Results 941-960 of 2,406 for speaker:Tony McLoughlin

Order of Business (21 Nov 2017)

Tony McLoughlin: A public private partnership plan for 2017 to 2021 is the plan on which we are working, whereby we will have the site for the new Garda regional headquarters in Sligo.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Respite Care Services Funding (21 Nov 2017)

Tony McLoughlin: 357. To ask the Minister for Health if a dedicated funding allocation can be made available to the HSE locally for increased levels of respite care in counties Sligo and Leitrim CHO1 region in view of the fact that new houses need to be purchased to provide this care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48964/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (21 Nov 2017)

Tony McLoughlin: 380. To ask the Minister for Health if an incident (details supplied) will be investigated; the efforts to ensure this will not occur again; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49181/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Grants (21 Nov 2017)

Tony McLoughlin: 451. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an afforestation licence application (details supplied); when a decision will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49306/17]

Questions on Promised Legislation (16 Nov 2017)

Tony McLoughlin: When can we expect the student and parents charter Bill to be brought before the House? What are the benefits of this legislation?

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Afforestation Programme (16 Nov 2017)

Tony McLoughlin: 169. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a decision can be expected on an afforestation licence application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48470/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Foreshore Licence Applications (16 Nov 2017)

Tony McLoughlin: 255. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of a foreshore licence application (details supplied); if he has given consideration to no annual foreshore charge for Sligo, in view of the fact that there is no charge in counties Galway and Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48543/17]

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Committee Stage (15 Nov 2017)

Tony McLoughlin: I propose that Deputy Thomas Byrne take the Chair and that we continue.

Questions on Promised Legislation (15 Nov 2017)

Tony McLoughlin: The programme for Government has a commitment for the roll-out of the national broadband plan. 1 o’clock Will the Taoiseach update me on the contract negotiations in respect of this vital infrastructural project because many people in my constituency of Sligo Leitrim North, encompassing parts of south Donegal and north Roscommon, contact me on a weekly basis regarding their...

Order of Business (14 Nov 2017)

Tony McLoughlin: The Western Development Commission announced this week that County Sligo has suffered the lowest level of employment growth of any county in the past five years. This figure does not surprise me or many others in the north west. I have raised this issue often in this House but there has been no improvement. The reality is that the recovery is barely noticeable in my constituency and it is...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Cultural Institutions (14 Nov 2017)

Tony McLoughlin: 72. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her views on the national cultural institutions sharing some of their collections with local museums and arts centres in order to ensure the wider population in rural Ireland are able to access same, in particular the Yeats collection being made available in the north west; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47864/17]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Waterways Ireland Remit (14 Nov 2017)

Tony McLoughlin: 82. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the way in which Waterways Ireland can support recreational opportunities in rural counties through the development of blueways and greenways; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47865/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Employment Investment Incentive Scheme (14 Nov 2017)

Tony McLoughlin: 109. To ask the Minister for Finance if a company (details supplied) will qualify for the employment and investment incentive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47659/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Prize Bonds (14 Nov 2017)

Tony McLoughlin: 121. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will request the NTMA to investigate if the prize bond holdings of a company (details supplied) are still active; if so, the name of the active registered owner in view of the fact that the company is no longer in existence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47847/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Waiting Times (14 Nov 2017)

Tony McLoughlin: 457. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a person (details supplied) will receive confirmation on their application for the invalidity pension which was sent to her Department before July 2017; if her attention has been drawn to the long delays there is when processing records between the disability allowance and invalidity pension sections; the steps she has...

Questions on Promised Legislation (8 Nov 2017)

Tony McLoughlin: Ireland signed the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in 2007. The programme for Government stated the Government would ensure legislation was put to the Oireachtas by Christmas 2016. 1 o’clock We are almost at Christmas 2017 with no sign of this coming before the House. Can the Taoiseach advise me as to the progress of this vital legislation for...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Community Policing (8 Nov 2017)

Tony McLoughlin: 135. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if management in An Garda Síochána is of the view that community policing in the greater Sligo urban area is operating sufficiently at present; the efforts being made to improve the level of service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47254/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: WorldSkills Competition 2017: Discussion (7 Nov 2017)

Tony McLoughlin: Our witnesses are very welcome and I thank them for coming in here this evening. It is a wonderful honour for them to represent their country and to have done so well. I would like to ask a question and any one of the witnesses can answer. The training in advance of the finals was mentioned. How many other countries were the Irish team competing against?

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tracker Mortgage Examination (7 Nov 2017)

Tony McLoughlin: 200. To ask the Minister for Finance if special consideration is being given to a bank (details supplied) helping and assisting persons in the pre-2006 cohort has been raised in his discussions with the banks regarding persons affected by tracker mortgages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45961/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Stamp Duty (7 Nov 2017)

Tony McLoughlin: 213. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to introduce a transitional period for the new rate of stamp duty until 31 December 2017 to allow all deals already commenced to be concluded in view of concerns (details supplied) being expressed regarding the proposed rise in stamp duty from 2% to 6% for commercial properties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46178/17]