Results 321-340 of 2,406 for speaker:Tony McLoughlin

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water and Sewerage Schemes Status (7 May 2013)

Tony McLoughlin: 260. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his Department has given consideration to the approval to proceed to construction for the extension of Cornalghta reservoir and the water treatment plant at Moneyduff as part of the north Leitrim regional supply scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21164/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water and Sewerage Schemes Provision (7 May 2013)

Tony McLoughlin: 261. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his Department has given consideration to the approval to proceed towards the provision of improved sewerage infrastructure in nine towns and villages (details supplied) in County Leitrim. [21165/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Services Provision (7 May 2013)

Tony McLoughlin: 262. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will confirm that County Leitrim has the most group water schemes supplied by the local authoritys public mains per head of capita in this country; if his Department has alongside Irish Water adopted any strategy towards the advancement of a policy by local authorities of taking in charge these schemes coupled with...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Illegal Moneylenders (8 May 2013)

Tony McLoughlin: 159. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if proposals to deal with illegal money lending in Ireland and persons involved in such practices will be regulated in any forthcoming legislation sponsored by him coming before the Houses of the Oireachtas in the next number of months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21668/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water and Sewerage Schemes Funding (14 May 2013)

Tony McLoughlin: 452. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if funding will be advanced to Sligo County Council to proceed with the construction of a waste water treatment facility at Mullaghmore, County Sligo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22914/13]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Illegal Moneylenders (22 May 2013)

Tony McLoughlin: 44. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if his attention has been drawn to concerns that many citizens have with illegal money lenders who operate in local communities and are alleged to charge interest rates of up to 400%; and if he is considering any legislative changes to address these issues relating to the regulation of money lending as currently provided for in the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rural Transport Services Provision (28 May 2013)

Tony McLoughlin: 716. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if legislative requirements are necessary to allow the voluntary driver proposal to operate under the rural transport scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25383/13]

Confidence in the Minister for Justice and Equality: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (29 May 2013)

Tony McLoughlin: It is incredible that the House is debating a motion of no confidence in one of our finest Ministers. Bills that the Minister, Deputy Shatter, introduced as a backbencher and Opposition Deputy brought fundamental changes to the areas of justice, family law and health. It is a matter of public record that the party opposite adopted many of his Bills as its own while it was in Government. It...

Confidence in the Minister for Justice and Equality: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (29 May 2013)

Tony McLoughlin: Fianna Fáil Deputies expressed concern about how the Minister allegedly behaved at a Garda checkpoint. Their evidence comes from a former member of their party, Deputy Mattie McGrath, who returned to this House in 2011 without the inconvenience of flying the Fianna Fáil flag while continuing to wear the Charvet shirt. It is alleged that the Minister alluded to parliamentary...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Protection Issues (11 Jun 2013)

Tony McLoughlin: 838. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if the Health Service Executive has provided any inspections for creches in the Sligo/Leitrim area; if she will be publishing details of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27260/13]

Finance (Local Property Tax Repeal) Bill 2013 [Private Members]: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Jun 2013)

Tony McLoughlin: Like many Deputies, I am amazed but not surprised that Sinn Féin has put a Bill to repeal the property tax before the House. It has been said on a number of occasions that Sinn Féin, in introducing this Bill, is speaking out of both sides of its mouth. Sinn Féin supported property tax in Northern Ireland but vehemently opposes it in the South where, thankfully, the party is...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Prize Bonds (13 Jun 2013)

Tony McLoughlin: 61. To ask the Minister for Finance the savings the National Treasury Management Agency will incur from the proposed cut in the national Prize Bonds draw; the way these savings will be used on behalf on the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28512/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Customs and Excise Staff (18 Jun 2013)

Tony McLoughlin: 92. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of staff within the Customs and Excise section of Revenue in Custom House, Sligo that are detailed to investigate illegal narcotics and illegal drug importation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28946/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Customs and Excise Staff (18 Jun 2013)

Tony McLoughlin: 93. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of staff, full time and part time within the Customs and excise section of Revenue that are engaged solely in the detection and investigation of illegal drug importation that are based at sea ports and airports within the Sligo/Leitrim area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28947/13]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Services Provision (25 Jun 2013)

Tony McLoughlin: 401. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the current broadband service in Kinlough, County Leitrim is extremely poor; his plans to improve same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30710/13]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Natural Gas Grid (26 Jun 2013)

Tony McLoughlin: 163. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will consider making County Sligo a destination of the natural gas pipeline by way of an extension of the current pipeline running through County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30963/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Revenue (26 Jun 2013)

Tony McLoughlin: 241. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the tourism performance to date in 2013; his expectations for the remainder of 2013; if he is satisfied that regions such as the north west are attracting increasing numbers in view of the fact that in previous years that the north west region was well below other regions in terms of visitor numbers comparable to the south...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Roads Maintenance Issues (26 Jun 2013)

Tony McLoughlin: 242. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the measures that he has taken to protect the regional and road network; if he will commit to provide specifically for local improvement schemes funding to local authorities in certain regions of the country rather than the current situation where local authorities are allowed to provide funding under their existing capital budget....

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme Expenditure (26 Jun 2013)

Tony McLoughlin: 243. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has given any consideration to the introduction of another round of Sports Capital Funding; and when he expects such a scheme to be launched. [30976/13]

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2013
Vote 25 - Environment, Community and Local Government (Revised) (9 Jul 2013)

Tony McLoughlin: With the reductions planned for local authorities from the next elections, the major consideration is the lack of funding for many local authority projects. Having served on local authorities over the years, I know that lack of adequate funding was always the main complaint. To follow on from Deputy Coffey's point, only this morning I had a meeting with Leitrim County Council in regard to...