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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Data (21 Jul 2020)

Martin Browne: 334. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of approved housing applicants in County Tipperary; and the number in receipt of HAP and RAS housing support. [17343/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Emergency Accommodation (21 Jul 2020)

Martin Browne: 335. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of emergency beds the local authority has in County Tipperary [17344/20]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (16 Jul 2020)

Martin Browne: While we accept the health advice given yesterday, many pubs in my constituency, Tipperary, have been hit hard by the extended closures due to Covid and have lost even more money by preparing for a scheduled reopening which has now been cancelled at very short notice. Will the Government provide support for such pubs in the July stimulus package? Grants must be made available quickly to...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: IDA Ireland (16 Jul 2020)

Martin Browne: 48. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of IDA-organised visits involving those from the industrial sector that have been made to an unused IDA site in Tipperary town since it was vacated by a company (details supplied); the way in which it is being marketed by the IDA; and the amount in nominal rent that has been paid for the site to date. [16411/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: IDA Ireland (16 Jul 2020)

Martin Browne: 49. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of vacant properties on IDA lands nationwide and in County Tipperary; his views on turning over unused lands or premises to local authorities to allow community organisations to use them as a premises in view of the contribution such groups make to communities such as those across County Tipperary; the cost of maintaining...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector (16 Jul 2020)

Martin Browne: 61. To ask the Minister for Finance the consequences for banks found to be making additional profits from the Covid-19 crisis; if those banks have been informed of the sanctions they will be subject to; and the sanctions that have been implemented to date. [16413/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Childcare Services (16 Jul 2020)

Martin Browne: 151. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the administrative burden that managers of early years childcare services are under; his views on the concerns that many centres in County Tipperary have for their futures due to the costs being faced for PPE and adherence to social distancing; his further views on the adequacy of the funding allocated...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (16 Jul 2020)

Martin Browne: 152. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs his plans to take into account both the immediate needs of the childcare sector and the long-term sustainability of the sector when drawing up the July 2020 stimulus programme; his plans for the long-term viability of the sector; the position regarding the ambitions of the plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16415/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Children's Hospital (16 Jul 2020)

Martin Browne: 181. To ask the Minister for Health the additional cost associated with the halting of the national children’s hospital project for the duration of the Covid-19 crisis to date [16416/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (15 Jul 2020)

Martin Browne: 109. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if persons who turn 66 years of age before the completion of the review by the commission on pensions will be entitled to receive a State pension under the policy; and if it will be the case that once awarded a pension these persons will not be affected by a change to the pension age. [16175/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (14 Jul 2020)

Martin Browne: 219. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to an instance in which a parent and a child with autism who had attended a hospital appointment were prevented from boarding a bus from Limerick to Dublin due to the fact they were only destined for Roscrea, County Tipperary, and not Dublin; if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties that...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (14 Jul 2020)

Martin Browne: 248. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that many hoteliers that have not met the criteria for the restart grant find themselves in a situation in which they have no access to supports other than Covid-19-related loan schemes, which would put them into more debt; his plans to address this problem that affects many in the tourism...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (14 Jul 2020)

Martin Browne: 739. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the measures her Department has taken to provide supports to seasonal workers such as those employed in summer camps that have lost income due to Covid-19 but are not covered by the pandemic unemployment payment. [15250/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Human Rights (14 Jul 2020)

Martin Browne: 970. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the challenges faced by LGBTQ parents due to the lack of legal recognition for both parents; his plans to address these issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14677/20]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (7 Jul 2020)

Martin Browne: 62. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his attention has been drawn to a number of households just outside the reach of national broadband coverage (details supplied); the steps being taken to expedite broadband connection; and if those households within 500 metres of the existing roll out will be treated as priorities in cases in which a clear need for...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (7 Jul 2020)

Martin Browne: 77. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider providing a local authority fund to assist small, non-profit sports clubs when they struggle to meet their running costs during difficult times such as the lockdown (details supplied). [14152/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Wage Subsidy Scheme (7 Jul 2020)

Martin Browne: 166. To ask the Minister for Finance the supports available for tourism businesses which are seasonal and would normally be operating at full capacity (details supplied); his views on whether a seasonal average would be fairer for tourism businesses; and if plans are in place to make allowances for the seasonality of businesses in the tourism sector. [14108/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Rates (7 Jul 2020)

Martin Browne: 293. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties that small, non-profit sports clubs are having in securing an exemption from local authority rates. [14152/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Standards (7 Jul 2020)

Martin Browne: 452. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the actions she will take to address the concerns being expressed by fifth year students concerning the next year of their education in view of the setbacks they have suffered to date in 2020; the steps she will take to address the concerns of sixth year students regarding progressing on to post-secondary school education; and if she will make...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Funding (7 Jul 2020)

Martin Browne: 543. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if resource centres that are not in receipt of core funding will have their funding streams improved from the phased roll-out of projects similar in approach to community development plans as outlined in the programme for Government; and if the introduction of a five-year strategy to support the community and voluntary sector as...