Results 9,821-9,840 of 24,567 for speaker:Róisín Shortall

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Data (22 Oct 2013)

Róisín Shortall: 586. To ask the Minister for Health his target month in 2014 for the introduction of free general practitioner care for the under five year olds. [44735/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Data (22 Oct 2013)

Róisín Shortall: 587. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a five year old who receives a GP visit card in 2014 but later turns six during that year; if in these circumstances the card will be retained; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44736/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Data (22 Oct 2013)

Róisín Shortall: 593. To ask the Minister for Health the way it is proposed to spend the €30 million allocated for the extension of free general practitioner care in 2013. [44889/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (23 Oct 2013)

Róisín Shortall: 211. To ask the Minister for Health the date in 2014 from which the new medical card income limits for the over 70s will apply. [45009/13]

Sittings and Business of Dáil: Motion (24 Oct 2013)

Róisín Shortall: Is this new politics?

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs Application (24 Oct 2013)

Róisín Shortall: 81. To ask the Minister for Finance further to his comments in Limerick on 18 September 2013, the nature of the deal which he expected to make with the pensions industry in respect of the promised introduction of a cap on a pension tax relief. [45528/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Pensions Levy Issues (24 Oct 2013)

Róisín Shortall: 82. To ask the Minister for Finance the basis for his decision to increase the pension levy in budget 2014; the expected yield from this measure; and the purpose to which he intends to put these funds. [45529/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: National Debt Issues (24 Oct 2013)

Róisín Shortall: 83. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide estimates of the national debt as at the end of 2013; the end of 2014 and the end of 2015. [45533/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Government Deficit (24 Oct 2013)

Róisín Shortall: 84. To ask the Minister for Finance further to comments made at the recent Fine Gael national conference that the €2.5 billion adjustment will deliver a deficit of 4.8% in 2014 and a primary surplus also, which means our debt can start to reduce, the plans there are to begin paying down our national debt. [45534/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (24 Oct 2013)

Róisín Shortall: 89. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will explain his decision to abolish the one parent family tax credit; the projected saving generated from this cut; if a regulatory impact analysis was carried out; if so, the conclusions of same; the consultation that was carried out with affected groups; if his attention has been drawn to the disproportionate impact on those affected by it; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Government Deficit (24 Oct 2013)

Róisín Shortall: 90. To ask the Minister for Finance further to a newspaper article (details supplied) if he will provide a detailed explanation on the level of budget adjustment for 2014 and the way this adjustment will be achieved in terms of carry forward, tax adjustments, expenditure adjustments, new savings and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45560/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Household Benefits Scheme (24 Oct 2013)

Róisín Shortall: 145. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of senior citizens affected by her decision to discontinue the telephone allowance; and the projected saving to the Exchequer. [45508/13]

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Oct 2013)

Róisín Shortall: I put it to the Minister that this country can only survive the economic collapse if attention is paid to solidarity. This savage cut, which continues on from where Fianna Fáil left off, represents an enormous slap in the face for young people. It is basically telling them to get lost. It tells them to emigrate and go elsewhere and that they are not needed here. To date, we have...

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Oct 2013)

Róisín Shortall: It amuses me the frequency with which certain elements in government keep going on about our welfare system and about the need to remove disincentives to work when we know that the vast majority of people on welfare would be better off if they could get a job, even on minimum wages, and all of the evidence supports that. Those elements in government who keep going on about this issue either...

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Oct 2013)

Róisín Shortall: Does he realise his Government has removed one of the measures that incentivised people on very low incomes, especially those with children, to return to the workforce? Notwithstanding the rhetoric in which it engages, the Government is disincentivising people from returning to work by withdrawing their medical card. I was astonished to read the response to a parliamentary question I...

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (25 Oct 2013)

Róisín Shortall: Only a fraction of the places required have been put in place.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ministerial Appointments (5 Nov 2013)

Róisín Shortall: 120. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the name, qualifications and current salary of each political staff member appointed by him. [46088/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Taxation Collection (5 Nov 2013)

Róisín Shortall: 239. To ask the Minister for Finance if he was informed of the decision to pre-charge home-owners who pay by credit or debit card for the 2014 property tax; if he was not,the level in the Revenue Commissioners such a decision was taken and if he will indicate if he has met with the person or persons responsible since the decision was taken; if his attention has been drawn to the public...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Ministerial Staff (5 Nov 2013)

Róisín Shortall: 172. To ask the Minister for Finance the name, qualifications and current salary of each political staff member appointed by him. [46087/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (5 Nov 2013)

Róisín Shortall: 181. To ask the Minister for Finance the sources of unearned income that are counted in the determination of whether or not a person exceeds the €3,174 threshold applied by Revenue for the purposes of defining a chargeable person; the way interest from savings is counted in this process; if interest from savings exceeding €3,174 in a year would mean that the person is considered...