air quality meter in each classroom that relies on natural ventilation; and if her Department will follow this guidance. [40154/20]
Tue, 1 Dec 2020
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State Examinations
Gary Gannon
73. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education her views on sixth year classes in secondary schools having increased classroom-based assessments in preparation for a potential repeat of the predictive grades; her views on this practice; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40156/20]
Tue, 1 Dec 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Gary Gannon
89. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Education if the provision of appropriate PPE to school staff, particularly SNAs, who cannot adhere to social distancing with students will be clarified; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40155/20]
Tue, 1 Dec 2020
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Job Losses
Gary Gannon
119. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of redundancies registered in each month between October 2019 and October 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40509/20]
Tue, 1 Dec 2020
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Third Level Institutions
Gary Gannon
570. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his views on the absence of systematic data for persons with disabilities or from minority or ethnic backgrounds working in academic and research roles in Irish higher education institutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40506/20]
Tue, 1 Dec 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Gary Gannon
778. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health if the HSE has informed him if all retailers met the 12 November 2020 deadline for the structural separation of alcohol under the public health legislation. [40507/20]
Tue, 1 Dec 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Gary Gannon
779. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health if retailers that have failed to meet the 12 November 2020 deadline for the structural separation of alcohol under the public health legislation have been contacted regarding their failure to meet the deadline; the steps he now plans to take; and if he plans to instruct the HSE to take prosecutions under the legislation. [40508/20]
Tue, 1 Dec 2020
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Nursing Staff
Gary Gannon
780. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health if his attention been drawn to the petition from an organisation (details supplied) to pay nursing interns the same rate as healthcare assistants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40510/20]
Tue, 1 Dec 2020
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Nursing Staff
Gary Gannon
781. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health if his attention been drawn to the petition from an organisation (details supplied) to provide full health and safety protection to students, including payment if they contract Covid-19 and have to go on leave; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40511/20]
Tue, 1 Dec 2020
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Nursing Staff
Gary Gannon
782. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health the number of nursing students who contracted Covid-19 since the outbreak in March 2020, by month in tabular form. [40512/20]
Thu, 26 Nov 2020
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Hospital Acquired Infections
Gary Gannon
406. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a report (details supplied) commissioned by the Rotunda Hospital that details chronic lack of space, which increases risks of infection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39524/20]
Thu, 26 Nov 2020
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Hospital Facilities
Gary Gannon
407. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Health his plans to support the Rotunda Hospital in relation to its chronic lack of space and aging infrastructure [39525/20]
Wed, 25 Nov 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Gary Gannon
70. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the reason for no indoor classes taking place under level 3, which effectively shuts music schools, dance schools and speech and drama schools. [39243/20]