Results 8,761-8,780 of 9,648 for speaker:Jack Chambers

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (9 May 2017)

Jack Chambers: 609. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the bus rapid transit project for Dublin 15; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21653/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Light Rail Projects Status (9 May 2017)

Jack Chambers: 625. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the metro west project; the status of the planned train stations along metro west; if these planned train stations remain part of the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21984/17]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (4 May 2017)

Jack Chambers: 144. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the details of the way the Passport Office implements its customer service charter, which states that the office is committed to providing effective assistance based on each individual's circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21361/17]

Other Questions: Hospital Beds Data (3 May 2017)

Jack Chambers: 7. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the HSE has ceased counting the number of private beds in public hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20457/17]

Other Questions: Hospital Beds Data (3 May 2017)

Jack Chambers: What is the reason the HSE has ceased counting the number of private beds in public hospitals and will the Minister make a statement on the matter? We know that since the Health (Amendment) Act 2013 the Government has brought forward a policy of quasi-private hospitals within our public hospital system, which is regressive and has contributed to the significant waiting times. Why has the...

Other Questions: Hospital Beds Data (3 May 2017)

Jack Chambers: Public hospitals should be for public patients and only public work should go on in public hospitals. They should not be quasi-private institutions. Patients receive private care in the public health system and this is not a progressive way to run a public health system. What we have seen with the policy is that hundreds of thousands of people, who have already paid their taxes and who...

Other Questions: Hospital Beds Data (3 May 2017)

Jack Chambers: The Minister needs to deal with it. It is an example of how ineffective Fine Gael has been in setting its health policy. It has introduced effective quasi-private hospitals in our public hospital system and this is regressive. The hole will only get bigger because the incentive for managers is to have increased private output in the context of our public health system, and the people who...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Employment Equality (Abolition of Mandatory Retirement Age) Bill 2016: Discussion (3 May 2017)

Jack Chambers: I again thank Deputy Brady for bringing the Bill forward. Plenty of examples come to mind. One thinks of nurses forced to retire at a particular age who are then rehired by an agency to work at the same workplace so they have a pension and might be fully employed through an agency, which costs the State twice or three times what it cost previously when they wanted to continue to work in the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Employment Equality (Abolition of Mandatory Retirement Age) Bill 2016: Discussion (3 May 2017)

Jack Chambers: How would clear actuarial or other evidence that it would significantly increase costs be assessed? Who would do it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Employment Equality (Abolition of Mandatory Retirement Age) Bill 2016: Discussion (3 May 2017)

Jack Chambers: On everything?

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Drugs Strategy Publication (3 May 2017)

Jack Chambers: 43. To ask the Minister for Health the status of work on the new national drugs strategy; when the strategy will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20456/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Child Benefit Eligibility (3 May 2017)

Jack Chambers: 188. To ask the Minister for Social Protection his views on extending the cut-off for entitlement to children's allowance to allow children who turn 18 years of age who are still in secondary education to continue to receive the children's allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20951/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Remuneration (2 May 2017)

Jack Chambers: 359. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the timeframe to end the pay inequality between newly qualified teachers and more experienced teachers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20095/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Remuneration (2 May 2017)

Jack Chambers: 360. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the timeframe to consider and implement the changes proposed by the Public Service Pay Commission on the issue of pay inequality; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20096/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Educational Disadvantage (2 May 2017)

Jack Chambers: 382. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a DEIS band school (details supplied) will have exclusive access to a full-time home school community liaison teacher; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the school has had no contact from his Department since the matter was first raised, despite his response to a previous parliamentary question to the effect that departmental...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Architects Register (2 May 2017)

Jack Chambers: 467. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans to make changes to the Building Control Act; if he is considering a proposal received by a body (details supplied) in this regard; when decisions will be made following consideration of the proposals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19848/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Traffic Management (2 May 2017)

Jack Chambers: 501. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his views on the accuracy and effectiveness of a system (details supplied) used for predicting traffic changes for proposed developments; if his attention has been drawn to concerns raised by community groups and persons regarding the effectiveness of this system; the number of local authorities that use or...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Reimbursement (2 May 2017)

Jack Chambers: 939. To ask the Minister for Health when the HSE decided not to reimburse persons for a drug (details supplied); when the HSE informed the company of this decision by letter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19715/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Staff Remuneration (2 May 2017)

Jack Chambers: 998. To ask the Minister for Health the details of performance related bonus schemes in operation in the HSE; the numbers who have participated in each of the past 12 years and to date in 2017; the details of each payment; the criteria involved; the amounts paid out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20018/17]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Remuneration (2 May 2017)

Jack Chambers: 1456. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will ensure a pay agreement reached (details supplied) will be fully implemented as part of the planned unwinding of the FEMPI legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19712/17]