Results 6,241-6,260 of 6,339 for speaker:Paul McAuliffe

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (14 Jul 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: 40. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the amount of funding provided to businesses under the business restart grant; the number of companies that have received funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15804/20]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Crime Prevention (14 Jul 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: 105. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he has considered measures to reduce thefts of catalytic converters such as requiring proof of vehicle ownership before catalytic converters can be sold on the market. [14832/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Light Rail Projects (14 Jul 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: 224. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated full-year cost of purchasing 15 additional 55 m long Luas trams. [15366/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Light Rail Projects (14 Jul 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: 225. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the Luas extension to Finglas, Dublin 11; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15367/20]

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

Paul McAuliffe: 226. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the way in which an association (details supplied) will distribute additional funding provided to grassroots football clubs. [15368/20]

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

Paul McAuliffe: 257. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to deal with the backlog of driver test appointments at the Finglas test centre. [15829/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (14 Jul 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: 305. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is considering the introduction of a tax credit to allow persons to buy digital technologies to assist them to work remotely. [15369/20]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Garda Stations (14 Jul 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: 334. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amounts spent by the OPW on the refurbishment of Santry Garda station in 2018, 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form. [15364/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (14 Jul 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: 584. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the three dyslexic schools in Dublin will not be closing. [15135/20]

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

Paul McAuliffe: 696. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when the small business grant will be open for applications. [15823/20]

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

Paul McAuliffe: 788. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when backdated payments will be made to those in receipt of the pandemic unemployment payment who missed some payments at the beginning of the scheme due to mistakes in their applications. [16017/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Data (14 Jul 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: 1144. To ask the Minister for Health the average waiting time for access to the early intervention teams covering Dublin 9 and 11; and if plans will be put in place to increase the capacity of the teams to meet the growing demand for the service. [15365/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (14 Jul 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: 1180. To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine the possibility of restoring free dental benefits, namely, a free clean and polish, for the over-70s. [15475/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (14 Jul 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: 1198. To ask the Minister for Health if overdue surgery will be expedited for a child (details supplied). [15522/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances (14 Jul 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: 1241. To ask the Minister for Health if a hospital-style bed will be secured for a person (details supplied). [15617/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (14 Jul 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: 1260. To ask the Minister for Health if a medical card application by a person (details supplied) will be reviewed. [15730/20]

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Non-Covid Healthcare Disruption: Mental Health Services (Resumed) (14 Jul 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: I thank the witnesses. I want to focus on the access to mental health services. As we know, even long before the Covid pandemic, it was problematic to access those services, particularly after hours. How are child and adolescent mental health services expected to resume? What challenges will Covid present in delivering those services? Can we expect to see further waiting times or a...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Non-Covid Healthcare Disruption: Mental Health Services (Resumed) (14 Jul 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: Can Dr. Doody express in percentage terms the current level of service compared with pre-Covid service levels? Have service levels in the community setting returned to 80% or 90% of their previous levels?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Non-Covid Healthcare Disruption: Mental Health Services (Resumed) (14 Jul 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: Dr. Doody alluded to the pent-up need, especially as we head in to the new school term. Will he outline how the HSE will respond to that need at a community level? In my experience, many people who have not experienced mental health issues in the past have been profoundly impacted by the lockdown period and changes in society. Has any work been done in planning for that expected need?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Non-Covid Healthcare Disruption: Mental Health Services (Resumed) (14 Jul 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: I want to go back to a question from my first round of questions to Dr. Doody, which has also been touched on by other Deputies. Other Deputies have raised the inevitable impact on mental health perhaps by people who have not previously accessed mental health services. There is also the matter of altering treatment plans for those already engaged with the service being altered. I return to...