Questions asked 10 total

• Finance 4 questions

  • 2020-07-07 Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider implementing a number of measures (details supplied) in view of the economic effects of the Covid-19 pandemic. [13808/20]
  • 2020-07-07 Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Finance if the criteria for the temporary wage subsidy scheme will be redefined to ensure that seasonal workers and businesses are not being left to struggle alone with no supports as they reopen in line with advice [13814/20]
  • 2020-07-07 Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Finance if a reduced VAT rate will be implemented for the tourism sector similar to the steps taken during the last recession to help businesses survive as they reopen post Covid-19. [14398/20]
  • 2020-07-07 Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Finance if the temporary wage subsidy scheme will be extended to seasonal workers; and if not, if a specific measure will be put in place to support such workers to allow them have an income stream and to ensure hotels and restaurants have a full complement of staff for the reduced tourist season. [14421/20]
• Education 3 questions

  • 2020-07-07 Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration will be given to including Limerick Institute of Technology in plans for the Munster technological university in addition to Cork Institute of Technology and IT Tralee. [13937/20]
  • 2020-07-07 Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will consider transport options for those availing of July provision as a matter of urgency in view of the fact parents are under significant strain (details supplied). [14018/20]
  • 2020-07-07 Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will issue guidance to third-level institutions on when they should reopen in view of the fact many students are now in the position in which they need to be looking for accommodation but they are not sure when they will be back at college. [14285/20]
• Business 1 question

  • 2020-07-07 Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the provisions in place for those that are not commercial rates payers but wish to avail of the restart scheme or similar in order to reinvent their businesses, for example, bed and breakfast owners that want to convert to self-catering accommodation. [14039/20]
• Housing 1 question

  • 2020-07-07 Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if funding will be made available to Clare County Council to eradicate an extensive spread of Japanese knotweed on public lands in Kilkee, County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14389/20]
• Health 1 question

  • 2020-07-07 Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if measures will be put in place to maintain financial support for the homecare sector in view of the fact the latest HSE pay policy came to an end on 31 May 2020. [14203/20]