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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Staff (8 Dec 2020)

Gary Gannon: 531. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the percentage or number of staff working with a disability within her Department and the agencies under her aegis in 2018, 2019 and 2020; and the actions being undertaken by her Department to actively recruit and retain persons with disabilities. [42148/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Staff (8 Dec 2020)

Gary Gannon: 796. To ask the Minister for Health the percentage or number of staff working with a disability within his Department and the agencies under his aegis in 2018 to 2020, inclusive; and the actions being undertaken by his Department to actively recruit and retain persons with disabilities. [42146/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Staff (8 Dec 2020)

Gary Gannon: 868. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the percentage or number of staff with a disability working in his Department and the agencies under his aegis in 2018, 2019 and 2020; and the actions being undertaken by his Department to actively recruit and retain persons with disabilities. [42137/20]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Staff (8 Dec 2020)

Gary Gannon: 878. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the percentage or number of staff with a disability working in her Department and the agencies under her aegis in 2018, 2019 and 2020; and the actions being undertaken by her Department to actively recruit and retain persons with disabilities. [42150/20]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (3 Dec 2020)

Gary Gannon: The Tánaiste will be familiar with the Keltoi drugs rehabilitation service, based in the Phoenix Park. On 20 March, HSE staff were redeployed from Keltoi, a 20-bed residential treatment centre that specialises in the treatment of people with alcohol and drug dependency and dual diagnoses. Keltoi is under the management of community healthcare organisation, CHO 9 addiction services and...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Child Poverty (3 Dec 2020)

Gary Gannon: 31. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her views on child poverty measures in Budget 2021 to increase social welfare payments by €2 per child under 12 and €5 per child over 12. [31364/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (3 Dec 2020)

Gary Gannon: 39. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of pandemic unemployment payment recipients who are due arrears; and the date when payment on these arrears can be expected. [40158/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Working Family Payment (3 Dec 2020)

Gary Gannon: 66. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of the review of working family payments and one parent family payments ahead of setting targets for 2021 following on from the Comptroller and Auditor General report. [40159/20]

State Pension Age: Motion [Private Members] (1 Dec 2020)

Gary Gannon: I thank Sinn Féin for bringing forward the motion, which we in the Social Democrats will support. Ireland's State pension age was 65 years from the 1970s until 2014. Reforms motivated by pressure from the troika led to legislation which increased this to 66 years in 2014, 67 in 2021, and 68 in 2028. If these increases come to pass, it will leave us with the highest State pension age...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (1 Dec 2020)

Gary Gannon: 45. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the review of the leaving certificate 2020 and the calculated grade model will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40157/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (1 Dec 2020)

Gary Gannon: 70. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the recently published report by a person (details supplied), which details a significant decline in arts involvement between 13 and 17 years and that DEIS schools are least likely to offer music or art classes at leaving certificate level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40153/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (1 Dec 2020)

Gary Gannon: 71. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to Health Protection Surveillance Centre guidance for an indoor air quality meter in each classroom that relies on natural ventilation; and if her Department will follow this guidance. [40154/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (1 Dec 2020)

Gary Gannon: 73. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on sixth year classes in secondary schools having increased classroom-based assessments in preparation for a potential repeat of the predictive grades; her views on this practice; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40156/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (1 Dec 2020)

Gary Gannon: 89. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the provision of appropriate PPE to school staff, particularly SNAs, who cannot adhere to social distancing with students will be clarified; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40155/20]

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Job Losses (1 Dec 2020)

Gary Gannon: 119. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment the number of redundancies registered in each month between October 2019 and October 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40509/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Institutions (1 Dec 2020)

Gary Gannon: 570. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the absence of systematic data for persons with disabilities or from minority or ethnic backgrounds working in academic and research roles in Irish higher education institutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40506/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (1 Dec 2020)

Gary Gannon: 778. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE has informed him if all retailers met the 12 November 2020 deadline for the structural separation of alcohol under the public health legislation. [40507/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (1 Dec 2020)

Gary Gannon: 779. To ask the Minister for Health if retailers that have failed to meet the 12 November 2020 deadline for the structural separation of alcohol under the public health legislation have been contacted regarding their failure to meet the deadline; the steps he now plans to take; and if he plans to instruct the HSE to take prosecutions under the legislation. [40508/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Staff (1 Dec 2020)

Gary Gannon: 780. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention been drawn to the petition from an organisation (details supplied) to pay nursing interns the same rate as healthcare assistants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40510/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Staff (1 Dec 2020)

Gary Gannon: 781. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention been drawn to the petition from an organisation (details supplied) to provide full health and safety protection to students, including payment if they contract Covid-19 and have to go on leave; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40511/20]