Results 701-720 of 6,030 for speaker:Brendan Ryan

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting (16 Jan 2018)

Brendan Ryan: 487. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the delay in the Garda vetting for a person (details supplied) will be investigated; if this application will be expedited in view of the fact that the person in question is unable to work and this is causing hardship for them and their family; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54377/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (16 Jan 2018)

Brendan Ryan: 1406. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the delays for driving tests in the Dublin city and county areas; his plans to reduce the waiting times in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55227/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Roads Maintenance (16 Jan 2018)

Brendan Ryan: 1419. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the allocations for regional and local roads in his Department in each of the years 2014 to 2018, by grant type and outturns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1161/18]

Other Questions: Defence Forces Remuneration (12 Dec 2017)

Brendan Ryan: 64. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if there is a timetable for Defence Forces pay restoration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52900/17]

Other Questions: Defence Forces Remuneration (12 Dec 2017)

Brendan Ryan: 70. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if there will be an increase in the duty allowance or payments to Defence Forces personnel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52901/17]

Other Questions: Army Barracks (12 Dec 2017)

Brendan Ryan: 79. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he is examining strategies to reopen barracks along the border in the event of a hard Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52904/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Remuneration (12 Dec 2017)

Brendan Ryan: I thank the Minister of State. Those provisions are not good enough and a special arrangement for the Defence Forces is needed. The Minister is aware of the 24-hour demonstration by wives and partners of Defence Forces members that took place on 30 November outside Leinster House. Those spouses highlighted that members of the Defence Forces are still the poorest-paid public servants and...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Remuneration (12 Dec 2017)

Brendan Ryan: It is time for the Defence Forces to be recognised in the industrial relations sphere in order that its members be protected from the working poverty that many currently experience. If the Garda Representative Association can be negotiated with, why can the same not be done with the Defence Forces representative associations? The Minister of State rightly said that there were difficult...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Remuneration (12 Dec 2017)

Brendan Ryan: If any members are in receipt of family income supplement, too many are in receipt of it.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Remuneration (12 Dec 2017)

Brendan Ryan: 45. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the timeframe for Defence Forces pay restoration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53155/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Remuneration (12 Dec 2017)

Brendan Ryan: For too long, members of the Defence Forces have been treated like second-class citizens in the context of our public service workers. The Defence Forces have always been our last line in service provision. If the weather is too bad for commuting, the Army will be called in. In times past, the Army even cleared rubbish off our streets when industrial action led to environmental damage....

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (12 Dec 2017)

Brendan Ryan: 63. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his views on strategies within the Defence Forces to combat mental health challenges of personnel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52903/17]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Reserve Strength (12 Dec 2017)

Brendan Ryan: 71. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his views on the effective strength of the Reserve Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52902/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (12 Dec 2017)

Brendan Ryan: 153. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the provision of a new and permanent building for a school (details supplied) in view of the traffic and safety concerns being caused for parents and pupils due to its current temporary location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52638/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Air Ambulance Service Operations (12 Dec 2017)

Brendan Ryan: 324. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a report on the frequency of helicopter transports arriving at Beaumont Hospital at a location (details supplied); his plans for the hospital to build a helicopter landing pad in the grounds of the hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52971/17]

Climate Change: Statements (7 Dec 2017)

Brendan Ryan: I am sharing time with Deputy Fitzmaurice. The Government and the Opposition need to acknowledge that Ireland's engagement with the climate change agenda has been mediocre at best. We like to look down on the Americans in respect of this issue. We do not have a major problem here with a lobby of climate change deniers, such as there is in America. Our problem is different. If the...

Permanent Structured Cooperation: Motion (7 Dec 2017)

Brendan Ryan: The Labour Party is calling on the Government to halt a vote on Ireland involvement in the permanent structured cooperation, PESCO, arrangement as we have not had a sufficient national debate on the matter. The impact of joining PESCO could fundamentally alter Ireland's sovereign defence policy and history of neutrality for decades to come. It is too important a matter to rush through a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances Provision (6 Dec 2017)

Brendan Ryan: 175. To ask the Minister for Health if financial support is available for a person (details supplied) for the purchase of a mobility scooter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52114/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Question Heading for question(s) 188,189,195,196,197,198 (6 Dec 2017)

Brendan Ryan: 188. To ask the Minister for Health further to parliamentary question numbers 271 and 272 of 17 October 2017, if the one health approach to tackling antimicrobial resistance (AMR) encompassing all sectors means that the current and evolving risk of AMR contamination associated with urban gulls will be monitored and addressed by the recently established National Interdepartmental AMR...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Question Heading for question(s) 188,189,195,196,197,198 (6 Dec 2017)

Brendan Ryan: 189. To ask the Minister for Health if such current and emerging associations (details supplied) will be monitored and addressed by the recently established national interdepartmental AMR consultative committee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52189/17]