Results 8,781-8,800 of 14,554 for speaker:Dara Calleary

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Staff Rehiring (14 Oct 2014)

Dara Calleary: 398. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of persons who are on public or Civil service Pensions who have been recruited for work on any basis, permanent or temporary, under the remit of her Department in 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39543/14]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Value for Money Reviews (9 Oct 2014)

Dara Calleary: 18. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to provide to the Comptroller and Auditor General additional powers needed to carry out value-for-money audits of State programmes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38164/14]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Data (8 Oct 2014)

Dara Calleary: 75. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide by county a breakdown of the number of Industrial Development Authority led jobs created in 2011 ,2012, 2013 and to date in 2014; the number of IDA sponsored visits of potential investors on a county basis in 2011, 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38356/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water and Sewerage Scheme Grants (8 Oct 2014)

Dara Calleary: 216. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the grants that are available for persons seeking to drill for water wells on their own land. [38349/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Excise Duties (7 Oct 2014)

Dara Calleary: 147. To ask the Minister for Finance to detail his plans to reverse the hostile alcohol tax environment that has cost jobs in the drinks industry throughout Ireland and to indicate whether it would be an important signal of support from Government to Ireland's vital small and medium-sized enterprise sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38198/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Excise Duties (7 Oct 2014)

Dara Calleary: 192. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the threat to 92,000 jobs being supported by the drinks industry in every county throughout Ireland following the increase in excise on alcohol in the past two budgets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38191/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Excise Duties (7 Oct 2014)

Dara Calleary: 193. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the large gap that now exists between the on and offline trade caused by the increase of excise duty on alcohol in budget 2014, which is now highlighting the inability of pubs and independent off-licences to offset these excise increases by increasing margins on other products as can be done by the large multiple sector;...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Excise Duties (7 Oct 2014)

Dara Calleary: 194. To ask the Minister for Finance his views that excise increases in successive budgets have cost jobs, have made the tourist offering less competitive here and have increased costs for struggling consumers here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38193/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Excise Duties (7 Oct 2014)

Dara Calleary: 195. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the cash-flow pressure being put on small businesses within the drinks industry following the increase of excise on wine by 62% in less than a year between December 2012 and October 2013 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38194/14]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Economic Growth Initiatives (7 Oct 2014)

Dara Calleary: 215. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the actions his Department has taken to implement the south-east economic development strategy; the actions that have been taken to improve overall employment in the south-east region; his views on dedicating an increased number of Industrial Development Agency, IDA Ireland, staff for the south east; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Site Visits (7 Oct 2014)

Dara Calleary: 217. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide on a county basis the number of Industrial Development Agency, IDA Ireland, site visits to each county from 1 June 2014 to 30 September 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38178/14]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Liquor Licensing Laws (7 Oct 2014)

Dara Calleary: 218. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his plans for the pubs and independent off-licences, which are part of Ireland’s important small and medium-sized enterprise community, but are continuing to face a difficult economic environment as sales in the employment intensive on-trade have declined by 35% in the past seven years; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Environment Protection Scheme Payments (7 Oct 2014)

Dara Calleary: 227. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding a rural environment protection scheme payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Sligo. [37676/14]

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

Dara Calleary: 235. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on an area based payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo. [37884/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Reserve (7 Oct 2014)

Dara Calleary: 290. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to provide more powers to the Garda Reserve, particularly in respect of public order; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37939/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Recruitment (7 Oct 2014)

Dara Calleary: 291. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she is satisfied with the procedure used by the Public Appointments Service to recently fill the post of qualified instructor in the Garda equestrian centre in the Phoenix Park, Dublin 8; if the initial successful candidate failed to pass the Garda vetting test in view of the fact that the person had a criminal record; and if she will make...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Alcohol Pricing (7 Oct 2014)

Dara Calleary: 307. To ask the Minister for Health if a targeted measure will be put in place to deal with alcohol misuse such as addressing discounted alcohol prices, banning price-based promotions and the introduction of a statutory code in the area of alcohol merchandising; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38195/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Social Workers Register (7 Oct 2014)

Dara Calleary: 358. To ask the Minister for Health the qualifications and work experience required to be considered for social worker employment positions; if he will provide CORU guidelines in respect of attaining work experience; the options available to a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38030/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Delays (7 Oct 2014)

Dara Calleary: 365. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will have their medical card application processed; if their discretionary card should have been reinstated; the reason documentation forwarded to client registration has been mislaid on three occasions; if he will confirm that the Health Service Executive client registration operate a 15 working days...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Meters (7 Oct 2014)

Dara Calleary: 531. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the process involved in activating the newly-installed individual water meters; the process that will be involved in reading these meters once they have been activated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37716/14]