Results 22,041-22,060 of 27,945 for speaker:Michael McGrath

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (25 Mar 2014)

Michael McGrath: 279. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a school (details supplied) in County Cork has had its appeal for a fourth class teacher for the 2014-15 school year refused; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12804/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (25 Mar 2014)

Michael McGrath: 341. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in respect of the Student Universal Support Ireland application for a person (details supplied) in County Cork, the reason the person has been assessed as being eligible for only 50% grant support as opposed 100%; if the persons fees in the UK college are covered; if, in view of the psychological report that has been provided, any additional...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Services Provision (25 Mar 2014)

Michael McGrath: 349. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the allocation of special needs assistants to children in a pre-school environment; if the allocation of SNAs to children in pre-schools by the National Council for Special Education is permitted; the changes planned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13498/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Services Provision (25 Mar 2014)

Michael McGrath: 382. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his view on whether the constitutional right to an appropriate and adequate education of a child in the State is, at present, upheld by the policies and practices in respect of children with special needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13876/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Services Provision (25 Mar 2014)

Michael McGrath: 383. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the timeframe for the implementation in full of Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Act 2004; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13877/14]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions Issues (25 Mar 2014)

Michael McGrath: 434. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the most up to date estimate of the accrued public sector pension liabilities facing the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13630/14]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions Issues (25 Mar 2014)

Michael McGrath: 435. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if it is now planned to revise, on a three year basis the estimate of the accrued public sector pension liabilities facing the State in line with the recommendation in the Comptroller and Auditor General report of 2009; when the next estimate of the accrued public sector pension liability will be published; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Programmes (25 Mar 2014)

Michael McGrath: 499. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans for the introduction of a standard means test that would apply across all arms of Government to avoid the current situation whereby persons have to complete multiple means test forms depending on the body they are applying to; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13308/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Insurance (25 Mar 2014)

Michael McGrath: 532. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the current estimate of future liabilities her Department is facing in respect of the State pension contributory and State pension non contributory; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13632/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Expenditure (25 Mar 2014)

Michael McGrath: 693. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if money in a council's housing and building capital fund may be diverted and spent on other purposes including, for example, land acquisition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13555/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (25 Mar 2014)

Michael McGrath: 755. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason an application for a visa has been refused by his Department (details supplied). [13136/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Insolvency Service of Ireland Funding (25 Mar 2014)

Michael McGrath: 789. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the budget provided for the Insolvency Service of Ireland in 2014; the number of staff currently employed by the service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13806/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Insolvency Service of Ireland Application Numbers (25 Mar 2014)

Michael McGrath: 790. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of applications that have come before the Insolvency Service of Ireland; the number of debt relief notices, debt settlement arrangements and personal insolvency arrangements that have been formally registered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13807/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Blind Welfare Allowance Eligibility (25 Mar 2014)

Michael McGrath: 979. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Cork has had their blind welfare allowance cut. [13302/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Universal Health Insurance Provision (25 Mar 2014)

Michael McGrath: 1022. To ask the Minister for Health if he will respond to a query regarding plans for universal health insurance raised in correspondence by a person (details supplied) in County Cork [13120/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (25 Mar 2014)

Michael McGrath: 1222. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the total amount allocated to be spent on regional and local roads in the Galway City Council area in each year from 2010 to 2013; the total amount allocated for 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13489/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licence Applications (25 Mar 2014)

Michael McGrath: 1226. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will address an issue raised in correspondence by a person (details supplied) in County Cork regarding the national driver licence service in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12786/14]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Grocery Industry Competition (13 Mar 2014)

Michael McGrath: 27. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the position regarding plans to ban so called hello money in the retail sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12168/14]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Enterprise Support Schemes (13 Mar 2014)

Michael McGrath: 28. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the steps he is taking to implement the report of the Entrepreneurship Forum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12169/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Bank Debt Restructuring (13 Mar 2014)

Michael McGrath: 57. To ask the Minister for Finance the impact to date of institution-specific performance targets for covered banks set by the Central Bank of Ireland to move distressed small and medium enterprise borrowers on to longer-term solutions; the amount of SME debt covered by these targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12680/14]