Results 261-280 of 1,391 for speaker:Patrick Nulty

Other Questions: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (23 Oct 2013)

Patrick Nulty: Yesterday, I spoke to the Focus Ireland Coffee Shop, with which I am sure the Minister of State is familiar. It was trying to find emergency accommodation for 70 women in the city that was not available. If one speaks to people involved in social housing and homeless services, they will tell one that reconfiguration basically is cover for the complete obliteration of the provision of...

Other Questions: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (23 Oct 2013)

Patrick Nulty: There is no recognition in this House of the disaster that has been visited upon people. More housing supply is needed and the available units must be used efficiently. Any time I ask the Department of Social Protection about the rent supplement scheme, the esteemed Minister tells me it is the job of the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government to provide social...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Homelessness Strategy (23 Oct 2013)

Patrick Nulty: 18. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he remains committed to ending long-term homelessness by 2015; and the steps he is taking to achieve this target. [44847/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Services Provision (23 Oct 2013)

Patrick Nulty: 100. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a list of the schools providing secondary level education for children with autism, serving the Dublin 15 and Dublin 7 areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45023/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Maintenance (23 Oct 2013)

Patrick Nulty: 158. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will ensure funding is made available to Fingal County Council with respect to the scheme for alterations to council-rented dwellings to assist disabled and older persons in urgent need of home alteration works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44985/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (23 Oct 2013)

Patrick Nulty: 209. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in detail the changes with respect to medical card eligibility arising out of budget 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45001/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (22 Oct 2013)

Patrick Nulty: 190. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the provision of a school extension (details supplied) in Dublin 15 will be expedited; when construction will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44398/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Constitutional Amendments (22 Oct 2013)

Patrick Nulty: 388. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the steps he will take to repeal the 2009 blasphemy legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44128/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Reviews (22 Oct 2013)

Patrick Nulty: 530. To ask the Minister for Health if the renewal of a full medical card will be expedited in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44418/13]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: State Gifts (17 Oct 2013)

Patrick Nulty: 64. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the total number of State gifts presented to foreign dignitaries during each of the past ten years; the total value of such gifts; if he will provide an itemised list of the gifts by country of the dignitary being presented with the gift; the nature of the gift and manufacturer and the value of the gift. [43992/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Site Acquisitions (17 Oct 2013)

Patrick Nulty: 87. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a breakdown per site of expenditure by his Department on purchasing school sites over the past five years; the measures his Department has taken to ensure the best value for money in school site purchasing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44018/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Agency Staff Expenditure (17 Oct 2013)

Patrick Nulty: 213. To ask the Minister for Health the level of spending on agency nursing staff by the Health Service Executive to date in 2013; the measures he is taking to reduce this spend; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44019/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Funding (17 Oct 2013)

Patrick Nulty: 214. To ask the Minister for Health the action he is taking to ensure that the target of spending 8% of the health budget on mental health is reached; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44020/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Organ Donation (17 Oct 2013)

Patrick Nulty: 215. To ask the Minister for Health the action he is taking to ensure that the rate of organ donation here improves substantially; if he will appoint transplant co-ordinators in each hospital as part of this effort; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44021/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Suicide Prevention (17 Oct 2013)

Patrick Nulty: 216. To ask the Minister for Health the reason only one of the eight key recommendations of the Reach Out National Suicide Prevention Strategy has been implemented in full; when all the recommendations in the strategy will be fully implemented; the action he is taking to ensure that the Strategy is fully implemented without further delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44022/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (17 Oct 2013)

Patrick Nulty: 217. To ask the Minister for Health the action he is taking to curb the growing numbers of persons on hospital waiting lists which have increased to 58,649 by August of this year when the number of persons waiting for gastrointestinal endoscopies is included; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44023/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Consultants Contract Issues (17 Oct 2013)

Patrick Nulty: 218. To ask the Minister for Health the action he is taking to ensure that consultants stick to the terms of their contracts by working a maximum of 20% and in a few cases 30% in private practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44024/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: NAMA Portfolio Issues (16 Oct 2013)

Patrick Nulty: 5. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider amending the National Assets Management Agency legislation to allow all urban green space that has been left idle for five or more years to be given over for community use and turned into allotments that could be made available to persons out of work and people living on low incomes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43705/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Unfinished Housing Developments (16 Oct 2013)

Patrick Nulty: 78. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government following the recommendation of the Advisory Group on Unfinished Estates Report, if he intends to review and amend the existing legislation where appropriate to ensure that there are adequate measures available to address unfinished developments; if he will consider this in the context of the relevant legislation which...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Unfinished Housing Developments (16 Oct 2013)

Patrick Nulty: 79. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government following the recommendation of the advisory group on unfinished estates report, if he intends to consolidate legislation with regard to unfinished developments with a predetermined life-span of operation be considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43704/13]