694. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the cost of the N4 upgrade; the justification for this spend; his views on whether it would be a better use of public finances to widen the current N4 and reroute the at grade access points; the stage to which the scheme is funded and contracted, respectively; and if there is a cost-benefit analysis report showing the need for the N4 upgrade. [13072/20]
691. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to deal with the backlog of driver tests; and when instructors will resume lessons. [13027/20]
673. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when a decision will be made on appeals to the large-scale capital programmes; and if he will review an appeal by Westmeath County Council for a regional sports centre. [12845/20]
629. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will consider accelerating the roll out of broadband to ten areas most adversely effected by the closure of Bord na Móna. [13288/20]
626. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the provision of fibre broadband to a property (details supplied). [13022/20]
599. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the remuneration available to owners of callow land along the Shannon catchment area. [13316/20]
441. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the status of efforts to licence the drug patiserin in the treatment of hereditary amyloidosis. [13006/20]
413. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a decision on an application for respite by a person (details supplied) will be expedited. [12903/20]
116. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will address a matter (details supplied) regarding returning to full-time education in September 2020. [12744/20]
95. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when the clerical officer positions advertised by the Public Appointments Service with an application closing date of 24 March 2020 will be filled. [12905/20]
34. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Finance if a person (details supplied) will be taxed on the emergency Covid-19 payment they received for a number of weeks whilst unable to work due to Covid-19 restrictions. [12769/20]
938. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the supports being put in place to assist employees in the event and arts sector. [12027/20]
832. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the pandemic unemployment payment and the temporary wage subsidy scheme will be continued for event and art workers until restrictions are lifted to a suitable level that would allow this group to return to work. [12026/20]
764. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the way in which a family can request a full disclosure of a complaint that has been made to Tusla; if a family can be provided with the name of the complainant; and if such information can be provided to a Member of Dáil Éireann as a registered third party. [12094/20]
661. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if special dispensation will be given to frontline workers who have a learner permit to drive to work unaccompanied, particularly student nursing staff. [11787/20]
641. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if fibre broadband will be put in place for a road (details supplied). [12129/20]
544. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will be transferred urgently to a suitable nursing home setting. [12499/20]
543. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the status of the lifting of visitor restrictions at St. Columcille’s Hospital, Loughlinstown, County Dublin. [12498/20]
417. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that some dental practices are advising patients that they are implementing an additional charge in order to cover the cost of personal protective equipment and that some practices are charging patients €18 per visit to cover this cost; and if officials from his Department have raised this matter with an organisation (details supplied). [11786/20]
375. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the supports being put in place to assist event and art workers; if a business support grant of 20% of 2018 turnover for SMEs in the event and art sector will be considered; if she will further consider a reduced VAT rate of 9% for the events and arts sector for a period of three years; and if consideration will be given to the removal of commercial rates for empty places of entertainment. [12024/20]
358. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation when a decision on an application by a business (details supplied) for vouchers available for startup businesses will be decided. [11715/20]
159. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the summer educational programme for children with special educational needs; when the programme is likely to commence; and when his Department will be accepting applications. [11950/20]
32. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Finance if persons that work in the hospitality sector during busy periods, that is, seasonal workers, are eligible for the temporary wage subsidy scheme. [11765/20]
1060. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if he will address issues by which landlords who were in the process of securing eviction orders against non-conforming tenants have had this process suspended due to Covid-19 (details supplied). [10767/20]
833. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if each road toll location provides electronic debit and credit card payments in view of Covid-19; if not, the reason; the location of each toll road that currently provides debit and credit card payment facilities by county in tabular form; the toll locations that do not provide debit and credit card payment facilities; and his plans to ensure that all road toll locations should provide such card facilities in view of Covid-19. [10772/20]
832. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of electronic tag users over 2019; the number of electronic tag uses on all tolls in 2019, in tabular form; the domestic and EU regulations pertaining to electronic tags on toll roads with respect to the charging of fees; and the regulation of fees between cash payments, debit and credit cards and electronic tags for road tolls availed of by users. [10771/20]
787. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the provision of fibre broadband to a property (details supplied). [10698/20]
780. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason a property (details supplied) cannot connect to e-fibre broadband; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10557/20]
467. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the status of the redeployment of special needs assistants, SNAs (details supplied); if redeployment is going ahead; if so, the areas to which persons will be redeployed; and if there will be limitations regarding potential health issues. [10678/20]
417. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if she will amend the restart grant to allow golf and sport clubs that operate on a commercial basis and pay commercial rates to avail of the grant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10770/20]
416. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the supports her Department is working on to assist the provincial newspaper sector; and if her attention has been drawn to the extreme financial strain which many publications are currently experiencing. [10760/20]
415. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if she will consider matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); and the supports available to this sector from her Department. [10758/20]
414. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if each application to the online retail scheme for businesses impacted by Covid-19 will be fully honoured; the amount of funding granted under the scheme to date against the original allocation; the number of applications to date; the number approved and not approved, respectively; the value of approved applications; the number of successful applicants that have and have not, respectively, received funding to date; if additional funding will be required to meet the current demand for the scheme; and if there will be another call for applications under the scheme. [10687/20]
413. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if each application to the businesses continuity voucher scheme for businesses impacted by Covid-19 will be fully honoured; the amount of funds granted under the scheme to date against the original allocation; the number of applications to date; the number approved and not approved, respectively; the value of approved applications; the number of successful applicants that have and have not, respectively, received funding to date; and if additional funding will be required to meet the current demand for the scheme. [10686/20]
215. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on a matter regarding the case of a person (details supplied). [10773/20]
214. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if there is further information available on the home-based July education programme. [10768/20]
185. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review the decision to refuse a school (details supplied) under the summer works scheme. [10625/20]
44. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Finance his views on whether it was a fair process to tax the back pay of nurses (details supplied). [10976/20]
686. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if there are delays being experienced to the processing of PPS number applications as a result of Covid-19 compared to the pre-crisis period; the average processing time for an application to be processed compared to the pre-crisis period; if additional resources will be made available if there are delays being experienced; and the recourse available to applicants. [10462/20]
664. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an invalidity allowance application by a person (details supplied) will be expedited. [10111/20]
582. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of assistance offered to families that may have booked foreign travel packages for later in the summer period. [10188/20]
575. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if an organisation (details supplied) was considered for membership of the Tourism Recovery Task Force in view of its international experience which may prove beneficial. [10037/20]
574. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to deal with the backlog of driver tests; and when instructors will resume lessons. [10036/20]
515. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when residents of an area (details supplied) will be able to avail of efibre broadband. [10086/20]
506. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if each application to the trading online voucher scheme for businesses impacted by Covid-19 will be fully honoured; the amount granted under the scheme to date against original allocation; the number of applications to date by county; the number approved and not approved, respectively by county; the value of approved applications by county; the number of applicants that have received and not received, respectively funding to date; and if additional funding will be required to meet the demand for the scheme. [10463/20]
381. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health his views on the future provision of healthcare during the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he has considered specialist Covid-19 units in order that other hospitals could operate as normal carrying out non-essential procedures. [10069/20]