Results 961-980 of 6,030 for speaker:Brendan Ryan

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Bill 2016 (Seanad): Committee Stage (30 Nov 2016)

Brendan Ryan: I will address the inaccuracy highlighted by the Minister vis-à-vis2006 and 1999. If the Minister is not prepared to accept the amendment I will resubmit it on Report Stage, having addressed the inaccuracy. It will give the Minister further time to take the necessary legal advice he says he needs. It seems to me to be a quite straightforward amendment. Consent is dealt with under...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Review (30 Nov 2016)

Brendan Ryan: 56. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a progress report on the review of the school bus service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37793/16]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Funding (30 Nov 2016)

Brendan Ryan: 75. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his views on local authorities ringfencing the funds collected through the sale of local authority houses for the purpose of the provision of maintenance programmes to replace windows and doors and provide or improve heating systems in local authority housing stock; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Rural Economic Development Zones (30 Nov 2016)

Brendan Ryan: 122. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the steps that have been taken by the Government to revitalise rural towns; the programmes that have been put in place; the funding sources that have been made available for this purpose; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37795/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (30 Nov 2016)

Brendan Ryan: 128. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a progress report on the improvements announced to the cardiac care unit in Waterford University Hospital; the new measures that have been implemented since the completion of the recent review of the service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37792/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications (29 Nov 2016)

Brendan Ryan: 337. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of a disability allowance application in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37431/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service (29 Nov 2016)

Brendan Ryan: 494. To ask the Minister for Health when he expects to release money to the HSE in order to satisfy a recommendation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37207/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulations (29 Nov 2016)

Brendan Ryan: 714. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans for making the taxi services here more environmentally friendly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36870/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulations (29 Nov 2016)

Brendan Ryan: 715. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there are proposals for making the taxi industry more environmentally friendly; the stage of these plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36871/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Review (23 Nov 2016)

Brendan Ryan: 86. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of proposals for the school transport system following calls (details supplied) for observations on the way the system could be improved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36483/16]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Better Energy Homes Scheme Applications (23 Nov 2016)

Brendan Ryan: 201. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the status of an application to the SEAI for a grant by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36451/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications (22 Nov 2016)

Brendan Ryan: 304. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of an application for a disability allowance in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36194/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Airport Development Projects (22 Nov 2016)

Brendan Ryan: 526. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on a third terminal for Dublin Airport; his further views on whether one is needed; if so, his views on whether it should be run by the DAA; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35792/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (17 Nov 2016)

Brendan Ryan: 233. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to ban wild animal circuses here on the basis of cruelty to animals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35657/16]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passports Misplacement (16 Nov 2016)

Brendan Ryan: 166. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his Department will refund a person (details supplied) for costs associated with replacing their passport which was lost by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35296/16]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Cross-Border Projects (15 Nov 2016)

Brendan Ryan: 125. To ask the Taoiseach the status of the Narrow Water Bridge project linking counties Louth and Down; the funding for this project; and if there have been any design changes. [34966/16]

Other Questions: Defence Forces (9 Nov 2016)

Brendan Ryan: In the time between 2008 and 2015, the Defence Forces underwent significant changes, an economic downturn, a moratorium on promotions and recruitment and a major reorganisation involving the restructuring of many units, all of which had a major impact on it, as outlined in the report. The study was commissioned to identify trends to inform practice in HR and-or training and education. I...

Other Questions: Defence Forces (9 Nov 2016)

Brendan Ryan: We owe it to our Defence Forces to act expeditiously and comprehensively on this report. I hope this will be done in the context of benchmarking best practice against other forces. I would ask the Minister of State to ensure this is factored into the response.

Other Questions: Defence Forces Medicinal Products (9 Nov 2016)

Brendan Ryan: The Minister of State's reply is that he is relying on advice from the chief medical officer but I ask him to arrange a face-to-face meeting between the chief medical officer and spokespersons in this House, so that we can discuss the issues that regularly come up and will continue to come up.

Other Questions: Defence Forces (9 Nov 2016)

Brendan Ryan: 20. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he has read the report on the Defence Forces well being entitled Your Say Climate Survey 2015; his views on the report and its findings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33828/16]