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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electric Vehicles (13 Oct 2020)

Steven Matthews: 34. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will investigate the existing grants that are available to assist in purchasing electric commercial vehicles through SEAI in view of the fact this only applies to vehicles such as vans; and if it has been considered to expand this to include cars for commercial use. [30103/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (13 Oct 2020)

Steven Matthews: 220. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a building for a school (details supplied). [29711/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (13 Oct 2020)

Steven Matthews: 544. To ask the Minister for Health if yoga studios are permitted to operate under level 3 restrictions; and if they are able to facilitate classes that adhere to all other advice with regard to social distancing and other guidelines. [30227/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (14 Oct 2020)

Steven Matthews: 108. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will recommend an extension of the timeframe allowable for medical reports in respect of driver licence renewals (details supplied). [30385/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Site Acquisitions (14 Oct 2020)

Steven Matthews: 164. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a new building for a school (details supplied). [30423/20]

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

Steven Matthews: 368. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department will carry out a review of ongoing issues related to Covid-19 in a school (details supplied) in County Wicklow. [31626/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (20 Oct 2020)

Steven Matthews: 426. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if clarity will be provided regarding the parental leave extension announced in budget 2021; if there are provisions that would allow parents to take the extra leave in advance of the proposed timeframe of April 2021; and if the rationale for the timeline can be outlined. [31623/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (21 Oct 2020)

Steven Matthews: 59. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide clarity with regard to the new CRSS scheme; and if there is flexibility in the qualifying criteria which refers to annual turnover of less than €2 million to reflect businesses such as travel agents that may have significant turnover but the vast majority contributes to other business endeavours rather than their own. [31902/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Lending (21 Oct 2020)

Steven Matthews: 60. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has held further talks with the main lender banks with regard to the provision of loans and mortgages to those in receipt of EWSS or the pandemic unemployment payment (details supplied). [31906/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (22 Oct 2020)

Steven Matthews: 115. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will provide clarity regarding the pandemic unemployment payment amendments announced in Budget 2021; if a person in receipt of this payment was fortunate enough to earn over the €480 in one month for any reason, the knock on implications for their PUP payment. [32088/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (22 Oct 2020)

Steven Matthews: 116. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if consideration has been given with regard to those in receipt of the pandemic unemployment payments and their ability to join full-time retraining courses that would allow them to upskill in which their current employment is adversely affected due to Covid-19. [32089/20]

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Nov 2020)

Steven Matthews: 203. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment if retailers, including supermarkets, are permitted to sell children's clothes and shoes under level 5 restrictions. [33895/20]

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (3 Nov 2020)

Steven Matthews: 204. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment if industry specific supports have been considered for those who rely heavily on weddings as their primary source of income (details supplied). [32319/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (3 Nov 2020)

Steven Matthews: 373. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has met with officials from the RSA to discuss the backlog in both driver tests and driver theory tests; if consideration has been given to allowing the latter to be held outside a traditional classroom settings such as an online test to account for level 5 restrictions. [33898/20]

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

Steven Matthews: 395. To ask the Minister for Finance if consideration has been given with regard to including the coach tourism and private bus sector in the CRSS scheme to reflect their inability to operate in level 5 restrictions. [33882/20]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Nov 2020)

Steven Matthews: 533. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the sports in which school-age children can participate under level 5 restrictions with the caveat on group size and non-contact requirement accepted; and if the position will be clarified for the less mainstream sports that include but are not limited to horse riding and archery amongst others. [32830/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Hare Coursing (3 Nov 2020)

Steven Matthews: 614. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he has considered issuing a directive to those involved in the hare coursing industry to release the hares that they have in captivity in view of the clarity given about the activity being banned as part of the level 5 restrictions. [33040/20]

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

Steven Matthews: 786. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a new school building for a school (details supplied). [33219/20]

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

Steven Matthews: 899. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the timeline for the proposed universal basic income pilot that was set out in the programme for Government; and if there is further information on this pilot. [33038/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Nov 2020)

Steven Matthews: 953. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if his Department has considered allowing for a provision that would account for Covid-19-related school absences (details supplied). [33216/20]