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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Metropolitan Area Networks Programme (29 Jul 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: 110. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide the full text of his request to the Commission for the Communications Regulation on 13 February 2019 requesting a review of State fibre, the MANs and the eNet concessions; if he has received the report and recommendations sought from the commission in relation to his request or other interim advice;...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (29 Jul 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: 119. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a financial support mechanism will be provided for the bus and coach sector struggling to reopen due to the reduction in tourist numbers; the other supports that will be made available for the sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19452/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Equality Proofing of Budgets (29 Jul 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: 129. To ask the Minister for Finance the way in which the commitment to gender and equality proofing will be reflected in the October financial strategy and budget 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19448/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Equality Proofing of Budgets (29 Jul 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: 130. To ask the Minister for Finance the way in which the public sector equality and human rights duty will be reflected in the October financial strategy and budget 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19449/20]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Animal Diseases (29 Jul 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: 139. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when the study on the prevalence of rabbit haemorrhagic disease, RHD2, in hares will be commenced; the scope of the research carried out; when she anticipates that results will be made available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19445/20]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Animal Diseases (29 Jul 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: 140. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the advice received from the National Parks and Wildlife Service in relation to the prevalence of RHD2 in rabbits and hares; if specific recommendations were made in relation to the licencing of capturing of hares; the text of those recommendations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19446/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Forestry Management (29 Jul 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: 159. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to expand the criteria to protect more trees on private and public land; if he will issue a national directive to oblige counties to develop a tree management strategy; his further plans to develop a national tree plan to streamline tree preservation orders across each county; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (29 Jul 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: 172. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the representations made by Ireland calling for an end to state-sponsored oppression and persecution of Baháí citizens in Iran; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19451/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (29 Jul 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: 177. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the school bus routes for County Wicklow schools will be finalised in order that parents can start the application process for concessionary tickets; if his attention has been drawn to the level of uncertainty this is creating for families that are unsure of the transport arrangements for September 2020; and if she will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (29 Jul 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: 185. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if details of the academic year 2019/2020 class sizes are available; if not, the timeline for when they will be made available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19377/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (29 Jul 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: 193. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 462 of 7 July 2020, if information is now available with regard to the impact of Covid-19 on the school building programme; the extent to which the programme will experience delays; the number of schools by county that will not have their school building programme finished in time for September 2020; and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (29 Jul 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: 194. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of special units requested for County Wicklow in each of the past five years; the details of the schools that made these requests; the locations in which these units have been approved in the county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19458/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (29 Jul 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: 223. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will address the issue of a cut to the pandemic unemployment payment for a self-employed person (details supplied) who was of the view that the 2018 returns would result in a full payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19455/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Childcare Services (29 Jul 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: 254. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if crèches are obliged to refund fees paid by parents for the two weeks during which there was no service since 17 March 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19439/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Childcare Services (29 Jul 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: 255. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when the Crowe report will be published and made available; the reason for the delay in publication to date despite the fact that it has been cited as a document that will inform decisions made regarding the childcare sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19443/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Childcare Services (29 Jul 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: 256. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if a costings process has been carried out on the provision of State-funded insurance for the childcare sector; if his Department has carried out a risk analysis; if so, the findings of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19444/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Direct Provision System (29 Jul 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: 267. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if her attention has been drawn to the fact that LocalLink has refused a request to marginally alter its bus route to include direct provision residents in a centre (details supplied); if her Department provides transport provision for these residents; if not, the way in which it is expected that residents can travel to the...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (22 Jul 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: We are five weeks away from schools opening and one week away from taking our recess, yet there is still no certainty about how the schools are going to open. Children do not know whether they will be in with their school friends for an entire week or part of a week, parents do not know whether they will have to source childcare for part of the week, and schools, principals and teachers do...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Animal Diseases (22 Jul 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: 23. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will suspend the issue of hare coursing licences across the entire country in view of the recently reported increase in the spread of the rabbit haemorrhagic disease virus 2; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17046/20]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Animal Diseases (22 Jul 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: The Department highlighted and confirmed to me this week that there have been several confirmed additional cases of rabbit haemorrhagic disease identified in hares in Wexford and Kildare and in rabbits in Clare and Cork. In light of this, will the Minister of State suspend the issuing of the hare coursing licences as a precautionary measure until further information on the disease is available?