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Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (1 Oct 2020)

Bernard Durkan: 135. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the extent to which she continues to explore ways and means of assisting the arts, notwithstanding the Covid-19 pandemic, with particular reference to the need to regenerate employment in the sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28051/20]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (1 Oct 2020)

Bernard Durkan: 136. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the extent to which she continues to have dialogue with stakeholders in the arts with a view to achieving a means of addressing the crisis arising from the Covid-19 pandemic; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28052/20]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (1 Oct 2020)

Bernard Durkan: 137. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the extent to which she continues to promote the arts and culture sectors as a means of recovering from the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28053/20]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (1 Oct 2020)

Bernard Durkan: 138. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the extent to which she expects cultural activities to assist in Ireland's recovery from the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28054/20]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (1 Oct 2020)

Bernard Durkan: 139. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the steps she can take to promote and develop the recovery of sport in Ireland with particular reference to the restrictions caused by Covid-19; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28055/20]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (1 Oct 2020)

Bernard Durkan: 140. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the degree to which she continues to liaise with the various sporting organisations with a view to restoration of sport to normality in the course of recovery from restrictions imposed due to Covid-19; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28056/20]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Irish Language (1 Oct 2020)

Bernard Durkan: 141. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her vision for the promotion of the Irish language in all areas throughout the country in the future; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28057/20]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Island Communities (1 Oct 2020)

Bernard Durkan: 142. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the extent to which she foresees opportunities to improve the conditions of life on the islands with particular reference to employment, sporting and cultural opportunities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28058/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (1 Oct 2020)

Bernard Durkan: 190. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if access to a concessionary school bus seat can be restored in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28071/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Fuel Allowance (1 Oct 2020)

Bernard Durkan: 220. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if and when the free fuel allowance will be awarded in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28060/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Fuel Allowance (1 Oct 2020)

Bernard Durkan: 221. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if and when the free fuel allowance will be awarded in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28061/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Widow's Pension (1 Oct 2020)

Bernard Durkan: 222. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when consideration for a widow's pension will be concluded and the pension awarded in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28064/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (1 Oct 2020)

Bernard Durkan: 223. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if and when Covid-19 support payments are likely to be made in the case of employee directors; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28069/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (1 Oct 2020)

Bernard Durkan: 249. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the six-week period is deducted in its entirety from the reckonable residency calculation; if not, if only the days in excess of the six-week yearly period is reckoned in cases in which a person has been absent from the State for more than the allowable six weeks in a year when calculating reckonable residency for an...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders (1 Oct 2020)

Bernard Durkan: 255. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the humanitarian grounds already listed in the case of a person (details supplied) can be used as a sufficient case for the deportation order to be reconsidered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28059/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (1 Oct 2020)

Bernard Durkan: 392. To ask the Minister for Health if he will activate all necessary means of attention and support for a person (details supplied); if the case will be immediately examined with a view to appropriate attention and treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28063/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (1 Oct 2020)

Bernard Durkan: 393. To ask the Minister for Health when applications for the fair deal scheme will be completed in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28065/20]

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-budget Engagement: Minister for Finance (1 Oct 2020)

Bernard Durkan: I acknowledge the work done by the Government to support business and industry, both employers and employees. It is vital support in the present climate. Unfortunately, as the Minister has indicated, more will have to come. At least we hope that more will come. We do not want to go into that other than to say I support the points raised by other speakers relating to the entertainment,...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-budget Engagement: Minister for Finance (1 Oct 2020)

Bernard Durkan: Commissioner Vestager has reiterated her intentions to help us out in the future. One of the things that is damaging is this notion that 0.0001% in tax is paid by a particular firm, and this is used in justifying the pursuit. It is bad PR for this country, particularly because it is not correct. My understanding is that the firms in question pay 12.5% corporation tax in this country, where...

Disability Services: Motion [Private Members] (6 Oct 2020)

Bernard Durkan: We move now to the Independent Group. Deputy Harkin is sharing time with Deputy Connolly.