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Health (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Feb 2021)

Michael Lowry: I welcome mandatory hotel quarantine. It should have been introduced several months ago. However late, it is a significant step forward. It will be one more gaping hole filled in our fight against the ever-evolving Covid crisis. I fully support the call from my colleague, Deputy Berry, for the Defence Forces to provide security at hotels selected for mandatory quarantine. They are highly...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Training (24 Feb 2021)

Michael Lowry: 394. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration will be given to providing grant supports to professional masters of education in primary teaching students of a college (details supplied) to complete the immersive Gaeltacht course given completion of the immersive Gaeltacht course is compulsory to comply with Teaching Council requirements; and if she will make a statement...

Covid-19 (Enterprise, Trade and Employment): Statements (18 Feb 2021)

Michael Lowry: I would like to leave some of my four minutes so that the Tánaiste can reply. The harsh impact of Covid-19 will not vanish when we finally suppress the virus. The landscape of our lives will be forever altered by the pandemic. Not everyone will win the battle for survival and there will be casualties. Local newspapers have been hit badly by events. The economic downturn in 2008...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (18 Feb 2021)

Michael Lowry: 70. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he will meet with a deputation from Tipperary County Council concerning the N24 Motorway project; if he will engage with Tipperary County Council to organise this meeting at the earliest convenience (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9166/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (17 Feb 2021)

Michael Lowry: 82. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties persons are experiencing having their driver licences printed and issued; if the case of a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary who successfully applied for the renewal of a driver licence on 30 December 2020 in the NDLS office in Clonmel and is still waiting for the delivery...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (17 Feb 2021)

Michael Lowry: 83. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties persons are experiencing having their driver licences printed and issued; if the case of a person (details supplied) who successfully applied for a driver licence which is urgently required for work will be investigated; if he will engage with the NDLS to have this licence issued; and...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (17 Feb 2021)

Michael Lowry: 85. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties persons are experiencing with having their driver licences printed and issued; if he will investigate a 12-week delay in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary who successfully applied for their driver licence in the NDLS office, Nenagh, County Tipperary on 11...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Interest Rates (17 Feb 2021)

Michael Lowry: 185. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to concerns raised by a society (details supplied) in relation to the charging of negative interest rates in respect of moneys held in solicitors' clients' accounts; if he will consider establishing a national scheme or introduce legislation to protect consumer deposits held in solicitors' clients' accounts from negative...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Irish Sign Language (17 Feb 2021)

Michael Lowry: 357. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when section 5 of the Irish Sign Language Act, 2017 will be implemented to provide Irish sign language support for children and young persons attending recognised schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7880/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (17 Feb 2021)

Michael Lowry: 411. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on the provision of reasonable accommodations during State examinations for students with epilepsy, who may experience a seizure during their exams, in order to allow them to complete their examinations at a later date (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8329/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Free Travel Scheme (17 Feb 2021)

Michael Lowry: 491. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will investigate the provision of making free travel passes available to persons with epilepsy who are temporarily barred from driving for one year due to having a breakthrough seizure; if she will consider uncoupling the free travel pass from other qualifying payments to ensure that there is a direct application...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (17 Feb 2021)

Michael Lowry: 892. To ask the Minister for Health if staff working in the learning and care and school age childcare services will be prioritised for the Covid-19 vaccine (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8688/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Disability Support Services (11 Feb 2021)

Michael Lowry: 167. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if additional funding will be provided to continue the ability programme beyond June 2021 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7486/21]

Covid-19: Motion [Private Members] (10 Feb 2021)

Michael Lowry: This Labour Party motion is purely idealistic. It is a far cry from the Labour Party calling the lockdown too draconian and bonkers last September. Had it been presented at a much earlier stage of the pandemic, it may have had some advantages. That ship has sailed, however. Nowhere in the Labour Party plan is there mention of how business and industry would cope with a national aggressive...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (10 Feb 2021)

Michael Lowry: 196. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason a company (details supplied) was refused supports from the Covid restrictions support scheme; if the decision not to allow such a business to apply for the scheme will be reconsidered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6535/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic (10 Feb 2021)

Michael Lowry: 202. To ask the Minister for Finance if costs accrued by businesses that have adopted the use of rapid antigen tests as part of their Covid-19 prevention measure and for the diagnosis of Covid-19 within their workforce will be considered a tax deductible expense by the Revenue Commissioners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6602/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Issues Facing the Aviation Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Feb 2021)

Michael Lowry: Most of what I wished to ask has been answered. Our witnesses have set out a bleak analysis of the sector. The magnitude of the problem is daunting and it is an appalling vista for the sector. I go back to previous discussions we had and the failure of our authorities to bring in proper pre-departure tests and rapid testing and tracing. Now the Government is talking about an...

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

Michael Lowry: I raise with the Tánaiste the future of the Dean Maxwell nursing home in Roscrea. I do so in the context of the current review of the national development plan. Community groups in Roscrea have combined to make an application for funding to build a new Dean Maxwell care home and community hub. This is an essential infrastructural development, which would deliver a comprehensive range...

Covid-19 (Mental Health): Statements (4 Feb 2021)

Michael Lowry: I do not have a question but I have some comments. One year ago, we had no idea that our world was about to be turned upside down. If we had seen Covid-19 coming, I like to think we would have been prepared. Sadly, a crisis seldom gives fair warning. Another crisis is looming and making its presence felt more and more each day, however. The people of this country, young and old, have...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (3 Feb 2021)

Michael Lowry: 10. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of businesses and primary farming producers in County Tipperary that have received and have been refused supports under the Covid-19 credit guarantee scheme since September 2020, in tabular form; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that businesses and primary farming producers that have been refused loans through...