Results 8,621-8,640 of 13,254 for speaker:Seán Sherlock

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Functions (8 Sep 2020)

Seán Sherlock: 848. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the location in which his Department will be situated; his functions; the budget of his Department in tabular form; the areas his Department covers; his policy responsibilities as Minister; and the delegated functions of the Minister of State in his Department. [21732/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Support Schemes (8 Sep 2020)

Seán Sherlock: 849. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the qualifying criteria for technology assistance for students. [21733/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Properties (8 Sep 2020)

Seán Sherlock: 1304. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a location (details supplied). [22044/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Tests (8 Sep 2020)

Seán Sherlock: 1341. To ask the Minister for Health the reason patients are being requested to pay for Covid-19 tests; and the measures that have been undertaken with health insurance companies in relation to the charge. [22220/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (8 Sep 2020)

Seán Sherlock: 1385. To ask the Minister for Health the regulations that apply in respect of opticians and optometrists in the interpretation of section 31A Temporary Restrictions (COVID-19) (Face Coverings in Certain Premises and Business) Regulations 2020. [22511/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Public Consultation Process (8 Sep 2020)

Seán Sherlock: 1434. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of public consultations being run by his Department. [21905/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Funding (8 Sep 2020)

Seán Sherlock: 1435. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the funding provided to festivals; the name and amount granted to each festival or event that did not take place due to Covid-19 in tabular form; and if the funding will remain in place for 2021. [21906/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Safety (8 Sep 2020)

Seán Sherlock: 1436. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount spent on advertising Farm Safety week in each of the years 2016 to 2019 and to date in 2020. [21907/20]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Covid-19 Pandemic (8 Sep 2020)

Seán Sherlock: 1493. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the measures she will take to save community centres that have lost and continue to lose bookings due to public health advice on operation of classes and training; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22210/20]

Health Act 1947 (Section 31A - Temporary Restrictions) (Covid-19) (No. 4) Regulations 2020: Motion [Private Members] (9 Sep 2020)

Seán Sherlock: I note that no Minister is in situat present.

Health Act 1947 (Section 31A - Temporary Restrictions) (Covid-19) (No. 4) Regulations 2020: Motion [Private Members] (9 Sep 2020)

Seán Sherlock: I note the presence of the Minister of State, Deputy Feighan, and I am very sorry that the senior Minister has taken it upon himself to leave during a discussion on such an important motion. There is no doubting that the regulations are overkill but I worry that the motion before us now, if it succeeds, would result in annulling all the regulations, and that could also be overkill. While we...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Wage Subsidy Scheme (9 Sep 2020)

Seán Sherlock: 93. To ask the Minister for Finance if there are dates by which a new hire must have been hired by a company to avail of the employment wage subsidy scheme. [22860/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (9 Sep 2020)

Seán Sherlock: 192. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if those on the Covid-19 pandemic unemployment payment are eligible for the springboard conversion programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22801/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Free Travel Scheme (9 Sep 2020)

Seán Sherlock: 193. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of extending the free travel scheme to all children under 18 years of age and all students in higher level education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22802/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Occupational Therapy (9 Sep 2020)

Seán Sherlock: 273. To ask the Minister for Health the number of occupational therapists hired from each university by the HSE in each of the years 2016 to 2019 and to date in 2020; the number of graduates in each year per institution in tabular form; and his views on whether the number of occupational therapists in the HSE is appropriate. [22863/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Timber Supply (9 Sep 2020)

Seán Sherlock: 309. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a biotic threat potential may be posed by the proposal to import de-barked timber from central Europe, in particular due to the presence the spruce bark beetle in mainland Europe. [22999/20]

Services for People with Disabilities: Statements (10 Sep 2020)

Seán Sherlock: I welcome the Minister of State to the Chamber and welcome her statement. The announced €7.8 million is a significant sum of money but it will only become so if the follow-on services are provided. Last night in the House I raised the issue of professionals such as occupational therapists being deployed to contact tracing and even testing. That makes a mockery of any attempts to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (10 Sep 2020)

Seán Sherlock: 25. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if children in direct provision centres have returned to education; and the assurances she can provide that all children who reside in the centres have the necessary safeguards in place to prevent further Covid-19 outbreaks. [22318/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Provision (10 Sep 2020)

Seán Sherlock: 229. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will resume residency. [23174/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Support Services (15 Sep 2020)

Seán Sherlock: 85. To ask the Minister for Health when disability services will resume operation; the additional budget that has been allocated to meet the costs of adhering to public health advice; and the additional allocation to each service provider nationally in tabular form. [22335/20]