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Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (29 Jul 2020)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Supreme Court recently issued a decision on various issues with regard to the legality of the leave to apply for substitute consent process. Substitute consent allows applicants in exceptional circumstances to make a retrospective application for a project on which an environmental impact assessment should have been carried out before being undertaken but where that assessment was not...

Financial Provisions (Covid-19) (No. 2) Bill 2020: Second Stage (Resumed) (29 Jul 2020)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I welcome this Bill but I have some deep reservations about it. They are quite technical and I hope the Minister can take them on board. There is a pattern in rural areas, particularly along the west coast, of tourism businesses opening from St. Patrick's Day, or around March or Easter, and closing around Hallowe'en or near Christmas. Many of them are not open in January and February every...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Oideachas trí Ghaeilge (30 Jul 2020)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 21. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills cathain atá sé i gceist aici beartas a fhoilsiú maidir le hoideachas trí Ghaeilge taobh amuigh den Ghaeltacht; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [18540/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (30 Jul 2020)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 77. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the arrangements made in relation reopening primary and secondary schools for the autumn 2020 term; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18541/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Foirne Scoile (30 Jul 2020)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 633. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills an mbeidh cead ag scoil (sonraí tugtha)an líon muinteoirí ranga atá acu faoi láthair a choinneáil don scoil bhliain 2020/2021, cé go mbeidh siad duine gann den sprioc uimhir daltaí do líon na muinteoirí atá acu, de bharr an ghéarchéim Covid-19 agus chomh beag agus atá na...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Bus Services (30 Jul 2020)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 634. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to defer or reduce the school bus fares payable at this time of year in view of the Covid-19 pandemic and the uncertainty if students will be returning to school for a full week this coming term; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19553/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (30 Jul 2020)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 777. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if seasonal hospitality workers that have no work due to the Covid-19 pandemic will be entitled to the pandemic employment payment under the Jobs July Stimulus; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19552/20]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Early Childhood Care and Education (8 Sep 2020)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 30. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the policy he has to promote all Irish language and bilingual crèches in and outside the Gaeltacht to ensure all parents have a choice between an English-language crèche, a bilingual crèche and an Irish-language crèche in view of the ability of very young children to easily learn a second language. [22329/20]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Early Childhood Care and Education (8 Sep 2020)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Déanaim comhghairdeas leis an Aire as a cheapachán. What is the Department's policy to ensure that all children nationally have a choice between Irish-language crèches, bilingual crèches and English-language crèches? We know that children absorb languages and the younger they are, the easier they find it to learn two languages or three if they are exposed to those...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Early Childhood Care and Education (8 Sep 2020)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I accept that there are a large number of naíonraí but a naíonra is a preschool whereas a naíolann is a crèche. There is a world of difference between the two. Getting to children at the crèche stage presents great advantages as against getting to them at the ECCE stage. For one, the service has them all day. There are naíolanna in the country operating...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Early Childhood Care and Education (8 Sep 2020)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The State has a constitutional duty to promote the Irish language, which is also its clear policy. When it comes to delivering, it always seems to be a case of listing what we are doing while not really doing anything. There are many Gaelscoileanna in this city. In many cases, and with great difficulty, the communities behind these Gaelscoileanna have provided naíonraí. One...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (8 Sep 2020)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 84. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his plans to provide sufficient funding to the local enterprise offices and Údarás na Gaeltachta to fund all valid applications under the business continuity scheme; the estimated cost of doing so; the expenditure under the scheme to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21707/20]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Postal Services (8 Sep 2020)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 127. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his attention has been drawn to delays in issuing Eircodes to new properties; if his attention has been further drawn to the knock-on effect this is having in relation to the provision of broadband and landline services to private households especially those households that are working remotely due to the Covid-19...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Inland Fisheries (8 Sep 2020)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 128. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to rescind by-laws 806 and 809 as they relate to inland fisheries and replace them with new by-laws that exclude areas that are special areas of conservation for salmonid fish; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21702/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid-19 Pandemic (8 Sep 2020)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 170. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to introduce a scheme or to change the law to ensure that persons who booked airline tickets prior to the Covid-19 outbreak and are now cancelling their travel plans in line with the travel advice relating to non-essential travel will be entitled to a refund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21826/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (8 Sep 2020)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 227. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when an announcement will be made on the requests for projects made to local authorities under the July stimulus package; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22015/20]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Na hOileáin amach ón gCósta (8 Sep 2020)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 339. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht an bhfuil sí i gceist aige cuairt a thabhairt go luath ar na hoileáin amach ón gcósta; agus má tá, cé hiad na hoileáin a bhfuil i gceist aige cuairt a thabhairt orthu. [21703/20]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Na hOileáin amach ón gCósta (8 Sep 2020)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 356. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht cén uair atá i gceist aici nó ag an Aire Stáit um an nGaeltacht cuairt a thabhairt ar na hoileáin Ghaeltachta amach ón gcósta; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [21705/20]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Island Communities (8 Sep 2020)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 340. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to put the airstrips in Cleggan and Inisbofin, County Galway into operation to provide an air service to Inishbofin and to provide a connection between the two airports and the airport in An Caisleán, Connemara, County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21885/20]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Island Communities (8 Sep 2020)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 341. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the annual cost of the maintenance contract on the airstrips in Cleggan and Inishbofin, County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21886/20]