Results 121-140 of 9,091 for speaker:Steven Matthews

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (15 Sep 2020)

Steven Matthews: 431. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position on the provision of a new school building for a school (details supplied); the timeline for same; the status of the application; and if the application will be prioritised. [23832/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (15 Sep 2020)

Steven Matthews: 729. To ask the Minister for Health if clarity can be provided with regard to the most recent Covid-19 regulations and the way in which they apply to holiday caravan parks (details supplied); and if a collection of mobile homes in a designated caravan site constitutes a gathering; and if this activity can continue in circumstances in which all other precautions are observed [23713/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Data (15 Sep 2020)

Steven Matthews: 717. To ask the Minister for Health the number of adult speech and language therapists operating in County Wicklow; and the services available to adults in need of such care in cases in which access to a therapist is not available. [23608/20]

Protecting Jobs and Supporting Business: Statements (16 Sep 2020)

Steven Matthews: I am sharing time with Deputies Michael Moynihan and O'Donnell. I do not need to explain to anyone here the importance of the SME sector in Ireland, the substantial numbers that it employs and the significance of those operations throughout the regions, our towns and rural areas. I listened to Ursula von der Leyen's state of the European Union address today and was encouraged to hear the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (16 Sep 2020)

Steven Matthews: 77. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if provisions are being made in cases of children in direct provision and the potential interruption to their education if there are further outbreaks of Covid-19 in centres in view of the fact that if there is an outbreak the child must be removed from school. [24287/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (17 Sep 2020)

Steven Matthews: 64. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the position regarding the provision of emergency driver tests will be reviewed (details supplied). [24472/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (17 Sep 2020)

Steven Matthews: 115. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the roll out of a national information campaign will be considered targeted at parents of primary school children with regard to Covid-19 symptoms and the necessary steps in cases in which a parent identifies potential symptoms (details supplied). [24470/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Site Acquisitions (22 Sep 2020)

Steven Matthews: 432. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a permanent site for a school (details supplied) has been selected; and the status of the project. [24905/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Home Schooling (22 Sep 2020)

Steven Matthews: 479. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position of students that live in communal residential centres; if there is to be an outbreak of Covid-19 in that setting; and if there are provisions available to the students for remote learning or other means to lessen the disruption as much as possible to their education. [25437/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (22 Sep 2020)

Steven Matthews: 505. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the timeline for the proposed universal basic income pilot that was set out in the Programme for Government. [24713/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Redundancy Payments (22 Sep 2020)

Steven Matthews: 562. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons who have been made permanently redundant in recent months in circumstances unrelated to Covid-19 and in cases in which the business has not yet paid its former staff redundancy payments (details supplied). [25572/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (22 Sep 2020)

Steven Matthews: 693. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider ordering an enquiry into the use of the drug epilim by pregnant women to ascertain the number of families impacted by negative side effects during pregnancy in the last decade (details supplied) [24714/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Funding (22 Sep 2020)

Steven Matthews: 709. To ask the Minister for Health if a funding review of a school (details supplied) will be carried out following a recent visit as there is a large deficit between the HSE funding and the very high level and excellence of care provided [24792/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Speech and Language Therapy (23 Sep 2020)

Steven Matthews: 193. To ask the Minister for Health if he will request that his Department carry out a review of adult speech and language services available in County Wicklow (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25765/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycle to Work Scheme (29 Sep 2020)

Steven Matthews: 220. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if consideration has been given to amending the cycle to work scheme in order to remove the potential barrier to accessing it, whereby employers can choose not to participate, and to facilitate an applicant in applying in circumstances in which an employer is not willing to participate. [26499/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (29 Sep 2020)

Steven Matthews: 457. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to ongoing issues at a school (details supplied) directly related to increased space requirements due to Covid-19. [26500/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (29 Sep 2020)

Steven Matthews: 475. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a new building for a school (details supplied); and if her attention has been drawn to the fact the temporary accommodation currently in use is providing serious challenges for staff and students. [26873/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Policy (29 Sep 2020)

Steven Matthews: 798. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a campaign by a group (details supplied) regarding the discrepancies in funding for different avenues of third-level education within the wider psychological sphere; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26432/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (29 Sep 2020)

Steven Matthews: 953. To ask the Minister for Health if the restrictions will be reviewed and amended with regard to chosen partners being allowed accompany and offer support to women in labour in maternity hospitals (details supplied). [27157/20]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Business of Joint Committee (29 Sep 2020)

Steven Matthews: We have a quorum. I welcome members to the first meeting of the committee. Some members served in the previous Oireachtas and others are new. I am a new Oireachtas Member and also, therefore, new to the committee. In fact, this is only my second time in a committee room. This committee has a broad-ranging remit that covers a lot of areas. From speaking to former members, it has a...