Results 741-760 of 1,831 for speaker:Chris Andrews

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wastewater Treatment (21 Apr 2021)

Chris Andrews: 783. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount of fines imposed on Ireland by the EU in each of the past ten years due to raw sewage being released into Dublin Bay by the Ringsend wastewater treatment plant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19958/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Funding (21 Apr 2021)

Chris Andrews: 1236. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the State funding an organisation (details supplied) has received each year since 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19532/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (22 Apr 2021)

Chris Andrews: 128. To ask the Minister for Health if he has sought advice from the Chief Medical Officer or NPHET regarding the position of fully vaccinated persons and mandatory hotel quarantine; if so, if the advice will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20883/21]

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: Issues Facing Women in Sport: Discussion (27 Apr 2021)

Chris Andrews: I thank the witnesses for their interesting presentations. The questions and answers that followed have been interesting and enlightening. I have personally benefited hugely from the LGFA and the Camogie Association because I have two young daughters and they have gone through the system, including the Cumann na mBunscoil competition in schools. They played for Ballinteer St John's GAA...

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: Issues Facing Women in Sport: Discussion (27 Apr 2021)

Chris Andrews: Can I ask Ms O'Connor for a copy of that report? It sounds like an important piece of work.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Autism Support Services (28 Apr 2021)

Chris Andrews: 546. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the project for the ASD class in a school (details supplied); and the timeline for the completion of works; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21319/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Property Management Companies (28 Apr 2021)

Chris Andrews: 791. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if management companies are entitled to charge interest rates of 16% on management company fees; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22026/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Insurance (28 Apr 2021)

Chris Andrews: 844. To ask the Minister for Health the reason some insurance companies are refusing to provide health insurance to persons who become ill as a result of receiving the Covid-19 vaccine; if companies can refuse to provide insurance for this reason to persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21141/21]

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (29 Apr 2021)

Chris Andrews: While I welcome this Bill as a step in the right direction, it must be acknowledged that we are very much on the back foot in the fight against climate change. I am deeply concerned by the notable lack of several important elements that are needed to tackle climate change effectively. The legislation does not include a number of commitments made in the programme for Government, which is...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing (5 May 2021)

Chris Andrews: 59. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will move to the fast-tracking of the regeneration of flat complexes such as Pearse House in south inner city Dublin in the interest of good public health and good community development given the extremely poor condition of several and the urgent need for upgrading these flats; and if he will make a statement on the...

Planning and Development (Amendment) (Repeal of Part V Leasing) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (6 May 2021)

Chris Andrews: I thank Deputy Cian O’Callaghan for bringing forward this important private members' Bill to repeal Part V leasing. We are in the depths of a housing crisis and have been for many years. I see the reality of this crisis every day across the communities in Dublin Bay South. There is a chronic shortage of affordable housing for first-time buyers. Public housing such as Glovers Court,...

Residential Property Market: Motion [Private Members] (11 May 2021)

Chris Andrews: Increasingly, the Government and that which preceded it have turned the State into a paradise for vulture funds. Contrary to what most ordinary people think, housing units are now viewed by the State as assets for the purpose of generating capital for investors ahead of building homes for workers. This may have come as a shock to many after what we saw happen in Maynooth. However, this has...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Middle East (11 May 2021)

Chris Andrews: What is happening in Jerusalem is deeply disturbing. It is clearly an act of ethnic cleansing. As usual, the apartheid Israeli Government is using brutal force and acts of aggression to carry out this land grab. Not only is the Israeli Government using its rockets and artillery to slaughter innocent families in the Gaza Strip while the world looks on, it is also using medical apartheid to...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Middle East (11 May 2021)

Chris Andrews: Our position on the UN Security Council gives us a platform to finally do what is right for the indigenous struggle in Palestine. We saw what happened in South Africa when the world stayed silent. This time, however, we have a chance to be on the right side of history and to do what is right by the millions of people who have been killed and forced out of their homes and who live under...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Middle East (11 May 2021)

Chris Andrews: We need actions.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Middle East (11 May 2021)

Chris Andrews: Sanctions and divestment.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Middle East (11 May 2021)

Chris Andrews: So have I.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Middle East (11 May 2021)

Chris Andrews: It is not about who has been there the most.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Middle East (11 May 2021)

Chris Andrews: It is not working. We need action.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Middle East (11 May 2021)

Chris Andrews: The Minister needs to advocate for action.