Results 621-640 of 884 for speaker:Frank O'Rourke

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Question Heading for question(s) 259 (20 Jun 2017)

Frank O'Rourke: 259. To ask the Minister for Finance the regulations with regard to peer to peer lending; if there is recourse for lenders in the event of borrower default; if there is protections for borrowers in the event of default; if there is regulation of the platforms; if there is regulation of the provision of a peer to peer loan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27321/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (20 Jun 2017)

Frank O'Rourke: 486. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to deal with the capital shortfall relating to a school (details suppled) in Kildare north. [27148/17]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Immigration Status (20 Jun 2017)

Frank O'Rourke: 665. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the timeframe for a decision on the legal status of a person (details supplied) of a child born here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26668/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (30 May 2017)

Frank O'Rourke: 388. To ask the Minister for Health the status of surgery for a person (details supplied) in Tallaght hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25275/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Occupational Therapy (30 May 2017)

Frank O'Rourke: 431. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite access for a person (details supplied) to occupational therapy services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25469/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Recruitment (30 May 2017)

Frank O'Rourke: 468. To ask the Minister for Health when the post of child psychologist within the primary care psychology services in Kildare north is expected to be filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25717/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages Provision (30 May 2017)

Frank O'Rourke: 474. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to review existing home care package scheme with a view to expanding delivery of the scheme beyond HSE approved providers (details supplied); the detail of the benefits persons are actually receiving from their allocated approved provider; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25734/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists (30 May 2017)

Frank O'Rourke: 489. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment for orthodontic services on behalf of a person (details supplied) who has been on a waiting list for more than four years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25864/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Engagement with MEPs (24 May 2017)

Frank O'Rourke: I thank the MEPs for coming before the committee today. I will touch on some points briefly because I realise we are conscious of time. There is a major discussion around engagement and meeting. Surely it is not beyond possibility to get a timetable to match Oireachtas Members, including Senators and Deputies, with MEPs to enable them to meet up on a more frequent basis. I was elected in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Vetting Legislation (23 May 2017)

Frank O'Rourke: 102. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to facilitate transition year students who have not reached 16 years of age to secure work experience in schools in view of the restriction with Garda vetting for those under 16 years of age; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24424/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Recruitment (23 May 2017)

Frank O'Rourke: 470. To ask the Minister for Health his immediate plans to recruit the necessary occupational therapy staff to reduce the unacceptable waiting lists (details supplied); his longer term plans to provide the resources required to enable the unit to provide ongoing essential services in a timely manner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24259/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Supply (23 May 2017)

Frank O'Rourke: 535. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department will consider sourcing additional pharmaceutical companies for chemotherapy drugs in view of the fact that the current supplier (details supplied) which has the monopoly on the market, has been unable to provide full supplies to hospitals over the past two weeks, due to a production constraint resulting in cancer patients treatment being...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (18 May 2017)

Frank O'Rourke: 146. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his views on whether there are significant problems with section 28(2) of the Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Act 2016 which only allows for a second extension for housing developments that commenced on site before the original planning permission expired, most of which would have been...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (18 May 2017)

Frank O'Rourke: 147. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the advice which can be given to developers whose planning permission, and a section 42 extension, has expired and is awaiting section 28(2) commencement to apply for a second extension; if in the intervening period all construction work should cease until such a time as he decides to commence section 28 and the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (18 May 2017)

Frank O'Rourke: 148. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the specific amendments he plans to make to section 28(2) of the Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Act 2016 in the Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016; and his views on whether the non-enactment of section 28(2) could have very serious consequences in delaying housing...

Insurance Costs: Motion [Private Members] (17 May 2017)

Frank O'Rourke: I welcome the opportunity to speak about this issue and acknowledge the good work done on it by my colleague, Deputy Michael McGrath, consistently in the past few years. I raised it with the Minister of State as a Topical Issue a couple of weeks ago. Despite the CSO figures at the time, the Minister of State told me that the trend was that insurance premiums were becoming static, which was...

Questions on Promised Legislation (17 May 2017)

Frank O'Rourke: Page 54 of the programme for Government deals with the delivery of home care packages and primary care in the community. Could the Minister for Health carry out a root and branch check and an audit of the service being provided by the HSE between service providers and the end user? Currently, there is a major disconnect and people who have been approved for home care packages are not...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage (17 May 2017)

Frank O'Rourke: 232. To ask the Minister for Health if the long-term illness scheme will include Crohn's disease on the list of approved conditions (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23510/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Regulation (16 May 2017)

Frank O'Rourke: 449. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration is being given to the inclusion of Parkinson's disease as one of the medical conditions for which cannabis for medicinal use could be approved on the list of medical conditions which is being compiled by the Health Products Regulatory Authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23142/17]

Questions on Promised Legislation (11 May 2017)

Frank O'Rourke: The Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Act, which was passed in December 2016, introduced rent caps in rent pressure zones. I am the representative of a rent pressure zone in Kildare North. A number of rent reviews have been with the Department for nearly three months. While the Tánaiste might not be able to answer me, she might get her colleague or...