Results 2,921-2,940 of 10,573 for speaker:Patrick O'Donovan

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (15 Oct 2014)

Patrick O'Donovan: 107. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children that have entered reading recovery and have not gone onto learning support; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39373/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (15 Oct 2014)

Patrick O'Donovan: 108. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason all schools are not being allowed to enter the reading recovery programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39374/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Expenditure (15 Oct 2014)

Patrick O'Donovan: 105. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current cost of providing the maths recovery programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39371/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Expenditure (15 Oct 2014)

Patrick O'Donovan: 106. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of long term learning support for a child in primary education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39372/14]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Census of Population Publication (15 Oct 2014)

Patrick O'Donovan: 170. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to publish the 1926 census; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39414/14]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Long Wave Radio Transmission: RTE (15 Oct 2014)

Patrick O'Donovan: I thank the representatives from RTE for their attendance. From the point of view of the Irish in Britain, this is the second botched announcement from RTE within two years, the first being the closure of the London office. I understand it has been advertised this morning that RTE now wishes to reopen it and to base a person in ITN. There is a press release on RTE's website to the effect...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Long Wave Radio Transmission: RTE (15 Oct 2014)

Patrick O'Donovan: But they are not funded through the television licence----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Long Wave Radio Transmission: RTE (15 Oct 2014)

Patrick O'Donovan: -----and they are not working for the public service broadcaster funded by the taxpayer.

Leaders' Questions (16 Oct 2014)

Patrick O'Donovan: That is rich coming from you.

Seanad Reform: Motion [Private Members] (16 Oct 2014)

Patrick O'Donovan: As someone who stood several years ago for Seanad election and missed out by less than quarter of a vote - some would say I was lucky, or unlucky, depending on what way one looks at it - I welcome this debate on Seanad reform. The people made up their minds and decided to keep the Seanad last year. No one, however, wants to keep it in its current format. Accordingly, can meaningful reform...

Seanad Reform: Motion [Private Members] (16 Oct 2014)

Patrick O'Donovan: The Deputy is correct; that is way the President of the United States is elected. I do not see anybody here jumping up and down about that. Article 19 of the Constitution states:Provision may be made by law for the direct election by any functional or vocational group or association or council of so many members of Seanad Éireann as may be fixed by such law in substitution for an equal...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: VAT Rate Application (16 Oct 2014)

Patrick O'Donovan: 71. To ask the Minister for Finance the VAT charges on solid fuels per tonne from 2000 to date in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39593/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Carbon Tax Collection (16 Oct 2014)

Patrick O'Donovan: 72. To ask the Minister for Finance the total amount of carbon tax per tonne on solid fuels and the way Ireland compares with other European countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39605/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (16 Oct 2014)

Patrick O'Donovan: 96. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a disadvantaged area payment in respect of a person (details supplied) has not been paid; when they will receive payment of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39539/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Medicines (16 Oct 2014)

Patrick O'Donovan: 99. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason veterinary retail personnel have to do an updated course on veterinary product sales if they have only completed a recent course; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39588/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (16 Oct 2014)

Patrick O'Donovan: 191. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to introduce cover particularly in special needs schools (details supplied) where a teacher's absence is not covered by a substitute teacher that is first day of uncertified sick leave and family leave, which results in the pupils in classes being divided out among the remaining teachers who already have a full class; and if she will...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Service Provision (16 Oct 2014)

Patrick O'Donovan: 224. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the position regarding broadband in an area (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39530/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ports Development (16 Oct 2014)

Patrick O'Donovan: 230. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the plans he has for Rosslare Europort; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39617/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Pension Provisions (21 Oct 2014)

Patrick O'Donovan: 98. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will put a mechanism in place to implement the Labour Court recommendation of 2008 in relation to an agreed pension scheme provision for community employment supervisors and assistant supervisors; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38011/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Pension Provisions (21 Oct 2014)

Patrick O'Donovan: 99. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to implement the Labour Court recommendation of 2008 in relation to an agreed pension scheme provision for community employment supervisors and assistant supervisors; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39823/14]