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Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Industrial Disputes (7 Oct 2020)

Gary Gannon: On the pay offer that was made, at a meeting of the Workplace Relations Commission last week, the Department repeated an offer of a previous 1.5% increase per annum which the union had previously and rightly rejected. Department officials said they could not agree to a Labour Court referral, despite a commitment made by the former Minister last year. It is not fair to tell school...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Industrial Disputes (7 Oct 2020)

Gary Gannon: I thank the Minister for Education and Skills for joining us. As she is aware, the Fórsa Trade Union school secretary branch, which represents more than 1,000 school secretaries in primary and secondary schools nationwide, has indicated that notice of industrial action will be served shortly to more than 1,000 individual schools and the Department of Education and Skills. School...

Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment: Motion [Private Members] (7 Oct 2020)

Gary Gannon: I thank the proposers for tabling this motion, which is very important, especially one week from the budget. Effectively, we are talking about the very essence of a republic. It strikes to the heart of the role of the State. I believe the role of the State and the very essence of a republic is that it wraps its arms around citizens in times of greatest need. There has never been an...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (7 Oct 2020)

Gary Gannon: 53. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to significant delays in appointments in National Driver Licence Service Dublin offices causing difficulties in renewing licences in part due to NDLS medical report form, D501, valid one month from signing by a doctor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29246/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (7 Oct 2020)

Gary Gannon: 146. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the specification for the coding for the predictive grade model was signed off by her Department was explicit and clear as to the requirements; and the date on which this sign-off occurred. [29249/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (7 Oct 2020)

Gary Gannon: 147. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the person or body within her Department that approved sign-off for the predictive grade model; on what date, and at what project board meeting. [29250/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (7 Oct 2020)

Gary Gannon: 148. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the minutes of the meeting at which the specification and the subsequent approval were authorised for the calculated grade coding for a company (details supplied); and if she will provide evidence that the major flaws in the software quality assurance process will not be repeated. [29251/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (7 Oct 2020)

Gary Gannon: 149. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the professional standards that will be applied to future work on the ISO 29119 software testing standards which are an internationally agreed set which can be used by an organisation when performing any form of software testing; if not, the recognised standards that will be adhered to; and the specific name of the alternative standard. [29252/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Admissions (7 Oct 2020)

Gary Gannon: 194. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will address a matter regarding the case of a person (details supplied). [29244/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (7 Oct 2020)

Gary Gannon: 195. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there will be consideration given to the errors in the calculated grades, in the case that a student with HEAR or DARE status has a grade increase that an increase in points for these students could have led to offers for courses in participating colleges at reduced levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29245/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Reports (7 Oct 2020)

Gary Gannon: 254. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the recent release of the national maternity experience survey, in particular the results that showed women experienced poorer at home care when it came to mental health particularly worrying in view of the fact that homecare supports has decreased during Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29247/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Staff (7 Oct 2020)

Gary Gannon: 255. To ask the Minister for Health the number of public health nurses by area in tabular form. [29248/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Staff (7 Oct 2020)

Gary Gannon: 256. To ask the Minister for Health if public health nurses are currently active; if they have been redeployed by Covid-19 contact and tracing or if they are back within communities; and if not, if there is a date when they can be expected to return. [29260/20]

Covid-19 (Arts): Statements (6 Oct 2020)

Gary Gannon: As time is limited, I will raise an issue that has not been raised by any of my colleagues across the Chamber. On 30 June, the Arts Council advertised a tender for badly needed communications advice. Many of the major agencies in the country applied in good faith. The tender documentation stated the successful agency would commence work in August 2020. Even though the assessment and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (6 Oct 2020)

Gary Gannon: 86. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason for ending the eviction moratorium in view of the fact that many industries such as the events, hospitality and related industries are closed and in further view of warnings from senior health officials that Covid-19 will continue to affect the country for the next several months; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Contracts (6 Oct 2020)

Gary Gannon: 488. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there was a tender process that secured the contractor (details supplied) for the modelling of the predictive grade system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28904/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (6 Oct 2020)

Gary Gannon: 495. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the average time from sole traders completing and submitting a form for the €1,000 grant to the local Intreo office to receipt of the funding. [28078/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Inspections (6 Oct 2020)

Gary Gannon: 541. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her views on whether social welfare inspectors should be able to enter the homes of local authority tenants to carry out unannounced inspections; her further views on whether the home is private and that tenants should be given advance notice of inspections so that they can protect their right to privacy; and if she will...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: International Students (6 Oct 2020)

Gary Gannon: 583. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if correspondence was received from this Deputy on 23 September 2020 regarding a letter from international students in Ireland; and if a reply will issue shortly. [28899/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Student Visas (6 Oct 2020)

Gary Gannon: 624. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the decision taken on 25 September 2020 to limit all students on a stamp 2 will be reconsidered in view of the fact that it restricts students, including graduating students who have submitted dissertations but are awaiting results, to only 20 hours per week of work; if there is a method to permit graduating students...