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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Services (5 Mar 2020)

Mairead Farrell: 1073. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the details of requests made by the European Commission in relation to privatisation of Irish Rail under the EU’s fourth railway package; the response provided to such requests; his plans to transpose EU Directive 2016/2370 into national law and open up the market for Irish domestic rail passenger services and the governance of...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Covid-19 Pandemic (13 May 2020)

Mairead Farrell: 33. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on whether in the context of the threat posed by the spread of Covid-19, US soldiers transiting through Shannon Airport should be prohibited from entering the terminal building at Shannon by which they spend a significant length of time in close contact with airport employees and other civilian air passengers in the duty free and...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Harbours and Piers Development (13 May 2020)

Mairead Farrell: 1330. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the amount provided under the capital investment plan, Building on Recovery, Infrastructure and Capital Investment 2016–2021, for the pier development on Inis Oírr; the amount spent to date; the progress to date; the projected timeline for commencement of works; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4820/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Exchequer Deficit (20 May 2020)

Mairead Farrell: 107. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated deficit the State will have accrued in public finances as a direct result of the Covid-19 pandemic; his views on whether Ireland will be necessitated to access funds through the European Stability Mechanism to meet such a deficit; his further views on whether the flexibility of the European Central Bank to deviate from capital key purchase...

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

Mairead Farrell: 374. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will address a series of matters with regard to the calculated grades system (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6826/20]

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

Mairead Farrell: 607. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the way in which the Health and Safety Authority will fulfil its role in enforcing worker safety for employments as per the return to work safely protocol; the additional resources which will be provided to ensure random inspections of workplaces in order to assess the implementation of safeguards; the number of HSA workplace...

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

Mairead Farrell: 762. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients in dialysis that have tested positive for Covid-19; if there have been deaths in dialysis units of patients that had tested positive for Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6422/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: EU Directives (20 May 2020)

Mairead Farrell: 1021. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the details of requests made by the European Commission on compliance with the fourth railway package; the response provided to such requests; the actions he is of the view are necessary in order to fully comply with the transposition of EU Directive 2016/2370 into national law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6425/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Educational Psychological Service (3 Jun 2020)

Mairead Farrell: 159. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated full year cost of recruiting ten additional psychologists for the National Educational Psychological Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8378/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (3 Jun 2020)

Mairead Farrell: 178. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the process that will be followed regarding the calculated grades system in the case of students whose families have provided home schooling sometimes in the form of a private tutor in the best interests of the educational development of their child; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8538/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Building Programme (3 Jun 2020)

Mairead Farrell: 526. To ask the Minister for Health if construction work on a new radiation oncology unit at University Hospital Galway has commenced; when the project is set to be completed; the estimated cost of the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8379/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Misuse of Drugs (3 Jun 2020)

Mairead Farrell: 527. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department or the HSE will launch a public awareness campaign in 2020 on the dangers of casual drug use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8380/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Jun 2020)

Mairead Farrell: 561. To ask the Minister for Health the phase in the Roadmap for Reopening Society and Business which applies to the return to work of speech and language and occupational therapists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8547/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rural Transport Services (3 Jun 2020)

Mairead Farrell: 868. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated full year cost of a 15% budget increase for LocalLink; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8381/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Seaweed Harvesting (3 Jun 2020)

Mairead Farrell: 1163. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the funding streams available to support traditional seaweed harvesters in maintaining their boat and safety equipment; his plans to make funding available into the future for harvesters finding it increasingly difficult to ensure a sustainable, full-time livelihood out of managing and harvesting seaweed; the avenues...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Services (7 Jul 2020)

Mairead Farrell: 273. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the Local Government (Financial Provisions) Act 1997 outlined a central funding model for water services and removed the power of local authorities to make charges for supply of water for domestic purposes; the funding per year estimated by his Department to be made available for the provision of water services through...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (7 Jul 2020)

Mairead Farrell: 274. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if planning applications relating to proposed developments on State-owned land that are submitted to a local authority by State bodies, such as the National Parks and Wildlife Service under the auspices of the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, are required to be published publicly in regional newspapers and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards (7 Jul 2020)

Mairead Farrell: 370. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the ongoing statutory non-compliance across the ETB sector in respect of the issuing of annual pension statements to employees (details supplied); the steps that can be taken to ensure the matter is rectified; and if adequate additional resources will be provided to ETBs to remedy the situation and give...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (14 Jul 2020)

Mairead Farrell: 50. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if measures are being put in place to ensure that companies with sufficient cash reserves are not unnecessarily availing of Covid-19 financial support thus reducing the pool of funds available for those companies that need it. [15767/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (14 Jul 2020)

Mairead Farrell: 165. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he plans to publish the rail review report on the western rail corridor from Athenry, County Galway, to Claremorris, County Mayo; when a decision on the report will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14704/20]