Results 11,201-11,220 of 21,588 for speaker:Denis Naughten

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Staff (24 Nov 2015)

Denis Naughten: 345. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to run a recruitment competition for the post of prison officer; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41738/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Schemes (24 Nov 2015)

Denis Naughten: 425. To ask the Minister for Health when the replacement schemes for the currently suspended motorised transport grant scheme and the mobility allowance scheme will be introduced; if the proposal for an alternative scheme has been brought to Cabinet; if such a proposal has been included on the agenda of the Cabinet sub-committee; if the proposals have been referred to the Office of the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (24 Nov 2015)

Denis Naughten: 428. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to reinstate a service (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41741/15]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Application Refusals (24 Nov 2015)

Denis Naughten: 445. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the reason a passport has been issued to one person but not to another (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41667/15]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: EU Regulations (24 Nov 2015)

Denis Naughten: 570. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources in view of the concerns expressed last year by the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications with regard to EU Commission COM(2014)111, if he will outline the steps he has taken to date to restrict the purchase and importation into the European Union of blood minerals which are used to fund armed groups...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Turbary Rights (24 Nov 2015)

Denis Naughten: 610. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when will the designation be lifted on national heritage area bogs earmarked for de-designation; when will owners and those with turbary rights be informed that their bog is to be designated as a replacement national heritage area; the reason for the delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41730/15]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Turbary Rights (24 Nov 2015)

Denis Naughten: 611. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht why an area of bog belonging to one particular owner (details supplied) was designated, while an adjoining area belonging to a neighbour was not; why this bog was designated as an national heritage area when investigations classed it as a dead bog and of no assistance to wildlife, given that she was already in possession of public...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Turbary Rights (24 Nov 2015)

Denis Naughten: 612. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht why she wrote to a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary on 24 February 2014 advising that the person's bog was to be de-designated, and yet it still has to be de-designated; if the owner will be provided with compensation for the loss of income to date, since the initial designation; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Turf Cutting Compensation Scheme (24 Nov 2015)

Denis Naughten: 614. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when a person (details supplied) in County Roscommon will receive a payment under the bog compensation scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41740/15]

Tributes to Retiring Member of Staff (25 Nov 2015)

Denis Naughten: I will be brief. I want to be associated with the tributes that have been paid to Bernard. We are roughly around the same vintage in the Oireachtas.

Tributes to Retiring Member of Staff (25 Nov 2015)

Denis Naughten: I wish him every success in his retirement. We will all miss the updates on the Dublin club championship and, depending on how Dublin progressed at the weekend, the humour that we would meet when we came in on Tuesday. There was the odd time when some of us from the country had the opportunity to have a smile on our faces coming through the door. We look forward to Bernard visiting Hyde...

Criminal Justice (Burglary of Dwellings) Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 Nov 2015)

Denis Naughten: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this Bill. I also welcome the announcement of Operation Thor, the focus on rural crime and the overtime allocation the Minister has provided to the Garda. A burglary is recorded every 20 minutes by An Garda Síochána. Each case involves another victim who has to deal with the impact of intrusion, the insecurity it causes in his or her home and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Inspections (25 Nov 2015)

Denis Naughten: 13. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he will take to ensure fairness and transparency in the on-farm inspection regime; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41237/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Live Exports (25 Nov 2015)

Denis Naughten: 41. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he will take to support a live cattle trade to Britain; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41236/15]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pay (25 Nov 2015)

Denis Naughten: 86. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to his meeting of 30 September 2015 with representatives of community employment supervisors, the progress to date on the matter; if this has potential for further knock-on claims, or if not, if he will outline his concerns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42005/15]

Other Questions: Regional Development (26 Nov 2015)

Denis Naughten: 9. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the steps he is taking to support enterprise development in the midland and western regions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41425/15]

Other Questions: Regional Development (26 Nov 2015)

Denis Naughten: I welcome the publication of the jobs action plans for the midlands and the west, which focus on our strengths in those regions. It is important that these plans do not just mean investment for Galway city and Castlebar. While I welcome the fact that I see my own fingerprints on some of the proposals in the western plan, the frustrating thing is that the investment that has taken place over...

Other Questions: Regional Development (26 Nov 2015)

Denis Naughten: I thank the Minister and do not dispute anything he has said. The regional plans do bring a new focus to what we are actually good at. May I ask specifically about the status of the midlands plan in respect of the skills forum? As the Minister knows, young people will be filling out their CAO forms in a few weeks. What progress has been made since this was launched last June? The...

Other Questions: Regional Development (26 Nov 2015)

Denis Naughten: The Minister is correct when he points out that 90% of the growth is coming from indigenous local employers. Does he not agree that we need to support existing employers and those who want to set up or expand their business in their local areas? As he rightly points out, we are going to face challenges in many parts of the country in bringing in foreign direct investment, FDI. There is a...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Losses (26 Nov 2015)

Denis Naughten: 23. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the steps he will take to replace jobs lost at Bank of America and AvantCard in Carrick-on-Shannon, County Leitrim; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41424/15]