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Tue, 14 Jul 2020
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School Staff
Jennifer Whitmore
674. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the criteria used by the appeals board to adjudicate on the allocation of teaching posts has been modified in light of Covid-19 and taking into account the increased requirements for social distancing when schools return; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15910/20]
Tue, 14 Jul 2020
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School Costs
Jennifer Whitmore
675. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a statement will be issued to each school clarifying the situation with regard to placing additional costs on parents in response to Covid-19 health and safety protocols when children go back to school in September 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15913/20]
Tue, 14 Jul 2020
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School Staff
Jennifer Whitmore
676. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education and Skills the factors considered when the appeals board made its decision regarding the need for an additional teacher at a school (details supplied); the reason the appeal by the school was denied; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that, as a result of the rejection of the appeal, class sizes in the school will be 27% above the national average of 26; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15920/20]
Tue, 14 Jul 2020
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School Staff
Jennifer Whitmore
677. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a copy of the appeal submitted by a school (details supplied) will be made available as a matter of public record; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15921/20]
Tue, 14 Jul 2020
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School Staff
Jennifer Whitmore
678. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education and Skills the consideration given by the appeals board to the current Covid-19 climate in the context of an appeal by a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15922/20]
Tue, 14 Jul 2020
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Artists' Remuneration
Jennifer Whitmore
698. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the feasibility of a basic income for artists and performers will be examined; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15919/20]
Tue, 14 Jul 2020
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Childcare Costs
Jennifer Whitmore
888. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if crèches are allowed to charge parents for holding a place for their child if the facility is drawing down Covid-19 funding supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15917/20]
Tue, 14 Jul 2020
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Direct Provision System
Jennifer Whitmore
898. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the limited time to seek employment will be extended in respect of residents in direct provision centres, taking into account the impact Covid-19 has had on finding employment due to restrictions put in place; if those who could not find employment within a certain timeframe will not be negatively impacted in relation to their asylum applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15911/20]
Tue, 14 Jul 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Jennifer Whitmore
1281. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the initiatives, including transnational initiatives, Ireland is involved in for the development of a vaccine or treatment for Covid-19; if the initiatives are based on a principle of free or affordable global access; if Ireland is participating in the people’s vaccine initiative from UNAIDS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15915/20]
Tue, 7 Jul 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Jennifer Whitmore
35. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of SME restart grants granted to businesses for each county to date; the amount awarded to businesses in total to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14463/20]
Tue, 7 Jul 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Jennifer Whitmore
79. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason seasonal restaurants are only opening during the summer season in view of the fact those not open when the lockdown was announced do not have access to Covid-19 business supports; if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties seasonal operations have in addressing the costs of Covid-19 for reopening and other costs associated with the sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14464/20]
Tue, 7 Jul 2020
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Schools Building Projects
Jennifer Whitmore
461. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education and Skills if outstanding fire remediation works have been carried out on a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14467/20]
Tue, 7 Jul 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Jennifer Whitmore
462. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education and Skills the impact Covid-19 has had in delaying the school building programme; the number of schools in each county in which the programme has been delayed due to Covid-19; the number of those that are in progress; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14468/20]
Tue, 7 Jul 2020
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Animal Diseases
Jennifer Whitmore
567. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the decision of the Dutch Government to ban mink farming in view of recent studies that showed an increasing rate of Covid-19 infection amongst mink at Dutch fur farms and the discovery that the animals may have transmitted the virus to farm employees; if he has examined Irish mink farms in response to these findings; his plans to review the operation of those farms accordingly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14470/20]
Tue, 7 Jul 2020
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Childcare Costs
Jennifer Whitmore
601. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if childcare providers that are drawing down Covid-19 supports are permitted to increase fees to parents from September 2020 onwards for crèches that experience a fall in the number of children returning on 29 June 2020; the supports available if they cannot afford to cover costs and are already drawing down funding from his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14460/20]
Tue, 7 Jul 2020
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Childcare Costs
Jennifer Whitmore
602. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the fact that some childcare providers are asking parents to sign a contract for a childcare service which includes the clause that parents must pay during mandated closures as directed by the HSE or another agency; if childcare providers are entitled to insert this clause if drawing down Covid-19 payments recently announced by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14461/20]
Tue, 7 Jul 2020
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Childcare Services
Jennifer Whitmore
603. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if the situation facing a childcare facility (details supplied) whose childcare capital grant application was suspended will be examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14472/20]
Tue, 7 Jul 2020
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Commissions of Investigation
Jennifer Whitmore
662. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the status of an investigation (details supplied); the cost to the State for the commission of investigation to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14462/20]
Tue, 7 Jul 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Jennifer Whitmore
857. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health in the context of Covid-19 relating to the recent guidelines requiring patients to quarantine before surgeries, if this includes elective and emergency c-sections in maternity hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14465/20]
Tue, 7 Jul 2020
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Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
Jennifer Whitmore
858. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the recruitment plans in place to address the staffing crisis in child psychology teams; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14471/20]