Results 19,121-19,140 of 24,092 for speaker:Charlie McConalogue

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Payments (2 Feb 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 250. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an application by a person (details supplied) in County Donegal under the basic payment scheme and the areas of natural constraint scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4362/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Correspondence (2 Feb 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 251. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 259 of 1 December 2015, why he has not issued a final response as yet; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4367/16]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: School Absenteeism (2 Feb 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 279. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the strategies that are in place, or planned, to increase attendance and combat absenteeism in schools, and to ensure greater levels of school completion by members of the Traveller community; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4190/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (2 Feb 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 405. To ask the Minister for Health if a general practitioner can refer a patient to a consultant within the European Union and the European Economic Area, for inpatient care under the cross-border directive scheme; if not, the reason; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4398/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Refurbishment (2 Feb 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 474. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of the poor physical condition of a school (details supplied) in County Wexford; if she will improve the facilities at the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4188/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Council of Ireland (2 Feb 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 484. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 205 of 17 June 2015, if she has made a decision on the matter; if not, when she expects to make a decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4340/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (2 Feb 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 490. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of traineeships and the number of persons who participated on these courses in 2015; the estimated numbers for 2016; the cost of increasing and the number of persons undertaking a traineeship or an apprenticeship to 50,000 by 2020. [4403/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (2 Feb 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 491. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide school transport to a person (details supplied) in County Donegal. [4405/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Equipment (2 Feb 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 492. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide equipment for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4409/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Funding (2 Feb 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 495. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of routine capital funding or steady State fixed capital investment that will be required for all universities, and for all institutes of technology for the years 2017 to 2020; and the amount of this funding the State will have to incur as a result of routine capital funding being built into the fiscal space for the 2017 to 2020...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Data (2 Feb 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 497. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of autism spectrum disorder units attached to primary and post-primary schools by location; the overall number of places available; if she has analysed how many more units and places are required at primary and at post-primary level; and the cost of increasing the number of units and places at post-primary level in line with the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (2 Feb 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 501. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills with reference to those who are self-employed in the dairy farming sector, to make the student grant scheme more accessible by allowing applicants to be re-assessed on their current accounts as circumstances change (details supplied) given the significant downturn in business over the last year; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Ministerial Appointments (2 Feb 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 534. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he has appointed a chairperson to the MICA expert panel; if not, when he will do so; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4266/16]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Legislative Programme (2 Feb 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 565. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if the recently published White Papers on energy (details supplied) will be enacted as soon as possible; if they will be in place before Dáil Éireann dissolves; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4145/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Legislative Measures (2 Feb 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 580. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will introduce testing systems for drivers under the influence of drugs, including on-the-spot swab testing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4130/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Coras Iompair Éireann (2 Feb 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 589. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide supports for a company which was contracted by Córas Iompair Éireann to construct a garage to house and maintain a fleet which will allow the company to better serve the local community; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4400/16]

Topical Issue Debate: Hospitals Funding (28 Jan 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank the Minister for coming to the House to take this Topical Issue debate. However, I must say his response is in no way reassuring and leaves very much hanging in the air the scenario of these three hospitals being downgraded and closed. We need to see a guarantee that these hospitals will receive the funding required to ensure they are approved by HIQA and their beds continue to be...

Topical Issue Debate: Hospitals Funding (28 Jan 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank the Ceann Comhairle's office for selecting this Topical Issue on what could be the last day of the Dáil. It is particularly important that we get the opportunity to discuss it because the news that there is no funding planned as part of the capital investment programme for Ramelton Community Hospital, St. Joseph's Community Hospital, Stranorlar and Lifford Community Hospital is...

Joint Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Statements (28 Jan 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: I commend the many members of the committee on the tremendous effort, commitment and time they had to dedicate to this over the past 18 months. We all know the onerous work responsibilities that are put on us as Deputies and Senators and for the members of the committee to give the time required to hold the hearings and compile the report afterwards is to their great credit. They have done...

Technological Universities Bill 2015: Report Stage (Resumed) (28 Jan 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: It is crucial that the Government work with staff representatives and trade unions from the outset when it proposes reform. We have seen the impact of its failure to do so when it proposed other reform measures, specifically reform of the junior certificate examination, when it did not work with all stakeholders and failed from the outset to engage with them and ensure they had an input in...