Results 9,021-9,040 of 16,364 for speaker:Peadar Tóibín

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Services (16 Dec 2020)

Peadar Tóibín: 275. To ask the Minister for Health further to an exchange with this Deputy during Leaders' Questions on 8 December 2020, if he has sought clarity on the situation whereby the HSE CervicalCheck programme maintains that the women affected by the CervicalCheck scandal have not been wronged and are merely unfortunate, while the Government is apologising to these women for wrongdoing and the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Services (16 Dec 2020)

Peadar Tóibín: 276. To ask the Minister for Health further to an exchange with this Deputy during Leaders' Questions on 8 December 2020, if he agrees with the clinical director of CervicalCheck in her contention that the courts are wrong in their rulings that smear tests were read in a manner which was neglectful in respect of the CervicalCheck scandal. [43636/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Services (16 Dec 2020)

Peadar Tóibín: 283. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the contention of the clinical director of CervicalCheck that the courts are wrong in their rulings that smear tests were read in a manner which was neglectful in respect of the CervicalCheck scandal. [43632/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Services (16 Dec 2020)

Peadar Tóibín: 284. To ask the Minister for Health if he will clarify the situation whereby the CervicalCheck programme maintains that the women affected by the CervicalCheck scandal have not been wronged and are merely unfortunate, while the Government is apologising to these women for wrongdoing and the courts are ruling that they have been wronged; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43633/20]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Insurance Issues: Minister of State at the Department of Finance (16 Dec 2020)

Peadar Tóibín: I welcome this plan of action being put in place. Many people, however, may feel that there has been much talk about insurance in recent years but not the necessary level of action. They might also think that there is an element of horizon politics at work, because these initiatives are still on the horizon and in the future. If we look at many sectors of the economy, the structure of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Insurance Issues: Minister of State at the Department of Finance (16 Dec 2020)

Peadar Tóibín: If there is flexibility for judges on payouts, then there may still be an incentive because an individual judge could still deviate from the book of quantum. As a result, a space is left for the possibility of expansion, to which the Minister of State referred, to remain.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Insurance Issues: Minister of State at the Department of Finance (16 Dec 2020)

Peadar Tóibín: That is fine.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Insurance Issues: Minister of State at the Department of Finance (16 Dec 2020)

Peadar Tóibín: According to previous figures I have looked at, insurance companies often have a low rate of pursuance of claims and testing them to the full extent. One of the reasons the companies claim that is difficult is obviously the costs involved. I have seen cases where the legal costs could be €20,000 while the claim could be about the same. There is a decision to be made regarding...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Insurance Issues: Minister of State at the Department of Finance (16 Dec 2020)

Peadar Tóibín: I urge the Minister of State to increase the pace of delivery on these elements, because we have been looking at each other and talking about this issue for several years. The deficiencies in this regard have had a serious impact on small businesses throughout the country.

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (17 Dec 2020)

Peadar Tóibín: 57. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount of the €45 million Covid-19 stability fund for community and voluntary organisations, charities and social enterprises that has been paid out to date. [43933/20]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (17 Dec 2020)

Peadar Tóibín: 124. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department has offered or been offered additional funding to assist the owners of wet pubs this Christmas. [43951/20]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (17 Dec 2020)

Peadar Tóibín: 175. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide extra supports to SMEs for whom Christmas normally represents their peak trade time. [43952/20]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (13 Jan 2021)

Peadar Tóibín: 29. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide support for the owners of a business (details supplied). [44938/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Brexit Issues (13 Jan 2021)

Peadar Tóibín: 178. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if motorists from Northern Ireland now require a green card to drive in the 26 counties; and if there will be changes to requirements to drive in the South for motorists from the North post Brexit. [1370/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Dog Breeding Industry (13 Jan 2021)

Peadar Tóibín: 227. To ask the Minister for Finance the level of tax that has been paid by puppy breeders, puppy sellers, puppy farms in each of the past five years; and if his Department is pursuing dog selling platforms that are selling in Ireland but registered outside Ireland. [45060/20]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Brexit Issues (13 Jan 2021)

Peadar Tóibín: 264. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the way in which Brexit will affect applications for tendering of public projects from Northern Ireland or the UK and vice versa. [44693/20]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions (13 Jan 2021)

Peadar Tóibín: 267. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when he expects the review of the supplementary pension scheme to be completed; when PeoplePoint will be in a position to process applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44776/20]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Covid-19 Pandemic (13 Jan 2021)

Peadar Tóibín: 413. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on the instruction by the Department to a school (details supplied) to remain open despite a high number of Covid-19 cases associated with the school. [44759/20]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Covid-19 Pandemic (13 Jan 2021)

Peadar Tóibín: 430. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools in the country currently experiencing outbreaks of Covid-19. [44760/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Covid-19 Pandemic (13 Jan 2021)

Peadar Tóibín: 616. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of persons residing in direct provision centres that have tested positive for Covid-19 in 2020. [44770/20]