Results 21,061-21,080 of 24,567 for speaker:Róisín Shortall

Written Answers — Rail Network: Rail Network (1 Oct 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 18: To ask the Minister for Transport the stage of development of the metro west project; the estimated completion date of metro west; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32513/08]

Written Answers — Rental Accommodation Scheme: Rental Accommodation Scheme (1 Oct 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 170: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if up-front payments are currently being made to developers under the rental accommodation leasing scheme; the guidelines that are in place in relation to up-front payments under this scheme; the cost to the Exchequer of up-front payments to date in 2008; the controls that are in place to ensure that the...

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (30 Sep 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 140: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on a request to include people with post-polio syndrome in the medical card scheme without subjection to a means test; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32174/08]

Written Answers — Long-Term Illness Scheme: Long-Term Illness Scheme (30 Sep 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 160: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if consideration has been completed on extending the recognised illnesses and conditions covered by the long-term illness scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32173/08]

Written Answers — Tax Collection: Tax Collection (30 Sep 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 240: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of cases where tenants' tax credits have been reduced with regard to the requirement for tenants to deduct 20% of the gross payable directly to their landlord's bank account when their landlord is non-resident; the number of these cases that have been appealed to the Revenue Commissioners; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (30 Sep 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 271: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the details of the agreement regarding the fee per patient payable to medical practitioners in respect of medical card patients with a breakdown for each category of medical card holder. [31963/08]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (30 Sep 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 342: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason top-up grants, previously available to some applicants who qualified for local authority home improvement grants, are no longer being granted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32690/08]

Written Answers — Arts Funding: Arts Funding (30 Sep 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 424: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism his views on increasing the funding to the Arts Council in advance of budget 2009; and his further views on the fact that Ireland ranks in the bottom third of all EU countries in terms of support for the arts per head of population and that funding levels fall far short of the €100 million identified by the council, and accepted...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (30 Sep 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 440: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she will ensure that a payment of some kind is awarded to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11; and the reason the person was advised to apply for supplementary welfare allowance and was not advised to apply for disability benefit. [31894/08]

Written Answers — Departmental Advertising: Departmental Advertising (30 Sep 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 478: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the cost of the Change.ie advertising campaign in relation to the cost of broadcast advertising, billboard advertising and the total cost of consultancy fees and production costs incurred. [32137/08]

Written Answers — Departmental Advertising: Departmental Advertising (30 Sep 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 513: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the cost of the Power of One advertising campaign in relation to the cost of broadcast advertising, billboard advertising, and the total cost of consultancy fees and productions incurred. [32138/08]

Written Answers — Early Childhood Education: Early Childhood Education (30 Sep 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 624: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the basis for his decision to cease funding to the Centre for Early Childhood Development and Education; the way in which the decision was arrived at; the evidence, reports or review that the decision was based on; if he will make these public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32565/08]

Leaders' Questions (30 Sep 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Why can he not answer the questions?

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (25 Sep 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 24: To ask the Minister for Finance the steps which have been taken and those which remain to be taken, in terms of the implementation of the recommendations of Goodbody's Economic Consultants review of area-based tax incentive schemes of February 2006 and of the Indecon International Economic Consultants Review of Property based Tax Incentive Schemes of February 2006; and if he...

Written Answers — Banking Sector Regulation: Banking Sector Regulation (25 Sep 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 70: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether any Irish bank is too big to fail; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31338/08]

Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (25 Sep 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 78: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the CE scheme is struggling to recruit staff; and if she will change the qualifying criteria for participation in CE schemes to ensure that those wishing to avail of them may do so when a significant number of vacancies exist and qualifying periods take into...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (25 Sep 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 112: To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated cost in tax expenditures on mortgage interest relief of a quarter percentage point rise in interest rates. [31853/08]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (25 Sep 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 149: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the situation regarding changes to blood testing services at the Mater Hospital; if the walk-in service has been discontinued; the reason for same; if her attention has been drawn to the negative effect these changes will have on waiting times for the service and to certain patient-types, such as patients with diabetes; and if she...

Written Answers — Prison Committals: Prison Committals (25 Sep 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 215: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will provide detailed documentation of the gratuities received by a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9 during their detention in Mountjoy Prison. [31855/08]

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (25 Sep 2008)

Róisín Shortall: Question 232: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she will examine the case of a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow; if and when she will address the anomalous position of persons in such circumstances; the specific provisions in primary or secondary legislation which permits the State to deduct PRSI under class A1; and if she will make a statement on the matter....