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Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (3 Nov 2020)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 1222. To ask the Minister for Health if he will request increased funding further to Budget 2021 to ensure the oral hygiene and dental sector is supported in the form of enhanced subsidies for general medical services, GMS and PRSI patients and increased tax reliefs for private patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32710/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (3 Nov 2020)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 167. To ask the Minister for Health if the reimbursement of onpattro or patisiran will be included in the extra €50 million for new medicines access as committed to in Budget 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33312/20]

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Remote Working (3 Nov 2020)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 216. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment his plans to develop remote working opportunities further and improve the facilities and conditions to encourage remote working, especially in rural areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32709/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Community Involvement Scheme (3 Nov 2020)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 282. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if access to the CIS will be provided to urban local authorities (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32603/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (3 Nov 2020)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 810. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration will be given to regularising the employment, terms and conditions and pension rights of school secretaries; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33488/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (3 Nov 2020)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 826. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when further details will be announced regarding the way in which self-employed persons in receipt of the pandemic unemployment payment can earn up to €480 a month without having their payment impacted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32576/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disabilities Assessments (3 Nov 2020)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 1107. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children in County Kildare who have been impacted by the redeployment of disability clinicians to address the assessment of need backlog. [32881/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Provision (3 Nov 2020)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 1136. To ask the Minister for Health if there is a commitment to improving access for children with special needs and autism to education (details supplied) and to specialised therapies such as occupational therapy and speech and language therapy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32352/20]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Local Improvement Scheme (3 Nov 2020)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 1571. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if access to the LIS will be provided to urban local authorities (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32603/20]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Crime Prevention (22 Oct 2020)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 13. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding tackling violent crimes involving knives; the new initiatives under way to address the issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31787/20]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Crime Prevention (22 Oct 2020)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I welcome the recent announcement in the budget for additional gardaí and administration staff. I expect it will go a long way to tackling the matter I wish to raise. What is the Government's position on tackling knife crime? What new initiatives will the Government undertake to address the matter?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Crime Prevention (22 Oct 2020)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: Last year, there were more than 140 seizures of knives, shivs and other such weapons in Cork, up from 130 the previous year. I understand incidence may be down this year but nonetheless the trend in serious incidents of knife crime is obvious. Does the Minister of State have access to figures for this year for the number of crimes committed using a knife and the number of incidents where a...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Crime Prevention (22 Oct 2020)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I thank the Minister of State for the response. As I am sure he and others are aware, there have been a number of incidents in Cork city and county over the past 12 months in which particularly heinous crimes were committed with knives. Many of these incidents involved physical and sexual assault, as well as serious harm caused to victims. Will the Minister of State clarify if there is any...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Value Added Tax (21 Oct 2020)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 57. To ask the Minister for Finance if the reduced VAT rate for the hospitality and tourism sector, including hairdressers from 13.5% to 9% will be extended to include beauticians; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31865/20]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Covid-19 Pandemic (21 Oct 2020)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 117. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans for a colour coded common travel agreement within the EU in relation to foreign travel during Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31781/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (21 Oct 2020)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 131. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are plans in place to review the school bus transport scheme in view of the serious difficulties that arise with the scheme each year and in particular in the lead-up to the commencement in September of the academic year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31807/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Jobseeker's Benefit (21 Oct 2020)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 155. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the qualifying criteria for a person returning here to work who needs to have their PRSI contributions made in the United Kingdom added to their PRSI contributions recorded here without delay in order to allow them apply for jobseeker’s benefit in view of the fact this person already satisfies the habitual residency...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Jobseeker's Benefit (21 Oct 2020)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 156. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person that was working in the UK, but is resident in Ireland, can apply for jobseeker's benefit by adding their PRSI contributions from the UK; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31877/20]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: City and County Child Care Committees (20 Oct 2020)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I thank the Minister for agreeing to engage with SIPTU. I appreciate that response. I am conscious that we are talking about 36 managers nationwide, which is a relatively small number. I take this opportunity to acknowledge that many people who work in this sector are among the lowest paid employees in the State. The Minister is probably aware that there is a fierce problem in retaining...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: City and County Child Care Committees (20 Oct 2020)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 31. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if there is a timeline in place for the implementation of the Workplace Relations Commission's agreement of August 2019 between a union (details supplied) and CCCs. [29745/20]