Results 61-80 of 1,588 for speaker:Paul Donnelly

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Staff (21 Jul 2020)

Paul Donnelly: 101. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of staff to be appointed to the policy and programme implementation unit of his Department; if the staff will be redeployed from within the Civil Service; and if new hires, the number. [17267/20]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Ministerial Advisers (21 Jul 2020)

Paul Donnelly: 102. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the special advisers he has appointed to his Department and his office established within the Department of An Taoiseach; and the public sector salary grade applied to each. [17269/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Education (21 Jul 2020)

Paul Donnelly: 728. To ask the Minister for Health if he will seek to reverse the upcoming wage decrease in September 2020 for student nurses on four year internships; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17134/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Care Services (21 Jul 2020)

Paul Donnelly: 749. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter regarding the case of a person (details supplied). [17307/20]

Debenhams Ireland Redundancies: Motion [Private Members] (22 Jul 2020)

Paul Donnelly: I thank those who brought forward this motion. I have had the honour of standing with the workers of Debenhams, who have been on strike for over 100 days in Blanchardstown and at some of the other stores, including Henry Street. It must be remembered that many of these stores that people are picketing today were trading profitably prior to the Covid-19 crisis, which forced the closure. The...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Community Services Programme (22 Jul 2020)

Paul Donnelly: I recently attended the annual general meeting of a local community centre. I would like to outline some of the serious situations facing not only this centre but many other community centres and projects in the coming months and, more important, in 2021. This community centre has eight staff members and a co-ordinator and it receives a grant from Pobal of approximately €184,000 in...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Community Services Programme (22 Jul 2020)

Paul Donnelly: I welcome the additional funding for Covid-19 and the Covid payment that was provided. The crux of the discussion is that CSP funding is a fixed annual contribution towards the cost of an agreed number of full-time positions, including that of manager. Unfortunately, it does not bring up the payment to the level of the minimum wage. The cost is €9.38 per member of staff, whereas the...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Marine Accidents (22 Jul 2020)

Paul Donnelly: 145. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will commission a report on the activities of UK defence force vessels in Irish waters following a marine accident investigations branch report (details supplied). [17564/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Issues (23 Jul 2020)

Paul Donnelly: 47. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if legislation has been proposed to protect residents of co-living developments following the Covid-19 pandemic and future health emergencies in circumstances in which shared space and proper social distancing are unavoidable. [17655/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payment (23 Jul 2020)

Paul Donnelly: 67. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the estimated cost of supporting a tenant on the HAP scheme for 25 years, including interest calculated, and equated to the estimated cost of a local authority building a house as part of a social housing scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17654/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (28 Jul 2020)

Paul Donnelly: 218. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason the temporary wage subsidy scheme for the hospitality industry is based on earnings in January and February of 2020 where that industry would traditionally either close or have a quiet period in those months (details supplied). [19043/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Issues (28 Jul 2020)

Paul Donnelly: 352. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if provision will be made for persons just over the threshold for social housing; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that an affordable house costing €350,000 is out of the reach of most ordinary families [18674/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Provision (28 Jul 2020)

Paul Donnelly: 1011. To ask the Minister for Health the steps that have been taken to combat the waiting lists within the HSE for home support services and the provision of respite for persons with disabilities; the number of persons waiting for respite beds; and the number of respite beds available in tabular form. [18669/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Provision (28 Jul 2020)

Paul Donnelly: 1012. To ask the Minister for Health the average length of time for a disability assessment to be carried out; and the number of persons with disabilities in the Dublin 15 area awaiting a decision to be granted hours for a personal assistance service. [18670/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (28 Jul 2020)

Paul Donnelly: 1013. To ask the Minister for Health if he will request the HSE to update its website in relation to the opening hours of the emergency dental service in Corduff and Roselawn, Dublin 15. [18671/20]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (30 Jul 2020)

Paul Donnelly: On the same issue, there was also a tragic incident over the weekend in the constituency the Tánaiste and I represent. I have spoken with the Garda, the local authority and local people about it. I am not going to go into it because it is fresh in the mind. I worked for Tusla and the HSE for a number of years and on many occasions, I have seen young people and adults presenting...

Civil Law and Criminal Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2020: Second Stage (30 Jul 2020)

Paul Donnelly: The Minister has heard from many Members on this issue. I plead with her to listen to Deputies who have expressed their concerns about sections 13 and 14, what is becoming known as the vulture fund section of this Bill. People have been fighting these vulture funds in the courts. They thought they had won some sort of security but this will rip that from them. I spoke to somebody today...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (30 Jul 2020)

Paul Donnelly: 103. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of applications that have been received for the restart fund for micro and small businesses in Fingal County Council; the funding that has been allocated to the authority; the number of businesses in Dublin 7 and 15 that have received funding under the fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19845/20]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (30 Jul 2020)

Paul Donnelly: 104. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of applications for supports under the various schemes for businesses impacted by Covid-19 that have been received from businesses in Dublin 7 and 15; the number of these that have been processed to date; the number that have been successful; the number that have been allocated to these businesses; the amount that was...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Commercial Rates (30 Jul 2020)

Paul Donnelly: 451. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of businesses in the Fingal County Council area that have had their rates waived; the number that have requested a waiver; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19844/20]