Results 461-480 of 1,678 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]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Value Added Tax (7 Jul 2020)

Chris Andrews: 161. To ask the Minister for Finance if yoga studios currently in the VAT rate group of 13.5% can be moved into the second reduced rate of 9% in conjunction with other sporting activities and physical education activities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13927/20]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Inland Waterways (7 Jul 2020)

Chris Andrews: 254. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans for increasing the level of infrastructure along the Grand Canal from Harold's Cross to Portobello to deal with the requirements of canal boats such as electricity supply to the boats and wastewater removal from the boats; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13824/20]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Covid-19 Pandemic (7 Jul 2020)

Chris Andrews: 333. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if changes can be made on the requirements for a working holiday authorisation for a person (details supplied) who was unable to leave the State during the Covid-19 lockdown as required. [13745/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance (7 Jul 2020)

Chris Andrews: 497. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an application for a domiciliary care allowance by a person (details supplied): and when they can expect a decision on the case. [13899/20]

Microenterprise Loan Fund (Amendment) Bill 2020: Second Stage (Resumed) (8 Jul 2020)

Chris Andrews: I congratulate the Minister and wish him well in his new role. It is a great honour and responsibility. Trying to get the balance right between saving lives and opening up the economy is going to be difficult and challenging, and we have to strike that balance. Microenterprises and SMEs have experienced shocks that are putting their very existence in doubt. I heard John Moran on...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Local Authority Schemes (14 Jul 2020)

Chris Andrews: 113. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if measures will be put in place to make scooter schemes available to local authorities (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14929/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Licences (14 Jul 2020)

Chris Andrews: 215. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the regulation that all taxis must be less than nine years old on their licence renewal dates will be extended for a person (details supplied). [15206/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (14 Jul 2020)

Chris Andrews: 290. To ask the Minister for Finance whether a company that has placed employees on the temporary wage subsidy scheme and submitted a questionnaire to the Revenue Commissioners but has not lost 25% of turnover will not have to pay anything back to the Revenue Commissioners on behalf of the employees; whether the employees will receive a tax bill at year end as a result of being on the scheme;...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Value Added Tax (14 Jul 2020)

Chris Andrews: 299. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will address a matter (details supplied) relating to custom duties and VAT on the importation of medical devices and protective equipment in order to help in the fight against Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15207/20]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Properties (14 Jul 2020)

Chris Andrews: 490. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the reason the Army has pulled out of selling a house at a location (details supplied) to the tenant despite having agreed to the sale on three different occasions. [15338/20]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Properties (14 Jul 2020)

Chris Andrews: 492. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the plans of the Army for the 12 houses situated at a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15340/20]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Properties (14 Jul 2020)

Chris Andrews: 491. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the reason the Army is refusing to perform vital maintenance works on a property (details supplied) but will not give the tenant permission to perform the works themselves; the reason the Army is falling to keep their properties to acceptable living standard as other landlords are instructed to do; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disabilities Data (14 Jul 2020)

Chris Andrews: 1022. To ask the Minister for Health the official figures for autism in an area (details supplied); and the breakdown by age of the figures. [14837/20]