Results 721-740 of 6,188 for speaker:Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Staff Data (11 Jul 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 821. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of staff that have retired from the outdoor road staff and housing maintenance departments within local authorities in each of the years 2014 to 2016 and to date in 2017, by local authority and category. [32606/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Staff Data (11 Jul 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 822. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of staff taken on in the outdoor road and housing maintenance sections in each of the years 2014 to 2016 and to date in 2017, by category and sourcing of staff, that is, transferred staff, direct employment, Gateway scheme, private contractors, agency workers and so on. [32607/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Eligibility (11 Jul 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 823. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if the income thresholds for social housing and for housing assistance payment, HAP, are calculated in the same manner. [32608/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Child Protection (12 Jul 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 35. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the actions being taken within his Department to ensure child protection is a priority when it comes to education of children and families regarding safe Internet usage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31222/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Affordable Child Care Scheme: Discussion (12 Jul 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: We recognise that the affordable child care scheme was a very significant investment in the last budget. It came, however, from a very low level of investment in child care, still one of the lowest in the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, OECD. While it is welcome that we are taking steps in the right direction we have a long road to travel. The Minister asked recently...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Affordable Child Care Scheme: Discussion (12 Jul 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I have a brief supplementary point, but I do not require a response. Let me emphasise that public funding is not the same as public provision.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Affordable Child Care Scheme: Discussion (12 Jul 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I know the Minister understands, but that is the direction in which we should be moving. I accept the State is funding the service, but direct public provision would allow us to deal with issues of wages and strategic planning for new child care providers in areas where they are required. It can help us in terms of quality, and it is a much better model. We should be moving strongly towards...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Foster Care Services: Discussion (12 Jul 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: There is a great deal in this because we have had several hearings on it. My initial question comes from what was our first discussion, which related to the Health Information and Quality Authority, HIQA. It pointed out that the lack of regulation it saw in the foster care area made it difficult for it to escalate cases, concerns and weaknesses. I invite the Minister to comment on that and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Foster Care Services: Discussion (12 Jul 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I welcome that because it is important. Is it the case that they will have full access to the social work file while present? That is important also. Many issues came under the Shannon report, but I re-emphasise my concern about the reliance on private placement including the Five Rivers agency. Five Rivers wrote a good letter to the committee outlining the service it provides. I wish...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Foster Care Services: Discussion (12 Jul 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: The question was on regulations specifically.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Living Wage Expenditure (13 Jul 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 1163. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the estimated full year cost of paying ECCE workers the living wage of €11.50 per hour; and the estimated cost of paying ECCE workers the living wage of €11.50 per hour for 38, 41 and 44 weeks of the year, respectively. [34215/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Election Management System (13 Jul 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 1256. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the level of research his Department has conducted on lowering the voting age to 16; and his views on the necessity for a referendum on the matter. [33654/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Electoral Commission Establishment (13 Jul 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 1257. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans to collate or mandate a public body to collate voter turnout statistics by demographic, particularly by age, to improve voter accessibility and information. [33655/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Electoral Commission Establishment (13 Jul 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 1258. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the status of the establishment of an electoral commission; if he has a proposed timeline or target date for establishment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33656/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Expenditure (26 Jul 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 457. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the full-year cost of operating the Office for Internet Safety. [35203/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (26 Jul 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 808. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to cuts to the service provided by the podiatry service in HSE north and south Lee; and his plans to enhance this service [35443/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (26 Jul 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 809. To ask the Minister for Health the measures he will take to ensure that persons who require essential podiatry services can access this preventative health care service [35444/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Abuse (26 Jul 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 1432. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to introduce a legislative framework; and the powers that social workers have to investigate allegations of abuse outside the home as recommended in the Ferns, Murphy and Cloyne Reports. [35201/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Establishment (11 Sep 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 329. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has plans or explored the possibility of a secondary school in the Togher area of Cork. [37211/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme Applications Data (11 Sep 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 1585. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of applications his Department has received from Cork city and county under the sports capital grant, by application and the amounts sought for each application, including those made by local authorities. [38132/17]