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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Legislative Measures (29 Sep 2020)

Patricia Ryan: 397. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the measures he will introduce to prevent approved housing bodies and the credit unions with which they hold accounts from sharing directors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26974/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Fire Service (29 Sep 2020)

Patricia Ryan: 408. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will establish a national fire brigade service to allow for economies of scale in purchasing uniformity of training and management and intercounty transfers of staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27337/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Public Inquiries (29 Sep 2020)

Patricia Ryan: 689. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the steps she will take to establish a public inquiry into the death of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27338/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (29 Sep 2020)

Patricia Ryan: 724. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of applications for citizenship received in each of the past three years; the number of successful applicants in each of these years; the length of time the longest applicant is waiting; if she will address the current delays; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26977/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (29 Sep 2020)

Patricia Ryan: 914. To ask the Minister for Health if he will include Monasterevin, County Kildare in the courier service for blood samples to Naas Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26969/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (29 Sep 2020)

Patricia Ryan: 915. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide for general practitioners to refer patients directly for MRI scans in public hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26970/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (29 Sep 2020)

Patricia Ryan: 916. To ask the Minister for Health if he will make provision for a primary care centre in Monasterevin, County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26971/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (29 Sep 2020)

Patricia Ryan: 917. To ask the Minister for Health if the delivery of the flu vaccine is delayed until 29 September 2020 and that due to quantity issues the number of flu vaccines that can be ordered by general practitioners will be capped; if so, the number that this will be capped at; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26972/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Tests (29 Sep 2020)

Patricia Ryan: 918. To ask the Minister for Health if he will establish a Covid-19 testing centre in the south County Kildare that is convenient to persons of north Laois and south Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26973/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Palliative Care Services (29 Sep 2020)

Patricia Ryan: 992. To ask the Minister for Health the cost of establishing an inpatient palliative care hospice for the midlands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27334/20]

Health (Amendment) (Professional Home Care) Bill 2020: Second Stage [Private Members] (24 Sep 2020)

Patricia Ryan: I welcome the Bill introduced by Deputy Colm Burke. It is unfortunate that it is coming nine years after legislative provision in this area was recommended by the Law Reform Commission. Strong regulation in respect of professional home care services is long overdue. The number of people aged over 65 in this country is expected to increase to more than 1 million by 2040. Moreover, the...

EU-UK Negotiations on Brexit: Statements (24 Sep 2020)

Patricia Ryan: The Irish Government is co-guarantor of the Good Friday Agreement. The full implementation and effective operation of the Good Friday Agreement and all subsequent agreements should be the utmost priority of this Government. We have all benefited from the peaceful solution offered by the Good Friday Agreement. This needs to be protected. Customs infrastructure on the island of Ireland...

Sick Leave and Parental Leave (Covid-19) Bill 2020: Second Stage [Private Members] (23 Sep 2020)

Patricia Ryan: I welcome the introduction of this Bill and hope that the Government and those who support it will get behind it. I ask all voters to pay particular attention to those who vote against this Bill. Those Deputies who claim to be champions of workers' rights will be exposed as frauds in the way they vote on this Bill, in the same way that they were exposed by their response to the recent...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Wage Subsidy Scheme (22 Sep 2020)

Patricia Ryan: 269. To ask the Minister for Finance if the employment wage subsidy scheme will be reinstated at the full rate per week for workers in the live performance and events sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25587/20]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Housing Provision (22 Sep 2020)

Patricia Ryan: 364. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the suspension period from the housing list will be reduced from one year to six months to those that refuse an offer of a council house; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25585/20]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Housing Provision (22 Sep 2020)

Patricia Ryan: 365. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if a list of reasonable grounds will be published for a person can refuse a council house to prevent them from being suspended from the housing list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25586/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (22 Sep 2020)

Patricia Ryan: 502. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the pandemic unemployment payment will be reinstated at the full rate per week for workers in the live performance and events sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25587/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (22 Sep 2020)

Patricia Ryan: 863. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he will take to address the low price of wool; if the use of wool as an insulation will be incentivised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25582/20]

Climate Action: Statements (17 Sep 2020)

Patricia Ryan: Dare I say it, but I had some hope when the Green Party became involved with this Government that we might see some movement on a just transition regarding climate change. Instead, we got the blunt instrument of carbon taxes. Like many others, I have been disappointed by the Green Party and how it has been absorbed into the Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael way of thinking. The easiest,...

Expenditure Response to Covid-19 Crisis: Statements (Resumed) (17 Sep 2020)

Patricia Ryan: I wish to express my dissatisfaction and the dissatisfaction of the people I represent with the Government's spending in response to Covid-19. For example, almost €9 million has been spent on advertising since the start of the pandemic. That figure does not include the recent hiring of a public relations firm following criticisms of the mixed messaging around Covid restrictions. A...