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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Nov 2020)

Claire Kerrane: 806. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she has engaged with special schools on possible further restrictions; if her Department has looked at ways in which special schools could remain open if schools had to close due to Covid-19; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33443/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (3 Nov 2020)

Claire Kerrane: 819. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a new school build (details supplied); the stage plans are at for the project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33781/20]

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

Claire Kerrane: 914. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will allow recipients of the pandemic unemployment payment to access funding support to take up training courses including those provided by the education and training boards to ensure that those who have lost work can access opportunities to retrain or further their education while unemployed; if changes will be...

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

Claire Kerrane: 898. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if participants in community employment, Tús and the rural social scheme can continue and are insurable during the level 5 restrictions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33008/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Jobseeker's Payments (3 Nov 2020)

Claire Kerrane: 850. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the rules in place for returning emigrants who sign on for a jobseeker's payment currently; if payment is withheld for two weeks; if so, the basis for this; when this measure was introduced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32506/20]

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

Claire Kerrane: 871. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons currently in receipt of a €300 pandemic universal payment but that will now be moved to a higher rate of €350 due to prior earnings greater than €400. [32789/20]

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

Claire Kerrane: 872. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons currently in receipt of a €300 pandemic universal payment but will not be moved to a higher rate of €350 due to prior earnings greater than €300 to €400. [32790/20]

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

Claire Kerrane: 873. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of the pandemic unemployment payment scheme from 3 November 2020 until 31 December 2020 and additionally the first quarter cost for 2021. [32791/20]

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

Claire Kerrane: 875. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the weekly estimated numbers in receipt of the pandemic unemployment payment from now until 31 December 2020. [32793/20]

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

Claire Kerrane: 874. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the breakdown of PUP recipients across each of the current payment rates disaggregated by previous earnings in increments of €50. [32792/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Nov 2020)

Claire Kerrane: 1025. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will contact a student accommodation provider (details supplied) that is refusing to issue refunds or partial refunds to students in which their college courses have moved online in line with Covid-19 restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33241/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Nov 2020)

Claire Kerrane: 1111. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider allowing religious ceremonies including baptisms and first holy communions to go ahead in churches in line with social distancing guidelines to ensure that these services which are an essential element of Catholicism can go ahead in the same way as weddings can. [33242/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Nov 2020)

Claire Kerrane: 1112. To ask the Minister for Health if he will include priests on the list of essential workers to ensure that they can carry out their pastoral care duties in their parishes which can mean outside of the 5 km restrictions [33243/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Tests (3 Nov 2020)

Claire Kerrane: 1383. To ask the Minister for Health if a closed Covid testing centre (details supplied) could be reopened given the increase in Covid cases and given the fact that it leaves some persons travelling over 60 km to a testing centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33444/20]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Library Services (3 Nov 2020)

Claire Kerrane: 1575. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the reason it is deemed essential for public library staff to attend work when the library cannot open to the public; the work within the closed public library that makes the staff there essential; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33246/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (4 Nov 2020)

Claire Kerrane: 89. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of pandemic unemployment payment applicants that have been refused the payment on the grounds that her Department does not have a recent record of PRSI contributions paid by them at the following classes: A/E/H/P/S; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33972/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Rural Social Scheme (4 Nov 2020)

Claire Kerrane: 92. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason the rural social scheme has a reduced allocation for 2021; the effect this will have on the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34068/20]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Development Programme (5 Nov 2020)

Claire Kerrane: 24. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development when the new rural development policy will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34162/20]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Programme for Government (5 Nov 2020)

Claire Kerrane: 36. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development when the islands action plan will be published as per the commitment in the programme for Government; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34164/20]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Efficiency (10 Nov 2020)

Claire Kerrane: 193. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if grants are available for a new roof and energy efficient works for persons refurbishing an old house in a rural area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35030/20]