Results 8,661-8,680 of 13,254 for speaker:Seán Sherlock

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: National Broadband Plan (15 Sep 2020)

Seán Sherlock: 926. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the mobile broadband task force; and if she has met with same. [24151/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (16 Sep 2020)

Seán Sherlock: 22. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is receipt of a funding request from a local authority (details supplied). [24224/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (16 Sep 2020)

Seán Sherlock: 89. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a tender (details supplied) will be published on e-tenders. [24404/20]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Rural Transport Services (17 Sep 2020)

Seán Sherlock: 2. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she has met with the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport on rural public transport challenges under Covid-19 regulations. [24447/20]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Rural Transport Services (17 Sep 2020)

Seán Sherlock: I merely wish to ask the Minister if there is an attempt at policy coherence in respect of rural transport provision. Covid-19 has highlighted the weaknesses in school transport policy in particular. We know that currently there is a review of the school transport scheme but to our mind there is no point in having a review of the school transport scheme unless the Minister's Department is...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Rural Transport Services (17 Sep 2020)

Seán Sherlock: I thank the Minister for her response. If her Department is developing a rural policy for Ireland I do not think it is possible to do so without talking about the totality of public transport. Increasingly, rural Ireland is a cosmopolitan place. The people who live there now traverse the entire demographic of Irish society. Without being too verbose about it, this September there was a...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Rural Transport Services (17 Sep 2020)

Seán Sherlock: The Covid-19 pandemic has taught us that more and more people are connected. Many people who ordinarily would not have been connected to Internet technologies are now in possession of smartphones and can use that technology in a seamless way across the age range. It is about developing a coherent supply of transport services to allow people to use the technology to map on, so that no matter...

Expenditure Response to Covid-19 Crisis: Statements (Resumed) (17 Sep 2020)

Seán Sherlock: I am very grateful to Deputy Brendan Smith for his act of kindness. It is much appreciated. I am delighted to speak in this debate. I welcome the Minister to the House. He will not be a stranger to the benefits that the music, culture and arts communities bring to society. This point is self-evident; it is a truth. It would be very useful if the Government were to consider restoring...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Tidy Towns (17 Sep 2020)

Seán Sherlock: 30. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if the Tidy Towns Competition will be allowed proceed in 2021 under social distancing regulations. [24445/20]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Telecommunications Infrastructure (17 Sep 2020)

Seán Sherlock: 31. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she has met with the Mobile Broadband Taskforce since her appointment as Minister. [24446/20]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (22 Sep 2020)

Seán Sherlock: 24. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the pandemic unemployment payment will be restored to the full rate for those workers in the entertainment industry. [25247/20]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (22 Sep 2020)

Seán Sherlock: I would like to ask the Minister if she has given consideration to the restoration of the Covid payment for those people who are part of the live entertainment and events sector.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (22 Sep 2020)

Seán Sherlock: The reason we are consistently making the case on behalf of the live entertainment and events sector is there is no timeline for the restoration of those jobs. The loss of income that has accrued to those in that sector through no fault of their own, which the Minister will appreciate fully, has been absolutely devastating. The ability of many of the people working in that sector to survive...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (22 Sep 2020)

Seán Sherlock: Can the Minister again give consideration to looking at the issue in the round? If there is no timeline for the reopening of the sector and if we are not going to have cultural and sporting events, whatever type of event one wants to imagine that befits the live entertainment and events sector, there has to be some scope for developing a package. Every day, we support the foreign direct...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Public Services Card (22 Sep 2020)

Seán Sherlock: 32. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of the data compliance of the public services card. [25009/20]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Public Services Card (22 Sep 2020)

Seán Sherlock: Will the Minister indicate the status of the public services card?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Public Services Card (22 Sep 2020)

Seán Sherlock: Not yet. I do make good use of my Leap card and I would like to see that facility extended throughout the country if possible. I am asking the Minister for a status update in respect of the public services card.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Public Services Card (22 Sep 2020)

Seán Sherlock: I recognise that the matter is before the courts. My understanding is that the Government has appealed the decision regarding the enforcement notice to the Circuit Court. I merely wish to ascertain - I do not think this is a sub judiceissue - where that process stands at present. Has there been a hearing or is there to be a hearing? If the latter is the case, when does the Government...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Public Services Card (22 Sep 2020)

Seán Sherlock: I welcome the Minister's answer. The word "shortly" can cover a multitude but I understand where she is coming from and I am not trying to be facetious. However, it would be good to have a more definitive position on this matter from the Government. There are issues regarding minors, in particular, and the very personal information held regarding people under the age of 18. It would be...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Retirement Payment (22 Sep 2020)

Seán Sherlock: 41. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the budget has been agreed for the introduction of the State pension transition payment [25008/20]