Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Maternity Leave

Paul Donnelly

264. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration has been given to providing extra leave to expectant mothers who work in the education system and are due back to work in September 2020 but feel unsafe doing so; and the implications this will have on their maternity leave if forced to take it from the 24th week of pregnancy, leaving a reduced bonding time after the baby is born. [12526/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment

Paul Donnelly

265. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a student teacher who is doing summer provisions for July and will not receive payment for such until November 2020 will be asked to come off the pandemic unemployment payment leaving them without payment for July. [12527/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Paul Donnelly

546. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health his plans to exempt medical professionals travelling between here and the UK for work from the mandatory 14-day self-isolation period when landing here. [12528/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Paul Donnelly

728. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if grants will be available to self-employed taxi drivers to enable them to restart their businesses after being off the road due to Covid-19. [12530/20]

Taxi Licences

Paul Donnelly

729. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to deal with the backlog of NCT and suitability tests for the taxi industry due to test centres being closed during the Covid-19 pandemic. [12531/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Paul Donnelly

730. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if properly fitted safety screens installed in taxis to protect the driver and passenger from the spread of Covid-19 will not be a factor in taxis not passing the suitability test. [12532/20]

Home Loan Scheme

Paul Donnelly

923. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to issues with funding for the Rebuilding Ireland loan fund for 2020. [12529/20]

International Relations

Paul Donnelly

20. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he communicated with the President of the United States of America to express the concern here at the treatment of black and minority persons by many in US police forces. [10490/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Paul Donnelly

164. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans for a return to school in September 2020; and if such a strategy will be published to allow school boards of management, principals and teachers to prepare. [10486/20]

Direct Provision System

Paul Donnelly

318. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will publish a strategy to phase out direct provision as a method of dealing with those seeking asylum and safety here and those who wish to build a better future for themselves and their families. [10488/20]

Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services

Paul Donnelly

476. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the staffing level in the CAMHS service in Corduff primary care centre; and the positions left unfilled. [10487/20]

Public Transport

Paul Donnelly

810. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to deal with a surge of persons returning to work in terms of access to public transport systems in view of the fact the system is struggling to cope with the current numbers. [10491/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Paul Donnelly

937. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if further funding will be made available to community projects to enable them to open up their buildings with signage, PPE, sanitising equipment and extra cleaning staff. [10489/20]

Special Educational Needs

Paul Donnelly

300. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the allocation regarding special needs provision for the 2020/2021 school year; when schools will be notified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9466/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Paul Donnelly

715. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health if there will be guidance given to those that practice alternative complementary therapies in relation to the phasing stages and the use of PPE equipment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9467/20]

Illegal Dumping

Paul Donnelly

838. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if there will be extra funding for local authorities to deal with a significant surge in dumping; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9465/20]

Taxi Regulations

Paul Donnelly

972. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to extend the ten-year rule on taxi vehicles until 29 December 2021 to enable taxi drivers to recover financially. [9470/20]

National Car Test

Paul Donnelly

973. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when NCT and SGS testing will recommence. [9471/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Paul Donnelly

974. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the legal requirements for screens in taxis. [9472/20]

Driver Test

Paul Donnelly

975. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the phase in which driving instructors can recommence their businesses under the Roadmap for Reopening Society and Business. [9473/20]