Results 21,081-21,100 of 23,601 for speaker:Michael Healy-Rae

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (13 Nov 2012)

Michael Healy-Rae: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the way in which the Student Universal Support Ireland online systems operates in relation to serving students who are awaiting payments in respect of their third level grants; the action he will take to speed up payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50158/12]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Remuneration (13 Nov 2012)

Michael Healy-Rae: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding teachers pay rates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49994/12]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Losses (13 Nov 2012)

Michael Healy-Rae: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his views on the current proposal by the Chief Executive Officer of Eircom to reduce the work force by 2,000 employees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49694/12]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Family Income Supplement Eligibility (13 Nov 2012)

Michael Healy-Rae: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding family income supplement in respect of separated parents who have joint custody of children (details supplied). [49995/12]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Farm Assist Scheme (13 Nov 2012)

Michael Healy-Rae: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding assessment for the farm assist scheme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49996/12]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Payments (13 Nov 2012)

Michael Healy-Rae: To ask the Minister for Social Protection in view of the reports of increases in rents since the start of 2012; if the rents limit review to be undertaken by her Department will take place sooner than the next review proposed for June 2013 [50123/12]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Bereavement Counselling Services (13 Nov 2012)

Michael Healy-Rae: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the support she will offer to an organisation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49928/12]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Bereavement Counselling Services (13 Nov 2012)

Michael Healy-Rae: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if funding that will be provided to an organisation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49929/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (13 Nov 2012)

Michael Healy-Rae: To ask the Minister for Health his plans to put in place a time limit on the validity of prescriptions issued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49594/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Suicide Prevention (13 Nov 2012)

Michael Healy-Rae: To ask the Minister for Health his plans to set up a national cross party suicide prevention authority which would be properly staffed and properly resourced to try to reduce the ever increasing number of suicides here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49595/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Charges (13 Nov 2012)

Michael Healy-Rae: To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether introducing a charge on persons who do not attend hospital appointments will lead to another layer of bureaucracy which will be cumbersome and costly to administers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49597/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Consultant Appointments (13 Nov 2012)

Michael Healy-Rae: To ask the Minister for Health his plans to deal with the practice by consultants of block booking appointments, that is 20 persons arriving at 9 a.m., all with appointments to meet the same consultant at the same time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49598/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (13 Nov 2012)

Michael Healy-Rae: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49641/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (13 Nov 2012)

Michael Healy-Rae: To ask the Minister for Health his view on correspondence (details supplied) regarding a podiatry post in Kerry General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50121/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Orthodontic Services (13 Nov 2012)

Michael Healy-Rae: To ask the Minister for Health the number of children in County Kerry awaiting orthodontic treatment in tabular form for the 12 month period June 2011 to June 2012 and between the age groups of 8 years and 19 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50035/12]

Order of Business (8 Nov 2012)

Michael Healy-Rae: With regard to the alignment of the 52 local development companies with the local authorities, we have been held up in the European Court of Auditors report of 2010 as a model of best practice in the delivery of local development, using the bottom-up approach. Unfortunately, we are now dismantling this system and setting ourselves back 20 years. The dissolution of county and city enterprise...

Leaders' Questions (8 Nov 2012)

Michael Healy-Rae: That old song is well worn out.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: One-Parent Family Payment Appeals (8 Nov 2012)

Michael Healy-Rae: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a lone parent allowance appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49220/12]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Directives (8 Nov 2012)

Michael Healy-Rae: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding Irish aquaculture licences (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49368/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (8 Nov 2012)

Michael Healy-Rae: To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Kerry has to wait in excess of nine months for surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49218/12]