Results 601-620 of 6,783 for speaker:Seán Kyne

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Aid Service Expenditure (8 May 2013)

Seán Kyne: 152. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if additional resources will be made available to the Legal Aid Board to enhance the support, advice and information available to persons in financial difficulties such as mortgage arrears. [21817/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Aid Service Expenditure (8 May 2013)

Seán Kyne: 152. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if additional resources will be made available to the Legal Aid Board to enhance the support, advice and information available to persons in financial difficulties such as mortgage arrears. [21817/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Employment Rights Issues (8 May 2013)

Seán Kyne: 170. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when it is envisaged that the newly constituted Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission will be in a position to examine and report on the effects of Section 37 of the 1998 Employment Equality Act; and if he will indicate a timeframe for implementing the recommendations, if any, on legislative changes. [21876/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ash Dieback Threat (8 May 2013)

Seán Kyne: 193. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on the progress of measures introduced to combat the effects of the ash die-back disease. [21866/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Passports (8 May 2013)

Seán Kyne: 194. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress made to date in reforming the horse registration and passport scheme in view of the recent shortcomings identified. [21875/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Supply (8 May 2013)

Seán Kyne: 211. To ask the Minister for Health the measures in place to identify and prevent the importation of drugs, prescription or otherwise, purchased on the internet in view of the dangers of the consumption of same without medical direction or supervision. [21863/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Traffic Calming Measures (8 May 2013)

Seán Kyne: 245. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if any standard designs for traffic calming measures, such as ramps exist; and if directions will be given to local authorities on the construction of traffic calming features in order that the quality and durability of same will be assured across the country. [21813/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driving Tests (8 May 2013)

Seán Kyne: 246. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide details on the way the standard of driving test examination are assured across the country particularly in view of the extraordinary differences in pass rates from centre to centre. [21814/13]

Topical Issue Debate: Enterprise Support Schemes (9 May 2013)

Seán Kyne: I thank the Office of the Ceann Comhairle for selecting this matter and I welcome the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation to the House to discuss it. The Minister was in Galway a number of weeks ago for a very informative meeting on the jobs action plan. The businesses and entrepreneurs in attendance got a great deal out of it. One of the benefits of such meetings other than the...

Topical Issue Debate: Enterprise Support Schemes (9 May 2013)

Seán Kyne: I thank the Minister for his response and I commend the work of the Minister, the Department and Enterprise Ireland and the bodies involved in the seed schemes for start-ups. There have been many positive developments over the past number of years in the area and we have seen the benefits of it. With regard to the venture capital fund, it depends on when the exit takes place. If it...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: The United Kingdom and the European Union: Discussion (9 May 2013)

Seán Kyne: I welcome the Minister and the members of the delegation. I acknowledge the large and important connections between our two countries. I have three questions. Does Mr. Lidington believe that pushing out a referendum possibly to 2017, if the Conservative Party is returned to power in 2015, leads to uncertainty which is not good for the UK economy and the European economy as a whole? He...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Irish Language Issues (14 May 2013)

Seán Kyne: 151. To ask the Taoiseach if a Cabinet Committee on Gaeilge and the Gaeltacht has been established, as outlined in the Twenty Year Strategy for the Irish Language; and if so, the number of occasions on which the committee has met. [23062/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Graduate Support Schemes (14 May 2013)

Seán Kyne: 230. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of citizens who have graduated from the ICT skills conversion courses which began from March 2012 and are supported by her Department. [23058/13]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Support Schemes (14 May 2013)

Seán Kyne: 319. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the steps he plans to take in 2013 to deliver a National Step Change Initiative for Irish manufacturing with particular reference to assisting in the growth or establishment of indigenous sub-supply companies in sectors such as the medical devices industry. [23060/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Job Activation Measures (14 May 2013)

Seán Kyne: 369. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of jobseekers who have been called to interviews as part of her Department's strategy of having more regular and on-going engagement with jobseekers as set out in the pathways to work document. [22931/13]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Straitéis 20 Bliain don Ghaeilge (14 May 2013)

Seán Kyne: 393. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the progress made to date of the various actions as set out across the nine areas of action in the Twenty Year Strategy for the Irish Language 2010 - 2030. [22922/13]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Energy Conservation (14 May 2013)

Seán Kyne: 409. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide an update on the progress achieved to date for energy efficiency improvements across the public sector as committed to in the National Energy Efficiency Action Plan. [22910/13]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Better Energy Homes Scheme Expenditure (14 May 2013)

Seán Kyne: 410. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will confirm the level of funding which householders applied for under the better energy homes scheme and the better energy warmer homes scheme in 2012; the way these figures compare with 2011 and the amount available to the schemes in 2013. [22926/13]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: EU Directives (14 May 2013)

Seán Kyne: 411. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will outline the progress made in transposing the Energy Efficiency Directive adopted by the European Council and Parliament in October 2012; the steps that will be required to complete the transposition and the timeframe, for the transposition's completion. [22927/13]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Energy Conservation (14 May 2013)

Seán Kyne: 412. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he woll report on the progress made in designing and finalising proposals for a domestic financing mechanism to stimulate energy efficiency projects as outlined in the green economy section of the Jobs Action Plan for 2013. [22928/13]