Results 721-740 of 9,814 for speaker:Steven Matthews

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (14 Jan 2021)

Steven Matthews: 195. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding mandatory face mask use in banks and other financial institutions; and if the mandatory wearing of facemasks has been considered in circumstances in which all relevant security measures are taken into account to reflect the concerns of front-line branch workers. [1984/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (20 Jan 2021)

Steven Matthews: 530. To ask the Minister for Health the reason home carers who do not fall into other priority categories in the provisional vaccine groups are not prioritised, given that the knock-on impacts for the health service are clear if they become a positive test case. [2468/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (20 Jan 2021)

Steven Matthews: 655. To ask the Minister for Health if the staff in a general practice surgery are considered to be front-line staff; and if they will be prioritised in the Covid-19 vaccine roll-out. [2844/21]

Brexit (Fishing Industry): Statements (21 Jan 2021)

Steven Matthews: Our fishers and our fishing communities are going through a tough and stressful time as outlined by the Minister in his opening statement and other Deputies. Despite the Brexit deal, there are still many uncertainties. We still do not know exactly the quotas and the total allowable catch that will be shared among the sector or what sustainability criteria will be applied to it. We cannot...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (21 Jan 2021)

Steven Matthews: 223. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will investigate the situation faced by a small cohort of workers who have been out of work since March 2020 (details supplied); and if their case will be reviewed. [3072/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (21 Jan 2021)

Steven Matthews: 249. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if there are negative implications with regard to State supports for crèche and play school owners that decide not to reopen in January 2021 due to personal concerns related to the Covid-19 pandemic but plan to reopen once they feel it is safe to do so. [3077/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Covid-19 Pandemic (21 Jan 2021)

Steven Matthews: 250. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he plans to hold further meetings with representatives from the early childhood care sector to discuss its concerns with regard to reopening play schools and crèches in view of the ongoing public health crisis. [3078/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Business of Joint Committee (22 Jan 2021)

Steven Matthews: I want to go into private session for a couple of minutes. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Water Treatment (Abstractions) Bill 2020 and Electoral Reform Bill 2020: Discussion (22 Jan 2021)

Steven Matthews: The committee is meeting today to consider the report on the pre-legislative scrutiny of the Water Environment (Abstractions) Bill 2020 and to begin pre-legislative scrutiny on the general scheme of the Electoral Reform Bill 2020. I advise members that the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission has contacted the secretariat in relation to its statutory role to input into legislation with...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Water Treatment (Abstractions) Bill 2020 and Electoral Reform Bill 2020: Discussion (22 Jan 2021)

Steven Matthews: We are experiencing some technical difficulties. Please bear with us. We will go into private session until we sort out the technical details.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Water Treatment (Abstractions) Bill 2020 and Electoral Reform Bill 2020: Discussion (22 Jan 2021)

Steven Matthews: I apologise for the technical glitch we had there. We have it all sorted now and I am delighted to invite the Minister of State, Deputy Noonan, to the committee. I do not know if the Minister of State heard the introduction I had given, but he is very welcome this morning to discuss the electoral reform Bill. I had just said that we acknowledge the work done by the previous committee on...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Water Treatment (Abstractions) Bill 2020 and Electoral Reform Bill 2020: Discussion (22 Jan 2021)

Steven Matthews: I thank the Minister of State for his opening statement. He has outlined some of the important issues in the Bill. They are really sensible, particularly the pre-registration of 16-year-olds and 17-year-olds. We often get somebody who has just turned 18 years of age several days before an election asking if they can register. Unfortunately, we have to tell them that they had to register...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Water Treatment (Abstractions) Bill 2020 and Electoral Reform Bill 2020: Discussion (22 Jan 2021)

Steven Matthews: You are just hitting it now, so please be as brief as possible.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Water Treatment (Abstractions) Bill 2020 and Electoral Reform Bill 2020: Discussion (22 Jan 2021)

Steven Matthews: We had a technical glitch at the start and I do not know if the witnesses heard our opening address but they are very welcome to the committee this morning. I thank them for their responses. I can see hands up on the screen but I will follow the usual rota we have in committees. Is it Deputy Gould or Deputy Ó Broin that is going next?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Water Treatment (Abstractions) Bill 2020 and Electoral Reform Bill 2020: Discussion (22 Jan 2021)

Steven Matthews: We have run out of time on that. I believe three of Deputy Ó Broin's eight questions have been covered. I hope we can get back to the remaining five, if that is okay with the Deputy.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Water Treatment (Abstractions) Bill 2020 and Electoral Reform Bill 2020: Discussion (22 Jan 2021)

Steven Matthews: Head No. 14 indicates that the commission can appoint consultants or advisers to assist its work on voter education which is important, as Ms Woods has outlined, and inclusion and research, which members have asked about. It is subject to available financial resources and no longer requires the consent of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform. It is good that it has independence...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Water Treatment (Abstractions) Bill 2020 and Electoral Reform Bill 2020: Discussion (22 Jan 2021)

Steven Matthews: On that, when local electoral areas are being set, where there are obvious geographical boundaries or historical, cultural or societal links to a certain municipal district there is a little bit of flexibility in that. It will not come down purely to the numbers. It will still take that into account.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Water Treatment (Abstractions) Bill 2020 and Electoral Reform Bill 2020: Discussion (22 Jan 2021)

Steven Matthews: I thank Mr. Ryan. I had questions on this in reference to appointments to the commission and the suggestion that at least one member of the commission, and perhaps more than one, should have expertise in online information - digital information - from that web of complex layers that lie within online political advertising. What are Mr. Ryan's views on that? Is that too prescriptive? Does...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Water Treatment (Abstractions) Bill 2020 and Electoral Reform Bill 2020: Discussion (22 Jan 2021)

Steven Matthews: I thank Mr. Ryan.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Water Treatment (Abstractions) Bill 2020 and Electoral Reform Bill 2020: Discussion (22 Jan 2021)

Steven Matthews: The next-----