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Debenhams Ireland Redundancies: Motion [Private Members] (22 Jul 2020)

Gary Gannon: I thank Solidarity-People Before Profit for moving the motion and acknowledge the representation it has given to the Debenhams workers in the past 100 days and more. A couple of months ago, as the pandemic hit and we realised what its extent would be, it seemed we were all going to be in this together. The Government quickly introduced the pandemic unemployment payments to ensure...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Examinations (21 Jul 2020)

Gary Gannon: 407. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the decision of NUIG to charge students the full €295 fee for repeat exams in August 2020 despite the significant loss of income for many students and academic stress due to Covid-19; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17020/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (21 Jul 2020)

Gary Gannon: 401. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the expected date for the results of the leaving certificate; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17014/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (21 Jul 2020)

Gary Gannon: 402. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way in which communication of 2020 leaving certificate results will be provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17015/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (21 Jul 2020)

Gary Gannon: 403. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of new primary schools due to open in 2020; and the location of these new schools in tabular form. [17016/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Costs (21 Jul 2020)

Gary Gannon: 404. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to technology companies financially benefiting from schools purchasing devices in preparation for blended learning in which schools are requesting parents to pay for devices up front, including parents in receipt of social welfare; the suggested recourse for these parents; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (21 Jul 2020)

Gary Gannon: 405. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the leaving certificate results and CAO offers can be issued on the same day in recognition of the already high levels of stress endured by the 2020 leaving certificate students. [17018/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Textbooks (21 Jul 2020)

Gary Gannon: 406. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans for the free schoolbook pilot in September 2020; if the 50 schools have been selected; if so, the details of the selection process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17019/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Admissions (21 Jul 2020)

Gary Gannon: 408. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details of students who were successful in their applications to the national alternative entry schemes for students with disabilities and students from low socio-economic backgrounds, DARE and HEAR, for the past two years in tabular form. [17021/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Parental Leave (21 Jul 2020)

Gary Gannon: 560. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will double the extension of paid parental leave to one parent families in order that they have the same level of support as two parent families; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17010/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport Provision (21 Jul 2020)

Gary Gannon: 591. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of mountain bikes allocated to each Garda district within the Dublin metropolitan region, DMR, as of 13 July 2020, in tabular form. [17011/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (21 Jul 2020)

Gary Gannon: 707. To ask the Minister for Health the staffing levels for CAMHS teams in CHO9; and the way in which this compares with the necessary full complement of staff as outlined by A Vision for Change. [17012/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (21 Jul 2020)

Gary Gannon: 708. To ask the Minister for Health the number of additional theatre staff recruited in 2019 and to date in 2020 for each public and voluntary hospital for the purposes of increasing theatre capacity, in tabular form [17013/20]

Estimates for Public Services 2020 (16 Jul 2020)

Gary Gannon: I do not blame the Labour Party for not showing up for this session. We are here to discuss Estimates but what we have before us is no reflection of what schools will look like when they open up in September. I welcome the Minister to her new role and wish her the best in that regard. However, I cannot understand why we are discussing Estimates that have no bearing on what education will...

Estimates for Public Services 2020 (16 Jul 2020)

Gary Gannon: When can we expect the announcement of that budget and when will the Minister bring it to us? Will it be next week or the week after?

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (16 Jul 2020)

Gary Gannon: I refer the Tánaiste back to the world before Covid-19. In February 2013, the Tánaiste's predecessor as leader of Fine Gael and former Taoiseach, Mr. Enda Kenny, made a heartfelt and profound apology to victims and survivors of the Magdalen laundries. In May 2013 that apology came with a suite of recommendations from Mr. Justice John Quirke on how we could memorialise and give...

Employment Rights: Motion [Private Members] (15 Jul 2020)

Gary Gannon: I move: That Dáil Éireann: recognises: — the structural problem of low pay in the Irish economy, resulting in many people living on the breadline, denying them the opportunity of a decent standard of living; — the precarious nature of many jobs, resulting in many workers being underemployed and dependent on welfare support; — the lack of entitlement to...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Value Added Tax (14 Jul 2020)

Gary Gannon: 312. To ask the Minister for Finance if yoga studios will be included in the reduced VAT rate group of 9%, matching the reduced rate enjoyed by other sporting facilities and activities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15855/20]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (14 Jul 2020)

Gary Gannon: 370. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the actions she plans to take following the meeting with art workers and freelance technicians represented by an organisation (details supplied). [15862/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Garda Vetting (14 Jul 2020)

Gary Gannon: 666. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department will take over responsibility for and centralise the process of Garda vetting applications from special needs assistants in order to allow for the creation of substitute panels and opportunities for SNAs to be quickly deployed to new schools if necessary. [15854/20]