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Taoiseach a Ainmniú - Nomination of Taoiseach (20 Feb 2020)

Cormac Devlin: I also congratulate the Ceann Comhairle on his re-election. In this, my maiden speech, I congratulate all my 159 colleagues on their election. I wish the other 47 who have been given the privilege and honour to represent their constituents in this House for the first time well in the Thirty-third Dáil. I also thank my family and the people of Dún Laoghaire for the support they...

Coronavirus: Statements (5 Mar 2020)

Cormac Devlin: I thank the Minister for taking these statements and listening to the concerns of Members. I acknowledge the efforts of our public servants, particularly the medical staff encountering the spread of Covid-19 throughout the country. It has not, thankfully, yet been widespread but in monitoring what has happened in other jurisdictions, we may be at the beginning of something in this country....

Health (Covid-19): Statements (16 Apr 2020)

Cormac Devlin: My question concerns the Covid-19 emergency unemployment payment. I have been contacted, as I am sure other Deputies have, by people who are over the age of 66 and are either employed or self-employed. Many of these people have faced financial hardship and they are not entitled to that payment. I am wondering if the Minister has costed that payment.

Covid-19 (Transport): Statements (13 May 2020)

Cormac Devlin: I welcome the Minister to the House today. I will leave time at the end of my questions for him to answer them. At the outset, I pay tribute to the front-line transport workers who have kept Ireland moving throughout this pandemic and I ask the Minister to pass on our praise and thanks to them through his offices. In relation to the taxsaver scheme, I acknowledge the National Transport...

Covid-19 (Employment Affairs and Social Protection): Statements (20 May 2020)

Cormac Devlin: I will leave some time at the end of our remarks for answers. If the Minister does not have time to respond, she might correspond with me. As we heard, Covid-19 has fundamentally changed Ireland's economic and social landscape. At the end of 2019, 2.5 million people were at work by contrast with today, when there are over 1.25 million people in receipt of income supports. The State is...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (20 May 2020)

Cormac Devlin: 131. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of the temporary wage subsidy scheme; the number of companies availing of the scheme; the cost and value of refunds due to companies for each of the weeks ending 15 March to 3 May 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6887/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Holidays (20 May 2020)

Cormac Devlin: 380. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider adjusting the traditional dates of the summer holidays, subject to public health advice, to allow schools come back in August 2020 in view of the impact being out of school poses to children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6884/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (20 May 2020)

Cormac Devlin: 381. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when children with special needs will return to school subject to public health advice in view of the impact being out of school poses to such children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6885/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (20 May 2020)

Cormac Devlin: 382. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider allowing the senior primary school classes return to their schools subject to public health advice prior to the summer holidays to allow children say goodbye to their schoolteachers and fellow classmates while adhering to public health advice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6886/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Health Professions Admission Test (20 May 2020)

Cormac Devlin: 396. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the date for the release of the health professions admission test, HPAT, results for 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6924/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (20 May 2020)

Cormac Devlin: 1292. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of the pandemic unemployment payment scheme; the number of persons availing of the scheme; the cost for each of the weeks ending 15 March to 3 May 2020, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6888/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Jobseeker's Payments (20 May 2020)

Cormac Devlin: 1293. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consider deferring jobseeker’s benefit means tests for those transitioning from jobseeker’s allowance until a later date in view of the Covid-19 pandemic and the consequent difficulties posed in carrying out means test assessments and the difficulties social protection customers face in seeking...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Tenant Purchase Scheme (20 May 2020)

Cormac Devlin: 1380. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of progress of a new local authority tenant purchase scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6881/20]

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

Cormac Devlin: 1381. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the capital funding provided to each local authority to build social and affordable housing on public land in each of the years 2014 to 2019, in tabular form; the estimate for 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6882/20]

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

Cormac Devlin: 1382. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of social and affordable houses constructed by each local authority in each of the years 2014 to 2019; the estimate for 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6883/20]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Covid-19 Pandemic (27 May 2020)

Cormac Devlin: 83. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider extending the capital acquisitions tax deadline of 31 October 2020 to 31 January 2021 to bring it into line with extensions granted in other areas of the tax code in view of difficulties in disposing of property during the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8013/20]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Cycle to Work Scheme (27 May 2020)

Cormac Devlin: 84. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider changes to the cycle to work scheme to facilitate employees purchasing new bicycles and electric bicycles (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8015/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Support Services (27 May 2020)

Cormac Devlin: 608. To ask the Minister for Health when vital services will resume for children living with severe disabilities that require regular physiotherapy, speech and language therapy, occupational therapy and respite care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8016/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (27 May 2020)

Cormac Devlin: 609. To ask the Minister for Health the measures taken to ensure section 39 organisations remain available to support their vulnerable customers during and after the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8017/20]

Estimates for Public Services 2020 - Vote 37 - Employment Affairs and Social Protection (Revised Estimate) (28 May 2020)

Cormac Devlin: I would appreciate if the Minister could arrange for officials to respond to any of the questions he does not have time to answer after my remarks. Covid-19 has fundamentally changed Ireland's economic and social landscape. At the end of 2019, an average of 2.3 million people were at work. Today, almost 1.2 million people are in receipt of income supports. We are being asked to approve...