Results 1,161-1,180 of 3,697 for speaker:Michael Lowry

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Funding (27 Sep 2022)

Michael Lowry: 345. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if funding is available through his Department to assist a school (details supplied) in County Tipperary to upgrade its transport facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46944/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (27 Sep 2022)

Michael Lowry: 370. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the number of members of An Garda Síochána who are willing to sign an ML10 form has dramatically declined (details supplied); if she plans to reform the way in which members of An Garda Síochána verify the identification of persons who do not currently...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (27 Sep 2022)

Michael Lowry: 601. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the ash dieback RUS grant aid scheme is to be treated by applicants as a de-minimis payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47274/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Grant Payments (27 Sep 2022)

Michael Lowry: 602. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the estimated net VAT payment to applicants for the environmental report grant, per file, outlined in circular 13/2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47275/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (27 Sep 2022)

Michael Lowry: 603. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the required legislation change will take place enabling the replacement species for the RUS scheme to be conifers on an area up to ten hectares; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47276/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (27 Sep 2022)

Michael Lowry: 604. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there will be mandatory professional forester involvement in the small-scale tree planting scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47277/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (27 Sep 2022)

Michael Lowry: 605. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if existing forestry woodland, if present on the farm, included in the Farm Sustainability Plan is to be completed on the generic land management for all ACRES applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47278/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (27 Sep 2022)

Michael Lowry: 606. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the direct integration and compatibility mechanisms proposed for afforestation and the organic farming scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47279/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (27 Sep 2022)

Michael Lowry: 607. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 647 of 14 September 2022, in stating that there is no licence requirement if a landowner wishes to remove some of this material from a site; if this is an unlicensed activity and that harvesting lop and top or brash from forestry harvesting sites is outside the scope of the felling licence...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (27 Sep 2022)

Michael Lowry: 608. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 647 of 14 September 2022, if the Department standard or guideline or guidance document that forest-owners should review when harvesting lop and top or brash from harvesting sites; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47291/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (22 Sep 2022)

Michael Lowry: 324. To ask the Minister for Health the measures that are being introduced to ensure that the fee payable for nursing home resident care recognises the extraordinary increase in costs being incurred (details supplied). [46480/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (22 Sep 2022)

Michael Lowry: 325. To ask the Minister for Health the immediate measures that will be implemented to stem the closure of small nursing homes (details supplied). [46481/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (22 Sep 2022)

Michael Lowry: 326. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the recent pattern of closure of smaller nursing homes; and his further views on whether the loss of these nursing homes within communities are of particular concern for his Department and the Government with regard to the care options available to persons. [46482/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (21 Sep 2022)

Michael Lowry: 110. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if an application for a work employment visa submitted by a doctor (details supplied) will be reviewed and expedited given that they are waiting to start employment in a HSE-managed facility; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46177/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (21 Sep 2022)

Michael Lowry: 160. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 647 of 14 September 2022, in stating that removing lop and top or brash from site is not described in the standards for felling and reforestation, if harvesting lop and top and brash from forestry harvesting sites is outside of the scope of the standards for felling and reforestation of October...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (21 Sep 2022)

Michael Lowry: 161. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 647 of 14 September 2022, in stating that there is no licence requirement if a landowner wishes to remove some of this material from a site, if this is an unlicensed activity and that harvesting lop and top or brash from forestry harvesting sites is outside the scope of the felling licence...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (21 Sep 2022)

Michael Lowry: 162. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 647 of 14 September 2022, if he will confirm the Department's standard or guideline or guidance document that forest owners should review when harvesting lop and top or brash from harvesting sites; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46217/22]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (20 Sep 2022)

Michael Lowry: 241. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the OPW has received a licence request from a person (details supplied) to use the swimming pool at Templemore Garda Training College to train Special Olympics swimmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45471/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (20 Sep 2022)

Michael Lowry: 361. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will investigate the provision of making free travel passes available to persons with epilepsy who are temporarily barred from driving for one year or more due to having a breakthrough seizure; if she will consider uncoupling the free travel pass from other qualifying payments to ensure that there is a direct...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Research and Development (20 Sep 2022)

Michael Lowry: 448. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the Government intends to open up the new PhD programme for PhD researchers that will be valued at €28,000 per annum; If he acknowledges that introducing a new stipend will cause an up-to €21,500 pay-gap between current and new researchers given that the current PhD stipends which are between €6,500 and €18,500...