Results 13,761-13,780 of 24,567 for speaker:Róisín Shortall

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Rights (21 Apr 2015)

Róisín Shortall: 332. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation with reference to the Employment Equality Acts, if he will outline the current legislation on compulsory retirement; if, in the absence of a contractual clause detailing an age of mandatory retirement, an employee may be forced to retire due to their age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15581/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Data (21 Apr 2015)

Róisín Shortall: 588. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in respect of the north side of Dublin, the number of school places in autism spectrum disorder units in primary schools; the number of school places in such units in secondary schools; the number of such pupils who are due to transition from primary to secondary school in September 2015; the number of places in such units in secondary schools...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (21 Apr 2015)

Róisín Shortall: 608. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the arrangements which will be made to accommodate a child (details supplied) in Dublin 9 with Asperger's syndrome who has been attending an autism spectrum disorder base-class since 2011 and is due to transfer to secondary school in September 2015, in view of the fact that the child's psychological assessment states that he...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Private Residential Tenancies Board Remit (21 Apr 2015)

Róisín Shortall: 626. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if a list or other form of appropriate screening process is available to landlords or letting agents of tenants, who have engaged in serious anti-social activity and have a Private Residential Tenancies Board judgment registered in respect of this activity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15332/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Issues (21 Apr 2015)

Róisín Shortall: 637. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government in view of the problems associated with banks appointing receivers to repossess the rental property of landlords who are no longer able to afford mortgage repayments, with the consequence that existing tenants are displaced from their home, if consideration has been given to instructing banks to appoint rent receivers in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Misuse of Drugs (16 Apr 2015)

Róisín Shortall: 149. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the undue delay in introducing new regulations under the Misuse of Drugs Acts, in order to address the wide-spread problem of street-dealing of benzodiazepines and Z-drugs; and the target month to which he is working, in order to sign these regulations. [15080/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Misuse of Drugs (16 Apr 2015)

Róisín Shortall: 150. To ask the Minister for Health in relation to proposals to introduce new regulations under the Misuse of Drugs Acts regarding the availability of benzodiazepines and Z-drugs, when the two rounds of consultation on these regulations took place; the issues that arose from these consultations; his plans to address them; and the steps he is taking to finalise these proposals. [15081/15]

Leaders' Questions (15 Apr 2015)

Róisín Shortall: That is low by European standards.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Student Visas Numbers (1 Apr 2015)

Róisín Shortall: 93. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of current student visas granted, by country of origin. [13568/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Student Visas Numbers (1 Apr 2015)

Róisín Shortall: 94. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of English language student visas granted for each of the past ten years. [13569/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Student Visas Numbers (1 Apr 2015)

Róisín Shortall: 95. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the arrangements in place to ensure that visas awarded to foreign students are for bona fides purposes and not merely a way of bypasing the immigration law. [13570/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: English Language Training Organisations (1 Apr 2015)

Róisín Shortall: 164. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of English language colleges operating in each of the last ten years and currently in 2015, by county; and the current number of students in each college. [13567/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: English Language Training Organisations (1 Apr 2015)

Róisín Shortall: 165. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the arrangements in place to ensure the bona fides of English language colleges. [13571/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Scheme to Support National Organisations (1 Apr 2015)

Róisín Shortall: 191. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government further to the decision to provide 12 months bridging funding to the 23 health and disability organisations excluded from the scheme to support national organisations last summer, his views on the call from the Disability Federation of Ireland and the Neurological Alliance of Ireland for an extension of current bridging...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Mortgage Interest Relief Appeals (31 Mar 2015)

Róisín Shortall: 206. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a decision on a review of a mortgage interest supplement in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cavan has been delayed; when a decision will be reached; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12909/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Clár Tógála Scoileanna (31 Mar 2015)

Róisín Shortall: 575. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills cad é an líon áiteanna a bheidh ar fáil sna Gaelcholáistí (sonraí tugtha) sa chéad bhliain don scoilbhliain 2016/2017; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [12944/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Rollú Scoile (31 Mar 2015)

Róisín Shortall: 576. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills cad é an líon daltaí a bheidh ag fágáil na mbunscoileanna (sonraí tugtha) ag deireadh mhí an Mheithimh, 2016 chun dul ar aghaidh go dtí na meánscoileanna; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [12945/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (31 Mar 2015)

Róisín Shortall: 579. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in respect of a school and the delivering equality of opportunity in schools scheme band 1 (details supplied) in Dublin 9, if she will provide an update on the appeal lodged by this school against the decision of her Department to suppress a concessionary post; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the enrolment for September 2014...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme Administration (31 Mar 2015)

Róisín Shortall: 682. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government in view of the reduced funding for the Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme and the fact that a number of organisations have lost out in the tendering process, when the workers and their unions may expect to be consulted in respect of the knock–on employment matters that will ensue; the reason,...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Car Test (31 Mar 2015)

Róisín Shortall: 724. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the body responsible for ensuring safe standards are maintained at car testing centres in areas where staff carry out emission testing; the actual standards which apply; the inspection regime which is followed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13409/15]