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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (13 May 2020)

Michael Healy-Rae: 1039. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a bus stop will be placed at a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4397/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (13 May 2020)

Michael Healy-Rae: 1041. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will address a matter regarding a driver licence in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4413/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic (13 May 2020)

Michael Healy-Rae: 1154. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the protections or measures in place or to be put in place in scenarios related to the Covid-19 outbreak (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4227/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (13 May 2020)

Michael Healy-Rae: 1155. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a disability allowance appeal by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4392/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals Status (13 May 2020)

Michael Healy-Rae: 1157. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an appeal by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4421/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (13 May 2020)

Michael Healy-Rae: 1158. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a disability allowance appeal by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4450/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals (13 May 2020)

Michael Healy-Rae: 1159. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a domiciliary care allowance appeal by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4497/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Charitable and Voluntary Organisations (13 May 2020)

Michael Healy-Rae: 1201. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to make more resources available to charities (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5093/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Commercial Rates Valuation Process (13 May 2020)

Michael Healy-Rae: 1236. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the revision of rates will be suspended (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4257/20]

Covid-19 (Finance): Statements (20 May 2020)

Michael Healy-Rae: I hope the Ceann Comhairle can give the Minister time to respond to me. I welcome the opportunity to ask the Minister questions on the record today. Our country faces unprecedented levels of economic difficulty and many sectors are in crisis, facing closure or a sustained period of inactivity. I intend to leave enough time for the Minister to answer my questions but he might reply to me in...

Covid-19 (Children and Youth Affairs): Statements (20 May 2020)

Michael Healy-Rae: The clock applies to us all.

Covid-19 (Children and Youth Affairs): Statements (20 May 2020)

Michael Healy-Rae: I thank the Minister for taking questions. It would have been very easy for her to walk away. On maternity leave, does the Minister support the extension of maternity leave? That proposal has been raised with me and almost 20,000 people have signed a petition in support of it. There is very little information or guidance on how crèches and childcare facilities are to reopen....

Covid-19 (Children and Youth Affairs): Statements (20 May 2020)

Michael Healy-Rae: I asked whether the Minister would support the extension of maternity leave at this time. May I explain?

Covid-19 (Children and Youth Affairs): Statements (20 May 2020)

Michael Healy-Rae: Women who have been on maternity leave during the pandemic have not been able to have the same interaction with outside agencies and so on as was previously the case. Would the Minister consider allowing for maternity leave to be extended in light of events in recent months?

Covid-19 (Children and Youth Affairs): Statements (20 May 2020)

Michael Healy-Rae: I am glad to hear the Minister say that.

Covid-19 (Children and Youth Affairs): Statements (20 May 2020)

Michael Healy-Rae: I also asked about childcare for frontline staff.

Covid-19 (Children and Youth Affairs): Statements (20 May 2020)

Michael Healy-Rae: That was my last question and it was not addressed. Nothing has been put in place for frontline staff in terms of childcare. It is simply not good enough and cannot continue.

Covid-19 (Employment Affairs and Social Protection): Statements (20 May 2020)

Michael Healy-Rae: I thank the Minister in advance for dealing with these very important issues. I know they have been touched on before, but on behalf of my constituents and people who have contacted me I wish to ask the Minister to strongly support the call for maternity leave to be extended. I raised this earlier with another Minister. Maternity leave should be extended for mothers at this time. It is a...

Covid-19 (Employment Affairs and Social Protection): Statements (20 May 2020)

Michael Healy-Rae: What about the seasonal workers?

Covid-19 (Education and Skills): Statements (20 May 2020)

Michael Healy-Rae: I welcome the chance to again ask the Minister a number of questions. He might do his best to answer in the time allowed or, alternatively, to give me the replies in writing. Can the Minister offer further clarity around the delivery of the July provision for this year? Can he let us know when it is intended for third level colleges to return? As he can imagine, there is a lot of...