Results 801-820 of 2,211 for speaker:Paul Connaughton

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Payments (8 Oct 2014)

Paul Connaughton: 46. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when arrears relating to a domiciliary care allowance and respite grant will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Galway as their appeal to the appeals office was deemed successful; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38503/14]

Agriculture Industry: Motion [Private Members] (7 Oct 2014)

Paul Connaughton: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this broad topic. As Deputy O'Donovan spoke about Pallaskenry college, it would be remiss of me if I did not mention the agriculture college in Mountbellew, which in recent years has been bursting at the seams with new students wanting to get into agriculture and agribusiness. I ask the Minister to do all he can to ensure the college is properly...

Agriculture Industry: Motion [Private Members] (7 Oct 2014)

Paul Connaughton: I welcome that young farmers have been looked after under the new Common Agricultural Policy negotiations, which was not mentioned. Regardless of how much money is provided for the suckler cow sector, exporting is the key to supporting the industry. Every farmer who goes into a mart wants to see buyers and confidence around the ring. Deputy Ó Cuív did not mention the markets the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Grassland Sheep Scheme Payments (7 Oct 2014)

Paul Connaughton: 242. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) in County Galway has not received their 2013 sheep grassland scheme grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38004/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Status (7 Oct 2014)

Paul Connaughton: 357. To ask the Minister for Health when an orthopaedic appointment at University Hospital Galway will take place in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38029/14]

Other Questions: Post Office and Credit Union Mergers (2 Oct 2014)

Paul Connaughton: 7. To ask the Minister for Finance if consideration has been given to the proposed mergers between post offices and credit unions as an alternative to mainstream banking; the measures needed to make this happen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37053/14]

Other Questions: Post Office and Credit Union Mergers (2 Oct 2014)

Paul Connaughton: The Minister is aware of the talk in his county, Limerick, of mergers between credit unions and post offices offering a different range of financial services. The question is what consideration the Department has given to the merger and what the Department can do to help roll out the idea. Many of the mainstream banks have closed some of their branches. With the mainstream banks having...

Other Questions: Post Office and Credit Union Mergers (2 Oct 2014)

Paul Connaughton: I understand it is at an early stage in the process and a number of credit unions in County Galway have approached me. There is an issue with rural post offices and both bodies are looking to amalgamate and to provide different services to people in areas where the main banks have gone. Even though the discussion on setting this up is in its infancy, what does the Department of Finance or...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Pensions Levy (2 Oct 2014)

Paul Connaughton: 22. To ask the Minister for Finance the consideration given to removing the pension levy in the upcoming budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37054/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Orthodontic Service Waiting Lists (2 Oct 2014)

Paul Connaughton: 138. To ask the Minister for Health when orthodontic work will be carried out in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; the current waiting time in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37464/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drugs Payment Scheme Coverage (2 Oct 2014)

Paul Connaughton: 139. To ask the Minister for Health if the drug Daxas is covered under the drugs payment scheme; if not, the efforts being made in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37465/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Status (2 Oct 2014)

Paul Connaughton: 140. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Galway will be granted an appointment in the orthopaedic unit in University Hospital Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37467/14]

Registration of Lobbying Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (1 Oct 2014)

Paul Connaughton: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to the debate on the Bill. The need for legislation to regulate lobbying was well identified in the final report of the Mahon tribunal. I am glad that the Government has taken the necessary steps to make the lobbying system more transparent. The report of the Mahon tribunal noted that professional lobbyists should be registered and obliged to reveal...

Topical Issue Debate: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (30 Sep 2014)

Paul Connaughton: Teachers and parents of students at Donaghpatrick national school are watching these proceedings and will have noted that the Minister did not refer to the school. I accept that she is new to her brief and wish her luck in it. On the specific case I raised, the removal of a developmental post at the end of October will create a class of 42 students and the post will be reinstated next...

Topical Issue Debate: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (30 Sep 2014)

Paul Connaughton: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for selecting this issue and for facilitating the debate, because it was deferred last week. I also thank the Minister for attending. This is a serious issue relating to pupil-teacher ratios, PTRs, in two schools. The first is Donaghpatrick national school in Caherlistrane, north Galway. When the school forwarded its enrolment numbers to the Department a number...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Insurance Regulation (30 Sep 2014)

Paul Connaughton: 87. To ask the Minister for Health the measures he has taken or hopes to take to stabilise the private health insurance market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36496/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Screening Programmes (30 Sep 2014)

Paul Connaughton: 101. To ask the Minister for Health the progress that has been made on extending the free national breast cancer screening programme, BreastCheck, to women aged 65 to 69 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36546/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications (30 Sep 2014)

Paul Connaughton: 162. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made in relation to an application for domiciliary care allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway who applied for the allowance in March; if she is aware that the applicant on supplying requested documents was told that the case was then put to the back of the queue and they could face another...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Appeals (30 Sep 2014)

Paul Connaughton: 253. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when an agricultural appeal in relation to a person (details supplied) in County Galway will be finalised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36906/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Grassland Sheep Scheme Payments (30 Sep 2014)

Paul Connaughton: 254. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) in County Galway has not received their 2014 sheep grassland scheme grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36911/14]