Results 3,061-3,080 of 5,294 for speaker:Michael McCarthy

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rural Transport Programme Funding (16 Apr 2013)

Michael McCarthy: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will advise on the future of a rural transport programme (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16075/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Taxation Exemptions (17 Apr 2013)

Michael McCarthy: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of properties in the West Cork region which have been exempted from the local property tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17807/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Services Provision (17 Apr 2013)

Michael McCarthy: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will confirm the number of primary schools in the country which have a dedicated autism unit; the staffing allocation for these units; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17992/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (17 Apr 2013)

Michael McCarthy: To ask the Minister for Health the reason that there is no orthopaedic paediatric surgeon currently employed in the Lourdes Hospital Drogheda, County Louth; if he will confirm if the position has been advertised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17993/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (17 Apr 2013)

Michael McCarthy: To ask the Minister for Health the number of children who are on the waiting list for orthopaediatric surgery in the Louth area at present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17994/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (17 Apr 2013)

Michael McCarthy: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the new emergency monitoring units for epilepsy at Cork University Hospital and at Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9; when these units will be open and be operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17995/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector Regulation (23 Apr 2013)

Michael McCarthy: 241. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will confirm if a person who holds a US passport and an Irish passport is eligible to buy shares in financial institutions in the State; if he will advise on the eligibility criteria that would apply in such cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18802/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Mental Health Strategies (23 Apr 2013)

Michael McCarthy: 286. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on the drafting of guidelines for schools in relation to mental health in the State's education system; if he will provide a provisional timeline on the planned publication of the guidelines and further actions that will follow from same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18924/13]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Staff Redeployment (23 Apr 2013)

Michael McCarthy: 308. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will confirm if a person (details supplied) in County Cork is eligible for a transfer within the civil service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19120/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Waiting Lists (23 Apr 2013)

Michael McCarthy: 421. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if there are any circumstances in which a local authority housing applicant can be put back on the housing list if they have been removed from it for refusing a second offer of local authority accommodation; if there are any provisions for exceptional circumstances in such cases; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fodder Crisis (23 Apr 2013)

Michael McCarthy: 539. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position in relation to the fodder crisis; if he will address concerns arising from those affected by the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18746/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Water Fluoridation (23 Apr 2013)

Michael McCarthy: 589. To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline the current position on water flouridation, to address concerns that exist regarding an alleged artificial water flouridation of the water supply here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18295/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Treatment Abroad Scheme (23 Apr 2013)

Michael McCarthy: 648. To ask the Minister for Health the reason treatment for a person (details supplied) in County Louth has had their request for the treatment abroad scheme refused despite strong medical evidence which supports their application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18976/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fodder Crisis (23 Apr 2013)

Michael McCarthy: 539. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position in relation to the fodder crisis; if he will address concerns arising from those affected by the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18746/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Water Fluoridation (23 Apr 2013)

Michael McCarthy: 589. To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline the current position on water flouridation, to address concerns that exist regarding an alleged artificial water flouridation of the water supply here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18295/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Treatment Abroad Scheme (23 Apr 2013)

Michael McCarthy: 648. To ask the Minister for Health the reason treatment for a person (details supplied) in County Louth has had their request for the treatment abroad scheme refused despite strong medical evidence which supports their application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18976/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (23 Apr 2013)

Michael McCarthy: We are in public session. Is it agreed to continue our scrutiny of EU proposals - COM (2012) 416, COM (2012) 710, COM (2012) 576 and COM (2013) 55? Agreed. It is proposed that the proposals in Schedule B do not warrant further scrutiny. Is that agreed? Agreed. COM (2012) 416 is a proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2003/87/EC...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Eligibility (24 Apr 2013)

Michael McCarthy: 138. To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 646 of 17 April 2013, if she will clarify a person's eligibility for rent allowance in a situation in which has left their home which is jointly owned/rented with their spouse/partner; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19345/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Arrears Resolution Process (30 Apr 2013)

Michael McCarthy: 198. To ask the Minister for Finance the total number of appeals that were submitted by mortgage-holders engaged in a MARP to appeals boards in each of the State's financial institutions within the past 12 months; the total number of those appeals which were not upheld by the appeals board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20273/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector Issues (30 Apr 2013)

Michael McCarthy: 199. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a breakdown in tabular form of the number of appeals received by each appeal board in the States financial institutions within the past 12 months, specifically including the total number of appeals submitted per bank; the total number of appeals upheld per bank; the total number of appeals turned down per bank; and if he will make a...