Mon, 1 Jun – 7 Jun 2020 · 5 TDs · 0 bills voted on · 61 questions · 0 new lobbying filings
Kevin Boxer Moran — Independent
0 votes ·
0 questions ·
0 new lobbying returns
Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.
Micheál Carrigy — Fine Gael
0 votes ·
0 questions ·
0 new lobbying returns
Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.
Peter Burke — Fine Gael
0 votes ·
12 questions ·
0 new lobbying returns
Questions asked12 total
Education3 questions
2020-06-03Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a summer works scheme application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8513/20]
2020-06-03Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Education and Skills if SOLAS will make provision for persons whose Safe Pass cards expired in February 2020 who may have not had an opportunity to renew cards due to booking lead-in time and whose cards are invalid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8514/20]
2020-06-03Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a teacher will be retained in a school (details supplied) in County Mayo due to the difficulties caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. [8815/20]
Health3 questions
2020-06-03Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health the free mental health supports in place for young persons in counties Longford and Westmeath during the Covid-19 pandemic; if an organisation (details supplied) has engaged with his Department or the HSE in relation to the establishment of a service in the counties similar to those in places such as County Offaly; if so, if funding will be provided for such a service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8472/20]
2020-06-03Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) is eligible for cross border directive funding through the HSE. [8667/20]
2020-06-03Deputy 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]
Children2 questions
2020-06-03Deputy 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]
2020-06-03Deputy 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]
Business1 question
2020-06-03Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the supports available for businesses which set up in 2020 and did not receive a commercial rates invoice from the local authority in respect of the restart grant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8295/20]
Communications1 question
2020-06-03Deputy 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]
Transport1 question
2020-06-03Deputy 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]
Housing1 question
2020-06-03Deputy 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]
Robert Troy — Fianna Fáil
0 votes ·
12 questions ·
0 new lobbying returns
Questions asked12 total
Education3 questions
2020-06-03Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will address a series of matters (details supplied) regarding the leaving certificate. [8656/20]
2020-06-03Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on a request by a person (details supplied) on third-level education. [8851/20]
2020-06-03Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will contact an accommodation provider (details supplied) with regard to its refusal to issue refunds to students. [9493/20]
Children3 questions
2020-06-03Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if essential workers will be able to access full-time childcare from 29 June 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8488/20]
2020-06-03Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if a person (details supplied) will be entitled to access full-time childcare for their child from 29 June 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8489/20]
2020-06-03Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if consideration has been given to an independent inquiry into the abuses in an organisation (details supplied). [8572/20]
Health2 questions
2020-06-03Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a home care package will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [8494/20]
2020-06-03Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if reference was made to the international aviation advice on air travel when introducing 14-day quarantine guidance; the way in which this compares with other European countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8721/20]
Transport2 questions
2020-06-03Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the measures introduced to resolve a matter (details supplied) in order to ensure there is no disruption to the supply chain. [8849/20]
2020-06-03Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the input he had when the Department of Health introduced a 14 day quarantine when arriving by air here; the reference made to the international aviation advice on air travel; the way in which the Irish proposal compares with other European countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8859/20]
Business1 question
2020-06-03Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the reason certain homeware businesses that sell furniture were not allowed to reopen under phase 1 of the Roadmap for Reopening Society and Business; and if she will review this decision to enable such business that have implemented strict health and safety polices to adhere to the return to work protocol to reopen. [9479/20]
Employment1 question
2020-06-03Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person who works in childcare can be forced to use two weeks of their annual leave during lockdown whilst receiving the Covid-19 pandemic payment in view of a report of a childcare provider which has instructed its staff to use two weeks of their annual leave, leaving them one week of annual leave later in 2020. [8568/20]
Sorca Clarke — Sinn Féin
0 votes ·
29 questions ·
0 new lobbying returns
Questions asked29 total
Housing9 questions
2020-06-03Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if it is permissible under the Covid-19 emergency legislation for landlords to move family members into properties rented to a third party. [9562/20]
2020-06-03Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the assessments that have been carried out on the site of Columb Barracks, Mullingar, County Westmeath, to ascertain its suitability for future mixed development incorporating the community groups operating from the site. [9534/20]
2020-06-03Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the audit of viability that has been carried out on the site of Columb Barracks, Mullingar, County Westmeath, regarding future housing development; and if a site map of the housing development including potential vehicular access points will be provided. [9535/20]
2020-06-03Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of social housing applicants in long-term leased properties in County Longford; the number of those on the housing transfer list; the number of applicants in receipt of the HAP payment; the number of applicants in RAS accommodation; and the number of applicants in tabular form. [9538/20]
2020-06-03Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of properties owned by Longford County Council; the number that are occupied; the number that are voids; and the number under offer pending occupancy in tabular form. [9539/20]
2020-06-03Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of properties owned by Longford County Council that are classified as OPDs; and the number suitable for tenants with a physical disability in tabular form. [9540/20]
2020-06-03Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of properties owned by Westmeath County Council that are classified as OPDs; and the number suitable for tenants with a physical disability in tabular form. [9541/20]
2020-06-03Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of properties owned by Westmeath County Council; the number that are occupied; the number that are voids; and the number under offer pending occupancy in tabular form. [9542/20]
2020-06-03Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of social housing applicants in long-term leased properties in County Westmeath; the number of those on the housing transfer list; the number of applicants in receipt of the HAP payment; the number of those in RAS accommodation; and the number of those in tabular form. [9543/20]
Health4 questions
2020-06-03Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the outpatient appointments that were cancelled in the primary care centres in County Westmeath due to Covid-19; and the current revised waiting list numbers by department in tabular form. [9547/20]
2020-06-03Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the outpatient appointments cancelled in the primary care centres in County Longford due to Covid-19; and the current revised waiting list numbers by department in tabular form. [9548/20]
2020-06-03Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the outpatient appointments cancelled in Mullingar Regional Hospital, County Westmeath due to Covid-19; and the current revised waiting list numbers by department in tabular form. [9549/20]
2020-06-03Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the status of a MRI for a person (details supplied). [9565/20]
Business3 questions
2020-06-03Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of businesses in County Westmeath eligible for the restart grant. [9553/20]
2020-06-03Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of businesses in County Westmeath not eligible for the restart grant. [9554/20]
2020-06-03Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of businesses in County Longford eligible for the restart grant. [9555/20]
Employment3 questions
2020-06-03Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of applicants awaiting arrears of the pandemic unemployment payment; and the value of same in County Longford in tabular form. [9559/20]
2020-06-03Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of applicants awaiting arrears of pandemic unemployment payment; and the value of same in County Westmeath in tabular form. [9560/20]
2020-06-03Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when backdated weeks of the pandemic unemployment payment will be paid. [9561/20]
Public2 questions
2020-06-03Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the flood defence works in Athlone, County Westmeath; and the timeline for the completion of flood defences. [9557/20]
2020-06-03Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the plans being considered or in progress to address the ongoing flooding in County Longford. [9558/20]
Education2 questions
2020-06-03Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education and Skills the progress and decisions made on facilitation of the July provision programme before the re-opening of schools of which he is in favour. [9551/20]
2020-06-03Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason no contact has been made to date with the service officers in the State Examinations Commission regarding their employment in 2020. [9552/20]
Transport2 questions
2020-06-03Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the supports that will be put in place to ensure the continued existence of the sporting groups in Columb Barracks, Mullingar, County Westmeath should the ownership of the site be transferred for development. [9537/20]
2020-06-03Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the financial support that will be put in place to ensure that the rural bus link services will remain in operation post Covid-19. [9550/20]
Defence1 question
2020-06-03Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the provisions he will put in place to ensure the ongoing preservation of protected structures in Columb Barracks, Mullingar, County Westmeath, should that area be handed over to another Department. [9531/20]
Finance1 question
2020-06-03Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Finance his views on whether, with regard to car insurance industry, it is reasonable for an insurance car provided to demand an additional €1,138 when the insured person is changing address to a new home in rural County Longford. [9544/20]
Rural1 question
2020-06-03Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the supports that will be put in place to ensure the continued existence of the community groups in Columb Barracks, Mullingar, County Westmeath should the ownership of the site be transferred for development. [9536/20]
Culture1 question
2020-06-03Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if a list of the protected structures in Columb Barracks, Mullingar, County Westmeath will be provided; the details of suggestions to amend the records; and the date of the most recent survey carried out by the national inventory of architectural heritage. [9532/20]