Results 10,201-10,220 of 18,851 for speaker:Fergus O'Dowd

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Remuneration (28 Jun 2016)

Fergus O'Dowd: 25. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to restore full equality of pay for all teachers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17910/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (28 Jun 2016)

Fergus O'Dowd: 123. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his position on the funding for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18152/16]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Community Development Projects (28 Jun 2016)

Fergus O'Dowd: 185. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on issues raised by a person (details supplied) and if a meeting can be raised in this regard. [18117/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Family Income Supplement (28 Jun 2016)

Fergus O'Dowd: 253. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will consider changing the family income supplement regulations for a person accessing a higher paying job that surpasses the income limit from losing all support, to a graduated system that would allow a person to get a promotion or higher paying job while also maintain some level of family income support throughout set transition period....

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Applications Fees (28 Jun 2016)

Fergus O'Dowd: 318. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will consider reintroducing old age pension rates on passport applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18139/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport Subsidies (28 Jun 2016)

Fergus O'Dowd: 504. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to address concerns on the taxsavers scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18148/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Patient Deaths (22 Jun 2016)

Fergus O'Dowd: 243. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the full facts in relation to the number of meetings of the team appointed by the Health Service Executive to address the outstanding issues that arose following the death of a person (details supplied) and the dates of those meetings; the documents which were given to and created by the team while the consultant was a member; the issues...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Relief Eligibility (21 Jun 2016)

Fergus O'Dowd: 122. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding tax relief on social housing loans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16816/16]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Mortgages (21 Jun 2016)

Fergus O'Dowd: 232. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of local authority mortgagees, by local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16734/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Accommodation Provision (21 Jun 2016)

Fergus O'Dowd: 394. To ask the Minister for Health to restore and ensure that there are appropriate emergency beds available in St. Mary’s, Drumcar, for service users who would otherwise need to leave St. Mary's for one week every month and who are than forced to use private nursing home care which is not always appropriate for their needs. [16981/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Standards (16 Jun 2016)

Fergus O'Dowd: 112. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will introduce standards for all primary teachers equivalent to the standards that presently apply to post-primary teachers on their probation year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16400/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Standards (16 Jun 2016)

Fergus O'Dowd: 113. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if newly qualified Irish primary teachers can complete their probation year in other jurisdictions of comparable educational standards, as they can currently do in the United Kingdom; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16401/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Recruitment (16 Jun 2016)

Fergus O'Dowd: 114. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will ensure a common protocol is put in place for the advertising of all teaching posts including e-mail; if he will ensure that all qualified applicants are acknowledged and if unsuccessful, that the reasons for not being successful are communicated to them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16403/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Eligibility (16 Jun 2016)

Fergus O'Dowd: 218. To ask the Minister for Health his policy in relation to citizens of the Republic of Ireland who were placed in nursing home care in Northern Ireland under the nursing home subvention scheme; if his Department reviewed their cases per the regulations in place under the National Guidelines, the Nursing Homes (Subvention) Regulations 1993 to 2006 and when it introduced the fair deal...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: International Flights (16 Jun 2016)

Fergus O'Dowd: 275. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to respond to issues raised by a person (details supplied) relating to international flights between Boston in the United States of America and Cork city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16528/16]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Protection Services Provision (16 Jun 2016)

Fergus O'Dowd: 287. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the steps she has taken to improve child protection services, given the findings for Counties Louth and Meath in the Health Information and Quality Authority 2015 children protection and welfare inspection report; her views on the follow-up reports completed regarding these counties; and if she will increase the frequency of inspections...

Topical Issue Debate: Services for People with Disabilities (14 Jun 2016)

Fergus O'Dowd: It certainly is the official departmental response. As far as I am concerned, it is bureaucracy and does not make sense at all. This programme clearly works. It shines a light into to the lives of the participants, their families and their community. It has the full support of the schools, employers and everybody concerned. Why is it that something that is successful and that is wanted...

Topical Issue Debate: Services for People with Disabilities (14 Jun 2016)

Fergus O'Dowd: Good. Have more.

Topical Issue Debate: Services for People with Disabilities (14 Jun 2016)

Fergus O'Dowd: Well done.

Topical Issue Debate: Services for People with Disabilities (14 Jun 2016)

Fergus O'Dowd: I congratulate the Minister of State on his appointment. His personal commitment is clear and exceptional in terms of his membership of the Oireachtas. He has continuously articulated the needs of people with disabilities and I hope that he will give a positive response to this important programme, which works effectively and efficiently in County Louth. People with disabilities...