Results 681-700 of 2,682 for speaker:Michael Lowry in 'Written Answers'

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (27 Sep 2022)

Michael Lowry: 606. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the direct integration and compatibility mechanisms proposed for afforestation and the organic farming scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47279/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (27 Sep 2022)

Michael Lowry: 607. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 647 of 14 September 2022, in stating that there is no licence requirement if a landowner wishes to remove some of this material from a site; if this is an unlicensed activity and that harvesting lop and top or brash from forestry harvesting sites is outside the scope of the felling licence...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (27 Sep 2022)

Michael Lowry: 608. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 647 of 14 September 2022, if the Department standard or guideline or guidance document that forest-owners should review when harvesting lop and top or brash from harvesting sites; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47291/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (22 Sep 2022)

Michael Lowry: 324. To ask the Minister for Health the measures that are being introduced to ensure that the fee payable for nursing home resident care recognises the extraordinary increase in costs being incurred (details supplied). [46480/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (22 Sep 2022)

Michael Lowry: 325. To ask the Minister for Health the immediate measures that will be implemented to stem the closure of small nursing homes (details supplied). [46481/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (22 Sep 2022)

Michael Lowry: 326. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the recent pattern of closure of smaller nursing homes; and his further views on whether the loss of these nursing homes within communities are of particular concern for his Department and the Government with regard to the care options available to persons. [46482/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (21 Sep 2022)

Michael Lowry: 110. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if an application for a work employment visa submitted by a doctor (details supplied) will be reviewed and expedited given that they are waiting to start employment in a HSE-managed facility; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46177/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (21 Sep 2022)

Michael Lowry: 160. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 647 of 14 September 2022, in stating that removing lop and top or brash from site is not described in the standards for felling and reforestation, if harvesting lop and top and brash from forestry harvesting sites is outside of the scope of the standards for felling and reforestation of October...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (21 Sep 2022)

Michael Lowry: 161. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 647 of 14 September 2022, in stating that there is no licence requirement if a landowner wishes to remove some of this material from a site, if this is an unlicensed activity and that harvesting lop and top or brash from forestry harvesting sites is outside the scope of the felling licence...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (21 Sep 2022)

Michael Lowry: 162. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 647 of 14 September 2022, if he will confirm the Department's standard or guideline or guidance document that forest owners should review when harvesting lop and top or brash from harvesting sites; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46217/22]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (20 Sep 2022)

Michael Lowry: 241. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the OPW has received a licence request from a person (details supplied) to use the swimming pool at Templemore Garda Training College to train Special Olympics swimmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45471/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (20 Sep 2022)

Michael Lowry: 361. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will investigate the provision of making free travel passes available to persons with epilepsy who are temporarily barred from driving for one year or more due to having a breakthrough seizure; if she will consider uncoupling the free travel pass from other qualifying payments to ensure that there is a direct...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Research and Development (20 Sep 2022)

Michael Lowry: 448. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the Government intends to open up the new PhD programme for PhD researchers that will be valued at €28,000 per annum; If he acknowledges that introducing a new stipend will cause an up-to €21,500 pay-gap between current and new researchers given that the current PhD stipends which are between €6,500 and €18,500...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (20 Sep 2022)

Michael Lowry: 465. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if an application for a work employment visa submitted by a doctor (details supplied) will be reviewed given that they are waiting to start employment in a HSE-managed mental health services facility; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45921/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Data (14 Sep 2022)

Michael Lowry: 574. To ask the Minister for Health if a full-time psychiatrist is assigned to St. Marys Health Centre, Thurles, County Tipperary; if so, the number of hours per week and the number of days per week that they work; if there are any plans to increase the availability of mental health psychiatrist services in the Centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44810/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (14 Sep 2022)

Michael Lowry: 647. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if harvesting lop and top or brash from forestry harvesting sites is permitted with the current standard for harvesting and replanting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44728/22]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (14 Jul 2022)

Michael Lowry: 337. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the reason that a club (details supplied) in County Tipperary has not yet received any correspondence or decision concerning its appeal to the sports capital grant scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39127/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (12 Jul 2022)

Michael Lowry: 268. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of South African driving licences received by the National Driver Licence Service under the driver licence exchange programme in each of the years 2021 to the end of June 2022, in tabular form; the measures that he is taking to address the delays in persons with South African driving licences obtaining their exchange; if his...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (12 Jul 2022)

Michael Lowry: 269. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties workers from outside the State are experiencing in obtaining an appointment with the National Driver Licence Service in order to exchange their foreign driving licence for an Irish driving licence; if he has plans to further resource the National Driver Licence Service in order to...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Haulage Industry (12 Jul 2022)

Michael Lowry: 270. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the recruitment crisis currently facing the transport sector; the steps and assistance that his Department is providing to resolve the crisis and bring additional drivers into the sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37382/22]