Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Covid-19 Pandemic

Seán Haughey

731. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the fact that many privately-run childcare facilities are closing permanently as a result of ongoing difficulties arising from the Covid-19 pandemic; if further financial supports will be made available to allow such facilities continue to operate; if it will be ensured that all allocated funding to a particular childcare facility (details supplied) is paid without delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19041/20]

Alcohol Sales

Seán Haughey

749. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on the home delivery of alcoholic drinks, including draught beers, by pubs not licensed to serve food; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18516/20]

Medicinal Products

Seán Haughey

991. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Health if Spinraza is available to those in need of the drug; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18518/20]

Planning Issues

Seán Haughey

13. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if the strategic housing development provisions will be abolished in the interest of sustainable development and local democracy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17504/20]

Rental Sector

Seán Haughey

129. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if he will extend the new emergency measures introduced into law to protect tenants during the Covid-19 emergency period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17467/20]

School Funding

Seán Haughey

163. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will request schools to be lenient on parents who are not in a position to make voluntary contributions due to financial difficulties they are experiencing as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17621/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Seán Haughey

234. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Health if he will intervene with the private hospitals to prevent them from charging for temperature tests and PPE gear for inpatient and outpatient attendances; if private health insurance providers can be requested to cover these levies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17620/20]

Election Monitoring Missions

Seán Haughey

338. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the names of observers appointed to the most recent election observer roster; the outcome of the consultation with the Data Protection Commission regarding this matter having regard to the General Data Protection Regulation; the advice received from the Data Protection Commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16502/20]

Departmental Funding

Seán Haughey

429. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will continue to fund an organisation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17306/20]

State Pension (Contributory)

Seán Haughey

112. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005 will be amended to allow applicants for the State pension (contributory) to qualify for the benefit by using their home carer credits in view of the fact that the credits can be used to increase the rate of payment at which the pension is paid; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16196/20]

Consumer Rights

Seán Haughey

249. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if refunds will be arranged to be provided to persons who have booked foreign travel that has been deemed non-essential in cases in which their holidays are due to commence before 20 July 2020; the advice being provided on this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15631/20]

State Pensions

Seán Haughey

785. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if new legislation will be required to ensure that State pensions are paid to those aged 66 years of age and over after 1 January 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15989/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Seán Haughey

976. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Health if he will relax the 100-person restriction for indoor venues in the case of exhibitions in which very large venues are used in view of the importance of the exhibitions and trade fair sector to the economy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14938/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Seán Haughey

1026. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Health if the 50-person restriction for indoor gatherings refers to the whole building in the case of a gym regardless of its size; if the size of the area in the building can be taken into account; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14854/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Seán Haughey

1246. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Health the measures being taken to help ensure that passengers entering Ireland from abroad do not contribute to the spread of Covid-19; his views on whether the measures are effective; if the measures are kept under constant review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15632/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Seán Haughey

1247. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Health if he will introduce legislation to make the wearing of face coverings on public transport obligatory; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15634/20]

Waste Management

Seán Haughey

67. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the role of the price monitoring group in respect of residential waste collection charges; the role of the price monitoring group in the future; his plans to regulate waste management companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14322/20]

Residential Tenancies Board

Seán Haughey

300. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if the Residential Tenancies Board will be allowed to recruit more adjudicators; the number of adjudicators that will be recruited in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14323/20]

Foreign Conflicts

Seán Haughey

331. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the efforts being made at EU and international level to address the growing humanitarian crisis in Yemen; the steps Ireland has taken in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13738/20]

Human Rights

Seán Haughey

332. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps taken at EU level to protect the LGBT community in Poland; if measures have been taken by the EU against Poland in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13739/20]

Foreign Conflicts

Seán Haughey

343. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the unfolding humanitarian disaster in Yemen; the actions he plans to take to highlight this situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14290/20]

School Transport

Seán Haughey

445. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Education and Skills if Bus Éireann will continue to provide school transport for children with special needs; the arrangements she is making to provide these services for the period 2020 to 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14291/20]

Wage Subsidy Scheme

Seán Haughey

47. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Finance if he will amend the temporary wage subsidy scheme in order that companies that were allowed by the Revenue Commissioners to make quarterly payroll returns are eligible having regard to a company (details supplied) that did not make a payroll return on 29 February 2020 but did make a payroll return as scheduled on 31 March 2020 and will do so again on 30 June 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12995/20]

Pension Provisions

Seán Haughey

64. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Finance if consideration will be given to allowing the unlocking of private pension funds for the duration of the Covid-19 pandemic in the case of unemployed PAYE taxpayers; if tax would have to be paid on such funds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13384/20]

Special Educational Needs

Seán Haughey

137. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the fact that some schools have decided not to proceed with the July provision in 2020; her views on whether the renumeration given to teachers and special needs assistants and the existing arrangements for the taxation of this income to be the main reason that schools have decided not to provide these services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12874/20]

Maternity Leave

Seán Haughey

269. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will extend maternity leave for mothers in view of the difficulties they experienced due to Covid-19; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12871/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Seán Haughey

896. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if he is considering extending the ban of housing evictions due to Covid-19; if tenants engaging in antisocial behaviour will be excluded from such a ban; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13416/20]

Wildlife Control

Seán Haughey

920. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will bring forward policy measures to discourage persons from feeding seagulls in parks and public open spaces generally in view of the nuisance this creates; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13409/20]

Visa Applications

Seán Haughey

325. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when the processing of visa applications by the INIS will recommence; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the closure of the service is causing problems for the hospitality sector, in that chefs from non-EEA countries cannot get their visas on time even though they have been granted work permits; the way in which the backlog in the INIS will be dealt with in due course; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12159/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Seán Haughey

448. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Health if the two-week quarantine restriction for travellers coming here from abroad, including Irish citizens, is being kept under review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12018/20]

Maternity Services

Seán Haughey

511. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Health when restrictions on fathers visiting their partners giving birth in maternity hospitals will be lifted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12373/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Seán Haughey

674. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the advice in respect of foreign travel by Irish citizens to the effect that this should only be undertaken if it is essential is being kept under review; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that airlines operating here are taking bookings from persons living here wishing to travel abroad contrary to Government advice; the rights of these passengers in these circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12019/20]

Cabinet Committees

Seán Haughey

5. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Taoiseach when Cabinet committee C (European Union including Brexit) last met. [10899/20]

International Relations

Seán Haughey

27. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the situation in Hong Kong and plans by China to implement new security laws for Hong Kong; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10897/20]

Passport Services

Seán Haughey

28. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of persons who have applied for a passport which have not yet been processed due to the Covid-19 restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10898/20]

Election Monitoring Missions

Seán Haughey

33. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will make available the names of observers appointed to the most recent election observer roster; if the Data Protection Commission has been consulted regarding this matter having regard to the general data protection regulation; the advice received from the Data Protection Commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11255/20]

Value Added Tax

Seán Haughey

89. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Finance if the rate of VAT on services provided in yoga studios will be reduced similar to the reductions implemented for other hospitality services in view of the difficulties such businesses are experiencing due to the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11141/20]

Mortgage Lending

Seán Haughey

97. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that some financial institutions are refusing mortgage applications in cases in which applicants are on the temporary wage subsidy scheme; the steps he will take to prevent this practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11236/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Seán Haughey

220. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Education and Skills if teachers in primary schools will be encouraged to teach live online or by the use of recorded lessons while schools are closed due to the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10811/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Seán Haughey

262. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Education and Skills if guidance will be issued to schools regarding measures to be taken to prevent the spread of Covid-19 in school buildings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11146/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Seán Haughey

526. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Health when visits by family members to relatives in nursing homes will be permitted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10845/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Seán Haughey

556. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Health if guidelines for the holding of wedding ceremonies and receptions will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10905/20]

Health Screening Programmes

Seán Haughey

566. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Health when the cervical cancer screening programme will recommence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10919/20]

Driver Test

Seán Haughey

835. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when driver tests will resume; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10806/20]

Brexit Issues

Seán Haughey

18. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 21 of 27 May 2020, if he will provide more specific details on the legislative measures that will be required for the end of the Brexit transition period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9860/20]

Enterprise Support Services

Seán Haughey

289. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the measures she can take to encourage consumers to buy Irish products and services in shops and retail outlets and which are sourced here, rather than buying such products and services online and sourced outside the EU; if she will initiate a buy Irish campaign; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10063/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Seán Haughey

379. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Health when day-care centres for persons with Alzheimer’s disease will reopen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10042/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Seán Haughey

550. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a policy will be supported to provide more space on roads and footpaths for pedestrians and cyclists in the suburbs of Dublin during the Covid-19 pandemic and in the longer term; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9795/20]

National Car Test

Seán Haughey

561. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if national car test centres will open again on 12 June 2020; the position regarding vehicles requiring a taxi vehicle licence test in the subsequent days after 12 June 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9918/20]

Civil Marriages

Seán Haughey

659. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will permit civil marriage ceremonies to commence again particularly in certain circumstances (details supplied); if registry offices can be set up for social distancing; if teleconferences can be used for such ceremonies; if consideration will be given to providing protective plastic screens in registry offices; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10062/20]