Results 13,821-13,840 of 24,567 for speaker:Róisín Shortall

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Regeneration Projects Status (25 Feb 2015)

Róisín Shortall: 179. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will accede to the request from Dublin City Council for an additional executive planner to assist in the preparation of a local area plan for Ballymun, Dublin 11, in view of the importance of this plan to the regeneration, and future social and economic development, of the area. [8464/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Payments (24 Feb 2015)

Róisín Shortall: 207. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she deems it acceptable that a 23 year old, living with their parents, may be limited to a payment of €100 per week, under the age-related jobseeker's allowance scheme, and on top of this, have their payment more than halved, arising from an assessment of the income of their parents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8118/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Development Projects (24 Feb 2015)

Róisín Shortall: 210. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason her Department has ceased funding a community arts project (details supplied) in Dublin11; and if she will review this decision in view of the invaluable contribution this project makes to the community. [8143/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Staff Relocation (24 Feb 2015)

Róisín Shortall: 213. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will intervene in the case of a person (details supplied) who has mobility difficulties and who has requested, on a medical consultant's advice, to be assigned to an office which that person can reasonably access, rather than the currently assigned office, due to the fact that the currently assigned office is having an adverse effect on...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Garda Station Refurbishment (24 Feb 2015)

Róisín Shortall: 259. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the projected timeframe for the completion of the planned renovation works on the old Garda station in Whitehall, Dublin 9; and when the new uses for the building will become fully operational. [8105/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Community Employment Schemes Operation (24 Feb 2015)

Róisín Shortall: 553. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the education and training board has ceased its sponsorship of a community arts project (details supplied) in Dublin 11; and if she will review this decision, in view of the invaluable contribution this project makes to the community. [8142/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Eligibility (24 Feb 2015)

Róisín Shortall: 597. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if a local authority is required to adopt and publish rules in relation to succession to tenancy; and the actions that can be taken against a local authority which does not adopt or publish such rules. [8180/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Noise Pollution (19 Feb 2015)

Róisín Shortall: 201. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will introduce legislation to allow local authorities vary the permitted noise levels from ice-cream vans, so that excessive noise levels, in terms of volume and length of playing time, can be addressed. [7542/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport Provision (19 Feb 2015)

Róisín Shortall: 218. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will amend legislation to require changes to existing bus routes to be subject to a public consultation process by the National Transport Authority before such proposals are sanctioned in view of the implication of such changes for residents, bus users, other road users, street character and the long-term planning and development...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (18 Feb 2015)

Róisín Shortall: 181. To ask the Minister for Health the current waiting time for orthopaedic surgery in Cappagh and Temple Street Hospitals in Dublin; his views on the adequacy of the funding provided to these services; the target in respect of the wating time for these services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7339/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Signage (18 Feb 2015)

Róisín Shortall: 224. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the standard 3-tonne limit traffic-ban sign applies to all buses over that weight, and if not, the exemptions that apply. [7226/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Promissory Notes (17 Feb 2015)

Róisín Shortall: 208. To ask the Minister for Finance further to the statement made during Questions to an Taoiseach on 27 January 2015 (details supplied), the basis upon which the €50 billion figure is arrived at; if he will provide a full breakdown of the figure; the period over which the €50 billion changes are calculated; and the actual savings that arise from these changes [6823/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (17 Feb 2015)

Róisín Shortall: 370. To ask the Minister for Health if he is satisfied that the Nursing and Midwifery Board provides value for money in respect of its existing budget; the rationale for the proposed increase in registration fees, and his views that this is necessary [6847/15]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Application Refusals (17 Feb 2015)

Róisín Shortall: 421. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the reason a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11 had a passport application returned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7084/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Budget Measures (10 Feb 2015)

Róisín Shortall: 170. To ask the Minister for Social Protection to set out the basis of the claim by her Department, in its publication on the social impact assessment of the main welfare and tax measures for 2015, that the most significant improvements between budget 2014 and budget 2015 were for the poorest and richest households, in view of the contradictory evidence published in its report. [5543/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Orthodontic Service Waiting Lists (10 Feb 2015)

Róisín Shortall: 430. To ask the Minister for Health if a child (details supplied) in Dublin 11 is on the waiting list for urgent orthodontic treatment; the average waiting period in this region for cases with priority status to receive an appointment; if this child is eligible to have two teeth filled under the medical card scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5702/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Administration (10 Feb 2015)

Róisín Shortall: 457. To ask the Minister for Health his estimate of the cost of extending medical card cover to every cancer patient for the duration of their illness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5946/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (5 Feb 2015)

Róisín Shortall: 113. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 53 of 29 January 2015, in view of the 1,200 residential properties reserved for social housing, when these were acquired by the National Asset Management Agency; when local authorities confirmed demand; the anticipated month and year of delivery to the local authorities; and if he will provide a breakdown of their...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (5 Feb 2015)

Róisín Shortall: 212. To ask the Minister for Health the nature of the relationship between his Department and An Bord Altranais; if he has an oversight role in regard to the financial spending of the board; his views on the need to raise the registration fee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5222/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (5 Feb 2015)

Róisín Shortall: 259. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the 2015 housing targets that have been agreed for each of the four Dublin local authority areas by the Dublin social housing delivery taskforce. [5233/15]