Results 81-100 of 891 for speaker:Joe O'Brien in 'Written Answers'

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (7 Jul 2020)

Joe O'Brien: 374. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps that have been taken to ensure the school transport scheme will be able to operate at capacity when schools reopen in view of concerns raised by school bus operators and individual schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13810/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (7 Jul 2020)

Joe O'Brien: 413. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the fact that her Department has indicated that it is unable to provide school transport for the July provision of a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14021/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Ceremonies (7 Jul 2020)

Joe O'Brien: 640. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of approved applications for naturalisation that are awaiting a citizenship ceremony; if there are plans in place to clear the backlog in a safe way in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14359/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (7 Jul 2020)

Joe O'Brien: 763. To ask the Minister for Health when the national medical card unit is to be advised that the new thresholds for medical card eligibility as announced in budget 2020 are to come into effect; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14171/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (7 Jul 2020)

Joe O'Brien: 765. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to conduct an inquiry into the rate of Covid-19 cases seen in nursing homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14176/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (7 Jul 2020)

Joe O'Brien: 767. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to conduct an inquiry into the rate of Covid-19 cases seen in nursing homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14187/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (7 Jul 2020)

Joe O'Brien: 810. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the national emergency co-ordination group was not used during Covid-19; the reason for the preference for the NPHET in view of the fact that when the National Emergency Coordination Group was formed pandemics were included in its terms of reference; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14279/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Personal Injury Claims (14 Jul 2020)

Joe O'Brien: 311. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to personal injuries claims being taken on the basis of persons claiming to have contracted Covid-19 in specific premises; if there is a clear plan to ensure business are not unfairly held liable in these circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15699/20]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Pension Provisions (14 Jul 2020)

Joe O'Brien: 320. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position of retired members of An Garda Síochána in respect of pension entitlements following the FEMPI cuts from 1 March 2012; his plans to restore parity in pension entitlement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15172/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (14 Jul 2020)

Joe O'Brien: 692. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the Covid-19 rent supplement scheme will be extended beyond August 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15493/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (16 Jul 2020)

Joe O'Brien: 158. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of an application for naturalisation by a person (details supplied). [16417/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Costs (21 Jul 2020)

Joe O'Brien: 196. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to address the issue of rising insurance premiums, especially in the context of the risk they pose to the viability of many SMEs. [16761/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (21 Jul 2020)

Joe O'Brien: 435. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if consideration has been given to the creation of a simple back-to-work Covid-19 scheme (details supplied). [16716/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Extradition Arrangements (23 Jul 2020)

Joe O'Brien: 199. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will consider reviewing the extradition agreement with Hong Kong in view of the control that Chinese authorities are now exerting on the territory and in the context of increasing human rights abuses by Chinese authorities. [17805/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (23 Jul 2020)

Joe O'Brien: 233. To ask the Minister for Health the percentage of devices which have been used to download the Covid-19 tracker application that are able to use the contact tracing functionality of the application by device type in tabular form [17801/20]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (28 Jul 2020)

Joe O'Brien: 372. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the use of the death penalty in Bahrain, in particular in cases (details supplied); if he will intervene in same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18103/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (28 Jul 2020)

Joe O'Brien: 439. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the appropriate budget lines are being prepared for the necessary and planned works to a school (details supplied); the status of works planned for 2020; and if they will be completed for September 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18149/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Tests (28 Jul 2020)

Joe O'Brien: 933. To ask the Minister for Health the turnaround time for Covid-19 tests relative to the recommended 48 hours for proper test and trace. [18155/20]

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

Joe O'Brien: 934. To ask the Minister for Health if a series of matters raised in correspondence by a person (details supplied) will be examined. [18156/20]

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

Joe O'Brien: 935. To ask the Minister for Health if verbal or written direction has been provided by the Director General of the HSE via the HSE to general practitioners relating to requests for letters to confirm the inability of a person to wear a mask on the basis of legitimate health grounds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18157/20]