Results 341-360 of 5,797 for speaker:Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Irish Water (17 Jan 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 477. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if Irish Water has agreed a contract with any companies regarding debt collection and or meter reads, meter checks, and predisconnection visits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41521/16]

Topical Issue Debate: Social and Affordable Housing Eligibility (24 Jan 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I regret that the Minister is not present, particularly in view of the fact that this is not only an issue of national interest but also one of particular interest to him and to those in my constituency. Cork City Council recently passed a vote, proposed by Councillor Ted Tynan, seeking an increase in the income limits or the maximum eligibility threshold for social housing in the Cork city...

Topical Issue Debate: Social and Affordable Housing Eligibility (24 Jan 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: What caught my eye in the Minister of State's response was the following:Given the cost to the State of providing social housing, it is considered prudent and fair to direct resources to those most in need of social housing support. I am satisfied that the current income eligibility requirements generally achieve this. What that says is that for families that are essentially in Cork city, in...

Tracker Mortgages: Motion [Private Members] (24 Jan 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: Cuirim fáilte roimh an rún seo atá os comhair an Tí. Tréaslaím leis an Teachta Ó Dochartaigh as ucht é a thabhairt os ár gcomhair. The purposed of the motion is to ensure the Government recognises a wrong has been inflicted on blameless citizens. Few will disagree with this. It must not only recognise that, it must rectify the wrong. As the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting Applications (24 Jan 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 95. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current waiting time for the processing of Garda vetting applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2553/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting Applications (24 Jan 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 96. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will consider the use of Pobal when processing Garda vetting applications for those persons seeking work in the early years sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2554/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing (24 Jan 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 230. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he has had discussions with the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs regarding the extent to which local authorities are obliged to take into consideration in their allocations policies a number of factors (details supplied). [3119/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing (24 Jan 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 231. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he has had any discussions with the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs regarding whether an applicant for social housing is entitled to be considered an adult plus children, for the purposes of allocation, in the circumstances in which the children stay with the parent several days a week. [3120/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing (24 Jan 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 232. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his views on the fact that many parents in circumstances in which they are separated from their former partner, find it difficult to accommodate their children for the number of days that they have access to them, due to being considered a single applicant for the purposes of social housing and consequently, are...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing (24 Jan 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 260. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the extent to which local authorities are obliged to take into consideration in their allocations policies a number of factors (details supplied). [3106/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing (24 Jan 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 261. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if a person is entitled to be considered as an adult plus children for the purposes of allocation of social housing in circumstances in which the children stay with the parent several days a week. [3107/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Legislative Programme (25 Jan 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 286. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when she expects the Adoption (Information and Tracing) Bill 2016 to come before Dáil Éireann; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3296/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency Data (25 Jan 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 287. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of childminders that have registered with Tusla since 1 September 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3297/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Proposed Legislation (25 Jan 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 288. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when she expects to publish the heads of a Bill for the Child Care (Amendment) Bill; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3299/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Weight of Schoolbags: Discussion (25 Jan 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I have a number of questions for the delegates. The issue of carrying technique is interesting, as is the issue of the quality of schoolbags. Are there minimum standards for schoolbags? There is a wide variation in quality, but features such as hip straps would make a significant difference in weight distribution. If there are no minimum standards, should we consider introducing them?...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Weight of Schoolbags: Discussion (25 Jan 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I wish to make a point about minimum standards; I do not necessarily require a response. I understand the point about fashion and the rest of it. While some may choose to take things in a carrier bag, nonetheless items are sold in shops as schoolbags. I see no reason for not having minimum standards there. For example, many of the hurling helmets that were fashionable when I was a...

Disability (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2016: Second Stage (31 Jan 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: Cuirim fáilte roimh an mBille seo agus táim sasta deis a bheith agam labhairt ar. Although it is not before time to have the Bill, it goes a considerable way towards addressing many issues and opens the door to the ratification of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, which the Minister of State, Deputy Finian McGrath, considers a priority. However, there...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing Provision (31 Jan 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 273. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will consider the project at Lehenaghmore and Lehenaghbeg, Togher, County Cork for inclusion in the strategic infrastructure grant operated with the Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4019/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres Provision (31 Jan 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 450. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to develop a primary health care centre in Togher, Cork; when he plans to develop it; if a site has been identified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3745/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Data (31 Jan 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 477. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons outsourced at Mercy University Hospital for each of the years 2013 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3874/17]