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Climate Action and Low Carbon Development: Statements (Resumed) (10 Jun 2020)

Cormac Devlin: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to the annual transition statements on climate action today. Since I represent the maritime county of Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, it is an issue close to my heart. The marine sector is a vital part of Ireland's economy and of our culture as an island nation. Protecting and maintaining the quality of our oceans is a pressing concern for the long-term...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Direct Provision System (9 Jun 2020)

Cormac Devlin: 208. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of financial support provided from March to May 2020 to ensure children in the direct provision system have access to information technology equipment during the Covid-19 pandemic to enable them to keep up-to-date with schoolwork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10473/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (9 Jun 2020)

Cormac Devlin: 262. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the amount of additional financial support given from March to May 2020 to provide PPE to persons in direct provision during the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10472/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Funding (9 Jun 2020)

Cormac Devlin: 448. To ask the Minister for Health the additional financial support provided to section 39 organisations from March to May 2020; the measures he is taking to ensure the future viability of such organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10474/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (9 Jun 2020)

Cormac Devlin: 687. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consider providing sectors most impacted by the Covid-19 crisis with certainty in relation to the continuation of the pandemic unemployment payment, in particular photographers and videographers that are especially impacted by the pandemic and will be slower to recover; and if she will make a statement on the...

Covid-19 (Justice and Equality): Statements (4 Jun 2020)

Cormac Devlin: I take this opportunity to record my utmost concern at the ongoing situation in the US, as the Minister has done. The death of George Floyd has shocked and disgusted us all. Brutality should have no place in a modern society. Subsequent events, particularly the treatment of peaceful protesters, have compounded the problem. A quote from Dr. Martin Luther King comes to mind: "Injustice...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (3 Jun 2020)

Cormac Devlin: 38. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the phase of the Roadmap for Reopening Society and Business in which the passport office will reopen; the plans that have been put in place to deal with a backlog in applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9741/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Jun 2020)

Cormac Devlin: 322. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the arrangements that have been put in place for student teachers undergoing the Droichead process to ensure that they qualify in time to contribute fully to the 2020/2021 academic year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9743/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Parental Leave (3 Jun 2020)

Cormac Devlin: 329. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will consider extending adoptive leave to fathers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9744/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Jun 2020)

Cormac Devlin: 754. To ask the Minister for Health the phase of the Roadmap for Reopening Society and Business in which local authorities can reopen their tennis courts and cemeteries to the public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9742/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (3 Jun 2020)

Cormac Devlin: 983. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of driver tests conducted, cancelled or rescheduled during the period January to May 2020 inclusive; the phase of the Roadmap for Reopening Society and Business in which it is envisaged to recommence driver tests in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9745/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (3 Jun 2020)

Cormac Devlin: 984. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of progress of the BusConnects network redesign programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9746/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (3 Jun 2020)

Cormac Devlin: 985. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of progress of the BusConnects Core Bus Corridors programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9747/20]

Estimates for Public Services 2020 - Vote 37 - Employment Affairs and Social Protection (Revised Estimate) (28 May 2020)

Cormac Devlin: I would appreciate if the Minister could arrange for officials to respond to any of the questions he does not have time to answer after my remarks. Covid-19 has fundamentally changed Ireland's economic and social landscape. At the end of 2019, an average of 2.3 million people were at work. Today, almost 1.2 million people are in receipt of income supports. We are being asked to approve...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Covid-19 Pandemic (27 May 2020)

Cormac Devlin: 83. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider extending the capital acquisitions tax deadline of 31 October 2020 to 31 January 2021 to bring it into line with extensions granted in other areas of the tax code in view of difficulties in disposing of property during the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8013/20]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Cycle to Work Scheme (27 May 2020)

Cormac Devlin: 84. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider changes to the cycle to work scheme to facilitate employees purchasing new bicycles and electric bicycles (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8015/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Support Services (27 May 2020)

Cormac Devlin: 608. To ask the Minister for Health when vital services will resume for children living with severe disabilities that require regular physiotherapy, speech and language therapy, occupational therapy and respite care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8016/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (27 May 2020)

Cormac Devlin: 609. To ask the Minister for Health the measures taken to ensure section 39 organisations remain available to support their vulnerable customers during and after the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8017/20]

Covid-19 (Employment Affairs and Social Protection): Statements (20 May 2020)

Cormac Devlin: I will leave some time at the end of our remarks for answers. If the Minister does not have time to respond, she might correspond with me. As we heard, Covid-19 has fundamentally changed Ireland's economic and social landscape. At the end of 2019, 2.5 million people were at work by contrast with today, when there are over 1.25 million people in receipt of income supports. The State is...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (20 May 2020)

Cormac Devlin: 131. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of the temporary wage subsidy scheme; the number of companies availing of the scheme; the cost and value of refunds due to companies for each of the weeks ending 15 March to 3 May 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6887/20]