Mon, 1 Jun – 7 Jun 2020 · 4 TDs · 0 bills voted on · 37 questions · 6 new lobbying filings
Barry Ward — Fine Gael
0 votes ·
0 questions ·
0 new lobbying returns
Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.
Cormac Devlin — Fianna Fáil
0 votes ·
7 questions ·
1 new lobbying return
Questions asked7 total
Transport3 questions
2020-06-03Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of driver tests conducted, cancelled or rescheduled during the period January to May 2020 inclusive; the phase of the Roadmap for Reopening Society and Business in which it is envisaged to recommence driver tests in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9745/20]
2020-06-03Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of progress of the BusConnects network redesign programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9746/20]
2020-06-03Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of progress of the BusConnects Core Bus Corridors programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9747/20]
Foreign1 question
2020-06-03Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the phase of the Roadmap for Reopening Society and Business in which the passport office will reopen; the plans that have been put in place to deal with a backlog in applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9741/20]
Education1 question
2020-06-03Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the arrangements that have been put in place for student teachers undergoing the Droichead process to ensure that they qualify in time to contribute fully to the 2020/2021 academic year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9743/20]
Justice1 question
2020-06-03Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will consider extending adoptive leave to fathers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9744/20]
Health1 question
2020-06-03Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the phase of the Roadmap for Reopening Society and Business in which local authorities can reopen their tennis courts and cemeteries to the public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9742/20]
New lobbying1 return
Sisters of MercyEnvironment
To remind the TD's that new research carried out by Friends of the Erth has found that 90% of Irish people believe that climate change policy of the next Government should be guided by Science and expert advice as is the case qith COVID-19. We want to ensure that the next Government delivers the carbon emissions reductions needed
To remind the TD's that new research carried out by Friends of the Erth has found that 90% of Irish people believe that climate change policy of the next Government should be guided by Science and expert advice as is the case qith COVID-19. We want to ensure that the next Government delivers the carbon emissions reductions needed
Richard Boyd Barrett — People Before Profit-Solidarity
0 votes ·
29 questions ·
3 new lobbying returns
Questions asked29 total
Culture10 questions
2020-06-03Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will engage with arts and arts workers in Dáil Éireann; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8291/20]
2020-06-03Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the percentage of the Arts Council funding programmes in the previous three years pre-Covid-19 emergency awarded to musicians, music projects and music programmes as opposed to other disciplines within the arts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9450/20]
2020-06-03Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the funding for grants Culture Ireland had available for 2020 before the Covid-19 emergency generally and for music-specific applications; if that same funding for grants will be made available during and post the Covid-19 emergency to artists, acts, touring groups and so on in the absence of international touring and performing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9451/20]
2020-06-03Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the amount available to the touring and dissemination of work scheme; if that funding will now be made available to artists, performers and touring groups that cannot travel abroad or perform due to the Covid-19 emergency measures; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9452/20]
2020-06-03Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her Department is or will receive funding from the EU Coronavirus response investment initiative; if her Department has applied to receive additional funding from this initiative to protect the arts and entertainment sector while shut down during and beyond the phased reopening; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9453/20]
2020-06-03Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the supports which are being or will be made available through the Creative Europe programme for the island of Ireland; the funding or State mechanism that funding and support will be disseminated through; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9454/20]
2020-06-03Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will be requesting that all artists, performers, technical and arts workers will be given extended access to the Covid-19 pandemic unemployment payment and businesses in the sector to have extended access to the temporary wage subsidy scheme in view of the fact that the sector will remain in shutdown beyond the period most other sectors can return to functionality; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9455/20]
2020-06-03Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her Department will organise and fund a series of small scale events in line with public health guidelines and physical distancing across heritage sites to provide work for Irish artists in order to showcase Irish art; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9596/20]
2020-06-03Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will consider purchasing a property (details supplied) to add to the State list of great houses; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9597/20]
2020-06-03Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the action she has taken or will take to address the fact that Irish film production companies making live action films at studios (details supplied) that chose to terminate the employment of all film production crew in response to Covid-19 rather than retain them as employees under the temporary wage subsidy scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9598/20]
Health6 questions
2020-06-03Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if he will provide all the minutes of the expert advisory group, the advices and position papers provided to NPHET and the minutes of the vulnerable and elderly subgroup of NPHET as previously requested through the Covid inquiries line and directly with the CMO at the Special Committee on Covid-19 Response; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9589/20]
2020-06-03Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health his plans for expanding testing into all healthcare settings including regularity with which healthcare workers will be tested and the way in which this will be rolled out to home help; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9590/20]
2020-06-03Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the new criteria for Covid-19 testing; and if he will provide a report in relation to a number of areas related to testing (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9591/20]
2020-06-03Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the details of the investigation by the HSPC and HSE of a beef plant in Ballyjamesduff, County Cavan after reports of a possible outbreak at the plant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9592/20]
2020-06-03Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a detailed report on the research and trials taking place here into vaccines, therapies and antibody testing and specifically in the area of convalescent plasma therapy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9593/20]
2020-06-03Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the number of Covid-19 deaths in hospitals; the number of these patients that were transferred to an intensive care unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9594/20]
Business3 questions
2020-06-03Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if there will be a similar grant to the restart grant available through local councils for SMEs that is not conditional on being registered for commercial rates in view of the fact not all small business have rate registered premises due to the fact so much business is conducted online and many businesses do not require physical premises; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9491/20]
2020-06-03Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if the enterprise boards will facilitate initiatives and training programmes for traders and businesses to upskill and improve during and post-Covid-19 phased reopening that do not require the person or company to pay or to go into debt in the process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9492/20]
2020-06-03Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if her attention has been drawn to the fact that film production companies have refused to attend the WRC in an industrial relations matter taken by more than 30 employees (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9603/20]
Housing3 questions
2020-06-03Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if inter-county HAP transfer lists are operating in some or all local councils to facilitate those with housing needs to seek accommodation in areas in which there is more available housing stock at lower rates of rent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9498/20]
2020-06-03Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if his officials will liaise with a housing association (details supplied) to ensure that all public health guidelines are being adhered to and to ensure there is a health and safety audit of the entire complex including fire safety in view of concerns in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9605/20]
2020-06-03Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if the strategic housing development legislation will be suspended in view of the fact that the current health crisis shows that good quality public and affordable housing is needed which this legislation has not provided but instead has contributed to planning permissions for co-living and overpriced large-scale development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9606/20]
Transport2 questions
2020-06-03Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will meet with representatives of taxi drivers from organisations (details supplied) in view of the difficulties faced by taxi drivers as a result of Covid-19. [9601/20]
2020-06-03Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if taxi drivers whose licence expires in mid-June, July or August 2020 will receive an extension to their licences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8929/20]
Employment2 questions
2020-06-03Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of staff in her Department working in the welfare fraud section; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8563/20]
2020-06-03Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her Department will make available grants or extend current grants such as the fuel allowance to those workers aged 66 years of age and over who cannot access Covid-19 but are under serious financial stress; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9499/20]
Foreign1 question
2020-06-03Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the way in which a person can receive a passport renewal during the Covid-19 restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9014/20]
Finance1 question
2020-06-03Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance his plans to encourage a bank (details supplied) to intervene with a consortium, of which it is a part of, to ensure fair treatment of its workers in view of that fact that employment was terminated by the consortium and it is refusing to provide a fair redundancy package for the employees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9600/20]
Justice1 question
2020-06-03Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to extend maternity leave by three months for those currently on maternity leave; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9604/20]
New lobbying3 returns
Sisters of MercyEnvironment
To remind the TD's that new research carried out by Friends of the Erth has found that 90% of Irish people believe that climate change policy of the next Government should be guided by Science and expert advice as is the case qith COVID-19. We want to ensure that the next Government delivers the carbon emissions reductions needed
National Federation of Voluntary Service Providers Supporting People with Intellectual Disability · 2 returnsBudgetary matters · Justice and Equality
National Federation participation in the Oireachtas Disability Group, ODG, General Election campaign (with DFI, Not for Profit, Inclusion Ireland & ILMI
Oireachtas Disability Group (ODG) campaign for the Programme for Government Talks 2020