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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (10 Nov 2020)

Joe Flaherty: 112. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status work within his Department to identify land and facilities which could be of interest for alternative green enterprises in the midlands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27381/20]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Post Office Network (10 Nov 2020)

Joe Flaherty: 217. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to maintain and support the post office network in counties Longford and Westmeath. [35088/20]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Just Transition Commissioner (10 Nov 2020)

Joe Flaherty: 216. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on the report of the Just Transition Commissioner. [35087/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Process (10 Nov 2020)

Joe Flaherty: 627. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the recommendations of the report of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Justice and Equality on the reform of the family law system, published on 25 October 2019, will be considered and implemented (details supplied); and if so, the likely timeframe. [35028/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Data (10 Nov 2020)

Joe Flaherty: 590. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to reverse notice served on the many new Irish persons who on 30 October 2020 were advised by INIS of the rejection of their appeals for leave to remain, in particular a person (details supplied). [34598/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Programme (10 Nov 2020)

Joe Flaherty: 626. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the timeframe for the implementation of the family courts Bill announced on 30 September 2020 (details supplied). [35027/20]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Leave to Remain (3 Nov 2020)

Joe Flaherty: Last Friday, Malik Amir Iqbal was one of several people across the country to be advised of the rejection of their appeals for leave to remain in the country. Mr. Iqbal has lived in direct provision for almost five years and in Longford town for several of those years. During that time, he has endeared himself to the local community and excelled in the arts through the medium of dance....

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Leave to Remain (3 Nov 2020)

Joe Flaherty: I thank the Minister of State for his detailed response. I certainly hope the Department will move to issue a simple assurance that no deportations will occur during the Covid pandemic. At the very least we would ask that no deportation orders be issued and, ideally, that leave to remain be granted in the case of Mr. Iqbal, which I outlined earlier. I also ask that consideration be given...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Sustainable Development Goals and Departmental Priorities: Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (3 Nov 2020)

Joe Flaherty: We all appreciate that recent weeks have been especially difficult for the survivors of the mother and baby homes and their families. It is certainly a matter of fact that the legislation was badly handled when it was dealt with in the Convention Centre. I appreciate that the Minister has acceded in respect of this point. It is probably regrettable that we did not have the subsequent...

Financial Resolutions 2020 - Financial Resolution No. 7: General (Resumed) (14 Oct 2020)

Joe Flaherty: When I visualised attending the Dáil on budget day for the first time as a Deputy, little did I realise it would be one of the most significant and historic budgets in the history of this great State of ours. I certainly never imagined it would be set against the backdrop of the Covid-19 crisis. Many people have already correctly referred to this budget as a wartime budget because it...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (13 Oct 2020)

Joe Flaherty: 260. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to reduce class sizes each year until the average is comparable to that of EU and OECD countries (details supplied). [30034/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Equality Issues (13 Oct 2020)

Joe Flaherty: 261. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to end pay inequality (details supplied). [30035/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (13 Oct 2020)

Joe Flaherty: 501. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who applied to the recruitment campaign for community swabbers in the CHO8 area; the number of community swabbers that have been recruited in the CHO8 area; and if this will enable staff deployed from a centre (details supplied) to return to their jobs. [30036/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (13 Oct 2020)

Joe Flaherty: 502. To ask the Minister for Health the date on which staff will return from testing duties to their work at a centre (details supplied). [30037/20]

Brexit and Business: Statements (7 Oct 2020)

Joe Flaherty: Communities across the midlands are already reeling from Covid-19 and now we find ourselves facing significant uncertainty as a result of Brexit and how it will ultimately play out in our community. I appreciate the Trojan work done by the previous Administration on this issue and I know a number of our Ministers, our Taoiseach and our Tánaiste are assiduously working to ensure there is...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: House Purchase Schemes (7 Oct 2020)

Joe Flaherty: I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Burke, for the comprehensive overview and I emphasise the issue in Longford is not an affordability one but a sustainability one because we simply cannot get builders to come forward to build houses because it is not commercially viable. For decades to come, we will probably reflect on the Covid-19 period as a watershed moment and it will very much be a...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: House Purchase Schemes (7 Oct 2020)

Joe Flaherty: The Minster with responsibility for housing, Deputy Darragh O'Brien, is very focused on delivering affordable housing schemes in key urban areas. As the Minster of State shares a constituency with me, he will be very aware of the need for a similar scheme in six or seven counties, namely, a sustainable house-building programme. County Longford will obviously be one of those. The average...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Promotion (1 Oct 2020)

Joe Flaherty: 45. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to further promote and expand the tourism offering of the midlands; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27382/20]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (24 Sep 2020)

Joe Flaherty: Bus Éireann has agreed to carry out a review of the school bus service in order to comply with the 50% capacity ruling. It was expected that it would take five or six weeks and that additional buses would be provided to resolve the dreadful situation in which many families who do not have access to buses find themselves, as well as assisting beleaguered private bus operators. We now...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Efficiency (22 Sep 2020)

Joe Flaherty: 101. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of additional jobs which will be supported in the midlands through the funding provided in the July Stimulus for retrofitting.. [25130/20]