663. Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to historic cases by which women were given PPS numbers linked directly to that of their husband and who required the approval of their husband in order to attain social benefit payments (details supplied). [21200/20]
293. Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Finance the number of self-employed persons registered with the Revenue Commissioners who list their profession as musician, sound engineer, lighting engineer and stage production or other related titles within the music industry. [21966/20]
867. Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if clarity can be provided to self-employed persons particularly in the arts sector with regard to the pandemic unemployment payment (details supplied); and if it will be necessary for persons to turn down those one off offers of temporary work in order to continue to receive the pandemic unemployment payment. [20326/20]
766. Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if clarity can be provided to self-employed persons particularly in the arts sector with regard to the pandemic unemployment payment (details supplied); and if it will be necessary for persons to turn down those one off offers of temporary work in order to continue to receive the pandemic unemployment payment. [20327/20]
766. Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding inspections of direct provision centres in County Wicklow (details supplied); and if inspections have recommenced. [18215/20]
450. Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding social distancing in secondary schools if they are to return in September 2020; the timeline for her Department to provide return to work and school protocols to students and teachers that will offer assurances with regards to their safety. [18219/20]
449. Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding leaving certificate students that are studying individual subjects externally in order to qualify for specific course requirements (details supplied); if her attention has been drawn to concerns among students that the recent announcement indicating a delay in the results being announced will negatively impact on them potentially forcing them to miss the start of their course. [18216/20]
170. Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if consideration will be given to amending the qualifying criteria for the pandemic unemployment payment in particular in relation to the year that income is reviewed to calculate the payment rate (details supplied). [17700/20]
80. Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to persons that do not have public services cards are having difficulty in renewing their driver licence; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that persons whose licence expired since 1 July are in a difficult situation as NDLS offices remain closed to the public; his plans to provide an extension in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17710/20]
603. Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the policing and community safety Bill; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17324/20]
445. Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if assurances will be given to persons who work in the events industry in cases in which their business is continuously impacted by cancellations and-or reduced capacity; and if there is a provision to allow for the continuation of the pandemic unemployment payment in this regard. [17327/20]
275. Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if funding has been secured for the Arklow wastewater treatment plant (details supplied). [16507/20]
189. Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the campaign by yoga studio owners about their existing VAT rate; and his views on the matter. [17330/20]
56. Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if his attention has been drawn to situations in which a business pays rates to multiple local authorities under a single trading name; and if the qualification for the restart grant is based on the overall turnover nationally for the business (details supplied). [17241/20]
159. Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the report published recently in the UK titled, First Do No Harm; if so, if he has considered the findings of the report; and if similar measures are being considered here. [16240/20]
106. Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Education and Skills if assurances will be provided to parents and staff of four special schools, in particular a school (details supplied) that caters exclusively for children with specific reading difficulties such as dyslexia. [16239/20]
689. Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a means testing procedure has been considered regarding future amendments to the pandemic unemployment payment (details supplied). [15099/20]
688. Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to review the existing timeframe of the pandemic unemployment payment in respect of self-employed persons who work in the events industry; and if her attention has been drawn to the fact that if public health advice force events to either cancel or postpone later into the year many of these persons will be forced into permanent unemployment and the closure of their businesses. [15098/20]
644. Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Education and Skills the timeline for issuing official guidelines to school principals with regard to social distancing measures for each class age in primary schools. [15633/20]
643. Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the possibility of creating a Covid-19 officer in schools to manage and oversee best practice has been investigated and considered; if so, if this role would be covered by existing staff; and if it would require external staff recruitment. [15630/20]
569. Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will review an ongoing issue regarding a school (details supplied); and the duration of the lease agreed on the temporary site. [15034/20]
153. Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide the reports conducted by his Department into the return to play protocols for contact sports, including medical advice from the Chief Medical Officer among other public documents. [15629/20]
151. Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the Irish Rail Rosslare line service (details supplied); and when the normal schedule will return. [15343/20]
171. Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Finance the position for businesses that have received letters from the Revenue Commissioners regarding an inspection of their compliance regarding the temporary wage subsidy scheme; and the ramifications for businesses that are ultimately in compliance but due to staffing shortages or working from home arrangements are unable to meet the five day deadline for the compliance check as set out by the Revenue Commissioners. [14162/20]
33. Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if his attention has been drawn to situations in which business owners that do not hold EEA citizen status that had their visas automatically renewed by the INIS due to Covid-19 restrictions, are being told by the Companies Registration Office that they are unable to register their business name until they can prove that they are allowed trade in Ireland, in view of the fact this is impossible at this time due to the closure and significant backlog in the INIS offices. [14165/20]
175. Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding July provision facilities that are being organised by many schools in conjunction with teachers and special needs assistants; if specific guidelines will be issued to these schools with regard to social distancing and safety relating to Covid-19; and if these guidelines will be issued to school management as soon as possible. [13109/20]
147. Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding schools (details supplied); and the status of the plans for these schools. [12947/20]
41. Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Finance if the VAT rate assigned to the services provided by surfing schools will be examined (details supplied). [12853/20]
883. Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the position regarding the finances lost and extra costs incurred by local authorities directly due to Covid-19; and if these losses and expenses will be replaced by centralised funding. [12071/20]
652. Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department has carried out research regarding the potential impact that a speed limit reduction may have on vehicle emissions; and if the findings of such research could be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11661/20]
1045. Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his plans regarding commercial rates; and if an extension is envisaged to the existing three month waiver. [10788/20]
772. Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his attention has been drawn to instances within local enterprise offices by which local businesses have been informed that the funding for the trading online voucher scheme has dried up and businesses that meet all the criteria have been unable to access the scheme. [10791/20]
468. Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to cases of businesses that operate an appointment only, physical training facility; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that these businesses are categorised as similar to gyms in phase 5 of the Roadmap for Reopening Society and Business; and if his attention has been drawn to the fact that it is the contention of the owners of these centres that phase 3 would be more appropriate in view of the fact they are more akin to behind-closed-door sports as set out in the roadmap due to their capacity to operate social distancing and regular cleaning of facilities by their staff. [10724/20]
453. Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if she will investigate a situation that has arisen with regard to microenterprises that are unable to access the restart grant in view of the fact they do not operate in a rateable premises; and if she is considering other liquidity grants for this type of business in order to assist them with reopening. [11437/20]
425. Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if her attention has been drawn to cases of yoga studios that are currently categorised similarly to gyms in the final phase of the Roadmap for Reopening Society and Business (details supplied); and her views on businesses in this situation. [10932/20]
419. Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation her plans with regard to the tourism sector (details supplied). [10789/20]
418. Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation her plans regarding post Covid-19 supports for the bed and breakfast sector (details supplied). [10786/20]
309. Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the phase in the Roadmap for Reopening Society and Business that house viewing for prospective home buyers fits into (details supplied). [10725/20]
287. Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Education and Skills the timeline for completion of a new extension for a school (details supplied). [11450/20]
103. Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the case of credit unions that do not qualify for the temporary wage subsidy scheme in view of the fact their turnover has not dropped below 25% as saving deposits have largely remained constant throughout the Covid-19 crisis (details supplied); and if he has considered metrics to measure business performance other than turnover with regard to the scheme. [11287/20]
387. Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the scheduling of operations in private hospitals (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10103/20]
378. Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Health if rural hotels will be allowed open a takeaway food service in phase 2 of the Roadmap for Reopening Society and Business in circumstances (details supplied). [10039/20]
109. Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider allowing stakeholders representing both teachers and students in the English language education sector to participate in the Covid-19 Working Group for the English language education sector (details supplied). [9697/20]
58. Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to cases in which mortgage customers that had received mortgage approval in principal from a bank prior to the Covid-19 crisis have now had their application rejected with the stated reason being that the applicants are in receipt of the temporary wage subsidy scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9893/20]
591. Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to cases by which a shoe and clothing repair store which as outlined in the Roadmap on Reopening Society and Business is allowed reopen in phase 2, in view of the fact it is a small commercial outlet but the store is located within a shopping centre, which is set to reopen in stage 5; his views on such cases; and if clarity will be provided for business owners in similar situations as to the legality of when they are allowed reopen. [8684/20]
429. Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the phase in the Roadmap for Reopening Society and Business that removal companies fit into in view of the fact they are not specifically listed. [8412/20]
323. Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Education and Skills the way in which the recent announcement regarding the cancellation of the leaving certificate will impact students studying single subjects outside of traditional school settings be that as an extra subject to supplement their in school options or as a single exam that was undertaken to achieve qualification for a specific course requirement such as honours level Irish for primary school teaching. [9757/20]
59. Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to issues that some customers are facing with non-bank mortgage providers in which the provider has refused requests for a mortgage break necessitated by the Covid-19 crisis due to the customer being in arrears previously regardless of the level of arrears. [8567/20]
58. Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to an ongoing issue which businesses are facing with regard to banking charges for direct debits that are failing due to customers of the business either cancelling or not having sufficient money to pay them (details supplied). [8566/20]
40. Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Finance the number of women that have been unable to access the temporary wage subsidy scheme due to being on maternity leave in the months preceding the application by their employer for the business support and that are instead claiming the pandemic unemployment payment. [8411/20]