Results 101-120 of 5,294 for speaker:Michael McCarthy

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Reviews (1 Dec 2015)

Michael McCarthy: 434. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in processing a review under the medical card scheme for a person (details supplied) in County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42727/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Project Funding (1 Dec 2015)

Michael McCarthy: 623. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding a submission for funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42859/15]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Recruitment (26 Nov 2015)

Michael McCarthy: 129. To ask the Minister for Defence the special considerations that are put in place for applications from persons with dyslexia when sitting the aptitude test for the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42169/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Data (26 Nov 2015)

Michael McCarthy: 197. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to set down the number of teachers who have taken career breaks, resigned or retired from a school (details supplied) in County Louth since January 2010; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42170/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Data (26 Nov 2015)

Michael McCarthy: 198. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to set down the number of teachers who took career breaks, resigned or retired from schools (details supplied) in County Louth in 2009; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42171/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Data (26 Nov 2015)

Michael McCarthy: 199. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to set down the number of teachers who took career breaks, resigned or retired from schools (details supplied) in County Louth in 2010; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42172/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Data (26 Nov 2015)

Michael McCarthy: 200. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to set down the number of teachers who took career breaks, resigned or retired from schools (details supplied) in County Louth in 2011; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42173/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Data (26 Nov 2015)

Michael McCarthy: 201. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to set down the number of teachers who took career breaks, resigned or retired from schools (details supplied) in County Louth in 2012; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42174/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Data (26 Nov 2015)

Michael McCarthy: 202. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to set down the number of teachers who took career breaks, resigned or retired from schools (details supplied) in County Louth in 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42175/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Data (26 Nov 2015)

Michael McCarthy: 203. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to set down the number of teachers who took career breaks, resigned or retired from schools (details supplied) in County Louth in 2014; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42176/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Data (26 Nov 2015)

Michael McCarthy: 204. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to set down the number of teachers who took career breaks, resigned or retired from schools (details supplied) in County Louth in 2015 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42177/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Foreshore Issues (26 Nov 2015)

Michael McCarthy: 211. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will address the lease evaluation of a community based non-profit sporting club (details supplied) in County Cork and explore the possibility of having it reduced, and of a single payment for a 35-year lease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42057/15]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Funding (25 Nov 2015)

Michael McCarthy: 224. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the funding that is available to a music festival (details supplied) in County Cork; if increased funding is available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42041/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Review of Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 34 - Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (24 Nov 2015)

Michael McCarthy: I welcome the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, Deputy Alan Kelly, and the Ministers of State, Deputies Ann Phelan and Paudie Coffey. I also welcome the Secretary General, Mr. John McCarthy; the assistant secretary, Ms Mary Hurley, and other officials from the Department, as well as Ms Sarah Boucenna from the European Parliament Office, Dublin who is in the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Review of Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 34 - Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (24 Nov 2015)

Michael McCarthy: I thank the Minister for his response. It is welcome that the Department is favourably disposed to using the template. It has been difficult in recent years to develop a process into which the committee can have an input in consideration of the Estimates. Invariably, as a policy, there will be a huge discussion on it. Getting the template correct to begin with is of huge benefit to us...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Review of Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 34 - Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (24 Nov 2015)

Michael McCarthy: I thank the Minister for his clarification of that point which addresses the issues for consideration in the first part of the meeting. We will now move to the second part and deal with the review of outputs and expenditure. I invite the Minister to make his opening statement.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Review of Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 34 - Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (24 Nov 2015)

Michael McCarthy: I thank the Minister for his opening statement. Before I call members, I find the system we have used in recent times of a question-and-answer session with the Minister is more productive from a member’s point of view, as opposed to speaking for seven or eight minutes and not getting the answers to the questions one has raised. I call Deputy Catherine Murphy.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Review of Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 34 - Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (24 Nov 2015)

Michael McCarthy: If Deputy Coppinger does not object, Deputy Catherine Murphy has the floor. The convention is that the first speaker will be from the Opposition. As Deputy Catherine Murphy is a spokesperson in this area, she will be first.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Review of Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 34 - Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (24 Nov 2015)

Michael McCarthy: There is not. The meeting has been on for the past 15 minutes. Whatever impression the Deputy got was clearly the wrong one. I call Deputy Catherine Murphy who will proceed, without interruption.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Review of Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 34 - Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (24 Nov 2015)

Michael McCarthy: I ask members to be mindful of the clock. We have spent 20 minutes in debating the first item on our agenda. I remind everyone that time is scarce.