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Financial Provisions (Covid-19) (No. 2) Bill 2020: Second Stage (Resumed) (29 Jul 2020)

Michael Moynihan: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to the debate on this legislation. There are some aspects of it which serve to underpin the funding coming from Europe and by way of the July stimulus package that was announced in the past few days. Looking at the overall context, we are in a very difficult position post pandemic. The period from the early days of the lockdown in March through to...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes (29 Jul 2020)

Michael Moynihan: 57. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to review the age criteria for qualification for community employment schemes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18804/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance (29 Jul 2020)

Michael Moynihan: 69. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to alter the eligibility criteria for payments to carers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18803/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (29 Jul 2020)

Michael Moynihan: 199. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to reopen primary and secondary schools; the measures that will be introduced to support this reopening; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19519/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (29 Jul 2020)

Michael Moynihan: 200. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to ensure that school transport will remain available for students with special educational needs in the coming school term; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19520/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: DEIS Scheme (29 Jul 2020)

Michael Moynihan: 201. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a pilot free book scheme will go ahead in 102 DEIS schools in September 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19521/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (29 Jul 2020)

Michael Moynihan: 202. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a grant for students to avail of information technologies announced on 22 July 2020 will be made available to students in further education. [19522/20]

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Impact of Covid-19: People with Disabilities (17 Jul 2020)

Michael Moynihan: I welcome all the people before the committee. I will put a few things on record first and ask one question afterwards. The word people with disabilities and their families have used to me since the pandemic struck is that they feel abandoned by the services, particularly people who were using the day centres or adult services. Prior to the pandemic there was a huge crisis. That will be...

Financial Provisions (Covid-19) Bill 2020: Second Stage (14 Jul 2020)

Michael Moynihan: I am sharing time with my colleague, Deputy Fleming. I welcome this Bill and its contents. I congratulate the Minister of State, Deputy Chambers, on his new role. I wish him every success during the Government's period in office. Looking at the contents of the legislation, it is to enable us to get money from Europe and get a fund in place to ensure funding available to businesses in...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (7 Jul 2020)

Michael Moynihan: 50. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the position regarding the provision of broadband for a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13743/20]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (7 Jul 2020)

Michael Moynihan: 51. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the position regarding the provision of broadband for a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13744/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Land Issues (30 Jun 2020)

Michael Moynihan: 580. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason Ireland does not use the land parcel definition of permanent grazing under established local practices which is used in other EU countries; when this decision was taken; the reason for this position; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12789/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Property Registration Authority (30 Jun 2020)

Michael Moynihan: 868. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the way in which the services offered by the Property Registration Authority has been impacted by the Covid-19 crisis; when the services offered by the authority are expected to return to full capacity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12790/20]

Reopening of Schools and Summer Provision 2020: Statements (24 Jun 2020)

Michael Moynihan: My question relates to the July provision. Ordinarily, when children are enrolled in a unit or special school where they would be starting in the last week of August or first week of September 2020, they would have had an induction in the school in the last week of June or the last school week of the year. They would normally have had an induction in June of this year but because they did...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments Administration (16 Jun 2020)

Michael Moynihan: 965. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason two transaction payments to An Post for each double social welfare payment are not being made by her Department; if consideration has been given to the financial impact of this revenue cut to An Post; if the efforts made by post offices nationwide to remain open to the public through the Covid-19 crisis will be...

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development: Statements (Resumed) (10 Jun 2020)

Michael Moynihan: I will be very brief because I want to be sure that my colleagues get time to contribute. We have to look at what is there in rural communities. We have to look at the existing nucleus of the smaller villages and towns and we must enhance them. If the pandemic has taught us anything over the past three to four months, it is that. People have been working from home. The term "remote...

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development: Statements (Resumed) (10 Jun 2020)

Michael Moynihan: The Minister or the Department might respond to us on any questions we ask. In the discussion about climate change and agriculture, we have, collectively, to be very strong in respect of our support for the agriculture industry. From the consumer's point of view, we produce the finest product in the world. We produce an expert product that, for those who consume it, whether in the home or...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Language Schools (9 Jun 2020)

Michael Moynihan: 135. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the timeframe for the reopening of English language schools; the supports his Department can provide to the sector in view of the impact of Covid-19 on it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9927/20]

Covid-19 (Rural and Community Development): Statements (3 Jun 2020)

Michael Moynihan: I will make my contribution and the Minister can reply to me in writing afterwards. I want to make a few points in the limited time we have. I welcome the opportunity to speak in this debate. I want to pick up on Deputy Calleary's point regarding the 5 km limit. For many urban dwellers, this limit does not impede them at all because they can do all of their business within a 5 km radius...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (3 Jun 2020)

Michael Moynihan: 209. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the construction of the new primary school in Kanturk, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8804/20]