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Covid-19 (Taoiseach): Statements (14 May 2020)

Mary Lou McDonald: I have correspondence from a childcare provider from the Arachas childcare insurance team, dated 7 May. That was the day on which the Government scheme was announced. The correspondence makes two things absolutely clear: that the insurers were in constant contact with the Government for some six weeks and that they set out very clearly that they would not cover Covid instances. They made...

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

Mary Lou McDonald: 129. To ask the Minister for Finance if the Revenue Commissioners will be instructed to administer the temporary wage subsidy scheme in accordance with the maternity protections provided by the Employment Equality Acts. [6857/20]

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

Mary Lou McDonald: 62. To ask the Minister for Finance if, further to the Revenue Commissioners announcement of 24 April 2020 allowing access to temporary wage subsidy scheme for certain employers that missed 15 March 2020 payroll deadline, those businesses granted access to the scheme will be paid retrospectively in respect of wages paid in the intervening period of the scheme opening and their access to it....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Mental Health Strategies (20 May 2020)

Mary Lou McDonald: 149. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the additional mental health supports in place to support exam year students during the Covid-19 health emergency in each of the CHO areas [5801/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Mental Health Strategies (20 May 2020)

Mary Lou McDonald: 163. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress of the proposed NEPS supports for exam year students since the outbreak of Covid-19; and the assessment mechanisms in place. [5626/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Administration (20 May 2020)

Mary Lou McDonald: 160. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department has engaged with school transport scheme operators to discuss the impact of Covid-19 on services; and the supports now in place for operators to sustain service provision when schools reopen. [5623/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (20 May 2020)

Mary Lou McDonald: 153. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when he will publish a return to work safely protocol for builders, plumbers and electricians who work in domestic homes; and if he will confirm within which phase of the Roadmap for Reopening Society and Business these specific employers and employees can return to return to work in domestic homes. [6850/20]

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

Mary Lou McDonald: 161. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the membership of the advisory group of stakeholders set up to assist in planning for the State examinations since the outbreak of Covid-19; the mechanisms in place for students to input to the work of the advisory group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5624/20]

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

Mary Lou McDonald: 162. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the dates on which the advisory group of stakeholders met to discuss the State examinations since the outbreak of Covid-19; and if he will publish the minutes of the meetings and recommendations of the group. [5625/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Admissions (20 May 2020)

Mary Lou McDonald: 164. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the contingency plans to oversee the admissions process for further and higher education for the 2020-2021 academic year. [5627/20]

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

Mary Lou McDonald: 165. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the alternative arrangements for students unable to attend State examinations if in isolation as a result of Covid-19. [5628/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (20 May 2020)

Mary Lou McDonald: 378. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the action he will take to address the specific educational needs of children with a disability or learning difficulties, including a lack of access to technology and access to high speed broadband. [6856/20]

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

Mary Lou McDonald: 644. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the State agency responsible for enforcing public health guidelines in the workplace as set out in the Return to Work Safely Protocol; if spot workplace inspections will take place under the protocol; and the number of inspectors available under the protocol. [6851/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Support Services (20 May 2020)

Mary Lou McDonald: 665. To ask the Minister for Health if children and adults with a disability will be included in the Roadmap for Reopening Society and Business setting out the way in which the Covid-19 restrictions will be lifted. [6869/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (20 May 2020)

Mary Lou McDonald: 685. To ask the Minister for Health the number of applicants signed up for the Be on Call for Ireland initiative; and the number of applicants deployed in each CHO area to date in tabular form. [5800/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (20 May 2020)

Mary Lou McDonald: 686. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons tested for Covid-19 in each residential centre for persons with a disability in CHO9; the number of persons that tested positive for Covid-19 in each of these settings; and the new measures in place to reduce infection and protect staff and residents. [5802/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (20 May 2020)

Mary Lou McDonald: 969. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the action he will take in response to the concerns and proposals of a trade union (details supplied) for protecting maritime workers from the long-term economic impact of the Covid-19 crisis. [5622/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid-19 Pandemic (20 May 2020)

Mary Lou McDonald: 1018. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the details of the proposal to back a refund note that travel agents and tour operators can offer customers who have had to cancel bookings due to Covid-19; the circumstances in which a refund note would apply; the State guarantee proposed for such a note; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6418/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid-19 Pandemic (20 May 2020)

Mary Lou McDonald: 1019. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if under the EU travel package directive persons who have had to cancel such travel bookings due to Covid-19 are entitled to a cash refund and that entitlement will continue to apply. [6419/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid-19 Pandemic (20 May 2020)

Mary Lou McDonald: 1020. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has met with companies (details supplied) regarding the reported refusal of both to provide their customers who have had cancelled bookings with a cash refund under the EU travel package directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6420/20]