Results 6,321-6,340 of 6,374 for speaker:Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Respite Care Grant (8 Jun 2016)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 287. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason the respite grant, now known as the carer's support grant, for adult care ceased, despite the needs of the caring families being the same as previously; his plans to reintroduce this support for carers of adults; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14708/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Respite Care Grant Payments (8 Jun 2016)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 288. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if the carers of a person (details supplied) are eligible for the carer's support grant. [14710/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Labour Activation Projects (8 Jun 2016)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 325. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of labour activation participants in County Cork in each of the years 2013 to 2016 to date by scheme in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14742/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Tax Relief Eligibility (8 Jun 2016)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 461. To ask the Minister for Health if he has had any discussions with the Minister for Finance in respect of allowing citizens to claim tax back under a scheme such as the MED 1 scheme or otherwise operated by the Department of Finance and the Revenue Commissioners, for counselling, psychiatric treatment, or any other such forms of therapy. [14712/16]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Adoption Data (8 Jun 2016)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 673. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the average cost of an adoption, using the most recently available figures, from January to December of that year. [14378/16]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Adoption Data (8 Jun 2016)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 674. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs under section 22 of the Adoption Act 2010, how often is the cost of adoption subsidised by the relevant authority; to what extent are costs subsidised; and the criteria for deeming whether or not, it is appropriate to subsidise the cost of adoption. [14379/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Funding (2 Jun 2016)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 21. To ask the Minister for Health his position on the re-allocation of €12 million from the mental health budget for 2016 to other projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13720/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Staff (2 Jun 2016)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 57. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to introduce measures to allow mental health nurses who have taken early retirement to return to work for a period to address the shortage in qualified staff. [13721/16]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency (2 Jun 2016)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 302. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the justification for the removal of the line "Resource Túsla [Child and Family Agency] to ensure a comprehensive range of services for families throughout a child's first year of life and beyond" from the draft programme for Government and not including it in the final document; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14026/16]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Services Funding (2 Jun 2016)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 303. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the cost of funding the Youngballymun project at current activity for 2016 and projected cost over the next six years. [14038/16]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Funding (2 Jun 2016)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 304. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she has reviewed funding and support for the early years sector as promised for early 2016. [14044/16]

Workers' Rights: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (1 Jun 2016)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: In 2011 and 2012 workers from Vita Cortex in Cork city endured a sit-in lasting 161 days simply to secure the redundancy entitlements that had been agreed to between management and them. That campaign and the dignity and resolve shown by the employees during the sit-in were an inspiration not only to the people of Cork, but also to workers throughout Ireland. Unfortunately, workers having...

Workers' Rights: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (1 Jun 2016)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: Faraor, vótáil an Rialtas agus an Lucht Oibre i gcoinne na reachtaíochta sin ar bhonn teicniciúil. The Government and the Labour Party voted against that legislation on technical grounds. That is a pity because if the Bill had been allowed to progress to Committee Stage and perhaps strengthened and improved by amendment to the taste of the Government, the workers at...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Adoption Legislation (31 May 2016)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 920. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when the information and tracing Bill, or a Bill of a similar nature, will be presented to Dáil Éireann; if he considered amalgamating this into the Adoption (Amendment) Bill 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12626/16]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Childhood Care and Education (31 May 2016)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 931. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her position with regard to communities where there is inadequate provision of child care facilities, which restricts families in making use of the early childhood care and education year; if there is any responsibility for Tusla, local authorities or any other statutory bodies to ensure such child care facilities are available, or any...

Domestic Water Charges: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (25 May 2016)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I listened to some of the Fianna Fáil contributions to the debate last night. They seemed rather sore and their contributions were worthy of pantomime season in the Everyman Theatre or the Gaiety Theatre. We heard of "magic money", "grandstanding" and "empty rhetoric". It was all very entertaining stuff but it was part of a vain attempt to distract from the fact that Fianna Fáil...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting Applications (25 May 2016)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 71. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on the significant delays in the processing of applications for persons who require Garda vetting; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11935/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Expenditure (25 May 2016)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 77. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the cost of funding Garda youth diversion projects at present; and the projected costs for 2017. [12067/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Maternity Benefit (25 May 2016)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 200. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of extending maternity benefit by six weeks. [12056/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Maternity Benefit (25 May 2016)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 201. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing maternity benefit to €260 per week for the year 2017. [12059/16]