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Social Welfare (Covid-19) (Amendment) Bill 2020: Second Stage (28 Jul 2020)

Seán Sherlock: All the world is a stage.

Social Welfare (Covid-19) (Amendment) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (28 Jul 2020)

Seán Sherlock: I am very conscious of Deputy Gannon's earlier intervention. On the point the Minister made, in my earlier contribution I said that there were questions about the regulation, as the travel advisory on which it is based has no legal standing. People were not informed of the changes so there was potentially a legitimate expectation they could travel under the normal rules that previously...

Social Welfare (Covid-19) (Amendment) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (28 Jul 2020)

Seán Sherlock: I previously asked about the status of the Social Insurance Fund. I may have missed the Minister's response. In her speech, she said: "This is an accounting mechanism that does not have any impact on the entitlements of claimants." This is, however, to be paid for from the Social Insurance Fund. What exact figure will be extracted from the fund? It is vital in funding retirement and this...

Social Welfare (Covid-19) (Amendment) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (28 Jul 2020)

Seán Sherlock: I support the amendment. The Government has said this stimulus package is worth more than €7 billion. For a sum that would be quite small relative to the cost of the stimulus package, although the figure is indeterminate at present, the livelihoods of those within the sectors for which we have all spoken over the last number of hours could be sustained. The most vulnerable could be...

Social Welfare (Covid-19) (Amendment) Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (28 Jul 2020)

Seán Sherlock: -----will have been relegated to the lower tiers. The Government has an opportunity to recognise the sectors that we celebrate and which export this culture as part of the soft diplomacy of international relations. We sell this globally as a major comparative advantage economically, and we are doing the culture and entertainment sector a disservice by not supporting it. I appeal to the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (28 Jul 2020)

Seán Sherlock: 101. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on the National Broadband Plan. [18314/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycle to Work Scheme (28 Jul 2020)

Seán Sherlock: 163. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to bring in a tax rebate style system for those that cycle to work similar to the Netherlands based on a person's commute to work. [18404/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (28 Jul 2020)

Seán Sherlock: 164. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment for a driver test. [18409/20]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Circulars (28 Jul 2020)

Seán Sherlock: 276. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if Circular 05/2017 on motor travel rate will be amended to include cycling as a commutable expense and encourage alternative sustainable travel. [18408/20]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Environmental Schemes (28 Jul 2020)

Seán Sherlock: 302. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when survey work will commence on the status of the freshwater pearl mussel in the River Blackwater. [18623/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Funding (28 Jul 2020)

Seán Sherlock: 322. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if funding will be allocated to a project (details supplied). [18931/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing (28 Jul 2020)

Seán Sherlock: 334. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the engagement he has had with each local authority; and the confirmed targets for social housing for each local authority for the remainder of 2020, in tabular form. [18360/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (28 Jul 2020)

Seán Sherlock: 462. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will allow payment via medical card for concessionary students on the school transport scheme. [18337/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic (28 Jul 2020)

Seán Sherlock: 567. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when the enterprise support grant for businesses impacted by Covid-19 will be launched. [18415/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Working Family Payment (28 Jul 2020)

Seán Sherlock: 575. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a working family payment claim in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [18097/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (28 Jul 2020)

Seán Sherlock: 921. To ask the Minister for Health the status of operations at an out-of-hours general practitioner centre (details supplied). [18098/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (28 Jul 2020)

Seán Sherlock: 960. To ask the Minister for Health if a hospital appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied) in view of the circumstances. [18287/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Carer's Allowance (28 Jul 2020)

Seán Sherlock: 961. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a carer’s allowance appeal by a person (details supplied). [18289/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Provision (28 Jul 2020)

Seán Sherlock: 1006. To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) will receive an assessment of need. [18639/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (28 Jul 2020)

Seán Sherlock: 1049. To ask the Minister for Health if a guarantee will be given that the Covid-19 tracker application does not share the location data, IP addresses or IMEI of persons who download same. [18930/20]