Results 9,381-9,400 of 9,814 for speaker:Steven Matthews
- Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Nov 2020)
Steven Matthews: 953. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if his Department has considered allowing for a provision that would account for Covid-19-related school absences (details supplied). [33216/20]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Nov 2020)
Steven Matthews: 998. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide clarity to private music school operators in relation to the Covid-19 restrictions (details supplied). [33218/20]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (3 Nov 2020)
Steven Matthews: 1021. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide clarity in relation to the €250 to be provided to third level students announced in the budget; the way in which this will be administered; and if there is a timeframe for this to be rolled out. [33042/20]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Nov 2020)
Steven Matthews: 1104. To ask the Minister for Health if clarity will be provided to teachers who are in close contact with a student in their class who is diagnosed with Covid-19; and if they are deemed to be a close contact by the HSE that would require notification, a period of self-isolation and a test. [32831/20]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Promotion (3 Nov 2020)
Steven Matthews: 1265. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department has considered funding a national ad campaign that would encourage positive health choices such as promoting exercise and quitting smoking specifically in view of the Covid-19 pandemic to remind persons of the importance to maintaining a healthy immune system [32833/20]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Nov 2020)
Steven Matthews: 1202. To ask the Minister for Health if clarity will be provided to persons or companies that provide services related to weddings including hairdressers, make-up artist and other related services; and if these services can be utilised outside of a salon setting at the wedding venue in view of the new level 5 restrictions. [32636/20]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Maternity Services (3 Nov 2020)
Steven Matthews: 1203. To ask the Minister for Health the rules with regards to level 5 restrictions regarding the attendance of a designated partner in maternity wards, specifically the terms included in compassionate grounds, and if there is scope for discretion by individual doctors in this regard. [32637/20]
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Referendum on Right to Housing: Discussion (3 Nov 2020)
Steven Matthews: We are here to discuss the proposed referendum on the right to housing. We are joined, in person, by Mr. Wayne Stanley, Chair, Home for Good Coalition, and Ms Rebecca Keatinge, Mercy Law Research Centre. We are joined, via video link, by Professor Gerry Whyte, Trinity College Dublin, and Ms Rosemary Hennigan, Focus Ireland. I thank them for their attendance and for the submissions they...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Referendum on Right to Housing: Discussion (3 Nov 2020)
Steven Matthews: We move to questions from the members. I call Senator Mary Fitzpatrick.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Referendum on Right to Housing: Discussion (3 Nov 2020)
Steven Matthews: I thank Professor Whyte.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Referendum on Right to Housing: Discussion (3 Nov 2020)
Steven Matthews: Does the Deputy wish to direct those questions to any witness in particular?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Referendum on Right to Housing: Discussion (3 Nov 2020)
Steven Matthews: Two minutes remain in this slot but we will come back on it.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Referendum on Right to Housing: Discussion (3 Nov 2020)
Steven Matthews: What was the name of the international guidance Ms Keatinge referred to?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Referendum on Right to Housing: Discussion (3 Nov 2020)
Steven Matthews: On Deputy Duffy's question, that the proposal is now in the programme for Government puts us much farther down the road. Everybody in this room agrees with it and there is considerable popular support for it.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Referendum on Right to Housing: Discussion (3 Nov 2020)
Steven Matthews: I will go back to the Fianna Fáil group. Do Deputies McAuliffe and Murnane O'Connor want to share the time?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Referendum on Right to Housing: Discussion (3 Nov 2020)
Steven Matthews: I will move on to Deputy Higgins and Senator Seery Kearney who I understand may be sharing time.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Referendum on Right to Housing: Discussion (3 Nov 2020)
Steven Matthews: I beg your pardon, yes. I call Deputy Gould.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Referendum on Right to Housing: Discussion (3 Nov 2020)
Steven Matthews: My apologies. Senator Moynihan is next. Then we will go to Deputy Gould and then Deputy Higgins and Senator Seery Kearney will share. We are doing okay on time. We have an hour left and five more speakers. Everybody is sticking pretty well to time and we are getting through it. I do not want to stall the conversation by being too strict on time but I want to allow everybody in. I call...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Referendum on Right to Housing: Discussion (3 Nov 2020)
Steven Matthews: To follow on from Deputy Gould's question on the wording, are the witnesses aware of another entity or organisation that is working on the wording for a constitutional change?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Referendum on Right to Housing: Discussion (3 Nov 2020)
Steven Matthews: Can Ms Keatinge provide a list of all of the people who have engaged with the coalition on the wording?