Results 17,821-17,840 of 18,593 for speaker:Michael Creed

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (23 Nov 2021)

Michael Creed: 336. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the circumstances under which her Department funds new school halls in primary schools; if an application was received and considered from a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56940/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (23 Nov 2021)

Michael Creed: 375. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a site has been secured for a new school (details supplied) at a location in County Cork; the next steps to be taken with regard to provision of a school on this site; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57409/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (23 Nov 2021)

Michael Creed: 376. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department is considering reforms of the leaving certificate for the future in view of the Covid-19 impact on same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57410/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Data (23 Nov 2021)

Michael Creed: 476. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will publish all details regarding the imminent investment programme for the past ten years including the individuals involved; the investment projects funded and all other relevant detail; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57405/21]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Social Insurance (25 Nov 2021)

Michael Creed: 12. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the approach of her Department to facilitating those pensioners without full social insurance records to increase their retirement provision by enabling them to continue to make PRSI contributions past the State pension age as per commitments in the programme for Government; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (24 Nov 2021)

Michael Creed: 178. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department has had negotiations with HIQA with regard to HIQA standards as they relate to staffing schedules in publicly-funded services and specifically with regard to current recruitment difficulties and current Covid-19-related recruitment difficulties and the possibility of relaxation of these standards by agreement in certain circumstances; and...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Insurance (25 Nov 2021)

Michael Creed: 26. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the outcome of the most recent actuarial review of the social insurance fund; when the next review is planned; the sustainability and eligibility issuesit raises given the current level of PRSI contributions to the fund; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57406/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (25 Nov 2021)

Michael Creed: 271. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will review the policy of her Department with regard to persons in receipt of the disability allowance whose payment is currently terminated if they study abroad; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57676/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Legislative Measures (30 Nov 2021)

Michael Creed: 148. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if consultations in respect of proposed legislation have taken place with relevant parties (details provided) as previously committed to. [58925/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (30 Nov 2021)

Michael Creed: 164. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when his Department will proceed with the introduction of low-cost loans to compliment the energy efficiency grant scheme; if there will be universal eligibility for this loan scheme; the level of subsidy envisaged on the interest rate; the timeline for the introduction of the scheme; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Consular Services (30 Nov 2021)

Michael Creed: 267. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the assistance that can be provided to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58354/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: International Bodies (30 Nov 2021)

Michael Creed: 276. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps he and his Department took to seek agreement on convening the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, OSCE, Human Dimension Implementation Meeting; if he is attending the OSCE Ministerial Council on 2 and 3 December 2021 in Stockholm; if he will address this issue at that venue; the mechanism he plans to use to...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (30 Nov 2021)

Michael Creed: 396. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person (details supplied) has applied and is entitled to a State pension (contributory); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58700/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Insurance (30 Nov 2021)

Michael Creed: 407. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person (details supplied) can get a copy of their social insurance contributions with regard to determining eligibility for a State pension (contributory); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58926/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Schemes (30 Nov 2021)

Michael Creed: 488. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when her consideration of greater transparency in the Immigrant Investment Programme will conclude; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58927/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Supports (30 Nov 2021)

Michael Creed: 756. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the level of take-up of the Brexit tie-up scheme in the fisheries sector; the financial support that will be available to domestic retailers who will be without supply in many instances due to the tie-up; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58701/21]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: School Accommodation (1 Dec 2021)

Michael Creed: I thank the Ceann Comhairle's office for selecting this topic and the Minister for being present for this debate. Ballincollig is the largest town in my constituency and in County Cork. It has a rapidly growing schoolgoing population. A sign of that is that in recent times approval was given for a new primary school, Gaelscoil an Chaisleáin. The issue of a permanent site for that...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: School Accommodation (1 Dec 2021)

Michael Creed: I thank the Minister for her response. I will ask her to do one further thing. When she returns to the Department after the debate, will she specifically ask her private secretary to give her an updated progress report on this matter in two weeks' time? Time is of the essence. We have ten months before enrolment commences next September. That is worrying for the vast cohort of students,...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: School Accommodation (1 Dec 2021)

Michael Creed: It brings into question the level of pre-planning engagement, given the comprehensive rejection.

Planning and Development (Amendment) (Large-scale Residential Development) Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (1 Dec 2021)

Michael Creed: I am delighted to have stepped into the breach as an emergency service for Deputy Michael Healy-Rae. I appreciate the legislation is about expediting arrangements to build large-scale developments, but there are related matters the Minister might want to address. First, touching on points made by Deputy Michael Healy-Rae, when are we going to address the issue of vexatious appeals? They...