Results 7,001-7,020 of 16,344 for speaker:Peadar Tóibín

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Administration (25 Jan 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: 78. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the proposal to build housing units at the site formally occupied by a school (details supplied); the extent of discussions with the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government; the date of the most recent inter-departmental contact on this matter; when these negotiations are expected to conclude; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (25 Jan 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: 84. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason his Department has not facilitated the development of a full stream educate together school in Trim, County Meath (details supplied). [3821/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Offices (25 Jan 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: 206. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the Castlepollard social welfare branch office is to be closed; her plans in relation to this office; and if services will be delivered to the population of north County Westmeath into the future. [3756/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Provision (25 Jan 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: 226. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when negotiations will be concluded regarding the provision of housing at a site (details supplied) previously used to temporarily accommodate a school; when construction will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3734/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Indemnity Cover (30 Jan 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: 471. To ask the Minister for Health the progress that has been made on the programme for Government commitment to establish an expert group to 0;report within six months on options for reforming the law of torts and the claims process, particularly when it comes to birth injuries, catastrophic injuries...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Indemnity Cover (30 Jan 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: 472. To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether the system of clinical and medical indemnity is inhumane and contributes to long legal battles before eventual apology and admission of liability and can add to the trauma of families; and his plans to reform the system of clinical and medical indemnity. [4605/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Patient Safety (30 Jan 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: 473. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the recommendations of a commission (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4606/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Agency Data (30 Jan 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: 623. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 238 of 17 January 2018, the status of each plot of land listed by terms (details supplied); if each plot of land is still in public ownership; if not, the price at which it was sold; and the date of same. [3933/18]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Clár Éire Ildánach (30 Jan 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: 660. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht conas atá an Ghaeilge á cur chun cinn ag Creative Ireland; an bhfuil maoiniú faoi leith ar fáil i dtaobh imeachtaí lán-Ghaeilge nó dhátheangacha a chur ar bun; an bhfuil dreasachtaí ar fáil dóibh chun úsáid na Gaeilge a chur chun tosaigh; agus an ndéanfaidh...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Irish Land Commission (31 Jan 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: 248. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if it is policy to support the existence of cow parks (details supplied); and his plans to protect the last remaining cow parks in the future. [4668/18]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: North-South Interconnector (31 Jan 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: 259. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the North-South interconnector is to proceed, if EirGrid will have permission to enter farmers' lands against their will to erect the pylons; if so, the basis on which it has the right to do same; if the cost of dealing with the likely civil disobedience that will be generated from this action has been...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Funding (31 Jan 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: 356. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the reason for the delay in the building of the Irish Arts Centre in New York; when construction will commence; the amount that was invested; if the project has sufficient funds to complete the building and have it opened; if there has been a request to the Government or her Department for further funds to help complete the...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Staff Redeployment (31 Jan 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: 360. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of staff under her Department and agencies or bodies under her aegis seconded as national experts to the EU; and the grade number, pay scale and the length of time each member has been serving while under secondment, in tabular form. [4765/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Irish Film Industry: Discussion (31 Jan 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: Is féidir linn tús a chur leis an gcruinniú. Táimid i seisiún poiblí. Níl aon leithscéal faighte againn. I would ask everybody to switch off their mobile phones.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Irish Film Industry: Discussion (31 Jan 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: You set an example for all of us, Senator.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Irish Film Industry: Discussion (31 Jan 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: Inniu, pléimid coinníollacha oibre agus forbairt sa tionscal scannán, working conditions and development within the Irish film industry. Today, we are here to discuss working conditions in and the development of the Irish film industry and to help us in our consideration of this matter we are joined by the Irish Film Board, represented by Mr. James Hickey, CEO, Ms Teresa Mc...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Irish Film Industry: Discussion (31 Jan 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: Gabhaim buíochas leis na finnéithe go léir as an bhfianaise a thug siad inniu. I apologise; before I open the questioning, I invite Mr. Macken to make his contribution.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Irish Film Industry: Discussion (31 Jan 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: Go raibh maith agat. Obviously this is a very important sector for a number of reasons. The first of these is the artistic expression it allows. Second, it allows our country to tell our story. To a certain extent, it is very easy for us to become a satellite of Anglo-American culture, and that is not a good thing. Third, the sector adds a lot to the Irish economy. Another important...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Irish Film Industry: Discussion (31 Jan 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: Does Mr. Hickey recognise that it can lead to an unequal relationship between worker and employee that can be exploited. Is there a solution to it? If we can park the accounting purposes, is there a solution to the lack of continuous employment?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Irish Film Industry: Discussion (31 Jan 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: If Ms Geraghty went to Grafton Street and asked a person whether he or she would like an employment scenario where the job comes to an end every four months and the person has to keep reapplying for it, everybody asked would say "No". That would leave the employee in an unequal position to the employer. It would change the nature of the experience with the employer and leave the employee...