Results 5,961-5,980 of 6,615 for speaker:Seán Kyne

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (11 Jun 2013)

Seán Kyne: 214. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will outline the rationale underpinning the different treatment, by Revenue, of married couples and co-habitating couples, in particular for purposes of sharing tax credits, and the way this policy is divergent from that operated by the Department of Social Protection's Social Welfare Services and its array of support schemes. [28094/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Citizen Information Services (11 Jun 2013)

Seán Kyne: 477. To ask the Minister for Social Protection in view of the growth of the east side of Galway City, if a permanent citizen information centre will be opened on that side of the city or in the nearby town of Oranmore. [28093/13]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Air Services Provision (11 Jun 2013)

Seán Kyne: 499. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he has commissioned an independent socio-economic analysis of the value of the Aran Islands air service and if not if he will be doing so. [28091/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Safety Standards Regulation (11 Jun 2013)

Seán Kyne: 836. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the concerns of some citizens that the European Commission proposals for a regulation on the production and making available on the market of plant reproductive material law will have negative consequences for biodiversity and contains the potential to be used by multinational companies as a means of gaining...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Funding (11 Jun 2013)

Seán Kyne: 873. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the reason the full value of the community childcare subvention programme is not available for citizens participating in theJjobBridge scheme in view of the fact that her policy generally focuses constrained resources on assisting those citizens actively attempting to re-join the paid workforce. [28095/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Research Funding (11 Jun 2013)

Seán Kyne: 1057. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm that funding amount provided towards the development of non-animal alternative bioscience research methods, knowns as the 3 Rs, replacement, reduction and refinement - in the years 2010, 2011 and 2012 and if he could confirm the proportion allocated to each method [28096/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Research Funding (11 Jun 2013)

Seán Kyne: 1058. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm that amount of funding allocated to the development and validation of alternative bioscience research method approaches in 2013 with reference to Article 47 (1) of the EU Directive 2010/63/EU [28097/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Research Centres Programme (11 Jun 2013)

Seán Kyne: 1059. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm which national laboratory has been nominated, under Article 47(2) of the EU Directive 2010/63/EU, to assist the European Centre for the Validation of Alternative Methods [28098/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Horizon 2020 Strategy Negotiations (11 Jun 2013)

Seán Kyne: 1060. To ask the Minister for Health his stance on measures to ensure that the regulatory framework for Horizon 2020 EU research programmes provides essential funding to advance methods of biomedical research which do not involve the use of animals [28099/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (11 Jun 2013)

Seán Kyne: 1062. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding orthopaedic procedures in the region served by the Galway Roscommon Hospital Group; the number of patients who underwent such procedures in 2012; the number of patients awaiting such procedures and if he will outline the progress made in reducing waiting times for such procedures. [28106/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driving Tests (11 Jun 2013)

Seán Kyne: 1065. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if consideration will be given to the provision of rest-room facilities to applicants undertaking their driving test at the Galway City Driver Testing Centre. [28103/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driving Tests (11 Jun 2013)

Seán Kyne: 1066. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if, with the consideration of the aim of sustainable regional development, a driver testing facility for large, non-class B vehicles can be provided in Galway to serve the western region, thereby removing the necessity to travel to the Midlands to undertake such tests. [28104/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Integrated Ticketing (11 Jun 2013)

Seán Kyne: 1118. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if Leap cards will be introduced in County Galway, if so, if he will provide an indicative timeframe for their introduction; and if he will confirm if Leap cards will be functional on a national basis across cities and urban areas. [28105/13]

Social Welfare and Pensions (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (30 May 2013)

Seán Kyne: I believe the seanfhocal, is ar scáth a chéile a mhaireann na daoine, exemplifies the approach of most Irish people to the safety net that is the social welfare system. Social welfare is viewed positively as a way of supporting those citizens who require help and this belief sets us apart from many other nations. For example, a representative of the American non-profit sector, who...

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (28 May 2013)

Seán Kyne: Over the past two years, there has been a clear stabilisation of the public finances and there have been many positive events signalling Ireland's economic recovery. It must be acknowledged that getting to this point has not been easy, has required great efforts by the vast majority of citizens and has affected almost all aspects of Irish life. It is sad and disheartening to observe some...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Creating Policies that Work: Discussion with FIT (28 May 2013)

Seán Kyne: I welcome the delegation. We in Ireland have a higher level of participation in third level education compared to Germany. A delegation from the German state parliament appeared before the committee some time ago and when we explained the high level of participation in third level education, one of the Members of Parliament responded by asking who performed the jobs in Ireland and explained...

Houses of the Oireachtas (Inquiries, Privileges and Procedures) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 May 2013)

Seán Kyne: A person's good name is protected under Article 40.3 of the Constitution which provides that the State, by its laws, shall protect as best it may from unjust attack the good name of every citizen. This provision was reaffirmed in the Abbeylara judgment. The referendum proposal put to the people in 2011 as defined by the Referendum Commission was that the Dáil and the Seanad would have...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Interest Relief Extension (22 May 2013)

Seán Kyne: 86. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the much-welcome benefits of the mortgage tax-relief at source for persons who first purchased homes between 2004 and 2008 as introduced in Budget 2012 are being negated by the continued existence of the stipulation which caps and reduces the tax relief at source after seven years and if he will strongly...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: VAT Rates Application (22 May 2013)

Seán Kyne: 87. To ask the Minister for Finance if consideration will be given to the extension of the reduced VAT rate of 9%, which has had a significant positive effect on tourism industries, to coach passenger operators. [24753/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (22 May 2013)

Seán Kyne: 108. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the additional workload of the teachers and staff of Gaeltacht schools and Gaelscoileanna, particularly in view of the role such schools play in protecting and promoting our national language is taken into account in the determination of pupil-teacher ratios. [24750/13]