Results 41-60 of 3,151 for speaker:Pádraig O'Sullivan

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Support Schemes (27 May 2020)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 127. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans in place for leaving certificate students in 2021 in view of the fact they have lost considerable classroom time and are likely to be impacted going forward; if he has received advice regarding this cohort of students; if he plans to seek advice on the way in which the workload for these students will be reduced commensurate with the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (27 May 2020)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 128. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures being taken in schools to facilitate staff that have underlying health conditions and may not be in a position to return to work in September 2020 should schools reopen at that time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7172/20]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (27 May 2020)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 424. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she will review the criteria required in order to be eligible for the restart grant for small businesses in view of the fact that it excludes many that do not operate from a commercial property; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that many of these small businesses that cannot avail of the restart grant will have severe...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (27 May 2020)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 576. To ask the Minister for Health if the medical card weekly income limit for persons over 70 years of age will be increased by €50 for a single person to €550 from €500 and by €150 for a couple to €1,050 from €900 from July 2020 as previously planned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7708/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (27 May 2020)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 810. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of expiring learner permits which may lapse while driver tests are unable to be taken due to Covid-19 public health measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7709/20]

Estimates for Public Services 2020 (Resumed) (28 May 2020)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: Unlike my colleague, Deputy McAuliffe, I have no problem repeating myself or repeating what has been said earlier in the House. First, I acknowledge that the Minister for Finance, Deputy Donohoe, agreed earlier that something will be done to allay the concerns of women returning to work after maternity leave cover. I welcome that response. Perhaps the Minister would elaborate on what is to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: English Language Training Organisations (3 Jun 2020)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 190. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration will be given to including English language teachers in the Covid-19 working group for the English language education sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8669/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: English Language Training Organisations (3 Jun 2020)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 191. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason English language teachers were not included in the Covid-19 working group for the English language education sector in view of the fact that English language schools are due to reopen in autumn 2020 and that a plan to ensure a safe return to teaching is needed but can only be achieved by engaging with each stakeholder; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Maternity Leave (3 Jun 2020)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 342. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if consideration will be given to extending the period of maternity leave for persons whose leave ended during the Covid-19 pandemic in view of the fact that there were issues with those coming off maternity leave specifically with regard to being enrolled on their employers' wage subsidy scheme; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (3 Jun 2020)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 554. To ask the Minister for Health if there are still plans to recruit 1,000 new community healthcare workers by the end of 2020 as was pledged in budget 2020; if so, the number of positions filled to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8505/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (3 Jun 2020)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 555. To ask the Minister for Health the timeline for the reopening of a service (details supplied) in County Cork. [8508/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (3 Jun 2020)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 885. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider offering an amnesty to those that applied pre-Covid-19 for a category B/BE driver licence authorising persons to tow a trailer in view of the fact that they would have completed all required lessons and would also have been given a test date only for the test cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic; if his attention...

Covid-19 (Justice and Equality): Statements (4 Jun 2020)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I echo the sentiment with which the Minister began regarding the conduct of An Garda Síochána throughout the pandemic. We are all aware of stories in our own communities where gardaí have excelled at what they do. I wish to raise the widespread issue of public drinking. It is found in every constituency but has become increasingly prevalent. It is now commonplace to see...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (9 Jun 2020)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 130. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students that did not engage in the predictive grading online registration; the way in which this figure compares to students that did not present for exams in each of the years 2017 to 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9894/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Public Sector Pay (9 Jun 2020)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 131. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a person (details supplied) that qualified here and is registered with the Teaching Council and worked in Bahrain for a number of years, can apply for incremental credit; if there is a circular with more information in relation to this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9916/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Tests (9 Jun 2020)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 318. To ask the Minister for Health if a commitment will be given to priority testing for employees in meat plant factories in view of the close proximity of the working conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9672/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (9 Jun 2020)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 326. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a date for surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9729/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (9 Jun 2020)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 327. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to reduce waiting lists and outpatient appointments at Mallow General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9730/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Meat Processing Plants (9 Jun 2020)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 451. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of suspected Covid–19 cases at a meat plant (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9667/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Meat Processing Plants (9 Jun 2020)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 452. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of confirmed cases of Covid-19 in meat plant factories nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9668/20]