Results 21,041-21,060 of 23,601 for speaker:Michael Healy-Rae

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Statutory Sick Pay Scheme (20 Nov 2012)

Michael Healy-Rae: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will maintain the current sick leave payment regime and ensure that no further sick pay obligations are passed on to private companies in order to protect jobs and ensure the cost of home care remains competitive. [51521/12]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Telecommunications Services (20 Nov 2012)

Michael Healy-Rae: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to ensure the continuity of telecommunication services in view of Eircom's announcement that it will reduce its work force by 2,000 employees. [51413/12]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Referendum Campaigns (20 Nov 2012)

Michael Healy-Rae: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government in view of the recent Supreme Court decision in relation to the wording of the information booklet on the recent Children's Referendum, the action he will take in the future to ensure that a similar situation does not occur again; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51283/12]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Homelessness Strategy (20 Nov 2012)

Michael Healy-Rae: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will ensure that essential funding will be maintained in respect of an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51075/12]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Inspections (20 Nov 2012)

Michael Healy-Rae: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a breakdown of the number of farm inspections carried out in County Kerry between June 2009 to June 2010, June 2010 to June 2011 and June 2011 to June 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51242/12]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Inspections (20 Nov 2012)

Michael Healy-Rae: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine with regard to the farm inspections carried out for the years June 2009 to June 2010, June 2010 to June 2011 and June 2011 to June 2012, the result of these farm inspections; the number of farmers that had cuts imposed upon them, either by area aid or other actions taken by his Department following on from these farm inspections; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Commonage Framework Plans (20 Nov 2012)

Michael Healy-Rae: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when letters will issue to farmers informing them of the amount of stock they will be entitled to keep on commonages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51279/12]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Commonage Framework Plans (20 Nov 2012)

Michael Healy-Rae: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to changes in the rules regarding commonages, his views on whether there needs to be flexibility in the way the rules are policed (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51282/12]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Commonage Framework Plans (20 Nov 2012)

Michael Healy-Rae: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on whether proposals to introduce a new management system for the 7,000 commonages throughout the country, is a threat to an individual farmer who complies with what he agreed regarding the commonage can be penalised if other farmers on the commonage do not, with regard to stocking density; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Commonage Framework Plans (20 Nov 2012)

Michael Healy-Rae: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to his proposals for the management of the 7,000 commonages across Ireland that seems to rely in all farmers using the commonage to agree on the number of ewes each will put on the commonage to ensure that the overall commonage minimums and maximums are maintained, the outcome when farmers cannot agree on the figures to be put...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Eligibility (20 Nov 2012)

Michael Healy-Rae: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in view of the fact that it was impossible to spray rushes this year, and it was also impossible to cut them because the ground was too wet, if farmers are being told the ground is ineligible if there are rushes on it; if farmers in County Kerry have been notified that their ground is being deem ineligible because of the presence of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Voluntary Sector Funding (20 Nov 2012)

Michael Healy-Rae: To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that essential funding will be maintained in respect of an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51076/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (20 Nov 2012)

Michael Healy-Rae: To ask the Minister for Health if he recognises that certain services for persons with significant intellectual disabilities provided by voluntary bodies and partly funded through the Health Service Executive are essential social services and should not and will not be reduced or withdrawn as a consequence of funding reduction by the State; if he will direct the HSE to ensure they are fully...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (20 Nov 2012)

Michael Healy-Rae: To ask the Minister for Health if he will give an assurance that the 24 hour ambulance service that operates out of Kenmare Community Hospital, County Kerry, will be retained in its present form in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51483/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (20 Nov 2012)

Michael Healy-Rae: To ask the Minister for Health if he will overhaul the current elder care budget and increase funding for home care packages to encourage persons to stay in their homes for as long as possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51491/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (20 Nov 2012)

Michael Healy-Rae: To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the way the Health Service Executive home help and home care resources are allocated and to open up the commissioning system, in view of the fact that this would enable all providers to compete on an equal footing to ensure the best patient outcome and value for money; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51498/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (20 Nov 2012)

Michael Healy-Rae: To ask the Minister for Health the number of person who have retired from the mental health services in County Kerry in the past five years; the number of persons that have been working in the mental health services in County Kerry for the following years, January 2008 to January 2009, January 2009 to January 2010, January 2010 to January 2011, January 2011 to January 2012 and January 2012 to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Research and Development (20 Nov 2012)

Michael Healy-Rae: To ask the Minister for Health his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding health research; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51528/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (20 Nov 2012)

Michael Healy-Rae: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an operation in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51529/12]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Services (20 Nov 2012)

Michael Healy-Rae: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an assurance that the early morning train service and all other services by rail into County Kerry will not be cut during 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51480/12]