Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Student Universal Support Ireland

Emer Higgins

237. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the support available to students of families who would qualify for SUSI grants if it were not for the residency condition. [27777/20]

Road Safety

Emer Higgins

49. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Transport the evidence that demonstrates the impact of road safety advertisements; if the evidence shows that hard-hitting messages are more effective; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27442/20]

Schools Building Projects

Emer Higgins

143. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Education the status and timeline for the construction of the new permanent build for a college (details supplied). [27591/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Emer Higgins

216. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 812 of 22 September 2020, if other countries such as Denmark are using an app to record the number of close contacts a user has daily; if consideration will be given to changing the app used here in order that the keys that are shared between phones are randomised once a day in the middle of the night to preserve the protection of privacy while allowing the app to record the number of close contacts a user has daily; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27419/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Emer Higgins

218. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Health the reason Covid-19 advertisements do not feature hard-hitting messages on the impact of the virus similar to road safety and anti-smoking advertisements; his plans to target hard-hitting ads towards young persons highlighting the potential long-term health consequences to them if they contract Covid-19 and the impact if they infect older members of their family; his plans to copy the successful strategy of road safety advertisements by featuring survivors of Covid-19 and relatives of those that have passed away from the virus in advertisements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27440/20]

Health Promotion

Emer Higgins

219. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Health the evidence that demonstrates the impact of anti-smoker advertisements; if the evidence shows that hard-hitting messages are more effective; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27441/20]

Community Employment Schemes

Emer Higgins

523. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will facilitate the provision of pensions for community employment supervisors as per the recommendations of the 2008 Labour Court ruling; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26539/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Emer Higgins

799. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Health if the Covid-19 tracker application will be updated such that when a person is identified as a close contact and takes the necessary action, his or her close contact notification expires in order that he or she is able to receive future notifications. [26433/20]

Maternity Services

Emer Higgins

800. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Health the status of guidelines for maternity and prenatal care in Dublin hospitals within Level 3 restrictions; his views on the need to support women and their partners through their care [26434/20]

Maternity Services

Emer Higgins

831. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Health his plans to allow mothers to be accompanied by their partners in maternity wards and during prenatal care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26573/20]

Paediatric Services

Emer Higgins

834. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Health when a diabetic nurse in the paediatric ward of the Midlands Regional Hospital, Mullingar, County Westmeath will be appointed (details supplied). [26596/20]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Emer Higgins

835. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Health his plans to deal with the extended waiting list for patients awaiting appointments for ear, nose and throat procedures. [26597/20]

Disability Services Provision

Emer Higgins

932. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Health when early intervention services for children with Downs syndrome will resume (details supplied). [27023/20]

Food Labelling

Emer Higgins

1014. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to review and reform the systems in place for regulation of labelling on geographic indication, GI, spirit products. [26598/20]

Legislative Measures

Emer Higgins

114. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Education when the adult and child charter in the Education Act 1998 will be enacted; and the number of persons with a qualified primary degree in child welfare are employed within her Department. [25706/20]

Railway Stations

Emer Higgins

203. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Transport when Kishogue rail station will open; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24946/20]

Wage Subsidy Scheme

Emer Higgins

230. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Finance the way in which claims for employment wage subsidy scheme by employees of an airline (details supplied) are being processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24950/20]

Tax Credits

Emer Higgins

241. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Finance if the process for claiming tax credits when working from home will be simplified by automatically providing a tax credit or part thereof for each day a person works from home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24945/20]

Tourism Policy

Emer Higgins

293. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht her plans to have the tourism trade back up and running safely by March 2021. [25471/20]

Employment Rights

Emer Higgins

501. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Social Protection her plans to implement the Duffy Cahill report and employers' levy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25470/20]