Results 821-840 of 2,335 for speaker:Tom Neville

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Leader Programmes (9 Oct 2018)

Tom Neville: 462. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if a review of the criteria will be carried out to allow childcare providers apply for Leader grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40917/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Tax and Social Welfare Codes (9 Oct 2018)

Tom Neville: 468. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated number of staff reductions and savings that will be made following the introduction of the new computer-based employee PRSI return in January 2019; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40771/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Supplementary Welfare Allowance Eligibility (9 Oct 2018)

Tom Neville: 481. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) who has been working full-time here since 2016 has not been considered habitually resident in respect of their supplementary welfare application; if this decision will be reviewed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40772/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Motor Tax Rates (4 Oct 2018)

Tom Neville: 192. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will address a matter regarding the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40388/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (4 Oct 2018)

Tom Neville: 230. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40382/18]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Garda Station Refurbishment (3 Oct 2018)

Tom Neville: 120. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the timeline for the upgrading of the Garda station in Newcastlewest, County Limerick (details supplied). [40139/18]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Overcrowding (2 Oct 2018)

Tom Neville: I reiterate that we need this project to proceed as quickly as possible. From what I hear, dates are being shifted out all the time. The Minister of State is saying today that it will commence in 2021. We need to get this moving faster. I ask that we find a way to fast-track this process. I ask that the person who is appealing the decision to grant planning permission for the project, An...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Overcrowding (2 Oct 2018)

Tom Neville: I support Deputy Carey's comments on the smaller hospitals or sister hospitals of the University Limerick hospitals group in the mid-west. We have been told to use these facilities, particularly the injury clinics. If I injure myself playing a match, the first place I will think of is UHL in Dooradoyle. We do not know what specific services are provided by the other hospitals, whether St....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly (Resumed): Professor Peter Stott (2 Oct 2018)

Tom Neville: I apologise for being late. I have been reading about methane and agriculture in Professor Stott's presentation. This might be outside his remit but does he have any proposals to mitigate the methane emissions in agriculture? Second, he mentioned dust and cooling the planet. Will he elaborate on that? I found it interesting as I have not heard that previously.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly (Resumed): Professor Peter Stott (2 Oct 2018)

Tom Neville: The last paragraph of the report I have states that 90% of Irish methane emissions comes from agriculture. That is the reason for the question. Is the report I have different?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly (Resumed): Professor Peter Stott (2 Oct 2018)

Tom Neville: That is what we were given and that is the reason for my question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly (Resumed): Professor Peter Stott (2 Oct 2018)

Tom Neville: What I am trying to ascertain from witnesses who appear before the committee is practical solutions that we can put in place for quick wins, the medium term and the long term. I am trying to ascertain if Professor Stott has any suggestions or advice around that. If he does not and it is not his remit, I accept that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly (Resumed): Professor Peter Stott (2 Oct 2018)

Tom Neville: My second question was about Professor Stott's comment on dust.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly (Resumed): Professor Peter Stott (2 Oct 2018)

Tom Neville: Will he elaborate on that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly (Resumed): Professor Peter Stott (2 Oct 2018)

Tom Neville: Can Professor Stott see any scenario where we can succeed in carrying out the reductions over the next ten to 20 years globally and where there would be an acceleration of a cooling down process as opposed to a slowdown of a heating up process? Professor Stott can correct me if I am wrong but it would be similar to the hole in the ozone 30 years ago. When CFCs were banned, the hole started...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly (Resumed): Professor Peter Stott (2 Oct 2018)

Tom Neville: My final question might be superficial but are there any studies on using chemical reactions or chemistry for extracting gases such as methane and nitrous oxide from the atmosphere, similar to what one does with re-afforestation to take carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Consumer Protection (Amendment) Bill 2017: Discussion (2 Oct 2018)

Tom Neville: I thank Deputy Collins for bringing this Bill forward. I have two questions relating to what he is proposing around transparency. If a particular retail outlet stipulates in its terms and conditions that this reduces by €10 every six months or whatever, is he saying that this is okay or is he saying that the value should just hold and that if it is €100 it remains €100?...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Consumer Protection (Amendment) Bill 2017: Discussion (2 Oct 2018)

Tom Neville: Was there a consultation with the Minister about the Bill?

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Creative Ireland Programme (2 Oct 2018)

Tom Neville: 106. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of the creative schools programme 2018 including the pilot projects that are underway. [39820/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Medical Services Scheme (2 Oct 2018)

Tom Neville: 379. To ask the Minister for Health if a general practitioner can charge a person for a home visit even if the patient is in receipt of a medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39614/18]