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Written Answers — Department of Health: Pharmacy Services (21 Jul 2020)

Seán Crowe: 722. To ask the Minister for Health when the HSE guidelines to pharmacists discouraging the sale of multiple months' worth of medication to patients to prevent stockpiling will be rescinded; if his attention has been drawn to the lack of ability to buy 3 or 6 months means that patients are liable to more handling charges by pharmacists which creates a financial burden; and his views on...

National Oil Reserves Agency (Amendment) and Provision of Central Treasury Services Bill 2020: Second Stage (15 Jul 2020)

Seán Crowe: There is common agreement that we all need to do more as a country to combat climate change and that Ireland has dragged its feet and been a laggard in that fight for far too long. Having said that, we need to bring people along with us and we need to engage with the public. It is a huge local, national and global issue, but the biggest impact it has globally is on communities that are...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Recycling Policy (14 Jul 2020)

Seán Crowe: 130. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on the recent report carried out by UL and NUIG, headed by a person (details supplied), which has found that as much as 31% of plastic exported from Ireland for recycling is not recycled; his views on whether such a practice could harm public confidence in recycling; his plans to decrease this figure to...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (14 Jul 2020)

Seán Crowe: 256. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a stimulus package or other forms of support for the taxi sector are being considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15780/20]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Diplomatic Representation (14 Jul 2020)

Seán Crowe: 454. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the diplomatic missions, such as embassies and consulates, that were closed and not reopened as part of cost saving measures in the past ten years; if a cost analysis has been carried out on reopening the missions; and if so, the cost. [14660/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (14 Jul 2020)

Seán Crowe: 659. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the consultation that was held with the management and school board of a school (details supplied) prior to the announcement of its relocation to Citywest, County Dublin. [15777/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (14 Jul 2020)

Seán Crowe: 660. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the high number of children with special needs attending a school (details supplied) was taken into consideration before the decision was taken to relocate the school to Citywest, County Dublin. [15778/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (14 Jul 2020)

Seán Crowe: 695. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason for the reduction of the pandemic unemployment payment to taxi drivers in view of the serious continuing impact on passenger numbers as a result of the Covid-19 lockdown; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15780/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (14 Jul 2020)

Seán Crowe: 777. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason for the reduction of the pandemic unemployment payment to taxi drivers in view of the serious continuing impact on passenger numbers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15781/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (14 Jul 2020)

Seán Crowe: 713. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the provisions in place to ensure that those who have lost out due to the change in pension rate bands in 2012 will be given funds owed to them. [14923/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Springboard Programme (14 Jul 2020)

Seán Crowe: 778. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the position of those in receipt of the pandemic unemployment payment in accessing Springboard courses; the reason some who have applied in recent days have been told that their employment status is unknown, including those whose sectors are still closed down due to Covid-19 restrictions but are still employed by their...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Tests (14 Jul 2020)

Seán Crowe: 1263. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that private hospitals are charging as much as €275 for Covid-19 testing before patients can access treatment; if this will be the case for patients referred under the NTPF; his views on whether this is appropriate in view of the fact that while these hospitals were in public hands patients were not...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (8 Jul 2020)

Seán Crowe: It was announced in budget 2020 that the weekly income limit for medical card eligibility for people over 70 would be increased by €50 for a single person and €150 for a couple from July 2020. The legislation to increase the income limit has been published but it has not been enacted. When will this be signed off and when will we see it enacted?

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: School Accommodation (7 Jul 2020)

Seán Crowe: The big question is how to get 40% of the students up to another site. That is the big difficulty and challenge. The school's representatives are saying to us that it is not viable for the school in the long term to put parents into that situation. Those parents are going to move their children out of the school and that will put pressure on other schools in the area. Logically, if one...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: School Accommodation (7 Jul 2020)

Seán Crowe: I congratulate the Minister. The way this goes is that we will ask her questions and she will read from a script. All the Deputies in the constituency are concerned about the move. There was no real consultation with the school itself. I have tabled parliamentary questions on that, and I will be interested to hear what the Minister has to say about it. Roughly 40% of the students have...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East Peace Process (30 Jun 2020)

Seán Crowe: 20. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps he and his officials have taken to prevent the proposed annexation of territory in the Palestinian West Bank on 1 July 2020; the contact he has had with his Israeli counterpart and authorities, the American administration that is backing this move and his European colleagues in this regard; and his views on whether further...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: United Nations (30 Jun 2020)

Seán Crowe: 21. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his priorities and the difference in approach and policy his Department and representatives hope to introduce and address following the successful election to the UN Security Council. [13617/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (30 Jun 2020)

Seán Crowe: 242. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the preparation and guidelines her Department has issued to schools for the summer scheme; the number of children it is expected to facilitate; and the schools that have confirmed they will take part by county in tabular form. [13618/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Courts Service (30 Jun 2020)

Seán Crowe: 331. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the procedures and steps that a person must take to get emergency access to the family law courts in view of the ongoing difficulties being experienced by family court applicants trying to get access to their children following previous court orders. [13614/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Policy Functions (30 Jun 2020)

Seán Crowe: 332. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she considers An Garda Síochána as falling under the aegis of his Department in respect of Government policy. [13615/20]