Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Departmental Advertising

Seán Sherlock

1155. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the amount that has been spent on advertising in 2020 by her Department and its agencies on social media platforms (details supplied) in tabular form; and the name of each campaign advertised. [9837/20]

Departmental Advertising

Seán Sherlock

1263. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the amount that has been spent on advertising in 2020 by his Department and its agencies on social media platforms (details supplied) in tabular form; and the name of each campaign advertised. [9841/20]

Departmental Advertising

Seán Sherlock

1303. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the amount that has been spent on advertising in 2020 by her Department and its agencies on social media platforms (details supplied) in tabular form; and the name of each campaign advertised. [9834/20]

Schools Building Projects

Seán Sherlock

171. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a school rebuilding project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7434/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Seán Sherlock

189. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Education and Skills the engagement held with the organisers of a competition (details supplied) in view of Covid-19 restrictions. [7579/20]

Licence Applications

Seán Sherlock

322. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if clubs seeking fundraising efforts online will be allowed to do so by local superintendents in the absence of District Court sittings. [7103/20]

Immigration Status

Seán Sherlock

338. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the legal status of those undocumented persons carrying out essential front-line services such as care workers will be regularised. [7451/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Seán Sherlock

404. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the phase personal training falls under regarding reopening. [7157/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Seán Sherlock

439. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if businesses that do not pay rates are eligible for the restart grant if their respective landlords pay the rates directly; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7682/20]

General Practitioner Services

Seán Sherlock

580. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Health if the HSE has engaged to reopen SouthDoc services in Fermoy and Mitchelstown, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7749/20]

Nursing Staff

Seán Sherlock

599. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the number of public health nurses in the community healthcare system by county; and the number of those nurses diverted away from public health nursing duties during the public health crisis. [7948/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Seán Sherlock

655. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when it will be permitted to allow greyhound racing again under the Roadmap for Reopening Society and Business. [7485/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Seán Sherlock

664. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will establish a task force involving all meat industry stakeholders to tackle the threat posed by Covid-19. [7636/20]

National Broadband Plan

Seán Sherlock

727. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when fibre broadband will be delivered to an area (details supplied). [7674/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Seán Sherlock

753. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the phase boat rentals in harbour areas fall under the Roadmap for Reopening Society and Business. [7235/20]

Cycling Facilities Funding

Seán Sherlock

771. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if funding will be allocated for the expansion of public bikes for Cork. [7429/20]

Driver Licences

Seán Sherlock

779. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to amend the situation in relation to persons (details supplied) with provisional licences during the Covid-19 crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7498/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Seán Sherlock

804. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the phase driving lessons fall under in the Roadmap for Reopening Society and Business. [7662/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment

Seán Sherlock

993. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the status of being on maternity leave prior to being put on lay-off from employment renders a worker ineligible for receipt of the pandemic unemployment payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7946/20]

Revenue Commissioners

Seán Sherlock

114. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied that the terms of the wage subsidy scheme are such that in circumstances in which a PRSI credit has been applied for the duration of the scheme by an employer in respect of an employee that the social protection or pension contributions of that employee are not diminished particularly when retirement of the employee will take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6571/20]

Flood Relief Schemes

Seán Sherlock

138. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when he expects to receive a report into the Glanmire flood relief scheme. [6574/20]

School Accommodation

Seán Sherlock

178. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a planning application by a school (details supplied). [5722/20]

Schools Building Projects

Seán Sherlock

191. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Education and Skills if rebuilding works will start on a school (details supplied) on 18 May 2020 once phase one of the Roadmap for Reopening Society and Business is commenced. [5844/20]

Third Level Admissions

Seán Sherlock

199. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Education and Skills if schools will be allowed accept exchange students from Europe in September 2020 for exchange and work placement programmes. [5866/20]

Special Educational Needs

Seán Sherlock

321. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the July provision scheme; and the arrangements in place for families and teachers that wish to avail of the scheme. [6567/20]

Maternity Leave

Seán Sherlock

409. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to plans to extend maternity benefit due to complications in securing childcare due to Covid-19. [5725/20]

Departmental Correspondence

Seán Sherlock

539. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if a reply will issue to a query by a person (details supplied). [5656/20]

Mental Health Services

Seán Sherlock

656. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Health if emergency funding will be allocated to ensure the continuation of services at an organisation (details supplied) and other bodies in the area of mental health. [5726/20]

Departmental Correspondence

Seán Sherlock

692. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Health if he will address a matter raised in correspondence (details supplied). [5808/20]

Roads Maintenance Funding

Seán Sherlock

960. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding streams available to local authorities for bridge repairs. [6578/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Seán Sherlock

976. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the phase of the Roadmap for Reopening Society and Business the NCT, CVRT, driver tests and licences fall under. [5727/20]

Public Bike Schemes

Seán Sherlock

1035. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to expand the public bike scheme in Cork, Limerick, Galway and introduce one in Waterford. [6575/20]

Sports Capital Programme

Seán Sherlock

1036. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the next round of sports capital allocations will be opened. [6576/20]

Capital Expenditure Programme

Seán Sherlock

1146. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of applications received for capital works for playgrounds; the local authorities that applied; and the projects applied for in tabular form. [6579/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment

Seán Sherlock

1182. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason substitute teachers who are contracted for a minimum number of hours but work more during the school term are not being included for Covid-19 unemployment payments to bring their pay in line with the €350 rate. [6568/20]

Jobseeker's Allowance

Seán Sherlock

1215. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if those on jobseeker's payments are being afforded leeway in terms of applying for work in view of employment restrictions; and if cuts to jobseeker's payments made since the start of the restrictions due to applicants' inability to apply for work will be reversed. [5884/20]

Wage Subsidy Scheme

Seán Sherlock

1265. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she is satisfied that the terms of the wage subsidy scheme are such that in circumstances in which a PRSI credit has been applied for the duration of the scheme by an employer in respect of an employee that the social protection or pension contributions of that employee are not diminished particularly when retirement of the employee will take place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6572/20]

Jobseeker's Allowance Payments

Seán Sherlock

1266. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of jobseeker's payments being made while applicants are unable to apply in person for employment due to Covid-19 restrictions. [6580/20]

Planning Issues

Seán Sherlock

1322. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if he will allow for the relaxation of rules by local authorities for the provision of street furniture by cafés and restaurants when they reopen. [5723/20]

Commercial Rates

Seán Sherlock

1323. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the chief executives of local authorities he has engaged with regarding the issue of rates and reimbursements of rates freeze in each local authority; and the outcome of each engagement. [5724/20]

Arts Centres

Seán Sherlock

1363. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the status of a project (details suppled). [6570/20]

Local Authority Funding

Seán Sherlock

1364. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the measures which will be taken to alleviate funding deficits in local authorities due to the Covid-19 restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6573/20]

Wildlife Protection

Seán Sherlock

1424. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her attention has been drawn to a large number of birds of prey in County Cork being poisoned; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6569/20]

Departmental Funding

Seán Sherlock

1425. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of funding for programmes that do not require physical presence to complete, for example, writer in residences. [6577/20]

Defence Forces Personnel

Seán Sherlock

113. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if there is a decision on pension abatement for those in the Defence Forces to allow those that have been offered roles elsewhere to avail of them. [5125/20]

Schools Building Projects Status

Seán Sherlock

191. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status a school (details supplied) in County Cork. [4264/20]

Schools Building Projects Status

Seán Sherlock

192. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the provision of a new secondary school (details supplied) in County Kildare. [4270/20]

Schools Building Projects Status

Seán Sherlock

193. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the provision of a new secondary school (details supplied) in County Kildare. [4271/20]

Schools Building Projects Status

Seán Sherlock

194. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the provision of a new primary school (details supplied) in County Kildare. [4272/20]

Special Educational Needs

Seán Sherlock

195. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans for the provision of new ASD units at both primary and secondary schools in south County Kildare; the locations of the new units; and the timeframe expected for delivery. [4273/20]