Results 741-760 of 18,593 for speaker:Michael Creed

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (9 Dec 2021)

Michael Creed: 243. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the level of pre-planning consultation that was carried out by her Department in respect of a planning application (details supplied); if this pre-planning consultation was conducted by permanent staff of the building unit in her Department or by agents acting on her behalf; if following this pre-planning consultation her Department was...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (8 Dec 2021)

Michael Creed: 74. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will take steps in respect of a certificate of exemption from studying Irish for a student (details supplied). [60681/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (7 Dec 2021)

Michael Creed: 224. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if applications under the sports capital grant scheme will be announced before the end of 2021; the amount available for distribution as allocated in the estimates for 2021; if the decision has been taken to defer the allocations to 2022; if this will enable additional funding being available to the current tranche of applicants...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Personal Public Service Numbers (7 Dec 2021)

Michael Creed: 360. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her Department will expedite a response to correspondence (details supplied) with regard to the issue of a PPSN reference number; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59884/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Funding (7 Dec 2021)

Michael Creed: 662. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department will consider paying the balance outstanding on a farm partnership application in the case of persons (details provided) in circumstances in which the elder partner in the partnership died; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60107/21]

Health (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2021: Second Stage (2 Dec 2021)

Michael Creed: I will conclude on this point. Would the Minister consider waiving HIQA standards? We have done so on previous occasions. Macroom district hospital is being rebuilt to new standards at the moment, but we did get a dispensation.

Health (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2021: Second Stage (2 Dec 2021)

Michael Creed: I am not talking about a diminution of standards but a temporary waiving of standards, by agreement with all stakeholders, so that some services could be restored, which is better than no service at all.

Health (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2021: Second Stage (2 Dec 2021)

Michael Creed: I welcome the opportunity to contribute briefly on this legislation. I am starting from the position that I believe that everyone in the House, including the members of the Government, all of the outside bodies, such as NPHET and the National Immunisation Advisory Committee, NIAC, and departmental officials are endeavouring to do their best, but that does not mean that we are infallible....

Planning and Development (Amendment) (Large-scale Residential Development) Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (1 Dec 2021)

Michael Creed: I am delighted to have stepped into the breach as an emergency service for Deputy Michael Healy-Rae. I appreciate the legislation is about expediting arrangements to build large-scale developments, but there are related matters the Minister might want to address. First, touching on points made by Deputy Michael Healy-Rae, when are we going to address the issue of vexatious appeals? They...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: School Accommodation (1 Dec 2021)

Michael Creed: I thank the Minister for her response. I will ask her to do one further thing. When she returns to the Department after the debate, will she specifically ask her private secretary to give her an updated progress report on this matter in two weeks' time? Time is of the essence. We have ten months before enrolment commences next September. That is worrying for the vast cohort of students,...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: School Accommodation (1 Dec 2021)

Michael Creed: It brings into question the level of pre-planning engagement, given the comprehensive rejection.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: School Accommodation (1 Dec 2021)

Michael Creed: I thank the Ceann Comhairle's office for selecting this topic and the Minister for being present for this debate. Ballincollig is the largest town in my constituency and in County Cork. It has a rapidly growing schoolgoing population. A sign of that is that in recent times approval was given for a new primary school, Gaelscoil an Chaisleáin. The issue of a permanent site for that...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (1 Dec 2021)

Michael Creed: 117. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the funding streams available for the running of primary schools; the dates in which these funds are forwarded to individual schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59326/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (1 Dec 2021)

Michael Creed: 124. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the entitlements available for a person who has class S self-employment contributions who is medically certified as currently unavailable for work due to a work related injury; the entitlements under the social welfare code for this person; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59293/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (1 Dec 2021)

Michael Creed: 189. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 178 of 24 November 2021, if he has raised with HIQA the issue of the challenge facing health service providers including in particular disability services in reopening facilities given the difficulty in complying with HIQA standards particularly around staffing levels; his views on whether there are grounds for...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Legislative Measures (30 Nov 2021)

Michael Creed: 148. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if consultations in respect of proposed legislation have taken place with relevant parties (details provided) as previously committed to. [58925/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (30 Nov 2021)

Michael Creed: 164. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when his Department will proceed with the introduction of low-cost loans to compliment the energy efficiency grant scheme; if there will be universal eligibility for this loan scheme; the level of subsidy envisaged on the interest rate; the timeline for the introduction of the scheme; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Consular Services (30 Nov 2021)

Michael Creed: 267. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the assistance that can be provided to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58354/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: International Bodies (30 Nov 2021)

Michael Creed: 276. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps he and his Department took to seek agreement on convening the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, OSCE, Human Dimension Implementation Meeting; if he is attending the OSCE Ministerial Council on 2 and 3 December 2021 in Stockholm; if he will address this issue at that venue; the mechanism he plans to use to...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (30 Nov 2021)

Michael Creed: 396. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person (details supplied) has applied and is entitled to a State pension (contributory); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58700/21]