Results 81-100 of 3,452 for in 'Written Answers' speaker:Jonathan O'Brien

Written Answers — Overseas Development Aid: Overseas Development Aid (4 Oct 2011)

Jonathan O'Brien: Question 54: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views that the publication of the Irish Aid Annual Report confirms that Ireland's overseas aid programme is of world class quality; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27320/11]

Written Answers — International Agreements: International Agreements (4 Oct 2011)

Jonathan O'Brien: Question 69: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the EU-Colombia Peru Free Trade Agreement will destroy the dairy industries in Peru and Colombia and threaten the livelihood of persons connected with other agricultural industries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27319/11]

Written Answers — Refugee Status: Refugee Status (4 Oct 2011)

Jonathan O'Brien: Question 456: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the countries that comprise the top 15 countries of origin for applications for refugee status here in 2010 and the first two quarters of 2011; the total applicants for refugee status per country to the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner; the total applicants per country who have had a recommendation that they be...

Written Answers — Army Barracks: Army Barracks (4 Oct 2011)

Jonathan O'Brien: Question 499: To ask the Minister for Defence his immediate and medium-term plans for Dun Uí Neill Army Barracks, Cavan; his plans for this facility should it close; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27143/11]

Written Answers — Army Barracks: Army Barracks (4 Oct 2011)

Jonathan O'Brien: Question 500: To ask the Minister for Defence his immediate and medium-term plans for Columb Barracks, Mullingar, County Westmeath; his plans for this facility for should it close; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27144/11]

Written Answers — Tax Reliefs: Tax Reliefs (5 Oct 2011)

Jonathan O'Brien: Question 22: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider publishing an annual list of all tax expenditure; and their cost to the State in advance of Budget 2012. [27676/11]

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (5 Oct 2011)

Jonathan O'Brien: Question 48: To ask the Minister for Finance if the EU-IMF programme requirement to reduce private pension tax reliefs will be adhered to in budget 2012 and, if so, if he will provide details of same. [27675/11]

Written Answers — Refugee Status: Refugee Status (11 Oct 2011)

Jonathan O'Brien: Question 382: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality, further to Parliamentary Question No. 456 of 4 October 2011, if his attention has been drawn to the fact that statistics on the Office of the Refugees Applications Commissioner website do not contain a breakdown of persons recommended or refused to be refugees per country of origin and per the top 15 countries of origin; as section...

Written Answers — Arts Policy: Arts Policy (18 Oct 2011)

Jonathan O'Brien: Question 56: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the role he sees for the arts in mental well-being; his efforts to see that potential realised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29865/11]

Written Answers — Customs and Excise: Customs and Excise (18 Oct 2011)

Jonathan O'Brien: Question 81: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount it is costing the Exchequer to supply the security measures currently in place for the facilitation of the Smithfield horse fair, Dublin, in terms of Customs and Excise officials; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30148/11]

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (18 Oct 2011)

Jonathan O'Brien: Question 121: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of bus routes that are operational under the school transport scheme in County Cavan; the number of catchment areas; the number of students on each route; if changes to the school transport scheme mean that students outside a catchment area in which a service has been removed have to get a bus on another route; and if he...

Written Answers — Vocational Education Committees: Vocational Education Committees (18 Oct 2011)

Jonathan O'Brien: Question 122: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the criteria that were used in making decisions about headquarters in the VEC amalgamations; if the criteria were based on current or future issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29497/11]

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (18 Oct 2011)

Jonathan O'Brien: Question 123: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students that have been deemed ineligible for student grants due to the fact that their course is at the same level as one previously attended; if he will provide this information on a county basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29498/11]

Written Answers — Vocational Education Committees: Vocational Education Committees (18 Oct 2011)

Jonathan O'Brien: Question 184: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the input he has had into the process of vocational education committee amalgamation; if VEC amalgamations and the costs associated with some of the new arrangements have any part in the comprehensive spending review; the analysis that has been done by him of proposed changes to the VEC structures; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (18 Oct 2011)

Jonathan O'Brien: Question 224: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an application for redundancy in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cavan will be dealt with; the waiting time for the payment to issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29453/11]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (18 Oct 2011)

Jonathan O'Brien: Question 225: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons that used the text message service to request back to education allowance forms; if all requests were dealt with and forms issued; the number of persons that did not receive forms despite requesting the form in this way; the facility in place for those persons who used the service but did not receive a form and who...

Written Answers — Garda Operations: Garda Operations (18 Oct 2011)

Jonathan O'Brien: Question 400: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the amount it is costing the Exchequer to supply the security measures currently in place for the facilitation of the Smithfield horse fair, Dublin, in terms of Garda officials; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30148/11]

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (20 Oct 2011)

Jonathan O'Brien: Question 34: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to increase the resourcing of the Private Rental Tenancies Board. [30404/11]

Written Answers — Drug Trafficking: Drug Trafficking (25 Oct 2011)

Jonathan O'Brien: Question 65: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the relationship between this State and other EU countries in the Maritime Analysis and Operations Centre - Narcotics (MAOC-N); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25090/11]

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (26 Oct 2011)

Jonathan O'Brien: Question 86: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he is satisfied that the law as it stands is sufficient to penalise journalists or persons, who engage in absolute untruths; if not, his plans to introduce legislation to address same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31227/11]