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Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (29 Sep 2020)

Gary Gannon: 989. To ask the Minister for Health if he will exempt psychologists working within the mental health services in north Dublin for redeployment to test centres in view of the fact that many mental health services within the north Dublin area are significantly under-resourced based on population size and the services users they support are highly vulnerable during this time; and if he will make...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (23 Sep 2020)

Gary Gannon: 130. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary and post-primary schools that have provided a mobile number for a designated contact following communication from her Department on 8 September 2020; and the recourse if a mobile number for a designated contact is not provided. [25871/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (23 Sep 2020)

Gary Gannon: 151. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if pandemic unemployment payment applicants can close their claim to take on a period of work and then go back on the payment by making a new claim; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25870/20]

Community Safety and Fireworks: Motion [Private Members] (22 Sep 2020)

Gary Gannon: The Social Democrats will support the motion and commend the Sinn Féin Deputy for bringing it to the floor. It is an eminently sensible motion and does not lend itself to a grandiose speech. Most of us who live and operate within the city are brought to our senses several dozen times a day with the reverberations of fireworks and all that that entails. We can feel lucky we are not...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (22 Sep 2020)

Gary Gannon: 26. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to calls from the live events sector to reinstate the pandemic unemployment payment at the full rate per week for these workers in view of the fact the sector is closed or dramatically reduced under public health advice; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25023/20]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (22 Sep 2020)

Gary Gannon: My question also pertains to the live events sector so I ask the Minister to excuse me while I ask it again and elaborate on further issues in the follow-on questions. It is to ask the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to calls from the live events sector to reinstate the pandemic unemployment payment at a full rate per week for those workers in view of the fact...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (22 Sep 2020)

Gary Gannon: With respect, with regard to pre-Covid earnings, what people working in the live events sector would be earning now as we approach the end of the summer and the festival season is very different from what they would have been earning in February. I want to give the Minister a snapshot as a case study. Electric Picnic, which would be on around this time if it had been able to go ahead, is...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (22 Sep 2020)

Gary Gannon: I do not doubt for a second that the Minister is endeavouring to be as fair as possible but are we being as fluid or as malleable as possible in terms of protecting particular sectors? The live events sector is more vulnerable than most, which is why the calls for the increase in the pandemic unemployment payment to be particularly targeted at sectors such as this one are very important. ...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (22 Sep 2020)

Gary Gannon: 300. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if representation by the commercial live events sector will be ensured on the taskforce for the recovery of the arts and culture in view of the fact this subsection of workers are the least likely to return to work; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25188/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (22 Sep 2020)

Gary Gannon: 458. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there is provision to accommodate schools which need substitute bus escorts in cases of a bus escort having to self-isolate due to Covid-19; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25189/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (22 Sep 2020)

Gary Gannon: 619. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the consideration and support for international students studying here prior to Covid-19 that may struggle to pay fees due to not being able to work over the summer period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25190/20]

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Impact on Team Sport in Ireland (18 Sep 2020)

Gary Gannon: I thank our guests. My questions are for Mr. Scanlon and Mr. Owens. In the absence of a substantial investment package before season tickets go on sale in December and January, which tickets will not attract the interest they attracted in previous seasons given that people expect further lockdowns throughout the next six months or so, do the witnesses believe that there will be a League of...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Impact on Team Sport in Ireland (18 Sep 2020)

Gary Gannon: I am going to push this. I am aware that it is difficult to comment but could Mr. Owens state how much he believes each club in the League of Ireland, even in the premier division, would need to sustain itself?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Impact on Team Sport in Ireland (18 Sep 2020)

Gary Gannon: Is that €3.5 million so we can have a domestic League of Ireland competition?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Impact on Team Sport in Ireland (18 Sep 2020)

Gary Gannon: It does not seem like a lot.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Impact on Team Sport in Ireland (18 Sep 2020)

Gary Gannon: Certainly. There are a few representatives here today from Dublin City Council. In the past couple of years, we have been most excited about Dublin being a host city for UEFA Euro 2020. It will now be UEFA Euro 2021. Are we still on track to do that?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Impact on Team Sport in Ireland (18 Sep 2020)

Gary Gannon: Significant developments were expected in my constituency, Dublin Central, regarding the redevelopment of Dalymount Park. Has the pandemic affected those plans in any way? Are we still on track?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Impact on Team Sport in Ireland (18 Sep 2020)

Gary Gannon: I thank Mr. Owens.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Town and Village Renewal Scheme (17 Sep 2020)

Gary Gannon: 4. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will extend the 2020 town and village renewal scheme outline for the accelerated measure in response to Covid-19 to enable more communities to avail of this funding. [24462/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Company Liquidations (17 Sep 2020)

Gary Gannon: 140. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of the implementation of the Duffy Cahill report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24585/20]