Results 5,441-5,460 of 9,148 for speaker:Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishery Harbour Centres (30 Sep 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 246. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to allocate funding to enable the completion of the breakwater at Greencastle harbour, County Donegal. [36678/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Prevention (30 Sep 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 287. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will appraise herself of the ongoing spate of criminal vandalism, arson, and break-ins in Carndonagh, County Donegal; if she will request that the Garda superintendent for the Buncrana district covering Carndonagh will meet with local county councillors, as requested, to hear their serious concerns and reassure them as to the Garda...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal (30 Sep 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 293. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when she will appoint new members to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal in order that the tribunal may more speedily assess applications. [36938/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Agency Staff Expenditure (30 Sep 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 341. To ask the Minister for Health if the reported costs of €110,000 every 13 weeks to recruit agency consultants to Letterkenny General Hospital, County Donegal, were taken from the hospital's annual budget; and the action he proposes to take to avoid this additional cost in the future. [36549/14]

Leaders' Questions (25 Sep 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: It is the only place we cannot do that.

Leaders' Questions (25 Sep 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: That is a farce.

Leaders' Questions (25 Sep 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Is there no instruction to the Labour Party members on how to vote? Is it a free vote?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Development of North-West Region: North West Region Cross Border Group (25 Sep 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Like Deputy McConalogue, I am not a committee member so I thank the Chairman for letting me a contribution. An excellent and constructive proposal was made by Ms Margey about dedicated Executive officers and representatives of the Departments of Transport, Tourism and Sport and Foreign Affairs and Trade and the Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister linking directly with the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Development of North-West Region: North West Region Cross Border Group (25 Sep 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I thank the delegates for their presentation. For those of us who live in and represent the north west it is frustrating to look at a map showing the motorways going from Dublin to Belfast, Galway, Cork, Limerick and Waterford. There are rail and air connections to most of those locations. However, there are no connections – rail, motorway or air – linking the fourth largest...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Records (25 Sep 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 208. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to reform the current system whereby a patient's medical records held by their general practitioner-family doctor are not readily available to hospitals upon admission and with the consent of the patient. [36305/14]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Role and Functions: Pensions Ombudsman (24 Sep 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: This committee has two key remits. One is to receive petitions from the public relating to the reform of public services. We engage with those petitions and bring in witnesses such as Ministers and Secretaries General. The other remit is to engage with the various ombudsmen and support their recommendations as often as possible. If recommendations are not implemented, we follow up on...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Role and Functions: Pensions Ombudsman (24 Sep 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I have no more questions so, on behalf of the joint committee, I thank Mr. Kenny and Ms Bray for their attendance and for engaging in an interesting and wide-ranging discussion. Their frankness and experience on the challenges involved in amalgamation were very helpful. Later in the year this committee will report on the overall picture regarding ombudsmen, and perhaps the legislation could...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Role and Functions: Pensions Ombudsman (24 Sep 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Mr. Kenny talked about engaging with the Pensions Authority. Is there some degree of follow-up to ensure an issue has been resolved? Is there a process of going back and forth?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Role and Functions: Pensions Ombudsman (24 Sep 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Does Mr. Kenny find himself challenging or seeking clarification on decisions made by the Pensions Authority?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Role and Functions: Pensions Ombudsman (24 Sep 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: From time to time, Mr. Kenny finds it necessary to conduct a special report on a particular issue. Does he lay such reports before the Houses of the Oireachtas, or are they submitted to the relevant Department?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Role and Functions: Pensions Ombudsman (24 Sep 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I thank Mr. Kenny.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Role and Functions: Pensions Ombudsman (24 Sep 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: The committee is sitting in its capacity as Joint Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions. I remind those present to switch off their mobile phones. We are pleased to welcome today Mr. Paul Kenny, Pensions Ombudsman, who will make a presentation on the role and remit of the ombudsman and the challenges facing his organisation in light of the proposed amalgamations. He is...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Garda Inspectorate Reports (24 Sep 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I want to focus on whether a number of recommendations are being implemented - the recommendation that the fixed charge processing centre in Thurles be the sole cancellation authority, that whenever someone petitions to have a fixed charge notice or penalty points cancelled, he or she must provide factual evidence from a third party, that if that evidence is not provided, the petition is...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Garda Inspectorate Reports (24 Sep 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Everybody agrees there will be exceptional circumstances where people should have their penalty points terminated. For example, people could be rushing to a hospital with their child. However, there should be documentary evidence or paper trail that demonstrates that. The Minister is right to say that we must await the outcome of the current examination by GSOC. However, I am alarmed by...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Garda Inspectorate Reports (24 Sep 2014)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: 5. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress of the implementation of the Garda Inspectorate report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35741/14]