Results 781-800 of 2,627 for speaker:Noel Grealish

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (1 Jun 2021)

Noel Grealish: 241. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has plans to introduce legislation on reforming the existing LPSV licensing system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29555/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (1 Jun 2021)

Noel Grealish: 242. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to consult with industry stakeholders regarding the reform of the existing LPSV licensing system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29556/21]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (27 May 2021)

Noel Grealish: Aer Lingus was registered as our national airline on 15 April 1936 and has been Ireland's flagship since then. Aer Lingus has carried millions of passengers into and out of Ireland, mainly from the US and Europe, via Dublin, Cork and Shannon. One could say that it is the main driver and the lifeline for the tourism industry here. It is crucially important that Ireland, as an island nation,...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 May 2021)

Noel Grealish: As I stated, 54 homeowners are about to lose their homes and many more landowners and farmers are directly affected by this project. The homeowners find themselves stuck in limbo, whereby they cannot sell their houses or downsize because nobody will buy them. They cannot build new houses because technically, they still have a home. They do not want to spend any significant money renovating...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 May 2021)

Noel Grealish: I was elected to Galway County Council in June 1999. One of the first items on the agenda at my first meeting was the proposed Galway city outer bypass. The initial plan for the bypass was published in October 1999, with a projected cost of £103.8 million or approximately €130 million. The intended route of the bypass would have entailed the demolition of eight houses. The...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (25 May 2021)

Noel Grealish: 90. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to cuts to Bus Éireann routes 51 and 51x services in Galway and the impact this will have on staff and students at GMIT; if it will be ensured that these services are retained at the current level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27476/21]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Road Projects (25 May 2021)

Noel Grealish: 571. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if funding will be allocated for local improvement schemes to city councils for rural roads within city boundaries; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27475/21]

Water and Wastewater Treatment Services: Motion [Private Members] (19 May 2021)

Noel Grealish: I thank my colleagues and particularly Cait, our administrator, for bringing forward this motion regarding Irish Water. I recall when Irish Water was set up it sparked off one of the most controversial debates we had in this House for many years. I sat on the committee established to try to find a solution and an all-party agreement on the best way to move forward with the establishment of...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (18 May 2021)

Noel Grealish: 260. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the direct award contract with Bus Éireann; if Bus Éireann is operating on a month-by-month contract basis at present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26082/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Gaeltacht Policy (13 May 2021)

Noel Grealish: 234. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to protect employment in Gaeltacht regions in order to encourage native speakers to continue living and working in those regions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25378/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Gaeltacht Policy (13 May 2021)

Noel Grealish: 235. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to support Irish summer colleges, mná and fir tí given Gaeltacht courses will not go ahead for summer 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25379/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (13 May 2021)

Noel Grealish: 319. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the plans will be released for the July programme 2021; if a commitment will be given going forward that children attending special schools and classes will receive compulsory in-school provision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25377/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Schemes (13 May 2021)

Noel Grealish: 320. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will consider providing funded Irish courses in the Gaeltacht regions during school term for transition year students commencing in the 2021-2022 school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25381/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Schemes (12 May 2021)

Noel Grealish: 115. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if a guarantee from a company (details supplied) will suffice in lieu of a HB47 homebond or premier guarantee under the Rebuilding Ireland home loan scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24736/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (12 May 2021)

Noel Grealish: 170. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if full-time employees over the age of 66 that were working full-time and were required to self-isolate due to testing positive or being a close contact of a person with Covid-19 are eligible for enhanced illness benefit; if not, the reason they being treated differently to a full-time employee under 66 years of age; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid-19 Pandemic (11 May 2021)

Noel Grealish: 182. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the expected date for the return of international travel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23970/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (11 May 2021)

Noel Grealish: 744. To ask the Minister for Health if indoor playcentres for children can open after 7 June 2021 for school tours; the details of opening and guidelines for indoor playcentres after 7 June 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23969/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (6 May 2021)

Noel Grealish: 164. To ask the Minister for Health if maritime workers who are Irish citizens are exempt from the mandatory hotel quarantine system if they work on oil rigs abroad and are returning home to visit family; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23319/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Wage Subsidy Scheme (5 May 2021)

Noel Grealish: 213. To ask the Minister for Finance if the benefit-in-kind exemption for employed recipients of the 2020 temporary wage subsidy scheme by which employers have the option of paying their employee’s 2020 scheme tax liability without a benefit-in-kind tax liability on the employee is available to self-assessed employees and proprietary directors; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (5 May 2021)

Noel Grealish: 379. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if funding will be prioritised for the refurbishment and provision of outdoor playing facilities in primary schools including paved areas and playing pitches (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22916/21]