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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Pensions Council and Citizens Information Board: Chairpersons Designate (7 Jul 2021)

Denis Naughten: We will start with Ms Heaney on this occasion.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Pensions Council and Citizens Information Board: Chairpersons Designate (7 Jul 2021)

Denis Naughten: I ask the Deputy to repeat his last sentence because the Internet connection was unstable.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Pensions Council and Citizens Information Board: Chairpersons Designate (7 Jul 2021)

Denis Naughten: I invite Ms Heaney to respond first, to be followed by Ms Burke, to whom the bulk of the questions were directed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Pensions Council and Citizens Information Board: Chairpersons Designate (7 Jul 2021)

Denis Naughten: Those are pretty detailed questions but Ms Burke might answer, if she can.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Pensions Council and Citizens Information Board: Chairpersons Designate (7 Jul 2021)

Denis Naughten: I thank both witnesses. I ask Ms Burke to bring one thought back to the Pension Council for its deliberations. During the term of the last Dáil I was directly involved in the fossil fuel divestment legislation that was brought through the Houses in terms of the State divesting from investment funds that were involved in companies that were focused on fossil fuels. There needs to be...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (1 Jul 2021)

Denis Naughten: 14. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the expected capacity on buses within the school transport service in September 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35167/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Mental Health Services (1 Jul 2021)

Denis Naughten: 36. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the policy on mental health support services in primary education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35171/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Mental Health Services (1 Jul 2021)

Denis Naughten: 43. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the policy on mental health support services in post-primary education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35170/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (1 Jul 2021)

Denis Naughten: 46. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will issue a circular to schools to allow the live broadcast of lessons to leaving certificate students outside the school building who will not be able to physically return to school with their peers due to the need to cocoon due to Covid-19; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35169/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (1 Jul 2021)

Denis Naughten: 98. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps she plans to take to cater for the increasing numbers of special needs pupils at primary level; if she has assessed the impact of the curtailment of supports for such children as a result of Covid-19; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35168/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Bord na Móna (1 Jul 2021)

Denis Naughten: 117. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 489 of 10 February 2021, the steps which she has taken to address the plight of workers as outlined in the correspondence referenced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34172/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Insurance (1 Jul 2021)

Denis Naughten: 140. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she has read the recent NESC report on the self-employed. [34171/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Schemes (1 Jul 2021)

Denis Naughten: 178. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will review the target processing time for schemes under her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34170/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Staff (1 Jul 2021)

Denis Naughten: 184. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of staff in her Department that are working remotely on a permanent basis; the number working from home; the number working from a remote hub; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34169/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Revenue Commissioners (1 Jul 2021)

Denis Naughten: 209. To ask the Minister for Finance when a person (details supplied) will receive a response to an application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35701/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Schemes (1 Jul 2021)

Denis Naughten: 218. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 304 of 22 June 2021, the reason the review is only for the first 12 months of the scheme; when the review commenced; when it is expected to conclude; if there are plans to extend the scope of the review from the first 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35436/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Grant Payments (1 Jul 2021)

Denis Naughten: 332. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he plans to increase the SUSI rates available for postgraduate students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35447/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Management (1 Jul 2021)

Denis Naughten: 362. To ask the Minister for Health if he will designate fibromyalgia as a rare disease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28419/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (1 Jul 2021)

Denis Naughten: 452. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to extend the temporary assistance payment scheme for nursing homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29109/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (30 Jun 2021)

Denis Naughten: 213. To ask the Minister for Health the current waiting times for an appointment for paediatric occupational therapy appointments in counties Roscommon and Galway; the number of children currently awaiting a first appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27716/21]