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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Data (14 Jul 2021)

Gary Gannon: 246. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will reinstate child benefit payments to continue to be paid to families with children between the ages of 16-18 years over the summer months until school reopens given this practice was able to be facilitated in 2020 and in view of the continued extreme financial burden placed on families due to Covid-19; if this...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Data (14 Jul 2021)

Gary Gannon: 247. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of child benefit payments that were not paid 6 July 2021 due to children being over the age of 16 years within the summer months before school reopens.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38699/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Data (14 Jul 2021)

Gary Gannon: 248. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of continuing child benefit to children who are over the age of 18 years and in post-primary school. [38700/21]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Jul 2021)

Gary Gannon: I take this first opportunity the Social Democrats have had to welcome Deputy Bacik to the House. She is a wonderful and progressive legislator. It is 25 years since the report on revitalising areas by planning, investment and development, RAPID. The report founded the principles of community-led drug and alcohol task forces. The first of these was in my constituency in the north inner...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Jul 2021)

Gary Gannon: There was no answer to my question specifically on the north inner city drugs task force.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: International Bodies (13 Jul 2021)

Gary Gannon: 390. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has held discussions to date with the US Administration regarding the need for the United States of America to sign up to and come under the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court; if not, the reason for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38060/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (13 Jul 2021)

Gary Gannon: 432. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current average class size in Irish primary schools; the estimated number of additional teachers that would be required to reduce that number by one in the next year; the estimated cost of hiring these additional teachers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38056/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Disadvantaged Status (13 Jul 2021)

Gary Gannon: 433. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of ensuring that all DEIS school students have access to a laptop or tablet; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38057/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Insurance (13 Jul 2021)

Gary Gannon: 473. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated yield from increasing employers' PRSI on the balance of incomes over €100,000; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38048/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (13 Jul 2021)

Gary Gannon: 474. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of extending the fuel allowance payment period by one week; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38049/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (13 Jul 2021)

Gary Gannon: 475. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of an additional €1 in the weekly fuel allowance payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38050/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (13 Jul 2021)

Gary Gannon: 476. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing the qualified child increase for the over 12s by €1 per week; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38051/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (13 Jul 2021)

Gary Gannon: 477. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing the qualified child increase for the under 12s by €1 per week; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38052/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (13 Jul 2021)

Gary Gannon: 478. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of one additional week of paternity benefit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38053/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (13 Jul 2021)

Gary Gannon: 479. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of one additional week of parent’s benefit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38054/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Reports (13 Jul 2021)

Gary Gannon: 480. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consider publishing an interim report compiled from a smaller portion of the replies from the full cost of disability report by a company (details supplied) in order to assist with making part of the research available prior to budget 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38061/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (13 Jul 2021)

Gary Gannon: 537. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of reducing the third-level student contribution also known as the registration fee by €500; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38055/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (13 Jul 2021)

Gary Gannon: 538. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the annual spend on the student maintenance grant; the estimated cost of increasing all rates by 10%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38058/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (13 Jul 2021)

Gary Gannon: 539. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of increasing the income thresholds for the student maintenance grant also known as the SUSI grant; the estimated cost of increasing all rates by 10%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38059/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Grant Payments (8 Jul 2021)

Gary Gannon: 29. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the SUSI deduction for holiday earnings earned outside of term time up to a maximum of €4,500 is being applied to students who received the pandemic unemployment payment instead as their employment was interrupted by the pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36828/21]