Results 3,761-3,780 of 4,507 for speaker:Pat Deering

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Yield (1 Oct 2013)

Pat Deering: 209. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of money that has been generated in windfall tax in the past three years. [41018/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Budget Submissions (1 Oct 2013)

Pat Deering: 210. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the SIMI's pre budget swappage proposal in order to increase new car sales. [41037/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Child Protection Issues (1 Oct 2013)

Pat Deering: 284. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the protection that exists for children and teachers who are regularly in a position where there is only one adult present with a number of young children; whether this is in breach of best practice for child protection and does it leave teachers open to allegations of inappropriate behaviour. [41039/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Eligibility (1 Oct 2013)

Pat Deering: 397. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the short term plans that are in place to reduce barriers to volunteering for unemployed persons; and if she will consider the formation of a national strategy to support volunteering. [41019/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Unemployment Benefit Issues (1 Oct 2013)

Pat Deering: 403. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason for such strict regulation to avail of unemployment benefits based on a contributions record from another EU country in view of having to have at least one week's insurable work here; and the options there are or the assistance available to a family if no insurable work is available. [41040/13]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Heritage Council Funding (1 Oct 2013)

Pat Deering: 423. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht his plans to ensure that every local authority will have a heritage officer. [41038/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting Applications (1 Oct 2013)

Pat Deering: 507. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current waiting time for Garda vetting applications to be processed; and if this will reduce over the next six months. [41020/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (24 Sep 2013)

Pat Deering: Sorry, I wish to raise a somewhat trivial matter. Are we in private session now?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (24 Sep 2013)

Pat Deering: Yes.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Support Schemes Issues (24 Sep 2013)

Pat Deering: 258. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider introducing a State funded third level student loan system where students can borrow money for their education and repay the State from future earnings. [39689/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grants Statistics (24 Sep 2013)

Pat Deering: 259. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students that entered third level colleges in 2012; the number that applied for college grants; the number that were successful in part or in full; the number of applications that were received from PAYE families, self employed families and unemployed families; and the number of students that declined course offers because their...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (24 Sep 2013)

Pat Deering: 260. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider introducing an easy payment system of monthly payments or four payments per school year for school transport fees. [39692/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rural Social Scheme Data (24 Sep 2013)

Pat Deering: 343. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide a breakdown in tabular form of the 2,600 participants and 130 supervisors in the rural social scheme across the 35 implementing bodies nationwide. [39697/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Leader Programmes Expenditure (24 Sep 2013)

Pat Deering: 408. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the remaining Learder funding available for allocation from 1 September to 31 December 2013 following the audit completed by his Department on 31 August 2013. [39695/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Funding (24 Sep 2013)

Pat Deering: 498. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide a breakdown in funding to Macra na Feirme over the past five years; and if she will be engaging with this group prior to Budget 2014 to discuss future allocations. [39691/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Transfers (24 Sep 2013)

Pat Deering: 559. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Carlow will be transferred back to a Carlow hospital. [39696/13]

Order of Business (18 Sep 2013)

Pat Deering: Before the summer recess, I raised the matter of the consumer and competition Bill. The Taoiseach outlined to me at that stage there were a number of difficulties with it. As the Taoiseach knows, it makes provision for the statutory code of conduct for the grocery industry. What progress has been made on the Bill since the end of July or thereabouts? What is the timescale for the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Work Initiatives (18 Sep 2013)

Pat Deering: 576. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide a breakdown in tabular form the financial allocation for all implementing bodies under the Tús programme since its commencement under the headings of service charges and non-service charges. [37149/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Work Initiatives (18 Sep 2013)

Pat Deering: 577. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of employees in tabular form per implementing body under the Tús programme since its commencement; the average administration spend per employee and the total budget for administration per implementing body. [37150/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Appeals (18 Sep 2013)

Pat Deering: 608. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an invalidity pension appeal will be decided in respect of a person (details supplied); and if she will expedite an answer. [37536/13]