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Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (15 Sep 2020)

Alan Dillon: 760. To ask the Minister for Health the timeline for reopening general practitioner clinics for routine medical assessment for patients who require a medical examination and have tested negative for Covid-19. [23851/20]

Mental Health and Older People: Statements (9 Sep 2020)

Alan Dillon: First, I wish the Minister of State the very best in her new portfolio. I welcome the opportunity to highlight the incredible effort and sacrifice made by our older people in recent months as we navigated the Covid-19 era. I cannot overstate the significant changes Ireland's older people made to their daily lives in order to adhere to public health guidelines and those efforts must be...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (30 Jul 2020)

Alan Dillon: 57. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the financial assistance available to private school bus operators that have suffered huge losses of earnings due to Covid-19 and are unable to resume services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19407/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (30 Jul 2020)

Alan Dillon: 78. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps she plans to take to ring-fence arrangements for physical education capital projects and to allow unspent grants to be carried forward into the academic year 2020/2021 (details supplied). [19402/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Services Staff (30 Jul 2020)

Alan Dillon: 628. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to provide employment contracts to school secretaries; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16294/20]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Insurance Industry (29 Jul 2020)

Alan Dillon: I will continue. I thank the Minister for providing an update tonight for the business owners who genuinely feel let down by insurance products that they thought they could rely on. In any case, it remains the case that retailers continue to be distracted by something they feel should be straightforward and takes away from them getting their business operating to the best of their abilities...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Insurance Industry (29 Jul 2020)

Alan Dillon: I raise a Topical Issue matter relating to the difficulties facing insurance policyholders with regard to claims arising from business interruption. I can speak of two serious cases that have been brought to my attention by local retailers in recent weeks - and I am sure there are many more nationally - in which claims under business interruption cover were refused despite very clear wording...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (29 Jul 2020)

Alan Dillon: On 20 June, the Government set up a task force to report to the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport and the Government on the restructuring of the aviation sector. The task force report was sent to Government on 10 July. How is it proposed to deal with the task force's recommendations? Are they to be referred to a special committee or dealt with by the Covid-19 committee? If they...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (29 Jul 2020)

Alan Dillon: 209. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will respond to the request by performers and crew in the live entertainment industry to retain the pandemic unemployment payment; if other supports and grants will be provided for those in the sector that due to social distancing requirements are uncertain as to when they will return to work; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pension Provisions (29 Jul 2020)

Alan Dillon: 60. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the steps she will take to ensure that persons that are required to retire at 65 years of age do not have to sign on; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18807/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic (29 Jul 2020)

Alan Dillon: 82. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to increase the availability of back-to-work schemes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18808/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (29 Jul 2020)

Alan Dillon: 245. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to recruit an animal welfare investigator for County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19230/20]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Brexit Preparations (28 Jul 2020)

Alan Dillon: 60. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of the work being carried out to prepare for Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18470/20]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Diplomatic Representation (28 Jul 2020)

Alan Dillon: 50. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of new embassies and consulates that have opened over the past 12 months; if Covid-19 has delayed the opening of planned embassies and consulates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18469/20]

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Impact on International Travel (24 Jul 2020)

Alan Dillon: It is great to have an opportunity to attend the committee. With regard to my constituency of Mayo, I want to raise the issue of Ireland West Airport Knock. On the current flights which have been halted in light of Covid, Knock Airport is a significant economic and tourism driver for the west and north west. Last year, it had more than 800,000 passengers. It is really motivated to hit the...

Health (General Practitioner Service and Alteration of Criteria for Eligibility) Bill 2020: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 Jul 2020)

Alan Dillon: I will take this opportunity to wish the Minister every success in his new portfolio, which will be critical in the period ahead. The legislation under debate is one of the public health measures that will make a real difference to countless families. I welcome this Bill, as it benefits both older and younger people by increasing access to free GP care. It removes what can be a...

Revised Estimates for Public Services 2020 (23 Jul 2020)

Alan Dillon: I also want to extend my best wishes to the Ministers of State, Deputies O'Donovan and Ossian Smyth. I wish them every success in their new roles and portfolios. I look forward to working with them both in the period ahead. One particular project of vital importance in the Mayo constituency is ensuring that the Crossmolina flood relief scheme goes to tender as quickly as possible. As...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Rates (23 Jul 2020)

Alan Dillon: 16. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties that small, non-profit sports clubs that are licensed to sell alcohol are having in securing an exemption from local authority rates. [17375/20]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Údarás na Gaeltachta (22 Jul 2020)

Alan Dillon: 22. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her views on Údarás na Gaeltachta using the same assessment criteria as the county local enterprise offices, LEOs, in applications for assistance from small businesses and start-ups (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17248/20]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Údarás na Gaeltachta (22 Jul 2020)

Alan Dillon: I also extend my congratulations and best wishes to the Minister and the Ministers of State on their new portfolios. What are the views of the Minister and Ministers of State on Údarás na Gaeltachta? Is it using the same assessment criteria as county LEOs in applications for assistance for small businesses and start-ups?