Results 18,061-18,080 of 21,145 for speaker:Alan Kelly

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Communications (22 Feb 2022)

Alan Kelly: 911. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a copy of all briefing material provided related to the matters covered by SI. 318.2020 including correspondence and communications with the then acting Minister, special advisers and officials in August 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10005/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Funding (22 Feb 2022)

Alan Kelly: 912. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if funding was withheld from Ireland by the European Union until SI. No. 318/2020 was signed; if so, if he will clarify the level of funding that was withheld; if the funding has been released; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10006/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (22 Feb 2022)

Alan Kelly: 913. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if other European Union countries operate a penalty regime on owners, licensees and masters and skippers of fishing vessels similar to that included in SI. No. 318/2020; if a comparative analysis was carried out; if so, if he will provide details of same; if not, if he will provide the reasons therefor; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Fisheries Policy (22 Feb 2022)

Alan Kelly: 914. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of penalty points that have been issued following prosecution by the chosen competent control agencies in other European Union member states against the fishing licenses attached to boats within their fishing fleets under the current Common Fisheries Policy; if he will provide a breakdown of the figures of legal systems...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Fisheries Policy (22 Feb 2022)

Alan Kelly: 915. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of skippers and or captains and or ships masters that have been allocated administrative sanctions by means of penalty points following prosecution by the chosen competent control agencies in other member states of the European Union; if he will provide a breakdown of the figures of legal systems similar to Ireland and...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Library Services (22 Feb 2022)

Alan Kelly: 927. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she plans to provide a library in Ratoath, County Meath; and if she will provide funding should a site be identified. [9913/22]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (23 Feb 2022)

Alan Kelly: The prospect of a full-blown war in Ukraine is edging closer. It is a sovereign country that is dealing with neocolonial actions by Russia that we should all condemn. It is not too late for diplomacy to try to de-escalate the crisis because thousands of lives are at risk. Open war is edging closer and an emergency that we have not faced in many decades is on our doorstep. Ukraine will...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (23 Feb 2022)

Alan Kelly: I welcome the fact a motion will be brought forward condemning Russia's actions. I believe we should do it as soon as possible. We will work with the Taoiseach on that. It is absolutely necessary that everybody in the House supports this and shows their colours on this. I have a deep concern in relation to the issue of Russian money coming into this country and being cleaned. My...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (23 Feb 2022)

Alan Kelly: Free Covid PCR tests for people are about to be axed. They will not be offered to members of the public under the age of 55, those who are boosted and do not fall into certain categories. This is coming into force next week, as I understand it. It means that people will have to pay between €70 and €90 for a private PCR test, which is extortionate. For many people, this will...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Programmes (23 Feb 2022)

Alan Kelly: 1. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the policing reform implementation programme office based in his Department. [5966/22]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (23 Feb 2022)

Alan Kelly: 6. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Europe will next meet. [7924/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (23 Feb 2022)

Alan Kelly: 159. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if there are plans to review the situation in which a person living alone who is in receipt of the old age pension and a payment under the disablement pension of not more than €120.00 per week and who has been refused the fuel allowance payment. [10226/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (23 Feb 2022)

Alan Kelly: 170. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the criteria for the living alone allowance increase discriminates against single persons who paid class D PRSI but who cannot qualify under the current criteria for the scheme given that they have not been married or in a civil partnership; the number of applications that...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (23 Feb 2022)

Alan Kelly: 171. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to address discrimination on the grounds of civil status in the qualifying criteria for the living alone increase to ensure that those who paid class D PRSI and were not married or in a civil partnership can qualify; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10380/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (23 Feb 2022)

Alan Kelly: 172. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will change the eligible benefits to include the living alone increase for those who paid class D PRSI; the number of additional persons would qualify if this was implemented; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10381/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (23 Feb 2022)

Alan Kelly: 173. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the process for making a complaint for a person who does not have a qualifying payment for the living alone increase but believes they are being discriminated against on the grounds of civil status; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10382/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fisheries Protection (23 Feb 2022)

Alan Kelly: 265. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if Statutory Instrument No. 318 of 2020 was signed in August 2020 to allow the Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority to impose penalty points by way of administrative sanction against the owners and licensees of sea fishing boats; and the reasons for it being signed at that time. [10003/22]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Animal Welfare (23 Feb 2022)

Alan Kelly: 275. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if an audit has been carried out into dog pounds nationwide; and if there are plans to carry out an audit in the future; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10298/22]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (24 Feb 2022)

Alan Kelly: Yesterday, I raised in the Dáil the issue of Ireland being the best small country in the world for Russian oligarchs to channel their money, with €118 billion going through the IFSC since 2007, much of it through section 110 vehicles. On the back of the very worrying and dangerous situation that is developing in our world, I want to ask what we, as legislators, are going to do...

Ceisteanna - Questions: National Economic and Social Council (1 Mar 2022)

Alan Kelly: 3. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the National Economic and Social Council. [9492/22]