Results 14,041-14,060 of 24,567 for speaker:Róisín Shortall

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Syrian Conflict (29 Mar 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 97. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps that will be taken by the Government to address the refugee crisis in Syria; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14759/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Help-To-Buy Scheme Data (29 Mar 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 107. To ask the Minister for Finance the median and mean tax rebate issued to first-time buyers under the help to buy scheme in 2017; the cost of the scheme in 2017; and the number of purchasers that availed of the scheme on a national, Dublin and ex-Dublin basis in tabular form. [14764/18]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Community Employment Schemes Supervisors (29 Mar 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 130. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will report on discussions which have taken place to date at the community sector high level forum in regard to the need for community employment scheme supervisors to be provided with a pension scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14686/18]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Correspondence (29 Mar 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 131. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his attention has been drawn to correspondence to a person (details supplied) in County Clare; his policy in respect of issuing letters such as this; if there is a lower limit amount of pension overpayment which the PSSC will not attempt to recoup from bereaved persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14781/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Training Fund (29 Mar 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 138. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the value of the national training fund for each of the past ten years; the allocations that have been made from this fund since 2016, in tabular form; the process by which these allocation were decided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14522/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further Education and Training Programmes (29 Mar 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 139. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the workforce development framework report; his plans to publish the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14523/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (29 Mar 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 181. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he is taking to ensure adequate accommodation is provided to schools (details supplied) to ensure they can grow to full stream in cases in which there is a clear demand; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14897/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Legislative Process (29 Mar 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 182. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2016; the reason for the ongoing delay; the expected timeframe for its progression; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14900/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Data Protection (29 Mar 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 228. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his views on data harvesting; the steps he is taking to ensure the practice is regulated and not open to abuse; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14895/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Data Protection (29 Mar 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 229. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reasoning behind adopting a digital age of consent below the EU recommendation; if it will be reconsidered in view of the abuse of data harvesting that has come to light in recent days; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14896/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Reports (29 Mar 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 230. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 294 of 23 January 2018, 90 and 95 of 25 January 2018, and 223 of 20 February 2018, when the promised reports from An Garda Síochána will be issued; the reason for the delay in the issuing of these reports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14898/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Reviews (29 Mar 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 231. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he has been provided with a copy of the findings of the counsel led review of his Department; the steps he will take on foot of this report; if he plans to publish this report; the timeframe in which he will do so; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14899/18]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Legislative Programme (29 Mar 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 243. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the status of the Consumer Rights Bill; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14901/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Staff Data (29 Mar 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 289. To ask the Minister for Health if the adequacy of the number of solemnisers, the restrictive timing of ceremonies at which they officiate and the fact that they only provide this service from Monday to Friday will be addressed in view of the significant increase in public demand for civil marriage ceremonies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14894/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Supervisors (29 Mar 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 404. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her views on the need for community employment scheme supervisors to be provided with a pension scheme; the steps she has taken in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14685/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Overpayments (29 Mar 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 405. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 224 of 28 February 2018, the reason a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11 has had deductions applied to their social welfare payment; the reason a deduction was applied to the claimant’s payment in view of the fact that an appeal was pending; if the deduction to the payment...

Order of Business (17 Apr 2018)

Róisín Shortall: I would like to return to the issue raised earlier on measures considered by Cabinet today with regard to tenancies and rent pressure zones. Given that those measures were essentially debated in this House under a Bill from the Social Democrats last January and that there was cross-party support for the measures, I take it there will not be any delay in bringing forward this legislation and...

Order of Business (17 Apr 2018)

Róisín Shortall: It relates to that legislation. Is the Minister saying that if there is an issue with extending rent pressure zones to section 50 accommodation he will support an amendment to include section 50 student accommodation under rent pressure zones?

Order of Business (17 Apr 2018)

Róisín Shortall: Will the Minister support an amendment?

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Project Ireland 2040 Expenditure (17 Apr 2018)

Róisín Shortall: 115. To ask the Taoiseach further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 73, 75, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 103, 104, 106, 112, 115, 120, 125, 126, 127, 129, 135, 136 and 149 of 21 March 2018, the breakdown of the €1.5 million indicative budget for the Project Ireland 2040 campaign; and the amount already spent in each category. [15103/18]