Results 761-780 of 2,406 for speaker:Tony McLoughlin

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Speech and Language Therapy Provision (28 Mar 2018)

Tony McLoughlin: 168. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a school (details supplied) will be included in the new pilot scheme between the HSE and his Department for speech and language therapy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14471/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Screening Programmes (28 Mar 2018)

Tony McLoughlin: 226. To ask the Minister for Health if women in the north-west region, in particular in counties Sligo and Leitrim, will have the continued access to a follow-up mammography at Sligo University Hospital beyond 2019; the process involved in supplying this contract; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14472/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Regional Development Initiatives (28 Mar 2018)

Tony McLoughlin: 279. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the announcement of regional projects within the Ireland 2040 plan, specifically those relating to counties Sligo and Leitrim; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14474/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further Education and Training Programmes (27 Mar 2018)

Tony McLoughlin: 232. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department will be prioritising adults with low skills and qualification in the FET (details supplied); if so, if adequate resources will be allocated to do this; if full resources will be available to implement the upskilling pathways action plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13813/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Review (27 Mar 2018)

Tony McLoughlin: 377. To ask the Minister for Health if the immediate publication of the review of pricing system for long-term residential care facilities as recommended within the review of the fair deal scheme will be made; his plans for the introduction of an independent appeals mechanism within the scheme to provide third-party recourse for nursing home providers that cannot agree a fee with the NTPF;...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electric Vehicles (27 Mar 2018)

Tony McLoughlin: 507. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the way in which persons in counties Sligo and Leitrim can be expected to consider changing from diesel and petrol vehicles to electric vehicles in view of the limited number of working charging points available in the north west region together with the ESB's stated inability (details supplied) to repair and fix its...

Questions on Promised Legislation (22 Mar 2018)

Tony McLoughlin: Deputy Scanlon and I have met farmer representatives on this problem, particularly those in disadvantaged areas. It is important that we make provisions for the west of Ireland and there are huge hardships in the constituency we represent so it is vitally important to accommodate the affected farmers.

Questions on Promised Legislation (22 Mar 2018)

Tony McLoughlin: I am No. 8.

Questions on Promised Legislation (22 Mar 2018)

Tony McLoughlin: I wanted to ask a question.

Questions on Promised Legislation (22 Mar 2018)

Tony McLoughlin: I have been waiting for the past half hour.

Questions on Promised Legislation (22 Mar 2018)

Tony McLoughlin: No.

Questions on Promised Legislation (22 Mar 2018)

Tony McLoughlin: This is a different question. What is the point of waiting for a half hour? If I did not have a card the Leas-Cheann Comhairle would not let me up at all.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (22 Mar 2018)

Tony McLoughlin: 133. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to concerns regarding the ongoing mental health of carers due to stress, isolation and loneliness; his plans to alleviate this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13306/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Application Forms (22 Mar 2018)

Tony McLoughlin: 281. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if appropriate training or assistance will be provided to carers to complete required forms in order to minimise declined applications and missed payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13373/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Application Forms (22 Mar 2018)

Tony McLoughlin: 282. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if appropriate training or assistance will be provided to carers to complete required forms in order to minimise declined applications and missed payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13420/18]

Topical Issue Debate: School Curriculum (21 Mar 2018)

Tony McLoughlin: I thank the Minister for his response. I am still baffled that there are eight schools in Donegal and seven in Limerick. It is a pilot scheme over the next two years with 80 schools included but there are very few in the north west, particularly in my constituency. That may not be what the Minister set out to do but he has a responsibility to ensure the members of the board look at it on a...

Topical Issue Debate: School Curriculum (21 Mar 2018)

Tony McLoughlin: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for selecting this issue for debate, which I have submitted for discussion because the Department Education and Skills has clearly and shamefully overlooked the applications made by a number of secondary schools from counties Sligo and Leitrim that were seeking to participate in a new pilot scheme for the provision of leaving certificate physical education. The...

Questions on Promised Legislation (21 Mar 2018)

Tony McLoughlin: This morning, I read with interest the announcement regarding the Papal visit to Ireland in August. The Taoiseach might give us an update on that. Has he been informed of the visit as yet?

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Election Monitoring Missions (21 Mar 2018)

Tony McLoughlin: 172. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the efforts his Department can make with regard to attempting to ensure that fair access is permitted to all political parties and political leaders in order to participate in parliamentary democratic elections in Bangladesh; and his views on the political situation in Bangladesh. [13230/18]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Operations (20 Mar 2018)

Tony McLoughlin: 10. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the extent to which the Defence Forces can be better mobilised in the event of natural disasters, including flooding, in view of the need for early action and deployment with particular attention to the availability of same in the north west; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12262/18]