Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

School Meals Programme

Pádraig O'Sullivan

61. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider a review of the current criteria for school meals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39856/20]

Special Educational Needs

Pádraig O'Sullivan

225. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education the steps taken to date in the establishment of a new special school in Cork and additional ASD units; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40908/20]

Proposed Legislation

Pádraig O'Sullivan

320. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the status or progress of a Bill (details supplied); when it is expected that this legislation will be passed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40909/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Pádraig O'Sullivan

47. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Finance if funding not drawn down or allocated from the stay and spend scheme could be ringfenced for the industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40642/20]

School Admissions

Pádraig O'Sullivan

50. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to the fact that some children with disabilities may not be able to access a place in schools due to competition from siblings of current pupils; her views on whether this is fair and equitable; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39845/20]

Schools Building Projects

Pádraig O'Sullivan

92. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education her plans to build a new secondary school in Glanmire, County Cork, due to the increasing population and the existing shortage of school places in the area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39846/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Pádraig O'Sullivan

118. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the amount of the €2 billion Covid-19 credit guarantee scheme that has been approved and drawn down; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40393/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Pádraig O'Sullivan

124. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the extent to which he remains satisfied that the Covid-19-related supports provided are adequately addressing the negative effects of Covid-19 on the economy and its ability to recover in the short to medium term; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39654/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Pádraig O'Sullivan

202. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Finance if a business whose business activity is not carried out at its business premises will be eligible to receive the Covid restrictions support scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39691/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Pádraig O'Sullivan

238. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Finance the number of businesses in County Cork that have qualified for support under the Covid restrictions support scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40391/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Pádraig O'Sullivan

250. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if grants and supports will be provided to the self-employed and sole traders who work in the arts, entertainment, music and event industry and continue to have work-related overheads despite having little or no work; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39651/20]

Departmental Budgets

Pádraig O'Sullivan

389. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education the funding allocation for her Department by project for 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39772/20]

School Staff

Pádraig O'Sullivan

390. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education the number of appeals by schools to retain their staffing levels and not lose a teacher in the 2020-21 academic year that were successful; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39773/20]

School Staff

Pádraig O'Sullivan

391. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education if Covid-19 is taken into consideration by the board of appeals when considering appeals of a reduction of staffing levels in a school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39774/20]

DEIS Scheme

Pádraig O'Sullivan

392. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education the way in which the €5 million investment for DEIS schools as announced in budget 2021 will be allocated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39775/20]

Jobseeker's Payments

Pádraig O'Sullivan

462. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Social Protection if the number of employees availing of the short-term working week will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39653/20]

School Meals Programme

Pádraig O'Sullivan

475. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Social Protection if the meals provided for in each school meals programme meets the requirements set out in Healthy Ireland guides and the obesity policy and action plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39704/20]

Nursing Staff

Pádraig O'Sullivan

764. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if consideration would be given to paying student nurses €14 as opposed to €10.70; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40392/20]

Beef Industry

Pádraig O'Sullivan

791. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps that are being taken to tackle falling beef prices in view of the fact that beef prices have fallen far behind UK beef prices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39776/20]

Foreign Conflicts

Pádraig O'Sullivan

19. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on reports of mass killings in the northern Tigray region of Ethiopia; his views on whether this could escalate to a civil war; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37907/20]