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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (11 Feb 2021)

Neale Richmond: 196. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the return of children with additional needs to crèches is a priority for his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7616/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (11 Feb 2021)

Neale Richmond: 197. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he has engaged with childcare providers on extending their opening hours to ease the burden on front-line workers and parents working from home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7617/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (11 Feb 2021)

Neale Richmond: 198. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if parents who can avail of the ECCE scheme but choose to use the national childcare scheme will be allocated the same number of hours under the NCS as they would under the ECCE scheme in order to support parents through the Covid-19 restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7618/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: National Childcare Scheme (11 Feb 2021)

Neale Richmond: 199. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if parents applying for the national childcare scheme should be permitted to apply with their 2019 tax return as in the case of farmers who file their returns a year behind and are being penalised when applying to the scheme as they do not have their 2020 returns yet; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (11 Feb 2021)

Neale Richmond: 200. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if an attempt has been made to improve lines of communication between his Department and childcare providers in terms of giving as much notice as possible before announcements are made and making these within working hours; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7620/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (11 Feb 2021)

Neale Richmond: 202. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the steps his Department has taken to ensure that there are sufficient childcare places for all children who require them in a timely manner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7622/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Costs (11 Feb 2021)

Neale Richmond: 203. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the steps he has taken to ensure that childcare is affordable to parents; if he will ensure that one parent does not have to sacrifice their career to mind their child unless this is their preference; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7623/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (11 Feb 2021)

Neale Richmond: 204. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he has engaged with childcare providers to encourage them to take in young children aged one to two years to minimise the disruption to parents and their careers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7624/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (11 Feb 2021)

Neale Richmond: 205. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the progress that has been made towards State childcare as committed to in the programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7626/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (11 Feb 2021)

Neale Richmond: 206. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his views on whether it is appropriate that some parents classified as essential workers are sending their children to childcare against their better wishes as they will be charged fees regardless due to the parent's essential worker status; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7628/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (11 Feb 2021)

Neale Richmond: 207. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he has engaged with the Minister for Finance to suggest that childcare providers should be able to claim back VAT on expenses such as rent and maintenance fees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7629/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (11 Feb 2021)

Neale Richmond: 208. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his plans to review the sponsorship scheme in place for children to receive childcare sponsored through Tusla given that for many providers the contribution per child does not cover the provider’s running costs and they are at a loss by taking on these children; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (11 Feb 2021)

Neale Richmond: 209. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his views on whether there will be a staffing crisis in the childcare sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7631/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (11 Feb 2021)

Neale Richmond: 210. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his views on whether there are sufficient childcare places throughout Dublin 6, 14, 16 and 18 to cater for demand; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7632/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (11 Feb 2021)

Neale Richmond: 246. To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether childcare workers should receive the vaccine alongside key workers according to the vaccine roll-out plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7625/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Tests (11 Feb 2021)

Neale Richmond: 247. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for mass testing in childcare settings; the frequency at which these tests are carried out; the way in which the facilities are chosen for testing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7627/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Epilepsy Incidence (11 Feb 2021)

Neale Richmond: 250. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration has been given to implementing an awareness campaign on epilepsy and the way to address seizures due to the prevalence of epilepsy in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7466/21]

Covid-19 (Transport and Travel): Statements (10 Feb 2021)

Neale Richmond: I ask the Minister to provide a written reply to these interventions that will allow myself and my near colleague and dear friend, Deputy Devlin, the opportunity to make our contributions. To be specific, these are transport questions in regard to dealing with Covid-19. Understandably, many Members have spoken about air travel but we all know that it is community transmission which is of...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Shared Island Unit (10 Feb 2021)

Neale Richmond: 7. To ask the Taoiseach the priorities for the shared island unit of his Department for 2021. [7293/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic (10 Feb 2021)

Neale Richmond: 12. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the measures in place to help retail workers enforce the mandatory face covering rule and protect them from abuse; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6369/21]