Results 1,561-1,580 of 10,573 for speaker:Patrick O'Donovan

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Services (16 Apr 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide details on the progress that has been made on the national rollout of the youth café initiative; her plans for future development of the network; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17264/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Taxation Application (16 Apr 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide details agreed between the Troika and the previous Government in respect of the creation of a property tax including the amount that was forecast to be collected by the previous administration in the first year of a property tax planned by them; the total number of houses that they had expected to levy; and the average amount that they...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Consumer Protection (16 Apr 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has any plans to underpin with legislation the consumer protection code for debt collection firms employed by financial institutions which was developed by the Central Bank of Ireland to protect consumers from practices detailed in the code; if he will strengthen the existing code; if the Central Bank operates a complaints mechanism in parallel with the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (16 Apr 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: To ask the Minister for Finance the reason a person (details supplied) in County Wexford has seen an increase in the income tax being taken from their private pension; the amount of additional tax that is being taken form current pensions then in past years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17685/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Appeals (16 Apr 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding jobseeker's allowance application/appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wexford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16073/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (16 Apr 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of applications currently awaiting processing for carer's allowance and carer's benefit; the maximum time an applicant is currently waiting to have the assessment process concluded for each of the schemes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16833/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Applications (16 Apr 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of applications for invalidity pension and disability allowance that were refused during the years 2011 and 2012; the number of those referrals that had face to face medical assessments carried out by medical officers operating on behalf of her Department; the number that were refused on the basis of a desk top assessment; of those carried...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Application Numbers (16 Apr 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of applications for disability allowance currently awaiting processing; the maximum time an applicant is currently waiting to have the assessment process concluded; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16835/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Application Numbers (16 Apr 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of applications currently awaiting processing for invalidity pension; the maximum time an applicant is currently waiting to have the assessment process concluded; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16836/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Property Taxation Exemptions (16 Apr 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide details of all the submissions received by his Department from the local authorities in relation to the process of categorisation of residential properties within their functional area for the purposes of identifying exemptions from the local property tax. [16182/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (16 Apr 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide in tabular form details by county of the number of effluent management plans that were carried out in 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17053/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (16 Apr 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he is satisfied that all local authorities are administering on a consistent basis the implementation and completion of effluent management plans as part of the planning application process within their functional areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17055/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (16 Apr 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if effluent management plans are a requirement under the Planning Acts in respect of on farm developments for agricultural purposes; if there is requirement on all local authorities to have the plans submitted as part of the planning process; his views on whether a requirement for effluent management plans is duplicitous in...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (16 Apr 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) in County Mayo has not received their agri environment option scheme payment despite adhering to all conditions of said scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16092/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy Reform (16 Apr 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way changes to the common agricultural policy will affect the entitlements of a person (details supplied) in County Wexford [16310/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Applications (16 Apr 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding an application for an agri environment options scheme in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; when a decision will be made on these applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16653/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Inter-Country Adoptions (16 Apr 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will consider initiating discussions between Ireland and Belarus on the matter of inter-country adoptions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17383/13]

Topical Issue Debate: Garda Vetting Applications (17 Apr 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for selecting the issue and acknowledge the presence of the Minister of State, Deputy McGinley. I will not repeat what Deputy O'Mahony has said, but this has come to light in my office as well in the recent past. There is a sense of frustration that constituents are being delayed unnecessarily, particularly on the conditions that have changed for the Department...

Topical Issue Debate: Garda Vetting Applications (17 Apr 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: I accept fully the need for Garda vetting. I think everybody does. The problem is that when there is a change in criteria laid down by a publicly funded organisation such as the Department of Social Protection for community employment and it does not take account of the 12 week time delay for Garda vetting, as in my case in County Limerick and probably every constituency, community...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Administration (17 Apr 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the need by some schools, due to circumstances outside of their control, to have policies in place that prevent children running in the school yard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17590/13]