Results 461-480 of 4,507 for speaker:Pat Deering

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Discussion with Fibromyalgia Sufferers of Ireland and Spina Bifida Hydrocephalus Ireland (6 Dec 2012)

Pat Deering: Like Senator Landy, I am not a member of the committee and I thank the Chairman for giving me an opportunity to speak at the committee today. I thank the committee for inviting both groups, in particular the fibromyalgia group with which I have been involved directly in my area in Carlow for almost a year. Approximately a year ago, I first became involved with the group. Prior to that, I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Discussion with Fibromyalgia Sufferers of Ireland and Spina Bifida Hydrocephalus Ireland (6 Dec 2012)

Pat Deering: How do we compare with our neighbours in England in regard to the treatment of fibromyalgia? Is the syndrome recognised in England and what kind of treatments are provided?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Discussion with Fibromyalgia Sufferers of Ireland and Spina Bifida Hydrocephalus Ireland (6 Dec 2012)

Pat Deering: Is it recognised?

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (11 Dec 2012)

Pat Deering: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total number of special needs assistants employed in pre-school settings; if these are included in the overall national cap of 10,575; his views on whether those SNAs employed in pre-school setting should be excluded from the national cap only relates to primary and secondary level. [55625/12]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund: Motion (13 Dec 2012)

Pat Deering: We have apologies from the Chairman, who is unavoidably absent, and from Deputy Ferris. I remind members to switch off their mobile telephones. I welcome the Minister and his officials to discuss the motion referred by both Houses relating to the Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund, HGRF. I understand members have been briefed with all the relevant material. Members are reminded of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Messages to Dáil and Seanad (13 Dec 2012)

Pat Deering: In accordance with Standing Order 87, the following message will be sent to the Dáil: The Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine has completed its consideration of the following motion:That Dáil Éireann approves the following Order in draft: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2012, a copy of which Order in draft was laid before Dáil Éireann on...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Business of Joint Committee (13 Dec 2012)

Pat Deering: We will be meeting again next week.

Order of Business (14 Dec 2012)

Pat Deering: Deputy Mattie McGrath was on hunger strike.

Order of Business (14 Dec 2012)

Pat Deering: Deputy Martin should apologise.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Appeals (18 Dec 2012)

Pat Deering: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Carlow will receive a decision on their appeal for invalidity and if she will expedite a reply. [56629/12]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Stations (18 Dec 2012)

Pat Deering: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide a breakdown of expected savings from the proposed Garda station closures on an individual station basis. [56366/12]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (20 Dec 2012)

Pat Deering: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the problems that would be encountered in means testing all social welfare payments; the steps she is taking to overcome these problems and when we may expect a means tested system of payments. [57519/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service (20 Dec 2012)

Pat Deering: To ask the Minister for Health the criteria used for assessing those in receipt of home help hours. [57517/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service (20 Dec 2012)

Pat Deering: To ask the Minister for Health the total number of home help appeals received in each area in the past month; the length of time it is taking for the appeals to be reviewed and the time frame involved to have the current back log reviewed. [57518/12]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Fuel Rebate Scheme (16 Jan 2013)

Pat Deering: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will he include owners and operators of buses and coaches in the diesel rebate system proposal. [1369/13]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Mobile Telephony (16 Jan 2013)

Pat Deering: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will request all mobile phone suppliers to standardise the type of phone charger they supply, all suppliers supply the plug end to suit the same type of electrical socket and it should be possible to standardise the phone end also, as this would make phones cheaper to buy as a charger wouldn't have to be included and...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Traveller Accommodation (16 Jan 2013)

Pat Deering: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of money that has been allocated for traveller accommodation on a county basis per annum for the last five years. [1370/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Suckler Welfare Scheme Eligibility (16 Jan 2013)

Pat Deering: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will increase the number of suckler cows eligible for premium payments from the reduced number of twenty announced in Budget 2013 to allow commercial farmers to benefit from the scheme. [1367/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (16 Jan 2013)

Pat Deering: To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a decision on their medical card application. [1249/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (16 Jan 2013)

Pat Deering: To ask the Minister for Health when will General Practitioner cards for persons with long term illnesses as announced in Budget 2012 be issued. [1368/13]