Results 13,341-13,360 of 24,567 for speaker:Róisín Shortall

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staff (26 Sep 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 131. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an appeal by a school (details supplied) in respect of the provision of an special needs assistant, SNA; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40139/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Charges (26 Sep 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 171. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated first and full year costs of reducing student contributions to third level fees by €100. [40749/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (26 Sep 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 172. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated first and full year costs of reducing the pupil teacher ratio by one point at primary and secondary level respectively. [40750/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists Data (26 Sep 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 331. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting cataract operations at the Mater hospital, Dublin 7; the waiting times for cataract patients that have not yet been given an admission date for cataract assessment and cataract operations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40420/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Admissions (26 Sep 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 387. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a report (details supplied) which highlights the fact that persons over 80 years of age are forced to wait twice as long as those under 20 years of age for admission to hospital; his views on the findings of this report; the steps he will take to address the findings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40638/17]

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

Róisín Shortall: 453. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if consideration has been given by his Department to the incentive that a for-profit waste collection system creates in that there is no financial gain for waste companies to encourage recycling or waste reduction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40427/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (26 Sep 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 478. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the planned bus rapid transit, BRT, scheme for Dublin’s north side; when it is expected works will commence on providing the service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40643/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pensions Reform (26 Sep 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 509. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 149 of 25 May 2017, her plans for the development of an auto-enrolment pension system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40423/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pensions Reform (26 Sep 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 512. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the position regrading the action plan for the reform of pensions as mooted by her predecessor; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40426/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Defined Benefit Pension Schemes (26 Sep 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 510. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of her Department's work to improve the security of investment for those contributing to defined benefit pension funds; her plans to legislate in this area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40424/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (26 Sep 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 511. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her views on increasing the age at which a person will become eligible to claim a State pension; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40425/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Yield (27 Sep 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 88. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated extra yield that would apply in 2018 from no changes to rates (details supplied); and the extent to which these have been counted in the fiscal space calculations for 2018. [40993/17]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pay (27 Sep 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 89. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the estimated extra cost of public pay agreements in 2018; and the extent to which these have already been counted in the fiscal space calculations for 2018. [40996/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Licensing (27 Sep 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 145. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 535 of 20 September 2017, if his attention has been drawn to the impact that the changes of the prescribing of Lidocaine have had on persons with fibromyalgia; if the HSE medicines management programme has investigated the impact that changes to the prescription of pain medication has on persons with fibromyalgia; and...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Expenditure (27 Sep 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 200. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the cost of increasing all welfare and pension payments for every 1% increase. [40878/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: VAT Yield (28 Sep 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 95. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated yield in 2018 from reapplying a 13% VAT rate for the hospitality sector; and the estimated yield if a 10%, 11% or 12% rate was applied, respectively. [41197/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Yield (28 Sep 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 97. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated cost in 2018 of increasing the earned income credit to €1,650. [41217/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staff Data (28 Sep 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 109. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of employing extra special needs assistants for every ten employed. [41198/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Policing Authority Reports (28 Sep 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 132. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the timeframe for completion of the independent review of the reporting of breath tests and the issuing of fixed charges notices commissioned by the Policing Authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41206/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (28 Sep 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 133. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his Department's policy on vulnerability assessments of persons entering direct provision; the details of this assessment; if these assessments are now or planned to be standard practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41207/17]