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Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (25 Feb 2021)

Chris Andrews: Considering the great impact this winter lockdown has on the mental health of so many groups and people right across the State and given that one is more likely to meet people in Herbert Park than on a golf course or athletics track, surely one size does not fit all when it comes to sport. I ask the Minister to provide the data that support not allowing children to train outdoors in a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Insurance (25 Feb 2021)

Chris Andrews: 267. To ask the Minister for Health if he will advise on a matter raised in correspondence (details supplied) in relation to insurance policies and maternity cover; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10643/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Labour Market (24 Feb 2021)

Chris Andrews: 38. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the discussions he has had with the companies that will require significant assistance from seasonal workers during summer 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10281/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (24 Feb 2021)

Chris Andrews: 51. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when fibre broadband will be supplied to a location (details supplied), given residents of the area are struggling with slow broadband speeds while trying to work from home and with home-schooling. [9795/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Proposed Legislation (24 Feb 2021)

Chris Andrews: 120. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if legislation dealing with e-scooters will legalise all e-scooters; if not, if it will legalise sharing scooters and companies as has been done in other jurisdictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10041/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Proposed Legislation (24 Feb 2021)

Chris Andrews: 121. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when e-scooter legislation will be introduced in Dáil Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10042/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Catchment Areas (24 Feb 2021)

Chris Andrews: 415. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the school planning areas in Dublin city; the student population in each planning area; the schools in each area by population, staff levels and ratios in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9542/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Catchment Areas (24 Feb 2021)

Chris Andrews: 416. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are plans for additional primary or secondary schools in each of the planning areas across Dublin city; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9543/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (24 Feb 2021)

Chris Andrews: 417. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students with additional needs or special education needs across Dublin city school planning areas; the status of the provision of additional needs and special education schools or classes across these areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9544/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (24 Feb 2021)

Chris Andrews: 418. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary and secondary schools across areas in south-east Dublin; the staff to student ratios and levels of each by patronage in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9545/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (24 Feb 2021)

Chris Andrews: 750. To ask the Minister for Health the measures that have been taken to address the concerns of persons in relation to a repeat of the arrival of large volumes of seasonal workers into Ireland in the coming weeks given the quarantine process and public health guidelines for incoming travellers and workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10280/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (24 Feb 2021)

Chris Andrews: 751. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which the matter of staff who are entering Ireland for seasonal work will be addressed; if they will be required to undertake mandatory quarantining; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10282/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (24 Feb 2021)

Chris Andrews: 752. To ask the Minister for Health if seasonal staff entering Ireland in summer 2021 will be required to produce negative Covid-19 test results; if so, the person or body that will pay for these tests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10283/21]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (18 Feb 2021)

Chris Andrews: It has been stressed all along that priority would be given to children with additional needs who attend mainstream schools, yet there was no mention of their inclusion in last night's announcement of a possible return to school on 1 March. Will the Tánaiste assure the House that children with additional needs in mainstream schools will return on 1 March?

Covid-19 Vaccination Programme: Statements (11 Feb 2021)

Chris Andrews: There is growing concern from community sector pharmacists on the timeframe for them to receive the vaccine. In recent months they have seen more and more patients referred to community pharmacies for what would have been standard procedures in any general practitioner practice, including blood pressure and supervised methadone checks. Their face-to-face contact with patients has...

Covid-19 Vaccination Programme: Statements (11 Feb 2021)

Chris Andrews: Many Deputies have already raised the question of kidney transplant patients. Kidney patients have a high mortality rate. They have major concerns. What hope can the Minister give to them? Will the Minister consider adding them to group 1?

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (11 Feb 2021)

Chris Andrews: Israel's obligation to vaccinate Palestinians is clear under international law. The matter is not open to interpretation. Not only does the Geneva Convention dictate that the occupying power is responsible for the health and well-being of the occupied, the treaty, which is the bedrock of international law, specifically spells out an obligation to prevent the spread of pandemics. In the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Data (11 Feb 2021)

Chris Andrews: 314. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children nationwide and in the Dublin region who availed of early intervention from the HSE by category (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7806/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Sports Policy Framework (10 Feb 2021)

Chris Andrews: 260. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the breakdown of the nationwide audit of sport facilities as committed to in the National Sport Policy 2018-2027 by each of the 31 local authorities in tabular form. [6402/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Tests (10 Feb 2021)

Chris Andrews: 261. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will consider supplying antigen testing kits to League of Ireland clubs in view of the major financial impact Covid-19 testing will have on League of Ireland clubs once the league resumes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6413/21]