Results 1,221-1,240 of 1,737 for speaker:Noel Rock

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Applications Approvals (11 Apr 2017)

Noel Rock: 151. To ask the Minister for Finance if any oversight is being conducted to ensure that mortgage approvals, which have jumped by 42%, are being made in a cautious and responsible manner to prevent another housing bubble crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16806/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Inflation Rate (11 Apr 2017)

Noel Rock: 153. To ask the Minister for Finance the actions he is recommending to rein in the price inflation that is slowing down the growth of the manufacturing industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18212/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tracker Mortgages Examination (11 Apr 2017)

Noel Rock: 154. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider criminalising the act of overcharging on a tracker mortgage with a stiff financial penalty for banks (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18215/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Economic Policy (11 Apr 2017)

Noel Rock: 155. To ask the Minister for Finance if a contingency plan is in place to minimise disruptions in the economy if President Trump were to start enacting some of the trade policies he has discussed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18224/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing Policy (11 Apr 2017)

Noel Rock: 327. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the challenges which are standing in the way of increasing the housing supply at a faster than normal rate in view of the extent of the housing crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18219/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: School Meals Programme (11 Apr 2017)

Noel Rock: 390. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the way non-DEIS schools are selected to participate in the school meals programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18220/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Organ Donation (11 Apr 2017)

Noel Rock: 623. To ask the Minister for Health the process which would be implemented for the families of the deceased to veto organ donation in view of the fact that organ harvesting takes place as quickly as possible following death; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18221/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Organ Donation (11 Apr 2017)

Noel Rock: 624. To ask the Minister for Health his estimate of the increase in organ transplants which can be expected; if there are enough doctors to keep up with this increase in transplant surgeries; his views on whether funds should be devoted to acquire additional doctors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18222/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Trade Agreements (11 Apr 2017)

Noel Rock: 788. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she will consider the passage of new trade laws requiring more stringent food safety checks in order that trade agreements such as the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement, CETA, do not negatively impact consumers here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18223/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency Investigations (11 Apr 2017)

Noel Rock: 814. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the reason €2.5 million was set aside for third party legal costs for the inquiry into the Grace case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18213/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Childhood Care and Education Staff (11 Apr 2017)

Noel Rock: 815. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her views on restructuring the contract process for early years educators in order to improve retention of the most qualified candidates; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18214/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing Policy (6 Apr 2017)

Noel Rock: 65. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his views on the fact that the construction of new homes has hit a seven-year high and yet homelessness here is still on the rise; the reason for this phenomenon; the changes that are required to the housing policy to rectify this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15028/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Modern Language Teaching (5 Apr 2017)

Noel Rock: 49. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the new primary school reform commences; the age at which students will start to learn a foreign language; if the Finnish model of beginning a foreign language at age seven will be adhered to; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16620/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Expenditure (5 Apr 2017)

Noel Rock: 78. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if Ireland already spends more per student than most other EU countries; the spending increases that should be expected in conjunction with primary school reform; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16619/17]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Census of Population Data (5 Apr 2017)

Noel Rock: 93. To ask the Taoiseach the details of the breakdown of home owner proportion by age band in the past six censuses undertaken by the State. [16807/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Criminal Law (5 Apr 2017)

Noel Rock: 116. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will introduce legislation to implement stronger penalties for those who are found to be shoplifting and particularly in cases in which the shop owner or staff are assaulted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17044/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Housing Policy (5 Apr 2017)

Noel Rock: 228. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the actions being taken by his Department to encourage the development of new private houses in the State, particularly in Dublin, after a reported decline of 17% of new houses for sale in 2016; the current level of participation in any State programmes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17045/17]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Bodies Expenditure (5 Apr 2017)

Noel Rock: 265. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will consider instituting new transparent accounting standards for Government bodies like An Garda Síochána and updating rules around spending to prevent frivolous expenditures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17049/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Products Regulatory Authority (5 Apr 2017)

Noel Rock: 287. To ask the Minister for Health if resources are being devoted specifically to investigate and intervene in the sale of real and counterfeit pregabalin; if the source of these substances has been discovered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17047/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Industry Development (5 Apr 2017)

Noel Rock: 306. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the actions his Department are undertaking to increase the levels of innovation in food processing; his views on a person's (details supplied) opinion that levels of innovation in this sector are low; his views on whether the State is falling behind on this ahead of Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17046/17]