Results 401-420 of 9,163 for speaker:Jack Chambers

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulations (27 Sep 2016)

Jack Chambers: 872. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reasoning behind the decision to prevent cars which are more than ten years old from being used as taxis; if he will reconsider this decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26563/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network Expansion (27 Sep 2016)

Jack Chambers: 873. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if consideration will be given to the provision of an electric rail for Dublin West; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26564/16]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Childhood Care and Education (27 Sep 2016)

Jack Chambers: 950. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the safeguards the State has put in place to ensure there is fair and equitable admissions to preschools for applicants; if there is any legal certainty for parents who have been awarded a place and then told they cannot get a place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26561/16]

Other Questions: Inner City Initiatives (28 Sep 2016)

Jack Chambers: 23. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the role her Department is playing in the north-east inner city initiative. [27422/16]

Other Questions: Inner City Initiatives (28 Sep 2016)

Jack Chambers: I ask the Minister about the exact role her Department has played in what was a welcome announcement of a north-east inner city initiative, which is something with which we all have sympathy. Any community that has been ravaged by the murderous feud we have seen over the past number of months would need the support of this House. What exactly has her Department done in the past number of months?

Other Questions: Inner City Initiatives (28 Sep 2016)

Jack Chambers: I agree that effective community policing is a key facet in addressing this problem but it is important to look at the figures. In 2014, there were 79 garda reserves in the Dublin north-central area and now there are 52, according to the Department's own figures. There were 148 community gardaí in 2011 and 135 in 2015 but there are now 112 in 2016 and this is an area that has been...

Other Questions: Inner City Initiatives (28 Sep 2016)

Jack Chambers: I accept that there were economic difficulties but the figures speak for themselves. There were 67 reserves in 2015 but there are now 52 in 2016. It is important as part of the inner city initiative that the Minister ensures there is a community gain in terms of community gardaí but this has not been formally assured in the public announcements. We have seen welcome initiatives in the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Drugs in Prisons (28 Sep 2016)

Jack Chambers: 78. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to introduce or to pilot schemes within prisons to help inmates with drug addiction problems. [27421/16]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Irish Sign Language: Irish Deaf Society (28 Sep 2016)

Jack Chambers: I thank the Chairman. I will be brief. I thank all the witnesses for attending and for giving a very honest insight into their community's current situation around what has not been recognised. I was particularly taken aback by the information around the cardiac conditions and how a basic facet of any medical history is that a person can check the family history. The fact that this is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Authority: Discussion (28 Sep 2016)

Jack Chambers: I thank the two witnesses for being here and for presenting their statement. As mentioned previously, public confidence, transparency and oversight are key to what the authority is trying to achieve in the context of the process of reform within An Garda Síochána. I was slightly alarmed when Ms Feehily mentioned collaborative co-operation around the policing plan. I would like...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Authority: Discussion (28 Sep 2016)

Jack Chambers: The Chairman has seen that in his constituency.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Policing Authority: Discussion (28 Sep 2016)

Jack Chambers: I wish to raise the issue of the balance between critical engagement and ongoing collaborative co-operation. Reference was made to public attitudes and public perception. A consistent question in my mind is who guards the gardaí? What has the Policing Authority done specifically to separate and segregate staff into separate units, with one group engaging and collaborating with senior...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts (29 Sep 2016)

Jack Chambers: 182. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason the Office of Government Procurement, OGP, has cancelled the tendering process for interpretation and translation services; when the tendering process will commence for translation services by the OGP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28013/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (4 Oct 2016)

Jack Chambers: 100. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of an application for Irish citizenship by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28201/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (4 Oct 2016)

Jack Chambers: 107. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of an application for long stay (join spouse) visa submitted by a person (details supplied) more than year ago; the reason for the delay in this case; the reason the person has not received any information relating to their case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28319/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drug Treatment Programmes Funding (4 Oct 2016)

Jack Chambers: 475. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the only adolescent detoxification and treatment facility for young people between the ages of 15 and 21 (details supplied) is at risk of closure due to funding issues and is in need of assistance from the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28629/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drug Treatment Programmes Funding (4 Oct 2016)

Jack Chambers: 476. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the current State funding a service (details supplied) receives is insufficient to cover the costs required to adequately deal with the increasing demand and complexity with respect to young persons which requires such services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28630/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drug Treatment Programmes Funding (4 Oct 2016)

Jack Chambers: 477. To ask the Minister for Health if he will increase funding to a vital service (details supplied) to ensure that it is able to continue to help young people suffering with addiction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28631/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Investigations (4 Oct 2016)

Jack Chambers: 354. To ask the Minister for Health if he will publish the serious incident management report following an investigation undertaken at Wexford General Hospital into misdiagnosed bowel cancer cases relating to patients who underwent colonoscopy procedures there; the reason the report has not been published despite the look-back review having been completed several months ago; when the report...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Investigations (4 Oct 2016)

Jack Chambers: 355. To ask the Minister for Health to set out the status of the establishment of an external review of the misdiagnosed bowel cancer cases at Wexford General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28058/16]