Results 11,401-11,420 of 24,567 for speaker:Róisín Shortall

Written Answers — Department of Health: Freedom of Information Requests (13 Jul 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 922. To ask the Minister for Health the reason his Department has not responded to an FOI request (details supplied) regarding the national maternity hospital within the statutory period; and if he will expedite this matter. [34676/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Misuse of Drugs (13 Jul 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 923. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the recent reports of the increasing use of crack cocaine in Dublin; his views on recent claims that the HSE is ill-equipped to deal with the abuse of a drug (details supplied); his further views on engaging with treatment providers to ensure that appropriate prevention and treatment strategies for this drug are developed;...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Promotion (13 Jul 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 924. To ask the Minister for Health his strategy to address a matter (details supplied) in respect of awareness campaigns on the dangers of drinking alcohol during pregnancy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34696/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fisheries Protection (13 Jul 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 937. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide details of super trawler activity in Irish waters; the name of each super trawler that has fished in Irish waters in each of the years 2014 to 2016 (details supplied); the number of observers that have been in place on these boats; and the number of boardings made by the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority over...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (13 Jul 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 957. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he will take to prohibit the use of wild animals in circuses, in view of the need to promote animal welfare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34677/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Waste Management (13 Jul 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 1023. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on the statement by the chief executive officer of Dublin City Council that he wished to take back control of waste management to introduce a publicly run tendering system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34671/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Waste Disposal Charges (13 Jul 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 1024. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to introduce maximum charges as part of the waste charging regime in advance of the proposed changeover to pay by weight in September, 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34672/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Waste Management Regulations (13 Jul 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 1025. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the steps he is taking to require the food industry to reduce the amount of packaging it uses; his views on the operation of a company (details supplied) in view of the fact that the scheme does not incentivise the use of recyclable materials or reduce the overall level of packaging; and his plans to address this...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Waste Disposal Charges (13 Jul 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 1026. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the status of the report on the proposal announced in 2016 to give waste companies a €1.5 million reduction in landfill fees to offset the price freeze; the position regarding the promised information campaign which was supposed to be funded on foot of this reduction;; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: National Youth Strategy (13 Jul 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 1171. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of the LGBT youth strategy; the timeline for completion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34691/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Area Based Childhood Programme (13 Jul 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 1172. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of the operation of the area based childhood programme; the projects awarded funding under this scheme, by amount awarded and county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34695/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Family Income Supplement Eligibility (13 Jul 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 1232. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to raise public awareness of eligibility for family income supplement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34689/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Family Support Services (13 Jul 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 1233. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of the introduction of a working family payment proposed in A Programme for a Partnership Government; the way the proposed payment will differ from family income supplement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34690/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Social Innovation Fund Ireland (13 Jul 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 1252. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the projects awarded funding by the social innovation fund by county and amount awarded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34693/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Fire Safety (13 Jul 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 1321. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the reason he has still not published a review commissioned by his Department in September 2015 to develop a framework for general application in homes in which concerns had been raised regarding fire safety; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34631/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (13 Jul 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 1322. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the successful launch of an affordable housing scheme in Ballymun (details supplied); his plans to support local authorities in replicating this scheme elsewhere; the details of the €10 million that was set aside from the sale of Bord Gais for an affordable housing pilot...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Departmental Staff Data (13 Jul 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 1323. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of full-time staff within his Department with specific responsibility for social housing policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34684/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Data (13 Jul 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 1324. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 675 of 4 July 2017, if his Department has projected the number of affordable units on each site; the number of affordable units as requested; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34685/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: RAPID Programme (13 Jul 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 1325. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the status of the operation of the RAPID scheme; the projects awarded funding under this scheme, by amount awarded and county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34694/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Construction Costs (13 Jul 2017)

Róisín Shortall: 1327. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his views on the fact that the cost of housing is neither affordable nor sustainable; and the steps he is taking to drive down the cost of housing. [34701/17]