Results 561-580 of 8,239 for speaker:Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (24 Nov 2020)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: 742. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if it is possible for the processing of a passport with a stamp 1 for a person (details supplied) to be prioritised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service, INIS; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38653/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) (25 Nov 2020)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: 138. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an extension will be granted to a person (details supplied) for the submission of documentation relating to a means test for the increase for qualified adult, IQA, part of the person's pension; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39039/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (25 Nov 2020)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: 230. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that according to the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, the Royal College of Midwives and the Faculty of Occupational Medicine that women who are 28 weeks pregnant and beyond are at an increased risk of becoming severely ill should they contract Covid-19; his further views on the information in...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (26 Nov 2020)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: 126. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that domestic employers that availed of the temporary wage subsidy scheme for domestic employees such as childminders are being asked to pay the full amount given to them back to the Revenue Commissioners as part of the scheme; if a reimbursement scheme can be set up to cover this loss as had employers not...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Apprenticeship Programmes (26 Nov 2020)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: 306. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs his plans to expand apprenticeships to childcare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39391/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Apprenticeship Programmes (26 Nov 2020)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: 382. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to expand apprenticeships to healthcare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39390/20]

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 34 - Housing, Planning and Local Government (Resumed)
Chapter 11 - Social Housing
Chapter 12 - Land Aggregation Scheme.
Chapter 13 - Pyrite Remediation Scheme. (26 Nov 2020)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I thank the witnesses for coming in today. I will focus initially on the performance-related piece of work by the Comptroller and Auditor General in terms of delivering target setting. We all took the view that there should be strong transparency on which local authorities are performing well, and that they should be recognised for performing well. Equally, it is not clear to me exactly...

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 34 - Housing, Planning and Local Government (Resumed)
Chapter 11 - Social Housing
Chapter 12 - Land Aggregation Scheme.
Chapter 13 - Pyrite Remediation Scheme. (26 Nov 2020)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: It is complex, and it is more multifaceted than that. Mr. Doyle has come into the Department, however, as a new Secretary General and has seen the work that has been done and the efforts to re-equip local authorities to build, in addition to the partnership arrangements they have for building. We have reams of briefing materials, which is helpful to a point, but if there is too much, it is...

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 34 - Housing, Planning and Local Government (Resumed)
Chapter 11 - Social Housing
Chapter 12 - Land Aggregation Scheme.
Chapter 13 - Pyrite Remediation Scheme. (26 Nov 2020)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: What proportion?

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 34 - Housing, Planning and Local Government (Resumed)
Chapter 11 - Social Housing
Chapter 12 - Land Aggregation Scheme.
Chapter 13 - Pyrite Remediation Scheme. (26 Nov 2020)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: Mr. Doyle has been there for a reasonable period as the Accounting Officer and has exceptional public service experience before that. He is well placed, therefore, and as he said, he is well placed as a chartered accountant to perform that sort of analytical task. Is it his view that the same local authorities are performing well and the same ones are not, or does he see it as a variable...

Public Accounts Committee: 2019 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 34 - Housing, Planning and Local Government (Resumed)
Chapter 11 - Social Housing
Chapter 12 - Land Aggregation Scheme.
Chapter 13 - Pyrite Remediation Scheme. (26 Nov 2020)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I only have a minute left. I appreciate what Mr. Doyle has said. There are, therefore, different targets the Department sets along the different elements of it. It is capable of being assessed, not just when a ribbon is being cut but at various stages along the path. How does the Department deal with local authorities that are not performing well enough?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Establishment of an Independent Public Inquiry into the Murder of Pat Finucane: Motion (26 Nov 2020)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I thank Mr. Finucane for coming here this morning and for outlining his story with such dignity. As a child, I remember the murder of his father. It penetrated my consciousness even as a child because it was so horrific. I am so sorry for Mr. Finucane and his family. As a member of this committee entirely committed to the rule of law, I recognise this is the right thing. It has to...

State Pension Age: Motion [Private Members] (1 Dec 2020)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: I am pleased to speak on this motion. It is important that we debate pensions as it is one of the fundamental structural issues of our time. It would be a better debate if it was based only on facts because otherwise it does a massive disservice to people on pensions, people expecting to get pensions soon and those working to fund the pensions of today in the hope of receiving a pension...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Traveller Education (1 Dec 2020)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: 35. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps being taken to ensure the delivery of the Traveller Education Strategy. [35132/20]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (1 Dec 2020)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: 145. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps he will take to ensure the provision of high-speed broadband connection in the Foxrock area, County Dublin (details supplied); when high-speed connection will be available to residents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39623/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (1 Dec 2020)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: 409. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if schools are assigned leaving certificate exam numbers that retain the same prefix numbers each year, which may affect the anonymous nature of the exam; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40032/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Personal Public Service Numbers (1 Dec 2020)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: 497. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an application for a PPSN by a person (details supplied); when the application will be processed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40268/20]

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Business of Select Committee (1 Dec 2020)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: Deputy Creed sends his apologies. Deputy McHugh is available should we need him.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Harassment, Harmful Communications and Related Offences Bill 2017: Committee Stage (1 Dec 2020)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: There is clearly a technical difficulty with that when one must manage all the legislation and the Statute Book, and the read across of those different things. It is completely understandable why they would want that. Could the Minister commit that in internal documents in the Department and in the presentation and explanation of it in conferences and as we go around talking about the law...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Harassment, Harmful Communications and Related Offences Bill 2017: Committee Stage (1 Dec 2020)

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill: No. It is contained within it.