Results 761-780 of 1,898 for speaker:Chris Andrews

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (11 May 2021)

Chris Andrews: 204. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when persons that applied to sit the driver theory test will be given a date to sit the test in view of the fact that level 5 restrictions are being lifted; if there is an option for the persons to sit the test remotely; and the length of time it will take to process the backlog of theory tests given that level 5 restrictions have been...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Institutes of Technology (11 May 2021)

Chris Andrews: 608. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the buildings that have been purchased by Dundalk Institute of Technology since 2016; the cost per building; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24229/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (12 May 2021)

Chris Andrews: 195. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the alterative arrangements that have been put in place to allow persons (details supplied) applying for a GNIB card for the first time to submit an application while the Burgh Quay Registration Office is closed. [24722/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (12 May 2021)

Chris Andrews: 196. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when the Burgh Quay Registration Office will reopen for appointments. [24734/21]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (13 May 2021)

Chris Andrews: With each passing day we are witnessing more and more brutality, aggression and murder being carried out by the apartheid state of Israel. The line we hear repeatedly from the Government is that of support for the two-state solution, yet the Irish State does not recognise the state of Palestine. In February 1980, Ireland was the first EU member state to call for the establishment of a...

Sale of Tickets (Cultural, Entertainment, Recreational and Sporting Events) Bill 2021: Second Stage (13 May 2021)

Chris Andrews: I welcome the Bill and the support it has received from the Cabinet. It is important that we put in place measures to tackle ticket touting. As society continues to reopen and as live events open again to the public, hopefully soon albeit with restricted numbers, it is safe to say that tickets will be in high demand. It is, however, disappointing that it has taken so long to get to this...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Pension Provisions (13 May 2021)

Chris Andrews: 188. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will seek assurances from the CIÉ Group that it will desist from making any changes to the CIÉ 1951 superannuation scheme in advance of the outcome of a High Court application made by the trustees of the scheme, as CIÉ workers feel that this puts their pension scheme under threat; and if he will make a statement on...

Affordable Housing: Motion [Private Members] (18 May 2021)

Chris Andrews: I commend Deputy Eoin Ó Broin for this motion on housing and for all the work he has done around this issue. The inability to purchase new homes because they are unaffordable is nothing new to residents living in Dublin Bay South. Young working families have not been able to purchase affordable homes for a long time. Facebook, Google, LinkedIn, Amazon and now TikTok have all moved...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Sports Organisations (18 May 2021)

Chris Andrews: I thank the Minister of State for coming in at this late hour. The sport of MMA has grown immensely over the past decade. Participation in MMA in Ireland is very diverse. If one walks into any MMA club, one will see a mix of people ranging from office workers to construction workers, young and old. One will see a real mix of nationalities training side by side. We have also seen the...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Sports Organisations (18 May 2021)

Chris Andrews: While I welcome the establishment of a working group on this issue, I really do feel that the process is being used to block recognition of the IMMAA. It is only through meaningful engagement that we will see the IMMAA progress towards NGB status under Sport Ireland. This would give people involved in this sport and those representing Ireland internationally the recognition they deserve and...

Financial Resolution 2021 - Financial Resolution: Stamp Duties (19 May 2021)

Chris Andrews: The proposal that is before us will do nothing other than reinforce the reality that the Government is led by the interests of developers, vulture funds and cuckoo funds. I represent the constituency of Dublin Bay South where, generation after generation, in communities like those in Pearse Street, Kevin Street, Ringsend and around the Iveagh Trust, people have grown up in apartments and...

Questions on Promised Legislation (20 May 2021)

Chris Andrews: The outdoor dining enhancement scheme will help and support businesses in the hospitality sector to get back to work. I welcome this scheme. Gyms and health centres are so important to us all and have struggled badly because, like the hospitality sector, most of their business is done indoors. I was in the Dartry Health Club with Mr. Barry Walsh recently. It wants to set up outdoor...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (20 May 2021)

Chris Andrews: 276. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the project for the ASD class in a school (details supplied); the timeline for the completion of the assessment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27369/21]

Annexation of Palestine: Motion [Private Members] (25 May 2021)

Chris Andrews: The kidnapping of a young journalist by Belarus was met with loud shouts from the Government and the EU about the need for swift action, sanctions and severe consequences. The Taoiseach said the kidnapping was a state-sponsored coercive act and that the EU would respond very strongly. These strong words and plans for actions and sanctions contrast starkly with the weak and watery position...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Pension Provisions (25 May 2021)

Chris Andrews: 103. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the 1951 superannuation pension scheme for CIÉ workers is in compliance with minimum funding standard rules; if he plans to meet with CIÉ representatives to discuss this crisis in the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27591/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Pension Provisions (25 May 2021)

Chris Andrews: 104. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason CIÉ excluded the non-union members from a vote on LCR22297 when it confirmed that would not be the case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27592/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Pension Provisions (25 May 2021)

Chris Andrews: 144. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason CIÉ continually inform the public that the 1951 superannuation scheme is €800 million in debt when in fact the trustees have confirmed it is 102% of the minimum funding standard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28029/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Pension Provisions (25 May 2021)

Chris Andrews: 145. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason CIÉ has not used contingent assets to repair a deficit in the 1951 superannuation scheme balance sheet as per the 1994 agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28030/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: State Bodies (25 May 2021)

Chris Andrews: 146. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will request from CIÉ the reason its property portfolio is only valued at €750 million or peppercorn value as per its 2019 financial statement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28031/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (25 May 2021)

Chris Andrews: 228. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if a roadmap with confirmed dates will be provided for the resumption of live indoor music events; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27941/21]