Results 2,201-2,220 of 2,304 for speaker:John Browne
- Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (14 Jul 2015)
John Browne: 216. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an application for a carer's allowance will be approved in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wexford. [28744/15]
- Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications (14 Jul 2015)
John Browne: 217. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an application under the disability allowance scheme will be approved in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wexford. [28748/15]
- Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (14 Jul 2015)
John Browne: 218. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an application for a carer's allowance will be approved in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wexford [28749/15]
- Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (14 Jul 2015)
John Browne: 219. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason for the delay in hearing an appeal by a person (details supplied) in County Wexford under the carer's allowance scheme. [28750/15]
- Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Tax Administration (14 Jul 2015)
John Browne: 269. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason it is not inequitable to refuse deductibility of local property tax levied on private rental property against private rental income from that property; how it is equitable to continue disallowing it purely on the basis that it would reduce the tax base; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28555/15]
- Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Interest Rates (14 Jul 2015)
John Browne: 297. To ask the Minister for Finance his views that it is justified, morally or otherwise, for Bank of Ireland to continue charging a variable mortgage interest rate of 5.5% on a property which was purchased as a residential investment some years ago, but which has now been re-designated as a principal private residence, due to the bank requiring the sale of a former principal private...
- Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (14 Jul 2015)
John Browne: 298. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason there is an imbalance in the tax treatment between private rental income and commercial rental income, regarding the different treatment of mortgage interest relief; his plans to provide for equity of treatment under section 97(2) of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997; his views on the inherent inequality in refusing to provide equity of treatment...
- Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Derelict Sites (14 Jul 2015)
John Browne: 869. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to bring forward legislation to address the hoarding of empty premises on high streets in towns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28887/15]
- Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Derelict Sites (14 Jul 2015)
John Browne: 870. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if the Derelict Sites Act applies to brownfield sites in circumstances where a building has been razed and the site is left vacant but in a unkempt condition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28888/15]
- Other Questions: Employment Rights (15 Jul 2015)
John Browne: 10. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation to outline his plans to regulate the au pair industry in view of the recent publicity regarding poor wages and bad working conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28414/15]
- Other Questions: Employment Rights (15 Jul 2015)
John Browne: My question relates to the possibility of the Minister regulating the au pair industry. Recently I had a visit from some au pairsin the south east. They relayed to me some horror stories of exploitation, poor working conditions and abusive treatment. One lady pointed out that she was working 60 hours per week for a €120, which is €2 per hour. This is a breach of all Irish...
- Other Questions: Employment Rights (15 Jul 2015)
John Browne: I thank the Minister for his reply. Has the Minister had any contact with the Migrant Rights Centre Ireland, which recently published a report on this area? The report stated that 49% of au pairsearn between €100 and €119 per week with 26% working between 40 to 60 hours per week. There is serious exploitation in this area. The people who visited me suggested they are more or...
- Petroleum (Exploration and Extraction) Safety Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Second Stage (15 Jul 2015)
John Browne: I welcome the Bill. Although we will support it, my colleague, Deputy Michael Moynihan, will table a couple of amendments that the Minister of State might consider taking on board. We question why it has taken so long for the legislation to be brought before the House. This is last minute dot com, despite the fact that the Government talked about openness, transparency and giving the House...
- Leaders’ Questions (16 Jul 2015)
John Browne: What about the form?
- Leaders’ Questions (16 Jul 2015)
John Browne: What about Deputy Troy's question?
- Leaders’ Questions (16 Jul 2015)
John Browne: A simple question.
- Leaders’ Questions (16 Jul 2015)
John Browne: What about the form?
- Leaders’ Questions (16 Jul 2015)
John Browne: What about the form being withdrawn?
- Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015 (22 Sep 2015)
John Browne: 439. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if there is a anomaly in the Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015 in that one part says that a representative body may only be required to register as a representative body if a paid employee, or an officeholder, is directly engaged in communicating independently with designated public officials, whereas a guidance note from the Standards...
- Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015 (22 Sep 2015)
John Browne: 440. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if a representative body retaining the contracted services of a person who was a designated public official up to 2008 is required to register under the Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015 if the contracted person is the sole lobbying contact for that body, or if the registration of the contractor is sufficient to comply with the...