Results 11,341-11,360 of 16,746 for speaker:Dara Calleary

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (27 May 2014)

Dara Calleary: 25. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to review capital acquisition tax thresholds in view of the impact of rising property prices on the amount of inheritance tax many persons now face; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23038/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Deposit Interest Rates (27 May 2014)

Dara Calleary: 26. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether the current penal tax regime that applies to deposit and pension savings is discouraging persons from making provision for future financial needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23039/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Small and Medium Enterprises Debt (27 May 2014)

Dara Calleary: 144. To ask the Minister for Finance his views that the employment prospects for the small and medium enterprise sector would be enhanced by more comprehensive action to tackle SME debt; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17456/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: FÁS Training Programmes Provision (27 May 2014)

Dara Calleary: 188. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a two year FÁS course (details supplied) has ceased after one year. [22388/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (27 May 2014)

Dara Calleary: 193. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a school (details supplied) in County Mayo which faces the prospect of losing a teacher from September 2014; the options that may be available to the school management; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22148/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (27 May 2014)

Dara Calleary: 198. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to incorporate Chinese into the leaving certificate curriculum; the timeframe for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22201/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further Education and Training Programmes Provision (27 May 2014)

Dara Calleary: 219. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that FETAC course operators must run their courses in FETAC-accredited centres; his views on whether this is a restrictive rule; his views on whether local community centres and civic centres would be ideal locations for the hosting of such courses; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation Data (27 May 2014)

Dara Calleary: 345. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will outline the Industrial Development Agency Ireland plans for Castlebar; if it has initiated a feasibility study for future investment in the town; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23267/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (27 May 2014)

Dara Calleary: 356. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo may expect to have a carer's allowance application processed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22219/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Irish Water Staff (27 May 2014)

Dara Calleary: 516. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the status of employees previously employed in the water services section of local authorities; if these employees are now classed as employees of Irish Water; if he will outline the implications of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22149/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Eligibility (27 May 2014)

Dara Calleary: 592. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) in County Mayo was denied access to the sheep grassland scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22401/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Turbary Rights (27 May 2014)

Dara Calleary: 598. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 558 of 4 February 2014 the history of the plot in question; his views on whether the plot was vested in the person named; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the plot in question has been cut in recent days; the options available to the person named, who has previously rented the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Grassland Sheep Scheme Payments (27 May 2014)

Dara Calleary: 602. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to detail the number of farmers in County Mayo who are still awaiting their payment under the sheep grassland scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22564/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Suckler Welfare Scheme Applications (27 May 2014)

Dara Calleary: 626. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to explain the reason a person (details supplied) in County Mayo is yet to receive a suckler welfare scheme payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23094/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Equipment (27 May 2014)

Dara Calleary: 717. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the ECG machine at a community hospital (details supplied) in County Mayo; when he expects the machine to return to service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22147/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (27 May 2014)

Dara Calleary: 841. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on physiotherapy services in County Mayo. [22812/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Home Repayment Scheme (27 May 2014)

Dara Calleary: 884. To ask the Minister for Health the date on which the nursing home repayment scheme ceased. [22985/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulations (27 May 2014)

Dara Calleary: 960. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason County Mayo does not have a facility for the renewing of taxi plates in view of the fact that there are 323 taxi plates renewed in the county each year and that the Road Safety Authority is located in the county. [22150/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Facilities Funding (27 May 2014)

Dara Calleary: 961. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department has received an application for funding from Mayo County Council for road improvement works at a designated cycle track at Sheffrey, Louisburgh; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22151/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Coast Guard Services (27 May 2014)

Dara Calleary: 962. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the plans his Department has for investment in a Coast Guard unit station in County Mayo (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22152/14]