Results 761-780 of 962 for speaker:Francis Noel Duffy

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Covid-19 Pandemic (31 Mar 2021)

Francis Noel Duffy: 452. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he has engaged on resuming construction and completion works on private homes after 5 April; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17338/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Stations (31 Mar 2021)

Francis Noel Duffy: 829. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if an assessment will be carried out on the need for the provision of a new Garda station in Tallaght, Dublin 24; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17337/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Amendment) Bill 2020: Discussion (30 Mar 2021)

Francis Noel Duffy: I will not be too long. I thank all the speakers for coming here today, and for their presentations and comments on Deputy O'Reilly's Bill. The Bill opens up discussion about the progress which needs to be made in reporting Covid cases, working conditions in certain workplaces, and the need for statutory sick pay. I understand from the witnesses' presentations that there are three...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Amendment) Bill 2020: Discussion (30 Mar 2021)

Francis Noel Duffy: Yes, we are sharing but I would like to get my answers first.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Amendment) Bill 2020: Discussion (30 Mar 2021)

Francis Noel Duffy: That is okay. I thank the witnesses for their information.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Engagement on the Comprehensive and Economic Trade Agreement: Mr. David O'Sullivan (30 Mar 2021)

Francis Noel Duffy: I thank Mr. O'Sullivan for his statement and insight into CETA. In a very insightful webinar on the topic of CETA last week, organised by Dr. Oisín Suttle, it was raised that the basis for investment dispute settlement system came about after the Second World War. There was a collective desire to establish an international legal order to create peaceful relations on a rule-based system...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Light Rail Projects (24 Mar 2021)

Francis Noel Duffy: 60. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider the proposed extension of MetroLink from St. Stephen's Green to south-west Dublin and UCD as originally agreed rather than having it terminate north of Beechwood, in Ranelagh; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14731/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Signage (24 Mar 2021)

Francis Noel Duffy: 93. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has considered amending the statutory instrument on zebra crossings which requires Belisha beacons, which currently restricts installation due to increased costs compared with stand-alone white lines as used in other EU states and some counties in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14730/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (24 Mar 2021)

Francis Noel Duffy: 925. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department will categorise the construction of a school site (details supplied) as essential under level 5 restrictions given the commitment to commence construction in quarter 1 of 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15403/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of Electoral Reform Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Mar 2021)

Francis Noel Duffy: I thank Ms Carolan, Mr. Sunderland and Mr. Murphy for their statements and contributions. Ms Carolan mentioned the critical point about how the Bill should tackle the issue of information operations and the threat of international interference in political campaigns, which was evident during the 2016 US elections. It is a complex issue, given the dynamic nature of digital technology, but...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of Electoral Reform Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Mar 2021)

Francis Noel Duffy: Yes. I thank Ms Carolan.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Waiver of Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of Residential Tenancies Bill 2021 (16 Mar 2021)

Francis Noel Duffy: I too am on the Leinster House campus. I am in Leinster House 2000. At the meeting yesterday I asked the Department about the legislation, its extension and whether it is substantially the same as legislation which previously underwent pre-legislative scrutiny before the committee and was passed. The officials confirmed that it is substantially the same. I am not overly comfortable...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Drug Dealing (11 Mar 2021)

Francis Noel Duffy: I thank the Minister of State for his time in addressing this issue. I echo my colleagues' statements and reiterate the gravity of the situation in Dublin South-West. It is dire and, in the words of a local drug and alcohol task force worker, the area has become a drug trade ecosystem. It is necessary to work towards establishing safe zones protected by the Garda to allow people to go...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Drug Dealing (11 Mar 2021)

Francis Noel Duffy: This is very simple. There are two issues involved; the task forces are seriously starved of funding and gardaí are just not doing anything and are letting this situation continue. That needs to be dealt with. Gardaí need to get tough on these guys and move them on while the funding issue must also be dealt with.

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (11 Mar 2021)

Francis Noel Duffy: 3. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will consider extending the COVID business aid scheme to include businesses that have significant maintenance and fixed costs but do not operate on fixed premises such as private coach operators for schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13685/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Affordable Housing Bill 2020 (Resumed): Land Development Agency (9 Mar 2021)

Francis Noel Duffy: I thank the representatives of the LDA for attending the meeting. Over the past year, I have engaged in numerous briefings from the agency and I am encouraged that the intent of the agency appears to be moving away from private housing towards public housing. I hope that in the future we might reach 100% public housing on public land. However, we are where we are. As I believe should be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Affordable Housing Bill 2020 (Resumed): Land Development Agency (9 Mar 2021)

Francis Noel Duffy: Is it envisaged that any house will be sold by the LDA on the market?

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing (4 Mar 2021)

Francis Noel Duffy: 73. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the types of heating systems installed in new public and social housing in the past three years for which figures are available; and the breakdown by percentage of heating type in these new dwellings including air source, electrically powered heat pumps and other types of heating such as gas and oil. [12298/21]

Reopening Schools and Leaving Certificate Examinations: Statements (3 Mar 2021)

Francis Noel Duffy: I welcome the decision to reopen schools on a phased basis. I take this opportunity to thank our teachers and school management, who have put in enormous effort to ensure learning does not stop during the pandemic despite the difficulties in migrating from on-site to fully remote teaching environments. I also thank our students for their patience. I am deeply concerned about the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: General Scheme of the Affordable Housing Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Mar 2021)

Francis Noel Duffy: Can everybody hear me?