Results 1,361-1,380 of 1,818 for speaker:Chris Andrews

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (30 Jun 2020)

Chris Andrews: 651. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if builders will be instructed to have caps fitted on the revolving drum of all cement trucks in order to prevent spillages (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12908/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (30 Jun 2020)

Chris Andrews: 655. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if electric scooters are legal to use; if so, the locations in which they can be used;hisplans to make electric scooters legal; the timeline for legislation in relation to same; and ifhewill make a statement on the matter. [12695/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Childcare Services (30 Jun 2020)

Chris Andrews: 766. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the management and owners of a childcare facility (details supplied) are asking parents if they want the facility to not comply with the public health requirements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13224/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Childcare Services (30 Jun 2020)

Chris Andrews: 767. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if a childcare facility can disregard the childcare health requirements in the provision of the service; if so, the consequences of a childcare facility that disregards public health requirements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13225/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Safety (30 Jun 2020)

Chris Andrews: 869. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if a commitment will be given to improve the methods of informing persons of do not swim notices along Dublin Bay following wastewater leaks; if the use of local media will be arranged to provide information of such a health warning; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12906/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Homeless Accommodation (30 Jun 2020)

Chris Andrews: 908. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is satisfied with the running and performance of private homeless hostels in view of evidence to show that some private homeless hostels do not Garda vet some staff, in view of the fact that legislation stipulates that persons working with children or vulnerable adults must be Garda vetted; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Homeless Accommodation (30 Jun 2020)

Chris Andrews: 909. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the hiring of staff for privately run homeless hostels without Garda vetting is an issue to which his attention has been drawn; the measures he plans to put in place that will prohibit such practices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13697/20]

Supporting Inclusion and Combating Racism in Ireland: Statements (17 Jun 2020)

Chris Andrews: I have five minutes. I think the clock is wrong.

Supporting Inclusion and Combating Racism in Ireland: Statements (17 Jun 2020)

Chris Andrews: I understood that I had five minutes of the time allocated.

Supporting Inclusion and Combating Racism in Ireland: Statements (17 Jun 2020)

Chris Andrews: With the House's indulgence, I will take another minute. We must challenge the annexation of more Palestinian land. How can we say we want to end racism if we do not stand up to racist Israel? I have to think that we did not want to upset anyone in advance of the United Nations Security Council vote. Not including Senator Frances Black's Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories)...

Supporting Inclusion and Combating Racism in Ireland: Statements (17 Jun 2020)

Chris Andrews: The unjustifiable murder of George Floyd has sparked a long overdue conversation on an important issue, that is, racism. While prejudice, discrimination and antagonism are evidently indisputable in the US, the Irish are not as innocent as we make ourselves out to be. In recent months, I have been disappointed to hear people saying that racism does not exist in Ireland. Have they forgotten...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: International Relations (16 Jun 2020)

Chris Andrews: 21. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the administration of the United States of America; and if he will write to President Trump outlining his condemnation of recent police action against civilians (details supplied). [10503/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (16 Jun 2020)

Chris Andrews: 42. To ask the Minister for Finance if staff can remain on the temporary wage subsidy scheme as a transition or if they revert back to ordinary employment immediately. [10555/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (16 Jun 2020)

Chris Andrews: 206. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will intervene in a process as part of the provisions under section 37A of the Education Act 1998, to ensure schools in the Dublin 2, 4, 6 and 6W areas open autism special classes and that it is implemented effectively to begin to address the imbalance and exclusion that persists. [10721/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Support Services (16 Jun 2020)

Chris Andrews: 465. To ask the Minister for Health the supports planned for children with disabilities and their families that are suffering during the Covid-19 lockdown and require support; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10507/20]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Trading Online Voucher Scheme (16 Jun 2020)

Chris Andrews: 775. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if there a shortage of funds for the trading online voucher; the funding allocated to the scheme; the amount allocated to each local enterprise board nationally for the scheme; and the reason so many persons are being refused funding through the scheme. [10992/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wastewater Treatment (16 Jun 2020)

Chris Andrews: 1043. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the impact the raw sewage that is being released into the sea by the wastewater treatment plant in Ringsend is having on the water quality in Dublin Bay and the surrounding environment; and if the sewage releases from the wastewater treatment plant are contributing to the increase of the algae ectocarpus on Sandymount...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wastewater Treatment (16 Jun 2020)

Chris Andrews: 1044. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he has considered whether raw sewage being released into Dublin Bay has Covid-19; if there is a process for testing if it has Covid-19; and if the sewage can be tested if that is not already being done. [10785/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (16 Jun 2020)

Chris Andrews: 1053. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the measures put in place for those who were in the process of buying a home but now find themselves on the temporary wage subsidy scheme. [10621/20]

Covid-19 (Sport): Statements (11 Jun 2020)

Chris Andrews: There is a sense among the football community, and I do not know if the Minister got anything from the meeting today between the FAI and the clubs-----