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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (16 Jun 2020)

Fergus O'Dowd: 172. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the required funding provision will be provided for families who are ready to start their July provision and have the required tutors and so on arranged to commence lessons; if not, the way in which families will be supported to provide this support during the summer months; the persons on the stakeholder review forum who are reviewing the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staff (16 Jun 2020)

Fergus O'Dowd: 204. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will respond to a query from a person (details supplied) regarding special needs assistants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10717/20]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (16 Jun 2020)

Fergus O'Dowd: 424. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she will address matters raised in correspondence (details supplied) relating to SME supports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10855/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (16 Jun 2020)

Fergus O'Dowd: 679. To ask the Minister for Health if a reply will issue to correspondence received from a person (details supplied) relating to guidelines for hair salons that will be reopening from 20 July 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11401/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Car Test (16 Jun 2020)

Fergus O'Dowd: 869. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the provisions in place regarding cash payments for NCT testing services in the case of elderly persons who do not have a debit card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11190/20]

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Nursing Homes (Resumed) (18 Jun 2020)

Fergus O'Dowd: We need a national day of mourning and remembrance to remember all who have passed away, particularly the elderly in nursing homes. Many people were very worried and concerned about how their family members died. They did not see them when they were dying and, in some cases, they did not even know they were ill. They never got to see them when they died. Their friends could not comfort or...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Nursing Homes (Resumed) (18 Jun 2020)

Fergus O'Dowd: With respect to information available, 52 were non-compliant. This meant a rate of 22%.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Nursing Homes (Resumed) (18 Jun 2020)

Fergus O'Dowd: Will Mr. Breslin revert to us, through our secretariat, with up-to-date figures for 2020? I have asked for them and would appreciate it if they were made available to us. A key point is that if a nursing home does not meet infection control standards for Covid-19, it should not have patients at all because it is not fit for purpose. My second question concerns the ratio of nurses and...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Nursing Homes (Resumed) (18 Jun 2020)

Fergus O'Dowd: With respect, there is no definitive percentage or ratio-----

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Nursing Homes (Resumed) (18 Jun 2020)

Fergus O'Dowd: I would like to develop this point further with Mr. Breslin but, because of time constraints, I ask that he communicate with the committee on it.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Nursing Homes (Resumed) (18 Jun 2020)

Fergus O'Dowd: I would like to see more defined and absolute criteria, which are not there right now. My next question is on a separate area. I welcome all the work the Department and HSE have done in providing personal protective equipment to staff. As I understand it, €27 million worth of PPE has been provided by the HSE, since the first delivery on 1 March, to private and other nursing homes....

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Nursing Homes (Resumed) (18 Jun 2020)

Fergus O'Dowd: With respect, I am under time constraints. Will Mr. Reid say how much the private nursing homes have paid towards that spend?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Nursing Homes (Resumed) (18 Jun 2020)

Fergus O'Dowd: By how much have private nursing homes recompensed the taxpayer for that spend?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Nursing Homes (Resumed) (18 Jun 2020)

Fergus O'Dowd: The private nursing homes have not given any recompense. Have they been asked to do so?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Nursing Homes (Resumed) (18 Jun 2020)

Fergus O'Dowd: Fine. I will move on to my next question, to which I would like a quick "Yes" or "No" answer. The HSE provided 322 staff to private nursing homes, which is fantastic and welcome. Have the private nursing homes hired any additional staff that the HSE is aware of as a result of the crisis? I only have two minutes left so I ask for a quick answer because I have one other very important...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Nursing Homes (Resumed) (18 Jun 2020)

Fergus O'Dowd: My final question concerns a very important issue that was brought to my attention yesterday relating to dentists and the provision of PPE. The witnesses may not have the necessary information to answer it but I will put it to them. A dental practice in County Louth has sent a text to all its medical card patients informing them that, from receipt of that text, it will no longer provide...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Nursing Homes (Resumed) (18 Jun 2020)

Fergus O'Dowd: It is about PPE.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Nursing Homes (Resumed) (18 Jun 2020)

Fergus O'Dowd: As I said, the witnesses may know about it. I am asking if they are aware of dentists-----

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Congregated Settings: Nursing Homes (Resumed) (18 Jun 2020)

Fergus O'Dowd: I will, of course, yes.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: State's Response to Impact of Covid-19 on Gaeltacht Areas and the Islands (18 Jun 2020)

Fergus O'Dowd: An bhfuil ceann as Béarla ar fáil?