Results 721-740 of 45,495 for speaker:Simon Harris

Written Answers — State Examinations: State Examinations (18 Apr 2012)

Simon Harris: Question 390: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has had any discussions with technology, computer or internet companies regarding the teaching of computer science and information technology here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19102/12]

Written Answers — Computer Science: Computer Science (18 Apr 2012)

Simon Harris: Question 389: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has any discussions at a European level and at the European Council of Education Ministers on the issue of the teaching of computer science and information technology; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19101/12]

Written Answers — Computer Science: Computer Science (18 Apr 2012)

Simon Harris: Question 391: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the level of study of computer science and information technology Irish primary school teachers in Irish teacher training colleges receive; and if his Department has a requirement in relation to this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19103/12]

Written Answers — Museum Exhibits: Museum Exhibits (18 Apr 2012)

Simon Harris: Question 716: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will detail the current location of the bell and the wheel of the Asgard II which were recovered from the sunken ship and which are now in the possession of the State; if he will examine the feasibility of locating these objects in Arklow, County Wicklow where they originated; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Arts Funding: Arts Funding (18 Apr 2012)

Simon Harris: Question 724: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if a voluntary organisation (details supplied) is eligible for any funding or financial grant from his Department or from any funding organisation supported by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19533/12]

Written Answers — Local Government Charges: Local Government Charges (18 Apr 2012)

Simon Harris: Question 786: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will examine the possibility of re-opening the option for persons to pay the household charge in instalments in view of the fact that some households did not receive any information regarding the charge of the payment options before 1 March deadline had passed; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (18 Apr 2012)

Simon Harris: Question 824: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he intends to reform the current retention planning legislation which frequently allows dwellings to be constructed and activities carried out which negatively impact adjoining landowners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18132/12]

Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (18 Apr 2012)

Simon Harris: Question 846: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the criteria applied in assessing whether an estate qualifies as an unfinished housing estate for the purposes of the household charge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18423/12]

Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (18 Apr 2012)

Simon Harris: Question 845: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the basis of the decision to exclude persons in local authority housing from the liability for the household charge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18421/12]

Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (18 Apr 2012)

Simon Harris: Question 868: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the reason only one PPS number is required to register a property with multiple owners for the household charge; the safeguards in place to ensure that the rights of the other owners of the property to pay the charge in coming years will also be recognised; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (18 Apr 2012)

Simon Harris: Question 917: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he has been empowered to access the bank accounts of those households who have registered their households with direct debit details for the payment of the household charge for any additional payments which may be required in future years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19234/12]

Written Answers — Prison Service: Prison Service (18 Apr 2012)

Simon Harris: Question 942: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to a practice (details supplied) taking place at Wheatfield Prison, Dublin; if this policy is replicated in any other Irish prisons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17702/12]

Written Answers — Sale of State Assets: Sale of State Assets (18 Apr 2012)

Simon Harris: Question 1095: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the 1,500 acre Millennium Forest will be exempt from any potential sale of Coillite to private investors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18308/12]

Written Answers — Poultry Industry: Poultry Industry (18 Apr 2012)

Simon Harris: Question 1108: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the grant aid available to farmers involved in poultry egg production here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18412/12]

Written Answers — Poultry Industry: Poultry Industry (18 Apr 2012)

Simon Harris: Question 1109: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the initiatives and supports available for poultry farmers here looking to increase their egg production capacity. [18413/12]

Written Answers — Poultry Industry: Poultry Industry (18 Apr 2012)

Simon Harris: Question 1110: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the strategy in place to promote poultry egg production here; the value of exports from this industry for each of the years 2009 to 2011; if he intends to review the current supports and promotion measures in place in view of the exceptional demand and high prices for eggs throughout Europe; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Treatment Abroad Scheme: Treatment Abroad Scheme (18 Apr 2012)

Simon Harris: Question 1215: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the current funding situation for the selective dorsal rhizotomy operation; and if orthopaedic consultants working for the Health Service Executive are authorised to refer children for this operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17874/12]

Written Answers — Treatment Abroad Scheme: Treatment Abroad Scheme (18 Apr 2012)

Simon Harris: Question 1216: To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm if procedures have been put in place to ensure young children who have travelled to either the United Kingdom or the USA for the selective dorsal rhizotomy operation will be able to avail of the physiotherapy services necessary to ensure the success of the operation on their return to Ireland; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Treatment Abroad Scheme: Treatment Abroad Scheme (18 Apr 2012)

Simon Harris: Question 1217: To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the discrepancy between the number of young children with cerebral palsy who have been recommended for the selective dorsal rhizotomy operation by Enable Ireland's specialist service, and subsequently approved by the surgical teams carrying out the operation, and the number who have been able to secure a formal...

Written Answers — Treatment Abroad Scheme: Treatment Abroad Scheme (18 Apr 2012)

Simon Harris: Question 1218: To ask the Minister for Health the number of children who have been referred by the Health Service Executive for the selective dorsal rhizotomy operation to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17877/12]