Results 281-300 of 2,335 for speaker:Tom Neville

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Family Income Supplement Applications (2 May 2017)

Tom Neville: 607. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of a family income supplement, FIS, application by a person (details supplied). [20559/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (2 May 2017)

Tom Neville: 609. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of a carer's allowance application for a person (details supplied). [20613/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test Waiting Lists (2 May 2017)

Tom Neville: 1381. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason for the long waiting time to take a driving test in a test centre (details supplied) in County Limerick; the number of persons on a waiting list for the Newcastlewest driving test centre and the number of tests that were carried out in 2016 and to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20479/17]

Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Waiting Lists (3 May 2017)

Tom Neville: This issue arises from a reply received to a question about waiting lists in University Hospital Limerick and non-attendees. Some of the figures I have been presented with are quite startling. The answer I received outlined outpatient department attendance in 2015. The number of new appointments was 34,900; of these, 5,633 did not attend. Outpatient department review appointments totalled...

Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Waiting Lists (3 May 2017)

Tom Neville: It is welcome that the University of Limerick hospital group performed well in the context of scheduled care. However, we must be more proactive in the use of the available technology. In the public sector we always seem to be behind the eight ball when it comes to technology, whereas the private sector is often ahead of it. We need to foster a culture within the health service that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: City and County Child Care Committees: Discussion (3 May 2017)

Tom Neville: I apologise for being late. I watched the presentation on the television monitor in my office. I wish to declare my interests. I am a non-executive director of a small not-for-profit child care facility in County Limerick. My questions follow on from what Deputy Rabbitte has said. Does the Department take on board suggestions made by the child care committees? I have consistently...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: City and County Child Care Committees: Discussion (3 May 2017)

Tom Neville: In relation to what was said about the grandfather declaration, did the witnesses say it runs until 2021?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: City and County Child Care Committees: Discussion (3 May 2017)

Tom Neville: The second part of the question relates to other qualifications such as medical qualifications, for example, nurses.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: City and County Child Care Committees: Discussion (3 May 2017)

Tom Neville: This person has.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: City and County Child Care Committees: Discussion (3 May 2017)

Tom Neville: Does it only cover special needs?

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Electronic Tagging (9 May 2017)

Tom Neville: 121. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when legislation to introduce electronic tagging will be finalised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21716/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: National Broadband Plan Administration (9 May 2017)

Tom Neville: 589. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if there are areas in County Limerick that will come under the new national broadband plan. [22144/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Banded Hours Contract Bill 2016: Discussion (Resumed) (9 May 2017)

Tom Neville: I thank the witnesses for coming in. I am a qualified secondary school teacher who practised for six months after qualifying and left the profession. It was not for me. I am now in politics so people can weigh that for themselves.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Banded Hours Contract Bill 2016: Discussion (Resumed) (9 May 2017)

Tom Neville: I taught construction and technical graphics. I did the concurrent degree in the University of Limerick so it was a bachelor of technology and education. I assume it is still there. I went through pedagogy concurrently in the four years and this goes back to what was mentioned about teaching practice. There is the idea that this could go towards the 300 hours or weighted towards them. Not...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Banded Hours Contract Bill 2016: Discussion (Resumed) (9 May 2017)

Tom Neville: We do not want to stifle that flexibility either.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Banded Hours Contract Bill 2016: Discussion (Resumed) (9 May 2017)

Tom Neville: The requirement for 300 hours in a core subject was mentioned. Is there parity in subjects that might be similar that would count towards that? If I was a teacher of construction and was able to teach graphics or metalwork does that go towards the 300 hours as there are similar traits in the subjects?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Banded Hours Contract Bill 2016: Discussion (Resumed) (9 May 2017)

Tom Neville: Subjects like English and history and economics would have similar threads, I would assume.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Banded Hours Contract Bill 2016: Discussion (Resumed) (9 May 2017)

Tom Neville: I thank the witnesses for their presentations. I understand that they see hardship cases in their offices because the people who do not have problems do not approach them. In my experience the majority of employers are good and work flexibly. I have worked in the hospitality industry for years and any of my peers who worked in that industry had nothing but good things to say about...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Banded Hours Contract Bill 2016: Discussion (Resumed) (9 May 2017)

Tom Neville: Somebody actually works one hour a week. Would somebody really do that if it was offered to him or her?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Banded Hours Contract Bill 2016: Discussion (Resumed) (9 May 2017)

Tom Neville: Does Mr. Waugh have a specific example of someone who has been offered one hour a week and taken up the offer?