Results 201-220 of 2,211 for speaker:Paul Connaughton

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (13 Dec 2011)

Paul Connaughton: Question 243: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an oral hearing will take place in relation to an application for jobseeker's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Roscommon; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39681/11]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (13 Dec 2011)

Paul Connaughton: Question 379: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Galway will receive their area aid payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39665/11]

Written Answers — Single Farm Payments: Single Farm Payments (13 Dec 2011)

Paul Connaughton: Question 380: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) in County Galway has not received their single farm payment or area based payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39680/11]

Written Answers — Turbary Rights: Turbary Rights (13 Dec 2011)

Paul Connaughton: Question 382: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will outline the current registered owner of a bog plot (details supplied); if he will state if this property was transferred on to an area as a result of two other pieces of turbary from another folio; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39683/11]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (11 Jan 2012)

Paul Connaughton: Question 395: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an appeal will be heard in relation to a disability allowance application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41313/11]

Written Answers — Household Charge: Household Charge (11 Jan 2012)

Paul Connaughton: Question 526: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if the residents of an area (details supplied) in County Galway will have to pay the household charge in view of the unfinished nature of the estate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41180/11]

Written Answers — Household Charge: Household Charge (11 Jan 2012)

Paul Connaughton: Question 527: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if the residents of an area (details supplied) in County Galway will have to pay the household charge in view of the fact that the estate is not finished and parts of it are in a very poor condition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41181/11]

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (11 Jan 2012)

Paul Connaughton: Question 547: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to put mechanisms in place whereby persons who are listed as owners of a house but who are separated and whose partner and children live in the house can apply for social housing (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41437/11]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (11 Jan 2012)

Paul Connaughton: Question 695: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) in County Galway has not received their single farm payment or disadvantaged area payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40965/11]

Community Employment Schemes (17 Jan 2012)

Paul Connaughton: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for allowing me to raise this issue and I thank the Minister for being in attendance. Deputies O'Mahony and Deering have spelled out our concerns. Since this measure was announced in the budget, I have met participants of many of the schemes, particularly in east Galway where there are 33 schemes and where hundreds of people will be affected. Some of these...

Community Employment Schemes (17 Jan 2012)

Paul Connaughton: Is the Minister saying that any scheme that runs from March 2011 to March 2012 and has spent its funding will be okay, and that its shortfall will be taken care of? Could she consider other CE scheme costs, such as insurance and auditing, which eat up huge chunks of a scheme's budget before it even gets a chance to spend money on training and materials?

Written Answers — Departmental Schemes: Departmental Schemes (17 Jan 2012)

Paul Connaughton: Question 399: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a decision will be made on whether a person (details supplied) in County Galway may use concrete stakes as opposed to timber stakes as part of their sheep fencing grant scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2181/12]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (17 Jan 2012)

Paul Connaughton: Question 407: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Galway will receive their REP scheme payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2515/12]

Industrial Relations (Amendment) (No.3) Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Jan 2012)

Paul Connaughton: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for giving me the opportunity to speak on this very important Bill. Maintaining competitiveness in what are volatile national and international markets is a key element of this Government's economic strategy. To that end, I welcome the provisions of the Bill as it seeks to overhaul wage setting mechanisms radically in response to the current deep recession the...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (18 Jan 2012)

Paul Connaughton: Question 118: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an oral hearing will take place in relation to a carer's allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2783/12]

Protection of Employees (Temporary Agency Work) Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (19 Jan 2012)

Paul Connaughton: The protection this Bill will give to temporary agency workers to ensure they receive equal treatment in basic working and employment conditions is most welcome. It covers a range of conditions including pay, duration of working time, rest periods, rest breaks, night work, annual leave and public holidays. The Bill's provisions will affect 2% of the workforce, some 35,000 individuals, as...

Written Answers — Industrial Development: Industrial Development (24 Jan 2012)

Paul Connaughton: Question 285: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of Industrial Development Agency business parks in County Galway; the number of businesses that are based in the various parks; the number of persons employed in these parks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3739/12]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (24 Jan 2012)

Paul Connaughton: Question 546: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a REP scheme payment has not been paid for 2011 in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; when it is likely to be paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3441/12]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (24 Jan 2012)

Paul Connaughton: Question 547: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a REP scheme payment has not been paid in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; when payment will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3443/12]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (24 Jan 2012)

Paul Connaughton: Question 548: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether it is possible that although a 40% penalty was imposed for 2010 because a person (details supplied) in County Galway could not prove the presence of horses on their land, now that the person can prove that the horses are [i]in situ[/i] on their land through having their horses blood-typed in 2011 that the penalty...