Results 1,421-1,440 of 1,546 for speaker:Áine Brady

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (17 Feb 2009)

Áine Brady: Question 144: To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated actuarial cost of providing a pension for a public servant post their normal retiring age of 65, assuming that they had 35 years service, and had a salary at retiring of €35,000, €60,000 and €120,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5626/09]

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (10 Feb 2009)

Áine Brady: Question 170: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she will support the establishment of a FÁS office in Celbridge, Maynooth, Naas or Leixlip to serve the needs of County Kildare in view of the increase in both population and unemployment in these areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4843/09]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (5 Feb 2009)

Áine Brady: Question 92: To ask the Minister for Finance if a person (details supplied) in County Kildare is liable for the car parking levy announced in Budget 2009 in view of the fact that their car is required to be at their place of work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4055/09]

Written Answers — Energy Resources: Energy Resources (5 Feb 2009)

Áine Brady: Question 239: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the policies he and the energy regulator are pursuing to ensure a more competitive supply of energy here in view of the recent announcement that Ireland will receive €100 million to invest in an east-west interconnector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4054/09]

Energy Prices: Motion (Resumed) (4 Feb 2009)

Áine Brady: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to this debate on Ireland's energy costs and the importance of improving our competitiveness versus that of other countries. In these challenging economic times, the focus of the Government must be on ensuring that we protect our existing jobs and attract as many new jobs as we can. In addition, we must protect the less well off as much as possible...

Housing: Motion (Resumed) (17 Dec 2008)

Áine Brady: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to the debate and I support the Government amendment regarding our housing policy. Let us consider homelessness. The Minister of State, Deputy Finneran, clearly showed the extent to which the Government has demonstrated its commitment to tackling homelessness. It set itself a target of ending long-term occupation of emergency accommodation and the...

Housing: Motion (Resumed) (17 Dec 2008)

Áine Brady: This emotive reference to people on the streets is misleading and disingenuous. The Count It In survey in Dublin——

Housing: Motion (Resumed) (17 Dec 2008)

Áine Brady: ——provides a very refined and comprehensive method of measuring homelessness. It indicates there were 110 sleeping rough, down 40% on the figure for 2005, and less than 5% of the figure used by Deputy Lynch. Of course, this is 110 persons too many. That is why Departments and agencies are working to eliminate the need to sleep rough and long-term homelessness. Those are the key aims...

Housing: Motion (Resumed) (17 Dec 2008)

Áine Brady: ——which I understand were given to him on foot of a parliamentary question in October, he could not have made such an error. In summary, those guidelines make clear that it is true that households that apply to a local authority for housing support which are already in local authority housing, are not included in the assessment. These cases are called transfers. The exception is those...

Housing: Motion (Resumed) (17 Dec 2008)

Áine Brady: With regard to those in the private rented sector, the Deputy will find that the guidelines also set out instructions for local authorities to pay particular attention to the long-term housing needs of this group in their assessment. The Deputy will also find an instruction to authorities to pay particular attention to capturing the housing needs of older people and those with a disability....

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (9 Dec 2008)

Áine Brady: Question 369: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his Department has issued guidelines, will issue guidelines or will offer a view to a local authority in connection with the local criteria planning requirement for a one off rural house, where an applicant lives adjacent to a county boundary and is seeking planning permission on a site which complies...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (27 Nov 2008)

Áine Brady: Question 65: To ask the Minister for Finance the changes in budget 2009 and the Finance Bill (No. 2) 2008 that have been designed to assist the small business sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43238/08]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (27 Nov 2008)

Áine Brady: Question 66: To ask the Minister for Finance the implications of budget 2009 and the Finance Bill (No. 2) 2008 in particular in relation to the research and development tax credit changes for multinational companies operating here or potential multinationals considering to locate here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43239/08]

Written Answers — EU Funding: EU Funding (26 Nov 2008)

Áine Brady: Question 136: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the European funds available to businesses, in particular small businesses, from which they could get a source of finance in view of the current credit crunch; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43016/08]

Written Answers — Interest Rates: Interest Rates (25 Nov 2008)

Áine Brady: Question 184: To ask the Minister for Finance the positive effects of the recent drop in interest rates on the Irish economy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42400/08]

Written Answers — Oil Prices: Oil Prices (25 Nov 2008)

Áine Brady: Question 185: To ask the Minister for Finance the positive effects of the recent drop in crude oil prices for the Irish economy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42401/08]

Written Answers — Rail Network: Rail Network (25 Nov 2008)

Áine Brady: Question 296: To ask the Minister for Transport the plans his Department has to upgrade the Maynooth rail line; the timescale for such plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42402/08]

Written Answers — Rail Network: Rail Network (25 Nov 2008)

Áine Brady: Question 297: To ask the Minister for Transport the amount of State funding allocated to the Kildare route project; the progress of the project to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42403/08]

Written Answers — Energy Conservation: Energy Conservation (25 Nov 2008)

Áine Brady: Question 495: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of homes in County Kildare that have benefited from the greener homes scheme and the warmer homes scheme since both schemes were launched; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42736/08]

Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (25 Nov 2008)

Áine Brady: Question 566: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the programmes and policies he has for schools, both primary and secondary, to highlight the importance of road safety; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42399/08]