Results 901-920 of 2,406 for speaker:Tony McLoughlin

Questions on Promised Legislation (6 Dec 2017)

Tony McLoughlin: What is the timeframe for completion of consideration of the Technological Universities Bill 2015 by both Houses?

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 26 - Education and Skills (Supplementary) (5 Dec 2017)

Tony McLoughlin: It must be the Chair's guidance and the role of the committee members. I am the last man standing again. I am delighted for her.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 26 - Education and Skills (Supplementary) (5 Dec 2017)

Tony McLoughlin: I second the Chair's congratulations to the new Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Deputy Madigan.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 26 - Education and Skills (Supplementary) (5 Dec 2017)

Tony McLoughlin: I will wait until I hear some of the responses.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 26 - Education and Skills (Supplementary) (5 Dec 2017)

Tony McLoughlin: On that question-----

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 26 - Education and Skills (Supplementary) (5 Dec 2017)

Tony McLoughlin: The Minister might comment on the additional SNA numbers. He might give us an update on the figures there.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 26 - Education and Skills (Supplementary) (5 Dec 2017)

Tony McLoughlin: I would like to acknowledge the work done on occasions when I have had issues in relation to school transport in my constituency of Sligo-Leitrim. However, there are still a couple of outstanding areas. I know of one or two cases where the first child and second child in a family are going to a certain school but then the third child is being prohibited from doing so because of the...

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 26 - Education and Skills (Supplementary) (5 Dec 2017)

Tony McLoughlin: To follow on from Deputy Martin's point on the minor works scheme, I was at an event on Friday, the opening of a Gaelscoil in Sligo, which was attended by a number of the principals of the national schools which fed into that. They were very concerned about the announcement of the minor works scheme. Now that it has been announced, can we have an indication of the figures for these schools?...

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 26 - Education and Skills (Supplementary) (5 Dec 2017)

Tony McLoughlin: I refer to apprenticeships. Deputy O'Sullivan is right. I have been involved in the building industry. Unfortunately, there is a lack of tradesmen. This includes chefs and others across the board. I was recently speaking to a hotelier and was told that it is difficult in restaurants, hotels and various other places to get qualified chefs and that is another issue related to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting (5 Dec 2017)

Tony McLoughlin: 254. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if a person (details supplied) can have their spent convictions cleared by the Garda National Vetting Bureau; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51879/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Disposal Charges (5 Dec 2017)

Tony McLoughlin: 422. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the procedures that have been put in place to ensure that heavy medical waste is taken into consideration, so that persons living at home with high levels of medical waste products are protected from very high charges under the pay-by-weight system for waste collection; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (5 Dec 2017)

Tony McLoughlin: 447. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason Transport Infrastructure Ireland plans to increase the speed limit in Rathcormac village, County Sligo from 50 km per hour to 60 km per hour in view of the fact that traffic calming measures are currently being introduced in the village by Sligo County Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51629/17]

Social Welfare Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (29 Nov 2017)

Tony McLoughlin: To continue from where I left off last night, I firmly believe that this would not have been the right thing to do and that an election would only have delayed a wide range of vital legislation, such as the Bill before us tonight. Either way, as a back bench Deputy who has recently successfully introduced an Act of the Oireachtas, the most obvious provision in this Bill which should be...

Questions on Promised Legislation (29 Nov 2017)

Tony McLoughlin: I join previous speakers in drawing the attention of the Minister and the Taoiseach to the situation of the young people and their parents who we met this morning. It is vital that the Minister for Health should meet them today, as he has undertaken to do. It was a cross-party group that met them this morning. I support the calls in respect of this matter.

Social Welfare Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (28 Nov 2017)

Tony McLoughlin: I thank the Leas-Cheann Comhairle for this opportunity to speak to this Bill which, among other things, will ensure that one-parent families in this country are better supported financially into the future. It will ensure that mothers who have given birth to their newborns prematurely are allocated extensions to their entitlements for maternity leave. It will ensure that all social welfare...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Availability (28 Nov 2017)

Tony McLoughlin: 447. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for further dialogue with industry on finding solutions for access for persons to new medicines; if speed of access and funding growth for new medicines will be ensured in view of his commitments at the recent meeting of an association (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50530/17]

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Supplementary) (23 Nov 2017)

Tony McLoughlin: I will be very brief.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Supplementary) (23 Nov 2017)

Tony McLoughlin: I appreciate that there is a vote in the Dáil but I have three questions. Could the Minister of State address the issue of capital expenditure? A total of €98 million in capital expenditure was announced for 2018 to 2021. Can the Minister of State give me a breakdown about where the funding will be spent? We mentioned recruitment. Over the past decade, the number entering the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Funding and Budgeting of Mental Health Services: Health Service Executive (22 Nov 2017)

Tony McLoughlin: I welcome the witnesses and thank them for attending. I have a number of questions. The witnesses have provided with the figures on the allocations for mental health funding. I live in the CHO 1 region, which includes Sligo, Leitrim, Donegal, Cavan and Monaghan. The figure for that area is €73.6 million. Can the witnesses give a breakdown of this per county and per the different...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Funding and Budgeting of Mental Health Services: Health Service Executive (22 Nov 2017)

Tony McLoughlin: I wish to get a breakdown of each county.