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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (24 Mar 2021)

Chris Andrews: 959. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason the qualifying criteria to apply for the pandemic unemployment payment were changed to state that an applicant had to be genuinely seeking work given the majority of applicants have a job and are waiting to return to their profession as soon as the restrictions are lifted; and if the criteria will be changed to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cannabis for Medicinal Use (24 Mar 2021)

Chris Andrews: 1556. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will be issued with a prescription for medical cannabis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14639/21]

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

Chris Andrews: In 2015, an amazing, young, bright, lovable individual, Lorcan O'Reilly, was stabbed to death not too far from here in Dublin's inner city. Many steps need to be taken to tackle the rise in knife crime throughout the city and that needs to start with dialogue with the families most affected by this brutal crime. The Minister for Justice has committed to engaging with Lorcan's mother Jenny....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (11 Mar 2021)

Chris Andrews: 246. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital is refusing patients such as a person (details supplied) an appointment until 14 days prior to receiving their Covid-19 vaccination; if this is normal practice; and the reason for same. [13828/21]

Civil Registration (Right of Adoptees to Information) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (10 Mar 2021)

Chris Andrews: I am honoured to be able to speak in support of this Bill that is being introduced by my colleague, Deputy Funchion. I commend the work done by the survivor groups, the adoptee groups and Deputy Funchion in bringing it before the Dáil. The purpose of this Bill is simple and straightforward, namely, to give every adopted person the right to access his or her birth certificate. The...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (4 Mar 2021)

Chris Andrews: Mr. Julian Assange has done the world a huge service by exposing crimes and human rights violations in Iraq and Afghanistan. He deserves everybody's gratitude, not incarceration. He has suffered and has been tortured. Will the Tánaiste raise his case with the British ambassador and call for and demand his release?

Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (4 Mar 2021)

Chris Andrews: This legislation allows for public land to be used for unaffordable private market housing. This is coupled with a failure to prioritise the delivery of public and genuinely affordable homes. The Bill is deeply undemocratic and once again takes decision-making away from councillors and the local community. I recently saw a photo from 1974 of a housing protest on City Quay. The community...

Reopening Schools and Leaving Certificate Examinations: Statements (3 Mar 2021)

Chris Andrews: This time has been unbelievably challenging for children with additional needs and their parents. More than 20,000 children with additional needs in mainstream classes were promised a return on 21 January. The Minister wrote to school principals on 11 January to say the return of those children to school would happen but it did not. Those children were assured priority all along and have...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (3 Mar 2021)

Chris Andrews: 684. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if her attention has been drawn to the difficulties faced by Filipino citizens, many of whom are front-line workers employed in the HSE, who have been unable to apply for renewal of their Philippine passports at the embassy in London due to travel restrictions and as a result are facing difficulties renewing their stamps 1...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (3 Mar 2021)

Chris Andrews: 887. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the residents and staff of a facility (details supplied) have not been given their Covid-19 vaccinations; and when they will receive the vaccine. [11676/21]

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]