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Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Refugee Resettlement Programme (20 Oct 2020)

Catherine Connolly: 56. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of progress to fulfil his plans to expand capacity care for unaccompanied refugee children here; the timeline of same; his plans to accept more children from the Moria refugee camp; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30630/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Literacy Levels (20 Oct 2020)

Catherine Connolly: 99. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of and position regarding the ten-year adult literacy, numeracy and digital literacy strategy promised in the 2020 programme for Government; the details of the group tasked with development of the strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31377/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Air Accident Investigations (20 Oct 2020)

Catherine Connolly: 158. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 74 of 9 September 2020, when he was informed of a disclosure (details supplied); the reason this disclosure was not made before the person’s appointment; if he has replaced the person; the reassurance the he can give to the families of the four air crew who died that this report will be...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (20 Oct 2020)

Catherine Connolly: 281. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will publish the report of the working group established in May 2017 to review the 2005 planning guidelines on sustainable rural housing; the number of times the group met and when; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31603/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (20 Oct 2020)

Catherine Connolly: 282. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the progress made by his Department in 2020 on the scoping exercise for the updating of the sustainable rural housing guidelines, on foot of the 2013 Flemish Decree case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31604/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Data (20 Oct 2020)

Catherine Connolly: 323. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures her Department is taking to ensure that the standard of education in EROC schools is in line with that in recognised school settings; the number of inspections by her Department of EROC schools that have taken place since the memorandum of understanding allowing inspections was signed by her Department and the Department of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Data (20 Oct 2020)

Catherine Connolly: 324. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of emergency reception and orientation centres here in which primary level teaching is being provided to refugee children; the number of children per EROC currently in receipt of primary education in-house; the number of these children who have been receiving in-house primary education for one, two, three and more than four months;...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Data (20 Oct 2020)

Catherine Connolly: 325. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details of the joint assessment and protocol for education provision within EROCs by her Department and the Department of Justice as mentioned in the 2019 annual report of the Ombudsman for Children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31021/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Data (20 Oct 2020)

Catherine Connolly: 326. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the professional qualifications required for teachers to be employed in EROC schools; the number of teachers currently employed to teach in EROCs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31022/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Direct Provision System (20 Oct 2020)

Catherine Connolly: 438. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of refugees currently housed in emergency reception and orientation centres here; the number of such centres here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31015/20]

Financial Resolutions 2020 - Financial Resolution No. 7: General (Resumed) (15 Oct 2020)

Catherine Connolly: I thank the Deputy for her brevity.

Financial Resolutions 2020 - Financial Resolution No. 7: General (Resumed) (15 Oct 2020)

Catherine Connolly: I remind the Minister of State that she is sharing with Deputy Hourigan.

Financial Resolutions 2020 - Financial Resolution No. 7: General (Resumed) (15 Oct 2020)

Catherine Connolly: That is what I have on my note.

Financial Resolutions 2020 - Financial Resolution No. 7: General (Resumed) (15 Oct 2020)

Catherine Connolly: I am going to hold the time for a minute. Deputy Hourigan will not lose time. There has been some confusion among parties as to who is speaking. Perhaps the Whips could get together on that. I want to clarify for the Minister, Deputy Donnelly, that there is a slot available. The Minister of State, Senator Hackett, has already spoken so there will be a slot available in 20 minutes. The...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (15 Oct 2020)

Catherine Connolly: We are now in an unusual position in that there is nobody in the Chamber to ask the next questions. We have time for one more question. Since Deputy Lahart is present, we can take Question No. 19.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Grant Payments (15 Oct 2020)

Catherine Connolly: The Tánaiste will respond.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions (15 Oct 2020)

Catherine Connolly: Question No. 1 is in the name of Deputy O'Reilly but will be asked by Deputy Quinlivan.

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (15 Oct 2020)

Catherine Connolly: 21. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment the status of the newly opened Microfinance Ireland fund pursuant to the Microenterprise Loan Fund (Amendment) Act 2020; the number of applications received; the number and value of loans approved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25976/20]

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic (15 Oct 2020)

Catherine Connolly: 29. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment his views on a report (details supplied); the analysis undertaken by his Department regarding the disproportionate effect on levels of employment as a result of Covid-19 in the north west region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25980/20]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Election Monitoring Missions (15 Oct 2020)

Catherine Connolly: 158. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of members on the election observation roster; the steps taken to establish the number of roster members able and willing to volunteer for overseas election observation missions in view of the Covid-19 pandemic; if he will make temporary additions to the roster by the appointment of experienced observers in order to ensure...