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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Committee Work Programme: Discussion (6 Oct 2020)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: Can we define homelessness, in Dublin or anywhere else? This is my issue. Previous speakers defined homelessness. There are ten types of homelessness. How do we decide what is and is not homelessness and how to go about dealing with it? That is where the biggest problem is. Homelessness could mean sharing a house with someone. To me that is the biggest issue. It is not just rough sleeping.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Committee Work Programme: Discussion (6 Oct 2020)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: Very well. My apologies. I thank the Chairman.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2020
Vote 16 - Valuation Office (Revised)
Vote 23 - Property Registration Authority (Revised)
Vote 34 - Housing, Planning and Local Government (Revised) (6 Oct 2020)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I have three questions for the Minister. If he does not have enough time to respond now, he might come back to me in writing or at the end of the meeting. First, I welcome the provision for adaptation grants. That is an issue on which all of us have been working with the local authorities. From what I have seen myself and also what I hear from colleagues, the local authorities are...

Winter Plan 2020: Statements (1 Oct 2020)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I welcome the Minister. The winter plan seeks, in part, to protect services and patient care delivery. I am concerned about the lack of services in the community for those in need of palliative care. Palliative care teams are fantastic but there is not enough of them. People could die without this care because of under-resourced services. This winter more people will die but we cannot...

Roadmap for Living with Covid-19: Statements (1 Oct 2020)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: Two Deputies will speak for four minutes and another will speak for three minutes. I thank the Minister of State for being here. I am disappointed with those last remarks from the Deputy. We are in a Covid-19 situation and we are all working together. Deputy Tóibín's biggest problem today was criticising the Minister for Health. All of us are working here together.

Roadmap for Living with Covid-19: Statements (1 Oct 2020)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: It is about all of us working together and the Deputy is criticising the Minister for Health.

Roadmap for Living with Covid-19: Statements (1 Oct 2020)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: It is unacceptable. We all have our part to play working together and that is what we are here to do. It is important that we arm our society with the tools to live with Covid-19. We cannot afford rolling lockdowns. Locking down within hours has really hurt businesses. Going forward, if there must be restrictions will the Minister please give us fair warning because people's...

Roadmap for Living with Covid-19: Statements (1 Oct 2020)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: In my area of County Carlow we have been responsible in keeping the numbers down. I also want to congratulate the older people because their numbers have seriously decreased. That is important. Again, the elderly are playing a great part. I mention that today is international older people's day and fair play to them. They have done everything they could and have stuck by the guidelines....

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (1 Oct 2020)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I would like to come in on this point. What preparations are being made to look after next year's leaving certificate students and to ensure that those who sat the leaving certificate before this year are not further penalised? What preparations are being put in place to assist those students who wish to take the exam in November? Are schools being told to give assistance and support to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (29 Sep 2020)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 488. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a teacher is paid only for contracted teaching time; if not, if payment also includes additional tasks required of a teacher that is open to inspection by the Department that cannot be done in contracted time, such as long term plans, assessments and cuntas míosiúil; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27163/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (29 Sep 2020)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 489. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if teachers are paid by the hour for their contracted time; if they are paid a salary to remunerate them for all duties required of them by both their employer and her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27164/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (29 Sep 2020)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 675. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the inclusion of bakers within apprenticeship programmes offered by education and training boards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26566/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (29 Sep 2020)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 809. To ask the Minister for Health if community swimming pools and leisure centres will be permitted to hold swimming classes for children in primary schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26447/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Tobacco Control Measures (29 Sep 2020)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 802. To ask the Minister for Health if standardised format price lists for display in shops are to be implemented for the sale of tobacco products to consumers under the Public Health (Tobacco) Acts to dissuade the promotion of cheap cigarettes to young persons; if his attention has been drawn to the dangers of cheap cigarette advertising to young persons; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (29 Sep 2020)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 803. To ask the Minister for Health when the €350,000 allocated to the ambulance base in County Carlow which was committed to by the previous Government will be provided; when he expects works to begin; when County Carlow will have an ambulance base which is fit for purpose; his views on whether it is acceptable for a town the size of Carlow not to have its own ambulance base and not...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (29 Sep 2020)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 804. To ask the Minister for Health the reason medical card patients are being charged €20 for a flu vaccine, which is meant to be free in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26442/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Occupational Therapy (29 Sep 2020)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 805. To ask the Minister for Health when progress will be made on reducing waiting times in counties Carlow and Kilkenny for occupational therapy assessments, especially for those in routine and non-urgent categories; the reason for the current backlog of up to a full year for a visit to a person's home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26443/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Tests (29 Sep 2020)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 806. To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken to address increased demand for Covid-19 tests and facilitating those who do not have transportation; if the current demand on the ambulance service to support this service is under pressure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26444/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (29 Sep 2020)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 807. To ask the Minister for Health if the flu vaccine is being added to the school vaccination programme in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26445/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (29 Sep 2020)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 808. To ask the Minister for Health if funding is being allocated to a service (details supplied) to cover extra costs involved in the recruitment of cleaners to comply with Covid-19 public health recommendations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26446/20]