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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (23 Jul 2020)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 167. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to review the school bus transport scheme in view of the difficulties that arise with the scheme each year and in particular in the lead up to the commencement in September of the academic year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17799/20]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (22 Jul 2020)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 39. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to ensure that arts and cultural bodies in County Cork are consulted to ensure that they recover and enhance their impact in the aftermath of Covid-19. [17278/20]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Night-Time Economy (22 Jul 2020)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 46. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of the development of the night-time economy taskforce; if the taskforce will advance the appointment of a night-time culture mayor for Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17279/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (22 Jul 2020)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 157. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration will be given to extending the medical card waiver to each student eligible for concessionary school transport in view of the fact that many families are on reduced incomes as a result of the Covid-19 crisis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17562/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Child Benefit (22 Jul 2020)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 172. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if consideration will be given to paying child benefit to fathers (details supplied) as it is automatically paid to mothers; if the policy on this will be changed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17541/20]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes (21 Jul 2020)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 39. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the timeline for the resumption of the Glashaboy flood relief scheme, Glanmire, County Cork; the details of the latest delay; the estimated timeline for the resumption and completion of works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17026/20]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Credit Unions (16 Jul 2020)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I congratulate the Minister on his recent appointment. It is a great personal honour for him and I know that he will do Ireland proud in Europe. I wish him the best of luck in his new venture. I will follow up with a question. The Minister acknowledges that in the programme for Government there are various technicalities that we need to work out in respect of credit unions. There are...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Credit Unions (16 Jul 2020)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I have one other point. There is also a commitment in the programme for Government to develop funding options to deliver retrofitting with suitable retail partners such as An Post and the credit unions. I understand the Irish League of Credit Unions has been developing a deep retrofit loan product in recent months. It would be a positive step if this was advanced promptly. Will the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Credit Unions (16 Jul 2020)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 7. To ask the Minister for Finance the timeframe for the review of the policy framework within which credit unions operate. [16285/20]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: National Broadband Plan (15 Jul 2020)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 118. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the roll-out of broadband connection points in County Cork. [16081/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Summer Works Scheme (14 Jul 2020)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 543. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a summer works scheme application will be granted due to the circumstances of a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14814/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (14 Jul 2020)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 1089. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15021/20]

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

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 1118. To ask the Minister for Health when a review of hATTR amyloidosis treatment funding will commence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15228/20]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Rights (7 Jul 2020)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 19. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if the removal of a sectoral employment order setting out pay rates, pension and sick pay entitlements in the electrical industry will have consequences for the rest of the construction sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13864/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Revenue Commissioners (7 Jul 2020)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 149. To ask the Minister for Finance when the office of the Revenue Commissioners in Cork will reopen to the public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13783/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (7 Jul 2020)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 375. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the reopening of a school (details supplied) in County Cork. [13811/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (7 Jul 2020)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 389. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration will be given to providing a permanent subsidised school bus from Watergrasshill village to Fermoy, County Cork, (details supplied); and she will make a statement on the matter. [13881/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (7 Jul 2020)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 707. To ask the Minister for Health when gynaecology appointments at Cork University Hospital, which were cancelled as a result of Covid-19, will recommence. [13931/20]

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Impact of Covid-19: Education – Return to School and School Transport (2 Jul 2020)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I welcome the three members of the unions here today. I spent 15 years as a second level teacher and I have spoken to many teachers and principals over recent weeks about their concerns and anxieties in the lead-up to a September return. The big elephant in the room is pupil-teacher ratios. Anybody involved with education in their professional life will acknowledge that we have always...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Impact of Covid-19: Education – Return to School and School Transport (2 Jul 2020)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I have a quick question for the INTO and TUI. There are different social distancing guidelines or regulations relating to children of different ages. In primary school there could be children in junior and senior infants, first and up to second class operating with a different social distancing regime from students in third and fourth class and so on. In smaller schools there may be three...