Results 201-220 of 12,033 for speaker:Regina Doherty

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (20 Jun 2012)

Regina Doherty: Question 152: To ask the Minister for Health the impact of the special delivery unit on James Connolly Memorial Hospital, Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29822/12]

Statute Law Revision Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second and Subsequent Stages (21 Jun 2012)

Regina Doherty: I am sharing time with Deputy John Paul Phelan. The Statute Law Revision Bill will repeal all spent or obsolete local and personal Acts enacted between 1851 and 1922 and private Acts enacted between 1751 and 1922. In historical terms, regulatory reform and the need to make laws accessible for those affected by them dates back to the development of the civilised society. Until 1922, Ireland...

Written Answers — School Denominations: School Denominations (26 Jun 2012)

Regina Doherty: Question 224: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide in tabular form the number of schools for the years 2009, 2010 and 2011 who have changed religious denomination; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30862/12]

Written Answers — School Curriculum: School Curriculum (26 Jun 2012)

Regina Doherty: Question 212: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider embedding information technology within the national school curriculum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30732/12]

Written Answers — Community Enterprise Centres: Community Enterprise Centres (26 Jun 2012)

Regina Doherty: Question 258: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he anticipates the appointment of any business development managers in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30634/12]

Written Answers — Domiciliary Care Allowance: Domiciliary Care Allowance (26 Jun 2012)

Regina Doherty: Question 316: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline the structure and procedures for the planned review of the domiciliary care allowance and to ensure that the parents of children with disabilities are included in this review. [30997/12]

Written Answers — Renewable Energy: Renewable Energy (26 Jun 2012)

Regina Doherty: Question 396: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he has a renewable energy strategy for County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30635/12]

Written Answers — Nursing Education: Nursing Education (26 Jun 2012)

Regina Doherty: Question 517: To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider an exemption for the nursing class of 2011 (details supplied), who were excluded from educational qualification payments, due to a delay in their grading exams until 2012; if these students will not be given this payment retrospectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30861/12]

Written Answers — Accident and Emergency Services: Accident and Emergency Services (26 Jun 2012)

Regina Doherty: Question 557: To ask the Minister for Health if the special delivery unit has implemented a new plan of action for accident and emergency in the Mater Hospital, Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30593/12]

Written Answers — Health Service Executive Funding: Health Service Executive Funding (26 Jun 2012)

Regina Doherty: Question 558: To ask the Minister for Health the organisations in County Meath which support patients with brain injury that are funded by the Health Service Executive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30595/12]

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (26 Jun 2012)

Regina Doherty: Question 559: To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be replaced in Acquired Brain Injury Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30596/12]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (26 Jun 2012)

Regina Doherty: Question 563: To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons registered as brain injured in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30641/12]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (26 Jun 2012)

Regina Doherty: Question 565: To ask the Minister for Health the facilities available for persons with brain injury post rehabilitation residential care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30643/12]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (26 Jun 2012)

Regina Doherty: Question 564: To ask the Minister for Health the rehabilitation facilities that are available for persons with brain injury in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30642/12]

Criminal Justice (Withholding of Information on Offences Against Children and Vulnerable Persons) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (27 Jun 2012)

Regina Doherty: I thank the House for the opportunity to speak on the Bill the primary purpose of which is designed to close an existing loophole in our current law, but it is much more than that. What we are hoping to do will bring us all one step closer to protecting the children of Ireland. We cannot undo the harm of the past but we must put safeguards in place for future vulnerable citizens. This Bill...

Criminal Justice (Withholding of Information on Offences Against Children and Vulnerable Persons) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (27 Jun 2012)

Regina Doherty: At a recent seminar in Trinity College, Professor Leah Bromfield, deputy director of the Australian Centre for Child Protection at the University of South Australia, warned that Ireland should think carefully about introducing mandatory reporting. In her jurisdiction, within several years the rate of reporting had risen sixfold, overwhelming the child protection system. Fearful of being...

Domiciliary Care Allowance (28 Jun 2012)

Regina Doherty: I welcome the announcement by the Minister, Deputy Burton, on a review of the domiciliary care allowance system. I ask for clarification on the role to be played by the NGO representatives. In the recent debate on this issue, speakers approved of the terms of reference for the review but stressed the importance of including parents' representatives. These are the people who have everyday...

Domiciliary Care Allowance (28 Jun 2012)

Regina Doherty: I join with my colleagues in welcoming the response. I do not want to be petulant but I will ask again about the three representatives bodies. Who will they be and what criteria will be used to select them? Given that a myriad of organisations represent some but not all parents of children with particular disabilities, we need to ensure the three NGOs chosen and the relevant people within...

Criminal Justice (Search Warrants) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (3 Jul 2012)

Regina Doherty: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this short but important Bill. The law on search warrants has developed into a complex and extensive legal process. The Bill will close the legal loophole with regard to search warrants which threatened to wreck prosecutions against dissident republicans and other alleged criminals. The approach to search warrants was developed in the 19th century and...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (3 Jul 2012)

Regina Doherty: Question 204: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider reviewing the VAT rate on educational books, in hard and soft copy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32305/12]