Results 181-200 of 11,654 for speaker:Helen McEntee

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Home Services (12 May 2015)

Helen McEntee: 464. To ask the Minister for Health the optimal level of long-term residential care beds for older persons within the Health Service Executive Dublin north east region by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18345/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Home Services (12 May 2015)

Helen McEntee: 465. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form by county, the existing number of places for long-term residential care for older persons in the Health Service Executive Dublin north east region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18347/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Home Services (12 May 2015)

Helen McEntee: 466. To ask the Minister for Health the demand for long-term residential nursing home care places in the Health Service Executive Dublin north east region. [18360/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agricultural Production (14 May 2015)

Helen McEntee: 34. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in view of the fact that fertiliser prices are currently at record highs, even though manufacturers' costs continue to decline, and in view of recent falling oil and gas prices, the reason there has not been a similar drop in the price of fertiliser; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18682/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Charges Exemptions (19 May 2015)

Helen McEntee: 499. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the concessions that are being made for pensioners, especially those living alone, whose sole income is a State pension, regarding payment of their Irish Water bills; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19678/15]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Biotechnology Industry (26 May 2015)

Helen McEntee: 352. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide an update on developments in Ireland’s biotechnology industry since 2011; the experience of his Department and its agencies in supporting biotechnology start-up companies since March 2011; if he will provide a list of the start-up biotechnology companies which his Department, the National Pension Reserve...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (28 May 2015)

Helen McEntee: 176. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if the proposed revisions to the 2006 wind energy development guidelines will have to be taken into account by An Bord Pleanála in its decision making on wind farm projects that are allready within the planning system when the revisions to the guidelines are published; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Insurance Cover (9 Jun 2015)

Helen McEntee: 368. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding flooding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21308/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (9 Jun 2015)

Helen McEntee: 1169. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the figure for a fine will be recalculated in respect of a person (details supplied), in view of that person's circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21576/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Wind Energy Guidelines (10 Jun 2015)

Helen McEntee: 194. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the date when the revised wind energy guidelines will be issued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22658/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: SOLAS Funding (11 Jun 2015)

Helen McEntee: 197. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide, in tabular form, the businesses in County Louth that are receiving SOLAS funding; the amount of funding each of these businesses received in 2014 and in 2015 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22806/15]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff Data (16 Jun 2015)

Helen McEntee: 320. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the average age of full-time staff across the Civil Service; the way this compares with the average age of public servants in each of the years 2005 to 2015 and in 2015 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23903/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Improvement Schemes (17 Jun 2015)

Helen McEntee: 18. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if further funding will be made available to County Meath for repairs and restructuring of the roads within the county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23465/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Staff Data (17 Jun 2015)

Helen McEntee: 157. To ask the Minister for Health the number of employees under the age of 35 years of age currently working in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23990/15]

Topical Issue Debate: Road Projects Status (18 Jun 2015)

Helen McEntee: The Minister for Education and Skills has agreed to postpone my Topical Issue matter until next Wednesday.

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Architectural Heritage (18 Jun 2015)

Helen McEntee: 28. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide details on the steering group set up by her to advise on the future of Irish historic country houses; when the group will report to her; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23554/15]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Commemorative Events (18 Jun 2015)

Helen McEntee: 30. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide an update on Ireland 2016, the Government initiative to commemorate and celebrate the centenary of the 1916 Easter Rising; in particular, if she will provide an update on the community participation element Ireland 2016; when she anticipates local community plans will be published; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Tax Exemptions (23 Jun 2015)

Helen McEntee: 122. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on the property tax exemption for homes with pyrite, especially for families who are categorised as grade 1 and who have been advised against the expense of having a core test done, which will be carried out by the Pyrite Resolution Board when the home is accepted into the scheme. [24602/15]

Topical Issue Debate: School Accommodation (24 Jun 2015)

Helen McEntee: I thank the Minister of State for taking this debate. As he knows, and as the Acting Chairman pointed out, Dunboyne College of Further Education recently received independent status and an enrolment number. This time a number of months ago, the college, while operating as a post-leaving certificate college, was under the umbrella of St. Peter's secondary school in Dunboyne. This meant that...

Topical Issue Debate: School Accommodation (24 Jun 2015)

Helen McEntee: I thank the Minister of State for his response. I understand where we are coming from. We have just come through one of the toughest recessions this economy has ever seen. We have managed to turn things around. I understand we do not have the money to invest in all the projects we would like to invest in, or to undertake all the capital spending we would like to undertake. We need to...