Results 341-360 of 7,975 for speaker:Joe Higgins

Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (4 May 2005)

Joe Higgins: Question 140: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if, in view of the importance of the elderly beds and step down and medium intervention units to the ten point plan for the health service, the planned refurbishment and upgrading of the Brú Chaoimhín care of the elderly facility, Dublin 8, and of the old Meath community unit for the elderly will progress immediately....

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (4 May 2005)

Joe Higgins: Question 139: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if the HSE is to re-examine all capital or other funding granted prior to its formation on 1 January 2005; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13906/05]

Written Answers — Long-Term Illness Scheme: Long-Term Illness Scheme (4 May 2005)

Joe Higgins: Question 155: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she will amend the terms of the long-term illness and disability scheme to include growth hormone deficiency. [14026/05]

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (4 May 2005)

Joe Higgins: Question 236: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the steps he is taking to ensure that An Post pensioners receive the increases in their pensions. [14121/05]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (4 May 2005)

Joe Higgins: Question 293: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if the payment of old age pensions by means of pension books at post offices is to be replaced by electronic funds transfers to banks. [14023/05]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (4 May 2005)

Joe Higgins: Question 294: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if, in the event of old age pension books being replaced by electronic funds transfers, this facility will be made available at the post offices. [14024/05]

Programmes for Government. (10 May 2005)

Joe Higgins: Question 7: To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent contacts with the social partners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15226/05]

Programmes for Government. (10 May 2005)

Joe Higgins: Question 8: To ask the Taoiseach when he next expects to meet the social partners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15227/05]

Written Answers — Company Closures: Company Closures (10 May 2005)

Joe Higgins: Question 250: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the action he will take to recoup the €300,000 given by the Enterprise Ireland to Swords-based telesales company (details supplied) in view of the fact that this company shut down its operations in March 2005 owing its employees, among many other creditors, on average six weeks unpaid wages before setting up business...

Written Answers — Company Closures: Company Closures (10 May 2005)

Joe Higgins: Question 251: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the sanctions his Department will take against companies grant-aided by State bodies that shut down owning money to creditors and employees before setting up business again under a different name. [15173/05]

Written Answers — Cúrsaí Pleanála: Cúrsaí Pleanála (10 May 2005)

Joe Higgins: Question 286: To ask the Aire Gnóthaí Pobail, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta i bhfianaise chinneadh stairiúil an Bhoird Pleanála maidir le cúrsaí pleanála sa Ghaeltacht, an bhfuil sé i gceist aige dul i gcomhairle leis an Aire Comhshaoil, Oidhreachta agus Rialtais Áitiúil féachaint le rialacháin a dhéanamh faoi alt 33 den Acht um Fhorbairt agus Pleanáil 2000 ar rialacháin iad a...

Written Answers — Education for Asylum Seekers: Education for Asylum Seekers (10 May 2005)

Joe Higgins: Question 428: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the VEC courses for which asylum seekers are entitled to register. [15282/05]

Written Answers — Education for Asylum Seekers: Education for Asylum Seekers (10 May 2005)

Joe Higgins: Question 429: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if asylum seekers who have been granted the right to work and asylum seekers granted leave to remain in this State as the parent of an Irish-born child are subject to different criteria in registering for a VEC course than asylum seekers who do not come under these categories. [15283/05]

Leaders' Questions. (11 May 2005)

Joe Higgins: He has learned much from the Taoiseach.

Active Citizenship. (11 May 2005)

Joe Higgins: Question 6: To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the role and membership of the proposed new task force on active citizenship. [15225/05]

Commissions of Investigation. (11 May 2005)

Joe Higgins: Question 12: To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the April 2005 meeting between representatives of his Department and Justice for the Forgotten. [15203/05]

Commissions of Investigation. (11 May 2005)

Joe Higgins: Question 13: To ask the Taoiseach when he next expects to receive a report from Mr. Justice Henry Barron; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15204/05]

Written Answers — National Minimum Wage: National Minimum Wage (11 May 2005)

Joe Higgins: Question 200: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of disabled persons in sheltered or supported employment earning less than the minimum wage. [15505/05]

Written Answers — National Minimum Wage: National Minimum Wage (11 May 2005)

Joe Higgins: Question 201: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the average wage awarded to disabled persons in sheltered or supported employment. [15506/05]

Written Answers — National Minimum Wage: National Minimum Wage (11 May 2005)

Joe Higgins: Question 202: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the entity which pays disabled persons on the NTDI's community workshop scheme to manufacture products for private companies. [15507/05]