Results 30,641-30,660 of 33,214 for speaker:Paschal Donohoe

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs Availability (25 Jun 2013)

Paschal Donohoe: 192. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has had the opportunity to examine the possibility of amending Section 469 of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 in respect of persons claiming reimbursement of their physiotherapy expenses through self-referral; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30232/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Grants (25 Jun 2013)

Paschal Donohoe: 294. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will extend the remote area grant for island children to all boarding schools including those currently not eligible for the grant which would assist when parents wish to send their children to boarding schools rather than boarding houses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30682/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (25 Jun 2013)

Paschal Donohoe: 451. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding an application for residency in the State respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 1; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30185/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Programme (25 Jun 2013)

Paschal Donohoe: 487. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when he expects to have the Immigration, Residence and Protection Bill published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30732/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Properties (25 Jun 2013)

Paschal Donohoe: 568. To ask the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive has indicated its plans in respect of using a building (details supplied) in Dublin 7; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30225/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: State Properties (25 Jun 2013)

Paschal Donohoe: 663. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will direct the board of Coras Iompar Éireann to undertake enhancement works to a site (details supplied) in Dublin 1 pending its redevelopment in order to make a contribution to the enhancement of the city [30533/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Democratic Legitimacy and Accountability in the EU: Discussion (Resumed) with CES (20 Jun 2013)

Paschal Donohoe: I welcome Mr. Freudenstein and thank him for the brevity of his contribution, which means that we have more time for questions and discussion. I have three questions for him, two of which are based on his contribution. Mr. Freudenstein acknowledges the need for a greater role for national parliaments with respect to future developments in budgetary policy. I ask him to outline how he...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (20 Jun 2013)

Paschal Donohoe: We could have it on Wednesday.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (20 Jun 2013)

Paschal Donohoe: Scheduling the private meeting for Wednesday morning would be preferable.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (20 Jun 2013)

Paschal Donohoe: It would be helpful if we could be re-acquainted with the sequence of events in the run-up to this. If one looks at the last sentence under point number three, it says it would be better if it could be "orchestrated so that the Port requested the authority to undertake this role". We are talking here about a State body referring to another State body and none of this has come up in the...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (20 Jun 2013)

Paschal Donohoe: I support the call my colleagues have made but I want to put it in context in respect of an item of correspondence noted earlier. Item No. 3 A.1, from the DDDA, includes notes for a sub-committee meeting of the board on 5 October 2005 in respect of the Glass Bottle site. To the best of my knowledge, this is the first time we have had reference made to the meeting. I stand to be corrected...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (20 Jun 2013)

Paschal Donohoe: I have a direct question for the Comptroller and Auditor General on the 0.8% of people in receipt of a medical card who may not have been resident in the State or were not using the card. In both cases, does the taxpayer pay for the card?

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (20 Jun 2013)

Paschal Donohoe: The flat rate would still have been paid to GPs for the period when the card was not in use.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (20 Jun 2013)

Paschal Donohoe: I support the Deputy's request. I also support his request from the point of view that conscious changes were made to the eligibility criteria for medical cards in order to make savings and those changes affected a proportion of card holders. What we are saying, to return to percentages, is that 1% of people who had a medical card either were not using it or were not living in the State,...

An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: An Dara Céim (Atógáil) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (19 Jun 2013)

Paschal Donohoe: The Constitution of 1937 served our country well in many ways and it has stood the test of time. It is useful to consider the context in which it was forged and the challenges our young country faced at the time. Europe was about to enter a war which brought terrible loss of life across the entire Continent. Ireland was emerging from a divisive and bitter Civil War. The Constitution...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (19 Jun 2013)

Paschal Donohoe: 170. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide an update on an application submitted by a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7 to extend their leave to remain here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29612/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Democratic Legitimacy and Accountability in the European Union: Discussion (18 Jun 2013)

Paschal Donohoe: What is the phrase "regressive proportionality"?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Democratic Legitimacy and Accountability in the European Union: Discussion (18 Jun 2013)

Paschal Donohoe: What does "digressive proportionality" mean?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Democratic Legitimacy and Accountability in the European Union: Discussion (18 Jun 2013)

Paschal Donohoe: Why is it digressive?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Democratic Legitimacy and Accountability in the European Union: Discussion (18 Jun 2013)

Paschal Donohoe: I thank Mr. Jacobs, who is a frequent and prominent visitor to the Oireachtas, for his presentation. We have been present during his many presentations on this issue. I have three specific questions. First, how likely is a treaty change in the short term? If such a change is likely, in which area is it likely to be? Second, is he aware of a change in the public perception in the context...