Results 6,021-6,040 of 6,783 for speaker:Seán Kyne

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Exports to China (24 Sep 2013)

Seán Kyne: 97. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine following on from the visit of China's Vice President in 2012, his Department's progress in developing and increasing agri-business related trade and links with China. [39510/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Corporate Tax Regime Issues (24 Sep 2013)

Seán Kyne: 222. To ask the Minister for Finance the average effective rate of Ireland's corporation tax and the position of his Department on mechanisms being used to reduce the effective rate of corporation tax paid from the headline figure of 12.5%. [39798/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Job Initiatives (24 Sep 2013)

Seán Kyne: 354. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding the progress of Jobs Plus; the number of places employers have created and the number of citizens who have taken up a Jobs Plus position; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39797/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Welfare Services (24 Sep 2013)

Seán Kyne: 350. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on whether it is appropriate that citizens requiring social welfare assistance from the community welfare service in large parts of County Galway must now travel distances of over 60 kilometres; and her views on whether such an eventuality would be tolerated in Dublin constituencies. [39793/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Welfare Services (24 Sep 2013)

Seán Kyne: 353. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will publish the criteria upon which the decision to reorganise her Department's community welfare assistance structure was taken; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39796/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Teanga Gaeilge (24 Sep 2013)

Seán Kyne: 355. To ask the Minister for Social Protection an féidir léi a chinntiú go mbeidh na seirbhísí poiblí a sholáthraíonn an Roinn chomh maith leis an tSeirbhís Leasa Pobail ar fáil trí mheán na Gaeilge; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [39805/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payments Implementation (24 Sep 2013)

Seán Kyne: 415. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding the introduction of the housing assistance payment which provides citizens with support in the early stages of their return to the workforce. [39799/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Operations (24 Sep 2013)

Seán Kyne: 442. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the cost, following the necessary and well organised Garda operation on 18 September 2013 of policing a protest in Dublin city centre; the number of Gardaí involved and from which divisions said Gardaí were drawn; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39786/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Programme (24 Sep 2013)

Seán Kyne: 443. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress made in reforming and modernising Ireland's family law with particular reference to families of citizens who are lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender regarding issues including, but not limited to, guardianship, custody, access, maintenance and inheritance. [39787/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare Issues (24 Sep 2013)

Seán Kyne: 450. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider encouraging the take-up of drag coursing as an alternative to live hare coursing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39801/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Forthcoming General Affairs Council: Discussion (19 Sep 2013)

Seán Kyne: I thank the Chairman and welcome the Minister of State to the meeting. In respect of the priorities he highlighted, I very much agree with him regarding the understanding of people's views of Europe and what Europe is about. I am not sure whether this has been adequately done over the years by members of the European Parliament. In many cases, they are more involved in many local issues...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Forthcoming General Affairs Council: Discussion (19 Sep 2013)

Seán Kyne: Regional funding relating to the European territorial co-operation objective. It is part of the RDF and relates to the development of economic and social cross-border activities. The Minister of State might have a few comments on that.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Reports (19 Sep 2013)

Seán Kyne: 20. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if the fact that childcare facility inspection reports are compiled in long hand and then stored for scanning and online publication by another staff member is contributing to a delay in publicising reports; and if consideration will be given to providing inspectors with tablet computers to enable a speedier and more efficient process....

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Inspections (19 Sep 2013)

Seán Kyne: 31. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if it is the case that certain child care facilities in Dublin and in other locations have not been subject to an inspection by the Health Service Executive or its equivalent prior to that organisation's establishment for over a decade or more; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38607/13]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Eligibility (18 Sep 2013)

Seán Kyne: 11. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if interim payments will be made to farmers in the Twelve Bens region, County Galway, for 1 December 2012 to 1 May 2013 in recognition of the fact that said farmers were unable to avail of the agri-environment options scheme as no applications were accepted. [38372/13]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Eligibility (18 Sep 2013)

Seán Kyne: I thank the Minister for his reply. I know similar problems were rectified in late 2012, of which the farmers affected were greatly appreciative. However, the farmers in question were mandated by the National Parks and Wildlife Service, NPWS, to join the Twelve Bens destocking scheme. They simply had no choice. One of the conditions was that they were also mandated to participate in the...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Seirbhísí Eitilte (18 Sep 2013)

Seán Kyne: 15. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht cén dul chun cinn atá déanta chun síneadh a chur leis an Oibleagáid Seirbhíse Poiblí maidir leis an aersheirbhís go dtí Oileáin Árann; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [38373/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: EU Funding (18 Sep 2013)

Seán Kyne: 140. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will outline the number and location of projects for which his Department has secured funding from the European Investment Bank in 2013; and the progress of the engagement between his Department and the Council of Europe Bank. [38091/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services Regulation (18 Sep 2013)

Seán Kyne: 219. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied that the existing primary legislation and regulations provide adequate protection for consumers against exploitation by so-called pay-day lenders. [38085/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: State Savings Schemes (18 Sep 2013)

Seán Kyne: 220. To ask the Minister for Finance his concerns regarding the recent reduction in interest rate returns from the State's savings schemes will lessen the attractiveness of these products and the steps being taken to market these options to citizens. [38086/13]