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Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Food Poverty (3 Dec 2020)

Seán Sherlock: 114. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he has read the report by an organisation (details supplied) that 100,000 children in Ireland are going to bed hungry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40779/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Childcare Services (3 Dec 2020)

Seán Sherlock: 127. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of childcare facilities that had to apply for planning permission due to Covid-19; the number of applications approved and refused, respectively by county in tabular form. [40781/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Childhood Care and Education (3 Dec 2020)

Seán Sherlock: 140. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of early childhood education and care facilities that have indicated that they will exit the sector since they were closed in March 2020. [40778/20]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: General Practitioner Services (2 Dec 2020)

Seán Sherlock: I welcome the response insofar as the Minister of State has stated on the Dáil record that, "There are no plans at present to change the provision of SouthDoc out-of-hours services in Fermoy and Mitchelstown." I welcome the fact that any service provision changes would have to be subject to discussion. It seems the Minister of State's response acknowledges that this is a private...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: General Practitioner Services (2 Dec 2020)

Seán Sherlock: I ask for a bit of latitude. I know of no Irish College of General Practitioners guidelines on the exclusion of GPs from delivering front-line healthcare on the basis of being over the age of 60 years or pregnant. I would caution the Minister of State not to use that line with us, please. I would also caution against the use of the word elderly in characterising certain GPs.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: General Practitioner Services (2 Dec 2020)

Seán Sherlock: I first wish to express my concern at reports that the out-of-hours GP services in the Fermoy and Mitchelstown area will cease shortly. We are being told that a stricture is being put on that service on the basis that if a GP is over the age of 60 or is pregnant, the service may no longer be sustainable. This is very worrying news and if taxpayers' money is being used to fund the SouthDoc...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (2 Dec 2020)

Seán Sherlock: 35. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the national broadband plan in Cobh, County Cork. [40549/20]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (2 Dec 2020)

Seán Sherlock: 54. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the public health guidelines under which she could allow the resumption of pod swimming classes [40547/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (2 Dec 2020)

Seán Sherlock: 66. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the timeline for a tender to be published (details supplied). [40517/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (2 Dec 2020)

Seán Sherlock: 73. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason there is a reduction in SNA activity in a school; and if she will examine matters raised in correspondence (details supplied). [40600/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (2 Dec 2020)

Seán Sherlock: 78. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 508 of 17 November 2020, if she has discretion to intervene in a manner such that no student would be put at a disadvantage given that the school year has started and that there is precedent in cases in which a school bus service was provided by a private provider in the north Cork area due to exceptional...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Data (2 Dec 2020)

Seán Sherlock: 151. To ask the Minister for Health the overall delay on all interventions for children under the age of 18 years [40599/20]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Functions (2 Dec 2020)

Seán Sherlock: 213. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if her Department has had regard to contracts of employment within the sectors under her remit; and if she is in receipt of correspondence on concerns raised by those sectors. [40548/20]

State Pension Age: Motion [Private Members] (1 Dec 2020)

Seán Sherlock: There is the great Denis Naughten, who was a Minister for two years and is now on the Opposition benches. I wish him well.

State Pension Age: Motion [Private Members] (1 Dec 2020)

Seán Sherlock: I welcome the Sinn Féin motion before us tonight and the fact that we are debating this issue. It is probably the first time we have been able to hear from the Minister formally on the establishment of the pensions commission, outside of the normal parliamentary questions process. I welcome her clarification on the income supports for people retiring at age 65 and I welcome her...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Policy (1 Dec 2020)

Seán Sherlock: 198. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there are new sponsors for the public bike scheme outside of Dublin. [40425/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (1 Dec 2020)

Seán Sherlock: 207. To ask the Minister for Finance if consideration will be given to a matter (details supplied). [39621/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (1 Dec 2020)

Seán Sherlock: 381. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of transport for a child (details supplied). [39697/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pensions Reform (1 Dec 2020)

Seán Sherlock: 465. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her views on the suitability of the rates and eligibility criteria attached to the widow's, widower's or surviving civil partner's (contributory) pension; the date that the latest review of same was carried out; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39612/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pensions Reform (1 Dec 2020)

Seán Sherlock: 466. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a review of the suitability of the rates and the eligibility criteria attached to the widow's, widower's or surviving civil partner's (contributory) pension will be included in the work programme of the newly established Commission on Pensions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39614/20]