Results 81-100 of 7,211 for speaker:Peter Burke

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Legislative Measures (6 Jul 2016)

Peter Burke: 100. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason section 28 of the Education Act 1998 has never been fully enacted. [19990/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staff (6 Jul 2016)

Peter Burke: 110. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will favour an appeal by a person (details supplied) for September 2016 under the special needs assistant scheme. [20083/16]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Teachers' Remuneration (6 Jul 2016)

Peter Burke: 177. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to restore teachers' pay following measures introduced under public sector pay deals. [19975/16]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Post Office Network (7 Jul 2016)

Peter Burke: 32. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her views on the sustainability of the post office network into the future; the actions she will take to secure this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19840/16]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Leader Programmes (7 Jul 2016)

Peter Burke: 47. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of the Leader programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19839/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Appeals (7 Jul 2016)

Peter Burke: 139. To ask the Minister for Social Protection to expedite an appeal by a person (details supplied) under the domiciliary care allowance scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20423/16]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Recruitment (7 Jul 2016)

Peter Burke: 170. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if it is common practice for Civil Service recruitment panels to be automatically disbanded after two years, resulting in candidates having to reapply for the same panel despite having attended interviews and moved up in position on the panel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20400/16]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Adaptation Grant (12 Jul 2016)

Peter Burke: 312. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if a parent's income could be taken into account only when assessments are being made for housing adaptation grants for medical or immobility reasons in situations where an older person or couple have transferred their land or house to children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20770/16]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Tenant Purchase Scheme (12 Jul 2016)

Peter Burke: 321. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will consider allowing pensioners to buy out local authority houses using social protection payments under the tenant purchase scheme in cases where sites were originally provided by tenants to the local authority to build on as was the case in older social housing schemes; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Leader Programmes Funding (12 Jul 2016)

Peter Burke: 464. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when the Leader programme will be approved for County Longford and contracts signed for delivery of programmes, considering the long delays already suffered and the large number of groups who are waiting for funding as a matter of urgency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20757/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Properties (12 Jul 2016)

Peter Burke: 505. To ask the Minister for Health if he will transfer a property in County Longford back to its original owner (details supplied) [20656/16]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation (12 Jul 2016)

Peter Burke: 804. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the efforts she is making to promote Mullingar, County Westmeath, as an enterprise hub considering the large and underutilised IDA park, its central location and skilled workforce. [21132/16]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation (12 Jul 2016)

Peter Burke: 805. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the action she is taking to source alternative industry for Mullingar, County Westmeath, considering her recent visit to the IDA park and the loss of 90 jobs in the region at a company (details supplied). [21135/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (13 Jul 2016)

Peter Burke: 140. To ask the Minister for Social Protection to expedite an application by a person (details supplied) under the carer's allowance scheme. [21453/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (13 Jul 2016)

Peter Burke: 189. To ask the Minister for Health to expedite a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied).; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21456/16]

Topical Issue Debate: Accident and Emergency Departments Closures (14 Jul 2016)

Peter Burke: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for selecting this critical issue for debate. Local and national media reports over the weekend reported that a number of emergency departments were earmarked for closure. In fact, the first paragraph in the report explicitly stated that the emergency department in the Midland Regional Hospital in Mullingar was one of nine departments earmarked for closure,...

Topical Issue Debate: Accident and Emergency Departments Closures (14 Jul 2016)

Peter Burke: I thank the Minister of State. I welcome the clarification that this is not about closing accident and emergency departments or reducing services, which is critical. The health service is famous for reports. However, every report that comes out of the health service should not be taken as read or exaggerated in the manner in which this one was, because it causes significant and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Charges (14 Jul 2016)

Peter Burke: 71. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the recourse a person (details supplied) has in order to have third level course fees waived. [21688/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (14 Jul 2016)

Peter Burke: 78. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 228 of 5 July 2016, the reason a school (details supplied) was not in a position to go to tender despite a gestation period of almost 17 years together with commitments advanced by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21772/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (14 Jul 2016)

Peter Burke: 164. To ask the Minister for Health to expedite an appointment for a person (details supplied). [21692/16]