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Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Sector: Discussion (21 Oct 2020)

Christopher O'Sullivan: Not to hog it but on 75% of our tourism being international, that is something we should look at changing in light of sustainability and also because nobody knows how long this virus is going to be with us. We should not be defeatist on the 75%, we should perhaps flip it a bit. I thank the witnesses for their responses.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: City and County Child Care Committees (20 Oct 2020)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 55. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if there is a timeline in place for the implementation of the Workplace Relation Commission agreement of August 2019 between SIPTU and city and county childcare committees; if funding will be provided in Budget 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31097/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Refugee Resettlement Programme (20 Oct 2020)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 58. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the plans in place to assist refugees and in particular children affected by the fire in the Moria refugee camp in Lesbos, Greece; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31098/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (20 Oct 2020)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 105. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of progress of refunds by universities to students who paid for student accommodation in full and up front before the pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31336/20]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (20 Oct 2020)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 146. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the timeline and key benchmarks for rolling out the national broadband scheme in view of the requirement that more persons work from home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31466/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (20 Oct 2020)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 172. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the expiry date on all driving licences for a period of six months will be extended in view of the long waiting times for appointments for renewals; and if the online facility to truck licence holders will be extended (details supplied). [31275/20]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Radio Broadcasting (20 Oct 2020)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 258. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide additional sound and vision funding to the radio sector covering the period September 2020 to February 2021 similar to the scheme rolled out in April 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31457/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (20 Oct 2020)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 307. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to regularise employment, terms, conditions and pension rights for school secretaries; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31489/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Exceptional Needs Payment (20 Oct 2020)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 404. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if financial support in the form of an exceptional needs payment can be made to homeless persons (details supplied) in order to pay for accommodation while they are awaiting approval of their housing need from the relevant local authority, or, failing that, that the community welfare officers be allowed pay hotel, bed and...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Walks Scheme (20 Oct 2020)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 820. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will grant farmers entry into the walks scheme for a green light for the Bantry active way as soon as possible; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31491/20]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Grant Payments (15 Oct 2020)

Christopher O'Sullivan: That leaves a further question in terms of the Fáilte Ireland element of the scheme. The Taoiseach said it would announce details shortly, but that is short notice if the deadline date remains 28 October or the end of the month. If there is a new tranche of bed and breakfasts included in the restart grant plus through Fáilte Ireland, is there merit in extending that deadline...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Grant Payments (15 Oct 2020)

Christopher O'Sullivan: I appreciate that. My last question concerns CRSS. I thank the Minister for naming it after me. It is a great name for a scheme. I welcome the scheme. It will be fantastic. It is one of a range of brilliant measures in the budget to support businesses. I must commend the Minister and the rest of the Cabinet on that. I hope there was an error in a couple of printed press articles...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Grant Payments (15 Oct 2020)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 8. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment if the deadline for the restart grant plus can be extended past the end of September 2020; and if the extended deadline of October 2020 for bed and breakfast establishments is open to businesses which are not registered with Fáilte Ireland. [25955/20]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Grant Payments (15 Oct 2020)

Christopher O'Sullivan: Will the Tánaiste or the Minister of State, Deputy English, be taking my question? I want to know where to look.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Grant Payments (15 Oct 2020)

Christopher O'Sullivan: The question is slightly outdated, probably because there was a change in the rota. It is still relevant. What is the future of the restart grant plus after 31 October? I still have no clarity on whether bed and breakfasts that are not registered with Fáilte Ireland can apply for the restart grant plus. Some businesses which are not registered are not able to get certainty on that.

Financial Resolutions 2020 - Financial Resolution No. 7: General (Resumed) (14 Oct 2020)

Christopher O'Sullivan: I thank the Leas-Cheann Comhairle, and thank Deputy Ó Cathasaigh for letting me go first in this slot. First and foremost, I commend the Ministers, Deputies Michael McGrath and Donohoe, on bringing this budget to the House. It covers so many aspects. They listened and they mirrored what most industries, sectors and parts of society were looking for, and I commend them on that. ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (14 Oct 2020)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 84. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will consider implementing distance online teaching in the final weeks of the school term to allow teachers time to self-isolate before they visit their families for Christmas Day. [29979/20]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: General Scheme of the Climate Action and Low-Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2020: Discussion (14 Oct 2020)

Christopher O'Sullivan: My question relates to an answer that Mr. Carroll gave to Deputy Whitmore. On the 2020 Bill, there seems to be a steering away from different methodologies within the text of the Bill. Deputy Whitmore's question related to nature-based solutions, and the fact that they are somewhat lacking within the Bill, even though they are referred to in respect of the National Oil Reserves Agency Act...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: General Scheme of the Climate Action and Low-Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2020: Discussion (14 Oct 2020)

Christopher O'Sullivan: Perhaps that is where the scope is so for the introduction of references to the importance of biodiversity and specifically to nature-based solutions. I understand the reference to land use, but there can be quite a broad interpretation of the term. One could be talking about wind farms or solar energy in that context. Is there scope for the introduction of nature-based solutions in that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: General Scheme of the Climate Action and Low-Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2020: Discussion (14 Oct 2020)

Christopher O'Sullivan: I thank Mr. Carroll.