Results 15,001-15,020 of 24,567 for speaker:Róisín Shortall

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Alcohol Pricing (7 May 2013)

Róisín Shortall: 142. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps, if any, he proposes to take to influence a reduction in the price of non-alcoholic beer on sale in the on and off-trade in view of the relatively high price of such products here and the positive contribution lower prices would have on the demand for alcohol and hence on the very significant costs associated with alcohol-related harm here. [21344/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (7 May 2013)

Róisín Shortall: 206. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update regarding to an appeal for disability allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11. [21161/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Eligibility (7 May 2013)

Róisín Shortall: 209. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the basis on which an application for jobseekers allowance was refused in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9; if she will provide details of the means assessment carried out in respect of this application; if this claim will be reviewed in view of the fact that any savings accrued are the result of this person sensibly and...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Household Benefits (7 May 2013)

Róisín Shortall: 223. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she has examined the possibility of seeking a reduction in the total cost to her Department of the free tv licence scheme due to the bulk-buy nature of her Department's purchase of licences on behalf of social protection clients and the fact that there are less collection, enforcement, and administrative costs involved. [21397/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Household Benefits (7 May 2013)

Róisín Shortall: 224. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her Department is currently reimbursed in circumstances where her Department discovers an overpayment which includes the overpayment of a free tv licence; and will set out the arrangements in place to recoup the costs of such licences. [21398/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Appeals (7 May 2013)

Róisín Shortall: 229. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on an application for invalidity pension in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11; and if she will expedite a decision on this application. [21426/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Appeals (7 May 2013)

Róisín Shortall: 229. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on an application for invalidity pension in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11; and if she will expedite a decision on this application. [21426/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Illegal Dumping (7 May 2013)

Róisín Shortall: 274. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 193 of 24 April 2013, if he will clarify if he intends to introduce legislation to assist local authorities with issuing fines for dumping in private developments; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that management companies have no authority or power to fine alleged...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte Teoranta Harvesting Rights Sale (7 May 2013)

Róisín Shortall: 332. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way he will ensure that the rural recreation aspect of the work of Coillte will be protected in the event of the forest crop being sold to private interests; his views on whether that this sale will threaten the current open access policy and lead to restrictions on access to this land; and if his plans include provisions which...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Foster Care Provision (7 May 2013)

Róisín Shortall: 362. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the progress made to date in relation to each of the actions set down in the Health Information and Quality Authority report, Inspection of the Health Service Executive Dublin North West Local Health Area Fostering Service in the HSE Dublin North East Region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21338/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Alcohol Pricing (7 May 2013)

Róisín Shortall: 393. To ask the Minister for Health the steps, if any, he proposes to take to influence a reduction in the price of non-alcoholic beer on sale in the on and off-trade in view of the relatively high price of such products here and the positive contribution lower prices would have on the demand for alcohol and hence on the very significant costs associated with alcohol-related harm here. [21343/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Income Statistics (2 May 2013)

Róisín Shortall: 73. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will set out the latest estimates available to the Revenue Commissioners for the tax years 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 of the total number of taxpayers in each of the following bands (details supplied); the latest estimate of the total income for each of those bands; and the latest estimate of the total tax paid for each of those income...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: European Court of Justice Rulings (2 May 2013)

Róisín Shortall: 130. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the action she will take in view of the recent ruling in favour of former Waterford Crystal pension members; her plans to introduce new legislation in relation to the protection of workers pensions when a solvent company ignores its defined benefit pension liabilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21050/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Stations Closures (2 May 2013)

Róisín Shortall: 183. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if will give an assurance that there are no plans to discontinue the use of Santry Garda station as a Garda Station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21045/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (2 May 2013)

Róisín Shortall: 222. To ask the Minister for Health if he will publish the medical criteria being applied to the assessment of medical cards, and particularly those medical card applications that are over the income thresholds; if he will outline any changes that have been made to these criteria since the centralisation of medical card applications and assessment; and when these changes were made [20892/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (2 May 2013)

Róisín Shortall: 223. To ask the Minister for Health if he will publish the operational guidelines for the assessment of medical card applications that are made on the basis of one individual family member who has a number of medical conditions [20893/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Reimbursement Service Payments (2 May 2013)

Róisín Shortall: 224. To ask the Minister for Health the statutory basis for the current procedures applied by the PCRS when assessing undue hardship and unduly burdensome [20894/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Reimbursement Service Payments (2 May 2013)

Róisín Shortall: 225. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm that the PCRS are now applying the new DPS thresholds in their determination of medical costs when assessing medical card applications [20895/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Reimbursement Service Payments (2 May 2013)

Róisín Shortall: 226. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm that the PCRS are now applying the new prescription charge rates in their determination of medical costs when assessing medical card applications [20896/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Reimbursement Service Payments (2 May 2013)

Róisín Shortall: 227. To ask the Minister for Health the statutory basis for the PCRS policy of not allowing for the cost of the new property tax when determining net income for the purposes of a medical card assessment when all other taxes that can be deducted from salary are so allowed. [20897/13]