Results 7,761-7,780 of 21,588 for speaker:Denis Naughten
- Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (23 Feb 2012)
Denis Naughten: Question 57: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review budget 2012 cuts in view of the impact that they will have on staffing in rural primary schools, especially on foot of forthcoming school transport changes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10018/12]
- Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (23 Feb 2012)
Denis Naughten: Question 168: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will review the criteria covering the issuing of local authority mortgages and shared ownership schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10442/12]
- Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (23 Feb 2012)
Denis Naughten: Question 170: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will review the criteria covering the issuing of local authority mortgages in view of the fact that they are now as inaccessible as a bank or building society mortgage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10444/12]
- Written Answers — Leader Programmes: Leader Programmes (23 Feb 2012)
Denis Naughten: Question 169: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the progress made to date on addressing the issue of funding food projects under the Leader programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10443/12]
- Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (23 Feb 2012)
Denis Naughten: Question 211: To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 463 of 6 December regarding newborn screening, if he will provide an update on the progress made to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10455/12]
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (23 Feb 2012)
Denis Naughten: Question 212: To ask the Minister for Health when he intends to publish a national action plan for rare diseases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10459/12]
- Flood Relief (28 Feb 2012)
Denis Naughten: Question 63: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the steps he is taking to address the summer flooding in the Shannon callows; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10587/12]
- Written Answers — Public Service Contracts: Public Service Contracts (28 Feb 2012)
Denis Naughten: Question 93: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the steps being taken to assist small business in obtaining public contracts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10588/12]
- Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (28 Feb 2012)
Denis Naughten: Question 530: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if derelict properties which are exempt from the â¬200 charge on non-principal private residences are also exempt from the household charge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11266/12]
- Written Answers — Medical Cars: Medical Cars (28 Feb 2012)
Denis Naughten: Question 682: To ask the Minister for Health when a decision will be made on an appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Roscommon; the reason, six months after the appeal was lodged the appeals office was still awaiting the transfer of the file from Finglas, Dublin; if this is a regular occurrence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10884/12]
- Written Answers — Ambulance Service: Ambulance Service (28 Feb 2012)
Denis Naughten: Question 763: To ask the Minister for Health when the new inter hospital ambulance transfer service will be rolled out to each hospital throughout the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11530/12]
- Written Answers — Job Protection: Job Protection (29 Feb 2012)
Denis Naughten: Question 14: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the progress made to date on protecting employment at a company (details supplied) in County Leitrim; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11406/12]
- Written Answers — Enterprise Support Services: Enterprise Support Services (29 Feb 2012)
Denis Naughten: Question 18: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the steps he is taking to support enterprise development in the midland and western regions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11407/12]
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (1 Mar 2012)
Denis Naughten: Question 36: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the steps being taken to identify overpayments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11694/12]
- Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (1 Mar 2012)
Denis Naughten: Question 43: To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to amend the Civil Registration Act 2004; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11695/12]
- Turbary Rights (6 Mar 2012)
Denis Naughten: Question 80: To ask the Minister for Arts; Heritage and the Gaeltacht his plans to address the ongoing issues regarding the implementation of the ban on turf cutting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12193/12]
- Turbary Rights (6 Mar 2012)
Denis Naughten: I welcome the Minister's comments and the motion that has been tabled today. I have not seen Mr. Justice Quirke's report, but I acknowledge, and I think the Minister acknowledges, that for the first time ever the Government of the day has publicly admitted that there was a lack of proper consultation, communication and trust between the State and turf cutters throughout the country. That in...
- Turbary Rights (6 Mar 2012)
Denis Naughten: Can something be done to facilitate people who do not own a bog but have had informal rights to turf-cutting in terms of obtaining access to adjoining bogs? Second, is it not the case that without Conor Skehan and Mr. Justice Quirke, this issue would not have been resolved to the extent it has, and that if this had been done ten years ago, we would not be in the mess we are in today?
- Newborn Screening Cards (6 Mar 2012)
Denis Naughten: Small blood spot samples are collected from all Irish children in infancy via the heel-prick test. These samples number 1.6 million since 1984. There has been controversy in the past few years because of the lack of a formal written consent process for the analysis and storage of residual samples. This has led the Data Protection Commissioner to call for the samples to be destroyed. The...
- Newborn Screening Cards (6 Mar 2012)
Denis Naughten: I thank the Minister for his reply which is at least moving to try to deal with the concerns I have raised. I ask that we try to find a mechanism, in so far as is possible, to clearly explain to individuals the potential uses to which this very valuable bio-bank could be put, not just for themselves but for society as a whole. This would mean that, unless someone had a real and genuine...