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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Remote Working (17 Dec 2020)

Michael Moynihan: I thank the Minister for her commitment to this and for her engagement with me on it. I have given a proposal to the Minister, which her officials have been dealing with, on putting these digital hubs next to rural post offices. Many debates have been held in the Dáil over the years on the future of the post office network. In recent months, the issue of urbanisation and the drive to...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Remote Working (17 Dec 2020)

Michael Moynihan: It is true that one can work remotely just as well in Ballybay, Ballsbridge, Duhallow or Dublin. The Minister is dead right about that. This has challenged policymakers to make the decisions on remote working, smart working or working in communities. I want to take the Minister back to the proposal we have. I cannot emphasise strongly enough the gains that are there for everybody who...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Rural Regeneration and Development Fund (17 Dec 2020)

Michael Moynihan: 8. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if Charleville, County Cork will receive funding for local developments under the rural development fund; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43810/20]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Rural Regeneration and Development Fund (17 Dec 2020)

Michael Moynihan: I wish to ask the Minister about the rural development fund. An application has been submitted by the county council and the local community for development in Charleville in County Cork. Will she make statement on the matter?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Rural Regeneration and Development Fund (17 Dec 2020)

Michael Moynihan: This is an innovative application for Charleville town centre. It comprises the existing plaza and connectivity with the town park to make it accessible to all generations of people, not just the young. A fantastic playground has been developed over many years and it has been refurbished in recent years. There is therefore much going on in Charleville. This project is aimed...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Rural Regeneration and Development Fund (17 Dec 2020)

Michael Moynihan: I can assure the Minister that if this project is successful, we will invite her to visit it and to look at the way it will re-energise Charleville town. It is a retail and commercial town with a huge amount of employment; it is a great town. It needs this to expand and develop it further, however. Councillor Doyle has been working closely with the county council to get it this far so we...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Remote Working (17 Dec 2020)

Michael Moynihan: 10. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the way in which her Department is facilitating remote working to encourage more persons to live in rural areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43592/20]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Remote Working (17 Dec 2020)

Michael Moynihan: I raised this briefly in the previous round of questions. The Departments and the Government need to look at remote working and encourage more people to do it. The pandemic has provided a once in a lifetime opportunity with people working remotely and from home. There is an opportunity here. I ask the Minister to make a statement and I will come in then with a supplementary question, if...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Broadband Infrastructure (17 Dec 2020)

Michael Moynihan: It is important that we expand the number of digital hubs. We have submitted a detailed proposal on a digital hub adjacent to the post office in Kiskeam, County Cork. The Ministers, Deputies Humphreys and Eamon Ryan, have been helpful with our proposal and I thank them for that. It would supply a high-speed broadband connection to the community as well as a digital hub, which would boost...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Flexible Work Practices (17 Dec 2020)

Michael Moynihan: 148. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the way in which he is supporting home working; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43807/20]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Brexit Supports (17 Dec 2020)

Michael Moynihan: 163. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of businesses in County Cork that have availed of the Microfinance Ireland Brexit business loan. [43808/20]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: LEADER Programmes (17 Dec 2020)

Michael Moynihan: 667. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the funding being allocated for the LEADER programme in 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43593/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (15 Dec 2020)

Michael Moynihan: 94. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the rationale for excluding post-leaving certificate students from a recently announced €250 payment for students. [41756/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (15 Dec 2020)

Michael Moynihan: 97. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to provide supports to post-leaving certificate students who are not eligible for a €250 payment which has been made available to third-level students. [41755/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (15 Dec 2020)

Michael Moynihan: 504. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to situations in which dental practices are no longer providing treatments to patients under the medical card scheme; the action he is taking to address the situation in view of the significant financial pressure this is placing on medical card holders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42946/20]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (10 Dec 2020)

Michael Moynihan: 86. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the child and adolescent mental health services, CAMHS, waiting list in community healthcare organisation, CHO, 4; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42302/20]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (10 Dec 2020)

Michael Moynihan: How many people are on CAMHS waiting lists in CHO 4? I ask the Minister of State to make a statement on the matter.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (10 Dec 2020)

Michael Moynihan: It is vitally important that we get this sorted out and that we keep challenging the system in respect of CAMHS. All Members, as public representatives, meet families in distress and know challenges that exist and the difficulties accessing services. There is a growing acceptance that there is a mental health crisis on the back of Covid. In terms of the figures being provided to the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (10 Dec 2020)

Michael Moynihan: I admire the Minister of State for her determination and I thank her for her work to date. Is there a shortage of psychologists in CHO 4? Is there a challenge in recruiting psychologists there? On the issue of primary care, what is her view on how it is being rolled out to alleviate some of the stress within communities and address the enormous challenges coming down the line?

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Data (10 Dec 2020)

Michael Moynihan: 194. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients that have received inpatient or day case treatment in Mallow General Hospital to date in 2020; the equivalent figures for 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42303/20]