Results 741-760 of 2,406 for speaker:Tony McLoughlin

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulations (15 Dec 2015)

Tony McLoughlin: 629. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider an amendment to the Taxi Regulation Act 2013 to facilitate licensed taxi drivers of small public service vehicles who, upon reaching the age of 66, wish to sell or transfer the ownership of their taxi plates to a third party, as the current provisions of the Act are preventing this and retirees are losing out on any...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Funding (15 Dec 2015)

Tony McLoughlin: 672. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will allocate funding to the Hawk's Well Theatre in County Sligo in the near future, in order to help improve its facilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45364/15]

Flooding: Statements (13 Jan 2016)

Tony McLoughlin: We need to set this debate in a manner which will begin to examine how we go about preventing this type of damage from occurring time and time again during future storms. As global climate change continues to develop, and with many climate experts now claiming that Ireland's winters are likely to become wetter and colder over the coming years, we as legislators need to ensure that better...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Customs and Excise Staff (13 Jan 2016)

Tony McLoughlin: 189. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 161 of 8 December 2015, if he is satisfied with the resources deployed by the Customs and Excise Service in the detection of drugs, given the significant decrease in the detection of drugs in the midlands-west region since 2009 as alluded to in his earlier reply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46452/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Customs and Excise Controls (13 Jan 2016)

Tony McLoughlin: 190. To ask the Minister for Finance the details of the tests that are being carried out by customs officers at airports and shipping ports on passengers suspected of having ingested narcotics prior to arrival in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46453/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Customs and Excise Controls (13 Jan 2016)

Tony McLoughlin: 191. To ask the Minister for Finance further to his reply to Parliamentary Question No. 159 of 8 December 2015, the date of the two Supreme Court rulings mentioned that relate to the right to due process for persons detained; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46454/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Humanitarian Assistance Scheme (26 Jan 2016)

Tony McLoughlin: 92. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will change the requirements for victims of flooding under the means test to facilitate more persons affected by flooding in getting access to State assistance during times of need, given that many homes were unable to obtain any assistance from her Department during the floods of 2015; and if she will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Contracts (26 Jan 2016)

Tony McLoughlin: 457. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application for a contract of indefinite duration for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 24; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3239/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Customs and Excise Staff (2 Feb 2016)

Tony McLoughlin: 176. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of unfilled vacancies at each grade structure in the office of Customs and Excise in counties Cavan, Donegal, Leitrim and Sligo; if the existing resources available are adequate to combat the marked increase in the availability of narcotics in these counties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4155/16]

Nomination of Taoiseach (10 Mar 2016)

Tony McLoughlin: What about Northern Ireland?

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Properties (22 Mar 2016)

Tony McLoughlin: 116. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the construction status of the new advanced IDA Ireland facility in Sligo, including the completion date, the capacity of the new building and the specific marketing measures which will be taken to promote this facility as a location for investment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4835/16]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation (22 Mar 2016)

Tony McLoughlin: 117. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the status of his efforts over the past three months to attract new jobs to counties Sligo and Leitrim and to Ballyshannon in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4836/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Young Farmers Scheme (22 Mar 2016)

Tony McLoughlin: 141. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for the delay in processing payments under the young farmers scheme to a person (details supplied) in 2015; the progress of this application to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4714/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme (22 Mar 2016)

Tony McLoughlin: 157. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an application by a person (details supplied) under the single payment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4810/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: TAMS Payments (22 Mar 2016)

Tony McLoughlin: 178. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an application by a person (details supplied) under the targeted agricultural modernisation scheme II, which was sent to his Department in September 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4934/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Appeals (22 Mar 2016)

Tony McLoughlin: 183. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an appeal by persons (details supplied) in County Cavan under the 2015 national reserve fund; if he is aware that notice of refusal was only received in February 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4966/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Appeals (22 Mar 2016)

Tony McLoughlin: 184. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an appeal by persons (details supplied) in County Leitrim under the 2015 national reserve fund scheme; if he is aware that notice of this refusal was only received by the persons in February 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4985/16]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (22 Mar 2016)

Tony McLoughlin: 217. To ask the Minister for Defence the roles and requirements the Defence Forces could conduct under the United Nations umbrella to help combat the rise of global terrorism in the future given the recently published White Paper on Defence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4845/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Divisional Headquarters (22 Mar 2016)

Tony McLoughlin: 226. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if the Office of Public Works has selected a site in Sligo town for the construction of the proposed new Garda Síochána divisional headquarters; the location of the site; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4830/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Applications (22 Mar 2016)

Tony McLoughlin: 234. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if the provisions of the new International Protection Act 2015 will apply to all asylum seekers and refugees seeking asylum here many who have been here for a number or years in direct provision, or will it only apply to new applicants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4821/16]