Results 8,341-8,360 of 26,843 for speaker:Richard Boyd Barrett

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Census of Population (3 Nov 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 21. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his decision to delay Census 2022. [28895/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (3 Nov 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 31. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans for a national afforestation programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33227/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Biocidal Products (3 Nov 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 48. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of the way in which a dangerous hand sanitiser was rolled out across the schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33228/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Tests (3 Nov 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 102. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for investment in testing tracing infrastructure and public health tracing teams in the coming weeks to ensure that when Ireland emerges from the current level 5 there will be the resources necessary to track down any new outbreaks of the virus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33225/20]

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Nov 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 201. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment the details of the regulations regarding essential retail outlets and the sale of non-essential items in these retail outlets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33604/20]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (3 Nov 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 249. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if highspeed broadband upgrades are to take place in the Dún Laoghaire area particularly, but exclusively, from Patrick Street to Elton Park as currently the broadband service provided by a company (details supplied) is of insufficient strength signal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32563/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (3 Nov 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 406. To ask the Minister for Finance the way in which specialists SMEs in the live entertainment and events sector, including audio and lighting suppliers, staging companies, specialist event health and safety consultants, specialist security companies, fencing, sanitation, site services, power suppliers, marketing companies and other critical suppliers gain access to critical supports from...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Expenditure (3 Nov 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 524. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the criteria for qualification to the now extended live performance scheme whose fund has been provided through the budget, amounting in €50 million; the person or body that will decide on eligibility; the person or body that will administer same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32541/20]

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

Richard Boyd Barrett: 562. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if persons are permitted to travel beyond the 5 km limit in order to view accommodation that they wish to rent or purchase; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33626/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Nov 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 698. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the HSE is carrying out a risk assessment of the schools, and if not, the person or body that will; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32540/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (3 Nov 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 703. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are plans to improve water supply to a school (details supplied) in County Tipperary, as the school has a "do not consume" notice in place since 2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32311/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (3 Nov 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 844. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the rationale behind the need to be on the PUP for 16 weeks before a person can qualify for the part-time job incentive scheme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32459/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (3 Nov 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 832. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason the extension of parental benefit is not coming into effect until April 2021; if she will consider bringing this forward in order that parents of children born during the Covid-19 lockdown can make use of it before their children are placed in full-time childcare facilities; and if she will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Personal Public Service Numbers (3 Nov 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 852. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will address the case of a person (details supplied) in relation to a PPS number and the pandemic unemployment payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32556/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Jobseeker's Payments (3 Nov 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 856. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person in receipt of a jobseeker's payment who has applied for and been accepted for a community employment scheme can and should be pursued by Turas Nua simultaneously so as to be removed from social protection payments of any kind and return to work; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32572/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: After-School Support Services (3 Nov 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 955. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will clarify the regulations regarding after-school care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33607/20]

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

Richard Boyd Barrett: 1177. To ask the Minister for Health if acupuncture is deemed an essential service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32530/20]

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

Richard Boyd Barrett: 1180. To ask the Minister for Health the number of occupational therapists and speech and language therapists employed directly or indirectly of the HSE that have been redeployed for Covid-19 measures in addition to the normal full complement of occupational therapists and speech and language therapists employed by the HSE. [32537/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Staff (3 Nov 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 1181. To ask the Minister for Health if the Health Business Services is the only body within the HSE with responsibility for recruitment and filling of positions; and if so, the number of positions the Health Business Services has filled for tracking and tracing staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32538/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Staff (3 Nov 2020)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 1182. To ask the Minister for Health the number of jobs or positions the HSE has filled or hired; the number of these positions were filled by HBS versus the number were filled by outside agencies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32539/20]