Results 17,521-17,540 of 27,945 for speaker:Michael McGrath

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Data (16 Jul 2015)

Michael McGrath: 493. To ask the Minister for Health the total spend by his Department on agency staff in each year from 2011 to 2014; the projected spend this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29768/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Data (16 Jul 2015)

Michael McGrath: 494. To ask the Minister for Health the number of speech and language therapists employed by the Health Service Executive; the overall cost of speech and language therapy services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29777/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Drugs (16 Jul 2015)

Michael McGrath: 507. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to add a certain drug (details supplied) to the list of medicines covered under the medical card scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29881/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (16 Jul 2015)

Michael McGrath: 646. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will review the proposed cut to the provision of special needs assistants at a primary school (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29595/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (16 Jul 2015)

Michael McGrath: 647. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the allocation of special needs assistants to two new classes at a school (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29617/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (16 Jul 2015)

Michael McGrath: 659. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the annual spend on apprenticeship training in each year since 2010; the number of apprentices in training in each year; the way this is broken down across employment sectors; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29774/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (16 Jul 2015)

Michael McGrath: 678. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will examine the case of a person (details supplied) in County Cork who initially started a course as a non-European Union student, but who now qualifies as an Irish student; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30194/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Irish Water Funding (16 Jul 2015)

Michael McGrath: 701. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of equity capital that has been provided by the State to Irish Water in 2015 to date; the planned further equity investments in 2015 and 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29791/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Tenant Purchase Scheme Administration (16 Jul 2015)

Michael McGrath: 707. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when a new tenant purchase scheme will become operational; the way the discount on the market value of the property will be calculated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29567/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (16 Jul 2015)

Michael McGrath: 711. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to introduce legislation regarding the issue of controlling the height of adjoining property owners' trees and hedges, given that local authorities currently seem powerless on this issue, and affected persons have no remedy other than pursuing an expensive civil case. [29618/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Finances (16 Jul 2015)

Michael McGrath: 734. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will indicate separately the development levy balance held in each local authority area; his views on the restrictions that local authorities face in spending these levies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29729/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Motor Tax Collection (16 Jul 2015)

Michael McGrath: 735. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of off-the-road declarations for private motor vehicles in 2014 and in 2015 to date; how this compares with figures under the previous system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29751/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing (16 Jul 2015)

Michael McGrath: 736. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of residential units owned by local authorities and by voluntary housing partnerships; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29756/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Expenditure (16 Jul 2015)

Michael McGrath: 737. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the total Exchequer funding of social housing in each year from 2009 to 2014, by local authority; voluntary and co-operative; shared ownership; house purchase and improvement loans; private housing grants; and affordable housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29783/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Repossessions (16 Jul 2015)

Michael McGrath: 738. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a breakdown by local authority; and housing body, of the number of homes they have repossessed in each of the years 2012 to 2014 and to date in 2015, under each lending or finance scheme they offer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29784/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Finance Agency (16 Jul 2015)

Michael McGrath: 739. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the total amount of loans outstanding to the Housing Finance Agency in respect of each local authority; the date by which these loans must be repaid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29794/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Finance Agency (16 Jul 2015)

Michael McGrath: 740. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government in respect of a scheme run by the Housing Finance Agency in the 1980s, whereby persons were provided with loans for house purchase, the number of loans that are still outstanding; and in arrears; the rate of interest that applies to such loans; his plans to apply changes to the way in which the scheme operates; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Mortgages (16 Jul 2015)

Michael McGrath: 741. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of local authority mortgages in existence; the total value of local authority mortgages outstanding; the number that are in arrears for more than 90 days; the total amount of arrears on local authority mortgages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29804/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Mortgages (16 Jul 2015)

Michael McGrath: 742. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the actions being taken to put in place a sustainable solution to assist persons who are in arrears to a local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29805/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Private Residential Tenancies Board Remit (16 Jul 2015)

Michael McGrath: 744. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the role the Private Residential Tenancies Board can play in resolving issues where tenants are allegedly involved in anti-social behaviour; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29869/15]