1012. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the average length of time for a disability assessment to be carried out; and the number of persons with disabilities in the Dublin 15 area awaiting a decision to be granted hours for a personal assistance service. [18670/20]
1011. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the steps that have been taken to combat the waiting lists within the HSE for home support services and the provision of respite for persons with disabilities; the number of persons waiting for respite beds; and the number of respite beds available in tabular form. [18669/20]
352. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if provision will be made for persons just over the threshold for social housing; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that an affordable house costing €350,000 is out of the reach of most ordinary families [18674/20]
218. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Finance the reason the temporary wage subsidy scheme for the hospitality industry is based on earnings in January and February of 2020 where that industry would traditionally either close or have a quiet period in those months (details supplied). [19043/20]
67. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the estimated cost of supporting a tenant on the HAP scheme for 25 years, including interest calculated, and equated to the estimated cost of a local authority building a house as part of a social housing scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17654/20]
47. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if legislation has been proposed to protect residents of co-living developments following the Covid-19 pandemic and future health emergencies in circumstances in which shared space and proper social distancing are unavoidable. [17655/20]
145. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Defence if he will commission a report on the activities of UK defence force vessels in Irish waters following a marine accident investigations branch report (details supplied). [17564/20]
728. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health if he will seek to reverse the upcoming wage decrease in September 2020 for student nurses on four year internships; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17134/20]
102. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the special advisers he has appointed to his Department and his office established within the Department of An Taoiseach; and the public sector salary grade applied to each. [17269/20]
101. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of staff to be appointed to the policy and programme implementation unit of his Department; if the staff will be redeployed from within the Civil Service; and if new hires, the number. [17267/20]
75. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the aides-de-camp appointed to the Office of the Tánaiste from 2007 to 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form.. [17270/20]
74. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the special advisers he has appointed to his Department and his office established within the Department of An Taoiseach; and the public sector salary grade applied to each. [17268/20]
73. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of staff to be appointed to the policy and programme implementation unit of his Department; if the staff will be redeployed from within the civil service; and if new hires, the number. [17266/20]
66. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation when a start-up grant will be available for a company (details supplied). [17133/20]
52. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Taoiseach the number of staff to be appointed to the policy and programme implementation unit of his Department; if the staff will be redeployed from within the Civil Service; and if new hires, the number. [17265/20]
337. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the plans of the OPW to reopen in the near future the Ashton and Islandbridge gates in the Phoenix Park to traffic in view of the fact that the closure is causing serious disruption to residents travelling by necessity in a north to south direction from many neighbourhoods in the Dublin 15 area. [15826/20]
853. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the number of mystery shopper inspections carried out under the Public Health (Sunbeds) Act 2014 at the end of June 2020. [14450/20]
661. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health when physiotherapy, speech and language therapy and so on for children with intellectual and physical disabilities will be returned to a facility (details supplied) which is being used for Covid-19 related uses. [14447/20]
648. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí by rank attached to K district community policing unit in each of the years 2016 to 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form [14452/20]
647. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if a temporary extension of maternity leave from six to nine months will be considered for mothers whose benefit claim expired during the Covid-19 lockdown. [14448/20]
527. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) has not received their pension entitlements since retiring from Connolly hospital in January 2020 on health grounds. [14449/20]
902. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his plans to change co-living regulations to limit the potential to spread viruses such as Covid-19. [13576/20]
784. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if youth services have been advised that their budgets are to be reviewed and funds carried over due to programmes not running during lockdown are to be recouped by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13571/20]
748. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if childcare staff can be forced by their employer not to wear a mask when they return to their place of employment on 29 June 2020. [13575/20]
735. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will work to protect the jobs and livelihoods of those in the airline industry here when an airline (details supplied) exits examinership. [13578/20]
236. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the time frame of the building of five prefabs for a school (details supplied) which were due to be finished by September 2020 but have been delayed by the Covid-19 restrictions. [13574/20]
235. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Education and Skills if there will be changes in the SUSI grant scheme in 2020 in relation to the financial situation persons find themselves in due to the impact of Covid-19 on the economy. [13573/20]
923. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to issues with funding for the Rebuilding Ireland loan fund for 2020. [12529/20]
730. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if properly fitted safety screens installed in taxis to protect the driver and passenger from the spread of Covid-19 will not be a factor in taxis not passing the suitability test. [12532/20]
729. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to deal with the backlog of NCT and suitability tests for the taxi industry due to test centres being closed during the Covid-19 pandemic. [12531/20]
728. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if grants will be available to self-employed taxi drivers to enable them to restart their businesses after being off the road due to Covid-19. [12530/20]
546. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health his plans to exempt medical professionals travelling between here and the UK for work from the mandatory 14-day self-isolation period when landing here. [12528/20]
265. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a student teacher who is doing summer provisions for July and will not receive payment for such until November 2020 will be asked to come off the pandemic unemployment payment leaving them without payment for July. [12527/20]
264. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration has been given to providing extra leave to expectant mothers who work in the education system and are due back to work in September 2020 but feel unsafe doing so; and the implications this will have on their maternity leave if forced to take it from the 24th week of pregnancy, leaving a reduced bonding time after the baby is born. [12526/20]
937. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if further funding will be made available to community projects to enable them to open up their buildings with signage, PPE, sanitising equipment and extra cleaning staff. [10489/20]
810. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to deal with a surge of persons returning to work in terms of access to public transport systems in view of the fact the system is struggling to cope with the current numbers. [10491/20]
476. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health the staffing level in the CAMHS service in Corduff primary care centre; and the positions left unfilled. [10487/20]
318. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will publish a strategy to phase out direct provision as a method of dealing with those seeking asylum and safety here and those who wish to build a better future for themselves and their families. [10488/20]
164. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans for a return to school in September 2020; and if such a strategy will be published to allow school boards of management, principals and teachers to prepare. [10486/20]
20. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he communicated with the President of the United States of America to express the concern here at the treatment of black and minority persons by many in US police forces. [10490/20]
1247. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if he will now reconsider all co-living developments including a site (details supplied) following the Covid-19 pandemic. [9468/20]
1053. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the details of supports for community centres that will be facing serious financial problems due to the limits placed on the numbers allowed to attend the centres at any one time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9469/20]
1034. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if there will be extra funding for counselling and other therapeutic interventions for youth and children services when they reopen; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9464/20]
977. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider including taxis in the Leap card payments system to allow for greater integration of the public transport system. [9475/20]
976. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the type of PPE equipment that will be required for taxi and driving instructors to enable them to operate safely for both themselves and their clients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9474/20]
975. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the phase in which driving instructors can recommence their businesses under the Roadmap for Reopening Society and Business. [9473/20]