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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Disadvantaged Status (23 Sep 2021)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 143. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the DEIS review and plans to extend the DEIS programme to schools (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45668/21]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: An Garda Síochána (23 Sep 2021)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 212. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when Leighlinbridge Garda station will be reopened; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36766/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Participation of People with Disabilities in Political, Cultural, Community and Public Life: Discussion (23 Sep 2021)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I thank the witnesses. I apologise as I was in the Chair for a while and I was coming and going. I read the information in the submissions that we are all aware of. It is like everything in life, unless you or a family member is in that position, you do not realise that the system is not functioning correctly. That is something we must address. We have an excellent Minister of State,...

Garda Siochana (Functions and Operational Areas) Bill 2021: Second Stage (22 Sep 2021)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I thank the Ceann Comhairle.

Garda Siochana (Functions and Operational Areas) Bill 2021: Second Stage (22 Sep 2021)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 5 o’clock A new Garda operational model is one of the key projects being advanced under A Policing Service for our Future, the implementation plan for the report of the Commission on the Future of Policing in Ireland. It is also a priority in the programme for Government. We all support having a small number of division and regions. People in rural Ireland want An Garda...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Credit Unions (21 Sep 2021)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 67. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans for reform of the credit union sector. [44781/21]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (21 Sep 2021)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I thank the Minister. I wrote to him regarding concerns from many businesses that were locked out of the previous supports, which asked what reopening might look like and how long it might take for them to recover. Supports such as these are a significant help. It is testament to the commitment of the Government to the country to get it up and running, which is so important. I especially...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (21 Sep 2021)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 6. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of companies in counties Carlow and Kilkenny that have registered under the business resumption support scheme. [44780/21]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (21 Sep 2021)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: The new business resumption support scheme, BRSS, for businesses with a reduced turnover as a result of public health restrictions was launched earlier this month and is open until 30 November this year. Can the Minister tell me the number of companies in counties Carlow and Kilkenny that have registered for the scheme?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (21 Sep 2021)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: This new support scheme for businesses with a reduced turnover as a result of the public health restrictions is most welcome. It is especially welcome that it is open to businesses that may have previously qualified for the Covid restrictions support scheme, CRSS. My chief concern is to ensure enough information is out there about what supports are available. A number of schemes have had...

Housing (Housing Assistance Payment Waiting Times) (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Amendment) Bill 2021: First Stage (21 Sep 2021)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to amend the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009, Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2014 and subsequent regulations to reduce social housing and housing assistance payment scheme assessment times. This Bill proposes to amend section 20(4) of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 by setting a new...

Housing (Housing Assistance Payment Waiting Times) (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Amendment) Bill 2021: First Stage (21 Sep 2021)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I move: "That the Bill be taken in Private Members' time."

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 Sep 2021)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I wish to speak about the people of Carlow who have to endure long delays in accessing ambulances because the ambulance system has changed. This is unacceptable. There was only one ambulance in the base on Sunday. It seems the new system is managed through the central national emergency operations centre, which is supposed to ensure the most urgent calls get the highest priority response,...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (21 Sep 2021)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 259. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of a review of the grant schemes implemented by local authorities to ensure their alignment with policy objectives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44580/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (21 Sep 2021)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 580. To ask the Minister for Health the current capacity of the Covid-19 test, trace and isolate system; the number of contact tracers currently in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44647/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (21 Sep 2021)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 581. To ask the Minister for Health if Covid-19 testers in mass test centres are being given adequate rest breaks in their workday given the huge surge in demand for testing currently; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44648/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (21 Sep 2021)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 582. To ask the Minister for Health if the practiced system of calling close contacts in school place settings has ceased; if contact tracers are currently instructed not to contact these cases if they arise in a school setting; if the job of contact tracing has been deferred to school administrators; if there have been changes to requirements for restriction of movement in these cases; and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Tests (21 Sep 2021)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 583. To ask the Minister for Health if there are plans to resume walk-in testing at centres nationwide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44650/21]

Adoption (Information) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (16 Sep 2021)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: Something I have learned over the past year is that we are all interested in working together. It might not seem like that sometimes, but this Bill is proof of that. Deputies Pringle and Connolly are on the same page as the Government when it comes to adoption and tracing, which is why we will not oppose this Bill. As Fianna Fáil's spokesperson on children and a member of the...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (16 Sep 2021)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: Existing contracts with employment service partners, including the local employment service and jobs clubs, expire at the end of the year. I want to ask the Tánaiste about the procurement process and the finalisation of the tender design for next year. I have met with my local jobs club team and I know the great work and service Carlow Jobs Club offers and has offered for the past 22...