Results 241-260 of 3,523 for speaker:Lucinda Creighton

Other Questions: Tax Code (1 Apr 2015)

Lucinda Creighton: My question relates to the Minister's recent trip to the United States and is to get an account of which companies the Minister met. Will he update the House on any discussions he has had on the so-called knowledge box tax incentive, which is proposed and which I understand is currently out for consultation for a period?

Other Questions: Tax Code (1 Apr 2015)

Lucinda Creighton: It would be interesting for the House to know the companies in question. In terms of the development of proposals for the knowledge development box, has the Minister come to a conclusion on the rate or how it will be structured? Does the Minister have a clear vision for that? Has there been much opposition expressed from interested parties through the consultation process? Has the...

Other Questions: Tax Code (1 Apr 2015)

Lucinda Creighton: Any tax measures will apply but my question is whether there is a strategy in the Minister's mind or in the minds of his officials as to how that can be tailored to incentivise the uptake by indigenous Irish companies. Will there be specific tailoring of the knowledge development box for the benefit of particular domestic industries and sectors etc.?

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Homeless Persons Supports (31 Mar 2015)

Lucinda Creighton: 201. To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 214 of 24 February 2015, 498 of 5 November 2013, 104 and 105 of 23 September 2014, and in view of the Department of Environment, Community and Local Government figures showing an 11.5% increase in the number of young persons of 18 to 24 years of age experiencing homelessness in the nine months to January...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Universal Retirement Savings Group (31 Mar 2015)

Lucinda Creighton: 202. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will publish the minutes of meetings held between her Department and the Department of Finance pertaining to the Universal Retirement Savings Development Group; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12858/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Records (26 Mar 2015)

Lucinda Creighton: 250. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the reason there were no minutes of meetings held between his Department and Bord Gáis Energy on dates (details supplied); the subject of these meetings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12519/15]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Semi-State Bodies (26 Mar 2015)

Lucinda Creighton: 257. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources further to Parliamentary Questions Nos.185 and 186 of 25 February 2015, when Ervia will respond directly to this Deputy on the questions asked; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12518/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Industry Regulation (24 Mar 2015)

Lucinda Creighton: 255. To ask the Minister for Finance if he shares the concerns of the Central Bank of Ireland that the insurance industry is taking on excessive losses in order to compete for new motor insurance customers; if he envisages tighter regulations or legislative changes that will be required to correct this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11193/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Industrial Disputes (24 Mar 2015)

Lucinda Creighton: 436. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans in the event of a strike by the Prison Officers Association; if the Irish Defence Forces and An Garda Síochána will guard the prisons; if so, have all personnel received adequate training; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11195/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Mortality Rates (24 Mar 2015)

Lucinda Creighton: 561. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to address the average in-hospital mortality rates for persons who experience strokes which are higher than the average in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11191/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Beds Data (24 Mar 2015)

Lucinda Creighton: 562. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to address the shortage of neurological intensive care beds for patients who suffer brain haemorrhages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11192/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Beds Data (24 Mar 2015)

Lucinda Creighton: 563. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide in tabular form the number of respite care beds available by county; the number of persons who are eligible to avail of respite care in each county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11196/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (24 Mar 2015)

Lucinda Creighton: 758. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide, in tabular form, the number of pupils, by county, in both primary and secondary schools who are in classes of over 30 pupils or more, for the years 2011 to 2014 and 2015 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11190/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (24 Mar 2015)

Lucinda Creighton: 759. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason there is no formal representation of the small and medium-sized enterprise sector on the newly established Apprenticeship Council; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11194/15]

Other Questions: Easter Rising Commemorations (11 Mar 2015)

Lucinda Creighton: I thank the Minister. My original question related to whether the Minister is confident that the various capital projects that are under way will be completed within budget by the time of the commemoration next year. I note the really ambitious programme of work that has been put in place. This programme includes the construction on an interpretative centre in the GPO. The term...

Other Questions: Easter Rising Commemorations (11 Mar 2015)

Lucinda Creighton: The initiatives to which the Minister refers are all really important in the context of the population of Ireland. People are going to feel proud when all of these historic sites are improved and upgraded in time for the commemoration. I am concerned, however, that the Ireland Inspires proposal was rejected by the Department. Essentially, this proposal revolved around a plan to attract...

Other Questions: Easter Rising Commemorations (11 Mar 2015)

Lucinda Creighton: 8. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the amount that has been spent, to date, by her Department, in preparation for the 1916 Commemoration; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10187/15]

Other Questions: Easter Rising Commemorations (11 Mar 2015)

Lucinda Creighton: I am aware that the Minister has already answered a number of questions on the 1916 Commemoration and I do not want to be repetitive. My question relates to the budget allocation for all the activities around the commemoration. The Department has earmarked €26 million, €22 million of which is to be spent on capital projects. How far along the road is the Minister with the...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Irish Language (11 Mar 2015)

Lucinda Creighton: 22. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her views on the campaign to end the derogation of the Irish language in the European Union; the action her Department has taken to facilitate the Department of An Taoiseach, in making a decision on this issue; the number of times she has raised this issue with European Union representatives; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Light Rail Projects Status (10 Mar 2015)

Lucinda Creighton: 125. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update as to the progression of the Luas cross city works; his plans to address the serious reduction in commuter services, from some parts of south Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9956/15]