Results 6,721-6,740 of 6,812 for speaker:Darren O'Rourke

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Jun 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: 477. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation when beauticians can return to work; the sector specific guidance being provided to them; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9282/20]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Jun 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: 478. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation when driving instructors can return to work; the sector specific guidance being provided to them; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9283/20]

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

Darren O'Rourke: 682. To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether the agreement with private hospitals is providing value for money; his plans for the agreement; his plans to extend or cancel the contract; and the timeline and the criteria to be used to make this decision. [9285/20]

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

Darren O'Rourke: 683. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for the return of non-Covid-19 healthcare in acute hospitals; the timeline for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9287/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (3 Jun 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: 684. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a hospital appointment. [9288/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (3 Jun 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: 685. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a hospital appointment. [9289/20]

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

Darren O'Rourke: 686. To ask the Minister for Health if Ireland will support the Costa Rica and World Health Organisation proposal to create a global pooling mechanism for rights in the data, knowledge and technologies useful in the prevention, detection and treatment of the Covid-19 pandemic which is scheduled to be launched on 29 May 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9294/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Jun 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: 962. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the guidelines which apply to driving a taxi during Covid-19; if passenger screens are mandatory; if so, the implications for insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9284/20]

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

Darren O'Rourke: 959. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of driver tests carried out in March, April and May in each of the years 2017, 2018 and 2019, in tabular form. [9279/20]

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

Darren O'Rourke: 960. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the meetings that have taken place to discuss the future of the driver test system, that is, lessons and tests; his plans in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9280/20]

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

Darren O'Rourke: 961. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has considered postponing, deferring or altering the delivery method of CPC courses for lorry, coach and bus drivers in view of Covid-19 restrictions; his plans in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9281/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency (3 Jun 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: 1024. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of referrals to Tusla in March and April 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020, by referring body and reason in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9290/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (3 Jun 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: 1245. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if temporary water supplies installed at Traveller sites nationally during Covid-19 will be retained into the future; if they are to be withdrawn as the pandemic subsides; his plans in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9424/20]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Údarás na Gaeltachta (3 Jun 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: 1282. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her attention has been drawn to the concerns of some members of the local community in the Baile Ghib Gaeltacht, County Meath, regarding the melting of plastic and the subsequent emissions or fumes from this in an Údarás na Gaeltachta factory (details supplied); if she will engage with Údarás na...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Travel Restrictions (2 Jun 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: It is for ten minutes. I thank the witnesses. Has there been any assessment of the impact of the decision not to restrict travel at an earlier stage? There are indications in Britain of the impact of the Cheltenham festival and the Liverpool-Atlético Madrid game. Have we an assessment of these? It strikes me we acted late. We did not lock down or restrict movement early. We...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Travel Restrictions (2 Jun 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: I am sorry to interrupt but we do not have an assessment of the impact of our response in terms of travel into and out of the country. It strikes me that other countries have assessed the impact of events in question in terms of the clusters they created. We are trying to assess here our policy response and interventions. It strikes me that it was later when we introduced the mandatory...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Travel Restrictions (2 Jun 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: I will move on. I thank Mr. Breslin for the response on-----

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Travel Restrictions (2 Jun 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: On a related point, on which I am picking up, many have been hearing conflicting messages over the past week or maybe a little longer, be it from public health professionals or representatives of airlines and the airline industry. There is lot of confusion in this regard. People are looking towards the summer holidays and wondering what the landscape will be like. Some have their summer...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Travel Restrictions (2 Jun 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: It is the case, then, that it will be consistently under review? For those people who booked a family or summer holiday for July or August already, as far as a year back or earlier this year, what protections will there be if their airline is flying at that stage? Will the State give clear advice from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the Department of Health about what areas...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Travel Restrictions (2 Jun 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: Additional protections are afforded to consumers and travellers if the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade says not to travel to certain countries.