Results 8,061-8,080 of 9,163 for speaker:Jack Chambers

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Back to Education Allowance Eligibility (20 Sep 2017)

Jack Chambers: 696. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to recent changes to the back to education allowance (details supplied), if her attention has been drawn to the difficulties these changes pose particularly for persons that work at weekends and receive premium rates; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39312/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (11 Sep 2017)

Jack Chambers: 342. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding plans to build a new school for a school (details supplied) which was promised in 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37532/17]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Applications Fees (11 Sep 2017)

Jack Chambers: 471. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the cost of applying for a passport is discouraging some persons from applying for same; his plans to reduce the cost of passport applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37059/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service Administration (11 Sep 2017)

Jack Chambers: 576. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will ensure the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) is properly resourced to enable it to process applications in a timely fashion; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that some units in INIS currently have year long processing backlogs (details supplied); if his attention has been further drawn...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: White Collar Crime (11 Sep 2017)

Jack Chambers: 635. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the legislation that will be introduced to tackle white collar crime; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38165/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Maternity Services (11 Sep 2017)

Jack Chambers: 773. To ask the Minister for Health if he is cutting funding for the baby-friendly hospital initiative; if so, the reason for such a decision; if he will reverse the cuts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36899/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drugs Payment Scheme (11 Sep 2017)

Jack Chambers: 824. To ask the Minister for Health if he will reduce the €144 maximum charge on the drugs payment scheme; the status of his plans to reduce the cost of medicines by reducing the annual co-payment on the drugs payment scheme as committed to in the programme for government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37012/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Motorised Transport Grant (11 Sep 2017)

Jack Chambers: 855. To ask the Minister for Health the status of plans for the new transport support scheme which is due to replace the motorised transport grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37103/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff Data (11 Sep 2017)

Jack Chambers: 950. To ask the Minister for Health the number of vacant positions for doctors in all hospitals in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37395/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff Data (11 Sep 2017)

Jack Chambers: 951. To ask the Minister for Health the number of vacancies in nursing positions in all hospitals in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37396/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff Data (11 Sep 2017)

Jack Chambers: 952. To ask the Minister for Health the number of vacancies in Health Service Executive management positions in all hospitals in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37397/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Affordable Childcare Scheme (11 Sep 2017)

Jack Chambers: 1650. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her attention her been drawn to the fact that some child care providers have increased costs proportionate to the amount provided in the affordable childcare scheme which neutralises the benefit for families; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37559/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Affordable Childcare Scheme (11 Sep 2017)

Jack Chambers: 1651. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her attention has been drawn to the fact that families are struggling to meet the new charges imposed by some child care providers following the introduction of the affordable childcare scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37560/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services (11 Sep 2017)

Jack Chambers: 1652. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her attention has been drawn to the fact that children are missing out on child care in view of the fact that they must be three years of age to avail of a place and child-care providers will not hold places for children that turn three years of age during the school term post September; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility (11 Sep 2017)

Jack Chambers: 1775. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a person that is 18 years of age and has finished second level education cannot receive social protection payments until September in view of the fact that their parents are on the live register and have no other means to support them; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36892/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Partial Capacity Benefit Scheme Administration (11 Sep 2017)

Jack Chambers: 1809. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to extend the partial capacity scheme for public sector workers that wish to work part time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37377/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Jobseeker's Benefit Payments (11 Sep 2017)

Jack Chambers: 1826. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason persons (details supplied) on certain work schemes which are seasonal receive a reduced rate of jobseeker's payment during summer, Christmas and Easter periods; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37545/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Fuel Allowance Payments (11 Sep 2017)

Jack Chambers: 1926. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason participants on community employment schemes are not allowed to draw down the fuel allowance in two lump-sum payments; the rationale for this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38920/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Waiting Lists (11 Sep 2017)

Jack Chambers: 1972. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of housing applicants who have applied but whose applications have been refused for the medical and disability priority list, by local authority in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37294/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Waiting Lists (11 Sep 2017)

Jack Chambers: 1973. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of housing applicants who are on the medical and disability priority list by local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37295/17]