Results 12,741-12,760 of 14,090 for speaker:Marc MacSharry

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Covid-19 Pandemic (30 Jun 2020)

Marc MacSharry: 96. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he has considered the introduction of measures to incentivise working from home in view of the ongoing capacity constraints across public transport and so on. [13017/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid-19 Pandemic (30 Jun 2020)

Marc MacSharry: 660. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason there is no representative from the ground transport and scheduled services sector on the tourism recovery taskforce in view of the centrality of the sector to the tourism sector here. [12715/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (30 Jun 2020)

Marc MacSharry: 661. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has considered extending financial support or waiving State fees that are imposed on scheduled coach services or bus tour operators, such as NCT fees, CVRT fees and vehicle licensing. [12716/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (30 Jun 2020)

Marc MacSharry: 663. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has considered extending grant payments to bus and coach operators in respect of vehicle insurance in view of the impact of Covid-19 on the sector. [12718/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (30 Jun 2020)

Marc MacSharry: 662. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has considered automatically extending vehicle licences for coach and bus tour operators for a period of 12 months in view of the impact of Covid-19 on the sector. [12717/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (30 Jun 2020)

Marc MacSharry: 688. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has considered allowing persons over 70 years of age to renew their driver licence online in view of the ongoing threat of Covid-19. [13008/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid-19 Pandemic (30 Jun 2020)

Marc MacSharry: 689. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the late renewal charge usually levied on those renewing PSV licences will be waived in all circumstances or in limited Covid-19 circumstances, for example, illness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13009/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid-19 Pandemic (30 Jun 2020)

Marc MacSharry: 690. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has considered extending full or partial fee waivers to PSV licence applicants owing to the impacts of Covid-19 on PSV drivers. [13010/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Childcare Services (30 Jun 2020)

Marc MacSharry: 760. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if crèches can reopen their afterschool facilities; the guidance issued to them on same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13080/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Childcare Services (30 Jun 2020)

Marc MacSharry: 762. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will consider the concerns raised by a healthcare worker that cannot access childcare (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13082/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Childcare Services (30 Jun 2020)

Marc MacSharry: 761. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he is considering measures to increase the availability of childcare for school aged children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13081/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Aviation Industry (7 Jul 2020)

Marc MacSharry: 93. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the provision of section 18(A)(4) of the Package Holidays and Travel Trade Act 1995 applies to persons who booked a holiday earlier in 2020 to Spain for a family wedding through an online UK based travel company which subsequently had to be cancelled due to the pandemic (details supplied); if not, the options open to them to recoup...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Records (7 Jul 2020)

Marc MacSharry: 357. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if his Department will supply historic details of the social insurance record of a person (details supplied) that requires this information in order for the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection to carry out a review of the rate of payment of widower’s contributory pension; and if he will make a statement on the...

Microenterprise Loan Fund (Amendment) Bill 2020: Second Stage (Resumed) (8 Jul 2020)

Marc MacSharry: I am grateful for the opportunity to make a few points about finance initiatives that are needed to support business. There has been much talk over the past number of months about the need to support small business in particular and the talk has been encouraging from all sides. We now have a Government in place. Indeed, it was remiss of me not to wish the Government well and wish the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (14 Jul 2020)

Marc MacSharry: 30. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the consideration his Department is giving to additional measures that may be needed to support the hospitality, retail, entertainment, arts and leisure sectors. [15801/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Emergency Works Scheme (14 Jul 2020)

Marc MacSharry: 680. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a school (details supplied) in County Sligo will receive a decision in relation to funding for emergency works at the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15968/20]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Football Association of Ireland (16 Jul 2020)

Marc MacSharry: I thank the Ceann Comhairle and wish all of the new Ministers well in their portfolios. It is nothing personal; this is business. As the Minister knows, the memorandum of understanding, MOU, with the FAI is a Shane Ross production. His ghost is very much alive as we see. It was very much drawn from the same ether as his failed judicial appointments Bill, where he wanted everybody under the...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Football Association of Ireland (16 Jul 2020)

Marc MacSharry: To clarify, privilege is a vitally important rule within the House and sometimes it must be used. I mentioned nobody by name but as State funds are relevant to this, I am well within the rules to highlight the three people in question. Absolutely there are no aspersions about them as individuals, without prejudice to them or to impugn their good characters in any way. However, their...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Football Association of Ireland (16 Jul 2020)

Marc MacSharry: It pains me to say it, but the Minister has gone native already. There will be no change and the former Minister, Mr. Ross, is enjoying the irony out in the leafy hills of Enniskerry. The MOU says that the offer of the Minister should in no way be regarded as a binding commitment in the context of a contractual agreement etc. and the MOU will be underpinned by a series of relevant legal...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (21 Jul 2020)

Marc MacSharry: 449. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a person (details supplied) will receive a decision on their possible entitlement to the pandemic unemployment payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16494/20]