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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Invalidity Pension (10 Sep 2020)

Chris Andrews: 130. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an invalidity pension appeal by a person (details supplied); and when they can expect a decision on the case. [23034/20]

Defence (Amendment) Bill 2020: Second Stage (Resumed) (9 Sep 2020)

Chris Andrews: Sinn Féin welcomes this Bill. Last night, several Deputies mentioned issues relating to conditions, training and pay in the Defence Forces. It is in the context of conditions that I raise the issue of 12 homes in Cathal Brugha Barracks in Rathmines. An example is one 70-year-old woman who has lived there for 47 years. Her husband was a member of the Defence Forces and her son, who...

Covid-19 (Health): Statements (9 Sep 2020)

Chris Andrews: I congratulate the Minister of State on her appointment. I have not had an opportunity to do so before now and I wish her well in that journey. It is going to be a challenging one and it is very important for us all that she succeeds. Earlier, the Minister for Health, Deputy Stephen Donnelly, mentioned the words "solidarity" and "confidence". Not too far from here, however, St. Mary's...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (9 Sep 2020)

Chris Andrews: 159. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a school (details supplied) will be awarded funding to help with the extra costs of reopening to ensure the students and staff are as safe as possible. [22794/20]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Properties (8 Sep 2020)

Chris Andrews: 471. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the reason the Army has refused to sell a house to a tenant (details supplied) despite having agreed to the sale on several occasions; and if the army will be instructed to proceed with the sale. [22312/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (8 Sep 2020)

Chris Andrews: 738. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if persons returning to work from short career breaks are entitled to the pandemic unemployment payment; if not, the reason; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22171/20]

Opening of Schools and Calculated Grades: Statements (30 Jul 2020)

Chris Andrews: Schools will be seeking to remediate classrooms and to construct different extensions to classrooms and buildings to ensure that they open again and that the children can return. Can the provision of autism classes be included in those remediation works so children with autism can get back to school as well? There is only one autism class in the postal codes of Dublin 2, Dublin 4, Dublin 6...

Opening of Schools and Calculated Grades: Statements (30 Jul 2020)

Chris Andrews: Can the Minister compel the schools to do this because parents of children with autism-----

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid-19 Pandemic (30 Jul 2020)

Chris Andrews: 222. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if it is mandatory for taxi drivers and their passengers to wear face coverings in line with other public transportation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19741/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid-19 Pandemic (30 Jul 2020)

Chris Andrews: 223. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if taxi drivers can block off the front seat of their taxis in an effort to maintain social distancing with their passengers even if their licence is for a four-seater vehicle; and if they do this, if there will be a penalty. [19742/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid-19 Pandemic (30 Jul 2020)

Chris Andrews: 224. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if each bus used by Dublin Bus and Bus Éireann is fitted with windows that can be opened by passengers to allow proper ventilation. [19754/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (30 Jul 2020)

Chris Andrews: 790. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a person’s 2018 tax returns will only be accepted when applying for the pandemic unemployment payment even when a person has submitted their 2019 returns. [19913/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (30 Jul 2020)

Chris Andrews: 791. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a person that applied for the pandemic unemployment payment and submitted their 2019 tax returns was rejected on their 2018 tax returns; her views on the validity of this decision; the reason the most recent returns are not taken into account; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19914/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (30 Jul 2020)

Chris Andrews: 792. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if there is a specific policy in place that explains the way in which one set of workers can earn €50 a week and qualify based on an additional support and yet another set is disqualified in the exact same circumstances (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19915/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (30 Jul 2020)

Chris Andrews: 866. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an application for the reduced pandemic unemployment payment by a person (details supplied) can be reviewed in view of the fact their details were incorrectly reviewed initially; and if their payment can be allocated according to their correct income details. [20323/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: European Health Insurance Card (30 Jul 2020)

Chris Andrews: 1149. To ask the Minister for Health the arrangements that have been made with the United Kingdom for residents in Northern Ireland who hold Irish passports in applying for a EHIC card in view of the fact that they cannot apply through the HSE as they do not have a PPS number (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19909/20]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (29 Jul 2020)

Chris Andrews: In 2017, the then Minister for Health said on an RTÉ programme that by the end of that year, no child would be waiting for longer than four months for a scoliosis procedure. In July 2020, children with scoliosis are still waiting longer than four months. I was contacted by the parents of a wonderful and brave 11 year old named Sophie Redmond. She has scoliosis resulting in a 70%...

Residential Tenancies and Valuation Bill 2020: Second Stage (28 Jul 2020)

Chris Andrews: While I appreciate that affordable housing and rents are major issues, another serious issue for people living in the inner city, such as in complexes on Pearse Street and Kevin Street, is the need for the upgrading and renovation of flat complexes across the city. In many cases, they are like modern-day tenements. Glistening ten and 12-story buildings are going up around flat complexes...

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

Chris Andrews: 73. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of claims for the restart grant that have been received from businesses in Dublin 4, 6 and 8; the number of claims that have been granted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18513/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (28 Jul 2020)

Chris Andrews: 158. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if applicants that wish to renew their driver licence will be allowed to do so online to avoid citizens living abroad having to return here in view of the public health advice to avoid all unnecessary travel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18378/20]