Results 181-200 of 4,507 for speaker:Pat Deering

Written Answers — Home Tuition Scheme: Home Tuition Scheme (12 Jan 2012)

Pat Deering: Question 106: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the annual cost of providing home tuition to students at both primary and secondary level; if he will give a breakdown of the figures for the past five years; the categories of students that are being catered for by the provision of home tuition and the number of teachers involved. [1701/12]

Written Answers — Schools Amalgamation: Schools Amalgamation (12 Jan 2012)

Pat Deering: Question 107: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the criteria he will use for the amalgamation of small schools and the amount of money he expects to save by the amalgamation; if these amalgamations will involve capital expenditure on refurbishments and extensions; and the way this cost will compare with the savings achieved in the first place. [1702/12]

Community Employment Schemes (17 Jan 2012)

Pat Deering: Like Deputy O'Mahony, I am pleased to have the opportunity to speak on this issue. I speak on behalf of the 19 schemes, with 326 participants, in my county of Carlow. One of these schemes, the Carlow regional youth service, employs 15 people at present. Last year, five of the seven new participants in that scheme graduated to employment. One went on to retraining and only one went back to...

Community Employment Schemes (17 Jan 2012)

Pat Deering: Again, I raise the training issue. For participants to progress to employment they must have individual training, as far as possible. If training goes back into the VEC system, as was suggested, the individualisation of training will be lost and the prospect of participants progressing to employment will be lessened.

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (17 Jan 2012)

Pat Deering: Question 376: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when a certificate of naturalisation will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Carlow. [2513/12]

Written Answers — Coroners Service: Coroners Service (18 Jan 2012)

Pat Deering: Question 165: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of moneys set aside by each local authority for the provision of coroner services; if he will provide a breakdown of the figures per local authority; if he will indicate if this service is subject to tendering; and if so, how often. [2832/12]

Written Answers — Financial Services Regulation: Financial Services Regulation (19 Jan 2012)

Pat Deering: Question 65: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will reconsider the lending restrictions imposed on credit unions (details supplied). [3048/12]

Written Answers — Banking Sector Regulation: Banking Sector Regulation (19 Jan 2012)

Pat Deering: Question 73: To ask the Minister for Finance the reason there is such a variation in mortgage interest rates charged by AIB and Permanent TSB, both State owned banks. [3163/12]

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (19 Jan 2012)

Pat Deering: Question 98: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider reviewing the criteria for third level grants in view of the fact that qualified persons now find themselves unemployed and who wish to reskill but the course they are considering is often at a similar or lower level than their existing qualifications which means they are ineligible for grant aid and must also...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (19 Jan 2012)

Pat Deering: Question 182: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will consider not including houses that are paying fees to a management company for the proposed property tax. [3161/12]

Written Answers — Driving Tests: Driving Tests (19 Jan 2012)

Pat Deering: Question 307: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the qualifications required to become a driving tester or examiner; and if it is normal that a driver should go for their retest with the same tester and on both occasions be accompanied by the same inspector. [3162/12]

Written Answers — Diplomatic Representation: Diplomatic Representation (24 Jan 2012)

Pat Deering: Question 114: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will reconsider his decision to close our embassy to the Vatican. [3898/12]

Written Answers — Milk Quota: Milk Quota (24 Jan 2012)

Pat Deering: Question 552: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the plans he has and steps he will take to correct the unfair situation in which a new entrant into dairy farming can get free quota but an existing supplier has to buy it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3584/12]

Written Answers — Teacher Assessment: Teacher Assessment (25 Jan 2012)

Pat Deering: Question 79: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to introduce a system in which teachers are assessed on their performance in view of the fact that many parents continue to pay large sums of money for grinds for children who wish to succeed but because of having a poor class teacher are unable to do so; and the person who is answerable for these inadequacies. [4245/12]

Written Answers — Coroners Service: Coroners Service (25 Jan 2012)

Pat Deering: Question 151: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the amount of moneys set aside by each local authority for the provision of coroner services; if he will provide a breakdown of the figures per local authority; if this service is subject to tendering; and if so, how often. [4182/12]

Written Answers — Coroners Service: Coroners Service (25 Jan 2012)

Pat Deering: Question 151: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the amount of moneys set aside by each local authority for the provision of coroner services; if he will provide a breakdown of the figures per local authority; if this service is subject to tendering; and if so, how often. [4182/12]

Social Welfare Code (26 Jan 2012)

Pat Deering: Question 6: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason there is no review system in place that involves medical and parental input regarding the suspension of payment of domiciliary care allowance; the reason this process goes straight to appeal which can take up to 14 months with no payments; and if she will consider introducing a new system which will work more effectively for...

Social Welfare Code (26 Jan 2012)

Pat Deering: I thank the Minister for her reply. The reason I tabled this question is a number of my constituents have had their cases reviewed even though their circumstances have not changed. In one case a child with Down's syndrome - circumstances which unfortunately are not going to change - had been assessed two years previously and payment was going to be reduced from 31 January. An appeal...

Social Welfare Code (26 Jan 2012)

Pat Deering: I thank the Minister for her very positive response. The issue is medical evidence. These cases are dismissed without medical evidence, after which new medical evidence is submitted. They are dismissed with the stroke of a pen or the push of a computer button. People want an opportunity to produce medical evidence in a review rather than having to wait a long period of time.

Written Answers — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (26 Jan 2012)

Pat Deering: Question 17: To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans for the current batch of Tús workers when their existing one year contracts expire; if she will consider making these positions longer term, in view of the fact that this short-term contract is not of huge benefit to the Tús workers or their sponsors as much of this time is spent getting to know the people and the systems....