Results 81-100 of 884 for speaker:Frank O'Rourke

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Corporate Governance (7 Jul 2016)

Frank O'Rourke: 105. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the procedures in place, in view of the emphasis his Department has on new corporate governance guidelines for agencies under his remit, to ensure persons deemed to be debtors are not actively engaged in the management of such agencies while such debts are not discharged; the procedures in place to notify his Department of any such debtors who...

Topical Issue Debate: Home Care Packages Funding (12 Jul 2016)

Frank O'Rourke: I am delighted to be given the opportunity to speak today on the issue of home care packages. As with all Members of the House, health is a constant issue at my weekly clinics. Access to vital health services is a challenge, waiting lists are increasing and securing home care is a constant struggle for many older people. Most of us like to think that when the time comes, we will have the...

Topical Issue Debate: Home Care Packages Funding (12 Jul 2016)

Frank O'Rourke: I thank the Minister of State for her reply. I do not doubt her commitment to making improvements where they are needed badly, particularly for the elderly. She is aware of the difficulty in this regard, from the response to one of my colleagues, that what is happening on the ground is different from what is being reported within departmental or other official circles. Given her offer, I...

Topical Issue Debate: Home Care Packages Funding (12 Jul 2016)

Frank O'Rourke: I need the Acting Chairman's forbearance.

Topical Issue Debate: Home Care Packages Funding (12 Jul 2016)

Frank O'Rourke: Please, will the Minister of State help us to correct these issues? It is a scandal.

Topical Issue Debate: Home Care Packages Funding (12 Jul 2016)

Frank O'Rourke: The people concerned have contributed to the State and need to be looked after.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (12 Jul 2016)

Frank O'Rourke: 289. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when construction of a school (details supplied) will commence and the timeline for the works, given that Kildare County Council has granted planning permission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21301/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Respite Care Services Provision (12 Jul 2016)

Frank O'Rourke: 538. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the number of public respite beds at Maynooth community care unit has been reduced to two beds; when this reduction came into effect; if this is a temporary measure or if he has plans to reinstate and increase the number of respite beds available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20860/16]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Economic Competitiveness (12 Jul 2016)

Frank O'Rourke: 795. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the measures the Government and its agencies have in place to ensure the benefits of cheaper imports from the United Kingdom in view of the weaker sterling are passed onto Irish businesses and consumers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20694/16]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Economic Competitiveness (12 Jul 2016)

Frank O'Rourke: 807. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the policies she and the agencies within her remit are pursuing to protect the interests of businesses exporting to the United Kingdom, in particular in the food sector, given the result of the British referendum to exit the European Union and the depreciation of sterling; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21300/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Guidance Counsellors (19 Jul 2016)

Frank O'Rourke: 256. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to consider introducing two interventions per student per annum over the range of their second level education, that is, for a duration of five to six years, as part of the career guidance offered to second level pupils to assist the student in his or her choice of career path and the necessary training required to achieve this; if the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Management (19 Jul 2016)

Frank O'Rourke: 306. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department has a provision for sign language interpreters to be in attendance at parent-teacher meetings where there is a requirement for parents or guardians to avail of this facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22686/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Accident and Emergency Departments Waiting Times (19 Jul 2016)

Frank O'Rourke: 596. To ask the Minister for Health the policy his Department and the Health Service Executive are pursuing to support Naas Hospital in the provision of its emergency services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22104/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (20 Jul 2016)

Frank O'Rourke: 127. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will amend areas of the existing legislation surrounding apprenticeships and traineeships, as per the areas of legislation that have been identified as in need of change and as have been notified to him by a business representative organisation (details supplied) in order to support and promote apprenticeships and traineeships, given...

Government Appeal of European Commission Decision on State Aid to Apple: Motion (7 Sep 2016)

Frank O'Rourke: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to this important debate relating to Ireland's corporation tax policy. Some 187,000 jobs are supplied by 700 US multinational companies located in Ireland and supported by IDA Ireland. Many others are indirectly employed as a result of the presence of these multinationals as suppliers or contractors. Let us be in no doubt that this is an important...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Rising Cost of Motor Insurance: Discussion (8 Sep 2016)

Frank O'Rourke: I thank the witnesses for their presentations. Apologies for having to leave earlier. I was attending a meeting of the Joint Committee on European Union Affairs. I suppose we all are here having this discussion for the same reason. We all share the view that there is no justification, at which anybody can arrive, for the current premium increases or for the discrimination in respect of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Rising Cost of Motor Insurance: Discussion (8 Sep 2016)

Frank O'Rourke: This is exactly the point. We all accept and agree there is no justification for the widespread and widescale increase which has occurred to the level it is at present. Someone in their early 30s who has had insurance for years and let it lapse can now be quoted €3,300 for a policy.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Rising Cost of Motor Insurance: Discussion (8 Sep 2016)

Frank O'Rourke: Mr. Faughnan is correct. Until 2014, if people's premiums increased by €30 or €50 on occasion-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Rising Cost of Motor Insurance: Discussion (8 Sep 2016)

Frank O'Rourke: -----there was never any big shout about it. The big problem is the huge increases over the past two or three years. There have always been minimalistic increases but not to the extent we have had recently. Mr. Faughnan indicated that premium increases here were between 10% and 15% higher than in the United Kingdom. How do we compare with other European countries? Have claims increased...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Rising Cost of Motor Insurance: Discussion (8 Sep 2016)

Frank O'Rourke: I thank the witnesses. I wish to raise a number of issues. Were I sitting at home watching this on Oireachtas TV, I would be as disheartened a member of the public as I am a politician. It is disappointing for people who have experience of this matter every day of the week. As has been stated by the Chair, we know the problems. No one disagrees that the situation is unacceptable. What...