Results 2,321-2,340 of 4,983 for speaker:Danny Healy-Rae

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (15 Jul 2020)

Danny Healy-Rae: 100. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the number of teachers in primary schools for the 2020-21 school year will not be reduced in view of the fact this is not the time to reduce teachers due to social distancing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16153/20]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (16 Jul 2020)

Danny Healy-Rae: The Tánaiste is the Tánaiste for all the country, not just Dublin. If the public health officials do not understand rural people or rural publicans, the Tánaiste should. Is this another way of routing us out of rural Ireland? It is fairly foolish to think the virus can know whether people are eating their dinner with their pints. Most of the people I represent eat their...

National Oil Reserves Agency (Amendment) and Provision of Central Treasury Services Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Jul 2020)

Danny Healy-Rae: Thank you very much, Acting Chairman, for giving me an opportunity to contribute. I will be very brief. I am very disappointed, hurt and angry at what we are discussing here today. This Bill will put a levy and more charges on farmers and people in rural Ireland. Let us think of all the people who cannot open their doors and employ the people they were previously employing. We have no...

National Oil Reserves Agency (Amendment) and Provision of Central Treasury Services Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Jul 2020)

Danny Healy-Rae: It is giving the Government a free hand.

National Oil Reserves Agency (Amendment) and Provision of Central Treasury Services Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Jul 2020)

Danny Healy-Rae: The Minister cannot con me. Nothing is going to Kerry.

National Oil Reserves Agency (Amendment) and Provision of Central Treasury Services Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Jul 2020)

Danny Healy-Rae: Where are the new planning guidelines?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Heritage Centres (21 Jul 2020)

Danny Healy-Rae: I congratulate the Minister of State on his new appointment. As I have been calling for the reopening of Skellig Michael for some time, I am glad to support Deputy Griffin in his question. The entire area of south Kerry is being adversely affected by the ongoing closure of Skellig Michael. Portmagee, Valentia, Ballinskelligs, Cahersiveen and Waterville greatly depend on this major...

Credit Guarantee (Amendment) Bill 2020: Second Stage (21 Jul 2020)

Danny Healy-Rae: I wish the Minister of State well in his new portfolio. While I am grateful for the thrust of the scheme, like Deputy Mattie McGrath I am doubtful of it. The banks will be the distributors. I was once told the banks will give a person money if he or she does not need it and if he or she has a good credit rating. If a person needs money, however, the banks will not give it. That is the...

Early Years Childcare: Motion [Private Members] (21 Jul 2020)

Danny Healy-Rae: I thank Sinn Féin, in particular Deputy Funchion, for giving us the opportunity to discuss this important subject. As we all know, our children are our future and we must try to promote and protect them at every opportunity we get. I agree fully with some of the comments that have been made. The steep costs accrued by parents for childcare places them in a vulnerable position, one...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (21 Jul 2020)

Danny Healy-Rae: 194. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider extending the temporary wage subsidy scheme to include employees who were not employed by a company in January and February 2020. [16685/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (21 Jul 2020)

Danny Healy-Rae: 195. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will change the rules of the temporary wage subsidy scheme in order that employees who are now on more hours than they were in January or February 2020 will receive the temporary wage subsidy scheme for all hours worked rather than only for the hours they were working before the lockdown. [16686/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (21 Jul 2020)

Danny Healy-Rae: 211. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider extending the temporary wage subsidy scheme to include employees who were not employed by a company in January and February 2020 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17164/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (21 Jul 2020)

Danny Healy-Rae: 300. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if an extension will be granted to the existing law on the freezing of rent from 20 July 2020 until at least the end of 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16748/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Industry (21 Jul 2020)

Danny Healy-Rae: 505. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a beef regulator for farmers to ensure they are paid a fair price by the factories. [16684/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid-19 Pandemic (22 Jul 2020)

Danny Healy-Rae: 79. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the measures being put in place to ensure that those who have flights booked but are following guidelines and not travelling will not lose the complete cost of the flights; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17554/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (22 Jul 2020)

Danny Healy-Rae: 100. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to support jobs in the tourism-related sector (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17608/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (22 Jul 2020)

Danny Healy-Rae: 101. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding the wage subsidy scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17609/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (22 Jul 2020)

Danny Healy-Rae: 162. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will address a matter (details supplied) regarding paying for school transport; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17610/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (22 Jul 2020)

Danny Healy-Rae: 166. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to provide support to seasonal workers who were denied the pandemic unemployment payment in view of the fact they were not yet back to work on the week of 6 to 13 March 2020 and in further view of the fact many of their stamps have now run out and they are unable to get any other payment; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (22 Jul 2020)

Danny Healy-Rae: 167. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to provide supports to the workers aged 66 years of age and over that were not entitled to the pandemic unemployment payment (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17607/20]