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Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Foras na Gaeilge (11 Nov 2020)

Michael McNamara: 85. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the steps she will take to inform Foras na Gaeilge that the additional funding allocated in budget 2020 should be used to provide a yearly total of €55,000 to each new scéim pobal Gaeilge and that no reduction in funding should occur for any scéim pobal Gaeilge situated in an Irish network town; and if she will...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Irish Water (11 Nov 2020)

Michael McNamara: 103. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if Irish Water’s leakage reduction programme in Dublin city will be accelerated in the coming weeks in circumstances in which reduced current economic activity will result in less economic reduction than heretofore; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35662/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (11 Nov 2020)

Michael McNamara: 142. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 265 of 13 October 2020, if school transport will be provided to persons (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35701/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Investigations (11 Nov 2020)

Michael McNamara: 190. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if her Department has received a report of the inquiry into the adequacy of the Garda Síochána investigations and disciplinary inquiries that took place between 1984 and 1986 following the death of Patrick Nugent (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35660/20]

Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2020: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Nov 2020)

Michael McNamara: I very much agree with the Deputy and what she said in her speech and I wish to make some additional points. I wish the Minister of State and the Government the best of luck in the negotiations as they are obviously hugely important. However, regardless of what happens, I certainly hope that there will be a deal which is in the interests of all of our people on these islands and indeed...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (12 Nov 2020)

Michael McNamara: 318. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Clare will receive extra urgent home care hours; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35829/20]

Scrambler Motorbikes and Quad Bikes: Motion [Private Members] (17 Nov 2020)

Michael McNamara: I very much agree with the previous speaker on the use of quad bikes. It is important to recognise that they can be essential work vehicles but they can also be a complete nuisance. I commend Sinn Féin on putting this motion before the Dáil. It is important that we discuss the serious injury and death as well as the mere nuisance that quad bikes and scramblers can cause when...

Scrambler Motorbikes and Quad Bikes: Motion [Private Members] (17 Nov 2020)

Michael McNamara: They pose a similar problem.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Generation (17 Nov 2020)

Michael McNamara: 171. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will consider extending the operation of Moneypoint power station beyond the proposed closure date of 2025 to enhance the energy security of Ireland into the future; the consideration being given to converting electricity generating methods from coal to a more sustainable energy source in the future; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (17 Nov 2020)

Michael McNamara: 466. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if fogging is being used as a solution to Covid-19 in schools, notwithstanding the WHO advice against this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36227/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (17 Nov 2020)

Michael McNamara: 519. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 242 of 13 October 2020, when a person (details supplied) will be facilitated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36769/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes (17 Nov 2020)

Michael McNamara: 583. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if persons (details supplied) on a community employment scheme can complete their six-year term which is due to expire in 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36815/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (17 Nov 2020)

Michael McNamara: 692. To ask the Minister for Health if an association (details supplied) is classified as an essential service following the implementation of level 5 restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36146/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (17 Nov 2020)

Michael McNamara: 704. To ask the Minister for Health the number of dental surgeries carried out; the number of dental surgeries cancelled; the current dental surgery waiting list at Ennis General Hospital from the period March to October 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36239/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (17 Nov 2020)

Michael McNamara: 718. To ask the Minister for Health if vitamin D3 and-or zinc supplementation has an effect on reducing respiratory infection and Covid-19; if so, his views on whether it is appropriate to include same in NPHET public health advisories and HSE information campaigns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36270/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Data (17 Nov 2020)

Michael McNamara: 802. To ask the Minister for Health the number of surgeries taking place weekly at Temple Street Children’s University Hospital given that a child (details supplied) who is waiting for emergency surgery has had their surgery cancelled twice now since last May; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36813/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Covid-19 Pandemic (17 Nov 2020)

Michael McNamara: 879. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if fogging is being used as a solution to Covid-19 in schools notwithstanding the WHO advice against this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36230/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (17 Nov 2020)

Michael McNamara: 894. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a decision will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36768/20]

Rural and Community Development: Statements (18 Nov 2020)

Michael McNamara: I concur with what Deputy Eoghan Murphy said with regard to Covid and the necessity to discuss it. We do live in a parliamentary democracy and we do have to have debate. I appreciate that people do not like to be held accountable and that people sometimes think that undermines a message, but nothing undermines a message as much as lack of debate because people cotton onto that very quickly....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Emergency Departments (18 Nov 2020)

Michael McNamara: 196. To ask the Minister for Health the data obtained by his Department relating to self-harm presentations to emergency department per day and emergency department during the period 27 March to 31 August 2020, including the data collected and collated by the HSE National Clinical Programme for the Assessment and Management of Patients presenting to emergency departments following self-harm....