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An Bille um Bearta Éigeandála ar mhaithe le Leas an Phobail (Covid-19), 2020: An Dara Céim - Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Covid-19) Bill 2020: Second Stage (26 Mar 2020)

Noel Grealish: I pay tribute to all front-line staff and all who have answered the call, both at home and from abroad, to help meet the challenges facing our health services at this unprecedented time. These are the people at the forefront of this battle which faces our nation at this challenging and uncertain period. These are the doctors, consultants and all other medical professionals, as well as the...

Health (Covid-19): Statements (16 Apr 2020)

Noel Grealish: I will not go over many of the questions asked already about the health system and personal protective equipment. I have four quick questions and I will go through them fairly quickly. The Taoiseach might answer them all together. The small and medium-sized, SME, business sector will be crucial to the kick-starting of the economy. It has been the hardest hit. Almost 1 million people...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (13 May 2020)

Noel Grealish: 493. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an ambulance base proposed for Maam Cross, County Galway, which was agreed by the National Ambulance Service and is awaiting HSE approval; the timeframe for a decision on the ambulance base; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4164/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Mortgages (13 May 2020)

Noel Grealish: 1233. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the criteria for repayment of proceeds following the sale of an affordable home by a person that had originally purchased the home from a local authority; if the same repayment rules apply for each local authority; if solicitors and auctioneers fees can be deducted before the repayment amount is calculated; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Applications (20 May 2020)

Noel Grealish: 28. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the date the passport office will recommence the processing of routine passport applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5703/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Coverage (20 May 2020)

Noel Grealish: 54. To ask the Minister for Finance if further engagement has been or is planned to be taken with the insurance industry regarding insurance cover for businesses required to close during the Covid-19 emergency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5922/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Commencement of Legislation (20 May 2020)

Noel Grealish: 81. To ask the Minister for Finance the stages required in order to commence the Consumer Insurance Contracts Act 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5921/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (20 May 2020)

Noel Grealish: 250. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the effect the school profiling element will have on a student's grade; the way in which fairness will be achieved in the national standardisation process in situations in which a student is attending a lower ranking school but may be a high achiever and would have performed well in a written examination but may have their results downgraded...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Workplace Safety (20 May 2020)

Noel Grealish: 568. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her plans for ensuring compliance with the inevitable strict rules that will have to be put in place when persons return to work; her views on whether a dedicated compliance person in organisations above a certain size would be beneficial to ensure that new practices and habits are adhered to; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (20 May 2020)

Noel Grealish: 1232. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to backdate the Covid-19 pandemic unemployment payment for persons who were unemployed as a result of the pandemic but did not receive their payment for a number of weeks; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6061/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Emergency Accommodation Provision (20 May 2020)

Noel Grealish: 1318. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the contact details in his Department for the section taking inquiries from accommodation providers who wish to provide emergency accommodation for Covid-19 related cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5702/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing (20 May 2020)

Noel Grealish: 1354. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the criteria for repayment of proceeds following the sale of an affordable home by a person who had originally purchased this home from a local authority; if the same repayment rules apply for each local authority; if solicitors and auctioneers fees can be deducted before the repayment amount is calculated; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing (20 May 2020)

Noel Grealish: 1355. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the capital grants provided to Galway City Council in 2018 and 2019, respectively, under the social housing investment programme to assist in the construction and renewal of social rented accommodation for persons and families who have been assessed as in need of housing support under categories (details supplied); and if...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing (20 May 2020)

Noel Grealish: 1356. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the construction and renewal of social rented accommodation for persons and families who have been assessed as in need of housing support under categories (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6309/20]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (20 May 2020)

Noel Grealish: 1407. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will consider the Roadmap for Reopening Society and Business for the practice of classical ballet as proposed by an organisation (details supplied); the phase they will be able to re-open at; her views on same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6239/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (27 May 2020)

Noel Grealish: 206. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way in which the predictive grading system will work for leaving certificate students that are currently home schooled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7719/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Maternity Leave (27 May 2020)

Noel Grealish: 309. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to extend maternity benefit and maternity leave on a temporary basis in view of the difficulties experienced by new mothers in sourcing childcare and returning to work during the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7517/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (27 May 2020)

Noel Grealish: 553. To ask the Minister for Health the phase under which speech and language and occupational therapists can reopen under the Roadmap for Reopening Society and Business; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7518/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (27 May 2020)

Noel Grealish: 582. To ask the Minister for Health the reason some posts in the HSE are confined to staff employed in the HSE, Tusla or other defined agencies despite the fact that better qualified and more suitable persons may apply from outside the defined organisations but are not considered for the posts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7775/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (27 May 2020)

Noel Grealish: 812. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he plans to resume driver tests particularly for those persons that urgently require a test in order take-up employment and require a full licence or a bus or truck licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7720/20]