Results 13,221-13,240 of 24,567 for speaker:Róisín Shortall

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Disposal Charges (26 Jul 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 1316. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the proposed €1.5 million reduction in landfill fees offered to waste companies to offset the cost of an awareness campaign on pay by weight; the total of the reduction provided to each waste collection company in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36648/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Disposal Charges (26 Jul 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 1317. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to limit the fees that can be charged by waste collection companies; his plans to set minimum or maximum limits for standing charges; his further plans to set minimum or maximum limits for lift charges; his plans to stipulate the type of bins on which changes can be levied; and if customers that sign a new...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Disposal Charges (26 Jul 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 1318. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the system in place for calibrating and verifying the accuracy of the weight measures used on waste collection trucks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36650/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Funding (26 Jul 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 1465. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her Department will contribute to the funding of a second Sexual Abuse and Violence in Ireland study as has been recommended; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36640/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Labour Activation Measures (26 Jul 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 1489. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the analysis that has been carried out on the level of activity in each Intreo office in respect of the number and percentage of persons that they have interviewed in each of the past three years; the actions that have been taken on these interviews; the training and job placement rates, respectively; and if she will make...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Jobseeker's Benefit (26 Jul 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 1520. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will issue guidelines that would allow staff members, such as classroom assistants and cleaners who work in schools but who claim social welfare over the summer holidays, to be able to resume their social welfare claim as soon as the school holidays start rather than putting them in a situation year on year that can...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) (26 Jul 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 1593. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her views on the impact of the 2012 band changes to the calculation of the contributory State pension; if her attention has been drawn to reports of its disproportionate impact on women that took a break from the workforce; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36646/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Functions (26 Jul 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 1665. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to send a circular to each local authority to outline the relevant national policies relating to the promotion of breast-feeding and to encourage each local authority to support breast-feeding mothers in performing their representative duties. [36106/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Fire Safety Regulations (26 Jul 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 1697. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the terms of reference for the fire safety review that he ordered after the devastating fire at Grenfell Tower; if he will widen the remit of this review to include compliance with Part B (Fire Safety) of the Building Regulations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36489/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Fire Safety Regulations (26 Jul 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 1698. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the action he will take to address the serious problem of structural fire safety defects in a number of timberframe estates here; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a number of fires in timberframe estates have spread rapidly posing a serious risk; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36490/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Fire Safety Regulations (26 Jul 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 1699. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will ensure that a structural fire safety audit of social housing stock is carried out to ensure compliance with Part B (Fire Safety) of the Building Regulations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36491/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Building Regulations Compliance (26 Jul 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 1700. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will review the role of the National Standards Authority of Ireland in regulating the Irish Agreement Boards approval of timberframe constructions systems which have not been adhered to in a number of developments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36492/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Building Regulations Compliance (26 Jul 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 1701. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will implement section 4.8.2 of the Timber Frame Housing Construction Report published in December 2003 by his Department which calls for a more advanced certification approval system for timberframe housing above two storeys in height. [36493/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Expenditure (11 Sep 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 78. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the expenditure savings that are earmarked for her Department for 2018 that are not accounted for in the mid-year expenditure report or are not included in the fiscal space calculations for 2018. [38895/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Stamp Duty (11 Sep 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 180. To ask the Minister for Finance the specific information that is recorded by the Revenue Commissioners in respect of stamp duty returns that are filed with it in respect of the transfer of residential land and other land. [38106/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Expenditure Reviews (11 Sep 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 228. To ask the Minister for Finance the expenditure savings that are earmarked for his Department for 2018 that are not accounted for in the mid-year expenditure report or not included in the fiscal space calculations for 2018. [38902/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs Costs (11 Sep 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 230. To ask the Minister for Finance the cost of the special assignee relief programme in each of the years since its existence; and the number of employees covered by the scheme in each of these years. [38962/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Yield (11 Sep 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 231. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated yield in 2018 and in a full year from a 15 cent levy on a standard can of sugar sweetened drink with commensurate levies for higher volumes. [38967/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Yield (11 Sep 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 232. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated revenue yield in 2018 and in a full year from a 1% increase in betting tax on both in shop and online betting. [38970/17]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Proposed Legislation (11 Sep 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 298. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an update on the data-sharing and governance Bill; if this Bill is planned to underpin the sharing of PSI information; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39004/17]