Results 5,781-5,800 of 8,015 for speaker:Jonathan O'Brien

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Issues (18 Dec 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 157. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of affordable housing units purchased through Cork County Council; the number of these loans in arrears for three months or more; the number of these loans in arrears for six months or more. [54592/13]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Exports Data (17 Dec 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 104. To ask the Taoiseach the value of exports, imports and trade surplus for the pharmaceutical manufacturing sector for each year since 2003. [53698/13]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Pharmaceutical Industry (17 Dec 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 274. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of persons employed in the pharmaceutical manufacturing sector each year since 2003. [53697/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Waiting Lists (17 Dec 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 385. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of persons on the social housing waiting list in Cork city on 1 December of each of the past six years. [53759/13]

Bethany Home: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (11 Dec 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: Thankfully, I was not here last night to listen to the contribution of the Minister of State, Deputy Kathleen Lynch, because when I read the transcripts today I was rather shocked by some of the things she said. I was shocked because it was as if, when she walked into Government Buildings, someone had erased her memory. It was like something from "Invasion of the Body Snatchers", as if...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Quality and Qualifications Ireland Accreditation (10 Dec 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 170. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the FETAC and FÁS arbitrary increasing of fees for special purpose certification without a reasonable notice period that affects essential health and safety training on the FÁS construction skills certification scheme and is passing the burden of the increase on to small business and training...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grants Data (10 Dec 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 173. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide in tabular form the number of students during each of the past ten years who have applied for higher education grants assessed on the basis they are estranged from their parents; the number of these grants that were granted . [52571/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Administration (10 Dec 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 174. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of times each month since its establishment that Student Universal Support Ireland issues regular payments to students; the number of times SUSI have transferred money to a student in an emergency situation outside of the days where payments have been made automatically because of late processing of the application on the part of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (10 Dec 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 176. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that when a student under 23 is estranged from their parents that Student Universal Support Ireland will only accept evidence of estrangement from a Health Service Executive social worker for the purposes of attesting to the veracity of the claim for the purposes of the student grant system; that...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Patronage (10 Dec 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 179. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reasons the vocational education committee, VEC, was awarded patronage of the new schools in Maynooth, County Kildare; and his plans to hold an inquiry into this matter. [52622/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Payments (10 Dec 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 185. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students who had been awarded grants from Student Universal Support Ireland but not yet received a payment from SUSI as of 1 December 2013. [52732/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (10 Dec 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 189. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the average payment of voluntary contributions by parents per student for each of the past three years. [52749/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (10 Dec 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 190. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the top 30 rates of voluntary contributions required by schools here; the names of these schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52750/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations Statistics (10 Dec 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 194. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of fee-paying schools here; and the number of fee-paying schools that offer the leaving certificate applied programme. [52845/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations Statistics (10 Dec 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 195. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of non fee-paying schools here; and the number of non fee-paying schools that offer the leaving certificate applied programme. [52846/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Appeals (10 Dec 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 196. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of times a student may appeal a Student Universal Support Ireland decision; the steps in the appeals mechanism in total; the point at which an appeal may reach him or his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52858/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staffing (10 Dec 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 197. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he intends to review the special needs assistant contract scheme to ensure that all schools are compliant with his Department's circulars. [52872/13]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation Data (10 Dec 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 243. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of jobs created and the number of jobs lost for each year since 2007 in the manufacturing and in the financial services sector; the way these figures are determined; and if the recent figures are in line with the targets set by the Government for these sectors. [53033/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Work Placement Programmes (10 Dec 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 255. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the schools and educational institutions in which JobBridge interns have been taken on and in which they are currently employed since its inception; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52617/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Fire Service Issues (10 Dec 2013)

Jonathan O'Brien: 324. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on the development of fire service provision in County Cork; and if there will be an increase in employment in the fire services there during the next year. [52514/13]