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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Staff (30 Jun 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: 613. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has established a working from home policy for its employees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13540/20]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Staff (30 Jun 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: 646. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his Department has established a working from home policy for its employees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13543/20]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Just Transition Fund (30 Jun 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: 647. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason Ballivor, County Meath is excluded from the midlands engagement process and the first call for proposals under the €11 million just transition fund that ended on 1 June 2020, in view of the relation of the town and hinterland with Bord na Móna (details supplied); and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Just Transition Fund (30 Jun 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: 648. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if County Meath will be included as part of the target group for the midlands engagement process; if it can retrospectively apply to be involved in the first call for proposals under the €11 million just transition fund despite the deadline for initial project proposal having passed on 12 June 2020; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Aviation Industry (30 Jun 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: 734. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the efforts made to date to resolve the impasse between pilots and a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13568/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Staff (30 Jun 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: 733. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department has established a working from home policy for its employees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13555/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Childcare Services (30 Jun 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: 747. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if HSE guidelines for the reopening of childcare facilities from 29 June 2020 prevents parents visiting those childcare settings prior to the reopening on 29 June 2020; if he will allow parents to inspect the new arrangements of childcare facilities due to health and safety protocols implemented by the provider; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Staff (30 Jun 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: 782. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if his Department has established a working from home policy for its employees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13542/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Childcare Services (30 Jun 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: 783. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if his Department will reimburse parents from the first day their child attends crèche from 29 June 2020 onwards and until they are able to obtain a public services card once local Intreo offices reopen in view of the difficulties for parents obtaining MyGovIDs during the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Staff (30 Jun 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: 792. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if her Department has established a working from home policy for its employees; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13553/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Staff (30 Jun 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: 858. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her Department has established a working from home policy for its employees; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13547/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Public Services Card (30 Jun 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: 859. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the way in which parents can apply for a public services card to obtain a MyGovID required to apply to the national childcare scheme while her Department has temporarily postponed the appointment service for allocating the card; when departmental offices including Intreo and local offices will reopen for this purpose; if an...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Staff (30 Jun 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: 901. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department has established a working from home policy for its employees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13550/20]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Staff (30 Jun 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: 926. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her Department has established a working from home policy for its employees; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13544/20]

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Childcare: Impact of Covid-19 (23 Jun 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: I thank the witnesses for attending. I acknowledge the sacrifice and work of their staff over recent months. I also acknowledge and thank their families because the sacrifice was not just made by those staff but by their children and by the members of their extended families who stepped in and assisted. I am aware of a nurse in Wicklow whose sister took her child for eight full weeks. She...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Childcare: Impact of Covid-19 (23 Jun 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: Ms Ní Sheaghdha was not involved in the development of the scheme. Does she feel there is now sufficient consultation between the unions and the Department to develop childcare solutions that will work for the workers?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Childcare: Impact of Covid-19 (23 Jun 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: It seems that we are taking a wait-and-see approach. There does not seem to be a huge amount of proactive addressing the needs that will exist after 29 June. We do not know exactly how many staff will not have the childcare they will require. Have the witnesses carried out an analysis in respect of what the impact would be if the schools do not open on a full-time basis? If they do not...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Childcare: Impact of Covid-19 (23 Jun 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: Ms Ní Sheaghdha referred to the mental health impacts of this on INMO workers. I imagine there were significant mental health impacts on the children of front-line workers as well. Has anyone done any analysis or a review on that?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Childcare: Impact of Covid-19 (23 Jun 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: I thank the Chair for allowing me in. This session was incredibly interesting. It was my first time to attend the committee. Many important points were made and questions asked. As the Chair stated, the rate of infection among healthcare workers is one of the things that will need to be looked at further. A significant amount of the discussion today dealt with issues unrelated to the...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Childcare: Impact of Covid-19 (Resumed) (23 Jun 2020)

Jennifer Whitmore: I thank the different groups that have come in to talk to us. It is important that we have this level of engagement with them because it is patently obvious that there has not been sufficient engagement with the sector in recent months. We are really reaping the non-rewards of that at the moment. I will refer to a comment Ms Byrne made earlier and with which I could not agree more. She...