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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Rates (3 Mar 2021)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 334. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to extend the local authority rates waiver until the end of 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11433/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (3 Mar 2021)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 410. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to give primary teaching students of a college (details supplied) access to the Gaeltacht grant similar to their colleagues in other teacher training colleges; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11159/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: SOLAS Training and Education Programmes (3 Mar 2021)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 629. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when provision will be made for Safepass courses which have been suspended due to the Covid-19 pandemic to be resumed; his plans to assist workers with an expired Safepass who are unable to return to work in sectors such as the construction industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11158/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (3 Mar 2021)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 832. To ask the Minister for Health his plans in conjunction with the Minister for Transport to provide free public transport services to and from the vaccination centres announced in counties Carlow and Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11434/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Children's Unmet Needs: Engagement with Health Service Executive (2 Mar 2021)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I thank the Chairman. I am in my office in Leinster House. I thank Dr. Morgan and his team for appearing before the committee. It is important for them to appear and this is my first time to meet them. I welcome the actions outlined by Dr. Morgan. All present know that early diagnosis is essential for children in particular, but also for their families. It concerns me that the overview...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Children's Unmet Needs: Engagement with Health Service Executive (2 Mar 2021)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I thank Ms O'Neill. It is important that all groups work together. I read this week that the chief strategy officer of the Association of Occupational Therapists of Ireland, AOTI, Mr. Odhrán Allen, has stated "The PTA is the direct opposite of what is intended by the Disability Act, 2005." I think we should all be working together. These assessments are crucial for children and as Ms...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Children's Unmet Needs: Engagement with Health Service Executive (2 Mar 2021)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I thank the witnesses for coming before us. I am in CHO 5 and would also like information because I find it hard to get information from the organisation. I know how hard it works but it is an ongoing process so I would ask for figures relating to staffing. What staffing is there? The witnesses say they are getting another 100 from the previous 100, which I welcome. I also welcome the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Children's Unmet Needs: Engagement with Health Service Executive (2 Mar 2021)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I would like a report on CHO 5. We must ensure we look after that CHO area as well. I would be very appreciative if we could have a breakdown of the position in that CHO.

Health (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Feb 2021)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: The purpose of this Bill is to provide for the mandatory hotel quarantining of inbound travellers from listed countries owing to Covid-19. We have all been calling for this measure for a long time but I am concerned about a couple of matters. I have been contacted by a number of host families who welcomed students from Spain and Germany in September. These students paid their fees,...

Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes: Motion [Private Members] (24 Feb 2021)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: Thank you, Deputy. Your time is up.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (24 Feb 2021)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 261. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to allocate funding supports to local print media similar to the €5 million provision which was allocated to local radio; her further plans to accelerate advertising from State and national agencies to local print media to support the industry; the position regarding the new media commission replacing the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (24 Feb 2021)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 405. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details in which the current concessionary ticketing system is being examined under the current review of the school transport system; the position regarding the current concessionary ticketing system and the need for significant change within this specific area of the scheme in the context of the review; and if she will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: JobPath Programme (24 Feb 2021)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 556. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the current Turas Nua contract to deliver the JobPath programme is to be renewed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9470/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Alignment of Special Education Policy with the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (23 Feb 2021)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I am in Leinster House. Hopefully I have good coverage. I thank the Minister of State. I too welcome her today. We are all particularly glad to see children with additional needs going back to school, whether it is for education, social needs, routine or inclusiveness. It is important that we are on the right track. That is something we need to build on. I know we are all waiting for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Alignment of Special Education Policy with the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (23 Feb 2021)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: Yes. I thank the Minister of State.

Covid-19 (Enterprise, Trade and Employment): Statements (18 Feb 2021)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: We are expecting a new reopening plan, which will be welcome, but I have concerns because the latest scientific evidence is that Covid-19 will always be around, with vaccination. We may not see the same death rate and sickness but it is here to stay and we need to make sure our plans reflect that. Much of the correspondence coming into my office is based on the last plan. I will give an...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (18 Feb 2021)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I also wish to discuss the technological university for the south east. Speaking as a proud Carlow woman, where we have two excellent institutes of technology, those being, Carlow College, St. Patrick's, and Institute of Technology Carlow, we are delighted with the proposed technological university, but we also believe that we should have the headquarters. I do not want this to be a contest...

Covid-19 (Drug and Alcohol Services, and Homelessness): Statements (18 Feb 2021)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: This week, from 14 February to 20 February, is international children of alcoholics week, so it is a good week to raise matters that affect children in this way because of Covid-19. According to the independent research of the Silent Voices initiative, one in six children lives in a home with problem parental alcohol use. This has become much more of an issue in lockdown and I am deeply...

Covid-19 (Agriculture, Food and the Marine): Statements (17 Feb 2021)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: According to Ireland’s Rural Development Program 2014-2021, less than 7% of Irish farmers are under the age of 35, which is of concern for farmers and their families and something we need to review seriously. In the past year, farmers have worked extremely hard, but they have watched their income fall. Some have suffered mental health issues. There is a real threat to supply of...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Import Costs (17 Feb 2021)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 30. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans to address the 25% tariff on steel imports into Northern Ireland ultimately destined for Ireland and the feedback from the sector that this could have a potentially detrimental effect on construction costs here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8740/21]