Results 421-440 of 1,856 for speaker:Seán Kenny

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (18 Nov 2014)

Seán Kenny: 383. To ask the Minister for Health his views regarding qualified medical doctors leaving the country following qualification; the incentives in place to encourage doctors to remain here on completion of their training; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43949/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (18 Nov 2014)

Seán Kenny: 384. To ask the Minister for Health his views regarding qualified nurses leaving the country following qualification; the incentives in place to encourage nurses to remain here on completion of their training; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43950/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Penalty Points System (18 Nov 2014)

Seán Kenny: 574. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the law regarding automatic application of penalty points is waived for those who have booked their national car test due to the lack of immediate NCT testing slots; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44346/14]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Reserve Defence Force Reorganisation: RDFRA (12 Nov 2014)

Seán Kenny: I am standing in for my colleague, Senator Denis Landy, who cannot be present due to illness. He was a member of the FCA for a considerable period. I understand from the witnesses that their numbers have reduced to 1,734 from closer to 5,000. That is a drastic reduction. I accept the comparison with the Garda Reserve which has an agreement with the Garda Síochána that its...

Social Welfare Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (11 Nov 2014)

Seán Kenny: I wish to share time with Deputies Michael Conaghan and Brendan Ryan.

Social Welfare Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (11 Nov 2014)

Seán Kenny: The Social Welfare Bill 2014 gives effect to a number of significant social protection measures and improvements. First, there is an increase in the monthly rate of child benefit, which I welcome. Ireland as a nation is now coming out of the serious economic crisis it faced in recent years. While things are still tough the Government is able to give back some of what has been lost. Part...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Pensions Legislation (11 Nov 2014)

Seán Kenny: 168. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when she will establish the Pensions Council. [42980/14]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Cyber Bullying Issues (11 Nov 2014)

Seán Kenny: 242. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the position regarding Ask.fm in view of previous allegations regarding cyberbullying being undertaken on the product offered by Ask.fm; if his Department will undertake an investigation to ascertain if Ask.fm is an appropriate company to invest here; his concerns of reputational damage being caused to Ireland as a leading country...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Trade Missions (11 Nov 2014)

Seán Kenny: 263. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to have a major agriculture trade mission to the US; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43041/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Resources (11 Nov 2014)

Seán Kenny: 306. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of dogs that were withdrawn from the Garda dog unit in 2013; the number of new dogs that were brought into the garda dog unit in 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43039/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (11 Nov 2014)

Seán Kenny: 382. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to have a new 24-hour helipad at Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9; the estimated cost of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43040/14]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights Issues (11 Nov 2014)

Seán Kenny: 444. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding the case of a person (details supplied) who is subject to the death penalty after a conviction for blasphemy and is now in solitary confinement in prison appealing their sentence; if a protest has been made to the Government of Pakistan; if the matter has been raised at EU level; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (11 Nov 2014)

Seán Kenny: 569. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding 30 extra bus shelters that were approved for funding by the National Transport Authority in June 2013; the number of those that have been constructed and completed to date; the number that are currently under construction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43037/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Promotion (11 Nov 2014)

Seán Kenny: 570. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if Fáilte Ireland plans to open a new tourist information centre in Terminal 2 in Dublin Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43038/14]

Finance Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Nov 2014)

Seán Kenny: I will make some brief comments on the Finance Bill which is the legislation that underpins the first budget that takes Ireland firmly from crash back to recovery. This recovery is clear from figures indicating GDP growth of 4.7% in 2014 and 3.9% in 2015. There will be 1.92 million people at work at end of 2014, an increase of 80,000 since the low point in 2012. An additional 48,000 jobs...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: National Postcode System: Freight Transport Association Ireland (5 Nov 2014)

Seán Kenny: I have listened with interest to the views of the witnesses and I am trying to understand the difficulties they say will present. To take a practical example, most of us buy stuff over the Internet nowadays. Next year, if I buy a new laptop I will go online to find one. I will order it and put in my address and new Eircode. UPC or another such company will deliver the parcel to my house a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: National Postcode System: Freight Transport Association Ireland (5 Nov 2014)

Seán Kenny: Will the existing addresses that include street name and house numbers still be available? Will deliveries be organised according to such information?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: National Postcode System: Freight Transport Association Ireland (5 Nov 2014)

Seán Kenny: Is Mr. Carr saying the Eircode system is of no benefit?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: National Postcode System: Freight Transport Association Ireland (5 Nov 2014)

Seán Kenny: In order to make it useful to transport companies, would they have to incorporate it into their own IT delivery systems?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: National Postcode System: Freight Transport Association Ireland (5 Nov 2014)

Seán Kenny: Have the companies been told they would need to get some middle man or agent to do that for them?