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Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Election of Vice Chairman (8 Oct 2020)

Fergus O'Dowd: Just make sure that colleagues who may be outside have the opportunity to come back in, Senator. With the consent of the committee, we will now go into private session until the end of our meeting to discuss our work programme. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (13 Oct 2020)

Fergus O'Dowd: 16. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment if he will review the restart grant qualifying criteria in order to allow companies with high turnovers but low profit rates in exceptional circumstances, that is, turnover of over €5 million but a low profit margin.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29928/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Lending (13 Oct 2020)

Fergus O'Dowd: 92. To ask the Minister for Finance his views in respect of mortgage applicants of whom Covid-19 review teams within banks are requesting documentation and credit checks from their employers to ascertain if a company is in receipt of the employment wage subsidy scheme in view of the fact that the employee is not in receipt of the payment or has been removed from the scheme; if this is...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Wage Subsidy Scheme (13 Oct 2020)

Fergus O'Dowd: 100. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will address a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29903/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Forms (13 Oct 2020)

Fergus O'Dowd: 112. To ask the Minister for Finance the measures being assessed to support persons most in need of assistance with regard to the pay and file deadline (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30200/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (13 Oct 2020)

Fergus O'Dowd: 215. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will address a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29652/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (13 Oct 2020)

Fergus O'Dowd: 438. To ask the Minister for Health if a drug (details supplied) is in short supply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29643/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Information and Quality Authority (13 Oct 2020)

Fergus O'Dowd: 520. To ask the Minister for Health the level of national oversight that is in place and provided from HIQA and the HSE in view of the immediate medical support, advice and urgent assistance if required to nursing homes and congregated settings in which there are outbreaks of Covid-19 they can provide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30116/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Data (13 Oct 2020)

Fergus O'Dowd: 556. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 204 of 23 September 2020, the hours of operation of each such acute hospital stroke unit in tabular form; if it is a consultant led service; the number of staff assigned full-time or otherwise to each such unit; if they are doctors, nurses and or physiotherapists; if there is no out-of-hours service provided, the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Undefined (13 Oct 2020)

Fergus O'Dowd: 557. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a report (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30291/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Travel Trade Sector (14 Oct 2020)

Fergus O'Dowd: 109. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will address matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30399/20]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (15 Oct 2020)

Fergus O'Dowd: 99. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will address matters raised in correspondence (details supplied) in relation to broadband issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30794/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (15 Oct 2020)

Fergus O'Dowd: 202. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures being examined to improve pay and conditions for school secretaries; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30855/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (15 Oct 2020)

Fergus O'Dowd: 233. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if additional supports will be made available to college students who have paid full college fees but are advised to remain home under Covid-19 guidelines; if supports will be made available for students who have paid accommodation fees up front; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30793/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (20 Oct 2020)

Fergus O'Dowd: 156. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if assistance will be provided in securing a driver test for a person (details supplied) to enable them to continue to work. [30946/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (20 Oct 2020)

Fergus O'Dowd: 192. To ask the Minister for Finance if further mortgage moratoriums will be supported for workers who are in forced closure lay-off, such as employees of restaurants without outdoor dining areas that cannot remain open under current guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31071/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (20 Oct 2020)

Fergus O'Dowd: 512. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if assistance will be provided to a person (details supplied) in relation to a delayed citizenship process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31041/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Provision (20 Oct 2020)

Fergus O'Dowd: 586. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he has taken to mitigate against any potential service emergency in the disability and residential care sector in view of the announcement by St. John of God that it will be withdrawing from service provision under current circumstances (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31155/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Care of the Elderly (20 Oct 2020)

Fergus O'Dowd: 598. To ask the Minister for Health if he will respond to a letter (details supplied) on funding long-term support and care for older people; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31194/20]

Railway Safety (Reporting and Investigation of Serious Accidents, Accidents and Incidents involving Certain Railways) Bill 2020: Second Stage (21 Oct 2020)

Fergus O'Dowd: I welcome the Minister of State and the legislation. Irish Rail has an excellent safety record. I will focus on an incident that occurred on 21 August 2009 on the Balbriggan to Pearse Station service. As the train, carrying 60 passengers, was crossing the Malahide Estuary, 20 m of the track started to collapse. Were it not for the professionalism and ability of the driver, not only would...