Results 161-180 of 2,514 for speaker:Noel Grealish

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Aid (13 Jul 2023)

Noel Grealish: 529. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons who have been granted free legal aid, by category of offence; the number of times these persons have availed of free legal aid previously; the number of previous convictions; the cost of each in the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34834/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Aid (13 Jul 2023)

Noel Grealish: 530. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons who have been granted free legal-aid in County Galway, by category of offence; the number of times these persons have availed of free legal aid previously; the number of previous convictions; the cost of each in the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34835/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Aid (13 Jul 2023)

Noel Grealish: 531. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the cost of providing free legal aid over each of the past five years, by county; the average cost per alleged offender; the total payment to legal practitioners; the average payment to legal practitioners, over the same period; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34836/23]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (6 Jul 2023)

Noel Grealish: Last Monday, I, along with my colleague, Deputy Canney, met Age Action, the National Women's Council of Ireland, the Irish Senior Citizens Parliament, Active Retirement Ireland and SIPTU regarding their pension promise campaign. These organisations have united to seek a commitment from the Government that the State pension will increase to 34% of the average industrial wage, or €318...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Inland Fisheries (5 Jul 2023)

Noel Grealish: 53. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment in 2008 when his officials were drafting the Western Fisheries Region Conservation of Trout Bye-Law No. 840, 2008, did the now defunct Western Regional Fisheries Board provide his Departmental officials with validated scientific data to show that rod and line angling was having a direct and measurable impact on brown...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Angling Sector (5 Jul 2023)

Noel Grealish: 106. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if there are any provisions within the draft Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023, in addition to any technical amendments, to restrict or ban rod and line angling for brown trout and Atlantic salmon on Lough Corrib SAC, considering the large number of subsurface archaeological sites around the lake; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (5 Jul 2023)

Noel Grealish: 108. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if there are any plans to amend legislation, whereby people who rent properties in rent pressure zones and their existing tenants leave of their own accord, to allow the property owner then rent the property at market value; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32951/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (4 Jul 2023)

Noel Grealish: 186. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on what measures he has undertaken to ensure that Ireland meets the mandatory quote of 5.5% renewable fuel of non-biological origin use in the transport sector by 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32106/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (4 Jul 2023)

Noel Grealish: 222. To ask the Minister for Finance the total sum of tax relief deducted from the purchase of diesel-fuelled buses through the VAT71 scheme in 2021 and 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32103/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (4 Jul 2023)

Noel Grealish: 223. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department has considered extending the eligibility of the VAT71 scheme to include electric and alternatively fuelled buses as a means of incentivising operators to purchase these vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32104/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (4 Jul 2023)

Noel Grealish: 224. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a breakdown of the categories of vehicles currently eligible for taxation relief under the VAT71 scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32105/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Illicit Trade (4 Jul 2023)

Noel Grealish: 233. To ask the Minister for Finance what resources, such as x-ray scanners and detector dog units, are currently available to the Revenue Commissioners to combat smuggling at the nation’s ports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32499/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (4 Jul 2023)

Noel Grealish: 279. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills given that there are approximately 2,500 children enrolled in three schools in Oranmore, County Galway, if there is any scheme within her Department to provide playing and recreational facilities; if she will advise whether there is a point of contact within her Department who is available to meet and discuss this issue; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Administration (27 Jun 2023)

Noel Grealish: 292. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills what the current Department of Education policy is regarding the care of old school roll books; if there are plans to digitise old school roll books and make them available to the public online; if her Department is satisfied with the current storage of the books in each individual school; whether there are any plans to transfer custody of the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Pharmacy Services (27 Jun 2023)

Noel Grealish: 638. To ask the Minister for Health if he will engage with an organisation (details supplied) regarding fees and pay restoration for pharmacists prior to the 30 June 2023 deadline; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30628/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (27 Jun 2023)

Noel Grealish: 664. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address the unfairness in the treatment of diabetes patients in Ireland where Free Style Libre is decided on age criteria rather than clinical need; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30812/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (27 Jun 2023)

Noel Grealish: 665. To ask the Minister for Health what plans he has in place to ensure diabetes patients have access to a glucose monitoring technology (details supplied), which has become a standard of diabetes care across Europe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30813/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (27 Jun 2023)

Noel Grealish: 666. To ask the Minister for Health if he recognises that remote monitoring of diabetes patients’ conditions will free up much-needed doctor and hospital appointments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30814/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (27 Jun 2023)

Noel Grealish: 667. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware that the current process whereby access to a diabetes glucose monitoring technology discriminates against patients in terms of age (details supplied) and is tantamount to deprivation of access to people with a disability and needs to be addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30815/23]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Vacant Properties (22 Jun 2023)

Noel Grealish: 256. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government how a vacant property is defined under the vacant property refurbishment scheme; if a stand-alone chalet at the rear of another dwelling house qualifies under the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30321/23]