Results 2,501-2,520 of 32,547 for speaker:Paschal Donohoe

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Museum (28 May 2013)

Paschal Donohoe: 432. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the action being taken for the upkeep of State owned artefacts, as these artefacts need to be protected in specialised wrapping that were gathered during the course of excavation works by archaeological companies that have since ceased trading; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25353/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Unfinished Housing Developments (28 May 2013)

Paschal Donohoe: 498. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if any review of the derelict sites legislation has been conducted by his Department since 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25922/13]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Pension Provisions (28 May 2013)

Paschal Donohoe: 543. To ask the Minister for Defence the current pension entitlements in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7 who worked in his Department General Headquarters between 1977 and 1993; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25089/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mobility Allowance Decision (28 May 2013)

Paschal Donohoe: 614. To ask the Minister for Health the plans that have been put in place to replace the mobility allowance and the motorised transport grant; when it will be put in place in view of the fact that the dissolution is due to take place in July 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25357/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (28 May 2013)

Paschal Donohoe: 648. To ask the Minister for Health when funding will be made available to allow for a home care package to be put in place allowing persons currently taking up a hospital bed to return home (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25350/13]

Social Welfare and Pensions (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (30 May 2013)

Paschal Donohoe: I welcome the Bill and thank the Minister for attending the debate. This legislation should be placed in the context of employment statistics published by the Central Statistics Office today. The figures are important and deserve comment because they show employment grew for the third quarter in a row and unemployment dipped below 14% for the first time since the crisis began. While we...

Topical Issue Debate: Insurance Coverage (30 May 2013)

Paschal Donohoe: I am grateful for the opportunity to raise this matter. My colleagues, Deputies Dara Murphy and Jim Daly, as well as several Dublin based Deputies have also been in contact with the Office of Public Works and the Irish Insurance Federation regarding the issue of homes that have been flooded and can no longer access any form of insurance. As I have raised the matter with the Minister of...

Topical Issue Debate: Insurance Coverage (30 May 2013)

Paschal Donohoe: I thank the Minister of State for his response and welcome the change of tone evident in it. His response acknowledges that progress is being made and the insurance industry is engaging constructively and positively in this process. It is important to highlight this, as we must tackle this issue. I ask the Minister of State to relay to the Office of Public Works my concern about the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: EU Developments: Discussion with French National Assembly (30 May 2013)

Paschal Donohoe: I welcome our guests today. I also welcome two colleagues from the French embassy who are very prominent visitors to Leinster House and very effective in representing their country. I wish to address the issues of political and democratic legitimacy and monetary union. Many of us feel that it is important to draw clear lines of delineation between the role of national parliaments and...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Work Permit Applications (11 Jun 2013)

Paschal Donohoe: 370. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide an update on the status of a work permit application submitted by a person (details supplied); the timeframe within which he expects the application to be fully processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27800/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Employment Support Services (11 Jun 2013)

Paschal Donohoe: 442. To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 421 of 28 May 2013, the progress to date on the specific targets that were published in the Government's Pathways to Work strategy (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27491/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: EU Conventions (11 Jun 2013)

Paschal Donohoe: 662. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will outline the constitutional difficulties identified by his Department in respect of Ireland's ability to sign up to and ratify the European Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27134/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists (11 Jun 2013)

Paschal Donohoe: 921. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7 will receive orthodontic treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26695/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driving Licence Renewals (11 Jun 2013)

Paschal Donohoe: 1098. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when issues surrounding category two driving licences will be resolved in view of the fact that renewal applicants with medical conditions will not be eligible to reapply for such a licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27513/13]

Public Accounts Committee: Statement by Chairman (13 Jun 2013)

Paschal Donohoe: I thank the Vice Chairman and Deputy McGuinness for his contribution. I have a small number of factual questions. On the overtime claimed by Deputy McGuinness's son while working for his father when he was a Minister of State, the rationale put forward was that when a member of staff in the then Minister of State's office took maternity leave the position was left unfilled and this created...

Public Accounts Committee: Statement by Chairman (13 Jun 2013)

Paschal Donohoe: To be specific, was the post left vacant as a result of maternity leave filled?

Public Accounts Committee: Statement by Chairman (13 Jun 2013)

Paschal Donohoe: Exactly.

Public Accounts Committee: Statement by Chairman (13 Jun 2013)

Paschal Donohoe: I have a specific question on the vacancy that arose as a result of a person taking maternity leave.

Public Accounts Committee: Statement by Chairman (13 Jun 2013)

Paschal Donohoe: The Chairman answered that question.

Public Accounts Committee: Statement by Chairman (13 Jun 2013)

Paschal Donohoe: That person was not replaced during the period.