Results 501-520 of 897 for speaker:Brian Walsh

Government's Priorities for the Year Ahead: Statements (Resumed) (6 Mar 2014)

Brian Walsh: I propose to share time with Deputy Patrick O'Donovan. I thank the Government Chief Whip's office for sharing Government time to allow me to participate in this debate. I affirm my support for the Government's priorities for the forthcoming year, which were outlined in the House over recent days. Contained among the priorities are a number of ambitious targets that will represent the...

Order of Business (6 Mar 2014)

Brian Walsh: On the vehicle immobilisation Bill, there are inconsistencies between local authorities in the operation of their clamping regimes. Some regimes are operated by management companies and small car parks associated with businesses. When can we expect the Bill to bring consistency to this area?

Order of Business (6 Mar 2014)

Brian Walsh: Yes.

Order of Business (5 Mar 2014)

Brian Walsh: What is the current status of the bail Bill? The harbours (amendment) Bill will, among other provisions, transfer control of certain harbours to local authorities. There are ambitious plans for a new port in Galway to serve the west and the aforementioned legislation will have an impact on these plans.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Reviews (4 Mar 2014)

Brian Walsh: 463. To ask the Minister for Health if he will initiate a review on the reason a medical card was removed from the person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10776/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Central Bank of Ireland Staff (26 Feb 2014)

Brian Walsh: 49. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will list all positions that the Central Bank of Ireland has sought to fill since the 1 of January 2013; if these recruitment processes resulted in the employment of an external candidate or an existing employee of the Central Bank of Ireland or the wider public service; if the recruitment policy of the Central Bank of Ireland favours candidates with...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Eligibility (26 Feb 2014)

Brian Walsh: 150. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if there is any process by which an exception can be made in the circumstances of a person who wishes to apply for social housing but is precluded from doing so because they are party to a mortgage in respect of a house in negative equity that they own with their former partner, from whom they are separated; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs Application (25 Feb 2014)

Brian Walsh: 201. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons who availed of tax relief on gluten-free foods in the years 2011, 2012 and 2013; the total amount of this tax relief in each of those years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9291/14]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Heritage Sites (25 Feb 2014)

Brian Walsh: 342. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the total annual turnover of each individual Office of Public Works visitor site in the years 2011, 2012 and 2013; the net profit returned to the State in respect of each of these sites; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9200/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Eligibility (25 Feb 2014)

Brian Walsh: 394. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a person is eligible for carer’s allowance in the circumstances that they do not live with the child to whom they are providing care and that child is living with its parents; and whether the applicant would lose eligibility for one-parent family allowance or jobseeker’s allowance in the event that they were approved for...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Sick Leave (25 Feb 2014)

Brian Walsh: 649. To ask the Minister for Health the number of Health Service Executive employees who have been removed from its sick-leave scheme in each of the years 2011, 2012 and 2013 in each of its administrative regions; the number of employees disciplined or dismissed for abuse of the sick-leave scheme in each of the same years in each of the administrative areas; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres Provision (25 Feb 2014)

Brian Walsh: 650. To ask the Minister for Health when he expects a planning application to be submitted in respect of a primary care centre in Ballinrobe, County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9016/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Issues (25 Feb 2014)

Brian Walsh: 684. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons currently on waiting lists for migraine clinics in counties Galway, Cork and Dublin; and the number of persons who were on these waiting lists at the beginning of 2013. [9351/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Traffic Regulations (25 Feb 2014)

Brian Walsh: 725. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has any plans to permit limousines, as licensed small public service vehicles to avail of bus lanes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9530/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport Issues (25 Feb 2014)

Brian Walsh: 747. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on introducing an exemption to small public service vehicle branding requirements in respect of limousines, operators of which contend that decals diminish the prestige of the service they provide and therefore affect its marketability. [9514/14]

Order of Business (20 Feb 2014)

Brian Walsh: Regarding the health transport Bill, work is under way in the Department of Health to replace motorised transport scheme and the mobility allowance scheme which was suspended late year. When is that Bill expected to be published?

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (20 Feb 2014)

Brian Walsh: 128. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding the transfer of unemployment benefits to other EU countries; the eligibility criteria involved; the period of time allowable; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8660/14]

Order of Business (18 Feb 2014)

Brian Walsh: There is a commitment in the programme for Government to introduce a gender recognition Bill. The Minister for Social Protection, Deputy Burton, has referred the general scheme of the Bill to the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Education and Social Protection. That committee has concluded its consideration and consultation process. When does the Taoiseach expect to see the legislation?

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Prevention Measures (18 Feb 2014)

Brian Walsh: 317. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide details of maintenance and flood prevention works undertaken by the Office of Public Works in the past 12 months on the Bulkawn River, Ballinrobe, County Mayo, including locations adjacent to the Neale Road bridge near the hotel on the Kilmaine Road; and if he will outline plans for works to be undertaken at these...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport Data (18 Feb 2014)

Brian Walsh: 568. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda vehicles that were decommissioned in each of the years 2011, 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014; the number of vehicles with which they were replaced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7935/14]