Results 621-640 of 2,406 for speaker:Tony McLoughlin

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Government Contracts (23 Jun 2015)

Tony McLoughlin: 283. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the proposed new European Communities (Public Authorities’ Contracts) (Review Procedures) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 Bill and the European Communities (Award of Contracts by Utility Undertakings) (Review Procedures) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 Bill, will enable mechanical and electrical contractors here to return to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Organ Donation (23 Jun 2015)

Tony McLoughlin: 496. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding organ donorship and transplantation at Beaumont Hospital in Dublin 9; if he is aware that the pancreas and kidney transplant programme has ceased at the hospital; in view of the fact that for a number of months the national kidney transplant service at Beaumont Hospital has met with members of his Department, the Health Service...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Electoral Commission in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Jun 2015)

Tony McLoughlin: The delegates are very welcome. I support what previous speakers said about PPS numbers. I have raised both here and in the Dáil the issue of abuse concerning draft electoral registers. At the last local elections in my constituency quite a number of people who were registered were not living in the country. The draft register arrived at very late stage. These people who were...

Order of Business (24 Jun 2015)

Tony McLoughlin: When can we expect the public sector standards Bill to be brought before the House for debate? Will it be in this term?

National Minimum Wage (Low Pay Commission) Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Second Stage (24 Jun 2015)

Tony McLoughlin: This National Minimum Wage (Low Pay Commission) Bill 2015 will, among other things, oversee the establishment of a new low pay commission. This commission will be tasked with examining the national minimum wage rate every July. It will also be expected to make expert recommendations to Government on the minimum wage issue. The national minimum wage for a person over the age of 18 stands...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Architectural Heritage (24 Jun 2015)

Tony McLoughlin: 284. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht with regard to the cannons which were recently lifted from La Juliana, a ship of the Spanish Armada fleet which sank in 1588 and which lies on the seabed off the coast of County Sligo, her views that they should be returned to County Sligo when they are in a safe condition to do so, in order to be put on public display in the...

Order of Business (25 Jun 2015)

Tony McLoughlin: When will reformed and consolidated domestic violence be brought before the House for debate? Have the heads of the Bill been agreed and will it come before the House in this term?

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Operation (30 Jun 2015)

Tony McLoughlin: 194. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason her Department is not implementing Labour Court recommendation 19293 of 22 July 2008, that supervisors and assistant supervisors of community employment schemes be entitled to State pensions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26213/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (30 Jun 2015)

Tony McLoughlin: 476. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware that the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland is severely lacking adequate resources in its Blackrock office which is ultimately leading to very long and unnecessary delays in registering new nurses, delays which are now feared will lead to a large number of beds being closed in many nursing homes; if the level of staff at this office may...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (30 Jun 2015)

Tony McLoughlin: 537. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills with regard to a school (details supplied) in County Sligo, which operates from temporary premises and out of prefabricated classrooms, the current band rating for the school given that the need for a permanent building is more urgent due to an increase in the number of students; if a new list of school buildings which have been identified for...

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2015)

Tony McLoughlin: I have one question as the other questions I wanted to ask have already been answered. I agree that there are local authorities which have huge land banks but with money being so scarce in local authorities at present, how does the Minister of State propose to impose fines on these authorities?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Electoral Commission in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Jun 2015)

Tony McLoughlin: I welcome the witnesses. This is the committee's third meeting on the issue of setting up of an electoral commission. Reference was made to the level of abuses over the years in relation to registration, in respect of which the message appears to be that this could be addressed by way of PPS numbers. Last week, I met a group from USI, which represents 300,000 students across the island of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Electoral Commission in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Jun 2015)

Tony McLoughlin: I thank the delegation. Do they see online voter registration as an option? Automatic voter registration has proved very successful in some countries. What are their views on that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Electoral Commission in Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Jun 2015)

Tony McLoughlin: Sligo-North Leitrim.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (2 Jul 2015)

Tony McLoughlin: 230. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport in view of the continuing encroachment on the closed and disused railway alignment from Athenry in County Galway to Collooney in County Sligo, the reason for the current unavailability of finance for the development of new railway projects and the unlikelihood of providing finance for future rail projects in the absence of a clear...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Taxi Regulations (7 Jul 2015)

Tony McLoughlin: 170. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation regarding the current taxi meter verification process, which is currently overseen by the National Standards Authority of Ireland and which is subcontracted to companies such as Applus+, if he will consider introducing a new fairer system of retesting for these visual fails which will ensure there will be no need to conduct a full...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (7 Jul 2015)

Tony McLoughlin: 246. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the opportunities available for current holders of temporary residence stamp number three one year visas to be permitted to conduct any type of paid work whilst they are in the State with specific reference to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27268/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Expenditure (7 Jul 2015)

Tony McLoughlin: 503. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of capital funding her Department has provided for major school building and modernisation projects in Counties Sligo, Leitrim, Cavan and Donegal since 2012; the number of projects. in total. that have taken place in this period; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27309/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: National Spatial Strategy (7 Jul 2015)

Tony McLoughlin: 542. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will consider developing a new national spatial strategy with specific regard to the need for a more balanced regional development between the north-west region and the rest of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27306/15]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Natural Gas Grid (7 Jul 2015)

Tony McLoughlin: 556. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he is aware that the lack of natural gas infrastructure in the north west is currently reducing the region's overall competitiveness and attractiveness for foreign direct investment; his plans to help to develop this infrastructure in the region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27289/15]