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Wed, 27 May 2020
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Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements
Robert Troy
2. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Taoiseach if he has engaged with his UK and Northern Ireland counterparts on the implications of the proposed mandatory quarantine period on cross-Border travel and trade. [7582/20]
Wed, 27 May 2020
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SOLAS Training and Education Programmes
Robert Troy
101. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Skills when Safe Pass courses are expected to resume as part of the Roadmap for Reopening Society and Business. [7263/20]
Wed, 27 May 2020
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School Transport
Robert Troy
227. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to ensure adequate special needs school transport supports are put in place without further delay for a person (details supplied). [7763/20]
Wed, 27 May 2020
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State Examinations Commission
Robert Troy
229. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the ten persons who are normally employed at the State Examinations Commission in order to deal with examination papers. [7766/20]
Wed, 27 May 2020
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SOLAS Training and Education Programmes
Robert Troy
238. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of contingencies for persons whose Safe Pass has expired and who require one to return to work (details supplied). [7872/20]
Wed, 27 May 2020
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Legislative Measures
Robert Troy
313. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide an overview of the exact change needed in personal insolvency legislation due to Covid-19. [8076/20]
Wed, 27 May 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Robert Troy
395. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the differences between the current credit guarantee scheme and the proposed new €2 billion scheme; and the differences regarding terms, conditions and those who may access the scheme. [7046/20]
Wed, 27 May 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Robert Troy
396. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the reason there has not been any approved facility arising from Covid-19 submitted to SBCI from financial providers under the credit guarantee scheme. [7047/20]
Wed, 27 May 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Robert Troy
423. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if sector-specific task forces made up of key stakeholders will be considered to advice on the measures needed to be introduced to facilitate the safe opening of their business; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7476/20]
Wed, 27 May 2020
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Consumer Protection
Robert Troy
444. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the measures that will be taken to ensure that consumer rights are protected and that no excessive charging for products such as handwash and sanitiser take place during the Covid-19 crisis period; and the recourse consumers have for the excessive charging for such products (details supplied). [7858/20]
Wed, 27 May 2020
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Health and Safety Inspections
Robert Troy
466. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if the number of workplace inspections that have taken place by the Health and Safety Authority since the Covid-19 emergency emerged in March 2020 to ensure worker protection from the virus. [8075/20]
Wed, 27 May 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Robert Troy
467. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if she and her colleagues have considered putting in place sector-specific task forces to oversee the lifting of restrictions and get businesses back to operating as quickly and as safely as possible as the United Kingdom has implemented. [8077/20]
Wed, 27 May 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Robert Troy
468. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if her Department or the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government has lead authority for the restart grant; and the budget allocation to the scheme and other individual Department allocations. [8078/20]
Wed, 27 May 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Robert Troy
469. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if the eligibility criteria for the recently announced restart grant for small businesses will be re-examined (details supplied); and if the scheme will be reviewed to ensure that trades persons and entrepreneurs working from their home offices can access the grant scheme. [8079/20]
Wed, 27 May 2020
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EU Regulations
Robert Troy
470. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if there is a mechanism to screen foreign investment here being considered by her Department in view of the way the Covid-19 crisis has underlined the importance of protecting strategic assets, for example, life sciences including medical research and pharmaceutical ingredients; and if proposals are being examined to introduce an investment screening mechanism to safeguard critical national assets and technology in the current crisis which would require primary legislation. [8081/20]
Wed, 27 May 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Robert Troy
490. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the details regarding the proposed mandatory 14-day quarantine period for international travellers arriving here; the date by which this measure is intended to be introduced; the date by which the measure is to be reviewed; if the measure is applicable to travellers arriving from all destinations outside of the island of Ireland; and the possible end date for such a measure. [7580/20]
Wed, 27 May 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Robert Troy
547. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he or his officials have engaged with a person (details supplied) regarding their advice on the significant need to upscale tracing and tracking here in order to avoid a second wave of the Covid-19 virus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7474/20]
Wed, 27 May 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Robert Troy
566. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health when day care centres for the elderly or persons with disabilities will reopen in accordance with the Roadmap for Reopening Society and Business. [7664/20]
Wed, 27 May 2020
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National Broadband Plan
Robert Troy
719. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason residents on the N52 outside Mullingar, County Westmeath (details supplied) cannot avail of broadband. [7372/20]
Wed, 27 May 2020
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National Broadband Plan
Robert Troy
732. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when fibre broadband will be available in an area (details supplied). [8121/20]