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Maternity Leave Benefit Extension: Motion [Private Members] (14 Jul 2020)

Patricia Ryan: Some 30,000 people have signed the Uplift petition calling on the Government to extend maternity leave by three months. Like many, Government Deputies here tonight have signed it too. The Fine Gael leader in the Seanad, Senator Regina Doherty, has in the last week confirmed to the Taoiseach that the Seanad stands ready and waiting to implement this extension. It is now time to do the right...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Trade Agreements (14 Jul 2020)

Patricia Ryan: 66. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the status of the support for the Mercosur trade deal. [15566/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (14 Jul 2020)

Patricia Ryan: 245. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will reinstate pre-7 a.m. services from Monasterevin train station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15574/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Members (14 Jul 2020)

Patricia Ryan: 418. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the pay rise recommended for city and county councillors in the Moorhead Report will be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15568/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (14 Jul 2020)

Patricia Ryan: 636. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a school (details supplied) is having its teacher allocation reduced by two; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15571/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance Scheme (14 Jul 2020)

Patricia Ryan: 768. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will facilitate a paper application form for the back to school allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15573/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Free Travel Scheme (14 Jul 2020)

Patricia Ryan: 767. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will introduce automatic access to free travel for persons with epilepsy who are prohibited from driving due to their epilepsy diagnoses; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15561/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Aid (14 Jul 2020)

Patricia Ryan: 947. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will expand the criteria of the means test for civil legal aid; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15567/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Gambling Sector (14 Jul 2020)

Patricia Ryan: 948. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will establish a gambling regulator with the powers to regulate advertising; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15572/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (14 Jul 2020)

Patricia Ryan: 1222. To ask the Minister for Health if he will fund adjuvant immunotherapy, such as nivolumab and pembrolizumab, with respect to stage 3 melanoma in the public health system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15565/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (14 Jul 2020)

Patricia Ryan: 1223. To ask the Minister for Health when Spinraza will be made available for children with spinal muscular atrophy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15570/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (14 Jul 2020)

Patricia Ryan: 1221. To ask the Minister for Health if he will fully implement the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Health recommendations on sodium valproate and foetal anticonvulsant syndrome; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15562/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Commencement of Legislation (7 Jul 2020)

Patricia Ryan: 177. To ask the Minister for Finance when he will enact the Consumer Insurance Contracts Act 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14335/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing (7 Jul 2020)

Patricia Ryan: 301. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will establish an independent appeals process to allow those persons on local authority housing waiting lists that were removed against their will to appeal against that decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14330/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Property Registration Authority (7 Jul 2020)

Patricia Ryan: 302. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the waiting time to transfer properties with the Property Registration Authority; the length of time the longest applicant is waiting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14332/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Universal Support Ireland (7 Jul 2020)

Patricia Ryan: 449. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the SUSI grant application of a person (details supplied) will be examined; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14333/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Universal Support Ireland (7 Jul 2020)

Patricia Ryan: 450. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will instruct SUSI to disregard an inheritance if it is the family home at the time of application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14334/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (7 Jul 2020)

Patricia Ryan: 451. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will extend the July provision to all children entering primary and post-primary education rather than limiting it only to students who are already in school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14336/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Personal Public Service Numbers (7 Jul 2020)

Patricia Ryan: 520. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consider a simple procedure for fathers to gain access to their child’s PPSN, personal public service number, for housing purposes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14331/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance (7 Jul 2020)

Patricia Ryan: 521. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will remove the means test for the carer’s allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14337/20]