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Death of Garda Colm Horkan: Expressions of Sympathy (24 Jun 2020)

Roderic O'Gorman: I join the other Members in paying tribute to Detective Garda Colm Horkan. His death reminds us that members of An Garda Síochána put themselves at considerable risk every day to keep our communities safe. It is particularly poignant to note that three other gardaí from Detective Garda Horkan's graduating class - Detective Garda Adrian Donohoe, Garda Eoin Fitzgerald and Garda...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Court Sittings (16 Jun 2020)

Roderic O'Gorman: 370. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the arrangements being made to allow persons over 70 years of age or with underlying health conditions to attend family court proceedings remotely; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11258/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (16 Jun 2020)

Roderic O'Gorman: 371. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of recorded incidents of racially motivated crime in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11259/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Court Procedures (16 Jun 2020)

Roderic O'Gorman: 372. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the consideration given to amending the process for affirming oaths while Covid-19 restrictions are in place to allow this be done remotely; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11260/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (16 Jun 2020)

Roderic O'Gorman: 373. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when the Reception and Integration Agency last inspected a direct provision centre (details supplied); if residents were engaged with on that occasion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11261/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (16 Jun 2020)

Roderic O'Gorman: 374. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the Covid-19 crisis has delayed the process of making determinations on naturalisation applications; if so, the extent of the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11262/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (16 Jun 2020)

Roderic O'Gorman: 656. To ask the Minister for Health when full church services will be permitted to reopen following Covid-19 restrictions; if consideration has been given to bringing the date forward; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11265/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Domestic Violence Services (16 Jun 2020)

Roderic O'Gorman: 900. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the consideration given to the possible impact of the proposal of Tusla to decentralise its national remit for domestic violence, sexual and gender-based violence services to front-line services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11263/20]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Community Development Initiatives (16 Jun 2020)

Roderic O'Gorman: 944. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the support and advice available for non-county and city council operated community centres to determine when they can reopen according to the various facilities and services they provide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11257/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (9 Jun 2020)

Roderic O'Gorman: 142. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the temporary buildings for a school (details supplied) will be ready by the start of the academic year 2020/2021; the schedule for the completion of the permanent building for the school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10008/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (9 Jun 2020)

Roderic O'Gorman: 254. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the discussions he has held with residents and the operators of a direct provision accommodation centre (details supplied) regarding the standard of food and accommodation there; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10405/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Recruitment (9 Jun 2020)

Roderic O'Gorman: 224. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the measures taken to date to achieve strategic priority 3, outcome 5, of the An Garda Síochána Diversity and Integration Strategy 2019-2021 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10010/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Funding (9 Jun 2020)

Roderic O'Gorman: 255. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the details of funding for an organisation (details supplied) in each of the years 2008 to 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10406/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (9 Jun 2020)

Roderic O'Gorman: 367. To ask the Minister for Health if advice is being provided regarding isolating within households in which one member has returned from travel abroad and other members have not; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10009/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Travel Trade Sector (9 Jun 2020)

Roderic O'Gorman: 569. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the legal position for customers that booked and paid deposits for foreign holidays through travel agents licensed here in circumstances in which that holiday cannot now be availed of due to Covid-19 restrictions; if there is an obligation on the travel agents to repay deposits in these circumstances; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid-19 Pandemic (9 Jun 2020)

Roderic O'Gorman: 570. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the assessment he has made of the European Union Aviation Safety Agency and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control guidelines on flight safety during the Covid-19 outbreak; the applicability of same in assessing the appropriateness of generalised quarantine measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10006/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Child Benefit (9 Jun 2020)

Roderic O'Gorman: 657. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if consideration has been given to extending the period within which child benefit can be paid up until the end of full-time education even if this means paying it for a child over 18 years of age; the estimated number of children such a decision would benefit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10007/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Direct Provision System (9 Jun 2020)

Roderic O'Gorman: 709. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of community response forums which contain direct representation from persons living in direct provision including asylum seekers in temporary emergency accommodation by county; if they are not directly represented, if an assessment is being carried out in each county to ascertain if information is being...

Covid-19 (Justice and Equality): Statements (4 Jun 2020)

Roderic O'Gorman: I was pleased to hear the Minister specifically reference the work of gardaí in Blanchardstown during the Covid-19 crisis. I would also like to pay tribute to them, particularly the support they have given to voluntary and sporting groups in the area in the context of Fingal's Community Call scheme. Under the current regulations, recruitment to An Garda Síochána is limited...

Covid-19 (Defence): Statements (3 Jun 2020)

Roderic O'Gorman: I will put a number of questions to the Minister of State and give him an opportunity to respond. Before doing so, I join him and colleagues from across the House in recognising the huge work that members of the Defence Forces have done during the Covid-19 crisis, from the establishment of the early testing centres on naval vessels to their participation in contact tracing and their...