Results 23,161-23,180 of 23,619 for speaker:Michael Healy-Rae

Written Answers — Betting Regulations: Betting Regulations (18 Oct 2011)

Michael Healy-Rae: Question 80: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will reform the approach to betting taxation to combine a licensing system applied to all operators, be they in shops, over the telephone, or online, with taxation on profits and not on turnover. [30076/11]

Written Answers — Credit Unions: Credit Unions (18 Oct 2011)

Michael Healy-Rae: Question 106: To ask the Minister for Finance his views regarding the regulation of credit unions (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30066/11]

Written Answers — Credit Unions: Credit Unions (18 Oct 2011)

Michael Healy-Rae: Question 107: To ask the Minister for Finance his view on whether specifying and laying down the total loan amount that can be issued each month is hindering the effectiveness of credit unions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30067/11]

Written Answers — Credit Unions: Credit Unions (18 Oct 2011)

Michael Healy-Rae: Question 108: To ask the Minister for Finance his view on whether linking the total loan amount issued to cash received without reference to assets, reserves, liquidity and so on is hindering the effectiveness of credit unions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30068/11]

Written Answers — Credit Unions: Credit Unions (18 Oct 2011)

Michael Healy-Rae: Question 109: To ask the Minister for Finance his view on whether imposing specific loan terms in addition to existing limits is not helpful to credit unions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30069/11]

Written Answers — Credit Unions: Credit Unions (18 Oct 2011)

Michael Healy-Rae: Question 110: To ask the Minister for Finance his view on the fact that the approximately 400 credit unions are financially healthy, that they have €12 billion in assets, loans of €5 million and €1.7 billion in reserves, but over-regulation is actually threatening the stability of the credit unions by adversely affecting their most important source of income, loan interests; his...

Written Answers — Credit Unions: Credit Unions (18 Oct 2011)

Michael Healy-Rae: Question 111: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether the banning of all commercial business loans affects the self-employed, tradesmen, farmers and so on; his further view on whether this is affecting the effectiveness of credit unions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30072/11]

Written Answers — Departmental Schemes: Departmental Schemes (18 Oct 2011)

Michael Healy-Rae: Question 167: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will clarify his plans regarding the school book rental scheme; the arrangements he is proposing to make between schools operating such schemes and the publishers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30080/11]

Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (18 Oct 2011)

Michael Healy-Rae: Question 182: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his view on whether there should be an amendment to the Evaluation Act 2001 to allow an employer to appeal a rates evaluation due to a change in economic circumstances; his further view on whether the fact that commercial rates have gone up 45% since 2000 is placing an unbearable burden on small businesses in particular....

Written Answers — Wage-Setting Mechanisms: Wage-Setting Mechanisms (18 Oct 2011)

Michael Healy-Rae: Question 200: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the position regarding legislation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29569/11]

Written Answers — Wage-Setting Mechanisms: Wage-Setting Mechanisms (18 Oct 2011)

Michael Healy-Rae: Question 206: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if, in view of the proposed re-establishment of joint labour committees, he will confirm that new legislation will not contain any proposals to change workers' pay and conditions in a downward trend; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29570/11]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (18 Oct 2011)

Michael Healy-Rae: Question 223: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will give an assurance that carer's allowance will not be cut further in the upcoming budget. [30079/11]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (18 Oct 2011)

Michael Healy-Rae: Question 270: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if any case has ever been referred to her whereby a person has purposely disengaged from his or her place of work in order to have the State pay their mortgage; if she will clarify the provisions made for paying such mortgages if a person is deemed to qualify; if she will clarify the criteria to qualify, and the number of persons...

Written Answers — Rights of Way: Rights of Way (18 Oct 2011)

Michael Healy-Rae: Question 362: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding amendments to the rules regarding rights of way; when same will be before Dáil Éireann again; and the timeframe for same. [30073/11]

Written Answers — Court Proceedings: Court Proceedings (18 Oct 2011)

Michael Healy-Rae: Question 398: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding allegations of corruption; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30062/11]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (18 Oct 2011)

Michael Healy-Rae: Question 423: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding a disadvantaged area scheme payment in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29590/11]

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (18 Oct 2011)

Michael Healy-Rae: Question 429: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding budget 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29764/11]

Written Answers — Environmental Policy: Environmental Policy (18 Oct 2011)

Michael Healy-Rae: Question 430: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and the Marine if he will review the agri-environment options scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29765/11]

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (18 Oct 2011)

Michael Healy-Rae: Question 451: 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. [29584/11]

Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (18 Oct 2011)

Michael Healy-Rae: Question 463: To ask the Minister for Health if he will lobby for capital funding to build the replacement facilities required to allow St. Finan's Hospital, County Kerry, to close by 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29596/11]