Results 601-620 of 9,140 for speaker:Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (15 Nov 2011)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Question 633: To ask the Minister for Health in view of the fact that there is to be 972 car parking spaces allocated to the proposed national paediatric hospital at the Mater site in Dublin, whether he expects this to be enough to accommodate approximately 6,000 persons, including staff, patients and visitors, who will use the hospital every day; and if he will bear in mind that parents...

Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (15 Nov 2011)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Question 634: To ask the Minister for Health the action that will be taken to accommodate those persons attending the proposed national paediatric hospital at the Mater site, Dublin, especially with tertiary level children, who cannot find a parking space; and whether they will be obliged to take the chance of being clamped, as is the case at present. [34714/11]

Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (15 Nov 2011)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Question 635: To ask the Minister for Health in view of the views of the European Association for Children in Hospital Charter, whether parents should not need to incur additional costs or suffer loss of income while their child is in hospital; how he will ensure that parking costs will not be an issue for parents whose children are in hospital at the proposed national paediatric hospital at...

School Staffing (16 Nov 2011)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Question 7: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will clarify his reference to upward pressures on teacher numbers due primarily to higher retention levels at post-primary level when explaining the reasons behind cuts to part-time language support teachers to a school (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34855/11]

Written Answers — School Curriculum: School Curriculum (16 Nov 2011)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Question 51: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in view of his endorsement of the proposals contained in Towards A Framework for Junior Cycle and his statement that he has asked officials in his Department to begin discussions on their implementation with the partners in education, when these discussions will begin and if they will include engagement with schools and classroom...

Departmental Agencies (17 Nov 2011)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Question 6: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he intends to review non-commercial State agency expenditure. [35187/11]

Written Answers — Local Authority Remuneration: Local Authority Remuneration (17 Nov 2011)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Question 41: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will consider implementing a system to collate within his Department the annual pay and pension payments to local authority employees. [35188/11]

Written Answers — North-South Co-operation: North-South Co-operation (22 Nov 2011)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Question 84: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the steps he is taking to develop the proposals for an all-Ireland approach to the development of the labour market with his colleagues in the Northern Executive. [35944/11]

Written Answers — Overseas Development Aid: Overseas Development Aid (22 Nov 2011)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Question 336: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the status of the second instalment of the commitment to provide €100 million in fast-start finance between 2010 and 2012 for climate action in vulnerable developing countries; the amount of the 2011 instalment that will be new and additional ODA contributions; and if he will be making an announcement on...

Written Answers — Social Insurance: Social Insurance (23 Nov 2011)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Question 22: To ask the Minister for Social Protection, further to Parliamentary Question No. 88 of 3 November 2011, in which she rejected a proposal to allow credited contributions accrued on maternity leave to count towards the PRSI contribution condition for carer's benefit by stating that the condition is designed to ensure that those qualifying for carer's benefit have an adequate and...

Written Answers — Social Insurance: Social Insurance (23 Nov 2011)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Question 24: To ask the Minister for Social Protection, further to Parliamentary Question No. 15 of 13 October 2011, if, in view of the fact that specific provision is made to ensure that time spent on maternity leave does not compromise compliance with the employment condition of entitlement to carer's benefit, she will introduce similar provision and allow credited contributions accrued on...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (23 Nov 2011)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Question 51: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to abolish or reduce vehicle registration tax applying to vehicles coming here from other EU countries; when legislation allowing for free movement of vehicles throughout Europe will be enacted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36449/11]

Written Answers — Údarais Ranna: Údarais Ranna (24 Nov 2011)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Question 21: To ask the Aire Ealaíon, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta cathain a bheidh an t-athbhreithniú ar Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla críochnaithe; an bhfuil sé i gceist aige tionchar Acht na Teangacha a leathnú, go dtí an tÚdarás um Bóithre Náisiúnta, mar shampla. [36560/11]

Written Answers — Heritage Sites: Heritage Sites (24 Nov 2011)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Question 39: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the position regarding any contact or discussions between himself and/or his Department and the Bank of Ireland on making the Bank of Ireland premises in College Green, Dublin, available as a public building for use for cultural purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36573/11]

Written Answers — Good Friday Agreement: Good Friday Agreement (29 Nov 2011)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Question 84: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has raised with the British Government the arrest and detention of a person (details supplied) due to an anomaly in the Good Friday Agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37410/11]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (29 Nov 2011)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Question 544: To ask the Minister for Health if a decision has been taken to prevent funeral directors from embalming deceased members of the community at a hospital (details supplied) in County Donegal; the reason this decision has been taken; if procedures have been put in place to facilitate the embalming process at an alternative venue; if this is a policy change; the situation at other...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (29 Nov 2011)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Question 545: To ask the Minister for Health the funding provided for a hospital (details supplied) in each of the past five years; and the funding available to the hospital in 2012. [37412/11]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (29 Nov 2011)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Question 546: To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff employed at a hospital (details supplied) in County Donegal, in each of the past five years. [37413/11]

Pre-European Council Meeting on 8-9 December: Statements (30 Nov 2011)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I read an article by David McWilliams in the Sunday Business Post last weekend. As is his wont, he summarises in clear and cogent terms the failure of government and of regulation at European level-----

Pre-European Council Meeting on 8-9 December: Statements (30 Nov 2011)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: He is a very good analyst on economic affairs and it is a pity he was not listened to more often. He wrote about the role of government. When an economy over-heats, one expects to see interest rates rising, to see regulation, a calming down and some moderation and some intervention. In a recession one expects to see a government intervening to stimulate the economy to see interest rates...