Results 221-240 of 1,875 for in 'Written Answers' speaker:Bobby Aylward

Written Answers — Department of Health: Qualifications Recognition (3 Oct 2018)

Bobby Aylward: 186. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he has taken to improve waiting times for the process by which social workers who have qualified in the UK must apply to an organisation (details supplied) in order to have their qualifications recognised before they can start working here and avail of existing job offers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40208/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Staff Contracts (3 Oct 2018)

Bobby Aylward: 188. To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken in advance of budget 2019 to improve nursing and midwifery recruitment and retention; the steps being taken to improve annual starting salaries for staff nurses and staff midwives in comparison to those of teachers and healthcare assistants; the steps being taken to ensure that Irish nurse and midwives' average weekly working hours are...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Funding (3 Oct 2018)

Bobby Aylward: 189. To ask the Minister for Health if an urgent request will be made to the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to secure funding for an organisation (details supplied) through budget 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40220/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Remuneration (3 Oct 2018)

Bobby Aylward: 193. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to address the restoration of pay in section 39 agencies in advance of budget 2019; his further plans to consider applying the new pay levels retrospectively; if he has costed the restoration of pay, the realignment of incremental scales and the payment of arrears due for all of the section 39 agencies; his views on the possibility of further...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fodder Crisis (3 Oct 2018)

Bobby Aylward: 232. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the possibility of introducing a low-cost loan scheme at the European investment loan rate of 1.5% will be examined in order to support farmers who have had to expend significant funds to source and transport fodder and feed as a result of severe weather conditions (details supplied) in 2018 and reduced prices for produce; and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fodder Crisis (3 Oct 2018)

Bobby Aylward: 233. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider introducing a subsidy for a high-fibre concentrate feed to mitigate the guaranteed fodder shortage in winter 2018 following the severe spring snowstorm and summer drought in 2018; the steps he has taken to examine all available risk management tools to determine which supports are most appropriate to the farming...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fodder Crisis (3 Oct 2018)

Bobby Aylward: 234. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will examine the possibility of reintroducing the fodder transport subsidy to assist farmers in transporting fodder which will be in demand due to the impending winter 2018 shortage following the severe spring snow and summer drought; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40236/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Review (3 Oct 2018)

Bobby Aylward: 235. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the areas of natural constraint, ANC, review with regard to redesignation using a set list of biophysical criteria; if the new approach must be introduced from January 2019; if mapping of all ANC lands has been completed; the actions that have been completed to date by officials; the actions that remain outstanding;...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Laboratories (3 Oct 2018)

Bobby Aylward: 236. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the review and cost-benefit analysis of the regional veterinary lab in County Kilkenny, which serves the farmers of the entire region of the south east; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40238/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sheep Welfare Scheme (3 Oct 2018)

Bobby Aylward: 237. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the possibility of increasing the €10 subsidy cap per ewe under the sheep welfare scheme will be examined in advance of budget 2019 in view of the underspend of €5 million in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40239/18]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Action Plan for Rural Development (25 Sep 2018)

Bobby Aylward: 103. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the work of the Action Plan for Rural Development specifically relating to the revitalisation of towns and villages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38589/18]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Town and Village Renewal Scheme (25 Sep 2018)

Bobby Aylward: 109. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the town and village renewal scheme; when applications from counties Carlow and Kilkenny can be submitted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38590/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (25 Sep 2018)

Bobby Aylward: 197. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of eligible and concessionary customers, respectively, transported in each financial year since 2010 and to date in 2018, by sub-division in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38767/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Haulage Industry (25 Sep 2018)

Bobby Aylward: 384. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps which have been taken to assist an association (details supplied) following receipt of correspondence by his Department in July 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38450/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data and Genomics Programme (12 Jul 2018)

Bobby Aylward: 40. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking to ensure that good animals are not being dismissed under the technicalities of the BDGP scheme; the further steps he is taking to ensure that the skill of assessing an animal by eye (details supplied) is not being dismissed by the technicalities of the BDGP scheme; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (12 Jul 2018)

Bobby Aylward: 187. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a response to a query by a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32286/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Refurbishment (12 Jul 2018)

Bobby Aylward: 188. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an application for an extension and associated building works by a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32287/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (12 Jul 2018)

Bobby Aylward: 189. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application by a school (details supplied) for a permanent extension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32292/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (12 Jul 2018)

Bobby Aylward: 190. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application by a school (details supplied) for additional school accommodation due to a growth in roll numbers; if funding will be granted for the installation and rental of two prefabricated buildings to accommodate two extra classes from 1 September 2018 for the 2018/2019 academic year until a permanent solution is agreed;...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (12 Jul 2018)

Bobby Aylward: 507. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for South Tipperary General Hospital, Clonmel; his views on the impending hospital group transfer which may take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32288/18]