Results 6,001-6,020 of 26,534 for speaker:John McGuinness

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Ministerial Appointments (18 Sep 2013)

John McGuinness: 17. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the procedure that is followed by his Department when appointing members of the public to State boards or other agencies under the aegis of his Department; if he could outline all appointments made by him to all boards or agencies since March 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38475/13]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Expenditure (18 Sep 2013)

John McGuinness: 50. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the total expenditure by his Department to carry out surveillance on protected bogs under EU law; the services that were obtained as part of this expenditure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38486/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Issues (18 Sep 2013)

John McGuinness: 692. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if an incapacity supplement claim will be approved in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny. [38550/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Review (18 Sep 2013)

John McGuinness: 693. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if domiciliary care allowance will be granted in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if she will expedite a response. [38554/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Adoption Legislation (19 Sep 2013)

John McGuinness: 15. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to bring forward new measures on adoption; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38699/13]

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Sep 2013)

John McGuinness: Before we begin the business of the Committee I want to welcome Deputy Áine Collins who has replaced Deputy Paschal Donohoe

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Sep 2013)

John McGuinness: Are the minutes of the meeting of 18 July, 2013 agreed? Agreed. No. 3A.1, correspondence dated 16 July 2013 from Mr. Seán Ó Foghlú, Secretary General, Department of Education and Skills, providing additional information requested at the meeting of 4 July 2013. It is to be noted and published. No. 3A.2, correspondence dated 17 July 2013, from Mr. Tony O’Brien,...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Sep 2013)

John McGuinness: We will move on with our work programme. In the context of our work programme, we have agreed to invite the HSE to appear before us in November and have agreed 17 October as a possible date for the Irish Greyhound Board-Bord na gCon. We have ongoing work relating to the SIPTU national health and local authority levy fund, and once the legislation is commenced today we will make the...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Sep 2013)

John McGuinness: Yes, as part of the application.

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Sep 2013)

John McGuinness: Yes, if we get approval for compellability, but we will make that application once the legislation is commenced today. We have had hearings in respect of the Dublin Docklands Development Authority and must schedule Paul Moloney and Professor Niamh Brennan to come before us. The clerk is arranging dates to suit those people. Mr. Moloney lives abroad but Professor Brennan has indicated she...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (19 Sep 2013)

John McGuinness: We had hearings on the item relating to Waterford Institute of Technology and we have the final report from the independent investigation. That was published before the break and we will resume that matter on 10 October. I understand the Comptroller and Auditor General will publish the report some time around the end of this month, and from that report we can schedule whatever work is...

Public Accounts Committee: Annual Report and Accounts 2012: Discussion with IDA Ireland (19 Sep 2013)

John McGuinness: We are now dealing with item 7, the 2012 financial statements of IDA Ireland. Before we begin, I remind members, witnesses and those in the public gallery to turn off their mobile phones. Interference from mobile phones affects the sound quality and transmission of the meeting. I advise witnesses that, by virtue of section 17(2)(l) of the Defamation Act 2009, they are protected by absolute...

Public Accounts Committee: Annual Report and Accounts 2012: Discussion with IDA Ireland (19 Sep 2013)

John McGuinness: I ask the Comptroller and Auditor General to introduce the accounts.

Public Accounts Committee: Annual Report and Accounts 2012: Discussion with IDA Ireland (19 Sep 2013)

John McGuinness: I invite Mr. O'Leary to make his opening statement.

Public Accounts Committee: Annual Report and Accounts 2012: Discussion with IDA Ireland (19 Sep 2013)

John McGuinness: May we publish Mr. O'Leary's statement?

Public Accounts Committee: Annual Report and Accounts 2012: Discussion with IDA Ireland (19 Sep 2013)

John McGuinness: Is it agreed to dispose of the IDA Ireland financial statement 2012? Agreed. I thank the witnesses for coming along.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy Reform (24 Sep 2013)

John McGuinness: 66. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is to apply his proposals in relation to internal convergence and greening, along with the mandatory minimum payment that forms part of the Common Agricultural Policy, the amount of payment a farmer on the following current payment - €15, €60, €120, €180, €250, €500, €1,000 -...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Administration (24 Sep 2013)

John McGuinness: 101. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if in the event of payments being made on land deemed not eligible for payment under the single farm payment the EU disallow re-imbursement on that land or if they also fine the paying State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39535/13]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Applications (25 Sep 2013)

John McGuinness: 59. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the reasons for the delay in approving a passport in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if he will expedite the matter. [39899/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Supplementary Welfare Allowance Appeals (25 Sep 2013)

John McGuinness: 104. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if supplementary welfare allowance will be approved in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny. [39895/13]