Results 8,461-8,480 of 10,573 for speaker:Patrick O'Donovan

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Inspection Reports (10 Dec 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: 206. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide in tabular form by county, the number of inspections carried out by the Chief Inspector in 2012; the number of inspections that were carried out as a result of a request from the building and planning units; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53009/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (10 Dec 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: 248. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she has considered recent suggestions from the British Prime Minister in relation to the issue of welfare tourism, specifically that it is the intention of the UK Government not to pay benefits to persons immigrating to the UK for the first three months and that, on approval for benefits, they would be paid for a maximum of six months; her...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Fraud Investigations (10 Dec 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: 249. To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 112 of 21 November, in relation to social welfare fraud detection at airports, if she will extend the detection to the other airports in the State and the passenger ferry terminals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52479/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (10 Dec 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: 259. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an appeal for carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52683/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Staff Data (10 Dec 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: 348. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 109 of 4 December 2013, if he will provide a breakdown of the grades and numbers for each employee and the salary scale for each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53097/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Schemes (10 Dec 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: 440. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason specialist heifer feeders were excluded from the beef premium payments prior to the establishment of the three reference years 2000, 2001 and 2002; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52993/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health and Safety Regulations (10 Dec 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: 490. To ask the Minister for Health when he expects to sign the commencement notice for regulations allowing for the Health Information and Quality Authority to carry out unannounced inspections in public hospitals for all purposes other than for hospital acquired infections, which it is already allowed to do; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52691/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (10 Dec 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: 491. To ask the Minister for Health if there is a national register of all hospitals public and private; if there are published criteria in place for facilities to be registered as a hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52692/13]

Topical Issue Debate: Public Sector Allowances Payments (5 Dec 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: I welcome the Minister's statement but I urge him to ask his Cabinet colleagues to examine their own Departments because I am certain this issue is not confined to the Department of Health and I do not believe he should be carrying the can for it on his own. I ask him to examine issues within these section 38 and 39 organisations such as cars, bonuses and the pension arrangements in place...

Topical Issue Debate: Public Sector Allowances Payments (5 Dec 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: With the leaders' allowance, the previous speaker would know a great deal about top-ups. The Minister for Health, Deputy Reilly, needs to be complimented-----

Topical Issue Debate: Public Sector Allowances Payments (5 Dec 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: The Minister needs to be complimented for initiating-----

Topical Issue Debate: Public Sector Allowances Payments (5 Dec 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: I thank the Acting Chairman. The truth hurts.

Topical Issue Debate: Public Sector Allowances Payments (5 Dec 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: I think I deserve a little time at the end.

Topical Issue Debate: Public Sector Allowances Payments (5 Dec 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: The truth hurts. Deputy Finian McGrath knows that as well as I do.

Topical Issue Debate: Public Sector Allowances Payments (5 Dec 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: There is 30 seconds gone and I presume the Acting Chairman will allocate me a little time.

Topical Issue Debate: Public Sector Allowances Payments (5 Dec 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: I thank the Acting Chairman.

Topical Issue Debate: Public Sector Allowances Payments (5 Dec 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: The Minister should be complimented for initiating the study which unearthed this in the first place. It strikes at the heart of the culture in these organisations. I am confident that this is not the only organisation in this position. I am also sure that this Department is not the only Department in this position either. What has been unearthed here is symptomatic of what was probably...

Order of Business (5 Dec 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: Let Mary Lou back in; she is much better.

Order of Business (5 Dec 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: It has disappeared.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Taxation Collection (5 Dec 2013)

Patrick O'Donovan: 57. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding a deduction for local property tax in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52288/13]