Results 441-460 of 2,406 for speaker:Tony McLoughlin

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Regeneration and Development Fund (11 Dec 2018)

Tony McLoughlin: 493. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the roll-out of the rural development fund in County Sligo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51805/18]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Development Policy (11 Dec 2018)

Tony McLoughlin: 495. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the progress made on the development of the Atlantic economic corridor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51670/18]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (6 Dec 2018)

Tony McLoughlin: My question was similar to the one that has just been answered concerning the UN migration pact which will be signed next week by the Minister for Justice and Equality. I wished to ask what the benefits and obligations for this country will be, but the Tánaiste has outlined that.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (6 Dec 2018)

Tony McLoughlin: 103. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application by a school (details supplied) for additional classrooms; if the school management will be advised of planned developments in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51228/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Agreements (6 Dec 2018)

Tony McLoughlin: 120. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans with regard to signing the UN migration pact; the reason for this decision; the potential impact this pact will have on Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51268/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage (6 Dec 2018)

Tony McLoughlin: 153. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to include ataxia on the long-term illness scheme list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51229/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Investigations (5 Dec 2018)

Tony McLoughlin: 185. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will seek an update from An Garda Síochána into the case of a body washed ashore in County Leitrim in 1986; if new DNA methods will be used to identify this body which is buried in Manorhamilton, County Leitrim; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51039/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (5 Dec 2018)

Tony McLoughlin: 210. To ask the Minister for Health the reason cancer patients are not automatically entitled to a medical card (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51027/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Support Services (5 Dec 2018)

Tony McLoughlin: 228. To ask the Minister for Health the position with regard to a facility (details supplied) in County Mayo; if he will consider keeping this facility open in particular the day services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51106/18]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Regional Enterprise Development Fund (4 Dec 2018)

Tony McLoughlin: This question was submitted in advance of the Minister's announcement on Monday of the €30 million allocated to the regional enterprise development fund. I ask her to elaborate on that announcement.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Regional Enterprise Development Fund (4 Dec 2018)

Tony McLoughlin: I compliment the Minister, her team and Enterprise Ireland for the work that has gone into the allocation of this €30 million in recent days. I was pleased that my own constituency of Sligo-Leitrim got €1.9 million for the Sligo Enterprise and Technology Centre in Strandhill. That is an area crying out for a development such as this. Great effort has been put into that...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (4 Dec 2018)

Tony McLoughlin: It is stated on page 96 of A Programme for a Partnership Government that the priority for the Government is the protection of all of our citizens by preventing and reducing crime. Will the Taoiseach outline what the Government intends to do to ensure this commitment is fulfilled?

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 26 - Education and Skills (Supplementary) (4 Dec 2018)

Tony McLoughlin: The Minister and his officials are welcome. The Minister mentioned that the figures have increased from 42,500 in 2014 to 49,000 at present. Does he have projected figures for the coming years? He has said that it is difficult to predict with absolute certainty the number of teachers retiring in any particular year but perhaps he could give us some indication.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation (4 Dec 2018)

Tony McLoughlin: 74. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the steps she has taken in budget 2019 to encourage and promote job creation in County Sligo and across the Border region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50520/18]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Supports (4 Dec 2018)

Tony McLoughlin: 75. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her views on the role InterTradeIreland can play in supporting businesses in Border counties through the challenges of Brexit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50521/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (4 Dec 2018)

Tony McLoughlin: 185. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of proposed developments at a school (details supplied); when works will commence in view of the circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50115/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Voluntary Sector Funding (4 Dec 2018)

Tony McLoughlin: 293. To ask the Minister for Health the status of plans to relieve the financial burden which non-section 39 voluntary hospice groups are under (details supplied) in view of the difficulties they are facing with having to implement both the Lansdowne Road and public sector pay agreements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50403/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Consultant Recruitment (4 Dec 2018)

Tony McLoughlin: 366. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a new cardiologist who was due replace a retiring cardiologist will not now take up this position due to the fact that there is no catheterisation laboratory in Sligo University Hospital; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that the delay in filling this post is having a damaging impact on the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Services (4 Dec 2018)

Tony McLoughlin: 585. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will investigate with CIÉ and Irish Rail the reason there are not enough rail carriages in operation on the Sligo to Dublin line at peak times; the reason customers who pay for tickets are being forced to stand from Dublin to Carrick-on-Shannon and beyond; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50402/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Flooding at Ballycar on the Galway-Limerick Railway and Investment in Heavy Rail: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Nov 2018)

Tony McLoughlin: I welcome Mr. Meade. I am a Deputy for the constituency of Leitrim-Sligo and welcomed the announcement that more services were being added between Dublin and Sligo route from 10 December. The biggest issue I can see is with line infrastructure. What investment is to be made in Sligo in the coming years? One of my biggest complaints is the lack of carriages. It is a major issue. There is...