Results 1-20 of 3,005 for speaker:John Paul Phelan in 'Written Answers'

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: EU Directives (20 Jun 2024)

John Paul Phelan: 103. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when the EU Platform Work Directive will be transposed; whether primary legislation will be required; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26625/24]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: EU Directives (20 Jun 2024)

John Paul Phelan: 104. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to outline Ireland's national position in respect of the EU's Platform Work Directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26626/24]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: EU Directives (20 Jun 2024)

John Paul Phelan: 105. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will engage with industry to ensure that companies who solely rely on sales advisers to attract customers will not be inadvertently brought into the scope of the EU Platform Work Directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26627/24]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: EU Directives (20 Jun 2024)

John Paul Phelan: 106. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to provide an update on work underway on the transposition of Directive (EU) 2022/2041 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 October 2022 on adequate minimum wages in the European Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26628/24]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: EU Directives (20 Jun 2024)

John Paul Phelan: 107. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on whether collective bargaining systems will be required for all direct engagement employers in Ireland as a result of Section 25 of the Directive which sets out that Member States (with collective bargaining coverage rates below 80%) need to put action plans in place to progressively increase the collective bargaining...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: EU Directives (20 Jun 2024)

John Paul Phelan: 108. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on the impact of the transposition of Directive (EU) 2022/2041 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 October 2022 will have on direct engagement employers in Ireland, and if sufficient time will be given to direct engagement employers to adequately introduce a new system given that the deadline for the...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Pharmacy Services (20 Jun 2024)

John Paul Phelan: 109. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to provide the starting point for the estimated calculation on a report (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26631/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Amalgamation (20 Jun 2024)

John Paul Phelan: 123. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current status of the proposed merger of two primary schools (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26633/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (20 Jun 2024)

John Paul Phelan: 124. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a staffing appeal by a school (details supplied) based on an increase in numbers during the school year which brings the school over the threshold for an extra staff member; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26634/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (11 Jun 2024)

John Paul Phelan: 465.To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to state the total number of people in receipt of jobseeker's allowance or jobseeker's benefit continuously since December 2019; to state the ages and geographical locations of these recipients; and to state how many of these recipients, if any, have been deemed unfit to work due to medical or other reasons; and if she will...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (11 Jun 2024)

John Paul Phelan: 706.To ask the Minister for Health the services that exist for patients with complex immune deficiencies, auto-immune diseases and allergic disorders given that demands for clinical immunology and allergy services are increasing; his plans to develop these services in line with demand; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24763/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: International Bodies (11 Jun 2024)

John Paul Phelan: 856.To ask the Minister for Health the reason the Irish delegate at the World Health Assembly abstained last week on a motion demanding the release of Israeli hostages and condemning the abuse of Gazan civilian facilities by the Hamas terrorist organisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25378/24]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (28 May 2024)

John Paul Phelan: 74. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 88 of 14 May 2024, to list previous occasions where the State has recognised a new state in circumstances where the recognised governing body of that state does not have de facto governing authority over its entire territory. [23792/24]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (28 May 2024)

John Paul Phelan: 87. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to list all previous instances where the State has recognised a new state in circumstances where that state had not first been recognised by, and admitted to membership of, the United Nations. [23791/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Tobacco Control Measures (28 May 2024)

John Paul Phelan: 108. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the timetable for publication and consideration of draft legislation to ban disposable vapes; if primary or secondary legislation is planned; and if it is intended to hold public pre-legislative scrutiny with respect to the draft legislation. [23788/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Tobacco Control Measures (28 May 2024)

John Paul Phelan: 109. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when Ireland intends to notify the European Commission of draft legislation to ban disposable vapes in accordance with the TRIS Directive; and what form of draft legislation will be notified to the Commission. [23789/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Tobacco Control Measures (28 May 2024)

John Paul Phelan: 110. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if a regulatory impact assessment has been prepared in relation to draft legislation to ban disposable vapes, noting the substantial, cumulative cost impact on industry as a result of the proposed new ban. [23790/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Elections (28 May 2024)

John Paul Phelan: 284. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reasons for his decision to increase the spending limits for local election candidates; the information he considered before making this decision; the extent of any consultations or research he conducted before reaching his decision; and the total number of candidates who spent in excess of €12,000 at the 2019...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Tobacco Control Measures (28 May 2024)

John Paul Phelan: 336. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the details of the number of fines issued by the courts for offences relating to the sale of illicit tobacco and tobacco smuggling in 2022 and 2023 that have been paid; and the number that remain unpaid. [23787/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Gambling Sector (16 May 2024)

John Paul Phelan: 214. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if there are plans to increase the legal age for gambling to 21 years in line with proposals to increase the legal age for smoking. [22198/24]