Results 24,261-24,280 of 26,276 for speaker:Seán Ó Fearghaíl

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Medical Card Numbers (26 Mar 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: To ask the Minister for Health the number of members of an Garda Síochána that currently have a medical card; the estimated cost of this to the Exchequer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14884/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Promotion (26 Mar 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans for the development of a revolutionary heritage trail in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12991/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Repossessions (21 Mar 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government If he will explain the way, in the absence of legislation to address the Dunne Judgement, it has been possible for local authorities such as Kildare County Council to forcibly repossess houses acquired with local authority loans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14415/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Environmental Regulations (21 Mar 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the action he has taken to ensure the effectiveness of the strategic environmental assessment here; his plans to act on recommendations recently made following A Review of SEA Effectiveness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14450/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Magdalen Laundries Issues (21 Mar 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason, having included Stanhope Street Laundry, the Athy or Newtownforbes Laundries were not included in the redress scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14446/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Magdalen Laundries Issues (21 Mar 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will consider the creation of a dedicated unit within his Department that will function as a single point of contact for survivors of State institutions, seeking assistance and or access to State services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14447/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Magdalen Laundries Issues (21 Mar 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality in view of Government funding for a UK group to work with survivors of State institutions living in the London area, the amount of such funds, if any, that have been designated to assist survivors in Ireland or in other parts of the diaspora; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14448/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Aid Service Reform (21 Mar 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the recently published report Access to Justice; A Report of the Legal Aid Task Force; his views on the concerns raised in the report regarding increased pressure placed on the civil legal aid scheme resulting in a denial of access to justice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14449/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Inter-Country Adoptions (21 Mar 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will investigate the case of an inter-country adoption raised in correspondence (details supplied); if she will advise on the way the adoption process can be finalised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14471/13]

Order of Business (20 Mar 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: We are lucky to have Deputy Lynch here to explain matters.

Topical Issue Debate: Thalidomide Victim Compensation (20 Mar 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I thank the Acting Chairman.

Topical Issue Debate: Thalidomide Victim Compensation (20 Mar 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: We do not have the resources of the Fine Gael press office.

Topical Issue Debate: Thalidomide Victim Compensation (20 Mar 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: We have all received correspondence from two extraordinary women, Maggie Woods from the Irish Thalidomide Association and Carmel Daly McDonnell from the Irish Thalidomide Survivors Society. The Irish Thalidomide Survivors Society has taken a more conciliatory approach, but it reports to us it has not seen much sign of conciliation from the Minister. Responses are not more readily forthcoming...

Topical Issue Debate: Thalidomide Victim Compensation (20 Mar 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for selecting this important issue for discussion. I tabled this matter in the aftermath of the undeniable progress being made following the Taoiseach's statement on the Magdalen situation. I commend the Taoiseach on his remarks in that regard and on how he has dealt to date with that particular issue. The manner in which that issue has been dealt with has given...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (20 Mar 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: To ask the Minister for Health the measures he will take to help children with life limiting conditions and their families who are caring for them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13871/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (20 Mar 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: To ask the Minister for Health if he will introduce a paediatric care package for children with life limiting illnesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13870/13]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Cultural Property (20 Mar 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if, having regard to the importance of our built heritage, he is concerned at the degradation of the national stock of thatched houses; if his Department is monitoring the condition of this housing stock; if he can indicate a trend in terms of such houses falling into dereliction; if statistics in relation to the number and distribution...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (20 Mar 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his view on fuel derived from bitumen or tar sands; if it is viewed as more environmentally harmful than traditional oil supplies; the position he has taken with regard to the EU's fuel quality directive ranking of tar sands oil; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13664/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Thalidomide Victim Compensation (20 Mar 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 651 of 12 March 2013, the timeline involved in his proposal to provide healthcare protocol to the survivors of Thalidomide involving the appointment and training of a multi-disciplinary team, identifying and documenting their healthcare needs and developing plans to address those needs; the reason he has not engaged with the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (20 Mar 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment will be expedited in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare who is awaiting a surgical procedure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13906/13]