Results 2,521-2,540 of 2,564 for speaker:Christopher O'Sullivan

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

Christopher O'Sullivan: 454. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she has considered a grant for hotels and accommodation providers to purchase PPE equipment to make their premises safer for customers during the reopening phase; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11447/20]

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

Christopher O'Sullivan: 455. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she will provide supports for the hotel industry to pay towards the extra staffing costs required to maintain hygiene and social distancing standards during the reopening phase of the Covid-19 pandemic; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11448/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (16 Jun 2020)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 687. To ask the Minister for Health if he has considered extending the carer’s general practitioner visit card to carers in receipt of the carer support grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11446/20]

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

Christopher O'Sullivan: 1019. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the pandemic unemployment payment and temporary wage subsidy scheme will continue for event and arts workers until the mass gathering bans and social distancing are not required for medical safety. [11444/20]

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

Christopher O'Sullivan: 1047. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he has considered requesting the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform to remove commercial rates for empty places of entertainment and warehousing of event equipment. [11453/20]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (16 Jun 2020)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 1093. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if access could be opened to the islands in a phased manner with the development of phase 2 of the Roadmap for Reopening Society and Business seeing free movement within counties. [11443/20]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (16 Jun 2020)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 1109. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she has considered funding of an industry assistance programme to cater for the mental health and well-being of event and arts workers during the Covid-19 crisis. [11445/20]

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

Christopher O'Sullivan: Deputy Jim O'Callaghan referred to young people and the impact of the closure of sport on them. I commend young people for their incredible volunteerism during the lockdown. Their sporting organisations throughout Ireland have raised thousands upon thousands of euro for charitable organisations. In west Cork, where I am from, members of sports organisations and clubs have taken part in 5...

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

Christopher O'Sullivan: As tourism and transport are intrinsically linked and are both part of the Minister's portfolio, I will touch on both. The Minister referred to public transport and electric buses in his statement. Improved public transport will obviously lead to reduced emissions but it could also potentially open up the regions to sustainable tourism. Such tourism does not exist at the moment. I will...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: SOLAS Training and Education Programmes (9 Jun 2020)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 176. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has considered resuming safe pass courses in view of the fact they can be conducted with social distancing in place; the reason they have not been restarted in view of the reopening of the construction sector; and if he has considered extending to the start of the year, a reprieve on expired safe passes in order that workers that missed...

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

Christopher O'Sullivan: 294. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she has considered making supports such as the business restart grant available for non-rate paying businesses such as bed and breakfasts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10250/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (9 Jun 2020)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 674. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to ensure the pandemic unemployment payment end dates will be addressed on a sector by sector basis in acknowledgement that some sectors of the workforce will take longer to get back on their feet; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10248/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Value Added Tax (3 Jun 2020)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 93. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider a reduction in the VAT rate to 21% on goods to help small and medium enterprise businesses compete against online shopping outlets. [9115/20]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Health and Safety Authority (3 Jun 2020)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 464. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she will instruct the HSA to engage in supportive dialogue with business owners in the first instance if it deems a business needs enhanced social distancing measures and that it would do this as an extra step before reporting. [9116/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Jun 2020)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 654. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which the recommended social distance can be reduced to 1.5 metres in line with the European average pending health advice and continuous decreasing rates of transmission. [9113/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (3 Jun 2020)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 655. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in outfitting private practice dentists with appropriate PPE gear; the steps being taken to outfit them with correct PPE in a timely manner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9114/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (3 Jun 2020)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 939. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider the recommencement of driver tests for those that need a full licence for work purposes or to finish their apprenticeships [9112/20]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Social Enterprise Sector (3 Jun 2020)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 1046. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if a grant aid package will be made available for social enterprises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9118/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Rights (3 Jun 2020)

Christopher O'Sullivan: 1059. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will extend workplace protections such as holiday pay and sick leave to school secretaries paid by boards of management. [9117/20]

Estimates for Public Services 2020 - Vote 37 - Employment Affairs and Social Protection (Revised Estimate) (28 May 2020)

Christopher O'Sullivan: I will point out a few anomalies. What is needed first and foremost is clarity and certainty going forward. The Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection in her address earlier alluded to the fact the Covid payment and other payment would continue beyond June. That is not enough certainty or clarity for Deputies who are receiving queries on a daily basis from constituents who...