Results 41-60 of 2,211 for speaker:Paul Connaughton

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Payments (17 Dec 2015)

Paul Connaughton: 264. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment under the basic payment scheme will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Galway; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46056/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Payments (17 Dec 2015)

Paul Connaughton: 286. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a refund due to a person (details supplied) in County Galway will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46355/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Payments (17 Dec 2015)

Paul Connaughton: 287. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment under the areas of natural constraint scheme and the basic payment scheme will issue to persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46356/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Payments (17 Dec 2015)

Paul Connaughton: 288. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a transfer of entitlement in relation to a person (details supplied) in County Roscommon has been completed; when payment under the basic payment scheme will issue to the person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46358/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services Provision (17 Dec 2015)

Paul Connaughton: 484. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Galway will have dental surgery; the waiting times for dental surgery at University Hospital Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46357/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Payments (16 Dec 2015)

Paul Connaughton: 93. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Galway under the basic payment scheme; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45652/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Applications (15 Dec 2015)

Paul Connaughton: 243. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment under the basic payment scheme will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Galway; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45337/15]

Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2015: Second Stage (10 Dec 2015)

Paul Connaughton: I will need five minutes. Deputy Timmins asked about the role of An Bord Pleanála and I wish to ask the Minister a similar question about the time An Bord Pleanála takes to make decisions on certain matters of real importance. It is topical at the moment because south Galway has been badly flooded in the past couple of days and one area along the Dunkellin river, namely,...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility (10 Dec 2015)

Paul Connaughton: 53. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if there is a mechanism available whereby a person who was on community employment and then signed on for credits for six months before receiving a jobseeker's allowance can receive the Christmas bonus; if there is an appeals mechanism or other options available to persons in such situations; and if she will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Eligibility (10 Dec 2015)

Paul Connaughton: 101. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the action a person who applied for 40% grant aid for a new shed because the closing date was approaching may take, given that this person may actually qualify for 60% as a young farmer under the exceptional circumstances in the young farmer capital investment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44509/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (10 Dec 2015)

Paul Connaughton: 102. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if simplification in the rules applying to young farmer schemes across the European Union, as announced in recent weeks (details supplied), will allow the Irish authorities to decide the criteria for young farmers, for example for the young farmer capital investment scheme, if so, when such changes will be effected; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (8 Dec 2015)

Paul Connaughton: 465. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the conveyancing process for a school (details supplied) in County Galway will be concluded so that work can begin on providing a new school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43514/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (8 Dec 2015)

Paul Connaughton: 507. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if additional capacity will be provided at a school (details supplied) in County Galway to cater for the many students who wish to enrol there from September 2016, especially as it is planned to commence a new school building in 2018; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43837/15]

Topical Issue Debate: Garda Vetting Applications (3 Dec 2015)

Paul Connaughton: I thank the Ceann Comhairle's office for allowing me the opportunity to raise this issue. I was contacted by one school in County Galway which offers a post-leaving certificate, PLC, course in child care. Part of the course involves students gaining work experience which requires Garda vetting. Two students who started the course in September have still not received their vetting...

Topical Issue Debate: Garda Vetting Applications (3 Dec 2015)

Paul Connaughton: I think the Minister of State for his response. The problem is that it is claimed the average waiting time for vetting clearance is four weeks. I can, however, give the Minister of State an example of two students who applied at the end of September but who have still not received clearance and it is early December. I might not be a mathematician, but that is more than four weeks. It is...

Public Accounts Committee: 2014 Annual Report and Appropriation Accounts of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance
Chapter 1 - Exchequer Financial Outturn for 2014
Chapter 2 - Government Debt
Chapter 3 - Cost of Bank Stabilisation Measures as at the end of 2014
Finance Accounts 2014 (3 Dec 2015)

Paul Connaughton: Does Ms Nolan know the date of the election?

Public Accounts Committee: 2014 Annual Report and Appropriation Accounts of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance
Chapter 1 - Exchequer Financial Outturn for 2014
Chapter 2 - Government Debt
Chapter 3 - Cost of Bank Stabilisation Measures as at the end of 2014
Finance Accounts 2014 (3 Dec 2015)

Paul Connaughton: The witnesses are very welcome. I have a few very brief questions. Deputy Costello referred to the credit rating organisations. Does the Department meet with their representatives regularly?

Public Accounts Committee: 2014 Annual Report and Appropriation Accounts of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance
Chapter 1 - Exchequer Financial Outturn for 2014
Chapter 2 - Government Debt
Chapter 3 - Cost of Bank Stabilisation Measures as at the end of 2014
Finance Accounts 2014 (3 Dec 2015)

Paul Connaughton: When the recession occurred the rating agencies got it just as wrong as anyone else. Why do we put so much meas in the ratings?

Public Accounts Committee: 2014 Annual Report and Appropriation Accounts of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance
Chapter 1 - Exchequer Financial Outturn for 2014
Chapter 2 - Government Debt
Chapter 3 - Cost of Bank Stabilisation Measures as at the end of 2014
Finance Accounts 2014 (3 Dec 2015)

Paul Connaughton: Is there not an issue with the fact that there are so many different ratings agencies? Someone is calling it wrong somewhere. Standard & Poor's give us an A+ and Moody's give us Baa1.

Public Accounts Committee: 2014 Annual Report and Appropriation Accounts of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Vote 7 - Office of the Minister for Finance
Chapter 1 - Exchequer Financial Outturn for 2014
Chapter 2 - Government Debt
Chapter 3 - Cost of Bank Stabilisation Measures as at the end of 2014
Finance Accounts 2014 (3 Dec 2015)

Paul Connaughton: It is good that we are going in the right direction but if the ratings are going the other way, is there not a point at which we say they do not know what they are talking about?