Results 901-920 of 3,523 for speaker:Lucinda Creighton

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Maternity Benefit Issues (28 Nov 2013)

Lucinda Creighton: 22. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she is concerned that the changes to maternity benefit will further discourage women into the labour force in view of the ongoing rise in the number of women on the live register while the number of men is falling; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50848/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Insurance Rates (28 Nov 2013)

Lucinda Creighton: 25. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on whether the introduction of the PRSI rate of 4.25% on lower paid workers as part of the jobs initiative increased the total number of employees on the national minimum wage during the period of its existence; if she is concerned that a return to the higher rate in 2014 may slow this employment growth for persons in this income...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (26 Nov 2013)

Lucinda Creighton: 106. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason his Department is not conducting its own separate investigation into allegations of bribery and corruption in Bus Éireann involving the school transport scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50296/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (26 Nov 2013)

Lucinda Creighton: 111. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when Bus Éireann will have completed its investigation into allegations of bribery and corruption involving the school transport scheme; if he will provide further updates on this investigation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50295/13]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation (26 Nov 2013)

Lucinda Creighton: 314. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his views on whether the change to maternity leave, sick pay, and return to higher rate of PRSI for minimum wage workers will inhibit job creation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50618/13]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Industrial Development (26 Nov 2013)

Lucinda Creighton: 315. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his views on whether there is any additional scope to give Connect Ireland a broader mandate to compete with the Industrial Development Agency for investment in regions or states in America that the IDA has not proven successful in achieving investment or is under-resourced; if he will consider giving free rein to Connect Ireland on...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Coroners Service (26 Nov 2013)

Lucinda Creighton: 593. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider conducting and independent inquiry into a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50250/13]

Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Nov 2013)

Lucinda Creighton: I thought I would have 20 minutes.

Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Nov 2013)

Lucinda Creighton: I am sharing 20 minutes with Deputy Tóibín, who will take five minutes.

Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Nov 2013)

Lucinda Creighton: Yesterday the Mater Private Hospital announced that it would axe 95 jobs, citing the fact that 170,000 insurance policyholders have cancelled their cover since 2011 and "the further erosion of resources in the sector due to the cap on tax relief on premiums over €1,000". The reduction in patient services in the Mater Private Hospital and further reductions in private hospitals...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Exchequer Returns Issues (21 Nov 2013)

Lucinda Creighton: 47. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide the total costs associated with maintaining the cash balances of the State in 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013 arising from the fact that the return on cash and related assets is lower than the cost of borrowing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49934/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Irish Fiscal Advisory Council Reports (21 Nov 2013)

Lucinda Creighton: 48. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will list, since the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council came into effect in December 2012, the specific number of policy or technical measures assessed by the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council that were not being implemented by him or his Department under section 8(2), (3) and (4) of the Fiscal Responsibility Act 2012 where the Fiscal Council favoured change;...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Personal Insolvency Act (21 Nov 2013)

Lucinda Creighton: 160. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 131 of 13 November 2013, if he agrees that when he does commence section 157 of the Personal Insolvency Act 2012 later this month that it will create an analogous situation that anyone who has completed three years as a bankrupt prior to the commencement of this section will have to wait a further six...

Government Decision on Exiting Programme of Financial Support: Motion (Resumed) (20 Nov 2013)

Lucinda Creighton: Like many, but perhaps not all, colleagues on both sides of the House, I shall begin by paying tribute to the Minister of State, Deputy Brian Hayes, and the Government on working very hard to ensure we can exit the bailout on 15 December. Many people, both in the press and in the Houses of the Oireachtas, will contend international factors brought about Ireland's capacity to re-enter the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Taxation Data (20 Nov 2013)

Lucinda Creighton: 29. To ask the Minister for Finance the role he and his Department have in determining the distribution of the local property tax revenue in 2014; the reason a decision was taken to postpone the retention of 80% of the property tax in the local authority area in which it is collected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49257/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs Availability (20 Nov 2013)

Lucinda Creighton: 36. To ask the Minister for Finance the levels of consultation he had with the Department of Health in advance of altering the restrictions on tax relief on health insurance; his views that referring to insurance policy holders who would be affected in the budget as just the gold plated policy holders was misleading; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49258/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Data (20 Nov 2013)

Lucinda Creighton: 201. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of persons who are refused medical cards every year from new applications since 2008 to date in 2013; the total number of applications for each year; the total number of persons who are refused medical cards after request for renewal for every year since 2008 to date in 2013; the total number who are granted renewal in the same time period...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Data (20 Nov 2013)

Lucinda Creighton: 202. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of discretionary medical cards that have been refused on application since 2008 to date in 2013; the total number of discretionary medical cards that have been refused on renewal since 2008 to date in 2013; the total number of applications that are granted renewal in the same time period for each year; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (20 Nov 2013)

Lucinda Creighton: 203. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of persons since 2008 who either the Health Service Executive or his Department have referred to enforcement authorities on suspicion of their committing offences under section 49 of the Health Act 1970; the total number of prosecutions which arose from these referrals; the total number of successful prosecutions that arose from these...

Other Questions: Ministerial Meetings (19 Nov 2013)

Lucinda Creighton: Unless it needs emergency funding.