Results 6,161-6,180 of 6,374 for speaker:Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (3 Nov 2016)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 218. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when the second interim report of the commission of investigation on mother and baby homes will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33112/16]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (3 Nov 2016)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 219. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will consider requesting an audit of adoption records to ascertain the scale of illegal and forced adoption that occurred within the state, particularly those associated with mother and baby homes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33113/16]

Calais Migrant Camp: Statements (2 Nov 2016)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: The discussion around migrants generally has sometimes - I suppose I particularly look at some neighbouring countries - arrived at a negative, spiteful and even hateful conclusion. It occasionally arrives at the statement that, "we should look after our own first", as if these refugees were cattle, were something other than human, something other than human flesh and blood, something...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Lansdowne Road Agreement Implementation (2 Nov 2016)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 250. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if or when the two extra hours to be worked each week for persons who would normally have worked 35 hours a week, agreed under the public service stability agreement, are due to expire; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32647/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (25 Oct 2016)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 98. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to ensure all direct provision centres throughout the State are meeting child protection standards; the frequency with which inspections are carried out on average; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31574/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Payments (25 Oct 2016)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 305. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the savings made to the State by providing the pro rata rate increase in jobseeker's allowance for persons under 26 years of age as opposed to the standard increase of €5 given to persons of 26 years of age and older; his reasoning in deciding to apply a pro rata increase as opposed to a standard increase; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Data (25 Oct 2016)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 328. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of applicants for welfare payments disallowed on the basis of the habitual residence condition each year since its introduction, broken down into Irish citizens, EU-EEA citizens and third country nationals, in tabular form. [31905/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (25 Oct 2016)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 563. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the plans Transport Infrastructure Ireland has to prevent sound pollution and related nuisance along the route of the M28 upgrade, particularly in the Rochestown and Maryborough neighbourhoods; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31762/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (25 Oct 2016)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 564. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the plans Transport Infrastructure Ireland has to reduce pollution and related nuisance along the route of the N40, particularly alongside the Togher and Wilton areas. [31763/16]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Services Funding (25 Oct 2016)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 605. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide a breakdown of the €5.5million increase in youth funding allocated in the budget. [31570/16]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Children and Young People’s Policy Framework (25 Oct 2016)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 606. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of the implementation of Better Outcomes, Brighter Futures; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31571/16]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: National Youth Work Advisory Committee (25 Oct 2016)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 607. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of the national youth work advisory committee; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31572/16]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Work Supports (25 Oct 2016)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 608. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the current policy on the consolidation of youth projects and the duplication of youth services in smaller areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31573/16]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Data (25 Oct 2016)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 611. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of child minders who have registered with Tusla since 1 August 2016 to date. [31785/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Roads Maintenance Funding (20 Oct 2016)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 285. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department has provided for specific improvement grants in budget 2017. [31215/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Roads Maintenance Funding (20 Oct 2016)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 286. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the sums granted by his Department for specific improvement grants in each of the years since 2014, including for the forthcoming year as announced under budget 2017. [31216/16]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: National Collaborative Forum for the Early Years Care and Education Sector: Early Childhood Ireland (19 Oct 2016)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: Ba mhaith liom buíochas a ghabháil le Early Childhood Ireland as a bheith anseo. I could ask any amount of questions about the early years sector. I am also interested in the appendix. The out-of-school care discussion should be the next topic for discussion as it is an important one but I shall stick to what is particularly topical at the minute. I am interested in hearing...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: National Collaborative Forum for the Early Years Care and Education Sector: Early Childhood Ireland (19 Oct 2016)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I have a brief one. I am interested in this issue. A discussion on out-of-school care needs to be started. The submission refers to those who deliver the service. What model do the witnesses anticipate will take over out-of-school care in the coming years? My anecdotal experience of schools with DEIS status is that people with a youth work background provide some of the out-of-school care.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Homeless Accommodation Provision (18 Oct 2016)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 299. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if it is the policy of his Department that where a homeless single parent presents or declares as homeless with homeless services, that such a family will be accommodated together in emergency accommodation and that a single parent family will not be separated in any circumstances when being provided with emergency...

Financial Resolutions 2017 - Financial Resolution No. 2: General (Resumed) (13 Oct 2016)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: Ar an gcéad dul síos, ba mhaith liom buíochas a ghabháil as an deis labhartha ar na moltaí buiséid a cuireadh os ár gcomhair Dé Máirt, fiú amháin má tá cuid mhaith dóibh pléite go leor cheana féin. I start from a position of being the only elected Teachta Dála in my constituency to take issue with this...