Results 13,021-13,040 of 21,588 for speaker:Denis Naughten

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Textbooks (17 Apr 2013)

Denis Naughten: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans, if any, to ensure universal availability of a school book rental scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17884/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Educational Disadvantage (17 Apr 2013)

Denis Naughten: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he intends to take to address the increasing numbers of disadvantaged children within the education system in view of the reduction in funding to support such children; the psychological supports being provided to children from grossly indebted families; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17886/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Bullying in Schools (17 Apr 2013)

Denis Naughten: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on the work of his Department on tackling bullying; if he will outline the timetable for the delivery of the action plan from the Working Group on Bullying; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17887/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Literacy and Numeracy Strategy (17 Apr 2013)

Denis Naughten: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will outline the progress made to date on his literacy and numeracy strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17888/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (17 Apr 2013)

Denis Naughten: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an assessment of the impact which changes to the pupil teacher ratio is having on class numbers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17889/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Costs (16 Apr 2013)

Denis Naughten: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the additional steps she will to take to address the availability and affordability of regulated childcare services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17260/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Abuse (16 Apr 2013)

Denis Naughten: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when the audit of serious neglect cases will be published; the reason for the delay in its publication; if she is concerned that the audit report which was produced on foot of a specific recommendation of a public inquiry has not yet been published two years after it has been completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17261/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Abuse (16 Apr 2013)

Denis Naughten: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when the audit produced on foot of the recommendations in the report on the Roscommon Child Care Case will be published; the reason for the delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16017/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Social Insurance Issues (16 Apr 2013)

Denis Naughten: To ask the Minister for Finance in view of the reduction of dental entitlements under the PRSI scheme, if he will restore the marginal rate tax relief for orthodontic and other selected specialist dental treatments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16487/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Excise Duties Reliefs (16 Apr 2013)

Denis Naughten: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider the provision of 100% excise relief on ethanol for fuel in order to support the re-establishment of a sugar industry here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17518/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Representations (16 Apr 2013)

Denis Naughten: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the payments that are due to a person (details supplied); when same will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16528/13]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Garda Stations Refurbishment (16 Apr 2013)

Denis Naughten: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No 246 of 5 March 2013, if approval has been received for a project (details supplied) in County Roscommon; if approved, when will the work commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15977/13]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Water Levels (16 Apr 2013)

Denis Naughten: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when it is envisaged that the pilot water level monitoring exercise on Lough Ree and Meelick Weir involving controlled raising and lowering of weir boards at selected locations will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16539/13]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Losses (16 Apr 2013)

Denis Naughten: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the steps he is taking to mitigate the scale of job losses at a site (details supplied) in County Roscommon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17311/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Job Initiatives (16 Apr 2013)

Denis Naughten: To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 307 of 20 March 2013, if a person (details supplied) whose internship under jobbridge has ceased, due to the failure of the employer to offer the training agreed, may be treated as a new applicant for the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16560/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Job Initiatives (16 Apr 2013)

Denis Naughten: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline the procedure following a complaint under the jobbridge scheme; the number of interns that have left jobbridge early; the number of official complaints that have been made regarding internships; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16561/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Numbers (16 Apr 2013)

Denis Naughten: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of two respite care grants; the number in receipt of three or more grants; the total value of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16967/13]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Turf Cutting Compensation Scheme Applications (16 Apr 2013)

Denis Naughten: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of turf cutters who received a compensation payment and turf respectively for the 2011 turf cutting season; the number of these persons who have received a compensation payment and turf respectively for the 2012 season; when the outstanding payments will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17312/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Judicial Separation Legislation (16 Apr 2013)

Denis Naughten: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the plans if any he has to repeal the legislation governing judicial separations in view of the statutory provisions for divorce; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16920/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Development Programme Funding (16 Apr 2013)

Denis Naughten: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to correspondence (details supplied), if he will provide reassurances of the long term support for the rural development programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17517/13]