Results 381-400 of 2,514 for speaker:Noel Grealish

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Administration (27 Mar 2013)

Noel Grealish: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if circulars issued by her Department regarding payment of rent supplement direct to a landlord, where the tenant so requests, can be described as merely internal guidelines; the status of such guidelines in regard to decisions of the community welfare service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15499/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Development (16 Apr 2013)

Noel Grealish: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the effect that there have been disease outbreaks in a number of salmon cage installations along the west coast, one of which is amoebic gill disease; if he will give details of the locations of these outbreaks and whether the disease has caused high mortalities and the closure of open salmon cage...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann Services (16 Apr 2013)

Noel Grealish: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has received the report and recommendations by the National Transport Agency on public service obligations which was carried out in Summer 2012; if he will make the recommendations of the National Transport Agency available to the public; if and when he intends to make decisions based on these recommendations; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Offshore Islands (23 Apr 2013)

Noel Grealish: 408. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will indicate the amount spent on the two airports, Cleggan and Inishbofin, County Galway, by the Exchequer since they were created; if he has plans to provide funding to finish these two airports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19083/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local and Community Development Programme (23 Apr 2013)

Noel Grealish: 420. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on the restrictions that exist for membership of the State funded Inishbofin Development Company Limited (details supplied); if he is satisfied to allow this situation to exist despite several islanders feeling excluded by the criteria that has been imposed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19082/13]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadcasting Legislation (30 Apr 2013)

Noel Grealish: 361. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the way the proposed public broadcasting household charge will be levied on users in the case of a rental property; if it is expected that the owner or tenant of a rental property will be the liable person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20134/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licences Numbers (30 Apr 2013)

Noel Grealish: 477. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of current valid licences that are in issue from his Department for salmon cage installations in counties Mayo, Galway and Clare; if all of these licences are being actively used; the person responsible for the maintenance of salmon cages; if these cages/installations are inspected by his Department's officials on a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Charity Clothes Bank Thefts (7 May 2013)

Noel Grealish: 298. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the penalties that apply for those convicted of theft from charity bring banks; if he is considering strengthening the laws in this area, in view of the significant loss of revenue this theft causes to charities; if he intends to regulate charity collectors who call door to door to collect for charities; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sea Lice Controls (7 May 2013)

Noel Grealish: 323. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in the years that the lice control protocols have been in place for salmon cage installations, the number of cases in which there has been legal action or financial penalties brought against salmon cage operators that repeatedly fail to keep to the required levels; the penalties that can be imposed by his Department for such...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sea Lice Controls (7 May 2013)

Noel Grealish: 324. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason data of lice levels relating to salmon cage installations is only available from the Marine Institute two to three years after the event; if the data can be made publicly available within a month; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21109/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sea Lice Controls (7 May 2013)

Noel Grealish: 325. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if treatment levels are set at 0.5 lice per salmon in salmon cage installations, regardless of numbers of salmon in cages; in view of the fact that there will be at least 7.2m salmon in the proposed cages in Galway Bay, will the same treatment level take account of this number of fish and that consequently the levels of lice from...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Taxation Exemptions (9 May 2013)

Noel Grealish: 53. To ask the Minister for Finance the way deferral of local property tax and the subsequent 4% charge will be of any benefit to those qualifying persons already in debt distress; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21930/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects Issues (14 May 2013)

Noel Grealish: 738. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the motorway from Gort to Tuam, which is due to go to construction shortly, under PPP will not be a toll road; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22512/13]

Order of Business (15 May 2013)

Noel Grealish: When does the Taoiseach expect the Garda Síochána (compensation for malicious injuries) Bill to be published? In the course of its publication, will the Taoiseach agree to lift the recruitment ban? I am led to believe a large number of gardaí will retire this year and there is a general view among rural people that we will not have an adequate police service to patrol rural areas.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payments Implementation (16 May 2013)

Noel Grealish: 198. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will ensure that the proposed housing assistance payment which will replace rent supplement will continue to be paid while a case is being heard by the Private Residential Tenancies Board, even if a landlord's termination notice has expired, in view of the fact that it is necessary to have a termination notice in...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Air Services Provision (22 May 2013)

Noel Grealish: 266. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if an investigation of additional charges associated with airline travel, including bag charges, credit card fees, and so on is being carried out at an EU level by him as part of the Irish Presidency of the EU; if so, from what perspective it will be investigated, for example competition/ consumer rights/law; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Charities Regulation (23 May 2013)

Noel Grealish: 167. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 298 of 7 May 2013 regarding the regulation of charity collectors, the reason there is a delay in the implementation of the Charities Act; the financial reasons for the delay; the reason there is a delay in the creation of the Register of Charities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24941/13]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Health and Safety Regulations (30 May 2013)

Noel Grealish: 122. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the way the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Regulations, due to be in force from 1 June will affect the owners of buy-to-let properties who wish to upgrade; the reason these regulations apply to small domestic projects; if any small buy-to-let or domestic building work is excluded, and if so the criteria for such exclusion; if he...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licences Applications (11 Jun 2013)

Noel Grealish: 826. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the Marine Institute has carried out an independent review of the BIM Environmental Impact Study of the proposed fish farm for Galway Bay; the name of the scientist or scientists involved; if the review will be published; the timeframe for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27728/13]

Housing (Amendment) Bill 2013: Report and Final Stages (12 Jun 2013)

Noel Grealish: My experience in Galway is that local authorities are advising people, because there is so little social housing available, to apply for the long-term leasing scheme or the rental accommodation scheme. I dealt with a case recently in which a young blind woman was seeking a house with a garden for her guide dog but none of the available local authority houses was suitable. The scheme is...