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Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: School Attendance (20 Oct 2020)

Denis Naughten: I am glad the Minister raised the issue of the wider level of support. Most parents of children on the autism spectrum would say that if they got the help when they needed it, it would have made a big difference. I turn to my part of the country and the ASD unit for Galway and Roscommon. There are 1,048 children on the waiting list in those two counties alone who are seeking access to...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: School Attendance (20 Oct 2020)

Denis Naughten: 23. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the truancy rate for children with a disability at primary and post-primary level; the engagement by school attendance officers with schools and parents in such instances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30623/20]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: School Attendance (20 Oct 2020)

Denis Naughten: Every year, more than 700 families are threatened with prosecution because their son or daughter has failed to attend school with no legitimate reason, where these parents have declined support and are unwilling to co-operate with Tusla. While Tusla is preparing files for the Director of Public Prosecutions, DPP, to prosecute these particular parents, children such as those with autism are...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Childcare Services (20 Oct 2020)

Denis Naughten: 38. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the steps he plans to take to improve the pay and conditions of childcare workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30625/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Childcare Services (20 Oct 2020)

Denis Naughten: 59. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the steps he is taking or plans to take to improve the pay and conditions of childcare workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30626/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Asylum Seekers (20 Oct 2020)

Denis Naughten: 62. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the engagement by his Department with children within the asylum system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30627/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Civil Service (20 Oct 2020)

Denis Naughten: 108. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will establish a science and technology policy fellowship within the Civil Service to provide opportunities to scientists and engineers to learn first-hand about policy making and contribute their knowledge and analytical skills in policy development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30686/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Research and Development (20 Oct 2020)

Denis Naughten: 111. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he plans to take to improve the interface between the broader research community and the Houses of the Oireachtas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30687/20]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Carbon Tax Yield (20 Oct 2020)

Denis Naughten: 249. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide a breakdown of the €70 million from the carbon tax allocated for the ten carbon tax investment programmes and the further €48 million allocated for targeted social protection interventions; the specific impact of the increase in carbon tax on each cohort concerned; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (20 Oct 2020)

Denis Naughten: 354. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a person (details supplied) will receive payment; the reason for the delay in same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31468/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Working Family Payment (20 Oct 2020)

Denis Naughten: 429. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing the working family payment threshold by €10 for all family sizes; the reason she did not increase the threshold for larger families; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31645/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Universal Support Ireland (20 Oct 2020)

Denis Naughten: 471. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a decision will be made on an application by a person (details supplied); the reason for the delay in same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31481/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Waste Disposal (20 Oct 2020)

Denis Naughten: 564. To ask the Minister for Health the options available to families for disposal of medical waste; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30948/20]

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Job Losses (15 Oct 2020)

Denis Naughten: 28. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment if he will visit Ballinasloe, County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29715/20]

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Job Losses (15 Oct 2020)

Denis Naughten: 61. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment the steps he is taking to replace the job losses at a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29716/20]

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Job Creation (15 Oct 2020)

Denis Naughten: 31. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment the steps he will take to support job creation in locations outside the cities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29718/20]

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Job Creation (15 Oct 2020)

Denis Naughten: 53. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment the steps he will take to support job creation in regional towns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29717/20]

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Job Creation (15 Oct 2020)

Denis Naughten: 63. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment the steps he will take to support existing levels of employment in regional towns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29719/20]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Just Transition Fund (15 Oct 2020)

Denis Naughten: 100. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will defer the community contribution required under the just transition fund in view of the difficulty for communities to fundraise during Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30796/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (15 Oct 2020)

Denis Naughten: 179. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the date on which a reply will issue to correspondence (details supplied); the reason for the delay in same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30720/20]