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Estimates for Public Services 2020 - Vote 32 - Business, Enterprise and Innovation (Revised) (30 Jun 2020)

Verona Murphy: I congratulate the Tánaiste. It is all in a day's work to go from being Taoiseach to Tánaiste so we will get on with the business of the day. The pandemic has seen many SMEs close their doors for four months now. We hear daily about businesses across the country which have existed for decades, including family businesses, that are not reopening. Many of these businesses have...

Vote 38 - Health (Revised) (30 Jun 2020)

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Vote 38 - Health (Revised) (30 Jun 2020)

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Vote 38 - Health (Revised) (30 Jun 2020)

Verona Murphy: Not at all. I congratulate the Minister on his job, which I am sure he is looking forward to doing. He certainly has the necessary ability and insight, which he displayed as spokesperson over the past number of years. I wish him well and I hope we will work well together. There are some issues that need addressing, particularly in Wexford, and I will get straight to them. The...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Covid-19 Pandemic (30 Jun 2020)

Verona Murphy: 4. To ask the Taoiseach if he will clarify the public health guidelines in relation to gatherings for weddings and the numbers permissible in places of worship including wedding celebrations, to allow persons to properly plan and manage their weddings. [13259/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Value Added Tax (30 Jun 2020)

Verona Murphy: 56. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will reduce the VAT rate for the hospitality sector to assist the industry with recovery as a result of the impact caused by the Covid-19 crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13254/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (30 Jun 2020)

Verona Murphy: 196. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to provide school transport to support the summer provision programme for children with special needs and students in DEIS schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13256/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (30 Jun 2020)

Verona Murphy: 195. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when parents will be refunded for school transport fees in circumstances in which the service paid for was lost due to Covid-19 school closures; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13255/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Support Services (30 Jun 2020)

Verona Murphy: 496. To ask the Minister for Health the additional resources and supports that will be implemented through Sláintecare to assist persons living with Parkinson’s disease and their families. [13253/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (30 Jun 2020)

Verona Murphy: 497. To ask the Minister for Health when he expects more normal visitations with physical contact to resume for residents of public and private nursing homes and their families that have experienced long periods of loneliness and lack of physical contact with their loved ones; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13258/20]

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

Verona Murphy: 713. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if clarity will be provided regarding the return of driving schools and testing as announced in the revised reopening plan to commence on 29 June 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13257/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Appeals (30 Jun 2020)

Verona Murphy: 886. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of decisions of An Bord Pleanála that have been the subject of judicial review proceedings in the past ten years; the number of decisions of An Bord Pleanála quashed by the courts; the number of High Court cases appealed to a higher court; the success rate on appeal for An Bord Pleanála; the number...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid-19 Pandemic (7 Jul 2020)

Verona Murphy: 127. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if consultations are planned with the HSE, HSA or NPHET to establish industry specific guidelines for a safe return to work for driver schools and instructors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14406/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Disability Support Services (7 Jul 2020)

Verona Murphy: 598. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of the LINC, Leadership for INClusion in the Early Years, programme which is designed to support the inclusion of children with additional needs in the early years; when applications for funding will be reopened; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14401/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Maternity Benefit (7 Jul 2020)

Verona Murphy: 643. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the provision for temporary extension of maternity leave and benefit for mothers impacted by the Covid-19 lockdown during which social interactions for new babies was greatly restricted will be considered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14400/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Information and Communications Technology (7 Jul 2020)

Verona Murphy: 835. To ask the Minister for Health when suitable IT equipment and systems will be installed at a location (details supplied) to properly access records and allow the services to support CAMHS Wexford function efficiently; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14403/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (7 Jul 2020)

Verona Murphy: 836. To ask the Minister for Health when his Department and the HSE will provide a waiting area for parents and children attending CAMHS at a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14404/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (7 Jul 2020)

Verona Murphy: 837. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will commence an orthodontic treatment plan with the dental and orthodontic services in Waterford Regional Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14405/20]

Estimates for Public Services 2020 (Resumed) (9 Jul 2020)

Verona Murphy: I congratulate the Minister on retaining his portfolio and gaining another. We have worked well together in the past and I wish him the best of luck in the future. Dealing with Brexit will be an arduous task. I also congratulate Deputy Brophy on his appointment as Minister of State and wish him all the best. I have a very large family spread throughout the world and I hope he will not...

Financial Provisions (Covid-19) Bill 2020: Second Stage (14 Jul 2020)

Verona Murphy: Seeing as Deputy Boyd Barrett nearly gave us €5 billion extra there, I thought I might be a bit shorter myself.