Results 801-820 of 2,627 for speaker:Noel Grealish

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Funding (27 Sep 2016)

Noel Grealish: 696. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of money which has been allocated to the Galway hospitals broken down by Merlin Park Hospital and University Hospital Galway from 2002 to 2016 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27116/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Knowledge Transfer Programme (27 Sep 2016)

Noel Grealish: 813. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason beekeeping activity does not qualify to participate in the knowledge transfer programme run by his Department considering that it is part of Ireland’s €4 billion Rural Development Programme, 2014-2020 (details supplied); if he will amend the terms of this programme to include other agricultural activities...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Records (27 Sep 2016)

Noel Grealish: 814. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if access to Land Commission data from pre-Cromwell through Griffith Valuation to the present time for County Galway can be made available online; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27118/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (4 Oct 2016)

Noel Grealish: 111. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the total number, broken down by type, of crimes reported in each of the electoral area wards in Galway city for 2014, 2015 and to date in 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28439/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Vehicle Registration (4 Oct 2016)

Noel Grealish: 149. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on an issue in regard to vehicle registration tax (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28590/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Eligibility (4 Oct 2016)

Noel Grealish: 553. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of his Department’s engagement with the European Commission regarding the forgotten farmer; if he has sought recognition from the European Commission for forgotten farmers as a group with specific disadvantage under the national reserve in the same way that old young farmers are currently provided for; if not,...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs Eligibility (20 Oct 2016)

Noel Grealish: 80. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider introducing capital or other allowances for single farm payment entitlements with a base cost to allow the cost, now regarded as a loss since December 2014, to be written off against income tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31246/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Pilot Training Courses (20 Oct 2016)

Noel Grealish: 287. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will conduct a review of the relevant rules here and discuss the concerns of a number of the professional bodies which, as stakeholders, have conveyed their concerns regarding the exploitation of many trainee pilots here to his Department on a number of occasions following the resolution of the European Parliament on social...

Finance Bill 2016: Second Stage (Resumed) (26 Oct 2016)

Noel Grealish: I am delighted to have an opportunity to speak on the Finance Bill 2016. I welcome many of the elements of the budget which the Finance Bill will bring into effect, including the reduction in the rate of USC, which is one of the most hated taxes ever introduced in the country. Some people are giving out about the help to buy scheme, but we have to do something to try to get young people...

Leaders' Questions (3 Nov 2016)

Noel Grealish: As I am sure the Tánaiste is aware, morale within An Garda Síochána is at an all-time low. This is due to the fact that in the past ten years gardaí have experienced massive cuts and reductions in numbers. The recruitment ban, which has been in place for more than seven years, resulted in very few new recruits to keep up their numbers. This has led to a level of anger...

Leaders' Questions (3 Nov 2016)

Noel Grealish: As I said earlier, I appreciate the Tánaiste is doing her best to improve the situation but the improvements cannot come fast enough. There is a huge number of gardaí out there who are simply not enjoying going to work. We need to pick up morale again within An Garda Síochána and we need to resource and finance it properly. Gardaí need to know they have the support...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (8 Nov 2016)

Noel Grealish: 85. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if there is legislation in place to limit or prevent begging or harassment in public places; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33367/16]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Irish Language (9 Nov 2016)

Noel Grealish: 50. To ask the Taoiseach the frequency with which Irish language interpreters were used during the term of the 31st Dáil for each of the years 2011 to 2016 to date. [33982/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Vehicle Registration (9 Nov 2016)

Noel Grealish: 85. To ask the Minister for Finance the length of time a vehicle from Northern Ireland can be in this State without crossing back over the Border before the VRT process starts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33980/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Vehicle Registration (9 Nov 2016)

Noel Grealish: 86. To ask the Minister for Finance if it is illegal for a resident here to drive a car on loan from a garage in Northern Ireland while repair work is being carried out on their own car which is taxed and registered in the South; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33981/16]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Provision (9 Nov 2016)

Noel Grealish: 116. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the reason, at a time when he says priority is being given to the building of houses to meet the huge need for social and other accommodation, officials from his Department have effectively stalled the building of 55 houses by Galway City Council in the Ballymoneen Road, Knocknacarra area of Galway city by...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Schemes (9 Nov 2016)

Noel Grealish: 140. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when she expects to notify local authorities which applications under the town and village renewal scheme are to go ahead; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33985/16]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Invasive Plant Species (9 Nov 2016)

Noel Grealish: 142. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of invasive species of plants and weed detected in Connemara National Park, Letterfrack, County Galway; the extent of their presence there; the kind of threat they pose to the natural environment; the plans in place to tackle them, including an estimated cost of any such action; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (9 Nov 2016)

Noel Grealish: 194. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to upgrade the N4 from Sligo to Dublin motorway; if, in the context of Brexit and its effects on the Border region, he will prioritise this upgrade in view of the lack of any motorway to the west and north west north of the M6; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33979/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences Renewals (22 Nov 2016)

Noel Grealish: 528. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to introduce a facility to enable persons who live abroad to renew their Irish driving licences remotely; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35833/16]