Results 11,721-11,740 of 14,388 for speaker:Clare Daly

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Awareness (5 Feb 2014)

Clare Daly: 190. To ask the Minister for Health if he will initiate an awareness campaign in relation to the signs /symptoms of type one diabetes particularly in relation to children, along the lines of the awareness campaign operating in Britain which has had considerable success [5872/14]

Other Questions: Irish Water Staff (4 Feb 2014)

Clare Daly: We will see.

Other Questions: Irish Water Staff (4 Feb 2014)

Clare Daly: The dogs on the streets know that Irish Water has been a ridiculous waste of money and that there is no benefit to it.

Other Questions: Irish Water Staff (4 Feb 2014)

Clare Daly: I am unsure whether the Minister heard the point I was making, which was that the decision and the analysis made to set up Irish Water were based on inaccurate and, frankly, wrong information. Incorrect figures were given for the pipe network in Ireland, as well as the number of people employed in Scottish Water. As a result of that incorrect analysis, the Government has had a false policy....

Other Questions: Irish Water Staff (4 Feb 2014)

Clare Daly: 88. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the analysis conducted by his Department of the PWC report which led to the establishment of Irish Water; the discussions he has had with the LAPO and local authority unions and management in relation to staffing. [5024/14]

Other Questions: Irish Water Staff (4 Feb 2014)

Clare Daly: This question relates to the establishment of Irish Water, based on a PWC analysis which local authority engineers stated contained significant errors, omissions and inappropriate comparisons which have led to a frenzy about the idea of local authority workers standing around doing nothing.

Other Questions: Irish Water Staff (4 Feb 2014)

Clare Daly: We have been subjected to a frenzy in the media over the past while about local authority workers standing around doing nothing under the new arrangements with Irish Water. It is a campaign led by a media largely owned by Denis O’Brien, who obviously has a vested interest in the whole Irish Water scenario. The decision to set up Irish Water as a stand-alone entity was based on...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Irish Water Staff (4 Feb 2014)

Clare Daly: 128. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding claims of alleged significant levels of over-staffing in Irish Water; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5023/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (4 Feb 2014)

Clare Daly: 250. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills since the abolition of maintenance grants for postgraduate students, the provisions that are being made for students from lower socio-economic groups to help them with the financial means to complete their studies. [5599/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Library Services (4 Feb 2014)

Clare Daly: 429. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his Department has conducted any research into staffless libraries; his views that this is a direction in which the local authorities should proceed, in view of the fact that the savings in staff are often replaced by significant cost in relation to security and surveillance hardware. [4869/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Electricity Transmission Network (4 Feb 2014)

Clare Daly: 450. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he has instructed his Department to ensure that assessments are conducted into the impact of the Grid 25 project on the heritage and wildlife along the planned routes of the project. [51462/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Court Accommodation Provision (4 Feb 2014)

Clare Daly: 507. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his position regarding the closure of the courthouse in Balbriggan; when this will take place; the alternative uses that will be made of this prominent building in the town; and the alternative arrangements that are in place for District Court hearings. [5099/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Data (4 Feb 2014)

Clare Daly: 546. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide a breakdown of female prisoners currently incarcerated in the State in the 70-80 age group. [5598/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Legal Cases (4 Feb 2014)

Clare Daly: 614. To ask the Minister for Health if there will be further legal action taken regarding the financial irregularities uncovered at an organisation (details supplied) in 2012. [5601/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Air Pollution (4 Feb 2014)

Clare Daly: 640. To ask the Minister for Health the reason he has refused to investigate a public report, put before him by the Irish Environmental Forum, which was published by Professor Jacqueline McGlade of the European Environmental Agency entitled, The Cost of Air Pollution. [5100/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport Initiatives (4 Feb 2014)

Clare Daly: 765. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to extend the DART commuter transport link to residential areas of Donabate and further areas on the rail network in north County Dublin. [5600/14]

Other Questions: Electricity Transmission Network (30 Jan 2014)

Clare Daly: 18. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will halt the Gridlink 25 project until a comprehensive cost benefit analysis is implemented regarding the underground option, and the cost of overground pylons of the more modern and advanced tower designs which reduce visibility and EMF. [4118/14]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Hydraulic Fracturing Policy (30 Jan 2014)

Clare Daly: 31. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if his Department will conduct any studies into the increased threat of environmental problems from fracking in areas that are prone to flooding in view of such experiences in parts of the United States. [4117/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Data (30 Jan 2014)

Clare Daly: 47. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way the National Council for Special Education and his Department arrived at the number of 32 hours as the benchmark for a full-time post for an special needs assistant. [4580/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Data (30 Jan 2014)

Clare Daly: 48. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a list of the number of schools whose special needs assistants' hours equate to the full 32 hours that were used in the report or recommendation. [4581/14]