Results 2,301-2,320 of 2,674 for speaker:John Moloney
- Services for People with Disabilities (7 Jul 2010)
John Moloney: I wish to be clear. Deputy O'Donnell asked whether I had set a timeframe. At the morning meeting with the brothers, I put it to them that I could not accept that the centre would be closed for the sake of â¬150,000 out of a budget of â¬25 million to â¬30 million. To be fair to them, they responded to the effect that they would re-examine the scenario as regards the specific level of...
- Services for People with Disabilities (7 Jul 2010)
John Moloney: I do not want to refer to my prepared script, but I have supplied it to the Deputies. To be fair, no pressure was put on the brothers to respond immediately. They have stated that they have within their resources the ability to continue the services.
- Services for People with Disabilities (7 Jul 2010)
John Moloney: As stated by the Taoiseach this morning, the commitment to retaining respite for this year-----
- Services for People with Disabilities (7 Jul 2010)
John Moloney: I cannot make a prediction for next year. This year, we must live up to our commitment to provide for front line services.
- Services for People with Disabilities (7 Jul 2010)
John Moloney: I do not need to make contact with the brothers because they are committed to providing resources to continue the respite care. The commitment given by the Taoiseach and me this morning was to restore respite services. I am not trying to play with words, but I understand last week's meeting with the HSE in Galway used the terminology of â¬2 million in savings rather than cuts. There was...
- Services for People with Disabilities (7 Jul 2010)
John Moloney: Yes.
- Local Authority Mortgages (7 Jul 2010)
John Moloney: I have heard Deputy Wall raise this issue on many occasions and I know how committed he is to see change here. I thank the Deputy again for raising this important matter. As has been made clear by our swift response in immediately accepting all of the recommendations made by the mortgage arrears and personal debt review group in its interim report published yesterday, the Government is...
- Special Educational Needs (7 Jul 2010)
John Moloney: I am replying to this Adjournment matter on behalf of the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills. The Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Act 2004 requires all children with special educational needs shall be educated in an inclusive environment with children who do not have such needs, unless the nature or degree of the need is such that to do so would be...
- Special Educational Needs (7 Jul 2010)
John Moloney: -----assist parents who are experiencing difficulty in securing a school place for their child. I take the point the Deputy raised. At present, the Department funds over 8,600 whole-time equivalent learning support-resource teacher posts, over 10,000 whole-time equivalent special needs assistant posts and over 1,000 teachers in special schools. Requests for support or assistance for children...
- Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (7 Jul 2010)
John Moloney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 168 and 169 together. As the Deputy's questions relate to service matters I have arranged for the questions to be referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (7 Jul 2010)
John Moloney: As this is a service matter the question has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
- Multi-Unit Developments Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (8 Jul 2010)
John Moloney: I thank Deputies for their contribution to the debate. It is clear the Government's objective of ensuring fair, efficient and effective management of bodies responsible for the management of common areas in multi-unit developments which the proposals in the Bill are designed to achieve are broadly shared on all sides of the House. While Deputies were broadly supportive of the Bill's...
- Multi-Unit Developments Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (8 Jul 2010)
John Moloney: There is no provision under the Planning and Development Acts or the Building Control Acts to allow planning authorities to require performance bonds to ensure snagging of multi-unit developments. The question of whether planning authorities should be given such added responsibilities could only be considered following an assessment by the Minister and Department as to whether the adopting...
- Written Answers — Departmental Properties: Departmental Properties (8 Jul 2010)
John Moloney: The HSE has disposed of a small number of psychiatric properties in recent years and the proceeds of these sales, which amount to just over â¬42m, have been surrendered to the Exchequer. In this regard, â¬25m of the proceeds of the sales of psychiatric lands was returned to the HSE through the Supplementary Estimate for 2009, and funded developments including the new child and adolescent...
- Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (8 Jul 2010)
John Moloney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 115 and 116 together. As the Deputy's questions relates to service matters I have arranged for these questions to be referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Suicide Incidence: Suicide Incidence (8 Jul 2010)
John Moloney: Data on mortality are compiled by the Central Statistics Office and published in the Annual and Quarterly Reports on Vital Statistics. The number of deaths by suicide in 2009, classified by County, is shown in the table below. These figures are based on year of registration and are therefore subject to future revision. Death by suicide by County and gender 2009 County Male Female Total...
- Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (8 Jul 2010)
John Moloney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 161 and 162 together. As this is a service matter the question has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (8 Jul 2010)
John Moloney: As the Deputy's question relates to service matters I have arranged for the question to be referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (8 Jul 2010)
John Moloney: As the Deputy's question relates to service matters I have arranged for the question to be referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (8 Jul 2010)
John Moloney: As the Deputy's question relates to service matters I have arranged for the question to be referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.