Results 861-880 of 1,730 for speaker:Colm Keaveney

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (1 Jul 2014)

Colm Keaveney: 81. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when he expects to formally establish a commission of investigation into mother and baby homes; the budget he will be providing for the Commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28012/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Collection (1 Jul 2014)

Colm Keaveney: 143. To ask the Minister for Finance to set out the number of attachment orders on persons which were granted to the Revenue Commissioners in each year from 2011 to 2013, inclusive; the amount of revenue that was gathered in each year by these means; the number that are currently active; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28312/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Insurance (1 Jul 2014)

Colm Keaveney: 240. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons, broken down by administrative division and by age group, currently in receipt of jobseeker's allowance that have not, to date, made any PRSI contribution; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28236/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data Programme (1 Jul 2014)

Colm Keaveney: 356. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the grounds on which a person (details supplied) in County Galway was refused payment under the beef genomics scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28099/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Firearms Licences (1 Jul 2014)

Colm Keaveney: 384. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gun licence applications processed by An Garda Síochána in the Tuam district of the Galway division in each year from 2011 to 2013 inclusive; the number granted, refused or withdrawn in each year; the most common reason for refusal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27919/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (1 Jul 2014)

Colm Keaveney: 429. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide in tabular form details of the recorded and detected rates for each of the following offences, for each year from 2009 to 2013, inclusive, for the Tuam district of the Galway division of An Garda Síochána, homicide offences, sexual offences, attempts-threats to murder, assaults, harassments and related offences,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (1 Jul 2014)

Colm Keaveney: 455. To ask the Minister for Health when a family (details supplied) in County Galway may expect to receive a decision on their medical card application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27854/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Properties (1 Jul 2014)

Colm Keaveney: 557. To ask the Minister for Health as per correspondence from the operations manager, Galway-Roscommon PCCC, dated 3 June last, the Health Service Executive has stated its intention to place the Tynagh health centre, Main Street, Tynagh, Loughrea, County Galway, for sale in the coming months; if he will confirm that either the HSE or his Department hold legal title to this property; if he...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Data (1 Jul 2014)

Colm Keaveney: 560. To ask the Minister for Health the number of employees within the Health Service Executive that are currently employed at the journeyman chef grade; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28395/14]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Services Provision (26 Jun 2014)

Colm Keaveney: 126. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if the scheme announced by him in Loughrea on 25 April 2014 (details supplied) will be extended to bring fibre-optic broadband to the townland of Cooleeny, Kilrickle, County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27637/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (26 Jun 2014)

Colm Keaveney: 202. To ask the Minister for Health in view of the fact that a recent study (details supplied) into nurse staffing levels and hospital mortality found that an increase in nurses' workloads by one patient increases the likelihood of inpatient hospital mortality by 7%, if he will consider a review of nurse to patient staffing levels within the Health Service Executive and the establishment of...

Order of Business (25 Jun 2014)

Colm Keaveney: Some 91 children were admitted to adult psychiatric units last year. Will the Taoiseach indicate when the report of the expert group charged with reviewing the Mental Health Act 2001 be published? The delay in addressing this matter is resulting in minors being admitted to adult psychiatric units. I ask the Taoiseach to take a special interest in this issue.

Order of Business (25 Jun 2014)

Colm Keaveney: The report of the expert group charged with reviewing the Mental Health Act 2001.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Mental Health Act Review (25 Jun 2014)

Colm Keaveney: I am delighted to hear that the Minister of State is concerned about the front-line staff who care for vulnerable people. She did not bother at all to respond to the front-line staff in Carlow for a significant reference period when they sent correspondence to her. She did not seem to take much action with respect to dealing or engaging with front-line staff. We have pointed out this issue...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Mental Health Act Review (25 Jun 2014)

Colm Keaveney: 4. To ask the Minister for Health in regard to the ongoing delay in the publication of the expert group’s review of the Mental Health Act 2001, the impact of that delay in addressing the continuing human rights issues within the mental health system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27414/14]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Mental Health Act Review (25 Jun 2014)

Colm Keaveney: The Mental Health Act 2001 was introduced by the former Minister for Health, Deputy Micheál Martin, and marked a significant improvement in mental health care. I have tabled this question to establish why we are experiencing a delay in publishing the expert group's report on the Act. I am concerned that this is impeding human rights as set out in the philosophy of that legislation....

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Mental Health Act Review (25 Jun 2014)

Colm Keaveney: Last week the Minister of State indicated that the review would be ready by the third quarter, yet we are experiencing delays in this process. I do not see urgency being demonstrated by the Minister of State in dealing what continue to be significant human rights issues within the mental health system. Last year 80 children were in adult wards in psychiatric units across the country. This...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Act Review (25 Jun 2014)

Colm Keaveney: 22. To ask the Minister for Health further to the ongoing delay in the publication of the expert group’s review of the Mental Health Act 2001, the impact of that delay on addressing the continuing human rights issues within the mental health system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27036/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Act Review (25 Jun 2014)

Colm Keaveney: 42. To ask the Minister for Health the measures he will bring forward to improve the legal protections for voluntary patients within the mental health system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27035/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Drugs (25 Jun 2014)

Colm Keaveney: 158. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Galway cannot avail of macushield under the GMS scheme in their area when it is available under the medical card scheme in other Health Service Executive areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27466/14]