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Climate Action and Low Carbon Development: Statements (10 Jun 2020)

Seán Fleming: I wish to share time with Deputies Lahart, Ó Cuív, Flaherty and Chambers. I welcome the opportunity to participate in the discussion on the annual national transition statement, which includes an overview of climate change mitigation and adaption policy measures adopted to reduce emissions and greenhouse gases. This is only a policy statement as enunciated in the introduction...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (9 Jun 2020)

Seán Fleming: 284. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the supports and grants available to small businesses, self-employed persons and tradespersons that conduct their business by way of a van and do not have rateable premises (details supplied); the supports available for these persons that suffered a serious fall-off in business due to the Covid-19 crisis and will have to make...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cannabis for Medicinal Use (9 Jun 2020)

Seán Fleming: 330. To ask the Minister for Health the arrangements in place and the situations in which cannabis can be provided on a medicinal basis; the number of persons receiving same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9761/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (9 Jun 2020)

Seán Fleming: 363. To ask the Minister for Health when he will allow private hospitals resume their normal activities and deal with operations and surgeries that were scheduled to happen before the agreement between the State and the hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9959/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Reports (9 Jun 2020)

Seán Fleming: 469. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the breakdown of the €3.6 billion of imports of prepared consumer foods referred to in the trade factsheet on page 11 of the 2018 annual report of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9944/20]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (9 Jun 2020)

Seán Fleming: 509. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the position in relation to persons whose houses are in the amber area under the national broadband plan; the options they have to obtain high speed broadband and or fibre broadband in a quick period of time; if other providers are free to provide a service in this area; if the company with the National Broadband Plan...

Covid-19 (Foreign Affairs and Trade): Statements (3 Jun 2020)

Seán Fleming: The four remaining Fianna Fáil speakers will have two and a half minutes each, including time for the Tánaiste to respond. We may choose not to ask a question of him. He must complete any response within the two and a half minutes allotted to each speaker.

Covid-19 (Foreign Affairs and Trade): Statements (3 Jun 2020)

Seán Fleming: I appreciate the clarification by the Acting Chair and I welcome the opportunity to speak on the issue of foreign affairs. I wish to acknowledge and thank the Ceann Comhairle for organising a minute's silence in support of all those affected by racism. There will be a debate in the House on racism next week. We must all take a stand against racism in Ireland and abroad. The issue has been...

Covid-19 (Foreign Affairs and Trade): Statements (3 Jun 2020)

Seán Fleming: Five minutes maximum.

Covid-19 (Foreign Affairs and Trade): Statements (3 Jun 2020)

Seán Fleming: I will come in at ten minutes.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme (3 Jun 2020)

Seán Fleming: 54. To ask the Minister for Finance when a fuel grant in respect of a motor vehicle under the disabled drivers and passengers scheme will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8457/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: English Language Training Organisations (3 Jun 2020)

Seán Fleming: 319. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if all stakeholders, including students and teachers, will be given a place on the Covid-19 working group for the English language education sector in view of the fact it has been denied to some of these essential persons that should be represented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9588/20]

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

Seán Fleming: 541. To ask the Minister for Health the detailed financial support provided to the private nursing home sector to deal with Covid-19; the amount of payments that have been paid in support of this during April and May 2020 to date; the expected payments for June, July and August 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8454/20]

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

Seán Fleming: 543. To ask the Minister for Health the arrangements in place between the HSE and section 38 and 39 organisations in respect of an organisation and its staff that are pregnant; the special arrangements in place for these non-HSE staff that are full-time workers in the health sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8456/20]

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

Seán Fleming: 739. To ask the Minister for Health when essential elective surgery that had been planned to take place but was postponed due to the Covid-19 crisis will resume throughout the health service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9571/20]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Turf Cutting Compensation Scheme (3 Jun 2020)

Seán Fleming: 812. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the arrangements in place to introduce a scheme to compensate persons that have been historically cutting turf on Bord na Móna bogs and are prevented from doing so at the moment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8760/20]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Turf Cutting Compensation Scheme (3 Jun 2020)

Seán Fleming: 834. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the arrangements and compensation scheme which will be put in place for persons that rely on turf harvested by contractors and individuals and not directly by Bord na Móna on Bord na Móna bogs that will not be able to obtain such turf for heating in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9331/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (3 Jun 2020)

Seán Fleming: 1099. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the pandemic unemployment payment counts as contributions or reckonable contributions for the State pension, contributory; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8885/20]

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

Seán Fleming: 1173. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the position regarding persons that are in arrears in their housing accommodation during the Covid-19 crisis; if landlords can issue notice to them regarding their arrears and consequences for not paying such arrears; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8531/20]

Covid-19 (Health): Statements (27 May 2020)

Seán Fleming: The entire country is living in very difficult times. Our sympathies and condolences must go to the bereaved families who have suffered tragic losses in recent months due to the Covid-19 crisis. We must all acknowledge that there has been a tremendous national effort by everybody involved across the country. We also acknowledge the very dedicated work by all the front-line staff,...