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Covid-19 (Finance): Statements (20 May 2020)

Patricia Ryan: I asked the Minister to do everything in his power to ensure the bank branches that have closed temporarily because of Covid-19 will reopen when it is safe to do so. On 24 March, Bank of Ireland closed its branches in Monasterevin and Kilcullen in County Kildare, along with approximately 99 other branches throughout the country. Most of these branches are in small rural towns. They are an...

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

Patricia Ryan: 373. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a new building for a school (details supplied), the details of recent developments; and his plans to bring this project to fruition. [6813/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (20 May 2020)

Patricia Ryan: 375. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a new building for a school (details supplied); the recent developments in this regard; and his plans to bring this project to fruition. [6831/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Consultant Contracts (20 May 2020)

Patricia Ryan: 794. To ask the Minister for Health if consultants are prohibited from caring for their private patients if they sign the new public consultants contract; his plans to ensure continuity of treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6803/20]

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

Patricia Ryan: 1278. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if provision will be made for on-call workers and small business owners which are not PAYE workers but are on-call in essential services and may or may not have an income in a given week; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6720/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Car Test (27 May 2020)

Patricia Ryan: 768. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps he will take to reopen NCT centres to test vehicles for car dealerships as soon as possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7410/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Property Registration Authority (27 May 2020)

Patricia Ryan: 1045. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the steps he will take to ensure that the Property Registration Authority resumes processing pending applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7392/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (3 Jun 2020)

Patricia Ryan: 362. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Covid-19 cases in direct provision centres in Portarlington, County Laois and Monasterevin and Newbridge, County Kildare; if there have been deaths due to Covid-19 in these centres; his plans to ensure all residents and staff in these centres are tested for Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (3 Jun 2020)

Patricia Ryan: 733. To ask the Minister for Health the average waiting time for urgent and non-urgent patients that are waiting on an appointment with the child and adolescent mental health services in County Kildare; his plans to improve this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9563/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Industry (3 Jun 2020)

Patricia Ryan: 929. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a representative of an organisation (details supplied) to the tourism recovery taskforce, to ensure the voice of the transport aspect of tourism is heard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8987/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (3 Jun 2020)

Patricia Ryan: 921. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the second bridge and southern relief route for Newbridge, County Kildare; the recent progress; his plans to bring the project to fruition; the target date for opening; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8908/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (3 Jun 2020)

Patricia Ryan: 922. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the Athy distributor route; the recent progress; his plans to bring the project to fruition; the target date for opening; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8909/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Policy (3 Jun 2020)

Patricia Ryan: 930. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a public transport recovery task force will be established with an independent chair and budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8988/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (3 Jun 2020)

Patricia Ryan: 1111. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will facilitate oral social welfare appeal hearings using video call technology for those applicants who are willing and able to use this technology; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9027/20]

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

Patricia Ryan: 1117. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the pandemic unemployment payment will continue after 8 June 2020; if so, the length of time; the rate which will be paid; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9101/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (3 Jun 2020)

Patricia Ryan: 1154. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a trial of a basic income model will be supported; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9732/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Jun 2020)

Patricia Ryan: 1259. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if funding will be increased for Kildare County Council in view of the collapse in income due to Covid-19; if so, the amount; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9575/20]

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

Patricia Ryan: 1257. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if a revenue stream will be provided for Kildare County Council to bid for homes nearing completion in view of the fact that private buyers may have difficulty obtaining a mortgage due to Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9573/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Jun 2020)

Patricia Ryan: 1258. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if contingency plans have been considered relating to holding elections and referenda during the Covid-19 pandemic; if so, the nature of the plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9574/20]

Covid-19 (Health): Statements (4 Jun 2020)

Patricia Ryan: I wish to address the waiting lists for child and adolescent mental health services, CAMHS, in County Kildare, where I come from. This is more important now than ever. It has always been important. There is an ongoing crisis in CAMHS. The waiting list comes up every year. The Minister and his predecessors have wrung their hands and promised that things would improve but all the evidence...