Results 461-480 of 1,837 for speaker:Eamon Scanlon

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Cheques (26 Feb 2019)

Eamon Scanlon: 627. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the social welfare schemes by which payment can be made to a person by cheque; the way in which a person can arrange for their payment to issue by cheque within the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9623/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Closures (21 Feb 2019)

Eamon Scanlon: 94. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a proposed school closure (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8882/19]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (20 Feb 2019)

Eamon Scanlon: I attended a meeting in the village of Gurteen at 6 p.m. last Sunday evening, to which 450 people turned up. The post office in the village is being closed and it is the wrong decision. To use An Post's protocol, Mr. David McRedmond stated on RTÉ radio that where there was a population of 500 people, the post office would not close. An Post is using the 2016 census figures which are...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (20 Feb 2019)

Eamon Scanlon: This one is.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (20 Feb 2019)

Eamon Scanlon: Five post offices in the area have already been closed.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Eligibility (20 Feb 2019)

Eamon Scanlon: 79. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the review of social housing eligibility; when the review will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8291/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Jobseeker's Benefit Appeals (20 Feb 2019)

Eamon Scanlon: 240. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a jobseeker's benefit appeal by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8739/19]

Management Fees (Local Property Tax) Relief Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (19 Feb 2019)

Eamon Scanlon: He is telling the truth.

Management Fees (Local Property Tax) Relief Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (19 Feb 2019)

Eamon Scanlon: I commend Deputy O'Brien on bringing the Bill forward. The Bill provides for property tax relief for homeowners who are paying management fees and is one of a suite of measures that Fianna Fáil proposes to help people living in multi-unit developments. This is practical and long overdue legislation. The Government has continually neglected these owners and their issues, despite the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (19 Feb 2019)

Eamon Scanlon: 252. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if efforts will be made to expedite the issuing of a certificate of results to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8279/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Illness Benefit Appeals (19 Feb 2019)

Eamon Scanlon: 609. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an illness benefit appeal by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7818/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) (19 Feb 2019)

Eamon Scanlon: 615. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a paper application form inviting pensioners to fill in gaps in their records will issue; when pension increases and back payment will issue; if she will address the difficulties being experienced on the MyWelfare.ie website; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7948/19]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Illness Benefit Payments (13 Feb 2019)

Eamon Scanlon: On contacting the illness benefit section, my office was informed that 15% of the payment had been taken back through debt recovery. That was the first the family knew about it. They received no notice or letter whatsoever.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Illness Benefit Payments (13 Feb 2019)

Eamon Scanlon: I thank the Minister of State for his response. This is a very difficult case. Even though the person was overpaid and our office notified the Department that the person was getting the incorrect payment, nothing was done. The person then received a number of payments, very few of which were correct. The person then received a payment with a 15% deduction because the Department claims...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Illness Benefit Payments (13 Feb 2019)

Eamon Scanlon: There are serious issues with the new illness benefit system. I cannot be the only Member contacted weekly about illness benefit claims or payments as it has been going on for several months. The issue first came to the fore in my office last August with dozens of complaints from ill and vulnerable people genuinely upset by the disruption to their payments with no money suddenly coming into...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Valuation Office (13 Feb 2019)

Eamon Scanlon: 224. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 596 of 29 January 2019, if he will make a request to the commissioner regarding the methodology in use and question the appropriateness of that methodology for achieving the objectives of the revaluation as per his legislative powers under the Valuation Act 2001, in which the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Funding (12 Feb 2019)

Eamon Scanlon: 375. To ask the Minister for Health when capital funding will be allocated for the new diabetes day unit at Sligo University Hospital for which planning permission was secured in December 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6390/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Eligibility (12 Feb 2019)

Eamon Scanlon: 519. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a degree in agricultural food science is not recognised for the green certificate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6249/19]

JobPath Programme: Motion [Private Members] (5 Feb 2019)

Eamon Scanlon: A very significant amount of public money has been spent on JobPath. We were told it was €150 million. However, only 9% of those who were referred to the scheme have been in employment for 52 weeks. This represents a poor outcome for those who have participated on the scheme and poor value for taxpayers' money. Given the significant demands on public finances the Government should...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Military Medals (5 Feb 2019)

Eamon Scanlon: The medals recommended for individual soldiers were for actions of extraordinary courage. Five were recommended for the Military Medal for Gallantry, which is equivalent to the Victoria Cross in the UK and the Congressional Medal of Honour in the USA. The Jadotville Medal issued by the Department of Defence in December 2017 to the veterans and next of kin of deceased veterans was simply an...