Results 361-380 of 4,848 for speaker:Séamus Kirk in 'Written Answers'

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Unemployment Levels (21 Feb 2013)

Séamus Kirk: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if the next action plan on jobs will place a particular emphasis on targeting unemployment black spots; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9102/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Languages Programme (20 Feb 2013)

Séamus Kirk: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the arrangements being contemplated to meet the language skills gap for recently announced enterprise projects for Dundalk, County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9132/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme Applications (20 Feb 2013)

Séamus Kirk: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there will be a sports capital programme for 2013; and if so, when application forms will be available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9204/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bridge Projects (20 Feb 2013)

Séamus Kirk: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the funding arrangements for the narrow water bridge project have been finalised and if he will outline the details of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9131/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Black Economy (19 Feb 2013)

Séamus Kirk: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has noted the decision of the elected members of councils (details supplied) who have passed motions calling on the Government to focus on tackling the black market and illicit trade which is estimated to cost the taxpayer €861 million each year; the action he will take; if he has issued a response to the elected members in each of Councils in...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Energy Conservation (19 Feb 2013)

Séamus Kirk: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will outline the details of the voluntary agreements between the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland and nine energy suppliers, announced in March 2012 relating to energy saving targets for energy suppliers; his views on whether enough is being done by the energy suppliers to tackle energy reduction; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Energy Conservation (19 Feb 2013)

Séamus Kirk: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will outline by individual energy supplier, the specific energy reduction targets achieved per quarter to date, under the energy saving targets for energy suppliers scheme; his views on whether the overall targets will be achieved by the end of the three year cycle in 2013; the penalties that will apply per energy...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Energy Conservation (19 Feb 2013)

Séamus Kirk: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will outline by individual energy supplier, the specific energy reduction targets achieved solely in the residential sector per quarter to date under the energy saving targets for energy suppliers scheme; his views on whether the overall targets will be achieved by the end of the three year cycle in 2013; the penalties...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Energy Conservation (19 Feb 2013)

Séamus Kirk: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources in view of the ending of grants from the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland, if he has met with the energy suppliers, to discuss legally binding targets for energy reduction measures for the residential sector; his views on the progress from the energy suppliers in this area; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Energy Conservation (19 Feb 2013)

Séamus Kirk: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide an update on the better energy programme, specifically with regard to formal targets on energy suppliers to reduce their customer's household emissions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8786/13]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Energy Conservation (19 Feb 2013)

Séamus Kirk: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will outline in tabular form the approved Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland measures for residential properties to help achieve Ireland’s carbon reduction targets; if he will include, in tabular form, the cost per kWh for energy suppliers to achieve his targets, using the following measures, solar panels,...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Energy Conservation (19 Feb 2013)

Séamus Kirk: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the date on which he proposes to introduce legislation that requires energy suppliers to offer homeowners energy saving products as part of European Union targets; if the legislation will contain penalties for failure to comply with this; what those penalties will be; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8788/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Graduate Nursing Scheme Issues (14 Feb 2013)

Séamus Kirk: To ask the Minister for Health if he will discontinue the graduate nurses' recruitment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7507/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Funding (14 Feb 2013)

Séamus Kirk: To ask the Minister for Health the reason funding for two Dublin children’s hospitals has been cut in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7492/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Unemployment Measures (13 Feb 2013)

Séamus Kirk: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the measures she is taking to support youth employment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7334/13]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Voluntary Redundancy Scheme (13 Feb 2013)

Séamus Kirk: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if applicants from the Department of Social Protection early retirement scheme will be considered under the next retirement package programme;; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7708/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (13 Feb 2013)

Séamus Kirk: To ask the Minister for Health in view of the increase in medical students/graduates, if the shortage of medical intern placement has been bought to his attention, which will have serious implications for medical graduates in the immediate years going forward; if he will have the matter examined to increasing the number of places available for students;; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Applications (12 Feb 2013)

Séamus Kirk: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he intends increasing the number of places on the agri-environment option scheme 3 scheme to cover all eligible applicants; when applicants will be notified as to whether they have been accepted into the scheme; when their contracts will commence and if farmers without land in designated areas will be accepted into the scheme; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Industry (12 Feb 2013)

Séamus Kirk: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of funding allocated by his Department in each of the last two years to each of the following, Horse Sport Ireland, Horse Racing Ireland and Bord na gCon; the relative contribution of each of these sectors to the economy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6967/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Station Closures (6 Feb 2013)

Séamus Kirk: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the total savings to the State of the 139 Garda stations closed since March 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6042/13]