Results 901-920 of 1,750 for speaker:Declan Breathnach

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Minor Works Scheme (13 Dec 2017)

Declan Breathnach: 100. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to put the minor works funding on a statutory footing in order that it will be a guaranteed payment to schools each year in view of the fact that schools rely heavily on the minor works grant as part of their operational capital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53322/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Minor Works Scheme Payments (13 Dec 2017)

Declan Breathnach: 105. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if in view of his recent statements to Dáil Éireann that the minor works grant for schools for 2018 would not be paid until the calendar year 2019, there will be a double payment in 2019, one in early 2019 carried over from 2018 and a second towards the end of 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53381/17]

Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Bill 2017: Committee and Remaining Stages (12 Dec 2017)

Declan Breathnach: I move amendment No. 6: In page 14, to delete line 32 and substitute the following: " Louth and Coastal Meath The county of Louth Five ".I will not press the amendment but I want to reiterate what Deputy Cowen said about wiser heads who have been here a lot longer than me. Cognisance needs to be taken of giving people an identity in terms of their constituency. In this modern age we...

Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Bill 2017: All Stages (12 Dec 2017)

Declan Breathnach: Listening to some of the debate this evening, I began to think that in addition to there being no need for an Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Bill, there is no need for an election. Based on the backslapping that has gone on in the past half hour, I think Members should automatically be re-elected. I jest. I have been told by the Whip of my party, Deputy Moynihan, that...

Topical Issue Debate: Respite Care Services (12 Dec 2017)

Declan Breathnach: I welcome the Minister of State's announcement. It will be music to the ears of the many families and disability groups who have encouraged us to harass and harry the Minister of State over the past number of months. I had no doubt of the Minister of State's concern to have this matter resolved. I welcome his commitment to the allocation of €10 million and his commitment to make...

Topical Issue Debate: Respite Care Services (12 Dec 2017)

Declan Breathnach: Yet again, we are here highlighting the plight of the families in Louth looking for respite care for their loved ones. When I came into this House, I gave a commitment that I would champion the cause of people with disabilities collaboratively with my colleagues in the Dáil and Seanad. We have continued to highlight that issue to the Minister of State. Like Deputy O'Dowd, I thank the...

Other Questions: Army Barracks (12 Dec 2017)

Declan Breathnach: It was the Minister of State who made reference to patrolling. He is misinterpreting our proposal.

Other Questions: Army Barracks (12 Dec 2017)

Declan Breathnach: 48. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the contingency plans in place to reopen Army barracks that were closed along the Border; his plans to reverse the decline in the Defence Forces to mitigate against increased smuggling activity; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that only two Army barracks remain near the border, at Bundoran and Dundalk; and if he will make a...

Other Questions: Army Barracks (12 Dec 2017)

Declan Breathnach: The roles assigned to the Defence Forces in the White Paper on Defence include the provision of aid to the civil power, that is, providing assistance and support to the Garda Síochána when requested to do so, and assisting the Revenue Commissioners in the carrying out of their duties. We in Louth are fortunate to have Aiken Barracks and Gormanston Camp, but many of the Border...

Other Questions: Army Barracks (12 Dec 2017)

Declan Breathnach: The Minister of State is missing the point of the question I am asking. Nobody is seeking a militarised or nanny state. What I am proposing is that we have an Army presence along the Border which would leave communities feeling safer. We hear constantly in this House about the lack of resources in the Army and the Garda Síochána. It is about presence, visibility and a deterrent...

Other Questions: Army Barracks (12 Dec 2017)

Declan Breathnach: Again, the Minister of State is wholly missing the point. I am not for one minute advocating militarisation or using the Army as a back-up to the State. I am talking about having a presence in communities. I am advocating for this in the context of barrack closures, including in Castleblayney and Cavan. Bringing units of the Army into community facilities on a regular basis, even as part...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme Eligibility (12 Dec 2017)

Declan Breathnach: 428. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the appeal mechanism available under the sports capital grant scheme to clubs that were not allocated funding due to minor errors in their application; if further funding will be available to deal with such appeals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52760/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Estates (12 Dec 2017)

Declan Breathnach: 539. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the taking in charge of an estate (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52741/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Estates (12 Dec 2017)

Declan Breathnach: 540. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of a report on the NTICI being finalised by his Department which will include findings and recommendations on sustaining progress on the taking in charge of estates issues; the amount of the €10 million in funding for taking in charge issues that was allocated to Louth County Council; if this funding...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Estates (12 Dec 2017)

Declan Breathnach: 541. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of housing estates in each county that have not been taken in charge by local authorities in view of the fact that no bond is in place; the estates, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52759/17]

Paradise Papers: Statements (8 Dec 2017)

Declan Breathnach: In the event that Deputy Jonathan O'Brien arrives, he will share time with Deputy Peadar Tóibín. Is that agreed?

Paradise Papers: Statements (8 Dec 2017)

Declan Breathnach: Members have requested copies of the Minister of State's script.

Paradise Papers: Statements (8 Dec 2017)

Declan Breathnach: The first item is statements on the Paradise Papers, ráitéisí maidir le Páipéir Paraidís. I call on the Minister of State at the Department of Finance, Deputy Michael D'Arcy, to make a statement under Standing Order 45. The Minister of State has 15 minutes.

Neurological Services: Motion [Private Members] (6 Dec 2017)

Declan Breathnach: I welcome the work done by Deputy Murphy O'Mahony and the Fianna Fáil health team in tabling this Private Members' motion. In Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Louth, the latest figures for the number of people waiting to get treated at the National Rehabilitation Hospital, NRH, was four, with those four waiting for three months, which is the average waiting time to get a bed in the NRH....

Topical Issue Matters (6 Dec 2017)

Declan Breathnach: I wish to advise the House of the following matters in respect of which notice has been given under Standing Order 29A and the name of the Member in each case: (1) Deputy Peadar Tóibín - to discuss public transport services in County Meath; (2) Deputy Danny Healy-Rae - the need for TII and the RSA to review speed limits on the N22 at Glenflesk and Lissivigeen near Killarney, County...