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Tue, 23 Jun 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Imelda Munster
381. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the reason charity shops are not eligible for restart grants; and if she will consider amending the terms of the grant to include them. [12193/20]
Tue, 23 Jun 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Imelda Munster
386. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the actions she plans to take to ensure that businesses can continue to meet their rent obligations, in particular those that will not be able to reopen in the long-term; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12562/20]
Tue, 23 Jun 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Imelda Munster
797. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to ensure that those working as freelancers in the events industry will not suffer hardship in view of the fact their industry is not expected to resume until 2021 at the earliest; the initiatives, grants and welfare options that will be made available on a long-term basis to support these workers and others like them who work in industries that are expected not to resume normal operations until 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12560/20]
Tue, 23 Jun 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Imelda Munster
858. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to extend the Covid-19 social welfare payments into 2021 for those workers whose industries will not reopen until 2021, such as those working in the events industry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12563/20]
Tue, 23 Jun 2020
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Commercial Rates
Imelda Munster
868. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if he will consider extending the rates freeze for those working in industries that will remain closed for the long-term, for example, those working in the events industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12561/20]
Tue, 16 Jun 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Imelda Munster
438. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation her plans to reinstate the continuity vouchers scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11279/20]
Tue, 16 Jun 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Imelda Munster
439. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation when funding will be made available to local authorities to issue restart grants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11280/20]
Wed, 3 Jun 2020
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Health and Safety Authority
Imelda Munster
423. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation her plans to extend the powers of the Health and Safety Authority to facilitate it to immediately shut down businesses or work sites that are found to be in breach of safety measures relating to Covid-19 that could put workers at risk or are in breach of the Return to Work Safely Protocol; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8293/20]
Wed, 3 Jun 2020
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Health and Safety Authority
Imelda Munster
424. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation her plans to address concerns regarding the ability of the Health and Safety Authority to visit sites unannounced due to Covid-19 restrictions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8294/20]
Wed, 3 Jun 2020
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Commercial Property
Imelda Munster
427. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the status of proposed solutions to address the matter of commercial rents for businesses affected by Covid-19 closures; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8365/20]
Wed, 27 May 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Imelda Munster
460. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of complaints received by the Health and Safety Authority regarding Covid-19 restrictions and social distancing in workplaces since 12 March 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8020/20]
Wed, 27 May 2020
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Health and Safety Inspections
Imelda Munster
461. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of inspection requests relating to Covid-19 received by the Health and Safety Authority since 12 March 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8021/20]
Wed, 27 May 2020
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Health and Safety Inspections
Imelda Munster
462. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of inspections carried out by the Health and Safety Authority on foot of Covid-19 complaints, inspection requests or other similar correspondence since 12 March 2020. [8022/20]
Wed, 27 May 2020
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Health and Safety Authority
Imelda Munster
463. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of new inspectors that will be recruited or seconded to the Health and Safety Authority; and the timeline for same. [8023/20]
Wed, 27 May 2020
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Health and Safety Authority
Imelda Munster
474. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation her plans to place the national return to work safely protocol on a statutory footing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8138/20]
Wed, 27 May 2020
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Job Losses
Imelda Munster
475. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the steps she has taken, including meetings or correspondence with management and staff at a company (details supplied) and the IDA or other relevant parties, to save the jobs at risk; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8139/20]
Wed, 27 May 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Imelda Munster
476. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation her plans to increase the funding available under the restart grant for small businesses in view of the scale of the financial difficulties facing SMEs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8140/20]
Wed, 27 May 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Imelda Munster
477. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if alternative methods of calculating the restart grant funding needs of businesses will be considered; her views on whether refunding 2019 rates bills does not reflect the restart funding needs of a given business; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8141/20]
Wed, 27 May 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Imelda Munster
478. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the way in which microbusinesses that do not pay rates can access restart grant funding. [8142/20]
Wed, 27 May 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Imelda Munster
479. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if the credit guarantee scheme will be amended to ensure that loans are available to SMEs to address Covid-19-related financial difficulties. [8143/20]