Results 841-860 of 2,211 for speaker:Paul Connaughton

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Insolvency Payments Scheme Eligibility (8 Oct 2013)

Paul Connaughton: 323. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if an insolvency payment may be capped at €600 per week when the payment arose out of an Employment Appeal where a person was deemed to be unfairly dismissed as opposed to a statutory redundancy situation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42103/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Appeals (8 Oct 2013)

Paul Connaughton: 339. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made in relation to an invalidity pension appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42468/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (8 Oct 2013)

Paul Connaughton: 340. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a carer's allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway. [42529/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Appeals (8 Oct 2013)

Paul Connaughton: 471. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the options open to farmers who failed to tick the box on their single farm payment to confirm that they were seeking suckler welfare scheme payments in terms of appealing or seeking to receive the payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41817/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Conditions (8 Oct 2013)

Paul Connaughton: 472. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if it is possible under the agri-environment options scheme 1 to replace a parcel which has been taken over by a bank recovering a debt; if in such exceptional circumstances a clawback would apply in relation to funds paid on those lands to date and if such circumstances would be considered exceptional circumstances or force...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Administration (8 Oct 2013)

Paul Connaughton: 473. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if all matters relating to the 2013 single farm payment of a person (details supplied) in County Galway are in order; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41819/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Application Numbers (8 Oct 2013)

Paul Connaughton: 487. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers accepted into the new agri-environment option 3 scheme who were over the number of hectares allowed for qualification; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42097/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (8 Oct 2013)

Paul Connaughton: 488. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) in County Galway has not received their disadvantaged area scheme payment and single farm payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42100/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (8 Oct 2013)

Paul Connaughton: 489. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Galway will receive their disadvantaged area scheme payment and single farm payment; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42101/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (8 Oct 2013)

Paul Connaughton: 490. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) in County Galway has not received their disadvantaged area payment and single farm payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42102/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Application Numbers (8 Oct 2013)

Paul Connaughton: 491. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers in County Galway that have not received their disadvantaged area payment or single farm payment; the way this compares to the past two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42108/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (8 Oct 2013)

Paul Connaughton: 505. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a disadvantaged areas scheme payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway was not graned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42467/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (8 Oct 2013)

Paul Connaughton: 506. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Galway in respect of both their disadvantaged area scheme payment and their single farm payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42469/13]

Criminal Justice (Forensic Evidence and DNA Database System) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (9 Oct 2013)

Paul Connaughton: Harnessing scientific developments for the good of society is a key element of scientific advancement. This Bill seeks to do that by providing for the compilation of a database that will become a key tool in the fight against serious crime. As criminals are keeping abreast of developments in science and technology, police forces and justice enforcement systems must do likewise. Ireland is...

Discretionary Medical Cards: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (9 Oct 2013)

Paul Connaughton: I am grateful to have an opportunity to speak on Private Members' business. Many people are affected by this issue. We all have our own stories in this regard. It is important to acknowledge the motion we are discussing. No attempt has been made to remove mass amounts of medical cards. The problem lies with the changes that have been made in the process. I will talk about the small...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) Eligibility (15 Oct 2013)

Paul Connaughton: 151. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the current contributory pension allocates full contributory pension to persons who pay full contributions for ten years yet fails to allocate a full pension to persons who have paid contributions for almost 30 years but whose contributions are spread out over a long period of years; if her...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (15 Oct 2013)

Paul Connaughton: 316. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when disadvantaged areas payment will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43108/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (15 Oct 2013)

Paul Connaughton: 317. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment of the disadvantaged areas scheme will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43110/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (15 Oct 2013)

Paul Connaughton: 318. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment of the disadvantaged area scheme will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43112/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (15 Oct 2013)

Paul Connaughton: 319. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a review of the single farm payment file of a person (details supplied) in County Galway has been completed; if an overpayment issue has been resolved as a result; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43113/13]