Results 921-940 of 1,441 for speaker:Ann Phelan

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Adaptation Grant Funding (11 Mar 2014)

Ann Phelan: 389. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will clarify if his Department is willing to reduce the age limit to 60 years for the HOPS grants for applicants solely reliant on DSP payments such as invalidity pension and disability payments to assist those most vulnerable and most in need; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12160/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Personal Insolvency Act (11 Mar 2014)

Ann Phelan: 422. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the justification for not having an independent arbitrator in the insolvency process to act on behalf of debtors, when one party to the process, that is, the financial institution, is allowed a clear veto; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11984/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Insolvency Service of Ireland (11 Mar 2014)

Ann Phelan: 423. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on whether lenders forcing debtors into the minimal standards of living set out by the insolvency service are sustainable solutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11985/14]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Small Public Service Vehicle (Consolidation and Reform) Regulations 2014: National Transport Authority (5 Mar 2014)

Ann Phelan: Has Mr. Creegan evidence of the uptake of the rural hackney licence? In my view we may have been able to kill two birds with one stone if we had offered a dual licence, the small public service vehicle licence with the rural hackney licence? Will Mr. Creegan say whether these licences are compatible? If I were living in a rural area and applying for the hackney licence and thought it would...

Post Office Network: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (26 Feb 2014)

Ann Phelan: We did a lot more than they ever did.

Post Office Network: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (26 Feb 2014)

Ann Phelan: That is not true.

Post Office Network: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (26 Feb 2014)

Ann Phelan: I welcome the opportunity to make a contribution, although two minutes is hardly sufficient for all the points I wish to raise. No one has to remind me of how vital our post office network is to communities. I see it daily in the rural area in which I live. In fact, the post office is one of the critical building blocks of our communities. It is where people do their personal business and...

Other Questions: Capital Programme Expenditure (26 Feb 2014)

Ann Phelan: 40. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide a breakdown of the amount spent on stimulus projects since 2011 in the areas of health, education, transport, child care infrastructure and so on; their importance for the national economy; a breakdown at local and-or regional level of the various projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9407/14]

Health Identifiers Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 Feb 2014)

Ann Phelan: The next speaker is Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick, who is sharing time with Deputies Seán Kyne and John Paul Phelan.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Building Regulations Compliance (25 Feb 2014)

Ann Phelan: 492. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government regarding the building control amendment regulations, which are due to be enacted in March 2014, if he will consider amending S.I 9, which currently states that a certificate of compliance on completion must be signed by a principal or director of a building company, to state that it is to be signed by the builder or...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Personal Insolvency Act (25 Feb 2014)

Ann Phelan: 543. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons, on a county basis, who have engaged, so far, with the Personal Insolvency Service, under the three separate headings, outlined by the Personal Insolvency Act; the number of debt relief notices that have been issued since the Act’s inception; the number of debt relief arrangements that have been entered into; the...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Inter-Country Adoptions (25 Feb 2014)

Ann Phelan: 624. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the reason dossiers are not being sent to India, as per the US-Mexico model, for those couples who have been approved by the Health Service Executive to adopt from India, despite that country being closed to Ireland for adoptions; if the declarations and extensions will be extended beyond two years for declarations and one year for...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff Recruitment (25 Feb 2014)

Ann Phelan: 699. To ask the Minister for Health in respect of Waterford Regional Hospital, there are two part-time consultants in post and one ophthalmic surgeon, there are three permanent vacancies, one of which is currently being advertised and it is proposed that a second post will be filled from the panel, however, approval has been sought in respect of a third post, if approval has been given, when...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Tolls (25 Feb 2014)

Ann Phelan: 743. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport regarding the HGV Road User Levy Act 2013, which will be brought into law in April, in the UK and Northern Ireland, that will impose a levy of £10 sterling on all HGVs entering the UK and Northern Ireland, the implications of such a charge being levied on the fleet of HGVs who regularly service Northern Ireland from the Republic...

Order of Business (20 Feb 2014)

Ann Phelan: Should have gone to Specsavers.

Order of Business (20 Feb 2014)

Ann Phelan: The Mahon report recommended the establishment of a planning regulator to be charged with carrying out investigations into the planning process where required. This office was approved by Cabinet last year. When will the legislation be published?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Proposed Merger: Irish Sports Council and National Sports Campus Development Authority (19 Feb 2014)

Ann Phelan: Do the organisations see this legislation as an opportunity to strengthen the role of the local sports partnerships because sometimes I believe they are something to which lip-service is paid? The reason I am concerned about this is that they do social inclusion very well and are at the coalface. I would like to see their role strengthened in this legislation. We can have all these lovely...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Proposed Merger: Irish Sports Council and National Sports Campus Development Authority (19 Feb 2014)

Ann Phelan: Yes.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Diplomatic Representation (19 Feb 2014)

Ann Phelan: 36. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to expand Ireland’s network of embassies further; and if an analysis of these embassies will be undertaken as part of the review of the Irish foreign policy consultation process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7998/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (19 Feb 2014)

Ann Phelan: 151. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will investigate the case of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow who applied over one year ago for a visa in order to remain in the State based on their parentage of an Irish citizen child, in view of the financial and personal hardship this is causing this parent; if he will clarify the stage this application is at and when it...