Results 461-480 of 45,495 for speaker:Simon Harris

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (12 Jan 2012)

Simon Harris: Question 113: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to expedite the co-ordination of the assessment of needs process for a child with special educational needs prior to them commencing school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1728/12]

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (12 Jan 2012)

Simon Harris: Question 114: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider reforming the role of special needs assistants in classrooms; if he has considered the experience of other education systems in Europe in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1729/12]

Written Answers — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (12 Jan 2012)

Simon Harris: Question 136: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the labour activation measures available to persons in receipt of disability allowance; if there is any mechanism by which the additional costs and barriers preventing persons with disabilities from re-entering the workforce my be recognised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1654/12]

Written Answers — Jobs Initiative: Jobs Initiative (12 Jan 2012)

Simon Harris: Question 137: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the rationale behind the exclusion of persons in receipt of the disability allowance from labour activation and further education programmes such as JobBridge; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1655/12]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (12 Jan 2012)

Simon Harris: Question 138: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of applications for disability allowance for each of the years 2007 to 2011; if these figures will be broken down to indicate the total number of successful applications; the number of applications that were successful at first instance; the total number of appeals made; the number of applications that were successful on...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (12 Jan 2012)

Simon Harris: Question 139: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total number of applications for domiciliary care allowance for each of the years 2007 to 2011, and if these figures will be broken down to indicate the total number of successful applications; the number of application which were successful at first instance; the total number of appeals made; the number of applications which were...

Written Answers — National Internship Scheme: National Internship Scheme (12 Jan 2012)

Simon Harris: Question 140: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will provide an update on the proposed evaluation of the JobBridge national internship scheme; the persons who have been appointed to evaluate the scheme; the nature of their remit; the time timeframe in which it is envisaged the evaluation will be completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1660/12]

Written Answers — National Internship Scheme: National Internship Scheme (12 Jan 2012)

Simon Harris: Question 141: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of participants on the JobBridge scheme to date; the number who have now completed their internships; the number who have successfully entered the workforce; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1661/12]

Written Answers — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (12 Jan 2012)

Simon Harris: Question 142: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the supports available to those unemployed persons who do not qualify for social welfare payments to re-enter the workforce; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1662/12]

Written Answers — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (12 Jan 2012)

Simon Harris: Question 144: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the supports available to unemployed persons in receipt of a payment other than jobseeker's benefit or allowance to re-enter the workforce; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1664/12]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (12 Jan 2012)

Simon Harris: Question 143: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of unemployed persons who did not qualify for social welfare payments in each of the years 2007-11; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1663/12]

Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (12 Jan 2012)

Simon Harris: Question 172: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a breakdown of the amount collected from commercial rates levied on Irish businesses by local authorities for each of the years 2000 to 2011, inclusive; the number of businesses levied each year; the percentage for local authority expenditure this total represented for each of the years...

Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (12 Jan 2012)

Simon Harris: Question 173: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a breakdown, of the amount collected from water charges levied on Irish businesses by local authorities for each of the years 2000 to 2011, inclusive; the number of businesses levied each year; the percentage of local authority expenditure this total represented for each of the years...

Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (12 Jan 2012)

Simon Harris: Question 174: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he has conducted any review of the economic impact of local authority rates on small and medium businesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1667/12]

Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (12 Jan 2012)

Simon Harris: Question 175: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to review the commercial rates payable to local authorities in view of the funding such bodies will receive from water charges and property tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1668/12]

Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (12 Jan 2012)

Simon Harris: Question 178: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he has considered granting local authorities the power to reduce all or part of a business's commercial rates bills in cases of extreme financial hardship, as is the practice in the United Kingdom; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1671/12]

Written Answers — Local Government Reform: Local Government Reform (12 Jan 2012)

Simon Harris: Question 176: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update on the programme for Government commitment to abolish the position of county manager and replace it with a chief executive mandated to implement democratically decided policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1669/12]

Written Answers — Local Government Reform: Local Government Reform (12 Jan 2012)

Simon Harris: Question 177: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update on the programme for Government commitment to examine the potential to merge services between two or more local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1670/12]

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (12 Jan 2012)

Simon Harris: Question 193: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when he expects to publish a Bill on mental capacity; if he intends that Ireland will ratify the UN Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities following the publication of this legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1658/12]

Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (12 Jan 2012)

Simon Harris: Question 220: To ask the Minister for Health the progress made to date in implementing the programme for Government commitment to put the standards for residential care in respect of persons with disabilities on a statutory footing; if this will extend to those providing home care facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1647/12]