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Written Answers — Department of Defence: School Attendance (13 Jan 2021)

Gary Gannon: 417. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a well-being approach is followed when it comes to school absences and TESS as stated in September 2020; if guidance and support is provided to parents who are stressed and concerned after receiving letters notifying them their child has missed 20 days of schools even when this was due to Covid-19-related issues; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Covid-19 Pandemic (13 Jan 2021)

Gary Gannon: 517. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the plans to support WiFi access for students without access during school buildings being closed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1634/21]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Covid-19 Tests (13 Jan 2021)

Gary Gannon: 515. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way in which testing and tracing will run in the context of post-primary schools opening for three days a week to facilitate sixth year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1632/21]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: National Broadband Plan (13 Jan 2021)

Gary Gannon: 516. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to schemes from companies in the UK to supply broadband for students who do not have access at home to facilitate remote learning; if her Department has reached out to companies here to do the same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1633/21]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Special Educational Needs (13 Jan 2021)

Gary Gannon: 541. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps she will take to ensure that students with special educational needs in mainstream classes will be supported to continue their education on par with their peers during the time school buildings are closed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1879/21]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: State Examinations (13 Jan 2021)

Gary Gannon: 542. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps she will take to support the mental health and well-being of students in examination years during the academic year 2020/2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1880/21]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Communications (13 Jan 2021)

Gary Gannon: 543. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the most appropriate means for second-level students to contact her Department to communicate their experiences surrounding school building closures after students reporting comments being disabled online on social media; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1881/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (13 Jan 2021)

Gary Gannon: 599. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the pandemic unemployment payment will be extended to those who cannot secure childcare and therefore cannot work during the current restrictions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1877/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Telecommunications Services (13 Jan 2021)

Gary Gannon: 678. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the newly announced expansion of Wi-Fi in 90 locations to aid online access for students in further and higher education institutions will be able to include secondary school students and provide access for them also; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1878/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (13 Jan 2021)

Gary Gannon: 1050. To ask the Minister for Health if any contact tracers are currently working in open plan office; if so, his views on whether this is safe and best practice given the current number of Covid-19 cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1630/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (13 Jan 2021)

Gary Gannon: 1051. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider issuing a statement to have all contact tracers work from home in line with current public health advice from the Chief Medical Office. [1631/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (13 Jan 2021)

Gary Gannon: 1052. To ask the Minister for Health where do HIQA inspectors fall in the definition of frontline workers; and if they will receive the vaccine with frontline staff in the current vaccination strategy. [1637/21]

Harassment, Harmful Communications and Related Offences Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (17 Dec 2020)

Gary Gannon: Before I speak to the amendment, I will respond to the statements made by the Minister of State as to why we could not alter some of the amendments because the Bill needed to be ready tonight for tomorrow. I just checked with some Senators and they received a message from the Bills Office today saying that once the Bill is passed, a new version will be sent to them tonight, depending on the...

Harassment, Harmful Communications and Related Offences Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (17 Dec 2020)

Gary Gannon: I move amendment No. 22: In page 6, to delete lines 19 to 22 and substitute the following: “Summary proceedings: no time limit 7. Notwithstanding section 10(4) of the Petty Sessions (Ireland) Act 1851, summary proceedings for an offence under this Act may be instituted at any time within two years from the date on which the person against whom the offence was committed became...

Harassment, Harmful Communications and Related Offences Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (17 Dec 2020)

Gary Gannon: It is the strong intention of the Social Democrats to support this Bill. We recognise that this particular Minister of Justice has prioritised the Bill. Certainly, in recent weeks, in light of the leadership that has been demonstrated, in particular, by young women on Twitter who have been impacted by this, there has been some rapidity brought to the legislation and we welcome the swiftness...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: National Minimum Wage (17 Dec 2020)

Gary Gannon: 161. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the rationale following reports of the Low Pay Commission’s commitment to only a 1% increase in the national minimum wage for 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26803/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (17 Dec 2020)

Gary Gannon: 408. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools which have been forced to open against the wishes of the boards of management and principals due to high positivity rates for Covid-19 since the reopening of schools earlier in 2020.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44551/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (17 Dec 2020)

Gary Gannon: 409. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent to which her Department has had communication with a school (details supplied) in County Mayo; the dates on, and methods by, which these communications took place; if her Department has spoken with the principal and board of management or had communication with the school outside of the directive sent from her Department to reopen...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (17 Dec 2020)

Gary Gannon: 608. To ask the Minister for Health if a workplace which chooses to close due to concerns due to the risk of Covid-19 due to a 10% positivity rate should be forced to remain open; his views on whether is safe and in the best interest of the health and safety of those in that workplace; if there are workplaces other than schools which would be forced to open under these circumstances; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: School Meals Programme (16 Dec 2020)

Gary Gannon: 230. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the provision of the school meals local projects scheme will be extended over the Christmas school holiday period in order that schools as local leaders may support families in food poverty as they have done throughout the year with the support of this scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44072/20]