Questions asked 9 total

• Education 2 questions

  • 2020-06-09 Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Education and Skills the supports available for families of third-level students that received no refunds for accommodation from private accommodation providers for rental expenses incurred even though classes did not proceed and students were asked to stay at home during the Covid-19 emergency; if legislation is being reviewed in relation to rent refunds as a consequence of the negative experiences of many families during the Covid-19 emergency; and if guidance will be issued in relation to the 2020/2021 academic term and accommodation requirements. [9676/20]
  • 2020-06-09 Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a school building project (details supplied). [9675/20]
• Business 2 questions

  • 2020-06-09 Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if charity shops which paid rates to their local authority in 2019 are eligible for the business restart grant; and if not, the reason they are excluded. [9692/20]
  • 2020-06-09 Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the options available to businesses in non-rateable properties, for example, heritage buildings or those which were not in business in 2019 and did not have to pay rates in that year in the context of the business restart grant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9715/20]
• Health 1 question

  • 2020-06-09 Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health the impact analysis carried out before the decision on a two week quarantine was taken; if consideration was given to the impact this will have on those commuting to work, for example, in the UK on a weekly basis, to persons that may travel home for occasional weekends with families and to persons that may have to travel home for a family emergency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9776/20]
• Children 1 question

  • 2020-06-09 Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if potential schemes are being examined to support local youth involvement in social and community affairs in view of the fact that students may not be able to source seasonal summer jobs due to Coivid-19. [9659/20]
• Rural 1 question

  • 2020-06-09 Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of persons in each county that have registered to volunteer through the I-VOL app, since the call for volunteers to support the community in response to Covid-19 went out in March 2020. [9658/20]
• Employment 1 question

  • 2020-06-09 Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the extension of the operation and funding for the school meals scheme will be considered beyond the end of June 2020 to assist families on low incomes particularly during the Covid-19 emergency period. [9674/20]
• Culture 1 question

  • 2020-06-09 Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when the 2020 decision on the built heritage investment scheme will be announced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10048/20]