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Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (13 Jan 2021)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: 1055. To ask the Minister for Health if he will prioritise the roll-out of vaccinations to secondary school teachers under the Covid-19 vaccine allocation strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1649/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (13 Jan 2021)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: 1085. To ask the Minister for Health if he will classify general practitioners as front-line healthcare workers within the second vaccine allocation group under the Covid-19 vaccine allocation strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1767/21]

Harassment, Harmful Communications and Related Offences Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (17 Dec 2020)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I agree with Deputy Kenny in that we had a detailed discussion on this on Committee Stage. We are aware that the offence is prosecuted and is being prosecuted by the Garda under harassment legislation at present. I agree with the general point on getting the Bill as right as possible. On the previous amendment, the Bills Office has been able to insert additional amendments. A Labour Party...

Harassment, Harmful Communications and Related Offences Bill 2017: Report and Final Stages (17 Dec 2020)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I thank the Minister of State and Deputy Howlin for all their work on this Bill. I, like many others, have spoken with Safe Ireland, the Rape Crisis Network and all the other groups involved in helping us refine and develop this legislation brought forward by Deputy Howlin. He really pushed it through and I congratulate him on it. I hope the Minister of State will be able to accept...

Public Accounts Committee: Caranua: Financial Statements 2019 (17 Dec 2020)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I thank the witnesses for coming today. I will focus on the complaints process in general in the annual report. I find it interesting in the context of working with a different group of people but all of us as Deputies work with people who have problems of different natures. Some of those problems we can resolve and others we cannot. We try to resolve some of them but some are not...

Public Accounts Committee: Caranua: Financial Statements 2019 (17 Dec 2020)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: That is fine from an assistance perspective but I can imagine somebody, for example, bringing an employment complaint within an organisation and although it is dealt with by a different organisation, it would still be intimidating or difficult. For example, what is done on the human level? Do people proactively meet the complainants or is the process done over the phone? What caring steps...

Public Accounts Committee: Caranua: Financial Statements 2019 (17 Dec 2020)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: It is not person to person.

Public Accounts Committee: Caranua: Financial Statements 2019 (17 Dec 2020)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: It would happen in a meeting.

Public Accounts Committee: Caranua: Financial Statements 2019 (17 Dec 2020)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: It is much more difficult by phone. Phones and email feel much more remote.

Public Accounts Committee: Caranua: Financial Statements 2019 (17 Dec 2020)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: Some of these matters are difficult and personal contact helps. When I look at the feedback, it is extraordinary with any survey to get 98% positive feedback. There are issues of bias and self-selection. If I did a survey of the café around the corner or Eir's customer service, I would never see a 98% positive feedback rate in a spontaneous process. The presentation of that is...

Public Accounts Committee: Caranua: Financial Statements 2019 (17 Dec 2020)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: Yes but it is so interesting that it is included. Will the witnesses from the Department discuss the wind-down operation? In the short time available, I am interested in the timing of the process, anticipated problems and legislation. Will the witnesses give a quick summary on where we are?

Public Accounts Committee: Caranua: Financial Statements 2019 (17 Dec 2020)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: Essentially the Department will work with the remainder of the board.

Public Accounts Committee: Caranua: Financial Statements 2019 (17 Dec 2020)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: Sorry.

Public Accounts Committee: Caranua: Financial Statements 2019 (17 Dec 2020)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: The Department will have a contact point for survivors in an ongoing process to follow up any matters.

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Community Enhancement Programme (17 Dec 2020)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: 50. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the organisations in Dublin that have benefited in 2020 from the community enhancement programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43811/20]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Voluntary Sector (17 Dec 2020)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: 69. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will report on the new volunteering strategy; her plans to implement same; the level of engagement with communities in its development; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43812/20]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Communications Market Regulation (17 Dec 2020)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: 105. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when he expects to progress the programme for Government commitment to enable regulatory bodies such as ComReg, the Central Bank and the CCPC to have greater use of administrative penalties to sanction rogue operators, as is the norm in other EU Member States; when he expects the Competition Bill (ECN+) to be brought before the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Workplace Relations Commission (17 Dec 2020)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: 143. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the supports that have been provided to enable the Workplace Relations Commission to function at the optimum level during the Covid-19 pandemic given the importance of its work and the cases that it is dealing with; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43817/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (15 Dec 2020)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: 73. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has received allegations of sexual harassment at third level; his plans to extend consent information across third level institutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43152/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (15 Dec 2020)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: 107. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to extend third level and apprenticeship opportunities for persons with intellectual disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43151/20]