Results 1,021-1,040 of 1,737 for speaker:Noel Rock

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Childhood Care and Education (12 Dec 2017)

Noel Rock: 467. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she has given consideration to reversing the decision to no longer accept applications for over age exemptions for the ECCE programme from 2018/2019 programme year; if not, the reason this decision was made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52765/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Staff Recruitment (28 Nov 2017)

Noel Rock: 435. To ask the Minister for Health if he will request the HSE to expedite the appointment of two clinical nurses for a service (details supplied) through the community alcohol response and engagement initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50450/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Charitable and Voluntary Organisations (28 Nov 2017)

Noel Rock: 436. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the funding for a charity (details supplied) after its recent application to the HSE for funding for an education officer and information officer was refused without formal reasoning for the decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50452/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (23 Nov 2017)

Noel Rock: 99. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he has taken to address the lack of STEM subjects available to female students in secondary schools; the barriers to entry for female students into third level STEM courses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49684/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Releases (23 Nov 2017)

Noel Rock: 114. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the cost to the State for the day release of prisoners from the State's prisons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49685/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Tax Exemptions (21 Nov 2017)

Noel Rock: 138. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to introduce an exemption for old age pensioners for the payment of local property tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48817/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Data Protection (21 Nov 2017)

Noel Rock: 266. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if public and semi-State bodies are obliged to comply with the general data protection regulation which will pass into EU law in May 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48818/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (21 Nov 2017)

Noel Rock: 331. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to introduce the necessary primary legislation to increase the gross income per week to €1,000 in order for persons over 70 years of age to receive a medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48819/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Aviation Authority (21 Nov 2017)

Noel Rock: 506. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when legislation will be in place for the Irish Aviation Authority to become the noise regulator for the State's airports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48820/17]

Public Accounts Committee: City of Dublin Education and Training Board and Kilkenny and Carlow Education and Training Board: Financial Statements (16 Nov 2017)

Noel Rock: I thank all the witnesses for coming in to speak to the committee this afternoon. I appreciate it. It has been said that the traditional lack of accountability with regard to these structures will not wash anymore. It is quite clear there is a difficulty with a great many ETBs around filing accounts in a timely manner. My first question is directed to the City of Dublin ETB. Ms...

Public Accounts Committee: City of Dublin Education and Training Board and Kilkenny and Carlow Education and Training Board: Financial Statements (16 Nov 2017)

Noel Rock: Absolutely. It can be unpredictable and I appreciate that. With regard to the critical challenges that were facing the City of Dublin ETB and that were blocking its path to having the accounts in on time, one was the moratorium and the other was the complexity involving the two different accounting systems. Is that correct?

Public Accounts Committee: City of Dublin Education and Training Board and Kilkenny and Carlow Education and Training Board: Financial Statements (16 Nov 2017)

Noel Rock: I understand there would be a transitioning from the two different accounting systems, the shared services model. Perhaps Ms Hanney could tell the committee more about that and how it might eliminate the difficulties in accounting in the years ahead.

Public Accounts Committee: City of Dublin Education and Training Board and Kilkenny and Carlow Education and Training Board: Financial Statements (16 Nov 2017)

Noel Rock: Is it correct to say that in order to integrate one system into the other is quite manual?

Public Accounts Committee: City of Dublin Education and Training Board and Kilkenny and Carlow Education and Training Board: Financial Statements (16 Nov 2017)

Noel Rock: While Ms O'Riordan is chatting perhaps my next query would be Ms O'Riordan's department more than Ms Hanney's but I am happy to pass it back over. Have the audit and finance committees each met four times per year as outlined by SOLAS earlier?

Public Accounts Committee: City of Dublin Education and Training Board and Kilkenny and Carlow Education and Training Board: Financial Statements (16 Nov 2017)

Noel Rock: Okay. So that has happened in each of the previous years going back as part of the-----

Public Accounts Committee: City of Dublin Education and Training Board and Kilkenny and Carlow Education and Training Board: Financial Statements (16 Nov 2017)

Noel Rock: Does the ETB publish those anywhere online?

Public Accounts Committee: City of Dublin Education and Training Board and Kilkenny and Carlow Education and Training Board: Financial Statements (16 Nov 2017)

Noel Rock: I shall zoom in around the involvement of the drugs task force and the allocation of funding there. I am not sure if this query is for Ms Hanney and if it is not then we can pass it over. A figure of €212,000 is allocated to the City of Dublin ETB in respect of the drugs task force. This amount pales in comparison to the levels of funding for other drugs task forces, especially...

Public Accounts Committee: City of Dublin Education and Training Board and Kilkenny and Carlow Education and Training Board: Financial Statements (16 Nov 2017)

Noel Rock: Would it be possible to provide that information?

Public Accounts Committee: City of Dublin Education and Training Board and Kilkenny and Carlow Education and Training Board: Financial Statements (16 Nov 2017)

Noel Rock: Yes. It says €212,000 here.

Public Accounts Committee: City of Dublin Education and Training Board and Kilkenny and Carlow Education and Training Board: Financial Statements (16 Nov 2017)

Noel Rock: Okay. That might account for some of it. Maybe Ms O'Riordan can give me the historical context. What is the rational for ETBs being involved in funding local drugs task forces?