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Written Answers — Department of Health: Voluntary Sector (13 Oct 2020)

Patricia Ryan: 562. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a list of section 39 funded organisations; the amount of funding allocated to each organisation in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30316/20]

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

Patricia Ryan: 563. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to provide funding to a service (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30317/20]

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

Patricia Ryan: 564. To ask the Minister for Health the status of works to be carried out on a day care centre (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30318/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (13 Oct 2020)

Patricia Ryan: 565. To ask the Minister for Health if occupational therapists in County Kildare have been reassigned to contact tracing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30327/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Occupational Therapy (13 Oct 2020)

Patricia Ryan: 566. To ask the Minister for Health if occupational therapists in County Kildare have been redeployed to other areas; the impact this is having on assessment waiting lists in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30328/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Safety (13 Oct 2020)

Patricia Ryan: 602. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farm safety inspectors employed; the number of farm safety inspections in the past three months compared to the same period in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30331/20]

Trade Union Representation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (8 Oct 2020)

Patricia Ryan: I thank Teachta Munster for bringing this Bill forward. The Covid crisis has opened many eyes as to whether their employers were one of the good, the bad or the ugly. At the start of the crisis, my office was inundated with inquiries from employees, some about the pandemic unemployment payment but many on employment law issues, which would have been better dealt with by union officials....

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (8 Oct 2020)

Patricia Ryan: Last week, the mental health charity HOPE(D), which is based in Newbridge, found out that it is going to lose its premises. The HSE refers clients to the service but it receives no funding. Imagine the HSE sending a person to a service that receives no funding. When will that organisation get a permanent home? What can be done about this situation? When will a 24-7 mental health service...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Engagement: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (8 Oct 2020)

Patricia Ryan: Given the isolation imposed by the Covid-19 restrictions and the knock-on effect on mental health, will there be additional provision for mental health in the budget?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Engagement: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (8 Oct 2020)

Patricia Ryan: The Minister spoke about local authorities and housing. I am interested in the additional provision for homelessness services. What is there at the moment and what will be provided for in the budget?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Engagement: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (8 Oct 2020)

Patricia Ryan: The Minister will be aware that community employment, CE, supervisors had a Labour Court recommendation in their favour 12 years ago. Can they have a commitment that they will finally get what they deserve in the budget?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Pre-Budget Engagement: Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (8 Oct 2020)

Patricia Ryan: The Deputy will be aware that Age Action and the Red Cross set up a hardship fund earlier in the year. There were 42,000 inquiries and 21,000 applicants, yet only 453 were successful, although that was through no fault of the groups. Will the Minister commit to setting up a hardship fund for older people in the budget? I am concerned about the constant financial difficulties at this time.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (7 Oct 2020)

Patricia Ryan: I wish to ask about the promise on page 35 of the programme for Government to prioritise the development of microgeneration, letting people sell excess power back to the grid by June 2021. I wholeheartedly support this objective which was proposed by my colleague, Teachta Brian Stanley, in the form of the Microgeneration Support Scheme Bill 2017. This Bill had cross-party support but...

Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment: Motion [Private Members] (7 Oct 2020)

Patricia Ryan: I also welcome the opportunity to speak on this motion. Cutting the PUP payment has caused immense worry for workers and their families. Many workers have only returned to work after months away, only to be told their workplaces must close again. Those on the PUP have been told that they must face cuts of up to €200 a month to their supports and yet this Government has seen fit to...

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Company Liquidations (6 Oct 2020)

Patricia Ryan: 165. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment the steps he will take in respect of the liquidation of a company (details supplied) to ensure there is a fair settlement for the workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28861/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (6 Oct 2020)

Patricia Ryan: 240. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of persons awaiting a driver test for zero to three, three to six, six to nine and more than nine months, respectively, in each testing centre nationwide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28865/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Ministerial Meetings (6 Oct 2020)

Patricia Ryan: 288. To ask the Minister for Finance the details of his meeting with a person (details supplied) on 1 July 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28945/20]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (6 Oct 2020)

Patricia Ryan: 305. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the Office of Public Works will be requested to carry out the necessary works to recover the remains of persons (details supplied) in line with the wishes of their families; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28858/20]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (6 Oct 2020)

Patricia Ryan: 426. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the dates on which the Curragh forum has met over the past three years; the details of its work programme; if there have been recent developments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28862/20]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (6 Oct 2020)

Patricia Ryan: 427. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the status of the most recent meeting of the Curragh forum; the areas addressed and actions taken arising from the meeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28863/20]