Results 781-800 of 11,258 for speaker:Séamus Kirk

Written Answers — Dairy Sector: Dairy Sector (3 Jul 2012)

Séamus Kirk: Question 554: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to review the transitional arrangements for dairy farming between now and 2015 to allow for an orderly expansion of the dairy sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32181/12]

Written Answers — National Dementia Strategy: National Dementia Strategy (3 Jul 2012)

Séamus Kirk: Question 610: To ask the Minister for Health if there is a national strategy for treating dementia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31919/12]

Written Answers — National Dementia Strategy: National Dementia Strategy (3 Jul 2012)

Séamus Kirk: Question 611: To ask the Minister for Health the cost of dementia care here; if he will provide a breakdown of the costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31920/12]

Written Answers — National Dementia Strategy: National Dementia Strategy (3 Jul 2012)

Séamus Kirk: Question 612: To ask the Minister for Health if he acknowledges the increase in dementia care here; his plans to deal with dementia care in future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31921/12]

Written Answers — National Dementia Strategy: National Dementia Strategy (3 Jul 2012)

Séamus Kirk: Question 613: To ask the Minister for Health the number of people suffering from dementia; the different stages of dementia; the supports given by him in relation to dementia care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31922/12]

Written Answers — Intermediate Care: Intermediate Care (3 Jul 2012)

Séamus Kirk: Question 614: To ask the Minister for Health if he has a strategy for intermediate care; the amount this plan will cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31923/12]

Written Answers — Intermediate Care: Intermediate Care (3 Jul 2012)

Séamus Kirk: Question 616: To ask the Minister for Health the current and future plans for intermediate care; the amount this service costs; the number of people who potentially may use this service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31925/12]

Written Answers — Long-Term Care: Long-Term Care (3 Jul 2012)

Séamus Kirk: Question 615: To ask the Minister for Health the current status of long term care here; the number of persons using this service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31924/12]

Written Answers — Fuel Prices: Fuel Prices (27 Jun 2012)

Séamus Kirk: Question 130: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to reduce the price of diesel and petrol in view of the significant decrease in the price of crude oil; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31148/12]

School Curriculum (27 Jun 2012)

Séamus Kirk: Question 7: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has any concerns in relation to the non-availability of a textbook for project maths; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30952/12]

Written Answers — Live Register: Live Register (19 Jun 2012)

Séamus Kirk: Question 296: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if any analysis has been carried out on the most up to date unemployment figures in County Louth of 17,356; if she will provide a breakdown of the sectors in which the unemployed were previously employed; the measures she will take to reduce these unemployment figures in County Louth; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

School Book Costs (19 Jun 2012)

Séamus Kirk: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for selecting this important subject for the Topical Issue Debate. This is the second year in a row in which parents are facing a school year having to buy unnecessary and expensive new editions of textbooks, despite repeated promises from the Minister that he would prioritise this issue. The Minister announced this time last year that he had received a commitment...

School Book Costs (19 Jun 2012)

Séamus Kirk: I thank the Minister of State for his reply. If I might respond to his invitation, I draw his attention to an area which needs examination. On one of the radio programmes yesterday, there was an animated discussion about the home economics textbook for post-primary for the coming year and the fact a new textbook was produced. A number of parents were certainly exercised about it and, at a...

Written Answers — Animal Welfare Issues: Animal Welfare Issues (14 Jun 2012)

Séamus Kirk: Question 126: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide and update on the progress, if any made on an all-Ireland animal health regime; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28716/12]

Public Sector Reform (13 Jun 2012)

Séamus Kirk: Question 7: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the criteria he will apply when assessing the second annual report on the Croke Park Implementation Group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28304/12]

Independent Inquiries into Planning Irregularities: Motion (12 Jun 2012)

Séamus Kirk: I only have a few minutes speaking time and I will respect the wishes of the Leas-Cheann Comhairle in this matter.

Independent Inquiries into Planning Irregularities: Motion (12 Jun 2012)

Séamus Kirk: I think the House can agree on a number of issues in this motion. Planning and development issues coming before local authority members is the root cause of most of the headaches for many years since housing and economic development took off. Striking the balance between public representation and good decision-making in planning is always a significant challenge. Even allowing for the most...

Independent Inquiries into Planning Irregularities: Motion (12 Jun 2012)

Séamus Kirk: -----and to grant planning permission for development. Any of these decisions taken in isolation may seem fine but if they are to fit into a particular development framework in a county, a local authority area or a town council area, the elements that need to be considered are what constitutes good planning and this is when the difficulties arise. The core of the problem is that once the...

Social Welfare Appeals (12 Jun 2012)

Séamus Kirk: Question 116: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the year on year increase in social welfare appeals from 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and to date in 2012; the average waiting time in each of those years; the number of extra staff that have been transferred into the Social Welfare Appeals office. [28071/12]

County Enterprise Boards (7 Jun 2012)

Séamus Kirk: Question 7: To ask the Minister for Jobs; Enterprise and Innovation the progress he has made in relation to the abolition of city and county enterprise boards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27523/12]