Results 22,561-22,580 of 26,255 for speaker:Seán Ó Fearghaíl

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Reorganisation (18 Feb 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 29. To ask the Minister for Defence his response to concerns that the disestablishment of the 4th Western Brigade of the Defence Forces in 2012 has had a negative social impact in the midlands, west and north west of the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6892/15]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Personnel (18 Feb 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 30. To ask the Minister for Defence his response to the arrest in Lebanon of a suspect in the murder of two Irish soldiers in 1980; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6891/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Remuneration (18 Feb 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 200. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will address the concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding allowances; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7335/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Infrastructure (18 Feb 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 227. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide details, in tabular form, of the number of applications received from each local authority, for project funding, under the sustainable transport allocations for the greater Dublin region scheme; and the criteria which determined the success of an application, under the scheme. [7340/15]

Order of Business (17 Feb 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I wish to raise with the Taoiseach the issue of the four outstanding reports from the Constitutional Convention. I was privileged to be a delegate to that convention and while one could not but be impressed by the superb nature of the organisation of all of it, one was particularly impressed by the commitment of the 66 citizens. Everyone who participated did so on the basis of a timescale...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (17 Feb 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 257. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when, further to Parliamentary Question No. 319 of 14 January 2015, a payment under the Agri-Environment Options Scheme will be made in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6639/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (17 Feb 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 258. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when, further to Parliamentary Question No. 320 of 14 January 2015, a payment under the Agri-Environment Options Scheme will be made payable in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6640/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drugs Payment Scheme (17 Feb 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 340. To ask the Minister for Health when a full re-imbursement will be made under the drug payment scheme in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6637/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drugs Payment Scheme (17 Feb 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 341. To ask the Minister for Health the process to be followed, where, in relation to the drugs payment scheme, more than one dispensing chemist is used; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6638/15]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Applications (17 Feb 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 412. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding passports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6779/15]

Order of Business (12 Feb 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: In the context of the Irish Aviation Authority (amendment) Bill, the Tánaiste would accept that there has been considerable public controversy recently over the fact that Russian military aircraft entered very heavily trafficked Irish airspace. They did so without any notification and were pursued out of Irish airspace, I understand, by the British air corps. When will the Bill be...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Cafés Provision (12 Feb 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 171. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the position regarding funding for the development of youth facilities and a youth café for a location (details supplied) in County Kildare; if this funding has been awarded to date; if not, when it is planned to do so; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6455/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (12 Feb 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 216. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to add the Polish language to the leaving certificate curriculum, in view of the fact that more persons here speak Polish than Arabic, Japanese, Russian or Hebrew which are on the curriculum. [6412/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: NAMA Property Leases (11 Feb 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 44. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will address concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding a proposal by a person to establish a small business in a property controlled by the National Asset Management Agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6206/15]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Fatalities (11 Feb 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 89. To ask the Minister for Defence regarding reports that a person (details supplied) suspected of involvement in the killing of persons (details supplied) could go free under an amnesty covering crimes committed during the 1975 to 1990 Lebanese civil war, if he has established whether this is likely to happen; the action he is taking in relation to the issue; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Emergency Works Scheme (11 Feb 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 161. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason her Department has not as yet provided funding in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Kildare to address serious problems with a series of staircases where irregularities have been noted by an accident investigator and by a health and safety professional acting on behalf of the board of management; if she will accept...

Standing Order 107I: Motion (10 Feb 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I should apologise on behalf of our party leader, Deputy Micheál Martin, who wished to be here. There are certain points I need to make on his behalf. I am somewhat compromised because, as the Government Chief Whip knows, as a member of the CPP I have myself been party to the discussions which have brought us to this particular point. At issue here is the way in which this Standing...

Topical Issue Debate: Home Renovation Incentive Scheme Eligibility (10 Feb 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I appreciate the point the Minister made in conclusion and that the VAT can be reclaimed by a family member, but it is also the case the elderly or disabled person must have the money in the first instance to pay the contractor. One of the difficulties for many of the people we meet who require these grants is they do not have adequate finance to make this payment in the first instance. ...

Topical Issue Debate: Home Renovation Incentive Scheme Eligibility (10 Feb 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I wish to raise the issue of dementia and home renovations. The recently published national dementia strategy acknowledges that most people with dementia live in their communities and wish to continue to do so. To do this they sometimes need to make adjustments to their homes and some issues arise. It is often deemed that those with dementia are unsuited to apply for a loan to fund...

Order of Business (10 Feb 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: As we all will be aware, the housing crisis is continuing unabated. From what the Tánaiste has said to us in recent times, it is unlikely to be seriously tackled in the very near future. The Government has promised a landlord and tenant Bill to address and consolidate the law in the area of private rented accommodation. That is one of the areas that is exacerbating the difficulties at...