Results 13,621-13,640 of 14,090 for speaker:Marc MacSharry
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (8 Feb 2022)
Marc MacSharry: 785. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the 92 Covid-19 deaths announced by his Department and National Public Health Emergency Team as having occurred in the week up to 2 February 2022 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6647/22]
- Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Policy (10 Feb 2022)
Marc MacSharry: 82. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of the North-West Regional Enterprise Plan. [6809/22]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (15 Feb 2022)
Marc MacSharry: 478. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a decision will be made in relation to the provision of assisted technology to two siblings (details supplied) who attend a school in County Sligo; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8409/22]
- Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (17 Feb 2022)
Marc MacSharry: The programme for Government contains a commitment to building stronger and safer communities and specifically priorities visible policing in rural areas. Given the savage attack on Tom Niland in west County Sligo in recent weeks, and given a 27% reduction in resources in the Sligo-Leitrim Garda division, how does the Government proposes to increase visible rural policing? Furthermore,...
- Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (17 Feb 2022)
Marc MacSharry: It is a matter of collective responsibility. I am sure the Minister will be able to respond.
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Island Communities (22 Feb 2022)
Marc MacSharry: Hear, hear. Very unusual.
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Tourism Promotion (22 Feb 2022)
Marc MacSharry: I thank the Minister of State, Deputy O'Donovan, for taking this matter on behalf of the Minister, Deputy Catherine Martin. I would have preferred if she was here. Nevertheless, I know he will carry the messages to her. I slightly refined the message from the Topical Issue matter to say that clearly this office will not close. It seems that Fáilte Ireland will open it for what it...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Tourism Promotion (22 Feb 2022)
Marc MacSharry: I acknowledge that the Minister of State is answering on behalf of the Minister. If Fáilte Ireland decides to open the office for only three weeks, the footfall will be there for only three weeks. I am ambitious for our country. I am ambitious for Newcastle West, Limerick, Kildare, Sligo, Donegal and every other place. We are open 365 days a year, 12 months of the year. One would...
- Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (23 Feb 2022)
Marc MacSharry: Page 119 of the programme for Government commits that the State will become "closer and more responsive to citizens and their needs". Like Deputy Aindrias Moynihan earlier, I am concerned at the proposal to close all of the national driving licence centres around the country, thus putting all those people who are not capable of operating online, or who choose not to do so, into an invidious...
- Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (23 Feb 2022)
Marc MacSharry: I never said it was not.
- Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (23 Feb 2022)
Marc MacSharry: But not to close services.
- Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (2 Mar 2022)
Marc MacSharry: As mentioned last week, the programme for Government focuses on how we can improve services and be more responsive to citizens. As the Taoiseach may be aware, the turnaround time for applications and renewals for passports at the moment is totally unacceptable. When I came into the Oireachtas 20 years ago, we had a drop box in Leinster House that empowered Deputies and Senators to...
- Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (2 Mar 2022)
Marc MacSharry: The service is back in the 1980s.
- Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (2 Mar 2022)
Marc MacSharry: It is.
- Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (2 Mar 2022)
Marc MacSharry: It is a waste of money for a service that is not working.
- Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (2 Mar 2022)
Marc MacSharry: Will the Taoiseach answer the question for a change?
- Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (2 Mar 2022)
Marc MacSharry: Do not give me the waffle; I have been around for long enough. It is throwing bad money after bad money for a service that is going down.
- Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (2 Mar 2022)
Marc MacSharry: It was the Taoiseach who took out the drop box too, which was a typical civil servant-led move.
- Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (2 Mar 2022)
Marc MacSharry: Clearly.
- Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (1 Mar 2022)
Marc MacSharry: 262. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will prioritise the removal of VAT on defibrillators as soon as allowable under EU law to make this life-saving piece of equipment more affordable for local voluntary groups to purchase; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11541/22]