Results 7,701-7,720 of 10,573 for speaker:Patrick O'Donovan

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (1 Oct 2014)

Patrick O'Donovan: 31. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he expects to bring forward amending legislation that will allow the National Roads Authority to enter into pre-planning discussions with An Bord Pleannála in advance of road building projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36635/14]

Order of Business (30 Sep 2014)

Patrick O'Donovan: When is it expected to take the next stage of the Roads Bill? The Bill allows for the amalgamation of the Railway Procurement Agency and the National Roads Authority. Specifically, it will allow for preplanning consultations to take place between the NRA and An Bord Pleanála in advance of the construction of roads. In the recent past we have seen in places like Adare, County Limerick,...

Order of Business (30 Sep 2014)

Patrick O'Donovan: Joe wants us to be like Cuba.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Care of the Elderly Provision (30 Sep 2014)

Patrick O'Donovan: 78. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to introduce minimum standards with statutory support for the care of elderly persons and vulnerable adults in their own homes by public and private care providers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36436/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Orthodontic Service Provision (30 Sep 2014)

Patrick O'Donovan: 93. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update of the progress being made on the delivery of orthodontic care through orthodontic therapists; his plans to extend the remit of the Health Information and Quality Authority to cover those practitioners delivering orthodontic treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36437/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Administration (30 Sep 2014)

Patrick O'Donovan: 436. To ask the Minister for Health when a medical card which had been previously granted on discretionary grounds but since removed, will be reinstated in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37040/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Visiting Teacher Service (30 Sep 2014)

Patrick O'Donovan: 494. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the review carried out into the visiting teacher service; when the review will be concluded; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36694/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Visiting Teacher Service (30 Sep 2014)

Patrick O'Donovan: 497. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the review carried out into the visiting teacher service; when the review will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36736/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Reading Recovery Programme (30 Sep 2014)

Patrick O'Donovan: 503. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department changed the criteria for eligibility of primary teachers to be trained as reading recovery teachers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36777/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Reading Recovery Programme (30 Sep 2014)

Patrick O'Donovan: 504. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department has carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of the reading recovery programme in primary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36778/14]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Inter-Country Adoptions (25 Sep 2014)

Patrick O'Donovan: 28. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will provide an update in relation to engagements his Department has had with his counterpart in Belarus with a view to concluding an agreement on inter-country adoptions between Ireland and Belarus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35434/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications (25 Sep 2014)

Patrick O'Donovan: 35. To ask the Minister for Social Protection to set out the position regarding an application made for a domiciliary care allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36256/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Strength (25 Sep 2014)

Patrick O'Donovan: 111. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide details of the total population of the southern region of An Garda Síochána; the population and the number of square kilometres of each Garda division in that region; the population and the number of square kilometres in each Garda district in those divisions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36167/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Strength (25 Sep 2014)

Patrick O'Donovan: 112. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí by rank available for policing duties and those assigned to managerial-administrative duties in each Garda district in the southern region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36171/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Strength (25 Sep 2014)

Patrick O'Donovan: 113. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide details by Garda district in the southern region; the number of vehicles registered in each of the following years which are in use for policing duties, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36175/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Strength (25 Sep 2014)

Patrick O'Donovan: 114. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide details by rank, the number of gardaí available for policing duties and those assigned to managerial-administrative duties in each district in the southern region during the years 2011, 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36176/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Station Refurbishment (25 Sep 2014)

Patrick O'Donovan: 116. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide details on a matter (details supplied) regarding Garda accommodation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36180/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Station Expenditure (25 Sep 2014)

Patrick O'Donovan: 117. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality in view of recent proposals to reform the Garda Síochána, her views that the mechanism for determining how capital investment in Garda stations is made needs to be reformed; her plans to reform the method for prioritising investment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36185/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Station Expenditure (25 Sep 2014)

Patrick O'Donovan: 118. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide details of the number of Garda stations who in 2013 and to date in 2014 have reported instances of vermin infestation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36186/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (25 Sep 2014)

Patrick O'Donovan: 198. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a health centre (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36241/14]