Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Air Corps

Ged Nash

688. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Defence the specific constraints (details supplied) that prevent the Air Corps from providing a full 24-hour service to the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33633/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment

Ged Nash

857. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be reached on the provision of pandemic unemployment payment support to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32580/20]

Pension Provisions

Ged Nash

862. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Social Protection if an EU citizen who is resident in the State for over five years is deemed to meet the habitual residence condition for receipt of a non-contributory pension, as laid down in social welfare legislation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32650/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment

Ged Nash

863. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Social Protection if a person who was self-employed, pays tax but does not make PRSI contributions is eligible for the pandemic unemployment payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32651/20]

Student Universal Support Ireland

Ged Nash

1000. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his attention has been drawn to the fact that incomes from social protection, including the pandemic unemployment payment, PUP, are not included in the income disregard for the SUSI grant payment; and his plans to address this anomaly given that it puts students who were in receipt of a PUP in 2020 at a disadvantage when it comes to their SUSI grant assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33630/20]

Student Grant Scheme

Ged Nash

1024. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if HEIs and SUSI will extend the deadline by which a student must withdraw from a course before losing eligibility to receive a SUSI grant to at least 31 December 2020 in view of the impact of Covid-19 on students and the commencement of their studies in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33179/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Ged Nash

1262. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the concerns expressed by acupuncturists at their inability to practice and provide a service to their clients under the Covid-19 level 5 restrictions; if he will consider reviewing the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32825/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Ged Nash

1363. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health his views on the fact that the agency contract signed between the HSE and a company (details supplied) in relation to the terms and conditions of level 2 Covid-19 contact tracers and the individual contracts and terms and conditions of employment makes it clear that those that have been hired to undertake this critical job do not enjoy the same sick pay terms as level 1 tracers that are in the direct employment of the HSE; his further views on whether the lack of full sick pay cover could potentially see such agency workers placing themselves at risk and in a compromised position in the workplace; if he and the HSE will address this deficit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33365/20]

Hospice Services

Ged Nash

1429. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health the progress on an initiative to develop a hospice unit in Drogheda, County Louth to serve the population of the north east; if the HSE still has plans to develop such a unit; the stage at which these plans are currently at; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33747/20]

Mortgage Lending

Gerald Nash

54. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a bank (details supplied) is requesting information from mortgage applicants to confirm whether or not their salaries are supported through the EWSS; if his attention has further been drawn to the difficulties employees have in obtaining such information from their employer; if employees are entitled to have such information under the terms of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32125/20]

State Examinations

Gerald Nash

92. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education the date on which the results of the 2020 leaving certificate written exam results will be made available to exam candidates; if her attention has been drawn to the need to have the results available before the 2021 UCAS deadline for candidates that wish to apply to study in third-level in UK institutions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32124/20]

School Transport

Gerald Nash

94. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education when a decision on a school transport case will be finalised (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32149/20]

School Funding

Gerald Nash

136. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to the significant drop in fundraising support for schools as a result of Covid-19; the specific measures available in the Roadmap for the Return to Schools or Budget 2021 to address this funding shortage for schools that have been unable to fundraise; her plans to ensure no school is reliant on future fundraising activity for basic educational resources such as book rentals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31866/20]

Health and Safety Authority

Gerald Nash

135. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of HSA inspectors hired since the beginning of July 2020; the additional resources that have been provided to the HSA from budget 2021; his plans to hire additional HSA inspectors in 2020 and 2021 respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31487/20]

Cybersecurity Policy

Gerald Nash

137. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications if a hybrid warfare self-assessment to identify critical State functions and find vulnerabilities within and between critical State functions has been conducted; if so, if effective mechanisms to anticipate, avoid defeat or recover from hybrid attacks have been developed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30997/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Gerald Nash

226. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance the number of businesses and employees respectively on the employment wage subsidy scheme, EWSS, in County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31482/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Gerald Nash

227. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance the percentage and number of employees on the employment wage subsidy scheme, EWSS, receiving a full wage top-up contribution from their employers; the percentage and number of employees on the EWSS receiving a partial wage top-up from their employers; the percentage and number of employees on the EWSS receiving no top-up of their wages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31483/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Gerald Nash

228. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance the number and percentage of employees respectively on the lower and higher rate of employment wage subsidy scheme, EWSS, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31484/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Gerald Nash

229. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance the status of his plans to reform the employment wage subsidy scheme, EWSS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31485/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Gerald Nash

230. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance the status of the compliance programme for the employment wage subsidy scheme, EWSS; the number of employers that have been inspected; the number of cases requiring further investigation; the number of employers that have been sanctioned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31486/20]