Results 2,101-2,120 of 26,225 for speaker:Seán Ó Fearghaíl

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Provision (14 May 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 446. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of local authorities together with the number of grant applications made for works-in-lieu of housing in 2012 and to date in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22831/13]

Order of Business (16 May 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: The programme for Government rightly commits the Government to resolving the plight of a variety of groups in society. Some time ago, the Taoiseach made very positive, worthwhile and commendable comments on the Magdalens. Can the Tánaiste tell us when it is proposed to publish the report by Mr. Justice John Quirke? In addition to that, positive statements have been made about victims...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (16 May 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 23. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will outline any discussions he has had with his EU counterparts and other Foreign Ministers with regard to military action in Mali; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23184/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (21 May 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 525. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when the vacant position of Community Garda will be filled at a Garda Station (details supplied) in County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23879/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (21 May 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 609. To ask the Minister for Health if he will approve an application for a renewal of a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23687/13]

Topical Issue Debate: National Monuments (22 May 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I feel a little inadequate raising an issue of this nature in the immediate aftermath of a discussion on a fodder crisis and animal welfare. However, I agree with the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht that heritage and cultural issues need to be at the heart of the national recovery we are working towards. Perhaps on that basis I should not feel so unhappy about raising the...

Topical Issue Debate: National Monuments (22 May 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I thank the Minister of State for clarifying the position. Dubliners will be delighted to be reminded that the Floozie in the Jacuzzi is located outside the Ashling Hotel rather than in the Croppies Acres area. There was concern in the past that this small park would form part of the National Museum complex and be integrated into that but the Government and the OPW have decided to go down...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations Issues (22 May 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 107. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a student (details supplied) in County Kildare, undertaking their leaving certificate, who had, due to their learning difficulties, a full time special needs assistant at primary level and throughout secondary school, has been denied a reader and an exemption from grammar and spelling at the impending leaving certificate...

Topical Issue Debate: Defence Forces Equipment (23 May 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: In other circumstances, I might be inclined to complain about the non-presence of the Minister for Defence, Deputy Alan Shatter, but I suppose he has other questions on his mind today. However, I warmly welcome the Minister of State, Deputy John Perry, to the House to take this issue. On the face of it, this might not seem like an earth-shattering issue but nonetheless when we look back...

Topical Issue Debate: Defence Forces Equipment (23 May 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I agree with the vast bulk of what the Minister of State has said. Of course our personnel are well trained. Of course they are suitable to undertake the tasks they will face in Lebanon. Of course the equipment supplied to them is more than adequate for the challenges they will meet. However, the Minister of State did not really respond to the specific issue I raised. He reiterated the...

Topical Issue Debate: Defence Forces Equipment (23 May 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: So would I.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Departmental Staff Numbers (28 May 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I thank the Taoiseach for his response. He indicated that a total of 29 members of staff in his Department are working part-time, but how many of them are female? In raising this matter, I am particularly conscious of the need to continue as far as possible to maintain family-friendly work practices. How will the Haddington Road agreement impact, if at all, on people who are working...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Departmental Staff Numbers (28 May 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Notwithstanding what the Taoiseach has said, we all realise the difficulties the public service is facing in terms of reduced numbers across the board. We do not have, as yet, a number of women, particularly in senior posts, in the public service. We all accept that women are adversely affected by anything that may be seen to be not family friendly or favouring the area of work-life...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Appointments to State Boards (28 May 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: It is customary for these vacancies on State boards to be notified through the Public Appointments Commission and we welcome that. While this is a welcome development, all of the evidence to date is that it has made absolutely no difference to those who are being appointed to serve on boards. The main development is Ministers, in conjunction with the Taoiseach, are getting the people they...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Appointments to State Boards (28 May 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I agree with the Taoiseach it is a very positive development that the chairs of these boards are now coming before Oireachtas committees and have an opportunity to set out for themselves in a clear way the vision they have for the development of their respective organisations in the years ahead, and also that the representatives of the political parties, and of none, have the opportunity...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): EU Presidency Engagements (28 May 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: As the Taoiseach will be aware, public discontent with the EU is at its highest level ever and, with 27 million people unemployed, nobody believes it is taking serious or urgent action to help. I have to mention the plague of youth unemployment, particularly in countries such as Greece and Spain, which have youth unemployment rates in excess of 50%. The escape valve of emigration has kept...

Order of Business (28 May 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: The health (amendment) Bill has profound implications for voluntary health providers and, more importantly perhaps, for their customers. The Bill seeks to provide an updated framework for charging all private inpatients in public hospitals to meet current budgetary requirements. Could the Taoiseach tell us whether the heads of the Bill have been to Cabinet and when the Bill might be...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (28 May 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 213. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will address the concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding the VAT rate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25953/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Expenditure (28 May 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 229. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 306 of 29 January 2013 the way his Department has justified a situation in which €207,854.02 is approved in funding for a special educational unit at a school built as part of the same bundle of PPP schools while another school in that same bundle received approval for only €13,500.00 for its...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications (28 May 2013)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 378. To ask the Minister for Social Protection If she will expedite an application for a disability allowance in respect of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25373/13]