Results 7,441-7,460 of 10,573 for speaker:Patrick O'Donovan

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (16 Dec 2014)

Patrick O'Donovan: 638. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to install public lighting on the N21 at the principal junction in Rathkeale, County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47820/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Improvement Schemes (16 Dec 2014)

Patrick O'Donovan: 639. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to install public lighting at Banogue village in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47823/14]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Wildlife Conservation (16 Dec 2014)

Patrick O'Donovan: 693. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide details in tabular form by county of the number of landowners who have been instructed by National Parks and Wildlife Service to change their farming activities since the implementation of Directive 2009/147/EC, as it relates to the protection of the habitat of the hen harrier; and if she will make a statement...

Public Accounts Committee: Credit Union Fund Accounts 2013; Credit Resolution Institution Fund Accounts 2013; and Credit Union Restructuring Board Accounts 2013 (11 Dec 2014)

Patrick O'Donovan: I welcome the witnesses. My brother is chairperson of a credit union and he is a member of ReBo.

Public Accounts Committee: Credit Union Fund Accounts 2013; Credit Resolution Institution Fund Accounts 2013; and Credit Union Restructuring Board Accounts 2013 (11 Dec 2014)

Patrick O'Donovan: I thank Mr. McVeigh. My brother is so effective that this is the first time I have had the chance to discuss ReBo with anyone.

Public Accounts Committee: Credit Union Fund Accounts 2013; Credit Resolution Institution Fund Accounts 2013; and Credit Union Restructuring Board Accounts 2013 (11 Dec 2014)

Patrick O'Donovan: My concern relates to what Deputy Connaughton said. The Oireachtas Joint Committee on Transport and Communications, of which I am a member, has done a lot of work on the future of the An Post network, in particular in rural communities. There is no doubt the sustainability of the network will come under enormous pressure. The reality is that for many communities no financial services will...

Public Accounts Committee: Credit Union Fund Accounts 2013; Credit Resolution Institution Fund Accounts 2013; and Credit Union Restructuring Board Accounts 2013 (11 Dec 2014)

Patrick O'Donovan: Has the Department looked at the existing legislative framework to see what legislative change, if any, would be required if there was to be movement in this regard?

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Proposed Legislation (11 Dec 2014)

Patrick O'Donovan: 39. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to bring forward legislation to implement the recommendations of the Internet content governance advisory group to help tackle the issue of cyber bullying; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47114/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting of Personnel (11 Dec 2014)

Patrick O'Donovan: 115. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if the provisions of Schedule 1, section 7, of the National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Act 2012 any work or activity as a minister or priest or any other person engaged on the advancement of any religious beliefs, extends to those volunteers who distribute leaflets, envelopes and promotional materials for religious...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting of Personnel (11 Dec 2014)

Patrick O'Donovan: 116. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if the provisions of the National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Act 2012 extend to those persons who engage in canvassing for political parties. [47573/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting of Personnel (11 Dec 2014)

Patrick O'Donovan: 117. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if the provisions of the National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Act 2012 extend to those persons who deliver the post and to those who work as parcel delivery-courier personnel. [47574/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting of Personnel (11 Dec 2014)

Patrick O'Donovan: 121. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if members of An Garda Síochána have to be Garda vetted in order to be deemed suitable to work with children and other vulnerable persons; if so, if she will provide details in tabular form by division of the numbers of members of An Garda Síochána who are not yet Garda vetted. [47577/14]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Garda Vetting of Personnel (11 Dec 2014)

Patrick O'Donovan: 143. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will provide details of correspondence between his Department and the Departments of Education and Skills and Health on the number of people working with children and employed by those Departments who have yet to be Garda vetted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47575/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Garda Vetting of Personnel (11 Dec 2014)

Patrick O'Donovan: 173. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide details in tabular form by county of the numbers of teachers, special needs assistants and support staff who have not been Garda vetted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47576/14]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Television Licences Data (11 Dec 2014)

Patrick O'Donovan: 202. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide details in tabular form by county for 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014 of the number of persons who have been prosecuted for non-payment of the television licence. [47578/14]

Topical Issue Debate: Road Safety (10 Dec 2014)

Patrick O'Donovan: I acknowledge the presence of the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport and the discussions I have had with him on this matter. The reply from the Minister of State is fine in that it tells me everything I know about the speed detection system but that is not what I asked. I refer to information from the Department. In 2012, 111 cases were thrown out at Naas District Court. This has...

Topical Issue Debate: Road Safety (10 Dec 2014)

Patrick O'Donovan: Thank you, a Cheann Comhairle, for allowing this Topical Issue matter to go forward because it is very topical and it covers two Departments, namely, Justice and Equality, and Transport, Tourism and Sport. Everyone is singing from the one hymn sheet, in the sense that we all believe that anything which could be done to make roads safer is a good thing. There is no doubt in the recent past...

Order of Business (10 Dec 2014)

Patrick O'Donovan: Deputy Calleary would want to brush up on his Irish.

Order of Business (10 Dec 2014)

Patrick O'Donovan: In the light of the programme last night detailing events in County Mayo, will the Taoiseach indicate when the Health Act 2007 (amendment) Bill, which will bring the provision of home care, whether privately or publicly funded, under the remit of the Health Information and Quality Authority, will be published? Is it possible that publication might be expedited, particularly in view of the...

Appointment of Minister of State (10 Dec 2014)

Patrick O'Donovan: Remember insulation aid? Fianna Fáil got rid of that.