Results 22,541-22,560 of 26,268 for speaker:Seán Ó Fearghaíl

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Educational Disadvantage (3 Mar 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 508. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in view of the development of new second level schools and the programme of school amalgamation that is happening across the country, if she will explain the current position in relation to such schools securing delivering equality of opportunity in schools status, where the profile of the student cohort clearly meets the requirements of the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Screening Programmes (25 Feb 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 30. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the increase of five years, in the age range for BreastCheck, will take six years to be fully rolled out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8038/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Misuse of Drugs (25 Feb 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 53. To ask the Minister for Health the excessive length of time considered for a person to be on methadone treatment; his views that more than 1,300 persons have been on methadone treatment since the year 2000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8039/15]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Strength (25 Feb 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 107. To ask the Minister for Defence the way the numerical strength of Ireland’s Permanent Defence Force compares, on a per capita basis, with other neutral European Union member states. [8391/15]

Order of Business (24 Feb 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Can the Taoiseach tell us what is happening in regard to the apprenticeship Bill that has been promised for some time? It is to deal with new governance arrangements relating to the area of apprenticeships, which is particularly important at present.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: School Completion Programme (24 Feb 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 145. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs his plans for funding the school completion programme 2015. [7759/15]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: School Completion Programme (24 Feb 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 167. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs his priorities for the school completion programme 2015. [7760/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (24 Feb 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 248. To ask the Minister for Finance if the Revenue Commissioners treat payments to Reserve Defence Force Army Reserve/Naval Service Reserve volunteers the same as payments to employees, meaning that income tax and PRSI and USC contributions must be withheld; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8189/15]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Reserve (24 Feb 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 310. To ask the Minister for Defence if there are allowances, stipends or benefits-in-kind, generally treated like wages, for the membership of the Reserve Defence Force; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8189/15]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Air Corps (24 Feb 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 312. To ask the Minister for Defence if he will explain the number of routine flights over the greater Clondalkin area from Baldonnel; his views on the necessity of these flights, with due regard to noise complaints from local residents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8187/15]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Reserve Training (24 Feb 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 313. To ask the Minister for Defence the conditions necessary to qualify for a period of paid training; the way time-in-attendance for unpaid training, including voluntary unpaid training, is recorded; the requirement for each category, in time figures, for the individual reservist to fulfil annually; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8188/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Applications (24 Feb 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 419. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite final approval for a fair deal nursing home support scheme application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7827/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Investigations (24 Feb 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 474. To ask the Minister for Health if he will investigate the policy, in relation to physical restraints, at a hospital (details supplied); if it is the case that an elderly person admitted to this hospital was forcibly restrained, without the knowledge of the person's family; if he will take action on this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8134/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drugs Payment Scheme (24 Feb 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 483. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 342 17 February 2015, the way very elderly or disorientated patients make the necessary applications for refunds; his views that the refund system itself should pick up such cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8194/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Patient Transfers (24 Feb 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 484. To ask the Minister for Health the policy position in place within the Health Service Executive to deal with the issue of patient transfer by taxi; if taxi use is carefully co-ordinated; if a budget for this mode of transportation is clearly identifiable; the cost of such services in 2014; if such costs are incurred across regions, health services, and / or hospitals; and if he will make...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (24 Feb 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 601. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if landowners who are subject to a historic land sterilisation order have a right to have the order partially lifted by means of a review of that order, in view of the fact that the agricultural land in question is protected under designated zoning in a county development plan; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: EU Programmes (24 Feb 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 640. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her attention has been drawn to the fact that her Department and an agency under its aegis, (details supplied), have recently been forced to abandon involvement in a major European online collections project, resulting in significant financial and reputational loss, and the necessity to return funds drawn down; if she has...

Order of Business (19 Feb 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I raise three Bills, two of which are related to the Minister's own brief. A communications regulation Bill is promised to facilitate the introduction of a postal codes service and the Minister might tell us what its status is. The Minister's predecessor promised - perhaps I should say threatened - a broadcasting (amendment) Bill to provide for the introduction of a broadcasting charge,...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Air Corps (19 Feb 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 96. To ask the Minister for Defence to provide details on the weapons that two Russian military aircraft which entered Irish-controlled air space in January 2015 were carrying; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7470/15]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Diplomatic Representation (19 Feb 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 164. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the protocols or agreements that are in place to allow for the entry into Irish controlled air apace, or Irish sovereign air space of British military aircraft; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7471/15]