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Tue, 23 Jun 2020
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School Accommodation
John Lahart
237. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to facilitate a school (details supplied) to open its prefabricated building to students in September 2020. [12450/20]
Tue, 23 Jun 2020
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School Curriculum
John Lahart
269. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education and Skills the preparations being made for students in fifth year that are due to undertake their exams in June 2021 in terms of curriculum time loss and so on; and his plans in terms of the leaving certificate in view of the fact that this affects many students who are anxious to have a clear roadmap ahead of them. [12564/20]
Tue, 23 Jun 2020
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Sports Capital Programme
John Lahart
654. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there will be a sports capital programme in 2020; and if so, the timeline for same. [11703/20]
Tue, 23 Jun 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
John Lahart
672. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the measures that will be taken to facilitate the survival of those involved in the chauffeur business that have experienced a 98% drop in their business (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11971/20]
Tue, 23 Jun 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
John Lahart
727. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the measures he has in place to assist the taxi industry and drivers when the pandemic unemployment payment is due to end and to assist in the industry generally in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12503/20]
Tue, 16 Jun 2020
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Schools Building Projects
John Lahart
167. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education and Skills the location of a planned new school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10531/20]
Tue, 16 Jun 2020
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School Staff
John Lahart
212. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the case of a school (details supplied) which is set to lose a teacher for the 2020-2021 academic year; if the retention of a teacher in the school will be supported in order to keep class sizes to the national average; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10757/20]
Tue, 16 Jun 2020
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Special Educational Needs
John Lahart
278. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Education and Skills the arrangements that can be made in respect of July provision for those students with special needs attending a school (details supplied) which is undergoing works and cannot open for such provision; if he will work with the school to remedy the position; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11344/20]
Tue, 16 Jun 2020
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Domestic Violence Policy
John Lahart
315. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on whether the urgency for a nationally-coordinated domestic sexual and gender-based violence infrastructure that is political, legal and social has never been more important with clear high-level, integrated responsibility for policy and provision needing to be held at a national level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11350/20]
Tue, 16 Jun 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
John Lahart
447. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of businesses that have drawn down funds under schemes (details supplied); the steps she has taken to ensure companies here are aware of other schemes available from the EU; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11345/20]
Tue, 16 Jun 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
John Lahart
448. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the reason Ireland has had business schemes approved that take the form of repayable advances and has not sought grant aided schemes to date from the EU in view of the fact businesses are struggling. [11346/20]
Tue, 16 Jun 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
John Lahart
449. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the steps she has taken to ensure businesses can access the proposed European Recovery and Resilience Facility which offers opportunities to Ireland with supports available of over €300 billion in grants and up to €250 billion in loans; and the preparations she has made to ensure that businesses can access funds and loans. [11347/20]
Tue, 16 Jun 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
John Lahart
450. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the efforts that have been made to draw down and enable businesses to access the Next Generation EU fund of €750 billion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11348/20]
Tue, 16 Jun 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
John Lahart
451. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation her plans for cinema opening; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11352/20]
Tue, 16 Jun 2020
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Infectious Diseases
John Lahart
666. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health if there have been cases of tuberculosis in private or State-run nursing homes. [11351/20]
Tue, 16 Jun 2020
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Domestic Violence Services
John Lahart
917. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the reason Tusla is planning to decentralise its national remit for domestic sexual and gender-based violence to local structures (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11349/20]
Tue, 16 Jun 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
John Lahart
979. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she considered the request from an organisation (details supplied) with regard to implementing a time extension on pandemic supports to photography and videography businesses, giving its members the certainty required to keep their companies going until there is a recovery for the industry. [10689/20]
Tue, 16 Jun 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
John Lahart
1092. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans for theatre opening; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11352/20]
Tue, 9 Jun 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
John Lahart
311. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied); the reason Ireland has chosen a different course of action; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9963/20]
Tue, 9 Jun 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
John Lahart
337. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to allowing persons with holiday homes outside the 20 km zone to be given permission to travel to them to carry out essential maintenance and upkeep on these homes earlier than the anticipated date in the Roadmap for Reopening Society and Business; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9777/20]