Results 12,201-12,220 of 14,388 for speaker:Clare Daly

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Bord Iascaigh Mhara (15 Oct 2013)

Clare Daly: 302. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason Bord Iascaigh Mhara are hiring new staff in Clonakilty at salaries of between €65,000 and €75,000 despite the fact that staff in Dun Laoghaire are already doing the work that is advertised in the vacancy. [42991/13]

Other Questions: Small and Medium Enterprises Supports (10 Oct 2013)

Clare Daly: Flexibility in the rates system is critical. I am not sure of the timescale the Department has in mind or how creative local authorities will be allowed to be in this regard. A fundamental departure from the current system is required to critically support companies that are struggling and may have been operating in an area for some considerable time. This issue needs to be addressed. The...

Other Questions: Small and Medium Enterprises Supports (10 Oct 2013)

Clare Daly: 7. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the action he will take to assist small businesses in this current economic climate in view of the fact that they are the largest employer in the country. [42576/13]

Other Questions: Small and Medium Enterprises Supports (10 Oct 2013)

Clare Daly: The problem is that the Minister of State's response is that what the Government is doing is in the plan. However, the reality is that for many small and medium sized business on the ground life is still incredibly difficult. Despite the list of initiatives listed by the Minister of State they are still struggling. It is not good enough that some of these initiatives are only coming on...

Second Report of the Convention on the Constitution (Women in the Home): Statements (Resumed) (10 Oct 2013)

Clare Daly: I thank the Acting Chairman for the offer of extra time. I might take a little of it but I noticed the Minister was a little touchy yesterday during the criminal justice debate and I have no wish to delay him from his lunch. Therefore, I will try to be as brief as I can. While listening to the debate from my office earlier, I heard a good deal of commentary from the Government benches...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Scheme Issues (10 Oct 2013)

Clare Daly: 107. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the measures she has put in place, or will put in place, to ensure that FÁS scheme supervisors against whom complaints are made by scheme participants do not use their position to campaign against those who have made complaints against them, once the scheme participants have moved on to other employment, including instances where the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Offices (10 Oct 2013)

Clare Daly: 122. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the areas nationally where social welfare offices were closed in the past two years; and if she will justify the rationale for same. [42978/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Meters Issues (10 Oct 2013)

Clare Daly: 130. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government in view of the earlier response this Deputy received from him, if he will clarify the accessibility features for severely vision impaired persons that were specified in the recent procurement contract for water meters; if this contract is illegal, given that it contravenes the Disability Act 2005 which states that every...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Public Sector Staff Recruitment (10 Oct 2013)

Clare Daly: 154. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the communication his Department has had with Fingal County Council in relation to assisting them to deal with the crisis in the operation of libraries as a result of retiring librarians who have not been replaced as a result of the recruitment embargo. [42297/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission Issues (10 Oct 2013)

Clare Daly: 158. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason he has not enabled GSOC to access the PULSE system under the new protocols, despite their outlining on a number of occasions that this was necessary to enable them to carry out their function effectively. [42873/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres Provision (10 Oct 2013)

Clare Daly: 214. To ask the Minister for Health the number of local health centres or clinics which were closed over this Government's term in office. [42979/13]

Leaders' Questions (9 Oct 2013)

Clare Daly: I am sorry to ruin the Taoiseach's merriment but just over two weeks ago, I received a letter from an older lady who lives down the country. She had never written to a politician previously but was desperately seeking help and, with her permission, I am raising her case in the Chamber today because she represents thousands of other people who are suffering a similar torment. More...

Leaders' Questions (9 Oct 2013)

Clare Daly: While it obviously is a happy ending in this case, the reason the woman concerned gave me permission to raise her case in this Chamber is that, sadly, there are thousands of others where the ending is not so happy. People have spent a lifetime searching only to find out perhaps that the parent had just recently died. This simply is not good enough. In September 2011, the Minister told me...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Coastal Erosion (9 Oct 2013)

Clare Daly: 35. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the communication his Department has had with Fingal County Council over the past 18 months in relation to the provision of funding to deal with dune erosion and coastal protection. [42296/13]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights Issues (9 Oct 2013)

Clare Daly: 51. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will request the Russian Government to free the Greenpeace activists who were charged with piracy as a result of their involvement in peaceful protest. [42539/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staff Remuneration (9 Oct 2013)

Clare Daly: 78. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will end the policy of wage curtailment which has meant that the wages of many special needs assistants in primary schools have been reduced due to new contracts based on a 32 hour week; andif he will implement clear and direct procedures for solving disputes over wages. [42650/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staff Remuneration (9 Oct 2013)

Clare Daly: 79. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the 32 hour benchmark currently used is an appropriate mechanism for determining the salaries of special needs assistants in the majority of schools. [42651/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staff Remuneration (9 Oct 2013)

Clare Daly: 81. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will end the ambiguity faced by special needs assistants in dealing with three different entities when seeking redress regarding contract disputes; and if he will implement clear and direct procedures for resolving disputes over payment of wages. [42653/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staff Remuneration (9 Oct 2013)

Clare Daly: 82. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in the case where it is determined that his Department has overpaid special needs assistants, if he will ensure that there is an amnesty for those in the receipt of such payments while a fairer and more equitable contract system is implemented. [42654/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staff Remuneration (9 Oct 2013)

Clare Daly: 80. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will examine the contracts of special needs assistants whose pay has been reduced due to their post now being considered a percentage of a full post of 32 hours per week; and if he will initiate reforms to end this practice. [42652/13]