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Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Impact of Covid-19: Hospitality Sector (30 Jun 2020)

Éamon Ó Cuív: My final question relates to banks, landlords and insurance companies. Do the hospitality sector representatives believe it is foolish for us to rely on these institutions to act in a benign way of their own volition? Would the sector representatives agree with me that these institutions do not part with their money easily? Do we need the Government to step in either to force action or to...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Impact of Covid-19: Arts and Entertainment Sector (30 Jun 2020)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Am I not down to speak? I thought I was down.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Impact of Covid-19: Arts and Entertainment Sector (30 Jun 2020)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I am so used to standing up here. We do not stand up in committees. The time is tight, unfortunately, and there are many things I would like to raise. I will try to keep my questions short. We will try to keep the replies short to get in as much as we can. Can the events industry representatives confirm that the sector is not generally State subsidised and that it now requires urgent...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: State's Response to Impact of Covid-19 on Gaeltacht Areas and the Islands (18 Jun 2020)

Éamon Ó Cuív: An bhfuil cúig nóiméad againn?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: State's Response to Impact of Covid-19 on Gaeltacht Areas and the Islands (18 Jun 2020)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Idir ceisteanna agus freagraí, cé mhéad ama atá ag chuile ghrúpa?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: State's Response to Impact of Covid-19 on Gaeltacht Areas and the Islands (18 Jun 2020)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Fiche nóiméad an dream, an ea?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: State's Response to Impact of Covid-19 on Gaeltacht Areas and the Islands (18 Jun 2020)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Tá cúig nóiméad le ceisteanna a chur agus cúig nóiméad d'fhreagraí.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: State's Response to Impact of Covid-19 on Gaeltacht Areas and the Islands (18 Jun 2020)

Éamon Ó Cuív: To be clear, we each have ten minutes and we can choose to have five minutes for questions and five minutes for answers or any other combination. If we speak for ten minutes there would be no time for questions.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: State's Response to Impact of Covid-19 on Gaeltacht Areas and the Islands (18 Jun 2020)

Éamon Ó Cuív: That is great. Go raibh míle maith agat.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: State's Response to Impact of Covid-19 on Gaeltacht Areas and the Islands (18 Jun 2020)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Is é sin an uair dheireanach - don tráth seo ar a laghad; b'fhéidir go mbeidh sé ann arís - go mbeidh an Teachta os ár gcomhair mar Aire Stáit le freagracht as an nGaeltacht. Gabhaim buíochas pearsanta leis as a chúirtéis i gcaitheamh an ama sin agus as an obair a rinne sé. De réir mar a thuigim, tá cásanna faoi...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (16 Jun 2020)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 99. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to extend the temporary wage subsidy scheme to seasonal tourism businesses particularly in rural and coastal areas that close for the winter season each year and normally operate from 17 March or Easter each year until either the end of October or Christmas and are not eligible for the scheme under its present rules in order to ensure regional...

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

Éamon Ó Cuív: 100. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will reintroduce a lower VAT rate for the foreseeable future for the tourism industry in order to stimulate the industry which has been hit severely by the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11243/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic (16 Jun 2020)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 154. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if further funding has been sought for 2020 by An Garda Síochána due to the Covid-19 pandemic; if so, when a decision will be made on the request; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11240/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (16 Jun 2020)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 211. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress made in relation to an application for a new purpose fit building by a school (details supplied); if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the current school building is in very poor condition on health and safety grounds; if this application is being given urgent consideration in view of the right children have to an...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Refurbishment (16 Jun 2020)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 263. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when prefabricated buildings that have been decommissioned on health and safety grounds will be removed from a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11176/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (16 Jun 2020)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 271. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the arrangements being made for final year apprentices to enable them to complete their 12 weeks college training as soon as possible to ensure that their apprenticeships are not extended unnecessarily; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11247/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Foirne Scoile (16 Jun 2020)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 272. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills an mbeidh cead ag scoil (sonraí tugtha) an ceathrú múinteoir a choinneáil sa scoil más rud é go mbeidh idir 76 scoláire agus 80 scoláire ar an rolla an bhliain seo chugainn, de bharr an ghá a bheidh ann scoláirí a choinneáil scartha óna chéile de thairbhe Covid-19, toisc go...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Foirne Scoile (16 Jun 2020)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 273. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills an bhfuil sé i gceist aige cead a thabhairt do scoileanna a chaillfidh múinteoir ranga de bharr titim sa tinreamh do scoilbhliain 2020/2021 an múinteoir sin a choinneáil, de bharr an ghá a bheidh ann scaradh sóisialta a chleachtadh i scoileanna agus chun an iomarca brú a sheachaint i seomraí ranga; agus...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (16 Jun 2020)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 301. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if students and teachers will be required to wear personal protective equipment due to Covid-19 once primary and secondary schools are reopened; if so, if he anticipates that there will be a tendering process in place for providing same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11603/20]

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

Éamon Ó Cuív: 436. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the reason State guaranteed loans for working capital during the Covid-19 pandemic are being charged at over 4% interest when funding can be borrowed by the banks and the State at nominal interest rates; if consideration has been given to reducing these rates in the interest of stimulating and assisting business through this...