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Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (13 Jan 2021)

Gerald Nash: 288. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht further to Parliamentary Question No. 258 of 8 December 2020, if the term "individual" specifies only one student in a room; if not, if it means many students as long as they meet the social distancing criteria; if the requirement for an excess of 2 m social distancing between each of the predefined areas pertains to a 2 m...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (13 Jan 2021)

Gerald Nash: 287. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her response to the views of a sports club (details replied) with regard to the recent announcements and restrictions concerning Ireland entering level 3; if a level playing field will be committed to for sports of a similar nature; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44901/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (13 Jan 2021)

Gerald Nash: 319. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is satisfied that the proposed affordable housing scheme and specific shared equity plan represents good value for money; his views on the reported assessment (details supplied) that the property industry want an equity scheme because it will increase prices; his further views on the assessment from another official...

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Children's Hospital (13 Jan 2021)

Gerald Nash: 750. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the reported use of controversial insulation material in the construction of the national children's hospital that was cited in the Grenfell Tower inquiry in the UK; if he is satisfied that the material is safe to use at the hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1644/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (13 Jan 2021)

Gerald Nash: 1053. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the assessment of the drug dupilumab, which has been life-changing for many persons living with severe atopic eczema; when he expects this assessment to be completed; if he will ensure equitable access to dupilumab for eczema patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1642/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (13 Jan 2021)

Gerald Nash: 1054. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the decision of the National Centre for Pharmacoeconomics to refuse reimbursement for life-changing gene therapy Luxturna for inherited retinal diseases which are rare, serious and life limiting; his plans to support the treatment in view of the commitments made in the programme for Government (details supplied); and if he will make a...

Appropriation Bill 2020: Second and Subsequent Stages (17 Dec 2020)

Gerald Nash: While we are on the issue of League of Ireland football clubs, I wish Finn Harps well with its stadium project. It is a great club in Donegal and the north west. I have made many unsuccessful journeys up there as a Drogheda United fan over the years, having been beaten on a number of occasions by Finn Harps. I take this opportunity to notify the Minister that Drogheda United has its own...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (17 Dec 2020)

Gerald Nash: 485. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if periods of interruption of employment in, for example, the hospitality sector due to Covid-19 will be held against a worker when seeking renewal of work (details supplied); if not, if it will be sufficient to establish legal employment with the same employer at the start and end of the period with a period claiming the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (16 Dec 2020)

Gerald Nash: 227. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when pandemic unemployment payment arrears will be paid to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44014/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments Administration (16 Dec 2020)

Gerald Nash: 229. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the deadline for return to her Department of special UP38 forms agreed with a company (details supplied) which an employee must agree with his or her employer and provide to her Department in order for potential arrears of support due to be calculated and paid; if the current deadline will be extended; if not, if a degree...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Respite Care Services (16 Dec 2020)

Gerald Nash: 292. To ask the Minister for Health if he will clarify the future of Sruthan House, Dundalk, County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43670/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Universal Support Ireland (15 Dec 2020)

Gerald Nash: 39. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if student nurses who have been rejected for SUSI grants and who are unable to work outside of nursing due to Covid-19 can apply for their application to be assessed and reassessed given their changed circumstances; if this change of circumstances is being taken into account; the number of SUSI applicants who have had their application...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (15 Dec 2020)

Gerald Nash: 43. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to address the proliferation of precarious and unpaid work in the academic sector as highlighted in a recent report (details supplied); if his attention has been drawn to the fact that some postgraduate students in a university were expected to teach as part of their postgraduate studies with no remuneration; his plans to address this...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (15 Dec 2020)

Gerald Nash: 49. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has met with NPHET regarding the way to manage the return to campus-based learning in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41674/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further Education and Training Colleges (15 Dec 2020)

Gerald Nash: 82. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a college (details supplied) will be provided with the necessary funds to secure a permanent building; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41676/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (15 Dec 2020)

Gerald Nash: 120. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has ring-fenced funding from budget 2021 for covering the cost of providing rapid testing and tracing on college campuses in the years ahead; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41675/20]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Cybersecurity Policy (15 Dec 2020)

Gerald Nash: 149. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on the recently reported comments from an ambassador to Ireland (details supplied) that European security is heavily dependent on cyber resilience; his further views on the implications of their further statement that 30% of European cloud data is stored in Ireland; his views on whether Ireland is...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Search and Rescue Service Provision (15 Dec 2020)

Gerald Nash: 196. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the details of a report (details supplied) carried out in 2019 as part of the review of search and rescue services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43572/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector (15 Dec 2020)

Gerald Nash: 216. To ask the Minister for Finance the progress the Central Bank has been making in ensuring that all retail banks and payment services providers will be ready in time to implement the strong customer authentication requirements of the payment services directive 2 in time for 1 January 2021; if all retail banks will be ready in time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43426/20]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Pension Provisions (15 Dec 2020)

Gerald Nash: 225. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of those on the State payroll who have purchased benefit under the public service single scheme pension purchase facility in its first year of operation since 1 October 2019; the number who have purchased benefit categorised by Department, State agency or other; the reason purchase is available through lump sum payment only...