Results 22,281-22,300 of 26,272 for speaker:Seán Ó Fearghaíl

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Deer Hunting (18 Jun 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 33. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her objectives with regard to the level of the deer population; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23871/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments Administration (18 Jun 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 44. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her Department will desist from its policy of actively encouraging social welfare applicants from using the local post office service for the payment of benefits; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24308/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (18 Jun 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 208. To ask the Minister for Health the considerations being provided by his Department and the Health Service Executive to addressing the incidence of pulmonary hypertension; the resources, policies, and strategies in place to support patients with the condition; the extent to which support services are in place, including counselling, for persons diagnosed with the condition; the extent to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (18 Jun 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 235. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the guidance her Department provides to post-primary schools in terms of time-tabling for students pursuing mathematics courses at junior certificate level and leaving certificate level; if her Department envisages a minimum number of class periods that should apply in such cases; if her Departments inspectorate is active in ensuring a...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Arts Promotion (17 Jun 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 26. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the way his Department liaises with other relevant State agencies to use the arts to attract visitors from overseas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16825/15]

Topical Issue Debate: Educational Disadvantage (16 Jun 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Was Deputy Ruairí Quinn not going to give it the chop altogether?

Topical Issue Debate: Educational Disadvantage (16 Jun 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I commend the Minister on what she is proposing to do. Nobody could disagree with her proposals but, meanwhile back at the ranch, children are going through primary and post-primary schools that warrant DEIS classification but which do not have the resources required. She is effectively saying to the students she will not be able to do anything for them and that they will have to continue...

Topical Issue Debate: Educational Disadvantage (16 Jun 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: The Minister should change it. It is not good enough.

Topical Issue Debate: Educational Disadvantage (16 Jun 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: What is happening to children in the meantime?

Topical Issue Debate: Educational Disadvantage (16 Jun 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Thank you, a Cheann Comhairle, for selecting this matter and I thank the Minister for Education and Skills, Deputy Jan O'Sullivan, for attending. Everybody acknowledges that the DEIS programme to combat disadvantage in schools at primary and post-primary level has been a significant success since its introduction. Under the DEIS programme additional resources have been made available to...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Eligibility (16 Jun 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 169. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) in County Kildare has sufficient contributions to qualify for an invalidity pension; the reason for the decision taken in respect of this person; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23104/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications (16 Jun 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 170. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite an application for disability allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23105/15]

Topical Issue Debate: Consular Services Representations (11 Jun 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I understand the Minister for Education and Skills, Deputy Jan O'Sullivan cannot be present and I believe the matter can be taken next Tuesday.

Order of Business (11 Jun 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: On 8 April last year, the Fennelly commission was established. The media reported at the weekend that the report of the Fennelly commission had been circulated to interested parties. I put a question to the Minister, Deputy Richard Bruton, yesterday on this matter. I suppose, understandably, he was not aware of the timeline for the publication of the Fennelly report. I would expect the...

Leaders' Questions (11 Jun 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: The Tánaiste is misleading the House.

Leaders' Questions (11 Jun 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: There will be a primary health care centre in every Minister’s constituency.

Leaders' Questions (11 Jun 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: The Tánaiste is rolling them out in her own constituency.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (11 Jun 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 190. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide details on the National Council for Special Education guidelines for allocating special needs assistants to students transitioning from primary to post-primary school; if it is the case that, even where a student has a manifest behavioural special need, such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder or autism spectrum...

Curragh of Kildare Bill 2015: First Stage (10 Jun 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I move: "That the Bill be taken in Private Members' time."

Curragh of Kildare Bill 2015: First Stage (10 Jun 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I move:That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to make provision for the Minister for Defence to establish an Advisory Committee, to be known as the Curragh of Kildare Advisory Committee, the membership of which shall include a representative of each of the users of the Curragh of Kildare, a member of Kildare County Council, a representative employee of Kildare County...