Results 15,061-15,080 of 24,567 for speaker:Róisín Shortall

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing (22 Jan 2019)

Róisín Shortall: 673. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he has finalised the regulations for the affordable purchase scheme; when he expects to publish the regulations and circulate them to the local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2314/19]

Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Second Stage [Private Members] (23 Jan 2019)

Róisín Shortall: I commend Senator Black on her extensive work on the Bill and I am very pleased that she has joined us. In an interview recorded in 1976 the then Israeli Prime Minister, Yitzhak Rabin, said the settlement movement was akin to a cancer for Israel that would eventually undermine the democratic nature of the country. More than 40 years later we can see how accurate was his assessment. The...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (23 Jan 2019)

Róisín Shortall: 114. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of bicycles stolen nationally in each of the years 2016 to 2018. [3391/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (23 Jan 2019)

Róisín Shortall: 115. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of arrests made in relation to bike theft in each of the years 2016 to 2018; and the number of these arrests that led to court proceedings for the same period. [3392/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (23 Jan 2019)

Róisín Shortall: 117. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of stolen bikes that were seized by An Garda Síochána in each of the years 2016 to 2018; and the number that were returned to owners by An Garda Síochána in the same period. [3394/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Courts Service Data (23 Jan 2019)

Róisín Shortall: 116. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the outcome of bike theft court cases in each of the years 2016 to 2018. [3393/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Juvenile Offenders (23 Jan 2019)

Róisín Shortall: 119. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the details of the audit of juvenile justice cases (details supplied) by Garda division; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3426/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (23 Jan 2019)

Róisín Shortall: 160. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding dental services for medical card holders; the reason medical card holders are reportedly only entitled to two fillings a year; the reason they are not entitled to a clean and polish; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3302/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: VAT Rate Application (24 Jan 2019)

Róisín Shortall: 92. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the concerns expressed by the manufacturers and distributors of food supplements, vitamins and minerals regarding the increase in VAT on their products from 0% to 23%; the rationale for this increase; if he will respond to a request for a meeting from a group (details supplied) to discuss the issue; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Tax Deferrals (24 Jan 2019)

Róisín Shortall: 93. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons availing of the deferral option under Part 12 of the Finance (Local Property Tax) Act 2012 (as amended) by county and postcode in Dublin. [3644/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme (24 Jan 2019)

Róisín Shortall: 104. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the supports and schemes available to financially assist working persons that wish to change career and move into teaching (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3539/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Local Area Plans (24 Jan 2019)

Róisín Shortall: 109. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department continues to hold a reservation (details supplied) in the Trim Development Plan 2014-2020; and his plans to continue with this request in the next Trim development plan when it comes up for revision in 2019. [3615/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists Data (24 Jan 2019)

Róisín Shortall: 174. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting times for a hysterectomy for public patients at Cork University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3522/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres Provision (24 Jan 2019)

Róisín Shortall: 205. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the provision of a primary care centre at a location (details supplied); if the provision of the centre remains a high priority for the HSE; the timescale for the completion of the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3635/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services Provision (24 Jan 2019)

Róisín Shortall: 206. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the provision an out-of-hours general practitioner service for an area (details supplied); when the service will begin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3636/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (24 Jan 2019)

Róisín Shortall: 207. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he will take to ensure that the HSE national immunisation office will update its delivery and communication strategies for the HPV vaccine programme in advance of the extension of the vaccine to boys in September 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3637/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Staff Data (24 Jan 2019)

Róisín Shortall: 302. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the staffing numbers by local authority in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3641/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Funding (24 Jan 2019)

Róisín Shortall: 303. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of grants and subsidies provided to local authorities in 2017 and 2018, by local authority. [3642/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Property Tax Yield (24 Jan 2019)

Róisín Shortall: 304. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the baseline figure in the context of the local property tax for each local authority for 2019. [3643/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (29 Jan 2019)

Róisín Shortall: 242. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason registration for external candidates for the leaving certificate is not open on the website of the State Examinations Commission in view of the fact that the closing date is 7 February 2019; if his attention has been drawn to the concern this is causing students and parents; and if there will be an extension for students in view of...