Results 6,601-6,620 of 14,797 for speaker:Dara Calleary

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (14 Jul 2015)

Dara Calleary: 362. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide an update on the latest discussions on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28711/15]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Air Ambulance Service Provision (14 Jul 2015)

Dara Calleary: 425. To ask the Minister for Defence the number of flights undertaken by the air ambulance in 2014 and in 2015 to date; if he will outline same, by county, in tabular form; the number of occasions when it was not possible to use the facility, owing to weather concerns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28574/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Expenditure (14 Jul 2015)

Dara Calleary: 589. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of budget overruns at Mayo General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28575/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Staffing (14 Jul 2015)

Dara Calleary: 590. To ask the Minister for Health the up-to-date position in relation to a general practitioner vacancy (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28576/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Disadvantaged Status (14 Jul 2015)

Dara Calleary: 774. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current status of the review of the Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools Scheme; the number and identity of stakeholders consulted in 2015 to date, and to be consulted; if the special conditions disadvantage in rural areas will be considered in the review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28568/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (14 Jul 2015)

Dara Calleary: 775. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is in receipt of correspondence from a school (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28569/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Admissions Entry Requirements (14 Jul 2015)

Dara Calleary: 776. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of a difficulty between the Institute of Technology in Dundalk in County Louth and the Central Applications Office, relating to the recognising of A levels from potential students in Northern Ireland; her views that this difficultly is restricting the capacity of the Institute in attracting students from the affected counties;...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ministerial Meetings (14 Jul 2015)

Dara Calleary: 924. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the meetings he has had with the board of Ireland West Airport, Knock, County Mayo since his appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28571/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ministerial Meetings (14 Jul 2015)

Dara Calleary: 925. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide, in tabular form, details of the meetings he has had with the boards of airports on the island of Ireland since his appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28572/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Regional Airports (14 Jul 2015)

Dara Calleary: 926. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the current position in relation to his Department's discussions with the European Commission in relation to funding for Ireland West Airport, Knock, County Mayo; the timeframe for the successful conclusion of those discussions; his Department's plans for funding the airport, pending a successful outcome to these discussions; and if he...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Company Closures (15 Jul 2015)

Dara Calleary: 1. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the actions he has taken to protect jobs following the closure of a department store (details supplied); if all relevant legislation has been complied with in this closure; the provisions he plans to introduce to avoid such closures in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28720/15]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Company Closures (15 Jul 2015)

Dara Calleary: It is nearly six weeks since the overnight take-out of Clerys by corporate interests that had no concern for those working and doing business in the store. I want to discuss with the Minister of State where we go from here. First, I want him to give an update on his work for the workers, the 134 Clerys' staff and the 330 concession holders' staff. Second, I want to tease out some of the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Company Closures (15 Jul 2015)

Dara Calleary: As the Minister of State said, the liquidators are carrying out an investigation. They are setting up a committee of investigation which will include five representatives of creditors. Will the State seek to be one of these representatives, either through Revenue or a representative of the social insurance fund, in order that the interests of the State, both as a creditor and in finding out...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Company Closures (15 Jul 2015)

Dara Calleary: Under section 224 of the Companies Act, directors must have regard to the interests of employees. No one can say directors of any of the companies, shelf companies or otherwise, involved in this transaction have had regard to the interests of the employees. This is a chance to have the matter referred to the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement to send a signal that we will not...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Company Law (15 Jul 2015)

Dara Calleary: Then test it.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: IDA Supports (15 Jul 2015)

Dara Calleary: 4. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his views on IDA Ireland actively working with companies in securing contracts for the outsourcing of jobs at Allied Irish Banks, in which the State is the main shareholder; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28721/15]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: IDA Supports (15 Jul 2015)

Dara Calleary: AIB has made a series of jobs outsourcing announcements recently. For example, it announced last week that 230 jobs in its information technology department are to be outsourced. When I tabled a question on this matter to the Minister for Finance some weeks ago, he told me that as the principal shareholder in AIB, he takes "an active interest in how the bank's cost base evolves". He then...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: IDA Supports (15 Jul 2015)

Dara Calleary: Companies based here include AIB which employs many thousands in its IT section, but it seems to be determined to outsource that function. Will the Minister confirm that IDA Ireland is supporting a company which will take the contract from AIB and that the responsibilities of the workers currently performing that role will be transferred to it? AIB has stated there will be no redundancies...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: IDA Supports (15 Jul 2015)

Dara Calleary: I accept that, as well as the success of the sector, but if that is the case, why would the Minister for Finance, Deputy Michael Noonan, state in reply to a parliamentary question that companies involved in the proposed outsourcing are establishing delivery centres in Ireland in consultation with IDA Ireland? He framed the response in the context of his officials taking an active interest in...

Other Questions: Enterprise Support Schemes (15 Jul 2015)

Dara Calleary: 6. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation under the Action Plan for Jobs, the concrete measures that will be taken to improve the supports for female entrepreneurs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28673/15]