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Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Jun 2020)

Michael McGrath: 1007. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will address matters raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding the response of her Department to Covid-19 in relation to the childcare sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8617/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Jun 2020)

Michael McGrath: 1008. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will address matters raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding the response of her Department to Covid-19 in relation to the childcare sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8618/20]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Community Services Programme (3 Jun 2020)

Michael McGrath: 1043. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the length of time he plans for the community services programme support fund 2020 to remain in place to support community organisations through the Covid-19 crisis; his plans to amend the scheme to provide support for a full-time manager position; if participating organisations will also be allowed to avail of the temporary wage...

Estimates for Public Services 2020 - Vote 37 - Employment Affairs and Social Protection (Revised Estimate) (28 May 2020)

Michael McGrath: I support this Estimate in that, fundamentally, it provides a legal basis for the continuation of all of the expenditures within the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection. I do, however, want to raise, as others have, the specific issue of women who are returning to work from maternity leave and who are currently unable to access the wage subsidy scheme. It is an issue at...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Covid-19 Pandemic (27 May 2020)

Michael McGrath: 30. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when he expects the authentications and-or apostilles in the public offices to reopen in Dublin and Cork in the context of the Roadmap for Reopening Society and Business; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8054/20]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Wage Subsidy Scheme (27 May 2020)

Michael McGrath: 52. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will address a matter raised in correspondence (details supplied) in relation to the temporary wage subsidy scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7272/20]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (27 May 2020)

Michael McGrath: 55. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will address a matter raised in correspondence (details supplied) relating to the temporary wage subsidy scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7328/20]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (27 May 2020)

Michael McGrath: 76. To ask the Minister for Finance if an employer that laid off a worker onto the pandemic unemployment payment can rehire that employee under the temporary wage subsidy scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7891/20]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Corporation Tax (27 May 2020)

Michael McGrath: 75. To ask the Minister for Finance the conditions applied to a member state before it can avail of funding (details supplied); if corporation tax reform in terms of rate, minimum effective tax and digital tax will not be conditions to accessing funding through the model; his plans if the European Commission applies conditions such as corporation tax reform on formal proposals in relation to...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Insurance Industry (27 May 2020)

Michael McGrath: 81. To ask the Minister for Finance the engagement he has had with the insurance industry in relation to rebates for public liability insurance and employer liability insurance for those businesses forced to close due to restrictions put in place to prevent the spread of Covid-19; the engagement he has had with UK companies that are providing insurance to businesses here; if the Central Bank...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (27 May 2020)

Michael McGrath: 82. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of businesses that have availed of each of the Covid-19 supports put in place by his Department; the number of employees that have availed of each scheme; the cost to date of each scheme in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8008/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (27 May 2020)

Michael McGrath: 279. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that certain leaving certificate students missed the deadline to apply for the CAO; if he will arrange for late applications to be accepted in view of the extenuating circumstances these students are dealing with arising from Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8052/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Communications (27 May 2020)

Michael McGrath: 261. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will address a matter raised in correspondence in relation to a school (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7938/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staff (27 May 2020)

Michael McGrath: 278. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position in relation to the planned redeployment of special needs assistants in the context of Covid-19; if there has been consultation with the relevant trade unions; if roles they may be requested to fill will be suitable for their skills and experience; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8051/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (27 May 2020)

Michael McGrath: 280. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will respond to a matter raised in correspondence by a person (details supplied) in the context of the Roadmap for Reopening Society and Business; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8055/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Personal Insolvency Arrangements (27 May 2020)

Michael McGrath: 336. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to act on the recommendations made by the Insolvency Service of Ireland as part of its section 141 consultation submission made in June 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7390/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Personal Insolvency Arrangements (27 May 2020)

Michael McGrath: 359. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 202 of 28 January 2016, the progress made in introducing a streamlined process to register satisfaction of judgment debts in the appropriate court register in respect of judgment debts discharged under the Personal Insolvency Acts since his predecessor confirmed the matter was being...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (27 May 2020)

Michael McGrath: 455. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the purpose of placing a 50% portfolio cap on the credit guarantee scheme; the portfolio caps on each guarantee scheme run by other EU countries in response to Covid-19 in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8014/20]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Covid-19 Pandemic (27 May 2020)

Michael McGrath: 456. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if an analysis has been carried out by her Department on the impact on productivity in the construction sector as a result of Covid-19 restrictions and social distancing; the impact in terms of input costs; the way in which that will impact the viability of housing and apartment projects; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (27 May 2020)

Michael McGrath: 457. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the rules regarding the restart grant; if the grant is based on 2019 commercial rates; the way in which that impacts businesses that do not pay commercial rates or businesses that have recently started and were not liable for 2019 commercial rates; if these businesses are prohibited from applying for the grant; if legislation is...