751. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health if he will examine the standard treatment plan and drug use for those suffering with stage III melanoma; if he will authorise the use of nivolumab and pembrolizumab for this condition in the public system in view of the fact it is currently the authorised treatment for this condition in the private health system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14146/20]
443. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department will review the fact that the counselling doctorate offered by Trinity College Dublin, and fully recognised and accredited by an organisation (details supplied), does not provide payment to students unlike the doctorate in clinical psychology which is offered by the five main Irish universities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14258/20]
436. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application by a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14236/20]
411. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a further appeal by a school (details supplied); if her Department will use discretion in view of the circumstances and projections to hand; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14011/20]
124. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if face masks and face coverings will be mandatory in taxis and private operator vehicles such as limousines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14312/20]
388. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health his plans to prevent the banned substance MMS from entering the market here and being sold illegally to parents of autistic children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12756/20]
210. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will consider allowing the July provision to take place in mainstream schools that do not have an ASD unit but have students with special needs due to the importance for these students to get back into a school routine and have some social interaction ahead of returning to school in September 2020; if her Department has considered this already; if so, the outcome of such considerations; if her Department will consider engaging teachers and SNAs, many of which are willing to provide this service in schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13336/20]
204. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 261 of 16 June 2020, when a decision will issue in relation to a school (details supplied) in view of the fact all information has been returned to her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13300/20]
174. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a recently submitted application for emergency works by a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13106/20]
946. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her Department has liaised with the Departments of Health and the Taoiseach on reviewing the possibility of reducing the 2 m social distancing to one metre in cultural and arts venues and for live music with the use of masks; if she is considering initiatives for artists and musicians to support them financially during this difficult period; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12208/20]
940. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if assistance will be provided to a key global heritage site (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12052/20]
879. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if his Department is engaging with companies and landlords that run purpose-built student accommodation unaffiliated to universities or technological universities that have not offered students a refund on unused accommodation and associated costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11860/20]
829. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she has considered amending the criteria for the back to education allowance to allow for the pandemic unemployment payment to be considered as a qualifying payment in relation to eligibility; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11999/20]
807. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a business that takes on 90% of its previous staff but lays off 10% for commercial reasons will be liable for redundancy payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11776/20]
806. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the way in which workers who were forced onto the pandemic unemployment payment due to their employers ceasing trading will be treated in terms of statutory entitlements once they return to their former employment; if a full complement of holidays must be offered to them by their employers even though they were off the company books for a number of months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11775/20]
805. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of employees who return to work after being on the temporary wage subsidy scheme in relation to holidays; if the employer must still offer contracted holiday days despite the period when the business did not trade; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11774/20]
792. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if consideration has been given to amending the Pensions Act 1990 to allow for collective bargaining by an association (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12194/20]
771. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will order an independent statutory inquiry into an organisation (details supplied) on foot of recent reports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12376/20]
636. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will direct National Broadband Ireland to prioritise a site in County Westmeath due to its cultural importance regarding broadband provision (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12053/20]
506. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health when changes to the medical card eligibility criteria will be implemented to enact the policy change regarding income thresholds for persons over 70 years of age as announced in budget 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12319/20]
441. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health if his Department will approve additional funding to the Food Safety Authority of Ireland in order that it can adequately fund both its and local authority veterinary services due to the important role both play in local meat plants and abattoirs; his views on proposals from the authority to further cut local authority allocation for 2020 by approximately 13%; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the majority of the service contracts are due to expire on 30 June 2020 and to date there appears to be no agreement on funding to sustain the immediate or long-term future of the service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11970/20]
367. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if a new future growth loan scheme will be released; if so, the date; the way in which it will operate; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11909/20]
205. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a plan will be put in place to implement summer provision for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12198/20]
175. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the July provision will be offered to a student (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12007/20]
147. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department continues to engage with purpose-built student accommodation not affiliated to universities or technological universities that have not offered refunds to students for unused accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11859/20]
909. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if a solution has been provided for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11042/20]
836. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a property (details supplied) is owned by CIÉ; and if so, if the property is for sale. [10807/20]
769. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the amount allocated to LEOs for the trading online voucher scheme; if the scheme is close to capacity in counties Longford and Westmeath; if further funding will be allocated should there be more demand for the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10664/20]
641. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health when services will resume at Roscommon University Hospital for a person (details supplied). [11200/20]
411. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if applicants will be accepted to the GradStart programme by a business (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10676/20]
261. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 271 of 13 May 2020, if his Department has reviewed further information sent to it by a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11138/20]
235. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department is working with the Department of Children and Youth Affairs to find a solution for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11043/20]
219. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Education and Skills when an announcement will be made in relation to springboard funding for 2020-2021; when colleges such as Athlone Institute of Technology will be notified regarding its allocation in order to prepare for the year ahead; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10805/20]
216. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an appeal by a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10779/20]
168. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a body which receives funding from his Department will review a decision relating to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10533/20]
80. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Finance if the Revenue Commissioners will be directed to amend the temporary wage subsidy scheme to allow for employers in the tourism industry to take on staff full-time under the scheme who may have worked reduced hours in January and February 2020 due to the off season; if he has considered the effect that this anomaly will have on the tourism industry taking on staff when their hours worked in January and February would have been significantly lower than the current demand; if measures will be taken to address this anomaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11014/20]
651. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an appeal by a person (details supplied) will be expedited in view of the circumstances; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9915/20]
642. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the period of exclusion to claim redundancy due to temporary lay-off and or short time during Covid-19 is due to be extended beyond 31 May 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9769/20]
640. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a contract will be extended for a person (details supplied). [9719/20]
543. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will review motor tax policy by which the car of a person is outside their parent’s house since lockdown and they are 180km away and unable to access the car due to restrictions of non-essential travel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9752/20]
273. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation her plans to release additional horticulture or similar employment permits; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9771/20]
143. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Education and Skills if an additional year or term of school will be provided to those that attend a special school for their secondary education and that missed the extensive learning and training that happens towards the end of the year to prepare students for work or finishing school; if the extension of enrolment conditions for persons over 18 years of age can be widened further than those listed in the letter sent to schools on 11 March 2020 due to the inability to complete this end of school training; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10019/20]
129. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Education and Skills if arrangements for the return to national schools in September 2020 are in place; and when the boards of managements will receive details of same in view of the fact they will need to receive this information in advance in order to make adequate preparations. [9854/20]
1191. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if he will address matters regarding a project (details supplied); the details of the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8737/20]
1000. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her views on whether planning issues will arise from childcare providers having to extend their capacity through portacabins or modular buildings; if her Department has examined planning exemptions that may be necessary to provide swift solution for parents that need childcare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8524/20]
999. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her Department will be recommending that childcare will be carried out through a pod system; if so, if she will increase the ECCE to cover additionally incurred wages; if childcare providers will be encouraged to rent or buy modular buildings to facilitate such a method of childcare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8523/20]
863. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the measures being taken to plan for the reopening of the National Driver Licence Service; when the centres will reopen for customers who require licences urgently; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8353/20]
816. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if there is a grant (details supplied) available from his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8817/20]
643. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health if there is need for more Covid-19 contact tracing officers; if those in the private sector or without work can apply for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9060/20]
589. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) is eligible for cross border directive funding through the HSE. [8667/20]