Results 81-100 of 2,304 for speaker:John Browne

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (13 Oct 2015)

John Browne: 322. To ask the Minister for Health the reason parents are not given a copy of the patient information leaflet, prior to signing the consent form for the human papilloma virus vaccine, given concerns expressed (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35719/15]

Order of Business (8 Oct 2015)

John Browne: Wishful thinking.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Offences (1 Oct 2015)

John Browne: 269. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider an amendment to section 12 of the Road Traffic Act 2002 to allow for suspension of parking fines, when such fines are under appeal to either the local authority concerned or to the Ombudsman; if he is satisfied that section 12(c), which allows local authorities to increase the amount of a fine by 50% if it is unpaid...

Hospital Waiting Lists: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (23 Sep 2015)

John Browne: I support the motion introduced by Deputy Billy Kelleher. Many Ministers for Health have come and gone in my time in the House and responsibility for health now rests with the current Minister, Deputy Varadkar. I believed this Minister would take an enlightened approach and solve the problems in the health system with a stroke of the pen. That is clearly not the case. The main...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015 (22 Sep 2015)

John Browne: 439. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if there is a anomaly in the Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015 in that one part says that a representative body may only be required to register as a representative body if a paid employee, or an officeholder, is directly engaged in communicating independently with designated public officials, whereas a guidance note from the Standards...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015 (22 Sep 2015)

John Browne: 440. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if a representative body retaining the contracted services of a person who was a designated public official up to 2008 is required to register under the Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015 if the contracted person is the sole lobbying contact for that body, or if the registration of the contractor is sufficient to comply with the...

Leaders’ Questions (16 Jul 2015)

John Browne: What about the form?

Leaders’ Questions (16 Jul 2015)

John Browne: What about Deputy Troy's question?

Leaders’ Questions (16 Jul 2015)

John Browne: A simple question.

Leaders’ Questions (16 Jul 2015)

John Browne: What about the form?

Leaders’ Questions (16 Jul 2015)

John Browne: What about the form being withdrawn?

Petroleum (Exploration and Extraction) Safety Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Second Stage (15 Jul 2015)

John Browne: I welcome the Bill. Although we will support it, my colleague, Deputy Michael Moynihan, will table a couple of amendments that the Minister of State might consider taking on board. We question why it has taken so long for the legislation to be brought before the House. This is last minute dot com, despite the fact that the Government talked about openness, transparency and giving the House...

Other Questions: Employment Rights (15 Jul 2015)

John Browne: 10. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation to outline his plans to regulate the au pair industry in view of the recent publicity regarding poor wages and bad working conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28414/15]

Other Questions: Employment Rights (15 Jul 2015)

John Browne: My question relates to the possibility of the Minister regulating the au pair industry. Recently I had a visit from some au pairsin the south east. They relayed to me some horror stories of exploitation, poor working conditions and abusive treatment. One lady pointed out that she was working 60 hours per week for a €120, which is €2 per hour. This is a breach of all Irish...

Other Questions: Employment Rights (15 Jul 2015)

John Browne: I thank the Minister for his reply. Has the Minister had any contact with the Migrant Rights Centre Ireland, which recently published a report on this area? The report stated that 49% of au pairsearn between €100 and €119 per week with 26% working between 40 to 60 hours per week. There is serious exploitation in this area. The people who visited me suggested they are more or...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (14 Jul 2015)

John Browne: 216. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an application for a carer's allowance will be approved in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wexford. [28744/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications (14 Jul 2015)

John Browne: 217. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an application under the disability allowance scheme will be approved in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wexford. [28748/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Applications (14 Jul 2015)

John Browne: 218. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when an application for a carer's allowance will be approved in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wexford [28749/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (14 Jul 2015)

John Browne: 219. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason for the delay in hearing an appeal by a person (details supplied) in County Wexford under the carer's allowance scheme. [28750/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Tax Administration (14 Jul 2015)

John Browne: 269. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason it is not inequitable to refuse deductibility of local property tax levied on private rental property against private rental income from that property; how it is equitable to continue disallowing it purely on the basis that it would reduce the tax base; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28555/15]