Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Carer's Allowance

Éamon Ó Cuív

992. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a carer's allowance appeal lodged by a person (details supplied) within 21 days of a decision of a review request is not being accepted; her plans to change the law to ensure that the Appeals Office must accept an appeal within 21 days of the final decision after a review has been turned down; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7945/20]

Redundancy Payments

Éamon Ó Cuív

1011. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to amend the law suspending the right of workers to claim redundancy payments to exclude from the law workers whose employers have had a liquidator appointed by the High Court and that are therefore closed permanently; if so, when is it planned to amend same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8128/20]

Student Universal Support Ireland

Éamon Ó Cuív

230. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Education and Skills if students that wish to pursue a postgraduate course in the United Kingdom or in other EU countries but are permanently resident here are eligible for assistance under the normal conditions of the SUSI scheme; if not, the reason postgraduate students are not afforded the same assistance as undergraduate students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6128/20]

Prisoner Data

Éamon Ó Cuív

491. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of prisoners in the prison system; the number of these sharing cells; the reduction in the number of prisoners sharing cells since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic; and the further steps proposed to be taken to reduce this number in order to reduce the risk of a large scale outbreak of Covid-19 in the prison system. [6808/20]

Prisoner Data

Éamon Ó Cuív

492. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of prisoners let out on temporary release or on community return since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic compared to the same period in 2019; the number of prisoners currently in prison serving sentences that have less than six months left to run; if consideration has been given to giving these temporary release to reduce the overcrowding in prisons in view of the experience with this disease to date in congregated settings and the risk it poses to prisoners and staff alike; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6809/20]

Departmental Correspondence

Éamon Ó Cuív

493. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when a reply will issue to correspondence (details supplied) sent to him on 25 April 2020 in view of the urgent need for a detailed reply before a certain date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6810/20]

Proposed Legislation

Éamon Ó Cuív

638. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if legislation prepared by her Department will be required to implement the new measures announced recently to help businesses recover from the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic; the progress made to date in drafting this legislation; when it is hoped to publish same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6806/20]

Agriculture Scheme Appeals

Éamon Ó Cuív

837. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a review lodged by a person (details supplied) in County Galway in respect of an overclaim assessed against them is under consideration; if so, when a decision will be made on this review in view of the serious effect Covid-19 is having on the person's income and the importance of farm payments being issued to farmers in a timely manner as a result of the impact Covid-19 is having on livestock prices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5569/20]

Felling Licences

Éamon Ó Cuív

856. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a decision will be issued on a felling licence application submitted in May 2018 by a person (details supplied) in County Galway; the reason for the delay in making a decision in relation to the application despite assertions made by them that they expected the new procedures being put in place early in the year to process such applications would impact positively on the current backlog; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5898/20]

Agriculture Schemes

Éamon Ó Cuív

883. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the overclaim assessed against a farmer (details supplied) in County Galway; the penalty imposed by scheme and scheme years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6180/20]

Legislative Measures

Éamon Ó Cuív

1187. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a new Bill must be passed by the Houses of the Oireachtas to facilitate the continued payment of social welfare payments at their current rates of payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6804/20]

Maternity Benefit

Éamon Ó Cuív

1280. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the benefits for which a person (details supplied) who is due to go on maternity leave in July 2020 and is at present on jobseeker's allowance can apply; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6732/20]

Maternity Benefit

Éamon Ó Cuív

1282. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the benefits available to mothers who are due to go on maternity leave and will not be entitled to maternity benefit due to the fact they work seasonally and will not be in insurable employment up to the day of their maternity leave due to Covid-19 and who are not entitled to the Covid-19 payment as a result of not being working on the relevant dates; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6773/20]

Social and Affordable Housing

Éamon Ó Cuív

1311. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the reason a family (details supplied) is deemed ineligible to be included on the housing waiting list with Galway County Council; his plans to address the anomaly by increasing the social housing eligibility income limits in Galway County Council to ensure that all families in receipt of social welfare payments are eligible to be considered for social house supports in the county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5555/20]

Commercial Rates

Éamon Ó Cuív

1377. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his plans to give a full moratorium from commercial rates to those businesses that are likely to be seriously impacted for at least a year such as hospitality, tourism and certain personal services such as hairdressers and so on to enable them to survive and rebuild their businesses after Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6807/20]

Revenue Commissioners

Éamon Ó Cuív

75. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Finance when a reply will issue to correspondence sent to the Revenue Commissioners on 11 of December 2019 (details supplied); the reason for the delay in replying to this Deputy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4636/20]

Mortgage Interest Relief Expenditure

Éamon Ó Cuív

76. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of tax foregone that would arise if mortgage interest relief was to be introduced on house purchases and renovations for new mortgages and existing mortgages up to a value of €400,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4637/20]

Coastal Erosion

Éamon Ó Cuív

131. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when the Office of Public Works will finish consideration of an application from Galway County Council for funding to appoint a consultant to propose works to deal with coastal erosion in an area (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4631/20]

Public Sector Staff Remuneration

Éamon Ó Cuív

132. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when he plans to eliminate the reduced starting pay scales for civil and public servants introduced as an emergency measure in 2011 and 2012; the reason for continuing with this perceived unfair and discriminatory salary regime; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4644/20]

Public Sector Pensions

Éamon Ó Cuív

133. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the discussions that have taken place on ensuring that Garda pensioners receive increases in their pensions in line with Garda pay increases and that such pensioners are represented at talks on pay and conditions in An Garda Síochána; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4655/20]