Results 2,801-2,820 of 6,180 for speaker:Terence Flanagan

Written Answers — Department of Health: Haddington Road Agreement Issues (11 Jun 2013)

Terence Flanagan: 883. To ask the Minister for Health if he will deal with the following matter (details supplied) regarding the Haddington Road Agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27795/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospice Services (11 Jun 2013)

Terence Flanagan: 892. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in opening the 24 bed Blanchardstown Hospice, Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27172/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Numbers (11 Jun 2013)

Terence Flanagan: 923. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department or the Health Service Executive has any plans to implement redundancies in the near future; and if so, will they be targeted at certain groups of person that is working mothers and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26699/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (11 Jun 2013)

Terence Flanagan: 931. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding plans to implement free general practitioner visit cards for under fives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26801/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (11 Jun 2013)

Terence Flanagan: 1006. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the Health Service Executive fair deal scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27586/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (11 Jun 2013)

Terence Flanagan: 1011. To ask the Minister for Health if an implementation plan for the national neurorehabilitation policy will be developed by his Department; if he recognises the importance of implementing a policy in view of the fact that only 1 in 6 of the 15,000 people here who need specialist neurorehabilitation each year receive same due to a lack of services; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (11 Jun 2013)

Terence Flanagan: 1086. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the guidelines set by his Department in relation to criteria for works to be completed by county councils; if guidelines issued to county councils are different from one council to the next; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27017/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Grant Aid (13 Jun 2013)

Terence Flanagan: 173. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the grant-aid given to the horticulture industry for the past five years; if he has any proposed new initiatives to help the industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28475/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Child Care Education Standards (13 Jun 2013)

Terence Flanagan: 183. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if there are any plans to implement the Síolta National Quality Framework and the Aistear Early Childhood Curriculum Framework; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28474/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Child Care Education Issues (13 Jun 2013)

Terence Flanagan: 184. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to develop the Early Childhood and Education Sector Workforce Development Plan 2010 into a working plan that is adequately resourced and implemented; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28487/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Inspections (13 Jun 2013)

Terence Flanagan: 185. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to revise the childcare inspection system and include an early years specialist on the inspection team; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28488/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Preschool Services (13 Jun 2013)

Terence Flanagan: 186. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she has given any consideration to the Association of Childhood Professionals' call for a standard childhood sector contract to be developed, which includes permanent contracts in preschools to improve continuity in the workplace and bring greater job security for staff; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28489/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Qualifications (13 Jun 2013)

Terence Flanagan: 187. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if consideration has been given to establishing a national qualification and registration system for all early years professionals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28498/13]

Access to the Countryside Bill 2013: Second Stage [Private Members] (14 Jun 2013)

Terence Flanagan: I congratulate Deputy Dowds and his staff on the hard work and research that went into producing this Bill and bringing it to the floor of the Dáil. I welcome the measures the Bill introduces to give walkers more access to the countryside. As an urban Deputy, I have access to some beautiful walks, particularly through Clontarf on the promenade into Dollymount and through Sutton into...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (18 Jun 2013)

Terence Flanagan: 239. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the length of time it is taking to process appeals for disability payments (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28997/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (18 Jun 2013)

Terence Flanagan: 331. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will outline the difference in the planning permission needed for small sewerage plants compared to monster sewerage plants, such as the proposed facility at Clonshaugh, Dublin 17; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28931/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Water Treatment Issues (18 Jun 2013)

Terence Flanagan: 332. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on Fingal County Council's recent announcement to locate a monster sewerage plant at Clonshaugh, Dublin 17; his views that a monster plant was needed rather than a number of small sewerage plants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28932/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Derelict Sites (18 Jun 2013)

Terence Flanagan: 335. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the amount spent by local authorities on repairing derelict buildings especially shop fronts over the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29021/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Gambling Sector (18 Jun 2013)

Terence Flanagan: 364. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if a national gambling impact study has ever been carried out and his plans to carry out one soon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28659/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Sentencing Policy (18 Jun 2013)

Terence Flanagan: 378. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his views regarding the level of inconsistency in the sentencing system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28929/13]