Results 381-400 of 1,391 for speaker:Patrick Nulty

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Support Services Issues (16 Jul 2013)

Patrick Nulty: 665. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if assistance will be provided to a person with a disability (details supplied) in County Dublin in securing appropriate training or education opportunities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35530/13]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Architectural Heritage (16 Jul 2013)

Patrick Nulty: 674. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the steps he will take to ensure the protection of a protected structure (details supplied) in Dublin 5, in view of its local architectural and heritage importance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34224/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Motor Tax Collection (16 Jul 2013)

Patrick Nulty: 749. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if road tax funds still go into the local government fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34417/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Property Taxation Administration (16 Jul 2013)

Patrick Nulty: 750. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to introduce regulations or guidelines with respect to the setting of the local adjustment factor as per the Finance (Local Property Tax) Bill 2012; the time-frame for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34418/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Litter Pollution Issues (16 Jul 2013)

Patrick Nulty: 815. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if county councils have the power to compel the owners of shopping centres to ensure the shopping centre environs are kept free of litter and rubbish bins therein are regularly emptied; if he will outline the relevant sections of legislation regarding same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35196/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Proposed Legislation (16 Jul 2013)

Patrick Nulty: 1149. To ask the Minister for Health in view of the allegations of forced organ harvesting in China, if he will consider the need for legislation, at national and European Union level, to prohibit the trafficking and use of such organs in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35524/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Patient Transport Provision (16 Jul 2013)

Patrick Nulty: 1088. To ask the Minister for Health if patient transport will be provided to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15 who cannot get transport to their service either by private or scheduled public transport; if direct contact will be made with the family to assist them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34788/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (16 Jul 2013)

Patrick Nulty: 1150. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review as a matter of urgency recent changes to the rules for medical card eligibility, namely the exclusion of home improvement loan payments and travel-to-work expenses; if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties this is causing persons in serious need of a medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35528/13]

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (11 Jul 2013)

Patrick Nulty: I speak in support of amendment No. 150. I note the Ministers in the front row. I have respect for many of them and that makes it all the more shocking that the Government would agree to the imposition of this particular aspect of the Bill. The vast majority of citizens watching this debate outside this Chamber do not believe that a woman who procures a termination of pregnancy, other than...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Agencies Staff Numbers (11 Jul 2013)

Patrick Nulty: 115. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of inspectors that are employed by the National Employment Rights Authority to carry out work place inspections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34051/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Staff Numbers (11 Jul 2013)

Patrick Nulty: 156. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of dog wardens employed by local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34052/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Admissions (11 Jul 2013)

Patrick Nulty: 237. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Ireland has the highest rate of hospital admission in the OECD for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; the actions he is taking to reduce this very high level of hospital admission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34046/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (11 Jul 2013)

Patrick Nulty: 238. To ask the Minister for Health the action he is taking to curb escalating hospital waiting lists in 2013 especially the number of patients waiting over six months for elective procedures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34047/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (11 Jul 2013)

Patrick Nulty: 239. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department, the Health Service Executive or the Health Information Quality Authority has plans to monitor, collate and report on a regular basis on the death rates of patients undergoing major surgery at hospitals to identify variations if they exist, to address such variations with corrective action and to improve standards in hospitals by...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (11 Jul 2013)

Patrick Nulty: 240. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact hat according to a study of mortality after surgery in Europe, Ireland has one of the highest rates of post-operative mortality amongst 28 European countries surveyed; the action he is taking to reduce our high levels of post-operative mortality; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34049/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Insurance Cover (11 Jul 2013)

Patrick Nulty: 241. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that according to information published on a regular basis by the OECD, multi-payer health systems cost more in terms of expenditure as a percentage of GDP than single-payer health systems; if he will consider introducing a single-payer universal health insurance system rather than a multi-payer system; and if he...

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2013)

Patrick Nulty: I oppose this cohort of amendments. One issue that has been lost in the discussion by those advocating for these amendments is there was a detailed national debate on this issue in a referendum ten years ago when the people were given the specific option to remove the suicide clause, which they rejected. Some Members argue that our citizens would somehow be grateful to us if we supported...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (10 Jul 2013)

Patrick Nulty: 250. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 508 of 18 June 2013, in regard to the long waiting times for occupational therapy in the Dublin 15 area, if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Health Service Executive have stated that there are currently 170 children on the clinic waiting list with the longest waiting time of 40 weeks; if he is aware...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Appeals (9 Jul 2013)

Patrick Nulty: 90. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an invalidity pension application in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 13 which had gone to appeal and which has been granted under special provision by her Department, only to be immediately subjected to a medical review; if her attention has been drawn to the concerns and worry that this is causing the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights Issues (9 Jul 2013)

Patrick Nulty: 135. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will continue to raise the plight of the Rohingya persons directly with his counterparts in the Burmese Government, and at European Union level, in particular in view of the strong trading links between Burma and the United Kingdom and France; if he will ensure the matter is raised directly with Burmese President...