Results 141-160 of 484 for long speaker:Seán Sherlock

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Covid-19 Pandemic (27 Jan 2021)

Seán Sherlock: 427. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the budgetary analysis being carried out to plan for long Covid impacts in his Department and each State agency under the remit of his Department, in tabular form. [4482/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (27 Jan 2021)

Seán Sherlock: 486. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the budgetary analysis being carried out to plan for long Covid-19 impacts in her Department and each State agency under the remit of her Department in tabular form. [4483/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic (27 Jan 2021)

Seán Sherlock: 538. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the budgetary analysis being carried out to plan for long Covid-19 impacts in her Department and each State agency under the remit of her Department in tabular form. [4494/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Covid-19 Pandemic (27 Jan 2021)

Seán Sherlock: 572. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the budgetary analysis being carried out to plan for long Covid-19 impacts in his Department and each State agency under the remit of his Department in tabular form. [4481/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (27 Jan 2021)

Seán Sherlock: 612. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the budgetary analysis being carried out to plan for long Covid-19 impacts in his Department and each State agency under the remit of his Department in tabular form. [4488/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Covid-19 Pandemic (27 Jan 2021)

Seán Sherlock: 651. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the budgetary analysis being carried out in her Department and each State agency under the remit of her Department to plan for long Covid-19 impacts, in tabular form. [4491/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Covid-19 Pandemic (27 Jan 2021)

Seán Sherlock: 873. To ask the Minister for Health the budgetary analysis being carried out to plan for long Covid-19 impacts in his Department and each State agency under the remit of his Department in tabular form. [4489/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Covid-19 Pandemic (27 Jan 2021)

Seán Sherlock: 922. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the budgetary analysis being carried out to plan for long Covid-19 impacts in his Department and each State agency under the remit of his Department in tabular form. [4480/21]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Covid-19 Pandemic (27 Jan 2021)

Seán Sherlock: 945. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the budgetary analysis being carried out to plan for long Covid-19 impacts in her Department and each State agency under the remit of her Department in tabular form. [4493/21]

Report of the Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes: Statements (Resumed) (20 Jan 2021)

Seán Sherlock: ...or early April. Is there a way of shortening that time, given that the Minister's predecessor had been giving consideration to this matter for a number of years and the issue has been in the system for too long already? We feel strongly that the legislation to speak to the issue of the right to access birth certificates could be implemented tomorrow if the political will was there. We...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Forestry Sector (8 Dec 2020)

Seán Sherlock: ...the Mackinnon report and advise the Minister. The industry and anybody who is a stakeholder will welcome that appointment. However, one would have to look at that appointment in a medium to long-term perspective. There are approximately 5,000 applications clogged up in the system. What is the Minister of State doing to get that unclogged?

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Forestry Sector (8 Dec 2020)

Seán Sherlock: ...a considerable amount of their own resources on a Natura impact statement, it "might" quicken the process? What comfort can I give my constituent? Nine hundred days for an application is too long. What can I tell this constituent after this discussion? What hope can the Minister of State give that person?

Greyhound Industry: Motion [Private Members] (25 Nov 2020)

Seán Sherlock: ...who have expressed deep unease about the welfare of greyhounds bred for racing. We welcome any progress on the welfare of greyhounds but see any current measures as only the first step on a very long road. There is a long way to go before anyone can safely say that welfare issues have been addressed to everyone's satisfaction. For many years, the Labour Party has consistently called for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Foster Care and Complaints Process: Tusla (24 Nov 2020)

Seán Sherlock: ...have a greater understanding of the culture that exists within. To be frank about it, notwithstanding the CEO's statement today, which I find very helpful, my perception is that there is still a long way to go before a lot of the practices that are happening within the Child and Family Agency are deconstructed such that the services flow more seamlessly, as constrained and all as it is by...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Nursing Staff (11 Nov 2020)

Seán Sherlock: ...that, at the start of the pandemic in March, a payment was made to student nurses akin to the healthcare assistant payment. I call on the Government to revisit that payment scheme. It could go a long way towards staving off the possibility that some of these student nurses will be lost from the system. If people get good pay and conditions at an early stage in their career, the chances...

Flood Prevention Policies: Motion [Private Members] (4 Nov 2020)

Seán Sherlock: ...walls work, there should be no issue in procuring insurance for one's premises. I appreciate the Minister of State's statement that he is looking at this issue but it has been going on for too long now and we are always being fobbed off by the insurance sector. Even though there is a strong evidence base before them, they continue to refuse to insure properties in areas where there are...

River Shannon Management Agency Bill 2020: Second Stage [Private Members] (3 Nov 2020)

Seán Sherlock: ...we have seen a Bill of this nature. I was doing research earlier and discovered that my former colleague, Willie Penrose, brought forward a similar Bill in 2000. The issue has been ongoing for a long time. With due respect to our colleagues in Sinn Féin, they are not the first to the party on this matter. There were attempts as late as 2016 by Fianna Fáil and Deputy Troy, who...

Post Office Network: Motion [Private Members] (21 Oct 2020)

Seán Sherlock: ...had a knock-on effect. One could argue that the growth of the parcel service will be relatively short-lived because companies like Amazon are building their own parallel networks. I wonder about the medium-term or long-term sustainability of that contract with An Post. I have my doubts about whether it will turn out to be a profit centre for An Post after all. We need to move beyond...

Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment: Motion [Private Members] (7 Oct 2020)

Seán Sherlock: ...to and that those of them who have dependants will benefit on a pro rata basis by applying for a jobseeker's payment does not give us a real picture of the effects of the loss of income on that cohort. We do not know how long the lockdown will last. Even if it ended tomorrow, there would still be a lag effect before the relevant sectors returned. The case in point, which all of us have...

Disability Services: Motion [Private Members] (6 Oct 2020)

Seán Sherlock: ...said that he remembers Dr. O'Donnell saying the highlight of his career working with those with special needs was when it was recognised they could get their first holy communion. We have come a long way since then but we have a long way to go. I recognise the Minister of State's integrity. I note that Deputy Michael Moynihan, who will chair that committee, is also present. We can do...