Results 3,221-3,240 of 3,523 for speaker:Lucinda Creighton

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Appointments to State Boards (5 Feb 2015)

Lucinda Creighton: 176. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the appointments to the board of Bord Bia are likely to be completed; the total number of applicants for the State board; his plans to publish the curriculum vitae of each successful candidate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5351/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Conservation Grant (5 Feb 2015)

Lucinda Creighton: 252. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the final date for eligibility to receive the water conservation grant application that persons must have registered with Irish Water; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5348/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Conservation Grant (5 Feb 2015)

Lucinda Creighton: 281. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the new deadline that has been put in place by which households must register with Irish Water to avail of the €100 water conservation grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5349/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Irish Water Consultative Group (5 Feb 2015)

Lucinda Creighton: 269. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the persons who attended all meetings of the Irish Water consultative group SLA sub-group, including not just members of this group but also non-members; and if he will provide minutes of all these meetings. [5277/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Irish Water Consultative Group (5 Feb 2015)

Lucinda Creighton: 270. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the organisation that took the decision to extend the Irish Water SLA beyond 2017 that is Irish Water; Bord Gáis or his Department. [5278/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Irish Water Consultative Group (5 Feb 2015)

Lucinda Creighton: 280. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the names of all persons present at the 18 April 2013 meeting of the Irish Water consultation group; if he will confirm that the extension of the service level agreements with councils was a pre-condition for the councils to undertake the necessary fact finding mission as suggested in the memo for the 18 April 2013...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Appointments to State Boards (5 Feb 2015)

Lucinda Creighton: 314. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the reason she refuses to publicly release the curricula vitae of successful candidates who have been appointed to State boards under her remit; if she will publicly release the curriculum vitae of each successful candidate in the future under the newly announced regime for State board appointments; and if she will make a statement...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Alcohol Advertising (10 Feb 2015)

Lucinda Creighton: 1. To ask the Taoiseach if he will provide an update on the work of the working group on regulating sponsorship by alcohol companies of major sporting events; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40960/14]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Alcohol Advertising (10 Feb 2015)

Lucinda Creighton: On what moral or ethical basis does the Taoiseach believe it is appropriate that we impose a ban on tobacco sponsorship of sport in this country, yet he has failed to grasp the opportunity to impose a similar ban on alcohol sponsorship, given that alcohol causes far more damage to individuals and families throughout the State?

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Alcohol Advertising (10 Feb 2015)

Lucinda Creighton: The Taoiseach said he does not accept my assertion. Does he accept that the Government's steering group on national substance misuse in September 2012 found that a quarter of Irish adults binge drink every week and that the average Irish person drinks the equivalent of 482 pints of lager, 125 bottles of wine or 45 bottles of vodka every year? Does he accept that 1.5 million Irish adults are...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Alcohol Advertising (10 Feb 2015)

Lucinda Creighton: On a point of order-----

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Alcohol Advertising (10 Feb 2015)

Lucinda Creighton: That is not the question I asked.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Alcohol Advertising (10 Feb 2015)

Lucinda Creighton: My question was specifically about sponsorship and advertising. The Taoiseach can answer the question I asked or he can answer a question that he wanted me to ask.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Alcohol Advertising (10 Feb 2015)

Lucinda Creighton: I wish he would.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Alcohol Advertising (10 Feb 2015)

Lucinda Creighton: I asked about advertising.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Alcohol Advertising (10 Feb 2015)

Lucinda Creighton: Answer the question.

Topical Issue Debate: Tax Code (10 Feb 2015)

Lucinda Creighton: I thank the Minister for taking this Topical Issue. I wish to raise the deeply uncompetitive environment which exists to encourage productive investment in Irish small and medium-sized enterprises, and the deeply unfair and inequitable taxation system in place for the self-employed. I genuinely believe most Irish people are not aware of the fact, and would be shocked if they knew, that an...

Topical Issue Debate: Tax Code (10 Feb 2015)

Lucinda Creighton: I thank the Minister for his reply. I am aware of all the various schemes and many of them are extremely complex. Much of the feedback I have got from small businesses is that they are inaccessible or they do not qualify for them. There are a huge number of hurdles and obstacles to accessing many of the schemes the Minister mentioned. I am glad he mentioned the 9% rate of VAT because...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Commemorative Events (10 Feb 2015)

Lucinda Creighton: 146. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht , in view of the fact that her Department recently rejected an Ireland Inspires proposal modelled on the success of The Gathering 2013, the reason trade and tourism are not among the priorities of the Ireland 2016 commemoration programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5463/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Eligibility (10 Feb 2015)

Lucinda Creighton: 177. To ask the Minister for Social Protection to outline her plans and the progress made to provide young persons on a reduced rate of payment and trapped in homelessness with the support and financial means to exit homelessness; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5658/15]