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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]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (3 Jun 2020)

Michael Moynihan: 210. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the construction of the new ASD unit approved for a school (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8805/20]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (3 Jun 2020)

Michael Moynihan: 813. 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. [8801/20]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (3 Jun 2020)

Michael Moynihan: 814. 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. [8802/20]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Generation (3 Jun 2020)

Michael Moynihan: 815. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the provisions in place for consumers to sell excess solar generated electricity back to the national grid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8803/20]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Special Areas of Conservation (3 Jun 2020)

Michael Moynihan: 1281. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the action being taken by her Department on the redesignation of the main channel of the Blackwater River as a special area of conservation for the freshwater pearl mussel; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8806/20]

Covid-19 (Communications, Climate Action and Environment): Statements (27 May 2020)

Michael Moynihan: We could discuss a raft of issues that fall within the remit of the Department but I will focus on broadband and working from home. In recent months, society has changed in ways we could not have possibly imagined. Policymakers would have argued that it was not possible to work in these ways because a raft of barriers was preventing decentralisation and so on. Working from home has worked...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Grants (27 May 2020)

Michael Moynihan: 650. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of funding available under the neighbourwood scheme in each of the years 2017 to 2019 and to date in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7310/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Maternity Benefit (27 May 2020)

Michael Moynihan: 927. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if consideration has been given to a temporary extension of the duration of maternity benefit for persons in receipt of the payment; her views on the difficult position for mothers whose payment is due to expire soon; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7101/20]

Covid-19 (Children and Youth Affairs): Statements (20 May 2020)

Michael Moynihan: I will be as brief as possible. My question concerns the Federation of Early Childcare Providers. Is it being consulted and is it included in the groups to be consulted on how we provide childcare in future? Has the Minister engaged with other lead Departments, such as the Department of Health, including in the context of those with disabilities, regarding more resources for children with...

Covid-19 (Children and Youth Affairs): Statements (20 May 2020)

Michael Moynihan: Why was the Federation of Early Childhood Providers excluded from the talks process? Whoever made the decision, the Minister is in charge and she, ultimately, has to make the decision. My second, previous, point concerned consultation with other Departments regarding children needing special interventions, physical and mental. What is the Minister's engagement with other Departments or has...

Covid-19 (Children and Youth Affairs): Statements (20 May 2020)

Michael Moynihan: My apologies.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Accommodation (20 May 2020)

Michael Moynihan: 170. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has been in discussions with the University of Limerick in relation to its approach to refund students for the cost of their accommodation during the Covid-19 crisis; the assistance or support that will be made available to students and their families in situations in which no refunds are provided; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Accommodation (20 May 2020)

Michael Moynihan: 171. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the new campus accommodation guidelines issued by the University of Limerick recently to third year students for 2020-2021 (details supplied); if he will contact the university to seek an explanation and justification for the change; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5697/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Accommodation (20 May 2020)

Michael Moynihan: 172. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the new campus accommodation guidelines issued by the University of Limerick recently to third year students for 2020-2021 (details supplied); if he will contact the university to seek an explanation and justification for the change; if he will liaise with the university to determine if the new accommodation...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (20 May 2020)

Michael Moynihan: 210. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the establishment of a school transport service from Ballyhea, County Cork from September 2020 will be examined; if his attention has been drawn to students travelling from Ballyhea to Buttevant to post-primary schools and the urgent need for this service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5978/20]