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Written Answers — Department of Health: National Public Health Emergency Team (3 Jun 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 742. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide all the minutes of the expert advisory group, the advices and position papers provided to NPHET and the minutes of the vulnerable and elderly subgroup of NPHET as previously requested through the Covid enquiries line and directly with the CMO at the Special Committee on Covid-19 Response; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Tests (3 Jun 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 743. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for expanding testing into all healthcare settings including regularity with which healthcare workers will be tested and the way in which this will be rolled out to home help; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9590/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Tests (3 Jun 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 744. To ask the Minister for Health the new criteria for Covid-19 testing; and if he will provide a report in relation to a number of areas related to testing (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9591/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Jun 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 745. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the investigation by the HSPC and HSE of a beef plant in Ballyjamesduff, County Cavan after reports of a possible outbreak at the plant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9592/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (3 Jun 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 746. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a detailed report on the research and trials taking place here into vaccines, therapies and antibody testing and specifically in the area of convalescent plasma therapy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9593/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Jun 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 747. To ask the Minister for Health the number of Covid-19 deaths in hospitals; the number of these patients that were transferred to an intensive care unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9594/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Jun 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 848. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will meet with representatives of taxi drivers from organisations (details supplied) in view of the difficulties faced by taxi drivers as a result of Covid-19. [9601/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulations (3 Jun 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 925. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if taxi drivers whose licence expires in mid-June, July or August 2020 will receive an extension to their licences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8929/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Staff (3 Jun 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 1083. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of staff in her Department working in the welfare fraud section; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8563/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Fuel Allowance (3 Jun 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 1144. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her Department will make available grants or extend current grants such as the fuel allowance to those workers aged 66 years of age and over who cannot access Covid-19 but are under serious financial stress; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9499/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payment (3 Jun 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 1248. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if inter-county HAP transfer lists are operating in some or all local councils to facilitate those with housing needs to seek accommodation in areas in which there is more available housing stock at lower rates of rent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9498/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Issues (3 Jun 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 1260. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his officials will liaise with a housing association (details supplied) to ensure that all public health guidelines are being adhered to and to ensure there is a health and safety audit of the entire complex including fire safety in view of concerns in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9605/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Legislative Measures (3 Jun 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 1261. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the strategic housing development legislation will be suspended in view of the fact that the current health crisis shows that good quality public and affordable housing is needed which this legislation has not provided but instead has contributed to planning permissions for co-living and overpriced large-scale...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Policy (3 Jun 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 1265. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will engage with arts and arts workers in Dáil Éireann; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8291/20]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Policy (3 Jun 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 1291. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the percentage of the Arts Council funding programmes in the previous three years pre-Covid-19 emergency awarded to musicians, music projects and music programmes as opposed to other disciplines within the arts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9450/20]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Policy (3 Jun 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 1293. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the amount available to the touring and dissemination of work scheme; if that funding will now be made available to artists, performers and touring groups that cannot travel abroad or perform due to the Covid-19 emergency measures; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9452/20]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Culture Ireland (3 Jun 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 1292. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the funding for grants Culture Ireland had available for 2020 before the Covid-19 emergency generally and for music-specific applications; if that same funding for grants will be made available during and post the Covid-19 emergency to artists, acts, touring groups and so on in the absence of international touring and...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: EU Funding (3 Jun 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 1294. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her Department is or will receive funding from the EU Coronavirus response investment initiative; if her Department has applied to receive additional funding from this initiative to protect the arts and entertainment sector while shut down during and beyond the phased reopening; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: EU Funding (3 Jun 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 1295. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the supports which are being or will be made available through the Creative Europe programme for the island of Ireland; the funding or State mechanism that funding and support will be disseminated through; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9454/20]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (3 Jun 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 1296. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will be requesting that all artists, performers, technical and arts workers will be given extended access to the Covid-19 pandemic unemployment payment and businesses in the sector to have extended access to the temporary wage subsidy scheme in view of the fact that the sector will remain in shutdown beyond the period...