Results 12,721-12,740 of 14,090 for speaker:Marc MacSharry

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Jun 2020)

Marc MacSharry: 889. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of empty trailers that travelled on ferries to and from Ireland in February, March and April 2020; and the number of empty trailers that did so in the same time periods in 2018 and 2019. [8628/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Jun 2020)

Marc MacSharry: 890. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has considered simplifying the process through which hauliers can apply for a tax rebate on vehicles that are temporarily off the road due to Covid-19. [8629/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Jun 2020)

Marc MacSharry: 891. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has considered extending a temporary exemption from tolls to hauliers in view of Covid-19; and the estimated quarterly cost of introducing such a measure. [8630/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Pyrite Incidence (3 Jun 2020)

Marc MacSharry: 1175. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if houses in County Sligo will be included for compensation regarding pyrite defects in their construction (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8542/20]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Covid-19 Pandemic (9 Jun 2020)

Marc MacSharry: 267. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the phase of the Roadmap for Reopening Society and Business which ice cream trucks fall under; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9820/20]

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development: Statements (Resumed) (10 Jun 2020)

Marc MacSharry: I am sharing time. I will take five minutes, leaving two and a half minutes each for Deputies Cathal Crowe, Christopher O'Sullivan, O'Dea and Ó Cuív. I am thankful for the opportunity to say a few words on the matter. Our transitioning, in terms of lowering of transport emissions, has been an abject failure so far with an increase from 2017 to 2018 of 1.7%. Transport accounts...

Covid-19 (Sport): Statements (11 Jun 2020)

Marc MacSharry: With the Acting Chairman's permission and, indeed, that of the Minister, I will bank my questions and he can reply in writing in the interests of efficiency so that everybody gets in. It would be remiss of me not to ask whether the Department has been in contact with the boxing authorities throughout the world to register our abhorrence in the words of senior members of the Judiciary of a...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (16 Jun 2020)

Marc MacSharry: 98. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will review the rules governing the temporary wage subsidy scheme as they apply to a company (details supplied) in County Leitrim; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11237/20]

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

Marc MacSharry: 224. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when approval will issue to the board of management of a school (details supplied) in County Sligo to proceed with its school building project, in view of the fact that it has completed stages 1 to 3 of the project stages and has submitted all technical reports to his Department with costings; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (16 Jun 2020)

Marc MacSharry: 628. To ask the Minister for Health if the Covid-19 contact tracing application due to be launched shortly will be accessible to visually impaired persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11165/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Organisations (16 Jun 2020)

Marc MacSharry: 814. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if, during the process to select independent directors of an organisation (details supplied) a company provided a short list of ten names; if the name of the person ultimately appointed chairman was not one of the names on the list; the way in which and by whom the chairman was selected for the position; if he played a role in...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Organisations (16 Jun 2020)

Marc MacSharry: 815. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason he insisted on the appointment of six independent directors of an organisation (details supplied) as opposed to three as part of the funding arrangements set out in the memorandum of understanding in view of the fact that this configuration will now give control to the independent directors of the organisation with the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Organisations (16 Jun 2020)

Marc MacSharry: 816. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason in the memorandum of understanding with an organisation (details supplied) funding was made conditional on all council members of the organisation with ten or more years’ service retiring at the AGM in 2020 in view of the fact agreement had been reached in 2019 that they should remain for three years up to 2022; and...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Organisations (16 Jun 2020)

Marc MacSharry: 818. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the involvement of Sport Ireland in issues raised relating to an organisation (details supplied); if he sought its advice regarding the funding conditions outlined relevant to the memorandum of understanding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10553/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Organisations (16 Jun 2020)

Marc MacSharry: 817. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is satisfied that three members of the visionary group of an organisation (details supplied) now hold the positions of association chairperson, interim CEO and deputy CEO without having had a formal recruitment process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10552/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid-19 Pandemic (16 Jun 2020)

Marc MacSharry: 851. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when sectoral guidelines will be published for hotels, guesthouses and bed and breakfast accommodation in respect of Covid-19 to facilitate these businesses reopening. [10997/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid-19 Pandemic (16 Jun 2020)

Marc MacSharry: 852. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the obligations hotels, guesthouses and bed and breakfast accommodation must fulfil in respect of Covid-19 before reopening, such as safety plans and so on. [10998/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Industry (16 Jun 2020)

Marc MacSharry: 853. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if State tourism bodies such as Fáilte Ireland will be working to assist hospitality businesses to reopen in line with best practice Covid-19 guidelines. [10999/20]

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development: Statements (Resumed) (17 Jun 2020)

Marc MacSharry: In terms of the contribution of the OPW to climate change, obviously much needs to be done. I need to talk parochially, in terms of my own constituency. I ask the Minister to comment on some contributions by the Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Flanagan, about a fortnight ago in answering to Deputy Feighan, my constituency colleague, about Sligo Garda station. As the Minister...

Covid-19 (Measures to Protect Victims of Domestic Violence): Statements (24 Jun 2020)

Marc MacSharry: I wish to make a few points on this important issue. The Minister quoted some statistics. He said numbers have been going down week on week since May. I do not know who compiles these statistics but the lived experience of women is not reflected in them. From speaking to my local domestic violence advocacy service, which is one of 39 associated with Safe Ireland, I learned it had a steady...