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Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Staff (30 Jul 2020)

Neasa Hourigan: 1146. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to increase the number of Parkinson’s disease nurse specialists in view of the shortage here with three in Dublin and none elsewhere in Leinster; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19898/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (30 Jul 2020)

Neasa Hourigan: 1147. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to improve access to essential services for those with Parkinson’s disease such as to neurologists, physiotherapy, speech therapy, occupational therapy and dietetics; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19899/20]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Covid-19 Pandemic (28 Jul 2020)

Neasa Hourigan: 87. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his plans to publish specific guidelines for the reopening of pubs; when he last met with representatives of an organisation (details supplied); the supports available to pubs which have been unable to reopen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18925/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Living City Initiative (28 Jul 2020)

Neasa Hourigan: 226. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to expand the living city initiative to include all inner-city areas of Dublin city rather than just those designated special regeneration areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18327/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (28 Jul 2020)

Neasa Hourigan: 487. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to ensure the July provision is extended to include post-primary blind and visually impaired students; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18679/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (28 Jul 2020)

Neasa Hourigan: 488. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to prioritise the return to in-person teaching of blind and visually impaired children in September 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18680/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (28 Jul 2020)

Neasa Hourigan: 489. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to a report by an organisation (details supplied) on the implications of Covid-19 on the education of pupils that are blind and visually impaired; her views on same;; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18681/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (28 Jul 2020)

Neasa Hourigan: 490. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of planning permission (details supplied) being sought for a college to retain the existing five classroom prefabricated building on their site; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18696/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (28 Jul 2020)

Neasa Hourigan: 491. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of planning permission (details supplied) being sought by a college for the provision of a suite of additional prefabricated specialist classrooms that will be required to accommodate the existing cohort of students in September 2020 to include science, art, home economics and woodwork rooms; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (28 Jul 2020)

Neasa Hourigan: 492. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration will be given to the fast tracking of an application by a college (details supplied) for inclusion on the building list of her Department to accommodate a new school and its growing population; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18698/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (28 Jul 2020)

Neasa Hourigan: 1042. To ask the Minister for Health if it is safe for blind persons to use a sighted guide in view of Covid-19 health restrictions; his plans to issue guidance on same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18889/20]

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Impact on Aviation (28 Jul 2020)

Neasa Hourigan: I want to return to the social welfare issue. I completely accept Mr. Gray's point around the data sharing and the DAA's very timely tweets over the weekend and thank it for that. It assured people that the authority is not engaged in this. Based on Mr. Gray's comments today I am curious as to the basis on which the DAA is allowing social welfare inspectors into the airport. Presumably...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Impact on Aviation (28 Jul 2020)

Neasa Hourigan: I apologise, but surely those people identified themselves to the DAA.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Impact on Aviation (28 Jul 2020)

Neasa Hourigan: Many State authorities act there, okay. Let us say I wanted to give a group of people high-visibility vests to go in and conduct a survey, would nobody in the airport question me or stop me?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Impact on Aviation (28 Jul 2020)

Neasa Hourigan: Am I to understand that the Department neither sought permission for this action nor was given any?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Impact on Aviation (28 Jul 2020)

Neasa Hourigan: In Mr. Gray's professional experience might staff of the Department be there in the normal course of their activities?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Impact on Aviation (28 Jul 2020)

Neasa Hourigan: I thank Mr. Gray. He speaks in the report, which I also thank him for, of reviewing capital investment programmes. I am aware works have started on the north runway. Is this project under review? In 2020 passenger numbers were expected to be at 9 million. Now, based on predictions from CAPA - Centre for Aviation, it will be a five to ten year wait to reach the circa 30 million passengers...

Revised Estimates for Public Services 2020 (23 Jul 2020)

Neasa Hourigan: As has been stated a number of times, the figures involved in these Revised Estimates are large and denote the scale of the challenge we face in the coming months and years. Coupled with this is the considerable level of uncertainty with regard to the future of our economy, education system, health system and communities as the pandemic continues to play a major part in our decision-making....

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Parks (23 Jul 2020)

Neasa Hourigan: 109. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the Office of Public Works will partially close Chesterfield Avenue in the Phoenix Park at weekends for the summer as per previous years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17712/20]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Traffic Management (21 Jul 2020)

Neasa Hourigan: 229. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will publish a recent study on the effects of the closure of the peripheral gates of the Phoenix Park on traffic volumes in the surrounding areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17183/20]