Results 3,321-3,340 of 4,073 for speaker:Mary Mitchell O'Connor

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs Application (14 Oct 2014)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: 41. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason no tax relief is in place for donations in support of sports development projects aimed at increasing participation or for the support of high performance or developing athletes, when there is a relief in place in respect of sports facilities capital projects and sport is the only area of the not for profit sector not to benefit from such a...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Charges Yield (14 Oct 2014)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: 336. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to a statement on 13 December 2013 that local authorities would receive a boost of €98 million in 2014 as receipts from local property tax and other direct allocations contributed to the funding model; in view of the fact that the local authorities are in the process of adopting...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (9 Oct 2014)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: 117. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure more funding is provided to the Health Service Executive to enable surgeons to carry out more surgeries for scoliosis patients; the steps being taken to ensure operations are carried out in the shortest timeframe; if his attention has been drawn to the delays regarding these type of operations; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage (9 Oct 2014)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: 141. To ask the Minister for Health the reason post polio syndrome is not listed under the long-term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38690/14]

Protection of Children's Health (Tobacco Smoke in Mechanically Propelled Vehicles) Bill 2012: Second Stage (8 Oct 2014)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I am delighted that another step is being taken towards making Ireland a tobacco-free place. It beggars belief that less than one generation ago many people went around smoking in the workplace, did not wear seatbelts and even drove under the influence of alcohol. Thankfully, all of these practices have been addressed over the years. Today, no one would even dare smoke in the office, not...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (8 Oct 2014)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: 13. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the widespread concerns of boards of management and parents' associations of smaller fee-charging schools about the increase in the pupil-teacher ratio; if her further attention has been drawn to the serious impact such increases will have on such schools, particularly schools under the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Private Schools (8 Oct 2014)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: 22. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to concerns of parents of children in fee-charging schools that further cuts to funding in their sector in budget 2015 will jeopardise teaching jobs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37966/14]

Topical Issues: Pensions Levy (7 Oct 2014)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I thank the Minister of State for his response. I fully understand the pension levy has been put to good use. I ask the Minister State to ensure that ordinary decent people who saved for their pensions are not levied again next year. They did the right thing; they paid from the 1980s until now, when they want to enjoy their retirement. We gave a commitment with regard to a timescale. I...

Topical Issues: Pensions Levy (7 Oct 2014)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: On 14 October the much anticipated budget for 2015 will be announced and rumours are rife about what will be cut. I voice the concerns of around 420,000 people who will learn next Tuesday whether their hard-earned savings will be taken from them again. I refer to those who contributed to a defined benefit pension scheme and who, since 2011, have been subject to a pension levy of 0.6%. A...

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (7 Oct 2014)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I apologise for not being here earlier as I was speaking in the Dáil. I heard from my colleague that the Minister will check out the issue we all have about professionals having to carry on in their workplaces, helping customers or clients to choose spectacle frames and putting the sale through the till. Many of my constituents have contacted me about this and I would appreciate it if...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Payments (7 Oct 2014)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: 121. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when there will be a person allocated to work on the back log in disability as a person (details supplied) has been waiting for their full payment from 22 May 2014; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37669/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Pensions Levy (7 Oct 2014)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: 202. To ask the Minister for Finance to set out his plans for reviewing and ultimately abolishing the 0.6% pensions levy per annum on certain private pension funds as part of budget 2015, introduced under The Finance (No. 2) Act 2011 and set to apply for a four-year period from 2011 to 2014, inclusive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38299/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: School Milk Scheme (7 Oct 2014)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: 222. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason schools are paying the extra cost of receiving milk in a 330 ml carton instead of in a 250 ml carton as entitled under the school milk scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38006/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: School Milk Scheme (7 Oct 2014)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: 223. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason schools cannot avail of a low-fat milk option under the school milk scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38007/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: School Milk Scheme (7 Oct 2014)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: 224. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason only 84 of over 700 post-primary schools took part in the school milk scheme last year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38008/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: School Milk Scheme (7 Oct 2014)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: 225. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps she will taken to improve the application process for the school milk scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38009/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Security of the Elderly (7 Oct 2014)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: 552. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the reason a person (details supplied) in County Dublin has been denied an alarm pendant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38090/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Security of the Elderly (7 Oct 2014)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: 555. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the person responsible for the setting up the criteria for eligibility of an alarm pendant in repect of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38100/14]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Provision (30 Sep 2014)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: 313. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the position regarding cases where payments are made to a provider but then inadvertently withdrawn before the child becomes ineligible on age grounds; if the payments may be claimed or applied retrospectively, if the child is attending a preschool that is registered with the scheme; if a child is moved from one child care provider to...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Competition Law (17 Sep 2014)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: 433. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if listing fees are allowed under the Irish Competition Act; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32957/14]