Results 3,581-3,600 of 3,957 for speaker:Pádraig O'Sullivan

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Special Educational Needs (3 Dec 2020)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 225. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps taken to date in the establishment of a new special school in Cork and additional ASD units; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40908/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Proposed Legislation (3 Dec 2020)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 320. To ask the Minister for Health the status or progress of a Bill (details supplied); when it is expected that this legislation will be passed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40909/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (2 Dec 2020)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 47. To ask the Minister for Finance if funding not drawn down or allocated from the stay and spend scheme could be ringfenced for the industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40642/20]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: National Broadband Plan (1 Dec 2020)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Peter Burke, who is speaking in place of the Minister, Deputy Eamon Ryan. He is somewhat of a jack of all trades tonight and has spoken on social housing, Irish Water and, now, broadband. It is not an enviable task. I welcome him to the House. I have discussed this issue in the Dáil in recent weeks. We are all aware of how critical high-speed...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: National Broadband Plan (1 Dec 2020)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I welcome the fact that the national broadband plan is being accelerated. I acknowledge that but it is ironic that the Minister of State's four or five pages of a response uses the same kind of language as Eir and other providers use when our constituency offices contact them. I welcome the roll-out of the broadband connection points. My own constituency is benefiting in that regard as...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (1 Dec 2020)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 50. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the fact that some children with disabilities may not be able to access a place in schools due to competition from siblings of current pupils; her views on whether this is fair and equitable; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39845/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (1 Dec 2020)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 92. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to build a new secondary school in Glanmire, County Cork, due to the increasing population and the existing shortage of school places in the area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39846/20]

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (1 Dec 2020)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 118. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment the amount of the €2 billion Covid-19 credit guarantee scheme that has been approved and drawn down; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40393/20]

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (1 Dec 2020)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 124. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment the extent to which he remains satisfied that the Covid-19-related supports provided are adequately addressing the negative effects of Covid-19 on the economy and its ability to recover in the short to medium term; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39654/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (1 Dec 2020)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 202. To ask the Minister for Finance if a business whose business activity is not carried out at its business premises will be eligible to receive the Covid restrictions support scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39691/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (1 Dec 2020)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 238. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of businesses in County Cork that have qualified for support under the Covid restrictions support scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40391/20]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (1 Dec 2020)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 250. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if grants and supports will be provided to the self-employed and sole traders who work in the arts, entertainment, music and event industry and continue to have work-related overheads despite having little or no work; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39651/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Budgets (1 Dec 2020)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 389. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the funding allocation for her Department by project for 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39772/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (1 Dec 2020)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 390. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of appeals by schools to retain their staffing levels and not lose a teacher in the 2020-21 academic year that were successful; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39773/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (1 Dec 2020)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 391. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if Covid-19 is taken into consideration by the board of appeals when considering appeals of a reduction of staffing levels in a school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39774/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: DEIS Scheme (1 Dec 2020)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 392. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way in which the €5 million investment for DEIS schools as announced in budget 2021 will be allocated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39775/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Jobseeker's Payments (1 Dec 2020)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 462. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the number of employees availing of the short-term working week will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39653/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: School Meals Programme (1 Dec 2020)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 475. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the meals provided for in each school meals programme meets the requirements set out in Healthy Ireland guides and the obesity policy and action plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39704/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Staff (1 Dec 2020)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 764. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration would be given to paying student nurses €14 as opposed to €10.70; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40392/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Industry (1 Dec 2020)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 791. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps that are being taken to tackle falling beef prices in view of the fact that beef prices have fallen far behind UK beef prices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39776/20]