Results 361-380 of 1,737 for speaker:Noel Rock

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (7 Mar 2017)

Noel Rock: 175. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the State has adopted the European Commission's European alliance for apprenticeships, which was a key element of the youth guarantee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11946/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Tax Code (7 Mar 2017)

Noel Rock: 280. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if consideration will be given to introducing a vacant property tax as outlined by a charity (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11875/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Passport Applications Fees (7 Mar 2017)

Noel Rock: 331. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if consideration will be given to subsidising or making a grant available to persons over 70 years of age applying for passports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11881/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Youth Guarantee (7 Mar 2017)

Noel Rock: 332. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will provide a breakdown of participants in the youth guarantee nationally in the past three years; the number of participants that were offered full time employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11947/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Youth Guarantee (7 Mar 2017)

Noel Rock: 334. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of private sector employers that have engaged with the youth guarantee scheme to date; the number that have offered full time employment to participants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11949/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Youth Guarantee (7 Mar 2017)

Noel Rock: 333. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the criteria in place to assess whether job offers under the youth guarantee scheme are quality offers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11948/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Youth Guarantee (7 Mar 2017)

Noel Rock: 335. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will provide a list of all programmes run nationwide by the State under the youth guarantee scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11950/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Expenditure (7 Mar 2017)

Noel Rock: 336. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will provide a breakdown of communication and advertising costs spent by his Department to promote employment services and supports over the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11951/17]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (7 Mar 2017)

Noel Rock: 357. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the production cost of each passport; if volume reduces the marginal cost in a given year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11882/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Food Safety Authority of Ireland Reports (7 Mar 2017)

Noel Rock: 450. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the report published by the Food Safety Authority of Ireland that showed an increase in the number of food alerts for 2016 which was the highest in a decade; the actions his department will take to tackle the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11944/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Administration (7 Mar 2017)

Noel Rock: 609. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the application and appeal forms for medical cards for elderly persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11880/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cross-Border Health Services Provision (7 Mar 2017)

Noel Rock: 610. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding eye cataract surgery for a person (details supplied) in Dublin; if this person would be entitled to the cross border health care scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11883/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Exports (7 Mar 2017)

Noel Rock: 667. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the ban on a product (details supplied) in the US state of Wisconsin; his further views on whether this could have wider implications for beef and dairy exports to the US; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11874/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Personal Injury Claims (7 Mar 2017)

Noel Rock: 799. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if consideration will be given to a consultation process to amend the injuriesboard.ie book of quantum in an effort to tackle high compensation payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11879/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Gender Equality (7 Mar 2017)

Noel Rock: 810. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her views on the latest report which showed that the gender pay gap has widened by 6.5% in the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11873/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Skills Development (7 Mar 2017)

Noel Rock: 811. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if the State has adopted the European Commission's Quality Framework on Traineeships, which was a key element of the youth guarantee; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11945/17]

Topical Issue Debate: Gaelscoil Issues (9 Mar 2017)

Noel Rock: This is an issue the Minister of State may not be fully aware of and I appreciate her taking this matter on behalf of the Minister, Deputy Bruton. In effect, it concerns a school based on the edge of the Minister, Deputy Bruton's constituency of Dublin Bay North and my constituency of Dublin North-West. Gaelscoil Cholmcille on Oscar Traynor Road has applied for a developing school status,...

Topical Issue Debate: Gaelscoil Issues (9 Mar 2017)

Noel Rock: I thank the Minister of State for the response and for taking the time to come into the House to address this important issue. She referred to demographic pressures. This school in effect straddles two constituencies: Dublin North-West and Dublin Bay North. In its back garden, in effect, is a large brownfield site ripe for development. It is quite clear that this will see development most...

Topical Issue Debate: Gaelscoil Issues (9 Mar 2017)

Noel Rock: There is a clear acknowledgement of the future pressures that might build up here. The work the Minister, Deputy Bruton, is doing in general is encouraging, but it is great to see in this specific case that he and the Department are planning for the future and considering this in a holistic, cohesive manner. The Minister of State, Deputy Byrne, would be familiar with the great groundswell...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: EU Funding (9 Mar 2017)

Noel Rock: 109. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount the State has received to date from the European Social Fund and the Youth Employment Initiative in an effort to tackle youth unemployment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12536/17]