Results 461-480 of 1,730 for speaker:Colm Keaveney

Written Answers — Department of Finance: EU-IMF Programme of Support Issues (26 Feb 2013)

Colm Keaveney: To ask the Minister for Finance under the agreement with the Troika EU Commission, ECB, IMF is it his understanding that any savings realised from measures such as the recent promissory note deal must be used to pay down debt or reduce borrowings, or can such savings be used to ameliorate the extent of the budgetary adjustments currently planned in 2014 and 2015; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Promissory Note Negotiations (26 Feb 2013)

Colm Keaveney: To ask the Minister for Finance if he agrees with the estimate of the value of the savings, achieved by the deal announced on 8 February 2013 with the liquidation of the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation and the conversion of promissory notes to longer term sovereign bonds, as being €7.9 billion as estimated by an economist (details supplied); if not, if he will provide his own...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: International Summits (26 Feb 2013)

Colm Keaveney: To ask the Minister for Finance the details of all bilateral meetings held between himself and any other individual or group at the recent annual meeting of the World Economic Forum, Davos, Switzerland, including the identity of all such groups or individuals; the purpose of each meeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9622/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Government Bonds (26 Feb 2013)

Colm Keaveney: To ask the Minister for Finance if it is possible for the European Central Bank, acting unilaterally, to direct the Central Bank of Ireland to dispose of the long term Irish bonds created to replace the promissory notes following the dissolution of the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation onto the private market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9627/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals Status (27 Feb 2013)

Colm Keaveney: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reasons for the disparity in the decision of the appeals officer to disallow an appeal in respect of a person (details supplied), while the appeal of another person, whose circumstances were similar to that of the first person, was upheld; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10446/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: IBRC Liquidation (28 Feb 2013)

Colm Keaveney: To ask the Minister for Finance in view of the fact that Irish Bank Resolution Corporation Act 2013 grants him the power to direct the special liquidator in the carrying out of his or her duties, the way he proposes that the issue of the mortgages and loans owing by the former employees of IBRC be addressed, noting that these loans are not being transferred to National Assets Management...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (28 Feb 2013)

Colm Keaveney: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons that have claimed relief under Section 14 of the Finance Act 2012; the cost of providing the relief; the estimate he would place on the increased investment and the increased employment opportunities that have been generated by the special assignee relief programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10494/13]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Rights Issues (5 Mar 2013)

Colm Keaveney: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide in tabular form a breakdown of the referrals to the Labour Relations Commission and the Labour Court under the Employees (Information and Consultation) Act 2006 and detail the information by year referred; the section of the act under which the referrals were made; the number of hearings scheduled; the number of...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Government Bonds (6 Mar 2013)

Colm Keaveney: To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 185 of 26 February 2013, if the European Central Bank has the lawful authority to direct the Central Bank of Ireland to dispose of the bonds, referred to in his reply, in accordance with a schedule different to that detailed by him in his reply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11797/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: National Treasury Management Agency (12 Mar 2013)

Colm Keaveney: To ask the Minister for Finance whether there will be a €20 billion reduction in the National Treasury Management Agency's market borrowing requirements in the next decade (details supplied); the way this figure was calculated and the assumptions, including of economic growth, future refinancing rates, net present value and inflation that were used to underpin that calculation; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rural Social Scheme (12 Mar 2013)

Colm Keaveney: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the current position of the rural social scheme; if she will provide details of the likely changes that may be made to the scheme in the coming year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12562/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (12 Mar 2013)

Colm Keaveney: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details provided) in County Galway may expect to receive their agri environment option scheme payment. [12809/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Aftercare Services (12 Mar 2013)

Colm Keaveney: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to provide for after school care funded or part funded from the Exchequer; if she is considering sub-letting, or some arrangement, school facilities to private operators to accommodate this care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12598/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (12 Mar 2013)

Colm Keaveney: To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) in County Galway may expect to be called for reimplantation surgery [12746/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Government Bonds (13 Mar 2013)

Colm Keaveney: To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Questions No. 185 of 26 Feburary 2013 and No. 71 of 6 March 2013 if the Central Bank of Ireland, can act unilaterally, or in concert with the European Central Bank, dispose of the bonds, referred to in his reply, in accordance with a schedule different to that detailed by him in his earlier replies, without the agreement of the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Government Bonds (13 Mar 2013)

Colm Keaveney: To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Questions No. 185 of 26 February 2013 and No. 71 of 6 March 2013, if he has the lawful authority to direct or inhibit the disposal of the bonds, referred to in his reply, by the Central Bank of Ireland in accordance with a schedule different to that detailed by him in his earlier replies; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Special Areas of Conservation Designation (13 Mar 2013)

Colm Keaveney: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the appropriate assessment against predetermined conservation objectives will take place within Galway Bay, Kinvara Bay, and Clairnbridge Bay, as such assessments are needed in order that additional oyster licences may be granted in view of the fact that these bays have been designated as special areas of conservation; if his...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry Development (13 Mar 2013)

Colm Keaveney: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the initiatives his Department is taking to develop and expand the oyster and shellfish industries here, with particular emphasis on the potential to generate significant exports of value-added products, and also with regard to the income that this industry can provide to costal communities; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Early Childhood Education (20 Mar 2013)

Colm Keaveney: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools in the primary sector that are operating early childhood care and education facilities in each county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13618/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (20 Mar 2013)

Colm Keaveney: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools in the primary sector that have had funding approved for extensions and the number awaiting approval, broken down by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13619/13]