Results 161-180 of 3,916 for speaker:Steven Matthews in 'Written Answers'

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Direct Provision System (3 Dec 2020)

Steven Matthews: 116. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the guidelines with regard to in-person inspections in direct provision centres at every level of restriction under the Covid-19 framework; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39702/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Site Acquisitions (8 Dec 2020)

Steven Matthews: 341. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will report on the acquisition of a site for a school (details supplied) for its new school building. [41554/20]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Post Office Network (9 Dec 2020)

Steven Matthews: 36. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on whether the existing post office network is viable; and his plans to increase State funding to the service or to engage with representatives from the sector to discuss their ongoing concerns. [42284/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Covid-19 Pandemic (9 Dec 2020)

Steven Matthews: 181. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will report on the steps being taken to ensure family contact for prisoners continues during all levels of the Covid-19 plan. [42286/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Human Rights (9 Dec 2020)

Steven Matthews: 182. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if her attention has been drawn to concerns recently reported by the Council of Europe’s Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. [42287/20]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Recycling Data (15 Dec 2020)

Steven Matthews: 145. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if plastic processed through pyrolysis infrastructure will be considered as recycled plastic for the purposes of national statistics collection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43136/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (15 Dec 2020)

Steven Matthews: 553. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a campaign led by nurses that seeks to have the annual retention fee paid to the NMBI waived for 2020 to reflect their service during the pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43224/20]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (17 Dec 2020)

Steven Matthews: 111. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is considering reopening the restart grants to new applications that would include businesses that may not have qualified under the previous criteria. [43718/20]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Local Enterprise Offices (17 Dec 2020)

Steven Matthews: 182. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans regarding the introduction of sustainability indicators for enterprises in receipt of support from their local enterprise office given that this would highlight businesses that have made a conscious effort with regard to sustainability goals and this is not considered at present as part of a grant application. [43326/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (13 Jan 2021)

Steven Matthews: 858. To ask the Minister for Health if discussions are expected regarding the existing roll-out plan for the Covid-19 vaccine; and if consideration has been given to prioritising other frontline workers such as teachers or essential retail workers who have worked throughout the pandemic. [45058/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (13 Jan 2021)

Steven Matthews: 1078. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a campaign led by student radiographers seeking greater supports similar to those provided to student nurses to reflect their ongoing care of the Covid-19 patients and front-line status; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1746/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (13 Jan 2021)

Steven Matthews: 1028. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the partial postponement of the primary school immunisation programme 2020-2021; and if this will be prioritised when sufficient staffing levels are available to accommodate this vaccination programme. [1478/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (14 Jan 2021)

Steven Matthews: 195. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding mandatory face mask use in banks and other financial institutions; and if the mandatory wearing of facemasks has been considered in circumstances in which all relevant security measures are taken into account to reflect the concerns of front-line branch workers. [1984/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (20 Jan 2021)

Steven Matthews: 530. To ask the Minister for Health the reason home carers who do not fall into other priority categories in the provisional vaccine groups are not prioritised, given that the knock-on impacts for the health service are clear if they become a positive test case. [2468/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (20 Jan 2021)

Steven Matthews: 655. To ask the Minister for Health if the staff in a general practice surgery are considered to be front-line staff; and if they will be prioritised in the Covid-19 vaccine roll-out. [2844/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (21 Jan 2021)

Steven Matthews: 223. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will investigate the situation faced by a small cohort of workers who have been out of work since March 2020 (details supplied); and if their case will be reviewed. [3072/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (21 Jan 2021)

Steven Matthews: 249. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if there are negative implications with regard to State supports for crèche and play school owners that decide not to reopen in January 2021 due to personal concerns related to the Covid-19 pandemic but plan to reopen once they feel it is safe to do so. [3077/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Covid-19 Pandemic (21 Jan 2021)

Steven Matthews: 250. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he plans to hold further meetings with representatives from the early childhood care sector to discuss its concerns with regard to reopening play schools and crèches in view of the ongoing public health crisis. [3078/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Schemes (27 Jan 2021)

Steven Matthews: 225. To ask the Minister for Finance the details regarding the uptake of the stay and spend scheme to date; and his plans to extend the existing deadline for the scheme or reintroduce a similar one to incentivise domestic travel and spending once it is safe to do so. [4290/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (27 Jan 2021)

Steven Matthews: 598. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he will take to engage with course directors in third-level institutions to discuss ongoing concerns particularly in relation to practical aspects of course work that has either been restricted or completely cancelled due to Covid-19 restrictions. [4152/21]