Results 161-180 of 6,166 for speaker:Seán Kyne

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (28 Feb 2012)

Seán Kyne: Question 336: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she is carrying out a review of the domiciliary care allowance; the purpose of this review; and if the review applies to all recipients. [11442/12]

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (28 Feb 2012)

Seán Kyne: Question 417: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will indicate the progress of the Civil Registration Act of 2004 so as to allow families of Irish persons who die abroad register for an Irish death certificate. [11449/12]

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (28 Feb 2012)

Seán Kyne: Question 792: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if, in the event of the National Transport Authority awarding new licences for public transport bus routes, a competitive and open public tender process will be followed in order to maximise value for public money. [11444/12]

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (28 Feb 2012)

Seán Kyne: Question 791: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the recent occurrence at a meeting of Galway City Council whereby the National Transport Authority represented Bus Éireann to outline the company's plans for services on newly constructed bus lanes in the city as opposed to the private bus company which took charge of its own presentation;...

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (28 Feb 2012)

Seán Kyne: Question 793: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to extend real-time passenger information and integrated ticketing services to users of public transport in Galway; and, if so, if he will report on progress of same. [11450/12]

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (6 Mar 2012)

Seán Kyne: Question 218: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views that it would be a highly positive measure, in the context of the reform of the public sector, if the Irish Human Rights Commission's Human Rights Guide for the Civil and Public Service was updated from the 2010 edition, became part of all training areas and was distributed throughout the public service. [12824/12]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (6 Mar 2012)

Seán Kyne: Question 294: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the habitual residence condition, which affects several social welfare payments and was introduced in 2004 to prevent welfare tourism, is causing hardship to persons, in particular Irish citizens who have returned home, in accessing social assistance and if the HRC can be examined to...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (6 Mar 2012)

Seán Kyne: Question 296: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the progress of the report in relation to the single working age payment, the completion of which is necessary owing to the agreement between Ireland and the IMF/ECB/EU; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12826/12]

Written Answers — Natural Heritage Areas: Natural Heritage Areas (6 Mar 2012)

Seán Kyne: Question 315: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he is satisfied that proper procedures were followed in relation to the designation of the Moycullen Bog complex NHA, when ground inspections that allowed this NHA to be designated commenced; and if the public will be able to access the file concerning the visual assessment of the fields concerned for inclusion. [12843/12]

Written Answers — Commonage Division: Commonage Division (6 Mar 2012)

Seán Kyne: Question 468: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the anomaly whereby farmers who have areas of striped commonage, which are unfenced and governed by the rules pertaining to DAS and SPS, are not eligible as forage and that planning permission would be required to allow fencing; and if he will be mindful of these facts in relation to...

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (6 Mar 2012)

Seán Kyne: Question 589: To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider, within the context of the transposition of EU Directive 2010/63/EU, introducing an obligation to use the new non-animal alternatives (details supplied) for the testing of chemicals, for which the EU granted approval last month. [12834/12]

Turbary Rights: Motion (Resumed) (7 Mar 2012)

Seán Kyne: I am delighted to have an opportunity to speak on this important issue. It is difficult to believe it is almost 20 years since the legislation pertaining to the habitats directive, as contained in a previous treaty, was passed in 1992. At the time the former Taoiseach, Mr. Albert Reynolds, was in government and came home with €8 billion. What we are dealing with was part of the small...

Public Sector Numbers: Statements (8 Mar 2012)

Seán Kyne: One of the most regrettable features in the difficult times we have been experiencing has been the forces attempting to pitch one group of society against another: young against old, urban against rural, employed against unemployed, and private sector against public sector. These attempts have served no purpose whatsoever in the battle to regain our economic sovereignty, which is a battle...

Written Answers — National Carers' Strategy: National Carers' Strategy (8 Mar 2012)

Seán Kyne: Question 188: To ask the Minister for Health the progress of the national carers' strategy; and the timeframe for its delivery in view of the vital role played by carers in communities across the country. [13348/12]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (13 Mar 2012)

Seán Kyne: Question 305: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the measures being taken to alleviate the delays in the scanning of medical evidence pertaining to carer's allowance applications, which, according to her Department's officials, is the reason for the delay in the assessment of the applications. [14263/12]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (13 Mar 2012)

Seán Kyne: Question 306: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if strong consideration will be given, in the interests of fairness and transparency, to introducing assessments in person carried out by qualified medical personnel in the application or review process for all health-related social protection schemes such as domiciliary care allowance and disability allowance. [14267/12]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (13 Mar 2012)

Seán Kyne: Question 307: To ask the Minister for Social Protection, further to Parliamentary Question No. 336 of 28 February 2012, the reason the domiciliary care allowance has been withdrawn, following reviews, in several cases concerning children with autism, particularly given the way this condition is a lifelong disability. [14273/12]

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (13 Mar 2012)

Seán Kyne: Question 461: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason, despite the noticeable improvements in processing times in the immigration and naturalisation section of his Department, for the delay of over three years in the processing of an application in respect of a person (details supplied). [14271/12]

Written Answers — Animal Welfare: Animal Welfare (13 Mar 2012)

Seán Kyne: Question 510: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the upcoming Animal Welfare Bill will contain a provision to abolish live hare coursing in view of the demonstrable evidence of the harm, injury and distress that such a sport causes to the wildlife concerned and also in recognition that such a measure would bring Ireland into line with other developed nations...

Written Answers — Animal Welfare: Animal Welfare (13 Mar 2012)

Seán Kyne: Question 618: To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken to address the concerns of stakeholder organisations (details supplied) regarding the time taken to transpose the Directive 2010/63/EU, and in recognition of such organisations' strong support for the[i] ad hoc[/i] but comprehensive guidelines and procedures currently followed in most Irish laboratory settings to be given a...