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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (14 Jul 2020)

John Lahart: The question concerns the restart grant. It was launched with a fund of €250 million, as the Tánaiste will be aware, on 22 May. It was devised in recognition of the fact that some small and medium-sized companies and microbusinesses were particularly vulnerable to the economic effects of the pandemic. The programme for Government pledged a review of the grant, which I welcome...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (14 Jul 2020)

John Lahart: 86. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the measures in the July stimulus package for taxi drivers and the taxi industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15953/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid-19 Pandemic (14 Jul 2020)

John Lahart: 183. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps being taken to monitor and enforce the wearing of face coverings and masks on public transport; the penalties that apply to those that do not comply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14970/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid-19 Pandemic (14 Jul 2020)

John Lahart: 184. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the alternative public transport arrangements available for commuters who, for valid reasons, are unable to wear face coverings and masks on public transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14971/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (14 Jul 2020)

John Lahart: 620. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps being taken to ensure a person (details supplied) will get a place in a school that suits their needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15375/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (14 Jul 2020)

John Lahart: 653. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of moving a school (details supplied) to another location; and the setting-up costs associated with same. [15670/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (14 Jul 2020)

John Lahart: 759. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans for the pandemic unemployment payment and self-employed persons that will not be able to return to full employment due to space restrictions (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15513/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (14 Jul 2020)

John Lahart: 760. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection his plans and guidelines in place to help employers get their staff back to work; if there is an option to bring staff back on a two- or three-day week while they remain on the pandemic unemployment payment; if there are guidelines for businesses to assist them; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15519/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (14 Jul 2020)

John Lahart: 1285. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to make adjuvant immunotherapy, nivolumab and pembrolizumab available to public patients with stage 3 melanoma; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15926/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Rare Diseases Strategy (14 Jul 2020)

John Lahart: 1288. To ask the Minister for Health when the proposed new national plan for rare diseases will be completed; if a consultation process will be run to allow input into this plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15930/20]

Microenterprise Loan Fund (Amendment) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Jul 2020)

John Lahart: The Bill will be sent to the Seanad.

Microenterprise Loan Fund (Amendment) Bill 2020: Second Stage (Resumed) (8 Jul 2020)

John Lahart: I must ask the Minister of State to conclude.

Microenterprise Loan Fund (Amendment) Bill 2020: Second Stage (Resumed) (8 Jul 2020)

John Lahart: I appreciate that.

Microenterprise Loan Fund (Amendment) Bill 2020: Second Stage (Resumed) (8 Jul 2020)

John Lahart: The Deputy cannot come back. If she has more questions, she has a little bit more time and she can ask them.

Microenterprise Loan Fund (Amendment) Bill 2020: Second Stage (Resumed) (8 Jul 2020)

John Lahart: The Minister of State will be responding at the end and I am sure he will take those points on board. I call Deputy Conway-Walsh who is sharing time.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: School Accommodation (7 Jul 2020)

John Lahart: The Topical Issue matter is to not move the Firhouse Educate Together secondary school to Citywest. We are taking a collegial constituency-wide approach to this and I know the Minister of State, Deputy Brophy, would want to be associated with it. Unavoidably, our colleague, Deputy Duffy, cannot make the debate. I congratulate the Minister on her appointment. As she knows, this is a...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: School Accommodation (7 Jul 2020)

John Lahart: This move to Citywest will kill the school. The Minister is a proud Kerrywoman. We had a brief chat beforehand, for which I am grateful. The move from Firhouse to Citywest is equivalent to moving a school and asking its children to move from Tralee to Listowel with Dublin city-style traffic. For me, at the moment, and without wanting to put the Gaelscoil in any position, that is the...

Microenterprise Loan Fund (Amendment) Bill 2020: Second Stage (7 Jul 2020)

John Lahart: Is the Deputy referring to his speech or the pandemic?

Microenterprise Loan Fund (Amendment) Bill 2020: Second Stage (7 Jul 2020)

John Lahart: Let the record show that the Chair is smiling warmly on the Deputy.

Microenterprise Loan Fund (Amendment) Bill 2020: Second Stage (7 Jul 2020)

John Lahart: We move to the Independent Group. The first speaker is Deputy Marian Harkin.