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Covid-19 (Health): Statements (17 Jun 2020)

Frank Feighan: We were very thankful that Sligo was one of the few counties that went 29 days without any further Covid-19 infections. We did have one new case last night but we hope we can go another 29 days without any more. I thank the Minister and his officials for meeting representatives of the Irish Dental Association, which is something I called for in the Dáil more than three weeks ago....

Covid-19 (Health): Statements (17 Jun 2020)

Frank Feighan: Yes, at seven minutes and three minutes. First, our thoughts are with the families of the more than 1,700 people who have passed away due to Covid. The past three or four months have been a difficult time for them. The Minister referred to the reopening of nursing homes to visitors. Like him, I thank the nursing home owners, staff, residents and the families of residents and staff...

Covid-19 (Health): Statements (17 Jun 2020)

Frank Feighan: Yes. If one is a soccer supporter, what exactly can one do? What criteria did the HSE use? Perhaps we could have gone to 120 minutes and given the soccer supporter a bit more, but we will see. Will the Minister update the House on the national review of cardiac services, which has been ongoing for some time? At what stage is it and when is it expected to report? That review is vital to...

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

Frank Feighan: I am sharing time with Deputies Higgins and Carroll MacNeill. I acknowledge the progress that has been made by this Government in restoring our peatlands. While I refer to this Government, one of the toughest times in my political career was when we took office in 2011 and there were huge issues regarding turf cutting. At the time, I said at a public meeting in Athlone that we would set...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Tax (16 Jun 2020)

Frank Feighan: 56. To ask the Minister for Finance when the local property tax will be sanctioned by the Revenue Commissioners to be taken from the bank accounts of persons; if the matter has been paused until after the Covid-19 crisis; if not, if the suggested date of 21 July 2020 is accurate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10542/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (16 Jun 2020)

Frank Feighan: 79. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider matters raised in correspondence (details supplied) and a request to extend the section 481 regional film development uplift to 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11007/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Office of Public Works (16 Jun 2020)

Frank Feighan: 145. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount of funding spent to date by the Office of Public Works on acquiring and servicing lands in Caltragh, Sligo town, to accommodate the construction of a new Garda regional headquarters in Sligo, including legal fees, site acquisition, advertising and other associated costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10739/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Emergency Works Scheme (16 Jun 2020)

Frank Feighan: 197. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an application by a school (details supplied) for emergency works funding to build additional hygiene facilities for children at the school in view of the new requirements with regard to Covid-19 will be reconsidered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10667/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Stations (16 Jun 2020)

Frank Feighan: 325. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the date on which his attention was drawn to the decision by the Garda Commissioner not to proceed with plans to build a new regional Garda headquarters in County Sligo at a site which was purchased by the Office of Public Works as part of a PPP bundle that was to see new Garda stations at Sligo, Macroom and Clonmel, as...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Stations (16 Jun 2020)

Frank Feighan: 326. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his views on whether, in view of the fact that Sligo is now a key growth centre in Project Ireland 2040 and it is the capital of the north-west region, the decision not to proceed with the proposed new regional garda station in Sligo should be revisited by the Government and the Garda Commissioner; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Stations (16 Jun 2020)

Frank Feighan: 327. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the detail of the new plans which are now in place for the State to invest in the old Sligo Garda station, as outlined by him to this Deputy in Dáil Éireann on 4 June 2020; his views on whether this will be funding well spent in view of the small footprint, age and condition of the old Garda station in Sligo; if his...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Stations (16 Jun 2020)

Frank Feighan: 328. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason both Macroom and Clonmel are still set to receive new Garda stations under the previously advertised PPP bundle that contained plans for a new station in Sligo; the reason Sligo was the only station in the bundle to be removed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10744/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Stations (16 Jun 2020)

Frank Feighan: 329. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the decision not to proceed with plans to build a new Garda station in Sligo have been affected by the damage to the economy and the State's finances as a result of the Covid-19 outbreak; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10745/20]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Trading Online Voucher Scheme (16 Jun 2020)

Frank Feighan: 770. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will consider allocating additional funding to the trading online voucher scheme in counties Sligo and Leitrim in view of the unprecedented levels of interest for funding from small and microbusinesses in particular due to Covid-19 and a move to online trading; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Maternity Benefit (16 Jun 2020)

Frank Feighan: 974. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) was refused maternity benefit despite a genuine appeal and reasoning behind the person's late application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10599/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Safety (16 Jun 2020)

Frank Feighan: 1048. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to deal with lifeguard shortages for coastal areas nationwide in locations in which persons swim during the summer months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10544/20]

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

Frank Feighan: Tomorrow, 12 June, is an iconic day in our country's history. It will be 32 years since Ireland beat England one-nil in Stuttgart. I had the great pleasure of bringing a double decker bus to that city with 22 soccer supporters from Ireland. It gave great joy and great hope to the Irish diaspora around the world, especially in the UK. Soccer, football and sport can be a diplomatic,...

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

Frank Feighan: Whatever happens, the friendship and political relationship between the two islands, certainly in the 20 years since the Good Friday Agreement, have been very strong. Whatever happens, I hope those friendships - cross-party, North-South and east-west - will be maintained. The implementation of the Good Friday Agreement happened in this House and I thank Deputy Crowe for his leadership...

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

Frank Feighan: I welcome the Minister to the House. I suppose we have been talking ad nauseamabout Brexit for nearly five years. It came as a huge shock to people in the UK, as well as in this country and around Europe. When the people voted in the United Kingdom for Brexit, it was a sovereign decision of the United Kingdom. The then Government was anxious that we could influence Irish citizens who were...

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

Frank Feighan: I welcome the decision to select Sligo and Dublin as the first counties for the new antibody testing. I had an unusual request last week from a constituent who wanted to know when social dancing in Ireland could return in the context of strict guidelines. She stated that it is a great form of interaction, exercise and mental well-being. I told her I would ask the Minister when he believed...