258. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding streams available from his Department arising from the July stimulus package to local authorities for town centre pedestrianisation programmes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20502/20]
257. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport Transport if the recent July stimulus package will include additional funding for the Boyne Greenway from Mornington, County Meath to Drogheda, County Louth and a greenway to the Brú na Bóinne centre at Newgrange, County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20501/20]
219. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the names and salaries of his special advisers; the salaries paid to the Minister and each Minister of State at his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19729/20]
205. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of plans to roll out the new D4 and D5 Bus Éireann services in Drogheda and the enhanced 189 service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19816/20]
149. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the names and salaries of his special advisers; the salaries paid to each Minister and Minister of State in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19716/20]
95. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the names and salaries of his special advisers; the salaries paid to each Minister and Minister of State in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19714/20]
100. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if the IDA plans to provide property solutions in Drogheda, County Louth for potential foreign direct investment clients; if, as part of the five year strategy and capital development programme, the IDA plan to develop a new business park and advance facilities in the town with a particular reference to the northside of Drogheda in view of the fact the remaining IDA site at the Donore Road park will be occupied by a planned new data centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19398/20]
1030. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health when the revised income threshold for medical card applicants aged over 70 will be enacted following the abandonment of previous legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18811/20]
979. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health if he will provide the correspondence received from the owner and managers of a facility (details supplied) dated 12 April 2020; the response issued to that correspondence; if he will provide a copy of a report on the Covid-19 outbreak at the facility which was created by officials in his Department on 11 April 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18394/20]
978. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health the concerns that led to the HSE and RCSI hospital group taking over operational control of a facility (details supplied) in response to the outbreak of Covid-19 at the facility on 17 April 2020; if the HSE will establish the precise criteria that were applied to prompt such a decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18393/20]
706. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the closure of a crèche (details supplied) in County Louth; if his attention has also been drawn to the circumstances of the closure of the facility; if his Department and agencies are available to assist the service to continue under an alternative management structure; the details of the amount of funding provided to the organisation in 2019 and to date in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18214/20]
571. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the position regarding the proposed review of the back to education allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18822/20]
569. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of her plans to establish a commission on pensions to examine sustainability and eligibility issues with State pensions and the social insurance fund; when he expects the commission to be formally established; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18720/20]
527. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education and Skills if additional funding will be made available for research relating to Covid-19 including the wider societal impact; if such research will include the arts and humanities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18826/20]
526. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she has engaged with an organisation (details supplied) on provisions to provide extensions and supports for researchers whose research was affected by Covid-19; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18825/20]
525. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will increase the fund for students with disabilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18824/20]
524. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the proposed review of SUSI eligibility as proposed in the Programme for Government; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18823/20]
523. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will amend or review the requirements for mature applicants to third-level colleges living at home with their parents due to lack of affordable housing options being assessed based on their parents’ income; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18821/20]
522. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education and Skills if additional mental health supports are being put in place for 2020 leaving certificate students; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18820/20]
521. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education and Skills if there are proposals to increase postgraduate grants to address the funding gap as outlined in the Programme for Government; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18819/20]
520. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she has engaged with higher education institutions on library access for students under social distancing requirements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18818/20]
519. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education and Skills if PPE will be provided to staff across the higher education institutions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18817/20]
518. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will revert SUSI adjacency grants to pre-2011 levels to take account of students that will remain living at home due to Covid-19; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18816/20]
517. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education and Skills if there has been engagement with the unions on social distancing requirements across higher education institution campuses; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18815/20]
516. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education and Skills if requirements for social distancing will be universally applied across higher education institution campuses; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18814/20]
515. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education and Skills the way in which the proposed devices fund will be administered; if it is to be administered at a local level; if so, the additional staffing levels which will be put in place to do so; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18813/20]
514. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for the discrepancy between repeat exam fees in different higher education institutions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18812/20]
499. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a copy of the briefing documents provided to her upon her appointment to her Department will be provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18728/20]
416. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Defence if his Department will provide financial support to a group (details supplied) to help establish a memorial in Dundalk, County Louth to a person who lost their life on active service with the United Nations on 24 February 1989; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19056/20]
375. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the persecution of members of the Baha'i faith in Iran; if the arrest and imprisonment of members of the faith in Iran will be condemned; if he will raise the issue formally with the Iranian authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18218/20]
337. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if he will provide the circular issued to local authorities in the past two weeks on the operation of the Rebuilding Ireland home loan scheme as it relates to applicants on the temporary wage subsidy scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18395/20]
286. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the procurement reform programme overseen by the Interim Procurement Reform Board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18892/20]
285. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the review of the capital works management framework; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18891/20]
284. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the work of the cross-Departmental social considerations advisory group to promote and facilitate the incorporation of social considerations into public procurement projects; if this will include consideration of the ILO conventions 87 and 98, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18890/20]
281. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans for reform to address the low levels of trust in Government as measured in a recent report (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18721/20]
280. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if a copy of the briefing documents provided to him upon his appointment to his Department will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18719/20]
242. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance the status of his discussions with other Ministers regarding the implementation of a cross-Departmental insurance reform agenda; the deadline for completion of insurance reforms outlined in the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18727/20]
241. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance if social conditionality as implemented in other EU countries has been attached to the July stimulus package; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18726/20]
240. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance his views on the recent agreement regarding the European recovery fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18725/20]
239. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance his views on the proposed EU digital tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18724/20]
238. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance the number of employers using the temporary wage subsidy scheme entering €0.01 on the system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18723/20]
237. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance if a copy of the briefing documents provided to him upon his appointment to his Department will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18722/20]
206. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of progress on the Ardee bypass project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19057/20]
71. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Taoiseach the timeline, stages and deadline for the development of Ireland's national recovery plan and associated application for grant funding under the EU Recovery and Resilience Facility; and the proportion of such funding that will be used to support public employment, public services, capital projects and national infrastructure. [18878/20]
81. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress in relation to the development of a driver test centre in Drogheda, County Louth; the location of the new facility; when it is planned to open the centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17750/20]
205. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance his views on reported plans of the European Commission to reduce multinational tax avoidance using Article 116 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union; his further views on such measures to clamp down on multinational tax avoidance in his new role as President of the Eurogroup; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16874/20]
204. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance his views on the judgment of the General Court of the European Union on the appeal by Ireland and a company (details supplied) against the €13 billion tax ruling by the European Commission; the legal expenses on the case to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16873/20]
203. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance if he will oblige firms availing of the temporary wage subsidy scheme to include a compulsory retraining or reskilling plan for their employees as with comparative schemes in other EU countries; if he will consider introducing an in-work training subsidy to support such measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16872/20]
202. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance his plans to follow other EU countries in prohibiting firms availing of the temporary wage subsidy scheme from dismissals on economic grounds; if he will seek the full repayment of the compensation per each employee in the case of dismissal on economic grounds; if he will oblige employers to reach an agreement with trade unions or other worker representatives in the case of large-scale dismissals, that is, of 20-plus employees, on economic grounds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16871/20]
201. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance the status of his latest meeting with individual banks; the details of his discussions with the banks on the charging of interest to customers on Covid-19 mortgage payment breaks; if he directed the banks to cease charging interest on mortgage payment breaks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16870/20]