Results 2,061-2,080 of 2,406 for speaker:Tony McLoughlin

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Tenant Purchase Scheme Administration (18 Sep 2013)

Tony McLoughlin: 930. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will consider any new tenant purchase scheme for local authority dwellers in view of the fact that the previous scheme finished in 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37947/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Property Taxation Administration (18 Sep 2013)

Tony McLoughlin: 917. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the direction or advice his Department is giving to local authorities in relation to the provision to allow deductions for the local property tax from individual tenants via their rent payable; his views on whether local authorities will not have an adequate maintenance budget for their housing stock if they have to fund...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Issues (18 Sep 2013)

Tony McLoughlin: 931. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will consider providing funding to allow local authorities to specifically fund remedial works to allow vacant local authority houses to be completed and ready for new tenants in a speedier fashion in view of the recent report which highlighted the number of vacant units within some local authorities. [37948/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting Application Numbers (18 Sep 2013)

Tony McLoughlin: 1002. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will consider a wide ranging review of the current Garda Vetting process and its structures in view of the fact that over 3,500 applications from community employment and Tús schemes are delayed and that there has been an increase of 43% in the volume of CE applications for Garda Vetting in 2013; his views on whether the Garda...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Transfers (18 Sep 2013)

Tony McLoughlin: 1296. To ask the Minister for Health the level of savings that has been achieved by the Health Service Executive in relation to their transport budget by availing of the rural transport scheme in North Leitrim; if based on these figures the HSE will be prepared to roll out this service to the local rural transport scheme within other parts of the North West region; and if he will make a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Heritage Council: Discussion (16 Jul 2013)

Tony McLoughlin: I thank Mr. Newman for appearing before the committee and wish him well in his new position. I have a question with regard to the Heritage Council and the relationship between it and local authorities. Many local authorities have heritage officers. What does Mr. Newman see as their future role with regard to the Heritage Council and the local authorities? Also, what is the Heritage...

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2013
Vote 25 - Environment, Community and Local Government (Revised) (9 Jul 2013)

Tony McLoughlin: With the reductions planned for local authorities from the next elections, the major consideration is the lack of funding for many local authority projects. Having served on local authorities over the years, I know that lack of adequate funding was always the main complaint. To follow on from Deputy Coffey's point, only this morning I had a meeting with Leitrim County Council in regard to...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Natural Gas Grid (26 Jun 2013)

Tony McLoughlin: 163. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will consider making County Sligo a destination of the natural gas pipeline by way of an extension of the current pipeline running through County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30963/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Revenue (26 Jun 2013)

Tony McLoughlin: 241. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the tourism performance to date in 2013; his expectations for the remainder of 2013; if he is satisfied that regions such as the north west are attracting increasing numbers in view of the fact that in previous years that the north west region was well below other regions in terms of visitor numbers comparable to the south...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Roads Maintenance Issues (26 Jun 2013)

Tony McLoughlin: 242. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the measures that he has taken to protect the regional and road network; if he will commit to provide specifically for local improvement schemes funding to local authorities in certain regions of the country rather than the current situation where local authorities are allowed to provide funding under their existing capital budget....

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme Expenditure (26 Jun 2013)

Tony McLoughlin: 243. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has given any consideration to the introduction of another round of Sports Capital Funding; and when he expects such a scheme to be launched. [30976/13]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Services Provision (25 Jun 2013)

Tony McLoughlin: 401. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the current broadband service in Kinlough, County Leitrim is extremely poor; his plans to improve same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30710/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Customs and Excise Staff (18 Jun 2013)

Tony McLoughlin: 92. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of staff within the Customs and Excise section of Revenue in Custom House, Sligo that are detailed to investigate illegal narcotics and illegal drug importation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28946/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Customs and Excise Staff (18 Jun 2013)

Tony McLoughlin: 93. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of staff, full time and part time within the Customs and excise section of Revenue that are engaged solely in the detection and investigation of illegal drug importation that are based at sea ports and airports within the Sligo/Leitrim area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28947/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Prize Bonds (13 Jun 2013)

Tony McLoughlin: 61. To ask the Minister for Finance the savings the National Treasury Management Agency will incur from the proposed cut in the national Prize Bonds draw; the way these savings will be used on behalf on the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28512/13]

Finance (Local Property Tax Repeal) Bill 2013 [Private Members]: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Jun 2013)

Tony McLoughlin: Like many Deputies, I am amazed but not surprised that Sinn Féin has put a Bill to repeal the property tax before the House. It has been said on a number of occasions that Sinn Féin, in introducing this Bill, is speaking out of both sides of its mouth. Sinn Féin supported property tax in Northern Ireland but vehemently opposes it in the South where, thankfully, the party is...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Protection Issues (11 Jun 2013)

Tony McLoughlin: 838. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if the Health Service Executive has provided any inspections for creches in the Sligo/Leitrim area; if she will be publishing details of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27260/13]

Confidence in the Minister for Justice and Equality: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (29 May 2013)

Tony McLoughlin: It is incredible that the House is debating a motion of no confidence in one of our finest Ministers. Bills that the Minister, Deputy Shatter, introduced as a backbencher and Opposition Deputy brought fundamental changes to the areas of justice, family law and health. It is a matter of public record that the party opposite adopted many of his Bills as its own while it was in Government. It...

Confidence in the Minister for Justice and Equality: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (29 May 2013)

Tony McLoughlin: Fianna Fáil Deputies expressed concern about how the Minister allegedly behaved at a Garda checkpoint. Their evidence comes from a former member of their party, Deputy Mattie McGrath, who returned to this House in 2011 without the inconvenience of flying the Fianna Fáil flag while continuing to wear the Charvet shirt. It is alleged that the Minister alluded to parliamentary...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rural Transport Services Provision (28 May 2013)

Tony McLoughlin: 716. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if legislative requirements are necessary to allow the voluntary driver proposal to operate under the rural transport scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25383/13]