Results 11,101-11,120 of 13,214 for speaker:Pat Gallagher

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Summer Works Scheme Data (5 Jul 2016)

Pat Gallagher: 227. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the primary and secondary schools in County Donegal he has approved for funding under the summer works scheme to date under various headings, including projects for special needs and emergency works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19743/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments Administration (5 Jul 2016)

Pat Gallagher: 314. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the steps he will take to compensate social protection recipients who receive sterling payments with top-up payments from his Department in view of the decline in sterling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19684/16]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: UK Referendum on EU Membership (5 Jul 2016)

Pat Gallagher: 375. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the provision he is making to ensure that European funding such as INTERREG is maintained on a cross-Border basis, post-Brexit, as all Border counties depend greatly on such funds for development, social inclusion and community development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19685/16]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: UK Referendum on EU Membership (5 Jul 2016)

Pat Gallagher: 376. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the provision he is making to ensure that European Union funding such as INTERREG is maintained on a cross-Border basis post the exit of the United Kingdom from the European Union, given that all Border counties depend greatly on such funds for development, social inclusion and community development; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (5 Jul 2016)

Pat Gallagher: 575. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the immediate contingency steps he will take to safeguard the interests of the Irish fishing sector following the decision by United Kingdom voters to leave the European Union in its recent referendum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19304/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (5 Jul 2016)

Pat Gallagher: 576. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the likely effect on the Common Fisheries Policy, and the effect this will have on total allowable catches and quotas, following the decision by United Kingdom voters to leave the European Union in its recent referendum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19305/16]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Mortgages (28 Jun 2016)

Pat Gallagher: 226. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of housing loan applications that have been made and which were successful to each local authority in 2015 and in Quarter 1 of 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18524/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (28 Jun 2016)

Pat Gallagher: 283. To ask the Minister for Social Protection why he continues to correspond with persons in receipt of social welfare payments requesting them to consider opting for payment by electronic fund transfer despite the fact these same persons have indicated they want to continue using the post office; if he is aware of the importance of these transactions to the post office network; why he is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Consultant Contracts (28 Jun 2016)

Pat Gallagher: 451. To ask the Minister for Health the efforts he is making to convince St. Vincent's Hospital that the specialist in the treatment of sarcoma be retained; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18523/16]

United Kingdom Referendum on European Union Membership: Statements (27 Jun 2016)

Pat Gallagher: Like many Deputies, I am pleased that we have the opportunity of expressing our views by way of statements in the House, which was convened by the Taoiseach at very short notice. Níor chreid mise riamh go nglacfadh An Bhreatain an cinneadh seo a ghlac siad an Déardaoin seo caite. Nuair a mhúscail mé ar maidin Dé hAoine, bhain sé geit asam nuair a mhothaigh...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Addiction Treatment Services (21 Jun 2016)

Pat Gallagher: 436. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware that addiction services for persons under 18 years of age are not available in County Donegal; the arrangements he has put in place to deal with those availing of such services; when full-time services will be reinstated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17197/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Funding (14 Jun 2016)

Pat Gallagher: 206. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to increase the rate per pupil under the capitation grant scheme for primary level in the short term; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15745/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Improvement Schemes (14 Jun 2016)

Pat Gallagher: 577. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to reinstate the local improvement scheme for non-county roads as per the programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15744/16]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: IDA Site Visits (14 Jun 2016)

Pat Gallagher: 620. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of visits the Industrial Development Agency Ireland and Enterprise Ireland organised to County Donegal in each of the years 2014 to 2016 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15743/16]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Fishing Licences (8 Jun 2016)

Pat Gallagher: It is not intentional on the part of the Minister but for him say that €240 million is riding on the back of this is almost scaremongering. I am quite sure he did not intend it that way. The UK and the Republic of Ireland are in the same Union and, hopefully, this will remain the case after the referendum. What is acceptable in the UK when there are millions riding on it does not...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Fishing Licences (8 Jun 2016)

Pat Gallagher: 50. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he will amend Statutory Instrument No. 125 of 2016 and introduce a system where no penalty points will be applied to an owner’s licence until the matter has been completed in the courts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14836/16]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Fishing Licences (8 Jun 2016)

Pat Gallagher: I am pleased that the Minister was able to meet the industry and respond to the views of Members from various parties on this side of the House. However, I am somewhat disturbed to learn that the Minister is not prepared to revoke the statutory instrument. Had we known that, we could have made the Minister's job simpler. We could have secured a majority in this House to revoke it because a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Scoileanna Gaeltachta (24 May 2016)

Pat Gallagher: 127. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills cén dul chun cinn atá déanta maidir le scoil nua atá beartaithe do Ghaelscoil na gCeithre Máistrí, Baile Dhún na nGall, ón am a fógraíodh an togra seo ar Chlár Caipitil na Scoileanna; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [11167/16]

Report of Sub-Committee on Dáil Reform: Motion (Resumed) (19 May 2016)

Pat Gallagher: I am pleased to have the opportunity to contribute to this debate on the final draft report of the sub-Committee on Dáil Reform. I congratulate the Members all sides of the House who contributed to this important report. I was first elected to the House in 1981. Only three Members of the class of 1981 are still in the House, with the Taoiseach having been a Member of the class of...

An Teanga Gaeilge: Statements (18 May 2016)

Pat Gallagher: Cuirim fáilte roimh an díospóireacht seo faoin Ghaeilge, faoin Ghaeltacht agus faoi chúrsaí na Gaeilge. Déanaim comhghairdeas leis an Aire, an Teachta Humphreys, a bhfuil na cúraimí seo uirthi. Tá súil agam nach fada go dtí go mbeidh Aire Stáit aici a bheidh ag plé leis an nGaeltacht agus leis an nGaeltacht amháin....