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Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (14 Jan 2021)

Gary Gannon: Given the events that took place in the Chamber yesterday, today might be a good day to highlight promises in previous State apologies that are as yet unfulfilled. I refer in particular to the apology to survivors of Magdalen laundries in 2013 and the recommendations from Mr. Justice Quirke's commission that have yet to be implemented. Previously, I raised recommendation 6 relating to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (14 Jan 2021)

Gary Gannon: 139. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a deadline will be committed to by which a decision and communication will be made regarding the method by which the leaving certificate examinations will take place in 2021. [2154/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Personal Public Service Numbers (14 Jan 2021)

Gary Gannon: 149. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a person (details supplied) will receive a PPS number. [2152/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Labour Activation Programmes (14 Jan 2021)

Gary Gannon: 150. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the review of the gateway scheme has been completed and published; and if the link to the publication will be provided. [2153/21]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: School Attendance (13 Jan 2021)

Gary Gannon: 416. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of absence reports over 20 days recorded by the Tusla education support service, TESS, in the 2020-21 academic year to date; and if there has been an increase in the number of absence reports over 20 days to TESS compared to this time in 2020 in the 2019-2020 academic year. [1635/21]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: School Attendance (13 Jan 2021)

Gary Gannon: 417. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a well-being approach is followed when it comes to school absences and TESS as stated in September 2020; if guidance and support is provided to parents who are stressed and concerned after receiving letters notifying them their child has missed 20 days of schools even when this was due to Covid-19-related issues; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Covid-19 Pandemic (13 Jan 2021)

Gary Gannon: 517. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the plans to support WiFi access for students without access during school buildings being closed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1634/21]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Covid-19 Tests (13 Jan 2021)

Gary Gannon: 515. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way in which testing and tracing will run in the context of post-primary schools opening for three days a week to facilitate sixth year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1632/21]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: National Broadband Plan (13 Jan 2021)

Gary Gannon: 516. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to schemes from companies in the UK to supply broadband for students who do not have access at home to facilitate remote learning; if her Department has reached out to companies here to do the same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1633/21]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Special Educational Needs (13 Jan 2021)

Gary Gannon: 541. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps she will take to ensure that students with special educational needs in mainstream classes will be supported to continue their education on par with their peers during the time school buildings are closed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1879/21]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: State Examinations (13 Jan 2021)

Gary Gannon: 542. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps she will take to support the mental health and well-being of students in examination years during the academic year 2020/2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1880/21]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Communications (13 Jan 2021)

Gary Gannon: 543. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the most appropriate means for second-level students to contact her Department to communicate their experiences surrounding school building closures after students reporting comments being disabled online on social media; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1881/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (13 Jan 2021)

Gary Gannon: 599. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the pandemic unemployment payment will be extended to those who cannot secure childcare and therefore cannot work during the current restrictions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1877/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Telecommunications Services (13 Jan 2021)

Gary Gannon: 678. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the newly announced expansion of Wi-Fi in 90 locations to aid online access for students in further and higher education institutions will be able to include secondary school students and provide access for them also; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1878/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (13 Jan 2021)

Gary Gannon: 1050. To ask the Minister for Health if any contact tracers are currently working in open plan office; if so, his views on whether this is safe and best practice given the current number of Covid-19 cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1630/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (13 Jan 2021)

Gary Gannon: 1051. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider issuing a statement to have all contact tracers work from home in line with current public health advice from the Chief Medical Office. [1631/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (13 Jan 2021)

Gary Gannon: 1052. To ask the Minister for Health where do HIQA inspectors fall in the definition of frontline workers; and if they will receive the vaccine with frontline staff in the current vaccination strategy. [1637/21]

Harassment, Harmful Communications and Related Offences Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (17 Dec 2020)

Gary Gannon: Before I speak to the amendment, I will respond to the statements made by the Minister of State as to why we could not alter some of the amendments because the Bill needed to be ready tonight for tomorrow. I just checked with some Senators and they received a message from the Bills Office today saying that once the Bill is passed, a new version will be sent to them tonight, depending on the...

Harassment, Harmful Communications and Related Offences Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (17 Dec 2020)

Gary Gannon: I move amendment No. 22: In page 6, to delete lines 19 to 22 and substitute the following: “Summary proceedings: no time limit 7. Notwithstanding section 10(4) of the Petty Sessions (Ireland) Act 1851, summary proceedings for an offence under this Act may be instituted at any time within two years from the date on which the person against whom the offence was committed became...

Harassment, Harmful Communications and Related Offences Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (17 Dec 2020)

Gary Gannon: It is the strong intention of the Social Democrats to support this Bill. We recognise that this particular Minister of Justice has prioritised the Bill. Certainly, in recent weeks, in light of the leadership that has been demonstrated, in particular, by young women on Twitter who have been impacted by this, there has been some rapidity brought to the legislation and we welcome the swiftness...