Mon, 29 Mar – 4 Apr 2021 · 4 TDs · 0 bills voted on · 54 questions · 0 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 ·
19 questions ·
0 new lobbying returns
Questions asked19 total
Transport5 questions
2021-03-31Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Transport when the initial basic training for motorcyclists will resume; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16803/21]
2021-03-31Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Transport the options available to Irish citizens that need to travel on essential business in cases in which their driver licence is out of date; if his attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16804/21]
2021-03-31Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Transport if he will examine the impact current learner driver regulations are having on persons who move to or return to Ireland and can demonstrate a significant track record of driving abroad; if he will consider waiving the unaccompanied regulations for this cohort; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16815/21]
2021-03-31Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Transport the percentage of new learner permit holders that held foreign licensed driving experience from 2016 to 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16816/21]
2021-03-31Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Transport the number of learner permit holders by age group 17 to 24, 25 to 34, 35 to 44, 45 to 54, 55 to 64 and aged 65 and over from 1 January 2016 to 1 January 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16817/21]
Environment4 questions
2021-03-31Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the way a person who wishes to have their address changed or an error corrected that is listed on the Eircode website or system can do so; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16806/21]
2021-03-31Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the achievements reached as part of the Eastern-Midlands Region Waste Management Plan 2015-2021; when the consultation and adoption of the new plan is due to take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16807/21]
2021-03-31Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he has considered a deposit refund scheme for Ireland; if so, the study and research that has been conducted on the subject; if the impact on the existing kerbside recycling system and the cost to consumers has been considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16809/21]
2021-03-31Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if the EPA has plans to replace the FreeTrade Ireland website to encourage and facilitate recycling and upcycling of goods across the country; if details of same will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16811/21]
Finance2 questions
2021-03-31Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Finance the actions his Department is taking to encourage greater competition in the Irish insurance sector. [1860/21]
2021-03-31Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Finance the status of his plans to assist businesses restart when the current phase of Covid-19 restrictions end. [12984/21]
Public2 questions
2021-03-31Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if a proposal which was sent to the Office of Public Works by a group (details supplied) has been received; the action being taken on same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16810/21]
2021-03-31Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he has considered the review of the impact of the financial emergency measures in public interests legislation on retired members of An Garda Síochána; when the decision will be implemented; if it will be backdated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16813/21]
Justice2 questions
2021-03-31Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Justice when the suspension of visit a family and friend class C visa and de facto partner of an Irish national visas will be lifted under the plan to reopen the economy and society; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16808/21]
2021-03-31Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Justice if each Dublin local authority is permitted to host and facilitate future citizenship ceremonies in conjunction with her Department for residents of their respective administrative area that are due to receive Irish citizenship; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16819/21]
Enterprise1 question
2021-03-31Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will seek a review of the regulations surrounding the sale of children's clothes, in particular children's shoes, which require correct measurements and regular changes to reflect their essential nature; the timeline for the reopening of shoe shops and retail outlets that sell shoes and clothes for children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17282/21]
Housing1 question
2021-03-31Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the reports from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage will be provided for each of the four Dublin local authorities; the number of structures and buildings that have been listed for protection or deselected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16805/21]
Education1 question
2021-03-31Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to the case of a child (details supplied); if consideration will be given to the matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16818/21]
Health1 question
2021-03-31Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Health the status of pay restoration for section 39 workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16812/21]
2021-03-31Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Education if either of the possible two sites for a school (details supplied) are a greenfield site or a transitional site; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17357/21]
2021-03-31Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Education if there is difficulty in obtaining a site for a school (details supplied) as both sites currently being assessed are State owned; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17358/21]
2021-03-31Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Education if both sites currently being appraised for a school (details supplied) are in the Blackrock and Booterstown area, as requested by patronage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17359/21]
2021-03-31Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Education if she will provide a provisional roadmap with a timeline for each stage for obtaining a school site (details supplied) from its current site appraisal stage until the school is fully operational; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17360/21]
2021-03-31Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Education the efforts being made to locate an interim site for a school (details supplied) as the current two sites being appraised will most likely not be ready for use by September 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17361/21]
2021-03-31Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Education the location of a possible interim site for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17362/21]
2021-03-31Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Education if she will ensure her Department is in ongoing direct contact with the principal of a school (details supplied) in relation to site appraisal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17363/21]
2021-03-31Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Education the definition of progress on site acquisition for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17364/21]
2021-04-01Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Education the status of a school (details supplied); the status of the planning application by the school; the projected timeline for the tendering and construction process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17869/21]
Finance3 questions
2021-03-31Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Finance the details the scale of the increase in both temporary and permanent spending arising from Covid-19; the impact on the structural deficit as a consequence of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17135/21]
2021-03-31Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Finance the progress of the recently established office in his Department to promote and encourage competition in the insurance market; if the office has agreed a work plan for 2021; if the work plan will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1914/21]
2021-03-31Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Finance his plans to reassess the employment wage subsidy scheme and the level of support provided through the scheme owing to the return to level 5 in the Living with Covid Framework; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1915/21]
Justice2 questions
2021-03-31Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Justice the status of an application for permanent residency by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16678/21]
2021-03-31Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Justice the criteria under which the issuing of class C visas will resume as normal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17555/21]
Environment1 question
2021-03-31Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if an area (details supplied) will be brought into the State intervention area under the National Broadband Plan due to the provision of slow internet speeds under 30mbps in the locality; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16573/21]
Health1 question
2021-03-31Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Health the reason persons in cohort 4 of the vaccine strategy are receiving a vaccine (details supplied) in view of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland NIAC’s advice that the mRNA vaccines might induce protective immunity more reliably than the vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17556/21]
Richard Boyd Barrett — People Before Profit-Solidarity
0 votes ·
17 questions ·
0 new lobbying returns
Questions asked17 total
Taoiseach4 questions
2021-03-31Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the Cabinet committee dealing with education. [15559/21]
2021-03-31Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Covid-19 will next meet. [13268/21]
2021-03-31Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health last met; and when it next plans to meet. [15560/21]
2021-03-31Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee that deals with the economy will next meet. [13267/21]
Housing4 questions
2021-03-31Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Inland Waterways Ireland has announced that it plans to sell off the site of the graving dock in Ringsend, Dublin 4; if he will ensure that in the event of the sale proceeding that the price will not fall below the €20 million value that he has placed on the site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17044/21]
2021-03-31Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will ensure financial support to develop the graving docks Ringsend, Dublin 4 as a heritage site and that could be used to develop apprenticeships on boat repair; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17045/21]
2021-03-31Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will request Dublin City Council to consider diverting some of the funds that had been earmarked for the white water rafting facility to developing a heritage site and amenity for the local community at the graving docks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17046/21]
2021-03-31Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will commission a feasibility study to examine options for the future development of the graving docks Ringsend, Dublin 4; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17047/21]
Finance3 questions
2021-03-31Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance if he will explain his reported remarks on 4 March 2021 in which he warned of increased taxes post the Covid-19 pandemic; if he is considering specific tax increases; if so, the details of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17198/21]
2021-03-31Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance the ongoing efforts being made by his Department and the Revenue Commissioners to ensure full compliance by film production companies with the conditions attached to receipt of section 481 film tax relief particularly following a recent ruling by the scope section that one of the regular recipients of section 481 over many years was found to have wrongly classified an employee as self-employed and in circumstances in which many workers in the industry claim this practice is widespread; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17197/21]
2021-03-31Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Finance if companies that operated the TWSS can seek to demand payments from their workforce if their employees were marginally better off in their net take home pay as a result of the way in which the scheme operated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16889/21]
Education2 questions
2021-03-31Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education her plans for the return of outstanding classes in secondary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16528/21]
2021-03-31Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education the medical basis on which a decision (details supplied) was reached; the length of time considered short-term; the reason a medical condition such as anxiety would be singled out and those suffering from it have their online education withheld if they feel unsafe at school; if her Department consulted with mental health experts or charities before including same; and if so, the experts or charities consulted with. [16560/21]
Health2 questions
2021-03-31Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if the wearing of masks by staff working in the kitchens of restaurants, takeaways and fast food outlets is mandatory; if not, the rationale for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17115/21]
2021-04-01Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health when the €100 weekly payment to student nurses will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17774/21]
Justice1 question
2021-03-31Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Justice the criteria that will apply for the end to the suspension of the visit a family and friend class C visa and the de facto partner of an Irish national visa which have been suspended since March 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16562/21]
Public1 question
2021-04-01Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if a list will be provided of approved travel agencies for all public servant trips that are booked abroad; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17739/21]