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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Litter Pollution (24 Sep 2020)

Neasa Hourigan: 66. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the supports, funding schemes and grants which are available to schools participating in An Taisce’s Green Schools programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26058/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Health Professions Admission Test (24 Sep 2020)

Neasa Hourigan: 194. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration will be given to those who sat the 2020 health professions admissions test, HPAT, exam to use their 2020 HPAT results to gain entry into medicine and health professions degree programs in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26069/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Environmental Impact Assessments (23 Sep 2020)

Neasa Hourigan: 102. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason for the delay in carrying out an environmental impact assessment at the Derrybrien wind farm as required under a 2008 Court of Justice of the European Union ruling in case C-215/06; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25820/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (23 Sep 2020)

Neasa Hourigan: 128. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a decision will be made on the sitting of the leaving certificate for the class of 2021 taking into consideration that traditional exam settings may not be suitable in view of social distancing requirements; if predicted grades will be used during the leaving certificate for the class of 2021; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Policy (22 Sep 2020)

Neasa Hourigan: 201. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of organisations which wrote to either him or his predecessors or the National Transport Authority in support of the implementation of the Greater Dublin Area Cycling Network of the National Transport Authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24828/20]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Appointments Service (22 Sep 2020)

Neasa Hourigan: 276. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department has conducted a review of the employment practices and interview processes of the civil service in relation to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24733/20]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (22 Sep 2020)

Neasa Hourigan: 367. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the efforts being made to bring an end to the long-running conflict in Syria; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24926/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Applications (22 Sep 2020)

Neasa Hourigan: 628. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Syrians granted asylum to date in 2020; his plans to increase the number of Syrians being granted asylum here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24925/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Value Added Tax (17 Sep 2020)

Neasa Hourigan: 92. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider applying for an exemption under EU legislation to levy a 0% VAT rate on cups, period underwear and reusable pads; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24685/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (17 Sep 2020)

Neasa Hourigan: 183. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to ensure the oral healthcare of children and special needs patients are not being neglected due to Covid-19 restrictions in view of reports that young children are being prescribed antibiotics instead of having much-needed extractions; when a full resumption of community oral healthcare services will take place in Dublin north city CHO9; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Fire Service (16 Sep 2020)

Neasa Hourigan: 58. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if membership of the retained fire service is a breach of the Civil Service Code of Standards and Behaviour. [24299/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Low Pay Commission (16 Sep 2020)

Neasa Hourigan: 91. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she has requested the Low Pay Commission to examine universal basic income; the current plans for the design, implementation and evaluation of a universal basic income project; the way in which external bodies and individuals can contribute to the design, implementation and evaluation of this project; and if she will make...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Tests (15 Sep 2020)

Neasa Hourigan: 787. To ask the Minister for Health the percentage of Covid-19 tests in which the swab taken to lab result time exceeded 48, 72, 96 and 120 hours, respectively in July and August 2020, by community and hospital settings nationwide and specifically in the South/Southwest Hospital Group [23983/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Female Genital Mutilation (10 Sep 2020)

Neasa Hourigan: 168. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to develop and implement a national action plan to end the practice of female genital mutilation here by 2030; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23107/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drugs Payment Scheme (10 Sep 2020)

Neasa Hourigan: 217. To ask the Minister for Health when the monthly drugs payment scheme threshold will be reduced to €114 as provided for in budget 2020; when a commencement order will come into effect; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23098/20]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Traffic Management (9 Sep 2020)

Neasa Hourigan: 117. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the expected start date and completion date of the proposed consultation process on a Phoenix Park traffic management strategy. [22895/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (8 Sep 2020)

Neasa Hourigan: 300. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the deemed disposal rule which was introduced in the Finance Act 2006; his plans to revise same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22141/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Proposed Legislation (8 Sep 2020)

Neasa Hourigan: 923. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to prevent and detect the importation and sale of illegal fireworks; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21614/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Management (8 Sep 2020)

Neasa Hourigan: 1378. To ask the Minister for Health the timeline of the review of the epidemiology of tuberculosis here considering the public health impact of having no BCG vaccination since April 2015; when this review will be complete; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22492/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Live Exports (30 Jul 2020)

Neasa Hourigan: 922. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the views of a number of animal welfare groups that an upcoming shipment of live animals from Ireland to Libya could contravene EU rules on protecting transported live animals to third countries; his views on same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19925/20]