Results 321-340 of 7,163 for speaker:Cian O'Callaghan

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (29 Jul 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 182. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the plans in place to provide resources, financial and staffing related to allow for the extra cleaning needed, substitution teachers to cover sick and other leave and PODs needed to provide for social distancing when schools reopen; if PPE will be required or recommended; if children over 13 years of age and adults will be required or advised...

Residential Tenancies and Valuation Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (30 Jul 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: The Minister has said that he wants the Bill to be targeted. However, there are two groups of tenants and renters who should be included in the Bill but are not. The first group comprises vulnerable tenants at risk of homelessness and of addiction who do not fall under the protections in the Bill and have not been on a Covid-19 related payment or have not been out of work due to Covid-19....

Residential Tenancies and Valuation Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (30 Jul 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: I move amendment No. 8: In page 5, to delete lines 31 to 39, and in page 6, to delete lines 1 to 21 and substitute the following: "(5) In this section, "relevant person" means any tenant.". What the Social Democrats' amendment seeks to do is to ensure that the limited provisions of this Bill apply to all tenants. I do not think a single Deputy in this House would disagree with the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Legislative Measures (30 Jul 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 210. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to introduce legislation to allow cameras in bus and cycle lanes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20911/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (30 Jul 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 301. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason for reducing the temporary wage subsidy scheme to €203 from 17 September 2020; if employees will be better off on pandemic unemployment payment if their employers were without the resources to top-up; if projections have been calculated as to the number of businesses that will be negatively affected or may close as a result; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Proposed Legislation (30 Jul 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 430. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the marine planning and development management Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20909/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Homeless Persons Supports (30 Jul 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 499. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to reports that some persons are required to sleep rough before they can declare themselves homeless; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20385/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing (30 Jul 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 550. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 161 of 9 October 2019, if consideration has been given as to the way in which local authorities can implement the provisions outlined by section 84(5) of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 for such families; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20912/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Foreshore Issues (30 Jul 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 561. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the body or agency that has planning jurisdiction over the tidal foreshore; the body or agency that has responsibility for regulating boats in this area in particular boats with onboard accommodation; if he will provide a definition of the adjacent area to local authorities functional area; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (30 Jul 2020)

Cian O'Callaghan: 666. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration will be given to providing schools with the resources to run pre and post-school childcare facilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19947/20]

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

Cian O'Callaghan: 719. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if personal protective equipment, PPE, will be provided for staff; and if a special needs assistant, SNA, or staff member has grounds to refuse to stay in the building if certain PPE is not available on a particular day due to delivery delay or a funding issue. [20811/20]

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

Cian O'Callaghan: 720. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a special needs assistant, SNA, who has an underlying health condition and is advised not to return to school will be paid; if this leave will affect the person's standard sick leave; if SNAs caring for vulnerable persons will be expected to return to work; the way in which staggered times will affect SNA contracts; if reassignment will be...

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

Cian O'Callaghan: 721. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way in which special needs assistants, SNAs, will be covered by insurance if they contract Covid-19 and are left with long-term health issues or incur death; if there will be guidelines on the number of cases of Covid-19 within a school to bring about a shutdown of the school; if there is a suspected case, if staff and students that came...

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

Cian O'Callaghan: 722. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if temperature checks will be implemented for staff and students; the person or body that will be responsible for decision making on sending students home; the position if a parent refuses to take a child home; if it will be made mandatory for parents to keep children at home if a member of the household is showing symptoms; the person...

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

Cian O'Callaghan: 724. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the person or body responsible for cleaning in specialised classrooms such as home economics, woodwork, metalwork and others; the way in which the use of shared stationery and books will be monitored if sharing is necessary due to limited supplies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20816/20]

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

Cian O'Callaghan: 726. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way in whichspecial needs assistants, SNAs, in post-primary can move from class to class and student to student; if a panel of substitutes will be put in place for a particular area in order that no school is left struggling if an SNA has to self-isolate; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20818/20]

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

Cian O'Callaghan: 727. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if additional funding will be provided to increase the number of toilets and sinks available in schools that have one toilet and one sink for staff; if hot water will be provided in bathrooms for hand washing for schools without hot water; the way in which social distancing will work in staff areas, for example, staff room and staff toilets;...

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

Cian O'Callaghan: 729. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if school management will risk assess their building and put in place measures to avoid congregation such as at the sign-in desk, outside waiting on buses and parents congregating outside; if special needs assistants, SNAs, in primary schools are the adult supervising at these times; if they will be responsible for making sure this is adhered...

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

Cian O'Callaghan: 723. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the definition of tidying and disinfecting in terms of the special needs assistant, SNA, role (details supplied); the guidelines to be put in place for specific care needs such as toileting, feeding, movement breaks and so on; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20815/20]

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

Cian O'Callaghan: 725. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if school transport will still be supplied for special needs assistants, SNAs, who act as bus escorts; the way in which they will be provided for in terms of social distancing and if they contract Covid-19 on school transport; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20817/20]