Results 121-140 of 16,766 for speaker:Norma Foley

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Flood Prevention Measures (16 Jun 2020)

Norma Foley: 158. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if emergency funding will be provided for works to repair a breach of the sea wall at the Kerries, Tralee, County Kerry. [11625/20]

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

Norma Foley: 281. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if supports will be made available for students in view of the fact students are not eligible for jobseeker’s allowance and there are no summer employment prospects to help defray costs for education and so on due to the Covid-19 crisis. [11387/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Training (16 Jun 2020)

Norma Foley: 282. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if student teachers will be accommodated on teaching practice in schools for the 2020 to 2021 school year. [11390/20]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (16 Jun 2020)

Norma Foley: 457. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she will amend the restart grant to include a cohort of businesses and groups that are currently excluded, for example, bed and breakfasts, small bus operators and community centres; and if not, if she will consider introducing a new grant to meet the restart needs of those excluded. [11507/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (16 Jun 2020)

Norma Foley: 725. To ask the Minister for Health if the issue of PPE provision for dentists in the medical card system will be raised with the HSE in view of the fact PPE was promised some weeks ago and has not been provided [11623/20]

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

Norma Foley: 677. To ask the Minister for Health if persons can apply to have an antibody test to confirm definitively if they have had Covid-19. [11389/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (16 Jun 2020)

Norma Foley: 707. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an orthopaedic hospital appointment for a person (details supplied) at Croom Hospital. [11509/20]

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

Norma Foley: 809. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if funds will be made available for emergency works on the Cliff Road, Ballyheigue, County Kerry, which is in a hazardous state at present. [11388/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (16 Jun 2020)

Norma Foley: 1015. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to pay arrears of the pandemic unemployment payment; and the time frame for same. [11386/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic (16 Jun 2020)

Norma Foley: 1023. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will address the urgent case of seasonal workers whose stamps are running out and are not being catered for by the pandemic unemployment payment; and if she will address the issue of stamps running out for this cohort of workers due to the pandemic and include them in the payment. [11508/20]

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Impact on the Fiscal Position (16 Jun 2020)

Norma Foley: I welcome the witnesses and thank them for their presentations, and, indeed, their paper. It is widely acknowledged that 26% of our workforce is currently unemployed or on pandemic unemployment supports of some type or other. From its paper, I gather that the IFAC has three scenarios developed: mild, which would be where conditions improve rapidly and there would be minimum impact; a...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Impact on the Fiscal Position (16 Jun 2020)

Norma Foley: I agree with Mr. Barnes. Clarity, in itself, breeds confidence. I draw his attention to what the IFAC calls in its paper the "appropriate fiscal stance". It has three phases. A significant element of that is the need for a fiscal stimulus. We have spoken at length about the SMEs, which are hugely important. I come from County Kerry, which is hugely dependent on tourism. Independent...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Impact on the Fiscal Position (16 Jun 2020)

Norma Foley: I have a final point but I see the time is up.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid-19: Impact on the Fiscal Position (16 Jun 2020)

Norma Foley: From the IFAC paper, I gather that the council is confident that, with proper management, we need not return to austerity. It has pointed out that, if the situation is managed properly, we may return to pre-Covid levels of activity within two to three and a half years. Will Mr. Barnes comment on that very briefly?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Childcare: Impact of Covid-19 (23 Jun 2020)

Norma Foley: I welcome the speakers here this morning. I acknowledge the superb work of those who are represented by the witnesses' organisations, as we journey through Covid-19 and before that. Mr. Bell made a remark that SIPTU was forced to source personal protective equipment, PPE, for its members. I find this quite shocking and perhaps Mr. Bell will elaborate on it. Was the union reimbursed for...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Childcare: Impact of Covid-19 (23 Jun 2020)

Norma Foley: Is Mr. Bell saying it is being addressed or it has not been completely addressed? Is Mr. Bell suggesting that some workers are making use of PPE that is not of the standard it should be?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Childcare: Impact of Covid-19 (23 Jun 2020)

Norma Foley: Where there were gaps, the union was obliged to fill in. I thank Mr. Bell for that. I now turn to the two submissions that have been made to the committee this morning. It is very clear that neither SIPTU nor the INMO was consulted regarding childcare provision. The SIPTU members were not surveyed on the survey we have spoken of, and the only survey I am aware of that we can verify here...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Childcare: Impact of Covid-19 (Resumed) (23 Jun 2020)

Norma Foley: I welcome all the witnesses. This morning unions representing healthcare workers confirmed to this committee that they were not consulted regarding the provision of emergency childcare for essential healthcare workers prior to the announcement of this service by An Taoiseach on 1 May. Further to that, I ask the witnesses if, as childcare providers, they were directly consulted or in what...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Childcare: Impact of Covid-19 (Resumed) (23 Jun 2020)

Norma Foley: I take it from the witnesses' submissions, and somebody may want to disagree with me, that there was absolutely no consultation either with the service providers or with those who would be the service users in relation to this announcement on 1 May. That totally defies logic and it is no surprise that it failed. I will move on to a specific question as I am conscious of my time....

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Childcare: Impact of Covid-19 (Resumed) (23 Jun 2020)

Norma Foley: To continue on that topic, which is hugely important to a large number of parents, where does that stand now? Has the Department come back to the advisory group? Is there a negotiation in relation to that suggestion?