Results 2,561-2,580 of 3,523 for speaker:Lucinda Creighton

Written Answers — Department of Finance: National Pensions Reserve Fund Administration (14 Nov 2013)

Lucinda Creighton: 37. To ask the Minister for Finance the total amount in euro the National Pensions Reserve Fund provided in a bridging loan facility to Irish Water to meet the costs arising to the end of 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48598/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (14 Nov 2013)

Lucinda Creighton: 59. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total number of retired teachers who are currently employed in non-fee paying secondary and primary schools as a substitute teacher; his views that this practice is reducing the number of teaching places available for new teachers; if any measures will be taken to prevent the continuation of teachers who are already receiving pensions...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Council of Ireland (14 Nov 2013)

Lucinda Creighton: 60. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide in tabular form the total income and breakdown of income from registration and assessment fees for the Teaching Council as reported in its financial statements for every year since its inception to date; the total expenditure for the Teaching Council as reported in its financial statements for every year since its inception...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Council of Ireland (14 Nov 2013)

Lucinda Creighton: 61. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide in tabular form the annual wage of all employees in the Teaching Council who are reported as employees, rather than agency staff or temporary employees, in its financial statements for every year since its inception to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48592/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Voluntary Work Option Issues (14 Nov 2013)

Lucinda Creighton: 88. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider ensuring that all social welfare officers are required to promote volunteering to those who are currently in receipt of the jobseeker's allowance; if she will provide specific guidelines for social welfare officers assessing VW1 forms; if she will consider creating these guidelines with the aid of Volunteers Ireland; the total...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Funding (14 Nov 2013)

Lucinda Creighton: 109. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his Department has responsibility for determining how the local property tax revenue is spent; if he will outline his involvement in the decision to defer defining 80% of the proceeds of the local property tax to be retained in each local authority until 2015 as a decision taken in the context of budget 2014; if he...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Irish Water Funding (14 Nov 2013)

Lucinda Creighton: 111. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when the full cost of the domestic water metering programme of €539 million, excluding VAT, will be paid out by whichever party is responsible for payment; if any of the €240 million direct equity investment by the Exchequer in 2014 into Irish Water will be used to repay the liability of the bridging loan...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Irish Water Funding (14 Nov 2013)

Lucinda Creighton: 113. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 355 of 22 October 2013, if he will provide in tabular form the exact amount of funding Irish Water will be raising for 2014 and 2015, broken down by each revenue stream, including Ireland Strategic Investment Fund, EIB, bank lending, capital markets facilities, State support; if he...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Services Funding (14 Nov 2013)

Lucinda Creighton: 112. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide in tabular form all projects that received funding under the water services investment programme in 2012 and 2013; if he will confirm that all of the allocation of €371 million in 2012 and €329 million in 2013 under the programme has been spent; if either of these Exchequer payments was...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting Applications (14 Nov 2013)

Lucinda Creighton: 131. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the average waiting time for Garda vetting applications for volunteers; if it is possible to reduce the waiting time further as the delays can often act as a barrier for volunteering in much needed sectors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48621/13]

Other Questions: Ministerial Meetings (19 Nov 2013)

Lucinda Creighton: 108. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the exact number of meetings he has had, either in person or by telephone, with Peer Steinbrueck, Martin Schulz and Olaf Scholz of the Social Democratic Party, SPD, of Germany in the past 12 months; if he is concerned that the positions they are adopting on behalf of the SPD in German coalition negotiations are hurting...

Other Questions: Ministerial Meetings (19 Nov 2013)

Lucinda Creighton: I thank the Minister for his initial response. The concern in this regard is that a strategic and structured diplomatic offensive appears to be lacking in response to alarming statements that have emerged from Berlin in recent weeks and months. As the Tánaiste is aware, Chancellor Merkel and the Taoiseach made a clear statement some months ago in which the Chancellor reiterated her...

Other Questions: Ministerial Meetings (19 Nov 2013)

Lucinda Creighton: That is not the point.

Other Questions: Ministerial Meetings (19 Nov 2013)

Lucinda Creighton: I suppose there is an additional element to this. I am not convinced by the Tánaiste's response that, simply because of the political composition of government reflecting the political composition in this country, it will somehow miraculously turn out to be a better arrangement for us given the commitments that were made clearly by the previous German Government and the contradictory...

Other Questions: Ministerial Meetings (19 Nov 2013)

Lucinda Creighton: Unless it needs emergency funding.

Other Questions: Ministerial Meetings (19 Nov 2013)

Lucinda Creighton: It is because the information is not forthcoming.

Other Questions: Ministerial Meetings (19 Nov 2013)

Lucinda Creighton: The NTMA has been very silent on the issue.

Other Questions: Ministerial Meetings (19 Nov 2013)

Lucinda Creighton: The Tánaiste sounds like Bertie Ahern.

Other Questions: Ministerial Meetings (19 Nov 2013)

Lucinda Creighton: As Members of Parliament, we are entitled to express our concerns.

Other Questions: Ministerial Meetings (19 Nov 2013)

Lucinda Creighton: The Government is taking a gamble in cutting us off from funding.