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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Accommodation (9 Sep 2020)

Gerald Nash: 230. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the discussions that have taken place with the private purpose-built student accommodation providers regarding the provision of flexible arrangements for the 2020-2021 academic year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23022/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (9 Sep 2020)

Gerald Nash: 231. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of reducing apprentice fees by 20%, 50% and 100%, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23023/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Universal Support Ireland (9 Sep 2020)

Gerald Nash: 232. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to decrease the qualifying criteria for the non-adjacent rate of the SUSI grant from 45km to 24km; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23024/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Universal Support Ireland (9 Sep 2020)

Gerald Nash: 233. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated number of students that will be affected by changing the SUSI adjacency rates from 45km to 25km, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23025/20]

Ministers and Ministers of State (Successors) Bill: Second Stage [Private Members] (10 Sep 2020)

Gerald Nash: I acknowledge the remarks of the Minister of State, which are pretty much on the money. The Constitution could not be clearer about the arrangements which must pertain where, subsequent to a general election, a delay occurs in forming and electing a new Government in the Dáil. I also acknowledge the spirit of the Bill developed by Deputy Tóibín and agree that it is not ideal...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Reports (10 Sep 2020)

Gerald Nash: 100. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the time frame for the proposed consultation process that will be undertaken prior to the finalisation of the commission on the future of defence terms of reference; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23028/20]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Air Corps (10 Sep 2020)

Gerald Nash: 101. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if an arrangement is in place with the Royal Air Force to police Irish airspace in order to intercept aircraft in the flight information region shared by both states; if such an agreement is in place, the person or body that conducted the negotiations with the RAF; if there was input from the Defence Forces in negotiations; if he is satisfied...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Technological Universities (10 Sep 2020)

Gerald Nash: 154. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the fact that Dundalk IT is the only institute of technology not to have formally linked into a consortium to obtain technological university status; the actions his Department and the HEA will take to advance technological university status for Dundalk IT; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23067/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Accommodation (10 Sep 2020)

Gerald Nash: 155. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the discussions that have taken place with the private purpose-built student accommodation providers in relation to providing flexible arrangements for the 2020-2021 academic year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23068/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (10 Sep 2020)

Gerald Nash: 156. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated of cost of reducing apprentice fees by 20%, 50% and 100%, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23069/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Universal Support Ireland (10 Sep 2020)

Gerald Nash: 157. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to decrease the qualifying criteria for the non-adjacent rate of the SUSI grant from 45 km to 24 km; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23070/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Universal Support Ireland (10 Sep 2020)

Gerald Nash: 158. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated number of students that would be affected by changing the SUSI adjacency rates from 45km to 25km, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23071/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Maternity Services (15 Sep 2020)

Gerald Nash: 687. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide the policy and public health rationale that warrants the continued exclusion of partners from supporting expectant mothers through labour and the post-birth period in maternity hospitals; if he plans to review this policy in view of the evidence that supports the presence of partners during this process from an emotional and psychological...

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

Gerald Nash: 160. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment the number of Exchequer-funded projects over €1 billion overseen by his Department; the expected rise in cost in both numerical amount and percentage terms in tabular form, and delays as result of Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24308/20]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (15 Sep 2020)

Gerald Nash: 161. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the purchase of environmental compliance, that is, statistical transfers from other members states; the anticipated cost in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23751/20]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Projects (15 Sep 2020)

Gerald Nash: 190. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of Exchequer-funded projects over €1 billion overseen by his Department; the expected rise in cost in both numerical amount and percentage terms in tabular form, and delays as result of Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24304/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (15 Sep 2020)

Gerald Nash: 220. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will intervene in the case of a person (details supplied) to expedite the renewal of a driver licence due to exceptional circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23757/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Projects (15 Sep 2020)

Gerald Nash: 242. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of Exchequer-funded projects over €1 billion overseen by his Department; the expected rise in cost in both numerical amount and percentage terms in tabular form, and delays as result of Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24313/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (15 Sep 2020)

Gerald Nash: 280. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated cost to revenue of returning the new EWSS to the payment levels and thresholds that previously existed under the TWSS; if he will provide a comparison between returning to the previous TWSS rates and the current EWSS rates in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23744/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector (15 Sep 2020)

Gerald Nash: 266. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of the take-up of the TLTRO III by Irish pillar banks individually and collectively; the way in which this compares with the current EU average; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23730/20]