Results 1,001-1,020 of 3,519 for speaker:Michelle Mulherin

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Private Residential Tenancies Board Remit (18 Sep 2013)

Michelle Mulherin: 951. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the timeframe in which he plans to have tenancy agreements and disputes arising with voluntary and social housing organisations brought within the remit of the Private Residential Tenancies Board for resolution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38338/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Court Accommodation Provision (18 Sep 2013)

Michelle Mulherin: 1015. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide a breakdown of the savings to the State which it is anticipated will arise from the proposed closure of the courthouses at Ballyhaunis and Swinford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37085/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Court Accommodation Provision (18 Sep 2013)

Michelle Mulherin: 1016. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide a cost benefit analysis in relation to the decision by Court Services to close the Courthouses at Ballyhaunis and Swinford and transfer the administration and sittings to the District Court Office Castlebar and the Courthouse Castlebar respectively to include an analysis of the cost of the hours Ballyhaunis and Swinford...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Court Accommodation Provision (18 Sep 2013)

Michelle Mulherin: 1017. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the significance the Courts Services place on lack of availability of public transport for persons when deciding to close courthouses in rural areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37087/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (18 Sep 2013)

Michelle Mulherin: 1285. To ask the Minister for Health the criteria that applies to an Irish citizen aged over 70 years who is in receipt of a British pension and is seeking a medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36882/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Expenditure (18 Sep 2013)

Michelle Mulherin: 1562. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of the budget provision for 2013 pursuant to Section 39 of the Health Act 2004; the amount of funding allocated in particular to County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38542/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Expenditure (18 Sep 2013)

Michelle Mulherin: 1563. To ask the Minister for Health the budget provision intended for 2014 pursuant to Section 39 of the Health Act 2004; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38543/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Expenditure (18 Sep 2013)

Michelle Mulherin: 1564. To ask the Minister for Health the number of groups and organisations in County Mayo that have benefitted from funding pursuant to Section 39 of the Health Act 2004 for 2013; the nature and types of groups and organisations and the service they provide in the community; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38544/13]

Gas Regulation Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (19 Sep 2013)

Michelle Mulherin: I join in the welcome for the commitment to unbundle Bord Gáis, remove the energy generation aspect of the business and sell it in the public interest, as eloquently described by Deputy Joe O'Reilly, for job creation and badly-needed investment in strategic infrastructure, such as water, broadband and energy. Not too long ago, Deputy Colreavy's party tabled a motion suggesting that...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Regulations (24 Sep 2013)

Michelle Mulherin: 278. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the circumstances under which a derogation can be given to a public body to enable it to specify in a contract it is awarding that preferential treatment will be given to persons local to the project for employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39189/13]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Regulations (24 Sep 2013)

Michelle Mulherin: 279. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if a derogation can be given to the promoters of a project (details supplied) in County Mayo in order that contracts may specify that preferential treatment for employment be given to local persons due to high instances of unemployment and disadvantage in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39190/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Funding (24 Sep 2013)

Michelle Mulherin: 316. To ask the Minister for Social Protection under what specific circumstances she allows rental costs as an allowance expense under the Community Employment Operating Guidelines; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39425/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Benefit Appeals (24 Sep 2013)

Michelle Mulherin: 356. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an appeal for jobseeker's benefit in respect of a person (details supplied); if she will expedite same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39808/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Education and Training Provision (24 Sep 2013)

Michelle Mulherin: 579. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the publically funded colleges here that offer training courses for chefs; the numbers of places annually on each course; the role Bord Fáilte play in the training and accreditation of chefs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39784/13]

Private Members' Business - Cuts in Education: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (25 Sep 2013)

Michelle Mulherin: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to the debate. Education is one of the fundamental tenets by which we measure how we, as a society, have progressed socially and economically since the foundation of this State. The appetite among people in the country to invest in education and educate their children, which is intrinsically linked with better futures for everybody, is how we measure...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Code Issues (25 Sep 2013)

Michelle Mulherin: 123. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason no directive has issued to the chief appeals office in relation to the implementation of the recent change in legislation pertaining to part-time fire fighters Social Welfare and Pensions (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40117/13]

Fines (Payment and Recovery) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (26 Sep 2013)

Michelle Mulherin: When people consider the practicalities of our legal system and the way in which prisons are used, what irks them most is a person being sent to prison for non-payment of a fine when more serious offenders are not because of the capacity of our prisons to accommodate them. The Minister is to be commended in respect of much of the legislation he has introduced, in particular legislation which...

Topical Issue Debate: Tourism Employment (26 Sep 2013)

Michelle Mulherin: Today, the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Deputy Varadkar, announced that visitor numbers increased by 6.5% in the first eight months of 2013. Coupled with figures published by the Central Statistics Office which confirmed that 15,200 jobs were created in accommodation and food services between the second quarter of 2011 and the first half of this year, this is welcome news. The...

Topical Issue Debate: Tourism Employment (26 Sep 2013)

Michelle Mulherin: I thank the Minister of State for his response. According to the Irish Hotels Federation and the Restaurants Association of Ireland, there is a shortage of kitchen staff and other staff in the hospitality sector. The Minister of State has indicated that as apprenticeships are being reviewed, there may be scope to work with the tourism, food and hospitality industries. Does that confirm the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Home Tuition Scheme Eligibility (26 Sep 2013)

Michelle Mulherin: 95. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of pupils in County Mayo who have been assessed as eligible for the home tuition scheme for school year 2013/2014; the number who have received teachers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40204/13]