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Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Intellectual Property (24 Mar 2021)

Gary Gannon: 178. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the engagement by Ireland on the position taken by the European Commission at the March 2021 World Trade Organization meeting on the proposed temporary TRIPS waiver on intellectual property in respect of Covid-19 vaccine and technology; if Ireland supported the decision by the European Commission to oppose such a waiver; his views...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Home Loan Scheme (24 Mar 2021)

Gary Gannon: 676. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 189 of 25 February 2021, his views on whether those receiving the carer’s allowance should be excluded from the Rebuilding Ireland home loan scheme as secondary applicants if it is not possible to produce an average length of time for the allowance; if there could be a mechanism...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (24 Mar 2021)

Gary Gannon: 1003. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consider extending the pandemic unemployment payment and employment wage subsidy scheme until six months after mass gatherings are permitted again to adequately support the events industry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15133/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Carer's Leave (24 Mar 2021)

Gary Gannon: 1085. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his attention has been drawn to carers on carer’s leave who are unable to return to work due to continuing care needs brought about through the Covid-19 pandemic; if he will consider an extension to current carer’s leave arrangements due to this; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (24 Mar 2021)

Gary Gannon: 1127. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if students who completed the written leaving certificate examinations in November 2020 and have received deferred college offers to start their course in 2021-2022 are required to pay the student contribution fee if they already paid a student contribution fee for courses started in 2020-2021; if he considers this a financial penalty; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (24 Mar 2021)

Gary Gannon: 1604. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated annual cost of providing discretionary medical cards to all cancer patients at the time of their diagnosis until their treatment has finished; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14826/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (24 Mar 2021)

Gary Gannon: 1605. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated annual cost of providing life-long medical cards for all survivors of childhood or adolescent cancers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14827/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Charges (24 Mar 2021)

Gary Gannon: 1606. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the practice of hospitals using debt collection agencies; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that patients currently undergoing treatment for cancer and other illnesses are charged €80 per day for outpatient treatment and if payment is not received within 47 days this can be passed onto debt collection agencies; his views...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (24 Mar 2021)

Gary Gannon: 1607. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the reduction of intern positions for newly qualified doctors and maintain the 2020 number of intern positions to retain non-EU newly qualified doctors in addition to managing the waiting lists in hospitals which have grown as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14829/21]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: School Staff (25 Mar 2021)

Gary Gannon: 109. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention been drawn to shortages on primary school supply panels; if she will consider supplementing the supply panel with final year teaching students; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16227/21]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Vaccination Programme (25 Mar 2021)

Gary Gannon: 110. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide clarity to home school community liaison officers as to when they can expect to receive the Covid-19 vaccine following reports of Tulsa-employed staff such as education officers, welfare officers and staff in schools having already received the vaccine; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16228/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Provision (25 Mar 2021)

Gary Gannon: 228. To ask the Minister for Health when the capacity review of disability services will be published; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16226/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home School Community Liaison Scheme (25 Mar 2021)

Gary Gannon: 229. To ask the Minister for Health when home school community liaison officers will be vaccinated against Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16229/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (31 Mar 2021)

Gary Gannon: 205. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to the fact that many SMEs and microenterprises are excluded from the support provided by the small business assistance scheme for Covid, given that they are not listed as ratepayers; if recourse will be provided for those that cannot access the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Applications (31 Mar 2021)

Gary Gannon: 541. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the expected date for the Passport Office to start processing online and paper-based applications. [17600/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: International Bodies (31 Mar 2021)

Gary Gannon: 540. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of negotiations by Ireland to join the World Health Organization C-TAP initiative; the practical engagement to date by his Department in this initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17596/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (31 Mar 2021)

Gary Gannon: 646. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention been drawn to youth encounter projects seeking to administer junior certificate examinations for a small cohort of students; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17601/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Records (31 Mar 2021)

Gary Gannon: 647. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when her Department began the process of holding copies of children's school reports as outlined in a programme (details supplied); the rationale for holding such information; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17602/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (31 Mar 2021)

Gary Gannon: 769. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 1127 of 24 March 2021, if he will consider waiving the student contribution fees for the small number of students to ensure they do not face financial penalties after being offered an uplifted deferred place for the 2021-2022 academic year based on the 2020 CAO application having sat the 2020 leaving...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (31 Mar 2021)

Gary Gannon: 1233. To ask the Minister for Health if transient groups such as persons that are homeless will be prioritised for single dose vaccinations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17595/21]