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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]
Tue, 30 Jun 2020
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Departmental Staff
Jennifer Whitmore
6. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Taoiseach if his Department has established a working from home policy for its employees. [13554/20]
Tue, 30 Jun 2020
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Departmental Staff
Jennifer Whitmore
11. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Defence if his Department has established a working from home policy for its employees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13545/20]
Tue, 30 Jun 2020
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Departmental Staff
Jennifer Whitmore
18. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his Department has established a working from home policy for its employees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13549/20]
Tue, 30 Jun 2020
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Departmental Staff
Jennifer Whitmore
73. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Finance if his Department has established a working from home policy for its employees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13548/20]
Tue, 30 Jun 2020
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Mortgage Lending
Jennifer Whitmore
74. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Finance if loan-to-value, LTV, exemptions have been stopped since Covid-19; the representations he has made to the banking sector on behalf of homeowners that cannot borrow due to banks no longer issuing LTV exemptions in circumstances in which a 20% deposit is not achievable particularly for those in negative equity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13565/20]
Tue, 30 Jun 2020
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Departmental Staff
Jennifer Whitmore
101. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department has established a working from home policy for its employees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13552/20]
Tue, 30 Jun 2020
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Departmental Staff
Jennifer Whitmore
228. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department has established a working from home policy for its employees; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13546/20]
Tue, 30 Jun 2020
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Schools Building Projects
Jennifer Whitmore
229. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education and Skills the projected timeline for the completion of a school extension for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13556/20]
Tue, 30 Jun 2020
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Special Educational Needs
Jennifer Whitmore
230. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education and Skills the requirements for schools to have ASD units; if it is demand led; the extent to which this demand is analysed and assessed by her Department to ensure the additional education needs of children in a particular area are met; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13559/20]
Tue, 30 Jun 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Jennifer Whitmore
231. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to schools charging parents for the use of separate stationary equipment for children when they return to school as part of Covid-19 health and safety protocols; if her attention has been further drawn to the inherent cost barrier for families on low or reduced income as a result of Covid-19 and for families that already experience financial difficulties when schools return; the measures she will introduce to prevent the increase in costs for families incurred by Covid-19 health and safety protocols applied to the school environment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13560/20]
Tue, 30 Jun 2020
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Special Educational Needs
Jennifer Whitmore
232. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education and Skills when her Department will issue guidelines to schools in managing the July provision programme in summer 2020; the reason for the delay in issuing guidelines on the July provision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13561/20]
Tue, 30 Jun 2020
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Special Educational Needs
Jennifer Whitmore
233. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to address the shortage of places in schools that cannot facilitate all children with additional needs within the July provision programme; if such children can be transferred to a teacher from another school that still has places; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13562/20]
Tue, 30 Jun 2020
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Schools Building Projects
Jennifer Whitmore
234. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a new school building project (details supplied); the timeline for site procurement and commencement of building works; if the school will be in use by August 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13570/20]