Results 741-760 of 4,073 for speaker:Mary Mitchell O'Connor

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: School Milk Scheme (7 Oct 2014)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: 223. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason schools cannot avail of a low-fat milk option under the school milk scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38007/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: School Milk Scheme (7 Oct 2014)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: 224. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason only 84 of over 700 post-primary schools took part in the school milk scheme last year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38008/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: School Milk Scheme (7 Oct 2014)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: 225. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps she will taken to improve the application process for the school milk scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38009/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Security of the Elderly (7 Oct 2014)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: 552. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the reason a person (details supplied) in County Dublin has been denied an alarm pendant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38090/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Security of the Elderly (7 Oct 2014)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: 555. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the person responsible for the setting up the criteria for eligibility of an alarm pendant in repect of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38100/14]

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (7 Oct 2014)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I apologise for not being here earlier as I was speaking in the Dáil. I heard from my colleague that the Minister will check out the issue we all have about professionals having to carry on in their workplaces, helping customers or clients to choose spectacle frames and putting the sale through the till. Many of my constituents have contacted me about this and I would appreciate it if...

Protection of Children's Health (Tobacco Smoke in Mechanically Propelled Vehicles) Bill 2012: Second Stage (8 Oct 2014)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I am delighted that another step is being taken towards making Ireland a tobacco-free place. It beggars belief that less than one generation ago many people went around smoking in the workplace, did not wear seatbelts and even drove under the influence of alcohol. Thankfully, all of these practices have been addressed over the years. Today, no one would even dare smoke in the office, not...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (8 Oct 2014)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: 13. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the widespread concerns of boards of management and parents' associations of smaller fee-charging schools about the increase in the pupil-teacher ratio; if her further attention has been drawn to the serious impact such increases will have on such schools, particularly schools under the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Private Schools (8 Oct 2014)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: 22. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to concerns of parents of children in fee-charging schools that further cuts to funding in their sector in budget 2015 will jeopardise teaching jobs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37966/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (9 Oct 2014)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: 117. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure more funding is provided to the Health Service Executive to enable surgeons to carry out more surgeries for scoliosis patients; the steps being taken to ensure operations are carried out in the shortest timeframe; if his attention has been drawn to the delays regarding these type of operations; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage (9 Oct 2014)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: 141. To ask the Minister for Health the reason post polio syndrome is not listed under the long-term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38690/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs Application (14 Oct 2014)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: 41. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason no tax relief is in place for donations in support of sports development projects aimed at increasing participation or for the support of high performance or developing athletes, when there is a relief in place in respect of sports facilities capital projects and sport is the only area of the not for profit sector not to benefit from such a...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Charges Yield (14 Oct 2014)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: 336. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to a statement on 13 December 2013 that local authorities would receive a boost of €98 million in 2014 as receipts from local property tax and other direct allocations contributed to the funding model; in view of the fact that the local authorities are in the process of adopting...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Irish Water Administration (23 Oct 2014)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: 172. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the reason there is no emergency number for Irish Water; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40728/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Irish Water Administration (23 Oct 2014)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: 173. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the way a customer contacts Irish Water in the case of an emergency as a person (details supplied) in County Dublin had no water and could not contact Irish Water; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40730/14]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Mental Health Services: Mental Health Reform (23 Oct 2014)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: My query relates to the question asked by Senator Crown about waiting times. I am aware of a lady who tried to take her life. When she contacted the hospital where she was to see a psychiatrist, she was told it would take eight weeks. Her family was obviously very upset. In spite of that, the doctors in the hospital were able to ring her and tell her to come in as they had a bed for her....

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Post Office Network (4 Nov 2014)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: 236. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she has engaged with and-or met with An Post to discuss the impact of the introduction of electronic payments and how An Post can possibly adapt its service offering to her Department in the future, given that it is the Government’s stated objective to protect the post office network; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (4 Nov 2014)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: 799. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has not been granted a medical card; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42115/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Delays (4 Nov 2014)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: 802. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in a hospital operation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42133/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Meals Programme (4 Nov 2014)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: 933. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the sale of fizzy drinks in schools is not banned; the steps being taken to regulate the consumption of these unhealthy drinks during school hours; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42032/14]