Results 241-260 of 3,438 for speaker:Joe Higgins in 'Written Answers'

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licences (17 Dec 2013)

Joe Higgins: 486. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a company (details supplied) in County Galway are operating with a current proper licence for fish farming in Cill Chiaráin harbour, Connemara, County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53948/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Private Rented Accommodation Standards (12 Dec 2013)

Joe Higgins: 131. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of tenants of local authorities currently residing in one room bedsits which have been in violation of the Housing Regulations of 2008 since 1 February 2013; and the amount of funds being allocated to the renovation of these properties. [53400/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Building Regulations Compliance (12 Dec 2013)

Joe Higgins: 132. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of enforcement orders intended to achieve compliance with the building regulations fire safety issued by fire safety authorities against non-compliant builders and developers since he became Minister. [53419/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Pyrite Remediation Programme Issues (12 Dec 2013)

Joe Higgins: 133. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the measures he proposes to adopt to recover the €10,000,000 allocated in the capital budget for remedial works to houses suffering major damage caused by pyrite from the quarry and construction industry and the HomeBond organisation. [53420/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Pyrite Remediation Programme Issues (12 Dec 2013)

Joe Higgins: 134. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will confirm if the HomeBond technical staff that inspected homes in the Dublin West constituency (details supplied) and incorrectly found that structural damage was not due to pyrite will not be involved in auditing building condition assessments under IS398-1. [53421/13]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East Issues (11 Dec 2013)

Joe Higgins: 32. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the recent Amnesty International report on the humanitarian crisis in Gaza that outlines the impact of the Israeli blockade on the health, sanitation and power supply of the people of Gaza; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53269/13]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East Issues (11 Dec 2013)

Joe Higgins: 33. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the representations that he has made to the Israeli authorities regarding the blockade on Gaza. [53270/13]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East Issues (11 Dec 2013)

Joe Higgins: 34. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the representations that he has made to the Egyptian authorities regarding the closing of crossings from Egypt to Gaza. [53271/13]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East Issues (11 Dec 2013)

Joe Higgins: 35. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on whether the Israeli blockade of Gaza amounts to collective punishment. [53272/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (10 Dec 2013)

Joe Higgins: 488. To ask the Minister for Health if a child (details supplied) in Dublin 15 will be given access to a neural psychologist, behavioural therapist and occupational therapist in the public health system and receive necessary treatment [52684/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards Staff (4 Dec 2013)

Joe Higgins: 43. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of newly appointed resource persons employed in Youthreach Centres of Education since 2005 to date by the City of Dublin ETB; the number of these newly appointed resource persons during this period started on point 1 of the resource persons incremental scale; the number of newly appointed resource persons during this period that...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Industrial Disputes (26 Nov 2013)

Joe Higgins: 110. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the industrial action being taken by secondary school teachers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42510/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Industrial Disputes (26 Nov 2013)

Joe Higgins: 124. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has met, or is planning to meet, representatives of the Association of Secondary Teachers in Ireland. [42511/13]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Lottery Licence Sale (26 Nov 2013)

Joe Higgins: 277. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on allegations of tax avoidance by a company (details supplied) which has been awarded the joint operation of the national lottery as covered recently in the British Press. [50393/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Eligibility (26 Nov 2013)

Joe Higgins: 364. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her Department will reconsider the requirements contained in the new form issued by her Department to allow those who are unemployed on certain days to claim jobseeker's benefit by indicating the days which they were not at work in view of the fact that it is causing difficulties for certain categories of workers (details supplied). [50395/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (26 Nov 2013)

Joe Higgins: 541. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will reconsider signing into law regulations to be made under sections 16 and 17 of the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 allowing for tail docking and dew claw removal of dogs and that they may be performed by non-registered persons, namely, persons other than registered veterinary practitioners, using no anaesthesia or...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Remuneration (26 Nov 2013)

Joe Higgins: 614. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 580 of 1 October 2013 the reason medical students on placement in the hospitals for the years 2009, 2010 and 2011 were not paid; the reason this payment has still not been received, for example, by third level biomedical students in DIT; the action he or the Health Service Executive is taking to ensure that the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Staff Remuneration (19 Nov 2013)

Joe Higgins: 254. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will restore the €10,243.09 withheld from a person's (details supplied) redundancy payment on the basis that his Department claims that the person was overpaid by this amount over an 11 year period between 2003 and 2013 through no fault of their own; if he will instruct his Department to make available the basis of their...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: National Internship Scheme Data (12 Nov 2013)

Joe Higgins: 214. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she is aware that contractors receiving funds from the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government to install water meters across the State ostensibly so that they can employ people to install said meters can simultaneously obtain workers on the JobBridge scheme funded by the Department of Social Protection leading to a...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Meters Installation (12 Nov 2013)

Joe Higgins: 284. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he is aware that contractors receiving funds from his Department to install water meters across the State ostensibly so that they can employ persons to install said meters can simultaneously obtain workers on the JobBridge scheme funded by the Department of Social Protection leading to a situation where contractors...