Results 3,201-3,220 of 4,869 for speaker:Seán Haughey

Topical Issue Debate: School Accommodation (17 Oct 2019)

Seán Haughey: I thank the Minister for his response. I appreciate that this is an evolving situation and that meetings are taking place today, as the Minister said. Parents and children are very anxious about this matter. They need more definite arrangements to be conveyed to them as soon as possible. I appreciate that discussions are ongoing and various options are still under consideration, including...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works Properties (17 Oct 2019)

Seán Haughey: 93. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans for a building (details supplied); the use being made of same; the way in which it is being protected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42712/19]

Developments in Spain: Statements (22 Oct 2019)

Seán Haughey: All of us in the House are very concerned at recent developments in Catalonia. The recent decision by Spain's supreme court to sentence nine Catalonian politicians and activists to jail terms of between nine and 13 years and to fine three others has brought violence to the streets of Barcelona. Thousands of protesters have taken to the streets to protest against these sentences and a...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (22 Oct 2019)

Seán Haughey: 146. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider introducing a long paying tax credit for PAYE taxpayers who have been consistently paying tax for over 30 years or more as a gesture of gratitude for their contribution to the State; if such tax payers are recognised in the tax code at present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43214/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (22 Oct 2019)

Seán Haughey: 147. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will increase the threshold for inheritance tax in respect of a sibling leaving a house to another sibling; the factors to be taken into account when determining this threshold; when it was last increased; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43215/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (22 Oct 2019)

Seán Haughey: 230. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to ensure alternative accommodation and associated facilities will be provided as soon as possible for a school (details supplied) following a serious fire on 16 October 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43560/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Insurance Payments (22 Oct 2019)

Seán Haughey: 622. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason employees must pay PRSI after the age of 66 years if they are still working even though these contributions cannot be used to determine the rate of payment to be awarded on their State pensions (contributory); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43211/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Payments (22 Oct 2019)

Seán Haughey: 623. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a carer's allowance and arrears due to a person (details supplied) will issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43237/19]

Post-European Council Meetings: Statements (23 Oct 2019)

Seán Haughey: Not as leader of Fianna Fáil.

Post-European Council Meetings: Statements (23 Oct 2019)

Seán Haughey: The main outcome of last week's Council is welcome but it is certainly not something which we should celebrate because it brings closer the finality of the Brexit project. Brexit is one of the most profoundly regressive and damaging projects for many decades. It is based on an approach to national sovereignty, rules-based co-operation and the protection of the environment, workers and...

Post-European Council Meetings: Statements (23 Oct 2019)

Seán Haughey: I welcome the discussion at the European Council meeting of the strategic addenda, the next institutional cycle 2021-27 and the emphasis on protecting citizens and freedoms, developing a strong and vibrant economic base, building a climate neutral, green, fair and social Europe and promoting European interests and values on a global stage. That is something Ireland could work positively...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: European Council Meetings (23 Oct 2019)

Seán Haughey: 82. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his attendance at the European Council meeting in Brussels on 17 and 18 October 2019. [43852/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management Regulations (23 Oct 2019)

Seán Haughey: 175. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will consider granting additional powers to local authorities to allow them to deal with the large amount of wooden pallets which end up as discarded rubbish and disposed of legally and illegally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43676/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (5 Nov 2019)

Seán Haughey: 223. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to reform the July provision scheme for children with special needs; if the scheme will be extended to cater for children with Down's syndrome; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44532/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Applications (5 Nov 2019)

Seán Haughey: 226. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if funding will be provided to a school (details supplied) to allow it to become a single campus school; if his Department has received applications from this school for funding for emergency works, additional accommodation, summer works and minor works; if the applications will be examined favourably; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (5 Nov 2019)

Seán Haughey: 262. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to ensure that there will be a place for a person (details supplied) in an ASD unit for September 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45098/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (5 Nov 2019)

Seán Haughey: 299. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will consider regularising the status of undocumented children and young persons here with a view to granting them residency and the right to work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44430/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision Expenditure (5 Nov 2019)

Seán Haughey: 297. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the cost of the direct provision system in each of the years 2014 to 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44428/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Applications Data (5 Nov 2019)

Seán Haughey: 298. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of asylum seekers granted refugee status in each of the years 2014 to 2018; the success rate in percentage terms relative to the overall number of applications in each of these years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44429/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (5 Nov 2019)

Seán Haughey: 510. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will be given a suitable residential placement by the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44536/19]