Results 4,201-4,220 of 16,285 for speaker:Peadar Tóibín

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Interest Rates (18 Oct 2022)

Peadar Tóibín: 280. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will assist those whose mortgages have been sold by their banks to vulture funds in accessing fixed rates from the new owners of these mortgages (details supplied). [51462/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Customs and Excise (18 Oct 2022)

Peadar Tóibín: 286. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there are no TARIC codes, or appropriate codes for ancient coins, and that collectors and dealers are having problems getting them shipped to Ireland from the United Kingdom (details supplied); and if he will see if the matter can be addressed. [51629/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Customs and Excise (18 Oct 2022)

Peadar Tóibín: 287. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that many people are being charged VAT on the import of books from England after Brexit as it would seem An Post do not recognise the TARIC code and are charging the customs on the parcels; and if he will examine the matter and find a resolution for this issue. [51665/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (18 Oct 2022)

Peadar Tóibín: 473. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are any plans for parents of school-age children who have no access to public buses to offset the price of this service (details supplied); and if she will examine the options for these families and possibly discuss with Bus Éireann regarding the possibility of servicing the area. [51946/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (18 Oct 2022)

Peadar Tóibín: 487. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the €500 disability support grant will be accessible to a person who has recently signed up to a course and is paid through bodies like Louth and Meath Education and Training Board; and if she will consider these people when making the payments. [51568/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pension Provisions (18 Oct 2022)

Peadar Tóibín: 496. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the processing time and backlog in terms of the number of applications for new invalidity pension claims; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51148/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pension Provisions (18 Oct 2022)

Peadar Tóibín: 497. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the processing time and current backlog in terms of the number of appeals for invalidity pension; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51149/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (18 Oct 2022)

Peadar Tóibín: 649. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí who have resigned for each of the past five years. [51294/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (18 Oct 2022)

Peadar Tóibín: 743. To ask the Minister for Health if he or his Department have ever received any data, evidence or information from a drug manufacturer (details supplied) that indicates that its Covid-19 vaccine was ever tested in terms of its ability to stop the transmission of Covid-19. [51421/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Data (18 Oct 2022)

Peadar Tóibín: 779. To ask the Minister for Health the number of babies born with life-limiting conditions in each of the past ten years in Mayo University Hospital. [51584/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Data (18 Oct 2022)

Peadar Tóibín: 780. To ask the Minister for Health the number of babies referred for end of life care services in each of the past ten years in Mayo University Hospital. [51585/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Data (18 Oct 2022)

Peadar Tóibín: 781. To ask the Minister for Health the number of days in the past two years that a bereavement midwife has been available in Mayo University Hospital. [51586/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Data (18 Oct 2022)

Peadar Tóibín: 782. To ask the Minister for Health the number of days in the past two years that a bereavement room has been available in Mayo University Hospital. [51587/22]

Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (13 Oct 2022)

Peadar Tóibín: Sure. I am nearly finished.

Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (13 Oct 2022)

Peadar Tóibín: To be honest, this Bill came to prominence and into most people's awareness because the word "woman" was initially to be deleted from the Bill. Therefore, this legislation comes with that provenance now in most people's minds, if the truth is told. Regarding that debate, I spoke to several Deputies from Fine Gael concerning this aspect. They said they agreed with Graham Linehan and...

Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (13 Oct 2022)

Peadar Tóibín: I wish to address an aspect of the Bill that has caused great controversy in recent months, that being, the deletion of the word "woman" from it. Across the country, people were angered that the Government would consider doing this. It shows that there is an increasing detachment of the Dáil bubble from the ordinary people of Ireland. Most people I spoke to were horrified to think...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Oct 2022)

Peadar Tóibín: Go raibh maith agat a Chathaoirligh for giving me the opportunity. I want to address two very important issues. There is a reality gap between what a Government says and how we implement the policy. On councils, for example, there is a difficulty as regards sexual assault that happened with regard to councillors, how that is dealt with by the council itself, and how it is dealt with by the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Oct 2022)

Peadar Tóibín: This is a matter of a very serious case that affects all councillors.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Oct 2022)

Peadar Tóibín: I do understand that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Oct 2022)

Peadar Tóibín: I am speaking about the general scenario. I will not speak to the individual.