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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Gender Equality (27 May 2021)

Gary Gannon: 218. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the recommendation of the Citizens' Assembly on Gender Equality to address the impact of the marriage bar by automatically qualifying women affected by the marriage bar for a State pension; if she is considering such a move; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29041/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (26 May 2021)

Gary Gannon: 98. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the date driver theory tests will resume; the number of applicants who are in the backlog; and if the online driver theory test (details supplied) will be used to address the backlog. [28780/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (26 May 2021)

Gary Gannon: 99. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of an online driver theory test service (details supplied) being employed for all theory test types; and the future phrases of the roll-out schedule for 2021. [28781/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (26 May 2021)

Gary Gannon: 123. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide the necessary funds to resurface the soccer astroturf pitch at a location (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28779/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Data (26 May 2021)

Gary Gannon: 169. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a list of all developing schools broken down by primary and post-primary will be supplied in tabular form. [28783/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (26 May 2021)

Gary Gannon: 170. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 339 of 13 May 2021, if the arrangements for the third and final instalment for the PPE grant 2020-2021 school year has been finalised; the date the grant will be issued to schools; if the third instalment of the grant was delayed; and if so, the cause for such a delay. [28784/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (26 May 2021)

Gary Gannon: 189. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when the Social Welfare Appeals Office expects to recommence oral hearings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28782/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (26 May 2021)

Gary Gannon: 214. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to students (details supplied) on the MSc international management and global business course in the University of Limerick being refused reimbursement from the college for a cancelled international trip due to the pandemic; if he will request the college to return the funds to the students; and if he will make...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (26 May 2021)

Gary Gannon: 216. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the return of a passport will be expedited for a person (details supplied) that was submitted in their application for citizenship four weeks ago and who urgently needs their passport to travel for a medical procedure on 26 May 2021. [28778/21]

Annexation of Palestine: Motion [Private Members] (25 May 2021)

Gary Gannon: The Social Democrats is supporting this motion. We are proud to co-sign it, as presented by Sinn Féin and a number of different charities and NGOs working in the field. I imagine there is no silence as deafening as that invoked by a ceasefire. What sound does a person hear when bombs stop being dropped, when screams are not heard for the first time in weeks and when fighter jets are...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (25 May 2021)

Gary Gannon: 237. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if outdoor cinemas are permitted to operate along with other outdoor amenities from 29 May 2021; if not, the rationale for this sector to continue to be closed while other outdoor amenities remain open; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28389/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (25 May 2021)

Gary Gannon: 367. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department will consider allowing for developing schools to be reprofiled in 2021 as was originally planned following on from the staffing schedule for primary schools for the 2021-2022 school year (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28390/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Schemes (25 May 2021)

Gary Gannon: 368. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of applicants and successful candidates who availed of the pilot scheme to assist leaving certificate students who suffer bereavement of a close relative during the exam period in 2019. [28391/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Reports (25 May 2021)

Gary Gannon: 428. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a report (details supplied) has been completed and submitted to her Department; if the delay in receiving the report will cause a delay in the publication of the report; and the date the report will be made available. [28388/21]

Situation in Occupied Palestinian Territory and Israel: Statements (20 May 2021)

Gary Gannon: In an ideal world there would always be time for diplomacy, a time to temper our language and talk of peace. However, when children are being bombed in their homes and in their beds, there should be a time to tell the truth. The truth is that what is happening in Gaza at the minute is a massacre. Diplomacy is failing when children are bombed in their homes. Now is the time for plain...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (20 May 2021)

Gary Gannon: 78. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the work carried out by his Department to date to increase access for students with disabilities to postgraduate courses. [27380/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (20 May 2021)

Gary Gannon: 122. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if alternative access schemes such as HEAR and DARE will also be reviewed further to the SUSI review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27068/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (20 May 2021)

Gary Gannon: 126. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider funding to support early career researchers in Ireland with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27067/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Inspections (20 May 2021)

Gary Gannon: 277. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 341 of 13 May 2021, the number of incidental inspections that have been undertaken in schools since 16 April 2021. [27442/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Inspections (20 May 2021)

Gary Gannon: 278. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 341 of 13 May 2021, the consultation and communication that took place with stakeholders in education prior to 16 April 2021; the updated guidance which has been provided to schools to facilitate the inspectorate entering classrooms; her views on whether it is appropriate that an inspector may visit a...