Results 1,921-1,940 of 10,573 for speaker:Patrick O'Donovan

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Textbooks Rental Scheme (23 Oct 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: 95. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to the announcement in budget 2014 regarding additional funding for the book rental scheme in primary schools, if the grant paid to schools for this scheme will be paid in one instalment or spread over three years; when this grant will be paid to the schools in question; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44918/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme Administration (23 Oct 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: 228. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport in view of the decision of the Government to include provision for a new round of sports capital funding in the 2014 Estimates, the likely timeframe for any new scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44909/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (23 Oct 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: We do not have to be overly precious, I presume, on this matter. I appreciate Ms Licken’s point that the matter will be dealt with line by line by the Council. The problem is that it will not be dealt with in the same level of detail in the Oireachtas unless it is flagged now. Other interested parties, including the operators in Ireland, may have some observations from a commercial...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Courses Completion Rates (24 Oct 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: 114. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the numbers of students who entered university degree courses in science in 2007 and 2008; the number that continued to second and subsequent years of study; the numbers of those students who were conferred with science degrees; the number of those that did not progress from year to year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45494/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Fraud Data (24 Oct 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: 146. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of reports her Department received from members of the public in 2012 regarding social welfare fraud; the number of reports that were investigated; the number investigated successfully; the number of prosecutions brought; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45532/13]

Topical Issue Debate: Driving Licence Issues (5 Nov 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: Before speaking on my issue, I wish to compliment the two previous speakers. I concur with the sentiments they expressed. I thank the Ceann Comhairle for selecting the issue I raise today, the implementation of the new driver licence service. I support the concept of the introduction of a credit-card-type licence, which is long overdue, particularly when we consider Irish drivers going...

Topical Issue Debate: Driving Licence Issues (5 Nov 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: The Minister indicated that 95% of the population can avail of the service within 50 km but that leaves approximately 250,000 people who are outside of that range who predominantly live in rural areas. There has been a reduction in the number of centres from 55 to 34. The vast majority of the centres that have been closed are in rural communities, which is the reason people were waiting for...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid Issues (5 Nov 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: 125. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has examined the reduction in overseas aid budgets of other troika programme or bailout countries; his views on whether the scale of the Irish overseas aid budget is proportionate to our means in comparison to our EU colleagues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47015/13]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Valuation Office (5 Nov 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: 364. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if it is normal practice for the Valuation Office to charge a fee for the de-rating of a commercial property; if there is a mechanism in place for the waiver of such a fee to be applied to those businesses no longer in a position to pay due to financial circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46712/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Insurance Issues (5 Nov 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: 411. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a person who is 66 years of age or older in relation to charging PRSI on rental income from 2014; if they are exempt from this measure; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46210/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Exceptional Needs Payment Eligibility (5 Nov 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: 507. To ask the Minister for Social Protection where a person is not able to meet the maximum charge per month for the medical card prescription charge of €25 as announced in budget 2014, if it is possible for a person to make an application for an exceptional needs payment under the supplementary welfare allowance scheme to her Department; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (5 Nov 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: 564. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will issue on a disability allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46797/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Issues (5 Nov 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: 723. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide details in tabular form by local authority of the numbers of unoccupied local authority houses on 1 October 2013; the number of those houses which are waiting 12 months or more for allocation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47019/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Rents (5 Nov 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: 724. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide details in tabular form by local authority of the average weekly rents charged by local authorities during 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47020/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Technology Adoption Programme Payments (5 Nov 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: 871. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a timeframe as to when a payment will be received for the beef technology adoption programme in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45839/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Tax Reliefs Application (5 Nov 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: 903. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding the enhanced 50% stock relief to farm partnerships in view of Budget 2013. [46405/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Tobacco Control Measures (5 Nov 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: 1011. To ask the Minister for Health with regard to the licensing for the sale of tobacco products in a small rural shop, the cost to purchase this type of licence and if he will indicate the quantity of cigarettes that would need to be sold in order to recoup the cost of this licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45896/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Tobacco Control Measures (5 Nov 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: 1012. To ask the Minister for Health with regard to the licensing of tobacco vending machines, if the licence required apply to the shop and vending machines or just the person supplying the vending machine; do the suppliers of said vending machines need to get a licence for each vending machine supplied to each shop or one single licence to cover all the shops they have vending machines in;...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Reviews (5 Nov 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: 1144. To ask the Minister for Health if the attention of his Department and or the Health Service Executive has been drawn to payments continuing to be made to GP's for the administration of the medical card scheme for persons who are deceased; if such payments were made known to the Health Service Executive during the years 2012 and 2013; if the HSE recouped the moneys paid; if he or the HSE...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Expenditure (5 Nov 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: 1143. To ask the Minister for Health if drugs and other medical supplies, provided on prescription to medical card holders are at an agreed cost between the Health Service Executive and the manufacturers or suppliers; if the same agreements in price exist under the supply of medications for the drug payment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46382/13]