Results 15,461-15,480 of 27,945 for speaker:Michael McGrath

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (6 Apr 2016)

Michael McGrath: 639. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she has approved a third autism spectrum disorder class at a primary school (details supplied) in County Cork; if she will provide a purpose-built autism spectrum disorder unit for the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5446/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staff (6 Apr 2016)

Michael McGrath: 644. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills why a person (details supplied) in County Cork is not being granted additional resource hours; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5474/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (6 Apr 2016)

Michael McGrath: 704. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills why reasonable accommodation was not sanctioned for a person (details supplied) in County Cork; the options open to this person; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6011/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (6 Apr 2016)

Michael McGrath: 705. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the rules governing the qualification and proficiency in Irish that teachers must have in order to teach in a special school even if no Irish is taught in that school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6012/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Administration (6 Apr 2016)

Michael McGrath: 706. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the anticipated timing and payment methods used for the payment of maintenance grants to students for the 2016-17 college year under the student universal support Ireland system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6015/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (6 Apr 2016)

Michael McGrath: 707. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if income from employment earned towards the end of 2015 by a prospective applicant under the student universal support Ireland system for the 2016-17 college year is reckonable; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6016/16]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Proposed Legislation (6 Apr 2016)

Michael McGrath: 752. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the rights of a person who believes that trees growing on a neighbour's private property represent a danger to that person's personal safety and to that person's property; if he plans to introduce legislation to address this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5561/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licensing Exchange Agreements (6 Apr 2016)

Michael McGrath: 827. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of his efforts to secure mutual recognition of driving licences between Ireland and the United States of America; the timeframe for progressing this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5975/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulations (6 Apr 2016)

Michael McGrath: 828. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason for the rule whereby taxi vehicles must be less than ten years old; his plans to amend this provision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6018/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Administration (22 Mar 2016)

Michael McGrath: 23. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she is aware of the impact of dramatic increases in insurance premiums on community employment schemes; if she will address this through additional supports for these schemes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5048/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Pensions Data (22 Mar 2016)

Michael McGrath: 28. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide data showing the percentage of persons working in construction who are members of an occupational pension scheme; the initiatives in place to increase pension coverage in the sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5086/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Parliamentary Questions (22 Mar 2016)

Michael McGrath: 64. To ask the Minister for Finance the role of non-established civil servants and political advisers in formulating replies to parliamentary questions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4937/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: EU Directives (22 Mar 2016)

Michael McGrath: 65. To ask the Minister for Finance when the mortgage credit directive will be transposed into law; how this will impact on the sale of mortgage products; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4938/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: NAMA Assets Sale (22 Mar 2016)

Michael McGrath: 66. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will take action following a recent documentary on a matter of public concern (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4939/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: NAMA Assets Sale (22 Mar 2016)

Michael McGrath: 67. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the report of the Northern Assembly on the sale of Project Eagle loans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4940/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Consumer Protection (22 Mar 2016)

Michael McGrath: 68. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied with the protection in place for mortgage holders, tenants and small and medium-sized enterprises from the actions of vulture funds that have acquired their loans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4941/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Budget Targets (22 Mar 2016)

Michael McGrath: 69. To ask the Minister for Finance when he will provide the next estimate of fiscal space for the period 2017 to 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4942/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Stability Programme Data (22 Mar 2016)

Michael McGrath: 70. To ask the Minister for Finance when he will publish the Stability Programme update for Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4943/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: VAT Rate Application (22 Mar 2016)

Michael McGrath: 76. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of applying value added tax to the cost of servicing defibrillators; if he is aware of the financial impact this has on community organisations which are not able to register for value added tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5047/16]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (22 Mar 2016)

Michael McGrath: 219. To ask the Minister for Defence to respond to a matter raised in correspondence with him (details supplied). [5121/16]