Results 12,381-12,400 of 24,567 for speaker:Róisín Shortall

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Expenditure (16 Dec 2016)

Róisín Shortall: 519. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a payment was made, and the details of any such payment, by his Department or any body under the aegis of his Department to provide for the bail of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41006/16]

Private Members' Business - Anti-Evictions Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (17 Jan 2017)

Róisín Shortall: The Social Democrats are very happy to support the Bill on Second Stage. We commend the proposers of this timely Bill. The Minister often talks about the rental market as if it is a normal functional market. Of course, we know the rental market in recent years has been highly dysfunctional because the provision of housing is highly dysfunctional. All aspects of housing are connected....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Court Judgments (17 Jan 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 210. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if her attention has been drawn to the highly critical comments made by the Master of the High Court in relation to the application of the 1993 EU directive on unfair contract terms in consumer contracts within the courts; the steps she is taking to address the issues raised in these comments; if her Department will provide additional...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (17 Jan 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 191. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will investigate an issue with regard to water quality at a direct provision reception centre (details supplied); and if she will ensure that this facility is inspected and the issue rectified as a matter of priority. [1570/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Company Law (17 Jan 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 193. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if her Department has considered legislating to provide for greater regulation of receivers and receiverships; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1594/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Home Tuition Scheme Administration (17 Jan 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 432. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties faced by parents who are availing of the home tuition grant to secure a suitable tutor for their children as a result of the delays in issuing Teaching Council registration and the necessity for tutors to renew Garda vetting for each child they engage with; if he has satisfied himself with...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Pensions Reform (17 Jan 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 657. To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 183 of 9 June 2015, the status of the work being carried out as a result of the meetings of the group in question; the way in which his Department has integrated the findings of this group into policy formation; his plans to tackle the discrepancy between retirement age and pension age; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Waiting Times (17 Jan 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 660. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the average waiting times, from the point of application to a decision being made, in respect of each social protection payment. [1601/17]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: EU Directives (17 Jan 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 682. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the obligations on member states to raise public awareness of rights under EU directives once implemented; the steps he is taking to ensure public awareness of rights under EU directives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1939/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Food Labelling (17 Jan 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 798. To ask the Minister for Health the inspection regime in place to establish the veracity of nutritional information on food labelling; if he will provide statistics on enforcement activity, including numbers of penalties imposed, prosecutions taken and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1424/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Food Labelling (17 Jan 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 1248. To ask the Minister for Health the role of his Department in relation to legislating for nutritional information on food labelling; and his plans to make nutritional information compulsory. [1425/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Food Labelling (17 Jan 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 1255. To ask the Minister for Health the role of his Department in relation to legislating for nutritional information on food labelling; and his plans to make per portion and consumption information compulsory. [1441/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (17 Jan 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 971. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the provision of a sleep clinic for a group of persons suffering with narcolepsy (details supplied); if funding will be provided for the provision of this clinic; his views on the situation whereby Ireland is one of the only countries in Europe without a dedicated sleep clinic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41427/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Reviews (17 Jan 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 1017. To ask the Minister for Health the reason persons (details supplied) were not informed of a medical card review; and the way in which their application was calculated incorrectly [41598/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Lottery Funding Disbursement (17 Jan 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 1247. To ask the Minister for Health the National Lottery allocations made in 2014, 2015, and 2016 with details of the amounts, the name and address of the beneficiary and the purpose of the allocation; and the criteria which applied to these allocation decisions. [1423/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (17 Jan 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 1301. To ask the Minister for Health the number of early intervention teams in each local health office; the waiting time for assessment in each team; and the numbers on the waiting lists in each case. [1596/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Data (17 Jan 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 1302. To ask the Minister for Health the latest waiting list figures for child and adolescent mental health services with a breakdown of the number waiting by duration and location. [1597/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists (17 Jan 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 1303. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children currently on an orthodontic waiting list, with a breakdown by geographical area. [1598/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Speech and Language Therapy (17 Jan 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 1304. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list for speech and therapist services in primary care, with a breakdown by age category, geographical area and length of time waiting. [1599/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Occupational Therapy (17 Jan 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 1305. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list for occupational therapy, with a breakdown by age category, geographical area and length of time waiting. [1600/17]