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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Eligibility (6 Oct 2015)

Michael Lowry: 702. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he is aware of the case in which a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary does not qualify for rehousing based on regulations laid down to Tipperary County Council by his Department; if he will investigate this case and give consideration to this person, given that this person has three dependent children who...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (1 Oct 2015)

Michael Lowry: 227. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of the situation in a school (details supplied) in County Tipperary; if she will sanction approval for the school to retain current teacher numbers as a matter of urgency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33788/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (30 Sep 2015)

Michael Lowry: 129. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a replacement scheme for the motorised transport grant and the mobility allowance which were abolished by the Government in February 2013, to the detriment of many thousands of recipients; if he will provide a concrete timeframe for the introduction of a replacement scheme; for policy proposals which the Government is developing for...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Status (30 Sep 2015)

Michael Lowry: 136. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the case of a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; when this person can expect an appointment for a magnetic resonance imaging, MRI, scan at University Hospital Limerick; if he is aware this facility is working to full capacity, which has contributed to longer waiting times; if a strategic and workable plan has been...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Data Protection (22 Sep 2015)

Michael Lowry: 395. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide a guarantee that all sensitive personal waste data is destroyed as per European Standard EN 15713:2009 and Irish data protection legislation; if he will confirm that all vendors and contractors who are used to destroy sensitive personal data adhere to Shred Grade No.5 of the EN 15713:2009 Standard achieved on-site...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Data Protection (22 Sep 2015)

Michael Lowry: 396. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if all waste management service providers who were appointed to the framework for confidential shredding through the Request for Tenders to establish a Multi Supplier Framework for the provision of Waste Management Service Tender Document 16/01/2014 met all requirements outlined in the tender document; if he will confirm that all...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Data Protection (22 Sep 2015)

Michael Lowry: 397. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if all contractors and vendors who supply sensitive waste data disposal to Government Departments and offices are registered with Data Protection Commissioner Office; if these contractors and vendors can provide a certificate of registration of quality systems to I.S EN ISO 9001:2008 and provide evidence they can provide the provision...

Topical Issue Debate: Architectural Heritage (16 Jul 2015)

Michael Lowry: The conservation architect to the project briefed the urban council in Cashel, particularly Councillor Tom Wood, and gave a commitment that the scaffolding would be in place for a maximum of five years. We are now into the eighth year. There are people in Tipperary who do not remember seeing the Rock of Cashel without scaffolding. That is how long it has been in place. Nothing proved...

Topical Issue Debate: Architectural Heritage (16 Jul 2015)

Michael Lowry: The Rock of Cashel is a complex of secular and religious structures of national and international importance. It is dramatically situated high above the surrounding plain. It dates from the 4th century AD when it was home to the kings of Munster and was associated with the confederate wars of the 17th century. The buildings include a 12th century Romanesque chapel, Cormac's Chapel, a...

Topical Issue Debate: Company Closures (7 Jul 2015)

Michael Lowry: I ask the Minister to clarify the position regarding the former Johnson & Johnson plant in Cashel. Last February, the IDA and the Minister of State, Deputy Hayes, announced that this plant had been purchased. Today, we had an announcement on Tipp FM by the Minister, Deputy Kelly, that it had been purchased and that it would reopen under new ownership with the provision of jobs. All...

Topical Issue Debate: Company Closures (7 Jul 2015)

Michael Lowry: I appreciate what the Minister said in regard to Cashel, the necessity for confidentiality and the space and time for the IDA to conclude its negotiations with Amneal, the Jersey-based company. I ask the Minister to keep an observant eye on that and make sure that negotiations are concluded satisfactorily.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Application Forms (1 Jul 2015)

Michael Lowry: 49. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reasoning behind issuing revised application forms from her Department (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26464/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Application Forms (1 Jul 2015)

Michael Lowry: 50. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will support the Irish Postmasters' Union in having her Department's revised forms withdrawn and replaced with the previous issues of forms on which the post office is the first option listed and no recommendation is made in respect of a financial institution; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26465/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances Provision (9 Jun 2015)

Michael Lowry: 637. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address the immediate need for resources to be sanctioned by his Department for an automated external defibrillator in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Tipperary. [21876/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Peat Briquette Production: Bord na Móna (27 May 2015)

Michael Lowry: I welcome the chairman and management of the company and thank them for their presentation. I want to address three issues but will start with the two principal issues, as I see them, relating to carbon tax and PSO. Then I want to talk about the relationship between the management of the company and its workforce. The constituency I represent contains Littleton and Templetuohy, both of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Peat Briquette Production: Bord na Móna (27 May 2015)

Michael Lowry: Does Bord na Móna have a five-year plan for the Derrinlough and Littleton briquette factories? Will Mr. Quinn outline his vision for the future of these plants? I ask him also to outline the efforts the company is making to lobby the Government on carbon tax and the public service obligation. It is perfectly understandable that Bord na Móna would need to lobby the Government on...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Peat Briquette Production: Bord na Móna (27 May 2015)

Michael Lowry: That is the main issue today. It is one thing to keep the plants open but at what level will they be functional and operational? What is the future for the existing employees?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Peat Briquette Production: Bord na Móna (27 May 2015)

Michael Lowry: I welcome the fact that Bord na Móna has made a commitment on the future of the briquette factories at Littleton and Derrinlough. I urge the witnesses to maximise the employment potential of the Littleton briquette factory. Bord na Móna should document its position on the public service obligation and carbon tax and the impact they will have on the finances and revenue of the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Resolution Processes (7 May 2015)

Michael Lowry: 51. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide, in tabular form, figures showing the exact numbers of persons who are currently experiencing the problem of mortgage arrears and family home repossession, by county. [17915/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Resolution Processes (7 May 2015)

Michael Lowry: 52. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide figures, in tabular form, by county, for those who have availed of Government led interventions designed to address the mortgage crisis, including the Central Bank of Ireland targets for the banks through the mortgage arrears resolution targets, the mortgage-to-rent scheme and the recasting of personal insolvency legislation, for the...