Results 261-280 of 1,776 for speaker:Derek Nolan

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Charges Administration (24 Mar 2015)

Derek Nolan: 902. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if landlords have the right to increase tenants' deposits to cover water charges; if future legislation will prevent this from occurring; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11812/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Facilities Provision (24 Mar 2015)

Derek Nolan: 965. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to allocate funding to establish a national ice arena in view of the increase in popularity of sports played on ice, both recreationally and at competitive level, in recent years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11313/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport Fares (24 Mar 2015)

Derek Nolan: 978. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to introduce a flexible leap card option, similar to the one used in Dublin, for commuter rail users in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11609/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Guidance Counsellors (11 Mar 2015)

Derek Nolan: 122. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on making it mandatory that career guidance counsellors form part of staffing for post-primary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10628/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Charges Exemptions (11 Mar 2015)

Derek Nolan: 134. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to introduce an exemption to water charges, for households or homeowners paying development charges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10597/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Ceremonies (10 Mar 2015)

Derek Nolan: 313. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if her attention has been drawn to the situation of two Galway residents (details supplied) who have had their citizenship application accepted since July 2014, but have yet to receive a date for their conferring ceremony; the reason for this delay; the reason the two applicants were not informed of this delay; and if she will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drugs Payment Scheme Coverage (10 Mar 2015)

Derek Nolan: 364. To ask the Minister for Health when a decision will be made regarding the inclusion of fampridine, known as Fampyra, for funding under the Health Service Executive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10624/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (10 Mar 2015)

Derek Nolan: 381. To ask the Minister for Health when a free general practitioner care initiative for children under six years of age will be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10028/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Administration (10 Mar 2015)

Derek Nolan: 387. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the Government decision to return discretionary medical cards to those who had them withdrawn, as announced in June 2014, did not apply to former medical card holders (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10050/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (10 Mar 2015)

Derek Nolan: 476. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a school (details supplied) in County Galway will take part in the prefabricated buildings replacement scheme; if such works will take place at the same time as works on an approved special education teacher support room; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10258/15]

Topical Issue Debate: Hospitals Building Programme (5 Mar 2015)

Derek Nolan: The emergency department in Galway is the second busiest, if not the busiest, in the country, with 65,000 attendances last year. There is a not a week that goes by when I do not receive representations in the form of an email or a call from somebody sitting in the emergency department, or whose partner or child is sitting in it. The conditions in which they have to wait are appalling. The...

Topical Issue Debate (Resumed) (5 Mar 2015)

Derek Nolan: I thank the Minister for Health for his response. I am trying to read between the lines. I welcome some of the positive investment in Galway University Hospital. It is the case that construction on a new 75 bed ward block will start next year which will have a big effect on the number of people on trolleys. However, we are still left with a completely inadequate, underdeveloped and unsafe...

Gender Recognition Bill 2014 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Mar 2015)

Derek Nolan: I propose to share time with Deputies Seán Kenny, Anne Ferris and Seán Kyne. I am happy to speak on the Bill, which is important. Anyone speaking out must give enormous credit to Dr. Lydia Foy, who through decades of perseverance, legal challenges and of holding the State to account, often in legal confrontation with it, must be commended for the Bill and for it being debated in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Spent Convictions Legislation (5 Mar 2015)

Derek Nolan: 138. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide an update on the Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions) Bill 2012 and when it will be entered into law; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9617/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Spent Convictions Legislation (5 Mar 2015)

Derek Nolan: 139. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the way a person who was convicted of a minor drug offence six years ago and received a €100 fine will be covered by the Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions) Bill 2012; the way potential visa applications will be affected when the Bill is passed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9618/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector Regulation (3 Mar 2015)

Derek Nolan: 225. To ask the Minister for Finance when he expects legislation to protect all mortgage holders, including those of unregulated entities, or so-called vulture funds, to be brought forward; if the legislation will apply retrospectively to mortgage holders, in particular, to customers of the liquidated Irish Bank Resolution Corporation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9249/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: UN Conventions Ratification (3 Mar 2015)

Derek Nolan: 304. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will commit to ratifying the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities as soon as possible; if she will ensure that the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill is dealt with urgently; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9265/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (3 Mar 2015)

Derek Nolan: 486. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide a list of the schools in County Galway using prefabricated units; the number of prefabricated units per school; the number of prefabricated units that have been replaced, by school; her plans to alleviate the problems with prefabricated units; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8984/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (3 Mar 2015)

Derek Nolan: 572. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the obligations that are on local authorities to ensure that developers meet all future taking-in-charge requirements when developing new housing estates; the rights housing estates have when it comes to being taken in charge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9206/15]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: National Broadband Plan Implementation (3 Mar 2015)

Derek Nolan: 590. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the way he envisages the national broadband plan affecting Connemara, County Galway; the plans in place for enhancing the connectivity of the area; the amount of investment that will be needed in Connemara to ensure the region benefits from the delivery speeds referred to in the plan; and if he will make a statement on...