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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: National Childcare Scheme (20 Oct 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: 35. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs to outline his plans to help childcare providers overcome the challenges arising from the hive registration and applications for a childcare identifier code key system (details supplied). [25972/20]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: National Childcare Scheme (20 Oct 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: What might the Department and the Minister do to assist childcare providers, especially those in disadvantaged areas, to overcome the challenges they have experienced with the early years hive registration and application system brought under the national childcare scheme?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: National Childcare Scheme (20 Oct 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: One parliamentary question might be an early warning system, but three might be an alarm. While I accept the response with regard to the bedding-in period, no amount of bedding-in will help to tackle the issue of the way the scheme is being applied in disadvantaged areas. Representatives from the Aisling Project, an after-school project in Ballymun, and the Poppintree Early Education Centre...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Childcare Services (20 Oct 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: 50. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs his plans for an improvement in pay and conditions for childcare workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31369/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Institutions (20 Oct 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: 85. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to fund laptops for third level staff to help teach remotely. [31246/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (20 Oct 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: 102. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on college fees for the academic year in view of university and college institutions not being fully utilised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31247/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Dublin Bus (20 Oct 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: 189. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the fleet size of Dublin Bus in each of the years 2017 to 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31769/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Equipment (20 Oct 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: 338. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to provide funding and resources to enable schools to provide technology to staff members who require same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31151/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (20 Oct 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: 351. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide a list of each of the teaching supply panels by county in tabular form; the number of teachers on each panel; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31272/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (20 Oct 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: 353. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if changes to the leaving certificate 2021 are currently being considered; and if a predicted grades option will remain for students that wish to avail same. [31455/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (20 Oct 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: 394. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will address the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31102/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (20 Oct 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: 417. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the measure announced in the budget to support self-employed persons impacted by the pandemic (details supplied); and if in calculating €480, self-employed persons can deduct operation and material costs which they incur and only consider income which they would normally consider for taxation purposes. [31530/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport Provision (20 Oct 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: 541. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she has secured funding in budget 2021 to replace either the helicopters or aircraft within the Garda air support unit. [31764/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (20 Oct 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: 772. To ask the Minister for Health the number of consultants by specialist posts that are vacant in each hospital of RCSI Hospital Group as of 9 October 2020; the length of time each post has been vacant; and the position regarding the filling of each consultant post in tabular form. [31767/20]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Local Development Companies (20 Oct 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: 814. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development her plans for local development companies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31104/20]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Water Environment (Abstractions) Bill 2020: Discussion (20 Oct 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: We may be talking about abstraction but water is not an abstract topic in the city of Dublin where the water supply has reached a critical level. The Bill is a very necessary instrument that will allow us to secure supply for the city. A regulatory regime has been outlined in the legislation and I am interested in hearing the Department’s view on how quickly the regime can be put...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Water Environment (Abstractions) Bill 2020: Discussion (20 Oct 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: I ask that Mr. Ó Coigligh is allowed to answer my question on the timeline for the regulatory framework to be put in place.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Water Environment (Abstractions) Bill 2020: Discussion (20 Oct 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: The issue I wish to raise was touched on by Deputy O'Donoghue. Head 19 refers to the fire services. The 1981 Act allows for abstraction of water for the extinguishing of a fire or the protection of a person or property in the case of fire. Dublin Fire Brigade, which is probably the largest fire service in the country, would be using water primarily for extinguishing fires but there would be...

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Departmental Schemes (15 Oct 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: 17. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment his plans for allowing taxi drivers and other self-employed persons access more support schemes similar to other SMEs from which they are currently excluded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29973/20]

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (15 Oct 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: 74. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment the additional supports provided by his Department to Dublin businesses since the city and county entered level 3 under the living with Covid-19 framework. [30597/20]