Results 4,041-4,060 of 7,010 for speaker:James Browne

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Agencies Data (10 Dec 2019)

James Browne: 673. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the agencies or organisations under the remit of his Department; the number that have boards; the number of positions on each board; the number of vacant positions; and the agencies or organisations that have boards whose members have an obligation to appear before committees of the Houses of the Oireachtas. [51498/19]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Thatching Grants Eligibility (10 Dec 2019)

James Browne: 687. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if the built heritage investment scheme or the historic structures fund covers the replacement of thatched roofs on private homes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51129/19]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Agencies Data (10 Dec 2019)

James Browne: 692. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the agencies or organisations under the remit of her Department; the number that have boards; the number of positions on each board; the number of vacant positions; and the agencies or organisations that have boards whose members have an obligation to appear before committees of the Houses of the Oireachtas. [51491/19]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: RAPID Programme (5 Dec 2019)

James Browne: 27. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the analysis carried out to ensure the most disadvantaged communities in County Wexford previously identified in RAPID areas are receiving adequate support and funding under the community enhancement programme since the closure of the programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50424/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Funding (5 Dec 2019)

James Browne: 179. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the funding of an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50752/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Counselling Services Provision (5 Dec 2019)

James Browne: 193. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in each LHO area waiting for a counselling appointment in primary care at the end of November 2019 or the latest date available; and the number waiting 0 to 12, 12 to 26, 26 to 52 and more than 52 weeks, respectively. [50846/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Data (5 Dec 2019)

James Browne: 194. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in each LHO area waiting for a child and adolescent mental health services appointment at the end of November 2019 or the latest date available; and the number waiting 0 to 12, 12 to 26, 26 to 52 and more than 52 weeks, respectively. [50847/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Psychological Services Waiting Lists (5 Dec 2019)

James Browne: 195. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in each LHO area waiting for a psychology appointment in primary care at the end of November 2019 or the latest date available; and the number waiting 0 to 12, 10 to 12, 12 to 26, 26 to 52 and more than 52 weeks, respectively. [50848/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Data (5 Dec 2019)

James Browne: 196. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children admitted to adult mental health units between 1 January and 30 November 2019. [50849/19]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Special Educational Needs (4 Dec 2019)

James Browne: There is a constitutional right to primary education and education in general. This right was placed in our Constitution in 1937, which was very far-sighted at the time because such a right was not a common then. It is crucial that this right be upheld and vindicated for every child, no matter what his or her personal situation. Some 850 children could not get places last year, including...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Special Educational Needs (4 Dec 2019)

James Browne: I thank the Minister of State for taking this debate on school places in Wexford for children with special needs. Parents of children with special needs come to me in a state of distress every week. Very often they are worn out, not because their children have special needs but because they are exhausted from having to fight for school places and the basic services they need so that their...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Community Employment Schemes Supervisors (4 Dec 2019)

James Browne: 69. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to outline the position regarding the 2008 Labour Court recommendation regarding pensions for community employment scheme supervisors; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50147/19]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes Status (4 Dec 2019)

James Browne: 107. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position regarding a scheme (details supplied);; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50611/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Discharges (4 Dec 2019)

James Browne: 153. To ask the Minister for Health if a hospital discharge will be arranged for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50482/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Administration (4 Dec 2019)

James Browne: 157. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the HSE medical card section will not accept e-mails from former employers (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50500/19]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Job Creation (3 Dec 2019)

James Browne: The Minister of State said the unemployment rate in the south east is 5.3%. It is not. The 5.3% figure is the national average. The unemployment rate in the south east is 7.3%, which is 40% above the national average and twice the unemployment rate of Dublin. The quality of jobs is also a factor. The rate of tax returns from employed people in the south east is barely half the national...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Job Creation (3 Dec 2019)

James Browne: That has been going on since I went to Waterford Institute of Technology 20 years ago.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Job Creation (3 Dec 2019)

James Browne: 50. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her plans to address the quality of jobs in the south east and the need for further investment there; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49749/19]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Job Creation (3 Dec 2019)

James Browne: Will the Minister address the quality of jobs in the south east and the need for further investment there? The south-east region has had the highest rate of unemployment on a consistent basis throughout the lifetime of this Government.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Job Creation (3 Dec 2019)

James Browne: On a point of order, last summer I asked a similar question and the senior Minister did not answer it.