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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Equality Issues (13 Oct 2020)

Joe Flaherty: 261. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to end pay inequality (details supplied). [30035/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (13 Oct 2020)

Joe Flaherty: 501. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who applied to the recruitment campaign for community swabbers in the CHO8 area; the number of community swabbers that have been recruited in the CHO8 area; and if this will enable staff deployed from a centre (details supplied) to return to their jobs. [30036/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (13 Oct 2020)

Joe Flaherty: 502. To ask the Minister for Health the date on which staff will return from testing duties to their work at a centre (details supplied). [30037/20]

Brexit and Business: Statements (7 Oct 2020)

Joe Flaherty: Communities across the midlands are already reeling from Covid-19 and now we find ourselves facing significant uncertainty as a result of Brexit and how it will ultimately play out in our community. I appreciate the Trojan work done by the previous Administration on this issue and I know a number of our Ministers, our Taoiseach and our Tánaiste are assiduously working to ensure there is...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: House Purchase Schemes (7 Oct 2020)

Joe Flaherty: I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Burke, for the comprehensive overview and I emphasise the issue in Longford is not an affordability one but a sustainability one because we simply cannot get builders to come forward to build houses because it is not commercially viable. For decades to come, we will probably reflect on the Covid-19 period as a watershed moment and it will very much be a...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: House Purchase Schemes (7 Oct 2020)

Joe Flaherty: The Minster with responsibility for housing, Deputy Darragh O'Brien, is very focused on delivering affordable housing schemes in key urban areas. As the Minster of State shares a constituency with me, he will be very aware of the need for a similar scheme in six or seven counties, namely, a sustainable house-building programme. County Longford will obviously be one of those. The average...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Promotion (1 Oct 2020)

Joe Flaherty: 45. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to further promote and expand the tourism offering of the midlands; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27382/20]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (24 Sep 2020)

Joe Flaherty: Bus Éireann has agreed to carry out a review of the school bus service in order to comply with the 50% capacity ruling. It was expected that it would take five or six weeks and that additional buses would be provided to resolve the dreadful situation in which many families who do not have access to buses find themselves, as well as assisting beleaguered private bus operators. We now...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Efficiency (22 Sep 2020)

Joe Flaherty: 101. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of additional jobs which will be supported in the midlands through the funding provided in the July Stimulus for retrofitting.. [25130/20]

Climate Action: Statements (17 Sep 2020)

Joe Flaherty: I am delighted to see the Minister back in the Chamber. Everybody in the House is relieved to know that all is well for him in the family home. I welcome the confirmation last week that a number of Longford-based projects have been approved for funding from the just transition fund. It was particularly good to see the inclusion of an ambitious technology energy cluster project for the...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: National Broadband Plan (17 Sep 2020)

Joe Flaherty: 20. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the roll out of broadband connection points in counties Longford and Westmeath. [16074/20]

Protecting Jobs and Supporting Business: Statements (16 Sep 2020)

Joe Flaherty: I am well aware of the many measures that have been introduced to aid businesses throughout the country to get back up and running. However, I will focus on one sector that was in crisis pre-Covid and will be essential to the country if we are serious about any post-Covid recovery, and that is, of course, the forestry sector. The introduction of new forestry licensing procedures in 2019...

Defence (Amendment) Bill 2020: Second Stage (Resumed) (15 Sep 2020)

Joe Flaherty: Given the week that is in, I will focus on the Siege of Jadotville, which raged for four days 51 years ago this week. It was a stand-out moment in this country's proud history of overseas peacekeeping duties. In Longford-Westmeath, we are especially proud of our association with this chapter in our peacekeeping history. Fifteen soldiers from County Longford and a further 22 from...

Services for People with Disabilities: Statements (10 Sep 2020)

Joe Flaherty: I am sharing time with Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan. I wish the Minister of State well in her new role and commend her on the significant body of work that she his achieved to date and, specifically, today's announcement on funding to clear the backlog of young people waiting for an AON. It is much needed and I hope, in respect of my parish and county, that it will enable the Phoenix...

Services for People with Disabilities: Statements (10 Sep 2020)

Joe Flaherty: The family and I understood that a bed is available in Ballymahon. I urge the Minister of State to try to expedite that transfer.

Mental Health and Older People: Statements (9 Sep 2020)

Joe Flaherty: I wish the Minister of State the very best of luck in her new role. She has massive determination and an overwhelming desire to make a real difference in this area. Having listened to how well she is briefed, I am setting great store and faith in her ability to deliver in this very challenged area. I also welcome the very measured and informed contribution from Deputy Ward and I assure him...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Institutes of Technology (9 Sep 2020)

Joe Flaherty: 44. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the timeline for the completion of the recently approved STEM building for Athlone IT; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22631/20]

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

Joe Flaherty: 203. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if consideration will be given to a refund scheme for families that have missed out on refunds arising from the booking of foreign holidays in summer 2020 and for which the airlines are still sending flights (details supplied). [19740/20]

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

Joe Flaherty: 165. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will address a matter regarding the 2013 taxi regulations (details supplied). [18421/20]

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Impact on International Travel (24 Jul 2020)

Joe Flaherty: I thank all our witnesses and speakers for an informative session. Our guests have painted a very stark picture for their industry. The message we need to take back to the Government is that this is an industry in crisis and in need of support and intervention. Our guests have documented the supports they have had in Europe. We are an island nation, depend on the aviation sector, and must...