Results 22,581-22,600 of 26,268 for speaker:Seán Ó Fearghaíl

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...

Other Questions: Cultural Policy (10 Feb 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I would probably be very impressed with what the Minister is saying if it was not a direct repeat of what the then Minister, Deputy Deenihan, said to me back in January 2014. He said at the time that there would be widespread national consultation and that a draft discussion paper would be published shortly. However, 13 months later, this has not happened. I take it that the new...

Other Questions: Cultural Policy (10 Feb 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Does the Minister accept that this document must re-establish quite clearly the arm's length principle to the effect that this Government accepts that a body such as the Arts Council, for example, must be autonomous in its work in disbursing grants? Does she also accept that it is essential that the independence of the national cultural institutions, which have felt threatened by her...

Other Questions: Cultural Policy (10 Feb 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 139. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to publish a national cultural policy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5526/15]

Other Questions: Cultural Policy (10 Feb 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: The Minister and her predecessor have both committed themselves to the publication of the first ever national cultural policy. That is a positive and innovative move. The question seeks to provide the Minister with an opportunity to tell the House how she has progressed towards the eventual publication of the document. It was described as culture 2025. I assume we will not have to wait...

Other Questions: Cultural and Heritage Centre (10 Feb 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I am still not sure what the Minister means when she says she is going to animate the place. That said, I have two very specific questions. One is on staffing and the other is on resourcing. Deputy Catherine Murphy has alluded to the difficulties that the other national cultural institutions face owing to ongoing funding pressures. We are well aware of these. Although the Department is...

Other Questions: Cultural and Heritage Centre (10 Feb 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: What were the applicants interested in?

Other Questions: Cultural and Heritage Centre (10 Feb 2015)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: For what?