Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Afforestation Programme

Holly Cairns

334. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the timeframe for commencing a new national forestry programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29503/20]

Fishing Industry

Holly Cairns

335. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the report of the fishing and seafood development programme from the Northern Ireland Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29504/20]

Sick Pay Scheme

Holly Cairns

157. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to reports that an organisation (details supplied) is refusing to engage unions on issues relating to sick pay for workers in meat plants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28252/20]

Job Losses

Holly Cairns

158. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will intervene in situations in which employees of meat processing plants are laid off due to the fact they live in direct provision. [28253/20]

Road Traffic Accidents

Holly Cairns

212. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the road collision reporting guidelines produced by an organisation (details supplied); his views on same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28250/20]

Bus Services

Holly Cairns

213. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to plans by Bus Éireann to close a number of its intercity routes, including the x8 from Cork city to Dublin city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28256/20]

Weather Events

Holly Cairns

290. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to the visit by the Minister of State for the OPW, if he will seek reports from the local authorities on the recent flooding events in west County Cork during August 2020 to address flood mitigation works for the areas concerned. [28254/20]

Asylum Seekers

Holly Cairns

598. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Justice if she will expand the plans to lease properties in Galway city centre to house asylum seekers nationwide and to remove asylum seekers from congregated settings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28249/20]

Covid-19 Tests

Holly Cairns

657. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if Covid-19 testing centres in west County Cork will be reinstated. [28255/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Holly Cairns

171. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when the 40% restart grant plus top-up will be extended to pubs nationally that have to remain closed due to public health restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26979/20]

Post Office Network

Holly Cairns

188. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications if his attention has been drawn to a statement by a union (details supplied) that transactions in post offices are estimated to be down by 25% which heightens serious viability challenges facing the network; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26556/20]

Harbours and Piers

Holly Cairns

244. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 229 of 15 September 2020, if the seaport figure include small harbours and ports; the measures in place at these points of entry or egress to monitor international travel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26978/20]

Film Industry

Holly Cairns

363. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht if south-west County Cork will be included as a designated area for inclusion in the regional film development uplift; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26552/20]

Natural Heritage Areas

Holly Cairns

376. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if Toon Wood, Macroom, County Cork will be designated as a natural heritage area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26553/20]

School Curriculum

Holly Cairns

463. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education if an association (details supplied) was consulted before the revised guidelines for the agricultural science curriculum were published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26554/20]

Speech and Language Therapy

Holly Cairns

828. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health his plans to deal with the waiting lists for speech and language therapy in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26557/20]

Nursing Homes Support Scheme

Holly Cairns

919. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health when he expects to bring legislative changes in respect of the nursing home support scheme before Dáil Éireann that will cap contributions based on farm and business assets at three years in which a family successor commits to working the productive asset [26980/20]

Tillage Sector

Holly Cairns

1010. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to an estimate by an association (details supplied) indicating that the value of the tillage sector will be down by 15% due to the difficult harvest; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26555/20]

Natural Gas Imports

Holly Cairns

67. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Climate Action and Communication Networks the implications of the upcoming policy statement on banning the importation of fracked gas on the planned LNG project by the Port of Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26218/20]

Waste Management

Holly Cairns

68. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Climate Action and Communication Networks if his attention has been drawn to allegations that local authorities are allowing construction waste to be buried under road projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26219/20]

Cycle to Work Scheme

Holly Cairns

93. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Finance his views on adjusting the cycle to work scheme to cover the purchasing of child seats or trailers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26243/20]

Homeless Persons Supports

Holly Cairns

125. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to the fact that 39 homeless persons have died in Dublin to date in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26223/20]

State Examinations

Holly Cairns

160. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education if the technical report from officials in her Department on the calculated grades and standardisation process will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26238/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Holly Cairns

161. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education her views on implementing flexibilities into the staffing schedule for primary schools to enable schools to retain teachers to ensure that classes can be kept at a small a size as possible during the Covid-19 pandemic; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26239/20]

Special Educational Needs Staff

Holly Cairns

162. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education the number of requests received for additional special needs assistants from schools in County Cork; and the number of requests that have been approved. [26240/20]

School Facilities

Holly Cairns

163. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education the number of primary and secondary schools in County Cork without hot water facilities; and the steps taken to rectify such issues in view of the fact children have returned to school. [26241/20]

Minor Works Scheme

Holly Cairns

164. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education the qualifying criteria for schools to be eligible to receive the minor works grant; the schools in receipt of the grant in County Cork; the reason schools were denied a grant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26242/20]

Third Level Admissions

Holly Cairns

201. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his attention has been drawn to universities limiting the number of students that can defer their places; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26230/20]

Third Level Education

Holly Cairns

202. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his attention has been drawn to communications from NUI Galway to postgraduate research students for them to undertake unpaid teaching contributions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26231/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Holly Cairns

203. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if all higher education institutions are implementing a physical distance of 2 m under all circumstances possible as required in the Implementation Guidelines for Public Health Measures in Higher Education Institutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26232/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Holly Cairns

204. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his views on whether the exemption for the physical distance of 2 m for students in higher education institutions in the Implementation Guidelines for Public Health Measures in Higher Education Institutions applies to classroom or lecture theatre settings (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26233/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Holly Cairns

205. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if research will be funded into the psychological and emotional impacts of Covid-19 and the restrictions on society, including persons that contracted the disease. [26234/20]

Crime Data

Holly Cairns

206. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of sexual harassment or assault cases of students and staff in each third level educational institution between 1 January 2013 and 1 July 2020, in tabular form. [26235/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Holly Cairns

207. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the definition of enhanced protective measures to be implemented by higher and further education institutions in view of heightened Covid-19 restrictions in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26236/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Holly Cairns

208. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the enhanced protective measures that have been implemented by higher and further education institutions in view of heightened Covid-19 restrictions in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26237/20]

Disability Services Provision

Holly Cairns

210. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Justice her plans to address the poverty rates of persons with disabilities which is 10% higher here than the EU average; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26220/20]

Departmental Contracts

Holly Cairns

274. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the amount spent on hiring private public relations companies and communications consultants by his Department between 1 March 2020 and 21 September 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26225/20]

HSE Staff

Holly Cairns

275. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the number of employees in occupational health departments in the HSE; and his plans to recruit additional staff [26226/20]

Midwifery Services

Holly Cairns

276. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if his Department or the HSE responded to the call by an association (details supplied) in March 2020 to examine and assess the amount of antenatal care that can be provided by midwives antenatally in community halls, centres and hotels or in the home; if so, if the result of the assessment will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26227/20]

Midwifery Services

Holly Cairns

277. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the way in which his Department or the HSE responded to the call by an association (details supplied) in March 2020 to invoke the use of self-employed midwives to provide continuing care to women in labour that may require transfer in from hospital instead of continuing with a home birth as their case midwife; if by issuing honorary contracts or not in view of the fact many midwives already provide services subcontracted by the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26228/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Holly Cairns

278. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if he or NPHET have considered procedures to introduce sub-county restrictions to counter future clusters or rising transmission rates of Covid-19 which is especially relevant for counties Cork or Galway which may have vastly different rates between the urban centres and rural areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26229/20]

Town and Village Renewal Scheme

Holly Cairns

309. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Community and Rural Development and the Islands the funds granted to villages with a population of under 1,000 persons under the town and village renewal scheme by each local authority area between 1 January 2017 and 1 September 2020, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26221/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Holly Cairns

310. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Community and Rural Development and the Islands her plans to increase digital infrastructure and connectivity in County Cork in view of the increased number of persons working from home due to the Covid-19 pandemic; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26222/20]

Seanad Reform

Holly Cairns

111. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Taoiseach his plans to reform Seanad Éireann within the lifetime of the 33rd Dáil. [24690/20]

Departmental Communications

Holly Cairns

112. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Taoiseach if his Department or bodies working on behalf of his Department are monitoring social media for those who criticise Government policy. [24691/20]

Environmental Policy

Holly Cairns

157. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Climate Action and Communication Networks his views on introducing ecocide as criminal offence in legislation.. [25202/20]

Environmental Policy

Holly Cairns

158. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Climate Action and Communication Networks his views on the fact that the Irish State is working with other countries towards ecocide becoming a recognised crime in international law through the relevant EU and UN bodies. [25203/20]

Naval Service

Holly Cairns

380. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Defence if a Naval Service patrol to be carried out by the LÉ Niamh was cancelled due to a crew shortage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25204/20]

Naval Service

Holly Cairns

381. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Defence if he will provide details of cancelled Naval Service patrols and activities between 1 January 2015 and 1 August 2020, including the reason for the cancellation in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25205/20]

State Examinations

Holly Cairns

459. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education if review options are available to a student (details supplied) whose school awarded grades for the 2020 leaving certificate which were significantly reduced by her Department therefore affecting their chances of obtaining the course of choice through the CAO system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25199/20]

School Staff

Holly Cairns

460. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education her plans to establish a supply teacher panel for the south-west Cork areas; her further plans for teacher absences for the area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25200/20]

Social Welfare Code

Holly Cairns

525. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Social Protection her views on introducing paid domestic violence leave to enable victims of domestic violence to leave their partners, find new homes and protect themselves and their children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25198/20]

Deportation Orders

Holly Cairns

664. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Justice if her attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied) who faces a deportation order despite a large campaign in support of this asylum claim; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25191/20]

Immigration Status

Holly Cairns

665. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide details of the immigration status given to individuals that are waiting for a decision on EUTR review applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25192/20]

Immigration Data

Holly Cairns

666. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide details of the pending EUTR reviews according to nationality in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25193/20]

Immigration Status

Holly Cairns

667. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Justice if persons that are waiting for an EUTR review decision are permitted to work or to claim Covid-19 pandemic emergency payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25194/20]

Immigration Data

Holly Cairns

668. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide an update on automatic renewal of immigration permissions which are due to expire; her plans to deal with the 8 to 12 week waiting for appointments in areas outside of Dublin; her plans for the individuals that will be left without permission due to waiting times; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25195/20]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Holly Cairns

778. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding a young child who has been waiting over a year for a crucial operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25201/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Holly Cairns

885. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if she will provide details of the correspondence between Meat Industry Ireland and his Department about clusters of Covid-19 in plants and potential closures of plants between 1 March and 16 September 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25197/20]

National Broadband Plan

Holly Cairns

902. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Community and Rural Development and the Islands the status of the roll-out of broadband connection points in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25206/20]

National Broadband Plan

Holly Cairns

40. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Community and Rural Development and the Islands the steps taken to advance the commitment in the Programme for Government to improve connectivity and access for rural dwellers to work, study, social activities and public services while reducing car dependence. [24320/20]

Town and Village Renewal Scheme

Holly Cairns

41. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Community and Rural Development and the Islands if she will expand the 2020 town and village renewal scheme outline for accelerated measure in response to Covid-19 to enable more communities to avail of this funding. [24321/20]

Trade Union Membership

Holly Cairns

45. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to reports that an organisation (details supplied) is refusing to engage with unions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24654/20]

Workplace Safety

Holly Cairns

50. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of cyclists killed while cycling as part of their job in each of the years from 1 Jan 2010 to 31 Dec 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24650/20]

Fishing Licences

Holly Cairns

57. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Climate Action and Communication Networks the process for granting foreshore fishing licences in Bantry and Kenmare Bay; the number of licences sought; the number of licences granted; the entitlements accompanying a licence and the permissions granted or not granted in relation to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24664/20]

Agrifood Sector

Holly Cairns

58. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Climate Action and Communication Networks if his attention has been drawn to the UNEP report Enhancing Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) for Food Systems; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24667/20]

Airport Policy

Holly Cairns

62. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties faced by Cork Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24665/20]

Rural Transport Services

Holly Cairns

63. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide investment for covered bus stops in towns and villages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24666/20]

Value Added Tax

Holly Cairns

90. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Finance the amount of VAT collected on feminine hygiene products annually since 2015, in tabular form; and, if he will consider ring-fencing these moneys to fund period poverty programmes. [24670/20]

Departmental Communications

Holly Cairns

91. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Finance if his Department or bodies working on behalf of his Department are monitoring social media for those that criticise Government policy. [24671/20]

Third Level Education

Holly Cairns

94. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht if Údarás na Gaeltachta will continue to fund Gaeilge based initiatives in third-level institutes to the same levels as previous years in view of the fact it now falls under the remit of her Department. [24648/20]

Vacant Sites

Holly Cairns

106. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount of vacant site tax collected annually by each local authority in each of the years between 1 Jan 2017 and 31 Dec 2019, in tabular form. [24673/20]

Ministerial Briefing

Holly Cairns

130. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education if the briefing for Ministers she received on commencing her role will be made publicly available. [24672/20]

Online Safety

Holly Cairns

145. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Disability, Equality and Integration his views on the annual report by an organisation (details supplied) highlighting the vulnerability of children and young persons online [24668/20]

Third Level Education

Holly Cairns

152. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his attention has been drawn to a document (details supplied); his views on its budgetary requests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24647/20]

Ministerial Briefing

Holly Cairns

153. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if the briefing for Ministers he received on commencing his role will be made publicly available. [24649/20]

Visa Applications

Holly Cairns

175. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Justice when the online renewal system for non-EU migrants which only applies to Dublin will be extended to the rest of the country; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24652/20]

Departmental Communications

Holly Cairns

214. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if his Department or bodies working on behalf of his Department are monitoring social media for those that criticise Government policy. [24660/20]

Cannabis for Medicinal Use

Holly Cairns

215. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health his plans to introduce legislation to premiere the medical uses of cannabis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24661/20]

Hospital Services

Holly Cairns

216. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health when external providers of additional therapies will be allowed to resume in community hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24662/20]

Disability Services Provision

Holly Cairns

217. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health his views on the impact of the redeployment of HSE therapists to work as Covid-19 testers and contact tracers on the services provided to persons with disabilities. [24663/20]

Ministerial Meetings

Holly Cairns

236. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has met with representatives of organisations (details supplied); and if not, when he will do so. [24653/20]

Agrifood Sector

Holly Cairns

237. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the identified action in the Teagasc Crops 2030 report to establish a cross-society grouping to assess the requirements including profitability to attract new entrants and to guarantee the continuation of domestic food production; and his plans to establish the grouping. [24655/20]

Bioenergy Strategy

Holly Cairns

238. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the identified action in the Teagasc Crops 2030 report on bioenergy and industrial crops to establish a single entity to coordinate bioenergy industry policy; and his plans to establish the grouping. [24656/20]

Agrifood Sector

Holly Cairns

239. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the UNEP report, Enhancing Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) for Food Systems; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24657/20]

Covid-19 Tests

Holly Cairns

240. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the suspension of Covid-19 testing at meat plants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24658/20]

Agriculture Scheme Appeals

Holly Cairns

130. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to make the Agriculture Appeals Office an entirely independent and discrete body. [24038/20]

Forestry Sector

Holly Cairns

137. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the immediate action he is taking to address the backlog of cases in the forestry appeals systems. [24036/20]

Harbours and Piers

Holly Cairns

144. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the upgrading of Dinish Pier, Castletownbere, County Cork; the reason construction has stalled; and when the upgrade is expected to be completed. [24040/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Holly Cairns

159. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if targeted financial supports will be established for small pubs which cannot open or will not be economically viable under the Covid-19 guidelines and restrictions. [24175/20]

Broadcasting Sector

Holly Cairns

165. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Climate Action and Communication Networks if terrestrial television broadcasts will be required to include subtitles. [24180/20]

Flood Prevention Measures

Holly Cairns

310. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the breakdown of the cost of the flood defence system installed in Bandon, County Cork; if a copy of the Natura 2000 impact statement completed in respect of the project will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24181/20]

Flood Prevention Measures

Holly Cairns

311. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the breakdown of the cost of the flood defence system installed in Skibbereen, County Cork; if a copy of the Natura 2000 impact statement completed in respect of the project will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24182/20]

Flood Prevention Measures

Holly Cairns

312. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if funding will be made available for flood defences for Bantry, County Cork; if so, when such funding will be available; if a Natura 2000 impact statement has been completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24183/20]

State Examinations

Holly Cairns

467. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education the way in which predicted grades were accepted by her Department for the leaving certificate applied from persons who are not accepted as teachers. [24176/20]

Youthreach Programme

Holly Cairns

468. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education the way in which inspectors from her Department can inspect the teaching practices in YouthReach centres in a classroom of resource staff and grade them against the criteria of teachers in view of the fact that they are not recognised within the role. [24177/20]

Back to Education Allowance

Holly Cairns

525. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Social Protection if it will be ensured that means testing for the back to education allowance includes childcare costs. [24178/20]

Back to Education Allowance

Holly Cairns

526. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Social Protection if it will be ensured that means testing for back to education allowance includes mortgage payment costs. [24179/20]

Social Welfare Benefits

Holly Cairns

527. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Social Protection the financial assistance available to persons affected by severe flooding in the Skibbereen, Bantry and Bandon areas of County Cork during August 2020; the way in which such supports can be accessed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24184/20]

Social Welfare Benefits

Holly Cairns

528. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Social Protection the financial assistance available to persons affected by severe flooding in County Cork during August 2020; the way in which such supports can be accessed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24185/20]