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Education (Leaving Certificate 2021) (Accredited Grades) Bill 2021: Second Stage (13 May 2021)

James O'Connor: I thank the Minister for being here to discuss this very important issue. The main purpose of the Bill is to confer on the State Examinations Commission the necessary powers to run a non-examination based form of assessment to inform students' leaving certificate results. Candidates for the leaving certificate in 2021 can now opt to sit the usual written examination in June or apply for...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Military Honours (13 May 2021)

James O'Connor: 55. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will report on the allocation of the 1916 centenary medal to ex-service personnel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24960/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (13 May 2021)

James O'Connor: 111. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will review and acknowledge a school (details supplied) crisis report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24972/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Derelict Sites (13 May 2021)

James O'Connor: 246. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans for the development of derelict sites; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25249/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (13 May 2021)

James O'Connor: 247. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to transform commercial property on main streets into housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25250/21]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Legislative Measures (13 May 2021)

James O'Connor: 278. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will report on the implementation of the White Paper on Defence. [24906/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (13 May 2021)

James O'Connor: 394. To ask the Minister for Health the status of betting shops (details supplied) under the reopening plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25200/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes (18 May 2021)

James O'Connor: 106. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the progress on the provision of pensions for community employment scheme supervisors; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26255/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (18 May 2021)

James O'Connor: 99. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of the extension of the hot school meals programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26254/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Refurbishment (18 May 2021)

James O'Connor: 519. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the application for works under the summer works scheme for a school (details supplied) will be granted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26607/21]

Nursing Homes Support Scheme (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (19 May 2021)

James O'Connor: I know the Minister of State, Deputy Butler, has put an enormous amount of work into this particular issue. I am glad to see that progress is being made. I am sure there are many issues that still need to be teased out but I have every confidence that she will deliver. I come from a farming background and the Minister of State and I share a constituency border. We are very much at the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coastal Protection (20 May 2021)

James O'Connor: 46. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the provision of pier and other coastal defence funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26929/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Accommodation (20 May 2021)

James O'Connor: 88. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures in place to provide additional protection for those living in student-specific accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26961/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Grant Payments (20 May 2021)

James O'Connor: 121. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the reform of the SUSI grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26960/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (20 May 2021)

James O'Connor: 204. To ask the Minister for Finance if the Covid restrictions support scheme will be withdrawn from travel agencies on 17 May 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27306/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (20 May 2021)

James O'Connor: 205. To ask the Minister for Finance if a double week of the Covid restrictions support scheme will be paid to travel agencies on the week commencing the 17 May 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27307/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (20 May 2021)

James O'Connor: 206. To ask the Minister for Finance the length of time the Covid restrictions support scheme payment will remain in place for the travel agencies sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27308/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (20 May 2021)

James O'Connor: 207. To ask the Minister for Finance if the status of the travel agency sector (details supplied) will be acknowledged; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27309/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Issues Affecting the Aviation Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (19 May 2021)

James O'Connor: It is a pleasure to have Mr. Walsh before the committee. He is one of the country's most eminent experts in aviation from his role as CEO of IAG, Aer Lingus and British Airways. I am very interested in having a dialogue with him today on some of the issues at hand. Regarding the 138 cabin crew and 60 ground staff affected by the Aer Lingus decision in Cork, it is deeply regrettable that...