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Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (11 Feb 2021)

Réada Cronin: I have many constituents in north Kildare who suffer from asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, COPD, who want to know what stage the clean air strategy is at that was promised in the programme for Government. We in Ireland have one of the highest rates of lung disease in the world. The Irish Thoracic Society warns of an unprecedented crisis in lung health due to insufficient...

Covid-19: Motion [Private Members] (10 Feb 2021)

Réada Cronin: Aggressive suppression was never the plan of the Government. We saw it welcome flights full of rugby fans from Italy's inferno and global guests for St. Patrick's Day and how there was not even a leaflet at the airport for people returning from Cheltenham. Last summer, fresh from telling billionaire tax exiles they were grand here and would not be outstaying their welcome, the Government...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Engagement with Chairperson Designate of the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (9 Feb 2021)

Réada Cronin: I congratulate Mr. Byrne on his appointment. He made a powerful point when he spoke in his opening statement about the 40% renewable target that was set in 2020, the scale of that task at the time, how the catastrophe we now face is so enormous and how this can be overwhelming for people. It was interesting to hear about his work in Vita in east Africa. That shows how interconnected we are...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (4 Feb 2021)

Réada Cronin: 236. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to substantially increase the number of accredited psychotherapists and counsellors for public health patients in the State given the dearth extant and the greater need due to Covid-19 and particularly as this relates to services for north County Kildare both for adults and children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6310/21]

Household Utility Bills Support: Motion [Private Members] (3 Feb 2021)

Réada Cronin: It says a lot about where we are when in one breath we are discussing an €80,000 salary top-up for a public service worker, and in the next we are talking about other workers in places such as north Kildare who cannot afford to light their home, cook a meal or turn on the heating. We have swapped the metaphorical cold house of the mother and baby homes for the literal cold house where...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (3 Feb 2021)

Réada Cronin: 6. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if consideration will be given to introducing a scheme similar to that devised by the Scottish Government to assist workers in the wedding industry sector (details supplied) whose incomes have been devastated by the lockdowns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5947/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (3 Feb 2021)

Réada Cronin: 35. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will examine the request by an organisation (details supplied) in December 2020 to add this profession to the critical skills occupation list for employment permit purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5946/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Work Placement Programmes (3 Feb 2021)

Réada Cronin: 548. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will liaise with CORU to resolve the difficulties for students in level seven degrees where practical placements have been greatly disrupted by the closure of HSE agencies due to the level 5 lockdown, resulting in them being required by CORU to make up these hours in summer 2021 without any term-time alternative being offered; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (3 Feb 2021)

Réada Cronin: 885. To ask the Minister for Health the date for the reopening of a service (details supplied) given the critical role it plays in sexual health for members of the LGBT+ community; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5942/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Tests (3 Feb 2021)

Réada Cronin: 886. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE will issue clear instructions to those attending Covid test centres that public transport must not to be taken to the site given the threat of virus spread to fellow passengers and public transport workers; if alternative arrangements can be made for them in cases in which persons are dependent on public transport; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Feb 2021)

Réada Cronin: 887. To ask the Minister for Health the plans in place to prioritise vaccination for those living with serious conditions such as cystic fibrosis and end-stage renal disease, classified as very high risk; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5944/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health and Social Care Professionals (3 Feb 2021)

Réada Cronin: 888. To ask the Minister for Health if he will request the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to accede urgently to the request by a society (details supplied) to the Department of Enterprise Trade and Employment in December 2020 to add this profession to the critical skills occupation list for employment permit purposes given the deficit in physiotherapist...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Employment Rights (28 Jan 2021)

Réada Cronin: I thank the Minister of State for his reply. I am forced to disagree with him. I believe the instructions that have been given to employers are a bit lax. Employers seem more intent on finding loopholes, which the Government should be fixing. It is important that we keep our workers safe at this time because our economy just cannot work without our workers' safety. I heard Deputy Doherty...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Employment Rights (28 Jan 2021)

Réada Cronin: I thank the Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Deputy English, for coming in to take this Topical Issue debate. I wish to raise the issue of non-essential work and the Government's lack of strict, clear and proper instructions to employers. Each day, I have people contacting me about being forced to work onsite in an office or warehouse although we are...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (28 Jan 2021)

Réada Cronin: 43. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to introduce mortgage and rental payment breaks for those in receipt of the pandemic unemployment payment and employment wage subsidy schemes; the way such breaks would not affect their credit rating now and into the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4584/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (28 Jan 2021)

Réada Cronin: 149. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the risk assessments and the NPHET advice declaring special education can be reopened safely will be published in the interest of public confidence; if not, the reason; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4586/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (28 Jan 2021)

Réada Cronin: 150. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a definitive response will issue on the sitting or other format of examination and assessment of the junior and leaving certificates; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4587/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (28 Jan 2021)

Réada Cronin: 173. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the pandemic unemployment payment and employment wage subsidy schemes will be extended past March 2021; if special consideration will be given to especially hard-hit sectors such as aviation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4585/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (28 Jan 2021)

Réada Cronin: 194. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will request UCD to accede to the demands of certain master's degree student for a 30% fee cut given the abnormal circumstances of the academic year and financial pressure on their parents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4589/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (28 Jan 2021)

Réada Cronin: 228. To ask the Minister for Health if all staff involved in special education will be prioritised for Covid-19 vaccinations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4588/21]