Results 101-120 of 1,160 for in 'Written Answers' speaker:John Browne

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Pensions Legislation (9 Dec 2014)

John Browne: 180. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the current Revenue Commissioners rules regarding pension schemes allow a married couple where both are employed outside the home to accrue total pension benefits of €4 million, whereas a married couple where only one spouse is working outside the home can only accumulate funds of €2 million;...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Water Pollution (18 Nov 2014)

John Browne: 229. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the efforts his Department is making to prevent the pollution of our fishing lakes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44004/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Food Safety Authority Investigations (18 Nov 2014)

John Browne: 385. To ask the Minister for Health the efforts his Department is making to investigate the health implications of aspartame in our drinks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44003/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Services Provision (11 Nov 2014)

John Browne: 488. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the total estimated costs of abolishing Irish Water. [42835/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Services Provision (11 Nov 2014)

John Browne: 489. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on a future referendum on an amendment to the Constitution to prevent the privatisation of Irish Water. [42836/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Irish Water Administration (11 Nov 2014)

John Browne: 490. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of outstanding contracts with outside companies currently entered into by Irish Water; the companies involved; the expiry date of these contracts; and their overall monetary value. [42837/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Irish Water Expenditure (11 Nov 2014)

John Browne: 491. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a detailed breakdown of the start-up costs of Irish Water broken down by section of expenditure. [42838/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Pension Provisions (6 Nov 2014)

John Browne: 69. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the funding ability of a non-pension scheme member spouse who, pursuant to a pension adjustment order in divorce or separation cases, has pension benefits transferred to a spouse which are still deemed to be part of the pension assets of the original owner, given that a threshold of €2 million applies before punitive rates of tax apply...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licences (6 Nov 2014)

John Browne: 107. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of aquaculture licences fully granted or determined by him in 2014 versus the targets he set for determinations at the beginning of the year; the reasons for any shortfall; where the bottlenecks still exist in dealing with the backlog of processing aquaculture licences; the agency responsible for any delays in processing...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Pension Provisions (4 Nov 2014)

John Browne: 366. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if a member of the non-established State employees scheme who will be 64 years of age in December, and who has total reckonable service of 18 years and 310 days spread over several periods in various Government Departments, is eligible to claim preserved pension benefit in advance of age 65 under the actuarially reduced benefit...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Administration (4 Nov 2014)

John Browne: 646. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to improve the waiting list times for approval of funding for the fair deal scheme for persons awaiting funding and suffering from ill-health as County Wexford applicants are forced to wait at least 15 weeks for approval for funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41294/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Generic Drugs Substitution (21 Oct 2014)

John Browne: 446. To ask the Minister for Health the proportion of medicines sold here that are generics; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40270/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Expenditure (16 Oct 2014)

John Browne: 182. To ask the Minister for Health the amount that has been saved since this Government came to power in each of the following areas; savings on the State's drug budget; Health Service Executive payroll; hospital consultants pay; HSE procurement that is procurement other than non pay procurement and non-core pay expenditure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39735/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Arrears Report Implementation (7 Oct 2014)

John Browne: 171. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide the breakdown of appeal categories in the independent Office of the Financial Services Ombudsman in respect of the number and percentage relating to code of conduct on mortgage arrears or mortgage arrears resolution process complaints, insurance companies, and so on in the period 2011 to 2014; if he will also provide the number of...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Civil Registration Legislation (2 Oct 2014)

John Browne: 60. To ask the Minister for Finance if dowries are legal here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37448/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Administration (30 Sep 2014)

John Browne: 150. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason the views of landlords are not represented in her departmental review examining maximum rent limits for rent supplement on the same basis as tenants' views are taken account of through certain representative bodies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36763/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Taxation Application (30 Sep 2014)

John Browne: 198. To ask the Minister for Finance if section 97(2) of the Taxes Consolidation Act, 1997, where it refers to services rendered to a tenant, should apply in the case of local property tax and any other local charges which may be introduced in the future, as such services are for the benefit of tenants and not landlords; the difference between local property tax and payment of local authority...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Proposed Legislation (30 Sep 2014)

John Browne: 277. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if the proposed Mediation Bill will have any relevance either to insolvency legislation or in the context of mediation being refused in appeals to the Financial Services Ombudsman; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36548/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: EU Directives (17 Sep 2014)

John Browne: 287. To ask the Minister for Finance the way the EU directive on agreements for consumers relating to residential immovable property is to be transposed into Irish law; the timescale for this to happen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34274/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Stamp Duty Arrears Issues (17 Sep 2014)

John Browne: 325. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will expedite the facilitation of a stamp duty arrears resolution (details supplied) in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34734/14]