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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (10 Dec 2020)

Gary Gannon: 304. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to occupational data (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42845/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Legislative Measures (10 Dec 2020)

Gary Gannon: 317. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of actions undertaken to date for the legislative ban on conversion therapy as committed to in the Programme for Government; if there is a timeline for such legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42157/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (10 Dec 2020)

Gary Gannon: 445. To ask the Minister for Health if student nurses and student healthcare workers will be prioritised for the Covid-19 vaccine based on occupational data from his Department (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42789/20]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Developments in Georgia: Engagement with Ambassador of Georgia (10 Dec 2020)

Gary Gannon: I thank the ambassador for joining us today. I want to refer to the recent enforced truce that took place in the Nagorny Karabakh region in November. It is fair for me to say that the EU institutions were found wanting so, as a consequence, Russia now has a stronger military presence in the area. Are there lessons to be learned from the failure of EU institutions to intervene in the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Developments in Georgia: Engagement with Ambassador of Georgia (10 Dec 2020)

Gary Gannon: I wish the ambassador and the Jewish community in Ireland and throughout the world a happy Hanukkah. The date of 10 December also coincides with international Human Rights Day. I am sure we will all join people throughout the world in advancing more access to greater human rights. I want to take up the point raised previously by my colleague. One fundamental human right is the access to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Developments in Georgia: Engagement with Ambassador of Georgia (10 Dec 2020)

Gary Gannon: According to the WHO, Palestinians only have access to 55% of the water they should have.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Developments in Georgia: Engagement with Ambassador of Georgia (10 Dec 2020)

Gary Gannon: When does Israel intend for that to happen?

Social Welfare Bill 2020: Second Stage (9 Dec 2020)

Gary Gannon: Before I speak to the Bill, I want to counter a couple of points that have been made by the Minister and Government representatives about inequality. It has been pointed out that inequality has been falling in Ireland over the past couple of years, which is true, but I want to speak to those trends so that it is not further misconstrued. The at risk of poverty rate, also known as the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Food Poverty (9 Dec 2020)

Gary Gannon: 122. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if schools will be permitted to use funds from the social inclusion unit to supply families in poverty with food during the Christmas 2020 period; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42523/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (9 Dec 2020)

Gary Gannon: 123. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to disruptions in learning for students particularly final year students in post-primary schools due to teacher and student absences; the way in which this is being factored into plans for State examinations in 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42524/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (9 Dec 2020)

Gary Gannon: 124. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of teachers in primary and post-primary schools who have recorded absence from school; and the duration of the absence since the reopening of schools in tabular form. [42525/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (9 Dec 2020)

Gary Gannon: 125. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if administrative status will be granted to all primary schools operating two or more special classes. [42526/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (9 Dec 2020)

Gary Gannon: 126. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost associated with granting administrative status to all primary schools operating two or more special classes. [42527/20]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Staff (8 Dec 2020)

Gary Gannon: 81. To ask the Taoiseach the percentage or number of staff working with a disability within his Department and the agencies under his aegis in 2018, 2019 and 2020; and the actions being undertaken by his Department to actively recruit and retain persons with disabilities. [42152/20]

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Departmental Staff (8 Dec 2020)

Gary Gannon: 102. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment the percentage or number of staff working with a disability within his Department and the agencies under his aegis in 2018, 2019 and 2020; and the actions being undertaken by his Department to actively recruit and retain persons with disabilities. [42141/20]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Staff (8 Dec 2020)

Gary Gannon: 121. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the percentage or number of staff working with a disability within his Department and the agencies under his aegis in 2018, 2019 and 2020; and the actions being undertaken by his Department to actively recruit and retain persons with disabilities. [42142/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Staff (8 Dec 2020)

Gary Gannon: 160. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the percentage or number of staff working with a disability within his Department and the agencies under his aegis in 2018, 2019 and 2020; and the actions being undertaken by his Department to actively recruit and retain persons with disabilities. [42154/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Coverage (8 Dec 2020)

Gary Gannon: 171. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the matter of persons with diabetes who cannot get mortgage funds released due to life assurance companies deferring and declining due to underlying illness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42134/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Coverage (8 Dec 2020)

Gary Gannon: 200. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the case of persons with underlying health conditions who are currently struggling to obtain life assurance due to the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42135/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Staff (8 Dec 2020)

Gary Gannon: 201. To ask the Minister for Finance the percentage or number of staff working with a disability within his Department and the agencies under his aegis in 2018, 2019 and 2020; and the actions being undertaken by his Department to actively recruit and retain persons with disabilities. [42143/20]