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Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (10 Feb 2021)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 736. To ask the Minister for Health the number of calls made for an ambulance in the area covered by the Carlow ambulance base in January 2021; the number of calls made to the ambulance service in Carlow from 1 January to 31 December 2020; the number of calls to the ambulance service in Carlow from 1 January to 31 December 2020 for the Carlow and south-east region that were dealt with by...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Import Costs (17 Feb 2021)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 30. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans to address the 25% tariff on steel imports into Northern Ireland ultimately destined for Ireland and the feedback from the sector that this could have a potentially detrimental effect on construction costs here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8740/21]

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

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 405. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if leaving certificate 2021 students will be permitted to sit select papers on the traditional paper following the release of predicted grades; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8283/21]

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

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 406. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if all aspects of the 2021 leaving certificate examination, including projects and oral examinations, are to be omitted in the event of a predicted grade choice; if not, if students can choose a combined approach; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8285/21]

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

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 407. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if school profiling will be applied to the 2021 leaving certificate arrangements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8286/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Admissions (17 Feb 2021)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 566. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to ensure fair competition for college places due to a record number of CAO applications from the 2021 cohort, deferred students from 2020 and those students who were awarded higher points on review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8284/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Admissions (17 Feb 2021)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 567. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to ensure place availability for the leaving certificate class of 2021 at higher education; if his attention has been drawn to the record number of CAO applications; the engagement his Department has had with higher level institutions to ensure sufficient places for such record demand; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (24 Feb 2021)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 261. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to allocate funding supports to local print media similar to the €5 million provision which was allocated to local radio; her further plans to accelerate advertising from State and national agencies to local print media to support the industry; the position regarding the new media commission replacing the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (24 Feb 2021)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 405. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details in which the current concessionary ticketing system is being examined under the current review of the school transport system; the position regarding the current concessionary ticketing system and the need for significant change within this specific area of the scheme in the context of the review; and if she will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: JobPath Programme (24 Feb 2021)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 556. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the current Turas Nua contract to deliver the JobPath programme is to be renewed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9470/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Customs and Excise (3 Mar 2021)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 26. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on the post-Brexit reality of the application of a 10% customs duty on a used vehicle not of UK origin imported into Ireland; if he plans to assist car dealerships that specialise in used vehicles to combat this new tariff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11428/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (3 Mar 2021)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 115. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to reduce the waiting times for driver theory tests in counties Carlow and Kilkenny; if his attention has been drawn to repeated cancellations of tests causing a large backlog: if consideration will be given to making driver theory tests an essential service as a result of such backlogs; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (3 Mar 2021)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 198. To ask the Minister for Finance if he plans to enhance the Covid restrictions support scheme to target businesses with a 75% drop in revenue and to remove the current €5,000 weekly cap; if the employment wage subsidy scheme will be extended to the end of 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11429/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (3 Mar 2021)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 199. To ask the Minister for Finance if he plans to intervene with the banks to ensure that concession-based moratoriums are provided to shuttered businesses until restrictions are lifted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11430/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Haulage Industry (3 Mar 2021)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 200. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to introduce a concession for diesel in haulage similar to the agricultural sector or support schemes for the haulage sector to offset fuel price rises to ensure the growth of the haulage sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11435/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Value Added Tax (3 Mar 2021)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 264. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her Department has sought a commitment from the Department of Finance to retain the 9% tourism rate of VAT at least up until 2025 to assist recovery and provide certainty for tourism businesses shuttered under level 5 restrictions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11431/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Rates (3 Mar 2021)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 334. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to extend the local authority rates waiver until the end of 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11433/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (3 Mar 2021)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 410. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to give primary teaching students of a college (details supplied) access to the Gaeltacht grant similar to their colleagues in other teacher training colleges; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11159/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: SOLAS Training and Education Programmes (3 Mar 2021)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 629. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when provision will be made for Safepass courses which have been suspended due to the Covid-19 pandemic to be resumed; his plans to assist workers with an expired Safepass who are unable to return to work in sectors such as the construction industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11158/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (3 Mar 2021)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: 832. To ask the Minister for Health his plans in conjunction with the Minister for Transport to provide free public transport services to and from the vaccination centres announced in counties Carlow and Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11434/21]