Results 501-520 of 4,507 for speaker:Pat Deering

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Reports (12 Feb 2013)

Pat Deering: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the value for money report on small schools will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6750/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (12 Feb 2013)

Pat Deering: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he intends reviewing the school transport system following last year's complications when siblings are transported to different schools and where children are walking up to two miles to get the bus while a bus to another school passes their home. [6925/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (12 Feb 2013)

Pat Deering: To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 377 of 29 January 2013 when a decision will be made on a disability allowance in respect of a person (details supplied). [6605/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (12 Feb 2013)

Pat Deering: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Carlow will have a decision on their appeal for carer's allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6889/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Graduate Nursing Scheme Application Numbers (12 Feb 2013)

Pat Deering: To ask the Minister for Health the uptake on the proposed placement scheme for graduate nurses and midwives; and the alternative plans in place [6754/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Child Care Services (12 Feb 2013)

Pat Deering: To ask the Minister for Health if the Holy Angels Day Care Centre in Carlow be included in the Health Service Executive Service Plan 2013 [6751/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (12 Feb 2013)

Pat Deering: To ask the Minister for Health the total number of agency staff employed in acute public hospitals in 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012; and the cost of same [6752/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive Agency Staff Issues (12 Feb 2013)

Pat Deering: To ask the Minister for Health the amount it will cost to transfer agency staff currently employed in acute hospitals to full time positions; and the savings if the same number of hours were paid to direct employees [6753/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Use of Commonage Lands: Discussion with Teagasc, NARGC and Golden Eagle Trust (12 Feb 2013)

Pat Deering: I understand Mr. Scallan will make an opening statement.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Use of Commonage Lands: Discussion with Teagasc, NARGC and Golden Eagle Trust (12 Feb 2013)

Pat Deering: I thank Mr. Scallan and Mr. O'Toole for their very interesting proposals.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Use of Commonage Lands: Discussion with Teagasc, NARGC and Golden Eagle Trust (12 Feb 2013)

Pat Deering: I have a few questions on the scheme. Has the NARGC researched the scheme? Does it know how many people will qualify? What level of funding is required to make the scheme financially viable?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Use of Commonage Lands: Discussion with Teagasc, NARGC and Golden Eagle Trust (12 Feb 2013)

Pat Deering: As there are no further questions I thank the delegations for their informative presentations. Their work has been enlightening.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (13 Feb 2013)

Pat Deering: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide the number of households in receipt of more than €1,000.00 weekly in social welfare payments; the number of households in receipt of between €750.00 and €1,000.00; the number of households in receipt of between €500 and €750; the number of households in receipt of between €250 and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (13 Feb 2013)

Pat Deering: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a progress report on the proposed primary care centre at Tullow, County Carlow. [7650/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications (19 Feb 2013)

Pat Deering: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Carlow will receive a decision on their application for disability and if she will expedite the matter. [8089/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Eligibility (19 Feb 2013)

Pat Deering: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) will have their disability allowance granted and if she will expedite the matter. [8168/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Eligibility (19 Feb 2013)

Pat Deering: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) will have their disability allowance granted and if she will expedite the matter.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Appeals (19 Feb 2013)

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 as it has been assigned to an Appeals Officer for final decision and if she will expedite a reply. [8278/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Septic Tank Upgrade Grants (19 Feb 2013)

Pat Deering: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if a commencement date has been set for the septic tank upgrade grant in view of the fact that the current situation is causing uncertainty resulting in very few tanks and systems been sold at this time with a knock on effect on suppliers. [8273/13]

Finance Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Feb 2013)

Pat Deering: I want to focus on the many positive aspects of this Bill. For the first time in many years there is a recognition that SMEs will be crucial in getting the economy going again. The ten point plan includes measures that will make a real difference for the SME sector, such as reforming the three year corporation tax relief for start-up companies, increasing the cash receipts-based threshold...