Mon, 1 Jun – 7 Jun 2020 · 5 TDs · 0 bills voted on · 16 questions · 0 new lobbying filings
Colm Burke — Fine Gael
0 votes ·
5 questions ·
0 new lobbying returns
Questions asked5 total
Foreign1 question
2020-06-03Deputy Colm Burke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the reason for the delay in providing personal security clearance and facility security clearance for companies here dealing with projects for the European defence industrial development programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8534/20]
Finance1 question
2020-06-03Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Finance the procedure being put in place to arrange for cars which are imported to be inspected in order that the VRT can be assessed and same can be placed on the market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8612/20]
Justice1 question
2020-06-03Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if consideration has been given to extending the period for maternity leave in order to accommodate those who have been affected by the Covid-19 lockdown; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8530/20]
Communications1 question
2020-06-03Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the appropriate action will be taken to ensure that future policies setting out the limitations of so-called renewable energies will take research into consideration in view of recent reports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8597/20]
Transport1 question
2020-06-03Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to provide financial supports to private bus companies that will lose out during the tourist season as a result of the Covid-19 crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8761/20]
Eoghan Kenny — Labour Party
0 votes ·
0 questions ·
0 new lobbying returns
Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.
Ken O'Flynn — Independent Ireland
0 votes ·
0 questions ·
0 new lobbying returns
Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.
Pádraig O'Sullivan — Fianna Fáil
0 votes ·
6 questions ·
0 new lobbying returns
Questions asked6 total
Education2 questions
2020-06-03Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration will be given to including English language teachers in the Covid-19 working group for the English language education sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8669/20]
2020-06-03Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason English language teachers were not included in the Covid-19 working group for the English language education sector in view of the fact that English language schools are due to reopen in autumn 2020 and that a plan to ensure a safe return to teaching is needed but can only be achieved by engaging with each stakeholder; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8670/20]
Health2 questions
2020-06-03Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if there are still plans to recruit 1,000 new community healthcare workers by the end of 2020 as was pledged in budget 2020; if so, the number of positions filled to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8505/20]
2020-06-03Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health the timeline for the reopening of a service (details supplied) in County Cork. [8508/20]
Justice1 question
2020-06-03Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if consideration will be given to extending the period of maternity leave for persons whose leave ended during the Covid-19 pandemic in view of the fact that there were issues with those coming off maternity leave specifically with regard to being enrolled on their employers' wage subsidy scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8507/20]
Transport1 question
2020-06-03Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider offering an amnesty to those that applied pre-Covid-19 for a category B/BE driver licence authorising persons to tow a trailer in view of the fact that they would have completed all required lessons and would also have been given a test date only for the test to be cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that persons that may have applied for this are relying on same for employment reasons and cannot afford to wait until full services are resumed to obtain same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8506/20]
Thomas Gould — Sinn Féin
0 votes ·
3 questions ·
0 new lobbying returns
Questions asked3 total
Education1 question
2020-06-03Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the commencement order for new laws under the Education (Admissions to Schools) Act 2018 signed on 15 January 2020, has had a negative effect on children with special needs and disabilities and prevents them going on school waiting lists (details supplied); if he will review the legislation to ensure that such children will not be excluded from applying for schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8766/20]
Health1 question
2020-06-03Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of expanding the current public health nurse sponsorship programme by 200 nurses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8789/20]
Transport1 question
2020-06-03Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to implement measures to ensure elderly persons cocooning are reimbursed for vehicles that are off the road (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8750/20]