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

Michael McNamara: 1068. To ask the Minister for Health if the requirement of a negative PCR test in the previous 72 hours will be modified in respect of essential workers returning to Ireland who recently contracted Covid-19 but have fully recovered, are no longer symptomatic and are no longer suspected to be infectious; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1687/21]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (14 Jan 2021)

Michael McNamara: On the point on which the Tánaiste has concluded, I raised with the Minister, Deputy Stephen Donnelly, yesterday the specific vulnerability of people who are in receipt of home care. They need to be specifically prioritised because they may have two to three different carers coming in every day and those carers are going into several houses every day, of necessity. As someone who...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (14 Jan 2021)

Michael McNamara: My specific question was whether the Government will look at exempting people who will test positive because they have had Covid-19, have gone through the symptoms and recovered, although they are not infectious and are essential workers. The other thing that I have repeatedly called for is that NPHET and the Department of Health look at vitamin D supplements. We know that we cannot give the...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (14 Jan 2021)

Michael McNamara: In view of the Tánaiste's earlier comments about responsible comment, I suggest that comparing vitamin D supplements with remdesivir or hydroxychloroquine, in terms of either the generally accepted benefits or potential negative side effects, is irresponsible. The question I want to ask about promised legislation relates to Eir and complaints to ComReg more generally. When I asked...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (20 Jan 2021)

Michael McNamara: 488. To ask the Minister for Health if teachers will be included in group 6 in the vaccination programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2309/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (20 Jan 2021)

Michael McNamara: 622. To ask the Minister for Health when patients who are being cared for in their homes with the support of home help seven days per week will be scheduled for Covid-19 vaccination; if they will be prioritised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2750/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Inspections (20 Jan 2021)

Michael McNamara: 719. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if it is necessary for farm inspections to take place during level 5 Covid-19 restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2923/21]

Covid-19 Vaccination Programme: Statements (21 Jan 2021)

Michael McNamara: I very much agree with Deputy Collins. I have raised previously with the Minister the need to prioritise both persons providing home help and those who are receiving home help. People providing home help go into multiple homes and, likewise, people who receive home help receive it from multiple carers. I want to ask a specific question. I agree very much with many of the points made...

Covid-19 Vaccination Programme: Statements (21 Jan 2021)

Michael McNamara: I thank the Minister.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (21 Jan 2021)

Michael McNamara: Ireland has one of the highest leakage rates of drinking water in Europe and the Dublin City Council area has one of the highest leakage rates in Ireland. Partly as a result of that, it is proposed to build a pipeline across Ireland to ship water from the River Shannon. That, obviously, would cause huge disruption to landowners, a huge cost to the economy and unforeseeable consequences for...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (21 Jan 2021)

Michael McNamara: 15. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if a fibre broadband service will be provided to an area (details supplied) as part of the current roll-out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3071/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (21 Jan 2021)

Michael McNamara: 175. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will request an urgent review of the process of allocating school places in secondary schools (details supplied) in County Clare, given the serious and ongoing issue of a lack of sufficient secondary places for sixth class pupils; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3039/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (21 Jan 2021)

Michael McNamara: 274. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to reduce college fees for third level students who are experiencing less on-campus time due to the current Covid-19 restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3155/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (21 Jan 2021)

Michael McNamara: 360. To ask the Minister for Health when dental staff will start to receive the Covid-19 vaccination; if they will be included in the priority list for roll-out of the vaccination; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3103/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (21 Jan 2021)

Michael McNamara: 460. To ask the Minister for Health if UK residents will be allowed to travel home once they have been fully vaccinated; if there will be guidelines on travel for such persons who have been vaccinated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3435/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Young Farmer Capital Investment Scheme (21 Jan 2021)

Michael McNamara: 483. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when an application by a person (details supplied) will be processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3035/21]

An Bille um an Seachtú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Cearta Geilleagracha, Comhdhaonnacha agus Cultúir), 2018: An Dara Céim [Comhaltaí Príobháideacha] - Thirty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution (Economic, Social and Cultural Rights) Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (27 Jan 2021)

Michael McNamara: I thank my colleague Deputy Pringle for bringing forward this Private Member's motion, which I support. Nevertheless, while we do, of course, need to give some domestic effect to economic, social and cultural rights, there have been a number of recent decisions against Ireland the failure to address which has very much damaged our standing. We as a State have always prided ourselves on...

Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 (Covid Restrictions Support Scheme) (Percentage Adjustment) Order 2021: Motion (27 Jan 2021)

Michael McNamara: It is somewhat strange that this morning in the Dáil, the Taoiseach said that the economic impact of this was not brought about by the Government's reaction but rather by Covid itself, yet here we are talking about a scheme where one actively must demonstrate that the Government's regulations preclude the public from visiting one's physical premises to get the money. The Government's...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Post Office Network (27 Jan 2021)

Michael McNamara: 36. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if a post office service (details supplied) will be reinstated in County Clare as a matter of urgency given the hardship for young and old trying to access the service during the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3621/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (27 Jan 2021)

Michael McNamara: 68. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason County Clare is omitted from the latest details on the National Broadband Plan roll-out (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4327/21]