Results 11,061-11,080 of 24,567 for speaker:Róisín Shortall

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications (9 Nov 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 271. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of applications for a domiciliary care allowance declined at first instance; the number appealed; the outcome of those appeals; and the average time for applications under the domiciliary care allowance from initial application to final decision. [47608/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Land Availability (9 Nov 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 291. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the details of the figures contained in the table 3 of the residential land availability survey 2014 for land owned by local authorities and that is publicly owned. [47552/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement (8 Nov 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 82. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the steps she is taking to address identified shortcomings within the ODCE while the process of establishing a new corporate enforcement agency is under way; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47316/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement Data (8 Nov 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 83. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of requests for additional funding, staff resources or expertise that have been made by the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement in each of the past four years; the number of such requests that have been met in full; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47317/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement Staff (8 Nov 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 84. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number and nature of posts, by head count and in whole time equivalent terms in the ODCE in each of the past four years; the number of vacant posts in the ODCE; the details of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47318/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement Expenditure (8 Nov 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 85. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the amount spent on payroll in the ODCE in each of the past four years; the amount spent on temporary staff in each of the past four years; the amount spent on outside expertise in each of the past four years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47319/17]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Botanic Gardens (8 Nov 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 113. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when funding will be provided to the National Botanic Gardens o carry out restoration works to the two historic greenhouses, the cactus house and the giant waterlily house, which are both listed buildings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47252/17]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Botanic Gardens (8 Nov 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 114. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when funding will be provided to the National Botanic Gardens in order to increase its staffing levels in its scientific and horticultural teams which are at an acutely low level in terms of sustaining the gardens; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47253/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staff (8 Nov 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 120. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the issues raised by a school (details supplied) in relation to the number of teachers provided to it; if an appeal from the school can be considered on the basis of the high number of enrolled students with special needs; if he will review the appeal criteria outlined in circular 0017/2017 and consider the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (8 Nov 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 170. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding each of the sexual health strategy's priority actions, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47315/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Rates (8 Nov 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 215. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to a recent report (details supplied) which highlights the additional living costs for visually impaired persons and the differential rate of their minimum essential standard of living; her views on the report; the steps she will take to address its findings; and if she will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Standards (8 Nov 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 221. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on the finding by the European Committee of Social Rights that the standard of some local authority housing here is in violation of the Article 16 of the European Social Charter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47325/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Commencement of Legislation (8 Nov 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 222. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason he has not brought into effect Chapter 2 of Part 2 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 which places an obligation on each housing authority to make a housing service plan; the steps he will take to bring this section of the Act into effect; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47327/17]

Order of Business (7 Nov 2017)

Róisín Shortall: Tuesday's business shall be No. 8, motion re terms of reference of Select Committee on Rural and Community Development, 14th report of the Committee of Selection and appointment of Chairman of Select Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement; No. 9, motion re Financial Resolutions for the Finance Bill 2017; No. 20, Water Services Bill 2017 - Order for Report Stage and...

Leaders' Questions (7 Nov 2017)

Róisín Shortall: It is a cop-out to say the issue of tax avoidance needs international solutions alone. Yes, it does need them, but it also needs us in Ireland to close the loopholes which Governments have created, including the double Irish in 1991 and the changes to the capital allowance arrangements which the Taoiseach's Government introduced just last year. This greed fuelled quest to pay no tax is, of...

Leaders' Questions (7 Nov 2017)

Róisín Shortall: The Government created a new one.

Leaders' Questions (7 Nov 2017)

Róisín Shortall: Why did Deputy Michael Noonan do it?

Leaders' Questions (7 Nov 2017)

Róisín Shortall: I want to raise the matter of the Paradise Papers and the information which has emerged in regard to Apple's tax arrangements, the facilitation of these arrangements by successive Irish Governments and the considerably negative impact this is having on Ireland's reputation. The central theme running through the Paradise Papers is the relentless quest of the wealthy and powerful, the great...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Research and Development Funding (7 Nov 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 162. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the funding the Government contributes to medicines research and development annually; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46481/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement Reports (7 Nov 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 173. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she has received the advice she requested from the Attorney General regarding the publication of a report (details supplied); the reason for the delay in the issuing of this advice; the number of times her office has sought an update on this matter from the Office of the Attorney General; if she will now publish the report; and...