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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (29 Sep 2020)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 488. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a teacher is paid only for contracted teaching time; if not, if payment also includes additional tasks required of a teacher that is open to inspection by the Department that cannot be done in contracted time, such as long term plans, assessments and cuntas míosiúil; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27163/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (29 Sep 2020)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 489. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if teachers are paid by the hour for their contracted time; if they are paid a salary to remunerate them for all duties required of them by both their employer and her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27164/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (29 Sep 2020)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 675. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the inclusion of bakers within apprenticeship programmes offered by education and training boards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26566/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (29 Sep 2020)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 809. To ask the Minister for Health if community swimming pools and leisure centres will be permitted to hold swimming classes for children in primary schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26447/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Tobacco Control Measures (29 Sep 2020)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 802. To ask the Minister for Health if standardised format price lists for display in shops are to be implemented for the sale of tobacco products to consumers under the Public Health (Tobacco) Acts to dissuade the promotion of cheap cigarettes to young persons; if his attention has been drawn to the dangers of cheap cigarette advertising to young persons; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (29 Sep 2020)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 803. To ask the Minister for Health when the €350,000 allocated to the ambulance base in County Carlow which was committed to by the previous Government will be provided; when he expects works to begin; when County Carlow will have an ambulance base which is fit for purpose; his views on whether it is acceptable for a town the size of Carlow not to have its own ambulance base and not...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (29 Sep 2020)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 804. To ask the Minister for Health the reason medical card patients are being charged €20 for a flu vaccine, which is meant to be free in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26442/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Occupational Therapy (29 Sep 2020)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 805. To ask the Minister for Health when progress will be made on reducing waiting times in counties Carlow and Kilkenny for occupational therapy assessments, especially for those in routine and non-urgent categories; the reason for the current backlog of up to a full year for a visit to a person's home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26443/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Tests (29 Sep 2020)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 806. To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken to address increased demand for Covid-19 tests and facilitating those who do not have transportation; if the current demand on the ambulance service to support this service is under pressure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26444/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (29 Sep 2020)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 807. To ask the Minister for Health if the flu vaccine is being added to the school vaccination programme in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26445/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (29 Sep 2020)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 808. To ask the Minister for Health if funding is being allocated to a service (details supplied) to cover extra costs involved in the recruitment of cleaners to comply with Covid-19 public health recommendations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26446/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Speech and Language Therapy (29 Sep 2020)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 810. To ask the Minister for Health when progress will be made on reducing waiting times in early intervention speech and language therapy in counties Carlow and Kilkenny for assessments; if a timeline can be provided for the reduction of the current backlog of three years; if a speech and language therapy vacancy (details supplied) has been filled; and if he will make a statement on the...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Update on Testing and Tracing and Rising Incidence in the State (29 Sep 2020)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I, too, thank the witnesses. I have four questions to which I would like an answer, the first of which is directed to Mr. Reid. Over the past number of Covid committee meetings, I have called for the recruitment of a dedicated workforce for testing and tracing. I was recently contacted in my office by a person who had been told by the HSE that it was not recruiting. Will the HSE be...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Update on Testing and Tracing and Rising Incidence in the State (29 Sep 2020)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I thank Mr. Reid, but there is confusion straight away. A man contacted my office to say he went to all the different areas of the Department and they told him they were not recruiting. I went back and checked with him again. This is where we are falling down. I know the witnesses are doing a great job, but somebody contacted my office - I will give the person's details - and told me he...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Election of Vice Chairman (29 Sep 2020)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I would like to nominate Deputy McAuliffe.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (1 Oct 2020)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I would like to come in on this point. What preparations are being made to look after next year's leaving certificate students and to ensure that those who sat the leaving certificate before this year are not further penalised? What preparations are being put in place to assist those students who wish to take the exam in November? Are schools being told to give assistance and support to...

Roadmap for Living with Covid-19: Statements (1 Oct 2020)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: Two Deputies will speak for four minutes and another will speak for three minutes. I thank the Minister of State for being here. I am disappointed with those last remarks from the Deputy. We are in a Covid-19 situation and we are all working together. Deputy Tóibín's biggest problem today was criticising the Minister for Health. All of us are working here together.

Roadmap for Living with Covid-19: Statements (1 Oct 2020)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: It is about all of us working together and the Deputy is criticising the Minister for Health.

Roadmap for Living with Covid-19: Statements (1 Oct 2020)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: It is unacceptable. We all have our part to play working together and that is what we are here to do. It is important that we arm our society with the tools to live with Covid-19. We cannot afford rolling lockdowns. Locking down within hours has really hurt businesses. Going forward, if there must be restrictions will the Minister please give us fair warning because people's...

Roadmap for Living with Covid-19: Statements (1 Oct 2020)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: In my area of County Carlow we have been responsible in keeping the numbers down. I also want to congratulate the older people because their numbers have seriously decreased. That is important. Again, the elderly are playing a great part. I mention that today is international older people's day and fair play to them. They have done everything they could and have stuck by the guidelines....