Results 14,801-14,820 of 24,567 for speaker:Róisín Shortall

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (8 Oct 2013)

Róisín Shortall: 580. To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that there are no further cuts to the funding of Prosper Fingal, Rush County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42364/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: VAT Rate Application (1 Oct 2013)

Róisín Shortall: 212. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the concerns of a company (details suppled) in Dublin 1, which has received an additional and unexpected VAT demand which impacts on the viability of the company; the approach of the Revenue Commissioners in respect of such VAT liability for all companies in this industry. [41049/13]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works Properties (1 Oct 2013)

Róisín Shortall: 299. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an update on the proposed use for a public building in Dublin 11 (details supplied), which is in the control of the Office of Public Works and which has been lying idle for more than three years. [40997/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Meters Issues (25 Sep 2013)

Róisín Shortall: 137. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that it is planned to commence charging for water in the last quarter of 2014, with the first bills arriving the following January, at a time when some residents will have had meters installed and some will not; the way it is proposed to provide a fair and balanced charging...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: VAT Rates Application (18 Sep 2013)

Róisín Shortall: 218. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will outline the basis on which the applicable VAT rate for a given product or service is determined; if he will undertake a comprehensive review of the different rates of VAT that are applied to different product types with a view, on a cost neutral basis, to creating more affordable rates for basic goods and services and higher rates for luxury...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (18 Sep 2013)

Róisín Shortall: 424. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will undertake an assessment of the need for a primary school in an area (details supplied) in Dublin 11, in view of the current age profile of the area. [38785/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (18 Sep 2013)

Róisín Shortall: 425. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will outline the stage of a school project (details supplied) in Dublin 9 in terms of design; when it is expected to submit a planning application in respect this project; and when construction works will commence. [38797/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility (18 Sep 2013)

Róisín Shortall: 647. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the action she will take to address the anomalous position of workers who work for low wages for less than 19 hours a week over more than three days but cannot currently qualify for income support; her views on whether the present arrangements create in some cases a disincentive to take up or retain paid employment; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Accommodation Provision (18 Sep 2013)

Róisín Shortall: 1473. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the cut-backs in funding for disability services have led to a situation where the residential care offered at St. Michael's House residential unit in Warrenhouse, Baldoyle may not be able to operate on a full-time basis meaning that residents will have to move out of their homes and back to their families...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Respite Care Services (18 Sep 2013)

Róisín Shortall: 1591. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the ongoing issues of cancellation of respite due to crisis accommodation cases at the Daughters of Charity, Navan Road; the steps he is taking to address this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38790/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs Application (18 Jul 2013)

Róisín Shortall: 184. To ask the Minister for Finance if it is still his intention to limit tax relief on pension contributions to allow for a maximum pension of €60,000 as announced in budget 2013; the preparatory work which has been done to introduce these changes in the October budget; if he will confirm that these changes will apply to both public sector and private sector workers; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Money Laundering (18 Jul 2013)

Róisín Shortall: 144. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 98 of 2 July 2013 the outcome of his engagement with the National Treasury Management Agency and the Department of Justice and Equality on whether exemptions to anti-money laundering obligations available under the EU directive may be applied to small=value purchases of prize bonds; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (18 Jul 2013)

Róisín Shortall: 246. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress made to date in delivering a second level school in the Dublin city area for Educate Together. [36734/13]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Departmental Properties (18 Jul 2013)

Róisín Shortall: 436. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources further to Parliamentary Question No. 447 of 28 May 2013, if he will provide details of the public tender process referred to in the reply, with details of the manner of advertising of this process; the time limits that applied; the number of enquires received; the number of tenders received; and if he will provide...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Adaptation Grants Funding (18 Jul 2013)

Róisín Shortall: 451. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of funding allocated to each local authority in each of the past three years for the purposes of funding home adaptations for local authority tenancies. [35948/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Legislative Programme (18 Jul 2013)

Róisín Shortall: 464. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 11 of 1 May 2013, if he will provide an update in the review of section 62 of the Housing Act; and if he will indicate the target month that he is now working to have legislation passed and commenced to deal with the issues that have arisen in relation to dealing with tenants who...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Court Orders (18 Jul 2013)

Róisín Shortall: 566. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the frequency of the various orders available to the Courts under the terms of the operation of the Children Act, with breakdown of same. [36589/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Misuse of Drugs (18 Jul 2013)

Róisín Shortall: 666. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 649 of 21 May 2013, if he will provide an update on when the legislation will be commenced. [36002/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Home Beds (18 Jul 2013)

Róisín Shortall: 680. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the current nursing home bed provision, with a breakdown between the private and voluntary sector and the public sector; if he will outline the projected annual increased demand for each of the next ten years; the plans, if any, to meet this demand; if he will provide consideration to the establishment of a forum on long term...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (18 Jul 2013)

Róisín Shortall: 686. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 261 of 21 February 2013, the target date in 2013 for the publication of a national sexual health strategy [36290/13]