Questions asked 39 total

• Transport 11 questions

  • 2020-05-20 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of passengers that arrived in airports in April 2020. [6926/20]
  • 2020-05-20 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of passengers that arrived in seaports in April 2020. [6927/20]
  • 2020-05-20 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will work with the National Transport Agency to assist taxi drivers who are not operating reduce insurance cover without having to remove their tamper proof discs and resultantly being in the situation of having to have their car rechecked before going back to work once Covid-19 restrictions are lifted. [6369/20]
  • 2020-05-20 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated cost of increasing public transport capacity by 25% and the national public transport total with specific figures for Bus Éireann, Dublin Bus and Iarnród Éireann. [6378/20]
  • 2020-05-20 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the definition of a large wedding, that is, numbers of guests, size of venue and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6929/20]
  • 2020-05-20 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans for additional cleaning and disinfecting of commuter trains on the northern commuter line to specifically address Covid-19 concerns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6930/20]
  • 2020-05-20 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans for additional cleaning and disinfecting of the Dublin Bus fleet to specifically address Covid-19 concerns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6931/20]
  • 2020-05-20 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans for additional cleaning and disinfecting of the Bus Éireann fleet to specifically address Covid-19 concerns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6932/20]
  • 2020-05-20 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the supports available for private bus operators to ensure they can comply with safe distancing and other Covid-19 related recommendations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6933/20]
  • 2020-05-20 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there are specific instructions and supports for rail workers who will be assisting passengers with ramps and so on boarding and alighting from trains specifically regarding Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6934/20]
  • 2020-05-20 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has considered the need for the wearing of face coverings on public transport by transport workers and or passengers; the details of advice he has received and the minutes of meetings in which this has been discussed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6935/20]
• Education 9 questions

  • 2020-05-20 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Education and Skills if taxi drivers subcontracted by Bus Éireann to drive a taxi on a school run are to be recompensated by 70% of their earnings and not the 50% they are currently receiving; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6370/20]
  • 2020-05-20 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to assist students on post-leaving certificate courses that have exams coming up to get into third level education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6371/20]
  • 2020-05-20 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to assist apprentices that have had exams cancelled and need to pass those exams to graduate to the next phase of their training; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6372/20]
  • 2020-05-20 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of permitting schools with enrolments of 520 to 700 to fill secretary vacancies providing they have fewer than two posts and schools with enrolments of 650 to 750 to do so providing that they have fewer than three posts. [6380/20]
  • 2020-05-20 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of permitting schools with enrolments of 725 or more to fill caretaker vacancies providing they have fewer than three caretakers. [6381/20]
  • 2020-05-20 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he has considered the need for the wearing of face coverings in schools and colleges by staff and or learners; the advice he has received; the minutes of meetings in which this has been discussed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6942/20]
  • 2020-05-20 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will publish the advice he received that lead to the cancellation of the cycle to work scheme for teachers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6943/20]
  • 2020-05-20 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Education and Skills the structures he is putting in place to protect children and providers to ensure that the July provision goes ahead this summer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6944/20]
  • 2020-05-20 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that some English language schools are refusing to refund students for cancelled courses and are instead trying to offer online classes or vouchers for classes for 2021, measures which do not suit the majority of those affected; if the matter will be investigated; and his plans to ensure that all students that request a refund are provided one. [6947/20]
• Business 8 questions

  • 2020-05-20 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation her plans to roll out additional funds for the SBCI future growth loan scheme in view of the fact it is maxed out through the pillar banks; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6055/20]
  • 2020-05-20 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if legislation is needed in order for the pillar banks to issue loans under the SBCI future growth loan scheme. [6056/20]
  • 2020-05-20 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if she, in partnership with the European Union European Fund for Strategic Investments and the SBCI, will further guarantee bank loans to SMEs under the future growth loan scheme; if this requires legislation to provide additional guarantees; and if so, the estimated timeline for same. [6057/20]
  • 2020-05-20 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation when chiropractors can reopen; and if they can reopen earlier if they implement precautions and use PPE and ensure the protection of the health and safety of patient and practitioner. [6374/20]
  • 2020-05-20 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of permits for migrant workers issued to date for each of the months to May 2020; the figures for the same period for 2019; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6928/20]
  • 2020-05-20 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if she has engaged with a group (details supplied); if so, the time and date of these meetings; if she will publish the minutes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6936/20]
  • 2020-05-20 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the additional resources deployed to the Health and Safety Authority to ensure it can monitor compliance with Covid-19 recommendations; the grade of the additional workers; the hours of work specifically spent on inspections of the additional workers; the number of hours they are contracted for in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6937/20]
  • 2020-05-20 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if consideration has been given to the need for a dedicated hotline for workers who have specific Covid-19 related concerns regarding their health and safety on returning to and continuing to work; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6938/20]
• Justice 3 questions

  • 2020-05-20 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the fact that residents of a reception centre (details supplied) are reporting that residents testing both positive and negative for Covid-19 are sharing bathroom and other facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6939/20]
  • 2020-05-20 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the measures in place to ensure that residents in direct provision centres testing both positive and negative for Covid-19 are not forced into sharing bathroom and other facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6940/20]
  • 2020-05-20 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the additional inspections of direct provision centres that have taken place specifically for Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6941/20]
• Health 3 questions

  • 2020-05-20 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to assist dentists during the Covid-19 crisis; if they will be recompensated for PPE or provided with PPE by the State in order that they can continue to see patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6373/20]
  • 2020-05-20 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health the breakdown of the use of private hospitals to date; the average bed occupancy of hospitals since beginning of the private hospital deal by total and hospital; the number of surgeries or procedures carried out in private hospitals by speciality since the beginning of the private hospital deal; and the number of private consultants signed up to perform under the private hospital deal. [7032/20]
  • 2020-05-20 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if he will publish the terms of reference for the investigation into the 35 page protected disclosure in relation to a nursing home (details supplied); if he will provide details, that is, grade and title of the person carrying out this investigation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7033/20]
• Culture 2 questions

  • 2020-05-20 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the steps she will take to assist the parents of children in a school (details supplied) to recover the deposit and fees they paid for a course in a college which is not going ahead. [6368/20]
  • 2020-05-20 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the amount spent to date on the upgrading of the east and west wings of the National Library; and the duration of such works. [6375/20]
• Defence 1 question

  • 2020-05-20 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the vacancies among instructors in the Defence Forces across each branch. [6377/20]
• Foreign 1 question

  • 2020-05-20 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to open a new Irish Consulate General office in Doha, Qatar. [6379/20]
• Finance 1 question

  • 2020-05-20 Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Finance his plans for the credit union network post Covid-19; and the steps he will take to empower it to help with the recovery post Covid-19. [6945/20]