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

Seán Canney: 398. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the difficult situation that pregnant teachers are experiencing due to differing advice from organisations (details supplied); the steps she will take to rectify the situation these teachers are in; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39859/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (1 Dec 2020)

Seán Canney: 649. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the excessive delay in assessing children under the genetics team in Temple Street and Crumlin hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39670/20]

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

Seán Canney: 683. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the HSE is advising that women who are 28 weeks pregnant continue to work as teachers in situations in which they cannot socially distance when organisations (details supplied) advise against doing so; if the HSE has updated its guidelines to take into account recent research on the subject; if his attention has been drawn to the quandary that...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (1 Dec 2020)

Seán Canney: 691. To ask the Minister for Health when a vacant position for a dentist for the school dentistry service based in Tuam, County Galway, will be filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39890/20]

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

Seán Canney: 737. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to pay student nurses for their work in hospitals during the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40225/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme (1 Dec 2020)

Seán Canney: 814. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers that were ruled out of the ANC scheme due to the fact they did not meet the stocking density criteria in each of the years 2015 to 2019 and to date in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40360/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme (1 Dec 2020)

Seán Canney: 815. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of active herd numbers that were eligible under the ANC in each of the years 2015 to 2019 and to date in 2020; the number of active herd numbers that received payments in those years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40361/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (1 Dec 2020)

Seán Canney: 819. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties facing forest owners with ask dieback disease (details supplied); his plans to introduce a scheme by which persons replacing diseased ash plantations with other tree species can get new long-term leases from his Department to ensure that they have ongoing incomes from the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Undocumented Irish in the USA (26 Nov 2020)

Seán Canney: 13. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to enter discussions with the President-elect of the United States of America, Mr. Joe Biden, on the issue of the difficulties facing undocumented Irish persons in the United States and in particular the progression of the E3 visa Bill through Congress; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38205/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Value Added Tax (26 Nov 2020)

Seán Canney: 113. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the impact on Irish tourism and the retail sector of the proposed changes in the retail export scheme in the Brexit omnibus Bill. [38204/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (25 Nov 2020)

Seán Canney: 191. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for the recognition of the long-term effects of Covid-19; his plans to introduce support for patients affected by the condition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38926/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Wage Subsidy Scheme (24 Nov 2020)

Seán Canney: 271. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to a problem being faced by education and training board part-time tutors seeking to access the temporary wage subsidy scheme (details supplied); his views on whether the current situation is unfair on part-time employees of ETBs; his plans to address the inequality in the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (24 Nov 2020)

Seán Canney: 280. To ask the Minister for Finance if the four-year rule for claiming tax credits has been revised in view of the fact that many business persons face large fines and penalties from the Revenue Commissioners relating to multiple years and there is a large discrepancy between the Revenue Commissioners' willingness to provide repayments limited only to four years while seeking to recoup...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Regional Development (24 Nov 2020)

Seán Canney: 290. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to put in place the programme for Government commitments to regional development (details supplied); the way in which he plans to address regional inequality; if a commitment will be given to a policy of positive discrimination in the upcoming review of the National Development Plan 2018-2027; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rural Recreation Policy (24 Nov 2020)

Seán Canney: 345. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views in relation to a request by an organisation (details supplied) for an extension to the pheasant shooting season into February 2021 due to the current Covid-19 restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38091/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water and Sewerage Schemes (24 Nov 2020)

Seán Canney: 347. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on the long-term impact of the charge of €30 per square metre that Transport Infrastructure Ireland has introduced for each square metre of road carriageway opened; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that this cost does not qualify for grant assistance from his Department; if his attention has been...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Allowance (24 Nov 2020)

Seán Canney: 536. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consider amending the current means-tested disability allowance regime to allow persons with a disability to access payments in their own right (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38345/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes (24 Nov 2020)

Seán Canney: 563. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her views on the current implementation of the saver clause in community employment schemes which states that participants who commenced on community employment prior to 3 July 2017 will be entitled to remain under their existing community employment eligibility rules in which this is to their advantage; if it is more...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (24 Nov 2020)

Seán Canney: 589. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if there are plans to cut off new applicants for the pandemic unemployment payment from 1 January 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38802/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Universal Support Ireland (24 Nov 2020)

Seán Canney: 668. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to a problem that has arisen for veterinary students studying in Poland trying to access SUSI grants for the final one and a half years of their degree course; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that the five and a half year course is a degree programme comprised of 330 ECTS and is being treated...