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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Electronic Cigarettes (8 Dec 2020)

Neale Richmond: 781. To ask the Minister for Health the percentage of young persons that use tobacco products regularly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42088/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Health Screening Programmes (8 Dec 2020)

Neale Richmond: 780. To ask the Minister for Health the research that has been done into a lung cancer screening programme in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42087/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Cancer Services (8 Dec 2020)

Neale Richmond: 782. To ask the Minister for Health the additional measures that will be introduced to support lung cancer patients through the psychological burden of their diagnosis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42089/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Health Screening Programmes (8 Dec 2020)

Neale Richmond: 783. To ask the Minister for Health if the introduction of lung cancer screening is a priority for him; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42090/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Cancer Services (8 Dec 2020)

Neale Richmond: 784. To ask the Minister for Health if patient organisations specific to lung cancer are consulted by him on their approach to lung cancer treatment and supports; if so, the groups; if not, the reason; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42091/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Cancer Services (8 Dec 2020)

Neale Richmond: 785. To ask the Minister for Health if a new approach to lung cancer is required given that Ireland has the second highest rate of lung cancer mortality in Europe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42092/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Cancer Services (8 Dec 2020)

Neale Richmond: 786. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department has carried out research into the reason lung cancer mortality rates are dramatically different for men and women in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42093/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Cancer Services (8 Dec 2020)

Neale Richmond: 787. To ask the Minister for Health if a female-centred awareness campaign for lung cancer is required given that female mortality rates for lung cancer are dramatically higher than those for men; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42094/20]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Childcare Costs (3 Dec 2020)

Neale Richmond: I thank Deputy Calleary for giving way. The Minister talks about the three key areas and I agree with everything he says. We need to look at the geographic constraints, with the costs in certain parts of the country, the requirements such as where a child cannot be put in for a half day, it has to be a full day, or quite simply the place is not there. The waiting lists for childcare in my...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Childcare Costs (3 Dec 2020)

Neale Richmond: 98. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the measures he is considering to make childcare affordable for all parents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39966/20]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Childcare Costs (3 Dec 2020)

Neale Richmond: I do not want to repeat anything Deputy Calleary said. Needless to say I agree with all of it but it is important that I declare an interest, not only as the father of two young children, including one currently in an ECCE scheme, but also as someone who is married to a Montessori teacher. It is not an underestimation to say that during the general election last February, which seems like...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Youth Unemployment (3 Dec 2020)

Neale Richmond: 34. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the steps her Department is taking to combat youth unemployment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39964/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (3 Dec 2020)

Neale Richmond: 38. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of self-employed persons who have benefited from the enterprise support grant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39965/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (3 Dec 2020)

Neale Richmond: 121. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the supports he is providing to childcare facilities to support them through the Covid-19 crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39967/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Support Services (3 Dec 2020)

Neale Richmond: 243. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the breakdown of allocations for each programme under her Department’s expenditure estimate for 2021 sub-heading A.29 – Disability Activation Supports Allocation €13,660,000 in tabular form; the reason there is a reduction in the budgeted allocation from 2020; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: City and County Child Care Committees (3 Dec 2020)

Neale Richmond: 248. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if his Department will make the necessary funding available for the implementation of the Workplace Relations Commission agreement of August 2019 between a union (details supplied) and city and county childcare committees involving CCC managers being regraded at local authority grade 8; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Pre-European Council: Statements (2 Dec 2020)

Neale Richmond: I appreciate the opportunity to make a few remarks on the, once again, crucial European Council meeting. I will limit my remarks to just two aspects of the upcoming Council meeting because there are so many other aspects such as the rule of law in certain parts of central and eastern Europe or in our near neighbourhood that merit discussion but eight minutes is quite limited. The first...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: EU Migration and Asylum Pact: Discussion (2 Dec 2020)

Neale Richmond: I thank Mr. Shotter for that very detailed presentation and for sending the slides to us in advance. I want to touch on a couple of issues but I will start with his final comments on the external dimension. What steps does he believe should be taken to deal with third countries? Is there a risk of being overly reliant on third countries, which may start to have a slightly different...

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

Neale Richmond: 51. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures that have been taken to allow for a safe resumption of inter-school sport; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39963/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (1 Dec 2020)

Neale Richmond: 99. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a school (details supplied) will move to its permanent site; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39962/20]