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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid-19 Pandemic (20 May 2020)

Mary Lou McDonald: 1018. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the details of the proposal to back a refund note that travel agents and tour operators can offer customers who have had to cancel bookings due to Covid-19; the circumstances in which a refund note would apply; the State guarantee proposed for such a note; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6418/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid-19 Pandemic (20 May 2020)

Mary Lou McDonald: 1019. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if under the EU travel package directive persons who have had to cancel such travel bookings due to Covid-19 are entitled to a cash refund and that entitlement will continue to apply. [6419/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid-19 Pandemic (20 May 2020)

Mary Lou McDonald: 1020. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has met with companies (details supplied) regarding the reported refusal of both to provide their customers who have had cancelled bookings with a cash refund under the EU travel package directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6420/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Domestic Violence Services (20 May 2020)

Mary Lou McDonald: 1154. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide a breakdown of her Department's €25.3 million budgetary allocation for 2020 for victims of domestic, sexual and gender-based violence related services. [6852/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (20 May 2020)

Mary Lou McDonald: 1155. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the additional budgetary allocation related to Covid-19 for victims of domestic, sexual and gender-based violence related services her Department has allocated. [6853/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Domestic Violence (20 May 2020)

Mary Lou McDonald: 1190. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the person or body that has lead responsibility for the co-ordination of the emergency Covid response to domestic, sexual and gender-based violence; and if she has considered the provision of a short-term emergency rent supplement payment to enable women and children in need of immediate relocation due to domestic violence...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Domestic Violence (20 May 2020)

Mary Lou McDonald: 1191. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to a statement by the Taoiseach in Dáil Éireann on 30 April 2020, if she will progress short-term emergency rent supplement to enable women and children in need of immediate relocation due to domestic violence access safe housing for a period of three months and or the duration of the Covid-19 national...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Domestic Violence (20 May 2020)

Mary Lou McDonald: 1286. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will reconsider her decision not to provide a Covid-19 domestic violence emergency rent supplement payment to enable women and children in need of immediate relocation due to domestic violence to secure safe housing for a period of three months and or the duration of the Covid-19 national emergency. [6861/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (20 May 2020)

Mary Lou McDonald: 1197. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will backdate the Covid-19 pandemic unemployment payment for staff (details supplied) who were due to be paid through the temporary wage subsidy scheme at the end of April 2020 but were not in view of the fact the liquidators will not release the funds for wages. [5630/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Illness Benefit Data (20 May 2020)

Mary Lou McDonald: 1285. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when the technical issues will be resolved to enable manual updating of contributions for illness benefit claims. [6860/20]

Covid-19 (Taoiseach): Statements (14 May 2020)

Mary Lou McDonald: I have correspondence from a childcare provider from the Arachas childcare insurance team, dated 7 May. That was the day on which the Government scheme was announced. The correspondence makes two things absolutely clear: that the insurers were in constant contact with the Government for some six weeks and that they set out very clearly that they would not cover Covid instances. They made...

Covid-19 (Taoiseach): Statements (14 May 2020)

Mary Lou McDonald: Today we again acknowledge those who have been lost to the virus, now almost 2,000 souls across our island. We extend our sympathies and solidarity to their families, friends and communities. The Taoiseach correctly set out that we will gradually unwind the emergency measures we have asked people to live with in recent weeks. I think we all agree that is the sensible, prudent and only way...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Provision (13 May 2020)

Mary Lou McDonald: 485. To ask the Minister for Health if funding will be released to the HSE disability section for a person (details supplied) to avail of residential services. [4124/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Addiction Treatment Services (13 May 2020)

Mary Lou McDonald: 692. To ask the Minister for Health if he will reinstate the participant payment for a service (details supplied). [4826/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Addiction Treatment Services (13 May 2020)

Mary Lou McDonald: 693. To ask the Minister for Health if alternative accommodation has been secured for a service (details supplied) in view of the fact the leases are due to expire. [4827/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Addiction Treatment Services (13 May 2020)

Mary Lou McDonald: 694. To ask the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent HSE staff employed at a service (details supplied) in each of the years 2012 to 2019. [4828/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages Funding (13 May 2020)

Mary Lou McDonald: 738. To ask the Minister for Health if funding will be released for a home care package for a person (details supplied) in order that the person can leave the Mater Hospital. [5049/20]

Covid-19 (Taoiseach): Statements (7 May 2020)

Mary Lou McDonald: The Taoiseach needs to make sure that the €350 is paid.

Covid-19 (Taoiseach): Statements (7 May 2020)

Mary Lou McDonald: Of course, the budget in the North is a subvented budget - the Taoiseach is quite correct - unlike that budgetary parameters that we have here. I am glad to hear the Taoiseach confirm that the payments will be extended beyond June. Will he indicate for how long these payments will be extended? Will he indicate that the level of payment at €350 will remain the same? Will he indicate...

Covid-19 (Taoiseach): Statements (7 May 2020)

Mary Lou McDonald: I will speak for several minutes, after which I would like a response from the Taoiseach before I continue. I start by sending sympathies to all of the bereaved, extending solidarity to all of the sick and wishing them a full recovery, thanking every worker on the front line and acknowledging the efforts of our people as they live with extraordinary public health restrictions on their lives....