Results 341-360 of 14,388 for speaker:Clare Daly

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Flexible Work Practices (17 Apr 2019)

Clare Daly: 233. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a worker on a 26 to 31 hour band can work more hours provided both the employer and the employee agree to same. [17975/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Eligibility (17 Apr 2019)

Clare Daly: 234. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a self-employed person paying class S PRSI who has to retire from their employment to care for a sick partner is entitled to a carer's allowance; if not, her plans to address the matter or outline the entitlements to an alternative payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17982/19]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: EU Directives (17 Apr 2019)

Clare Daly: 253. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her attention has been drawn to the substantial number of seagulls recorded after use of the 2018.19 derogation in Balbriggan and the effect on homes, schools and businesses including premises in which human food is prepared, sold and consumed; the relevance of a study (details supplied) to her policy obligations to avail of...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: EU Directives (17 Apr 2019)

Clare Daly: 254. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her attention has been drawn to a statement in an article by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17948/19]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: EU Directives (17 Apr 2019)

Clare Daly: 255. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the reason the consultative committee will not be tasked with enumerating the extent of the seagull infestation problem in Balbriggan (details supplied); and if clarification on same will be provided. [17949/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Regulation of Gambling Sector: Discussion (17 Apr 2019)

Clare Daly: In fairness to Deputy Chambers, he has led on this issue. It is regrettable that the Minister of State will only be before the committee for a short time to deal with this. Having heard the comments of Deputy Chambers, I am even more worried about this issue than I was before the meeting because the Minister of State seems to be hiding behind interdepartmental responsibilities and is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Regulation of Gambling Sector: Discussion (17 Apr 2019)

Clare Daly: The Bill is more an attempt to be seen to be doing something than to grapple with the bigger issue. The briefing notes provided by the Minister of State pitch it as a minor and technical issue, but he stated that it is far more than that. There is a contradiction between the written supporting material and the comments of the Minister of State. The private members' clubs have stated that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Regulation of Gambling Sector: Discussion (17 Apr 2019)

Clare Daly: I ask the Minister of State to deal with the specific point made by those organisations, namely that they will be shut down under section 4(6), which states: "A gaming permit shall not be issued to a person—(a) for any kind of gaming in which by reason of the nature of the game, the chances of all the players, including the banker, are not equal". Obviously, all of the games that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Regulation of Gambling Sector: Discussion (17 Apr 2019)

Clare Daly: I thank Dr. Fulton very much for attending. The difficulty we have is that she has given us very good research to add to the debate on why we need legislation. However, the person whom we could question about the legislation did not have enough time with us. Dr. Fulton is in an unfair set of circumstances in which we are just asking her to confirm the evidence she has given us. The person...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Regulation of Gambling Sector: Discussion (17 Apr 2019)

Clare Daly: It is clear that advertising is used as the key hook to get people in and exposed. It is an addiction. It is put out there as a harmless bit of fun but once people are in that trap it is hard for them to get out. What would be the impact of a Government-led public health campaign? On the one hand, there could be the restriction of advertisements and, on the other, a public health...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Regulation of Gambling Sector: Discussion (17 Apr 2019)

Clare Daly: I know Dr. Fulton's focus is on the health aspects. What about the Government's efforts to control the gambling issue and proposals in that area? Many large companies operate their servers offshore and thereby make it more complicated for the Government to control. Other countries operate IP blocking for unlicensed online operators and taking such an approach here would mean that companies...

Air Transport Preclearance Agreement: Motion (16 Apr 2019)

Clare Daly: We are told on the one hand that the revised arrangements outlined in the motion will not result in any direct cost to the Exchequer and on the other hand, via the second sentence of the briefing note, that they will result in a cost to the Exchequer. We are here discussing these arrangements in the first instance because public moneys is expended on the DAA and Shannon Airport and if they...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Apr 2019)

Clare Daly: It has not even got through the Seanad yet.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Apr 2019)

Clare Daly: It is not agreed. As the Ceann Comhairle knows, there was considerable discussion at the meeting of the Business Committee last week. An unprecedented situation developed in which every single political grouping voted, in an indicative vote, against the Government regarding the tabling of the Aircraft Noise (Dublin Airport) Regulation Bill. When the Business Committee met last Thursday, it...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (16 Apr 2019)

Clare Daly: 73. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to call for a lifting of the sanctions on Venezuela, which are causing significant hardship for the population, as a first step in internationally facilitated talks between all sides in the country to resolve the present crisis. [17540/19]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Catalan Referendum (16 Apr 2019)

Clare Daly: 79. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the trial of persons (details supplied); and if so, the action he has taken on the matter. [17539/19]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Central Statistics Office Staff (16 Apr 2019)

Clare Daly: 97. To ask the Taoiseach if the proposal to reappoint the director general of the Central Statistics Office, CSO, for a second term is in line with the code of practice for the governance of State bodies. [17205/19]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Central Statistics Office Staff (16 Apr 2019)

Clare Daly: 98. To ask the Taoiseach if his attention has been drawn to a survey of CSO staff (details supplied) that raised concerns with the director general in regard to the technical statistical skills and qualifications of certain CSO staff. [17206/19]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Central Statistics Office Reports (16 Apr 2019)

Clare Daly: 99. To ask the Taoiseach the action taken by CSO management on foot of an external report (details supplied) which referred to bullying of CSO staff working at Dublin Airport. [17207/19]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Central Statistics Office Staff (16 Apr 2019)

Clare Daly: 100. To ask the Taoiseach if the competition for a high-level head of international relations at the CSO is restricted to internal candidates only; and if so, the reason therefor. [17208/19]