Results 4,681-4,700 of 13,254 for speaker:Seán Sherlock

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Illness Benefit (8 Sep 2020)

Seán Sherlock: 781. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the cost of scrapping the waiting days for illness benefit of reducing it to one and three days respectively; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22587/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance (8 Sep 2020)

Seán Sherlock: 782. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the cost of increasing the income disregard for carer’s allowance to €450 for single and €900 for couples; the cost of increasing the €20,000 disregard to €50,000 in the capital formula; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22588/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Support Grant (8 Sep 2020)

Seán Sherlock: 783. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the cost of increasing the carer’s support grant by €100 and €300 respectively in 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22589/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: School Meals Programme (8 Sep 2020)

Seán Sherlock: 784. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of additional schools that will provide hot school meals in September 2020; the number currently offering the programme; the number of children that will receive the meal; if a further 35,000 children will receive those as announced by the Government in January 2021; and if 42,000 children will receive hot meals...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Direct Provision Payments (8 Sep 2020)

Seán Sherlock: 785. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the cost of increasing the weekly payment to adults in direct provision to €50; the cost of increasing the payments for children to the same rates as those for the qualified child increases for children under 12 and over 12 years of age respectively; the rates if it remained linked to the original ratio with...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: School Meals Programme (8 Sep 2020)

Seán Sherlock: 786. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the cost of extending the school meals programme to each primary and secondary school that does not offer the programme; the number of schools that would be involved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22593/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (8 Sep 2020)

Seán Sherlock: 787. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost in 2021 of not increasing the eligibility age for the State pension to 67 years of age in 2021, retaining 66 years of age; the cost of providing a transition payment to those forced to retire at 65 years of age until they turn 66 years of age; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22594/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Illness Benefit (8 Sep 2020)

Seán Sherlock: 788. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason for the denial of illness benefit in the case of a person (details supplied); and if there are available State supports for the person in view of their ongoing disability. [22595/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency (8 Sep 2020)

Seán Sherlock: 797. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of persons employed in a capacity (details supplied) by a State agency. [22096/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Functions (8 Sep 2020)

Seán Sherlock: 801. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when the transfer of delegated functions for his Department in the areas of disability, equality and integration will take place. [22670/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Universal Support Ireland (8 Sep 2020)

Seán Sherlock: 836. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the five-year waiting period will be waived or reduced in order for SUSI grants to be allowed for those that did not complete studies in previous years. [21601/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Functions (8 Sep 2020)

Seán Sherlock: 848. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the location in which his Department will be situated; his functions; the budget of his Department in tabular form; the areas his Department covers; his policy responsibilities as Minister; and the delegated functions of the Minister of State in his Department. [21732/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Support Schemes (8 Sep 2020)

Seán Sherlock: 849. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the qualifying criteria for technology assistance for students. [21733/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Properties (8 Sep 2020)

Seán Sherlock: 1304. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a location (details supplied). [22044/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Tests (8 Sep 2020)

Seán Sherlock: 1341. To ask the Minister for Health the reason patients are being requested to pay for Covid-19 tests; and the measures that have been undertaken with health insurance companies in relation to the charge. [22220/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (8 Sep 2020)

Seán Sherlock: 1385. To ask the Minister for Health the regulations that apply in respect of opticians and optometrists in the interpretation of section 31A Temporary Restrictions (COVID-19) (Face Coverings in Certain Premises and Business) Regulations 2020. [22511/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Public Consultation Process (8 Sep 2020)

Seán Sherlock: 1434. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of public consultations being run by his Department. [21905/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Funding (8 Sep 2020)

Seán Sherlock: 1435. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the funding provided to festivals; the name and amount granted to each festival or event that did not take place due to Covid-19 in tabular form; and if the funding will remain in place for 2021. [21906/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Safety (8 Sep 2020)

Seán Sherlock: 1436. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount spent on advertising Farm Safety week in each of the years 2016 to 2019 and to date in 2020. [21907/20]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Covid-19 Pandemic (8 Sep 2020)

Seán Sherlock: 1493. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the measures she will take to save community centres that have lost and continue to lose bookings due to public health advice on operation of classes and training; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22210/20]