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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Greenways Funding (27 May 2020)

Frank Feighan: 797. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to provide greenway funding to the proposed Sligo-Leitrim northern counties greenway (details supplied); his views on the importance of the greenway to the rural areas along the route; if the possibility of funding a small proportion of the greenway will be investigated to establish the route for future development; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (27 May 2020)

Frank Feighan: 805. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to assist GAA clubs financially due to the loss of income caused by Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7668/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (27 May 2020)

Frank Feighan: 843. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the measures he plans to put in place to assist the 27,500 learner drivers who, due to Covid-19, cannot complete their full driver tests; if new testing measures are being considered that do not require a tester sitting in the same car during the test; if laws can be relaxed during this time to ensure that learners who need to travel...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Student Accommodation (27 May 2020)

Frank Feighan: 1054. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to meet representatives of private landlords to discuss the issue of students' rent not being returned despite the fact they are no longer in need of the lease due to Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7515/20]

Covid-19 (Defence): Statements (3 Jun 2020)

Frank Feighan: I join my colleagues in thanking all of the members of the Defence Forces community for their efforts during the Covid-19 pandemic. We have a strong military community in counties Sligo and Donegal, with Finner Camp in south Donegal as well as the Army barracks in my home town of Boyle. The latter has been there since the foundation of the State and before. I was a member of the FCA in the...

Covid-19 (Rural and Community Development): Statements (3 Jun 2020)

Frank Feighan: I am sharing time with Deputy Peter Burke. The Minister is very welcome here today. I grew up over a newsagent shop in Boyle. In the last ten years when the recession came, I saw how small towns like that were deeply impacted. When I was growing up, there were at least one or two football teams in our own street. Maybe 150 people lived over shops on our street, but now it is down to...

Covid-19 (Foreign Affairs and Trade): Statements (3 Jun 2020)

Frank Feighan: I am delighted to have this opportunity to thank the Tánaiste, his Department and all the various Government elements on the Covid-19 response. I have had many telephone calls from parents, relations and even people in Australia, New Zealand and Canada. Well in excess of 6,000 citizens have returned. I have no doubt that many of those 6,000 may not go back to where they came from....

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Applications (3 Jun 2020)

Frank Feighan: 23. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when the passport office will reopen and begin processing passport applications again; when an application will be processed for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8653/20]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (3 Jun 2020)

Frank Feighan: 26. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if all passports will be extended for the duration of 12 months due to Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8748/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Vehicle Registration Tax (3 Jun 2020)

Frank Feighan: 56. To ask the Minister for Finance if an issue (details supplied) regarding car dealerships will be investigated with the Revenue Commissioners; if a successful resolution will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8518/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (3 Jun 2020)

Frank Feighan: 182. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 309 and 376 of 20 May 2020, if the matter (details supplied) will be investigated and students advised in relation to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8596/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Jun 2020)

Frank Feighan: 550. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider allowing religious services to resume in June 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8480/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Jun 2020)

Frank Feighan: 593. To ask the Minister for Health if the social distancing measures currently in place and which demand a distance of two metres to be kept from all persons is now under consideration to be reduced to one metre in line with the advice of the World Health Organisation for the later stages of the Roadmap for Reopening Society and Business in order to ensure smaller SMEs can reopen in June and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Jun 2020)

Frank Feighan: 598. To ask the Minister for Health the measures and funding in place to assist the farming community deal with the mental health consequences of Covid-19; if funding allocations can or have been made to charities that deal with suicide and the farming community since the outbreak; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8768/20]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (3 Jun 2020)

Frank Feighan: 819. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the roll- out of the national broadband plan in counties Sligo and Leitrim; the timeline for its completion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8916/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (3 Jun 2020)

Frank Feighan: 884. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress of the Cootehall and Croghan junction upgrade on the N4 between Boyle and Carrick-on-Shannon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8497/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulations (3 Jun 2020)

Frank Feighan: 887. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 1007 of 20 May 2020, if the NTA will consider extending the limit to March 2021 instead of December 2020 to give the industry the full year in view of the fact many SPSVs would have been purchased in January and February due to the new car registration system in place before 2013; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulations (3 Jun 2020)

Frank Feighan: 904. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if taxi and SPV driver licences will be extended for 12 months due to Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8746/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (3 Jun 2020)

Frank Feighan: 905. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if full driver licences will be extended for 12 months due to Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8747/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Funding (3 Jun 2020)

Frank Feighan: 909. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if funding which was announced for the provision of the national surf centre in Strandhill, County Sligo and the Sligo civic plaza in Sligo town by Fáilte Ireland is still proposed to be allocated in view of the Covid-19 outbreak; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8767/20]