Results 5,721-5,740 of 10,577 for speaker:Barry Cowen

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Consultancy Contracts Expenditure (16 Jun 2015)

Barry Cowen: 690. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide, in tabular form, by year, all external consultant reports commissioned by his Department since March 2011; the costs per report; the company involved; the title of the report; and publication date. [23698/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Staff Career Breaks (16 Jun 2015)

Barry Cowen: 713. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide, in tabular form, the number of staff in her Department currently on a sabbatical or career break, broken down by zero to six months, six to 12 months, one to two years, two to three years, four to five years and five years or more; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23402/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Expenditure (16 Jun 2015)

Barry Cowen: 714. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide, in tabular form, by year, the total photography costs for her Department since coming into office, inclusive of the costs incurred from use of the ministerial allowance; if she will provide the list of occasions for which photographers were booked; the photographers used; the breakdown of costs associated with each...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Public Relations Contracts Data (16 Jun 2015)

Barry Cowen: 715. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide, in tabular form, by year, the use of external public relations firms employed by her Department since coming into office; if she will provide the list of uses of the external public relations firm, and the internal Department policy with regard to employing external groups; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Consultancy Contracts Data (16 Jun 2015)

Barry Cowen: 716. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total amount spent on external information technology consultants by her Department in each of the years 2010 to 2014 and in 2015 to date. [23450/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Consultancy Contracts (16 Jun 2015)

Barry Cowen: 721. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department has renegotiated external information technology consultancy contracts and costs since March 2011; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23567/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Appointments to State Boards (16 Jun 2015)

Barry Cowen: 722. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide, in respect of State boards under her Department's remit, the number of appointments to State boards; the number of vacancies in State boards; the number of vacancies in State boards publically advertised; and the number of appointments to State boards drawn directly from the public advertisement process in period March...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Freedom of Information Requests (16 Jun 2015)

Barry Cowen: 724. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide, in tabular form, for each of the years 2009 to 2014 and for 2015, to date the total number of freedom of information requests received by her Department; the total number refused, granted, part-granted; successful appeals, part-successful appeals and refusals of appeals; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Staff Expenses (16 Jun 2015)

Barry Cowen: 728. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide, in tabular form, the total amount spent in each of the years 2011 to 2014 and in 2015 to date on staff subsistence payments and staff taxi payments; if her Department has been audited for tax compliance on these payments and other benefits-in-kind; if these processes have been revised in view of the Revenue Commissioners...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Consultancy Contracts Data (16 Jun 2015)

Barry Cowen: 729. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide, in tabular form, by year, all external consultant reports commissioned by her Department since March 2011; the costs per report; the company involved; the title of the report; and publication date. [23695/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Staff Career Breaks (16 Jun 2015)

Barry Cowen: 780. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide, in tabular form, the number of staff in his Department currently on a sabbatical or career break, broken down by zero to six months, six to 12 months, one to two years, two to three years, four to five years and five years or more; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23403/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Expenditure (16 Jun 2015)

Barry Cowen: 781. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide, in tabular form, by year, the total photography costs for his Department since coming into office, inclusive of the costs incurred from use of the ministerial allowance; if he will provide the list of occasions for which photographers were booked; the photographers used; the breakdown of costs...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Public Relations Contracts Expenditure (16 Jun 2015)

Barry Cowen: 782. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide, in tabular form, by year, the use of external public relations firms employed by his Department since coming into office; if he will provide the list of uses of the external public relations firm, and the internal Department policy with regard to employing external groups; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Consultancy Contracts Data (16 Jun 2015)

Barry Cowen: 783. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the total amount spent on external information technology consultants by his Department in each of the years 2010 to 2014 and in 2015 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23451/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Consultancy Contracts Data (16 Jun 2015)

Barry Cowen: 786. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his Department has re-negotiated external information technology consultancy contracts and costs since March 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23568/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Appointments to State Boards (16 Jun 2015)

Barry Cowen: 787. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide in respect of State boards under his Department's remit, the number of appointments to State boards; the number of vacancies in State boards ; the number of vacancies in State boards publicly advertised; and the number of appointments to State boards drawn directly from the public advertisement...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Freedom of Information Requests (16 Jun 2015)

Barry Cowen: 789. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide, in tabular form, for each year from 2009 to 2014 and for 2015 to date the total number of freedom of information requests received by his Department; the total refused; granted; partially granted; successful appeals; partly successful appeals; and refusals; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Expenditure (16 Jun 2015)

Barry Cowen: 794. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide, in tabular form, the total amount spent in each of the years 2011 to 2014 and in 2015 to date on staff subsistence payments and staff taxi payments; if his Department has been audited for tax compliance on these payments and other benefits in kind; if these processes have been revised, in view of the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Consultancy Contracts Data (16 Jun 2015)

Barry Cowen: 795. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide, in tabular form, by year, all external consultant reports commissioned by his Department since March 2011; the costs per report; the company involved; the title of the report; and publication date. [23696/15]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Departmental Staff Career Breaks (16 Jun 2015)

Barry Cowen: 824. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide, in tabular form, the number of staff in his Department currently on a sabbatical or career break, broken down by zero to six months, six to 12 months, one to two years, two to three years, four to five years and five years or more; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23400/15]