Results 1,081-1,100 of 4,507 for speaker:Pat Deering

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Electricity Transmission Network (25 Sep 2014)

Pat Deering: 271. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when the McGuinness Commission will report; if EirGrid's planning application for Gridlink will be delayed or is it considered still possible to meet the original time frame; if a corridor for the proposed line has been selected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36215/14]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Commercial Rates Valuation Process (30 Sep 2014)

Pat Deering: 220. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on reclassifying pre school facilities as educational so that they can have similar status for commercial rates as the education sector. [36834/14]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Commercial Rates Valuation Process (30 Sep 2014)

Pat Deering: 223. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if private fee paying schools and private nursing homes are subject to commercial rates; and if so on what basis is the rate calculated. [37033/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (30 Sep 2014)

Pat Deering: 348. To ask the Minister for Health the criteria that are used for evaluation for funding under the Tusla programme for residential care centres for people with disability. [36592/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (30 Sep 2014)

Pat Deering: 390. To ask the Minister for Health his priorities over the next 18 months. [36823/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (30 Sep 2014)

Pat Deering: 391. To ask the Minister for Health when the expert medical review group will report on the medical conditions that should be included for discretionary medical card applications. [36824/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Institutions Mergers (30 Sep 2014)

Pat Deering: 508. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide a progress report on the proposed merger of IT Carlow and Waterford IT to form the new technological university of the south east. [36833/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (30 Sep 2014)

Pat Deering: 566. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if any planning application for lithium mining in the Carlow-Wicklow region, or any region, will be subject to the normal local authority planning process to ensure full transparency. [36836/14]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Mining Licences (30 Sep 2014)

Pat Deering: 596. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he held a meeting or meetings with the Chinese ambassador or his officials this year regarding lithium mining in the Carlow/Wicklow region, or any other region; if a commitment has been given to make the mining process more efficient as part of an approach to boost lithium production; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Mining Licences (30 Sep 2014)

Pat Deering: 600. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the position regarding the possibility of lithium mining in the Carlow/Wicklow region, or any region; if licences have been applied for or already issued; if some of these licences have been sold to a Chinese mining company; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36835/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Industry (30 Sep 2014)

Pat Deering: 630. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to explain the reason there is a 25% increase in membership fee to Fáilte Ireland homes approval scheme for 2015. [37041/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Promotion (30 Sep 2014)

Pat Deering: 631. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to explain the reason for the lack of marketing of the south east, midlands and east coast in 2014; and his plans to promote these areas in 2015. [37042/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (1 Oct 2014)

Pat Deering: 126. To ask the Minister for Health if funding will be made available in respect of a person (details supplied). [37364/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Charges Administration (1 Oct 2014)

Pat Deering: 172. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the provision that has been made for supply of water to community/voluntary swimming pools of charitable status who previously benefitted from free water from their local authority. [37230/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Services Programme (7 Oct 2014)

Pat Deering: 134. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a CSP application (details supplied) and if she will ensure funding is allocated for this project which would be of enormous benefit for tourism and to the local community. [38062/14]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Commercial Rates Valuation Process (7 Oct 2014)

Pat Deering: 207. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 223 of 30 September 2014, in which it was stated that, in general, the Act maintains the long-standing position that all commercial facilities established for the purpose of making a private profit are liable for rates, the reason some sporting facilities including GAA county grounds are liable...

Agriculture Industry: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (8 Oct 2014)

Pat Deering: I am pleased to have an opportunity to say a few words on this important issue for Ireland. I am also pleased to see that Fianna Fáil has begun to realise the importance of agriculture to the Irish economy. For many years this was not the case but I am glad to see it is now.

Agriculture Industry: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (8 Oct 2014)

Pat Deering: I come from a town in Carlow where the sugar industry was closed down by Fianna Fáil. The town has never recovered. I am pleased to see this evening that Fianna Fáil is beginning to remember the importance of this industry. CAP reform has been one of the big issues in the past year and much has been made of it. Some people are critical of it and others are not. I am still...

Agriculture Industry: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (8 Oct 2014)

Pat Deering: What is Fianna Fáil in favour of? It flip-flops continuously on the issue. The farmers of Ireland-----

Agriculture Industry: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (8 Oct 2014)

Pat Deering: -----need to know exactly where Fianna Fáil stands on this matter.