Results 181-200 of 3,871 for speaker:Catherine Byrne

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (27 May 2008)

Catherine Byrne: Question 389: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if a replacement music teacher will be appointed in a school (details supplied) in Dublin 10 for the new school term 2008-2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21203/08]

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (28 May 2008)

Catherine Byrne: Question 94: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on the introduction of a judicial council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21118/08]

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (28 May 2008)

Catherine Byrne: Question 201: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the progress made on the introduction of a judicial council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21119/08]

Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (29 May 2008)

Catherine Byrne: Question 93: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the amount spent by the Government and by his Department in 2007 on the drug problem here; the amount assigned to date for 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21559/08]

Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (29 May 2008)

Catherine Byrne: Question 94: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the amount spent under the National Drugs Strategy from 2001 to date in 2008; the breakdown of moneys spent on the drug problem since the strategy was initiated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21565/08]

Government Pay Awards. (4 Jun 2008)

Catherine Byrne: Question 78: To ask the Minister for Finance the pre-conditions he is setting before the Government will agree to give up its pay awards. [21867/08]

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (4 Jun 2008)

Catherine Byrne: Question 208: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of clerical staff and general operatives employed by the Health Service Executive from outside of this country; the location where they are employed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21815/08]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (4 Jun 2008)

Catherine Byrne: Question 232: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason medical card holders, including old age pensioners, are obliged to pay top-up fees to chiropodists; if it is intended for the full cost of this care to be covered under the GMS scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22081/08]

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (17 Jun 2008)

Catherine Byrne: Question 75: To ask the Minister for Transport the nature of the ongoing review of major areas of public expenditure in transport under the value for money framework for public expenditure; the results of such review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23342/08]

Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (17 Jun 2008)

Catherine Byrne: Question 268: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of jobs to be cut at Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin 2008; the type of jobs involved; the reason for these cuts; if she will reconsider this decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22570/08]

Written Answers — Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme: Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme (17 Jun 2008)

Catherine Byrne: Question 304: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that elderly people are being contacted by staff in the Health Service Executive's health repayment scheme section, to ask them if they want to withdraw their claim for payments made from their own resources towards a patient's care; if this is acceptable behaviour towards elderly people who...

Written Answers — Driving Tests: Driving Tests (17 Jun 2008)

Catherine Byrne: Question 433: To ask the Minister for Transport if the deadline of 30 June 2008 is still in place for learner drivers; if there is a system in place which will allow learner drivers to delay the implementation of the new learner driver rules until August 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22819/08]

Written Answers — Driving Tests: Driving Tests (17 Jun 2008)

Catherine Byrne: Question 434: To ask the Minister for Transport if learner drivers who have not sat their driving test before the 30 June 2008 deadline, will be entitled to a refund of moneys paid for tax and insurance on their vehicles in view of the fact that many of them will no longer be able to drive once the legislation preventing them from driving unaccompanied is enforced; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (17 Jun 2008)

Catherine Byrne: Question 502: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason an application for a green card was refused for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 8; if she will reconsider this decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22569/08]

Written Answers — Private Rented Accommodation: Private Rented Accommodation (17 Jun 2008)

Catherine Byrne: Question 557: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the regularity with which inspections are carried out on properties which are covered by rent supplement; the criteria these properties must meet in order for rent supplement to be paid; if her attention has been drawn to the appalling conditions of many properties which come under this scheme; the action she will take to remedy...

Written Answers — Community Employment Schemes: Community Employment Schemes (19 Jun 2008)

Catherine Byrne: Question 69: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of rehabilitative community employment schemes currently up and running here; if she will increase supports for these schemes in view of the fact that the Report of the Working Group on Drugs Rehabilitation recommends that the number of drug specific CE places should be increased and the success of...

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (24 Jun 2008)

Catherine Byrne: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 32 to raise a matter of national importance, namely, the serious problem of illiteracy which still exists and which was highlighted recently on RTE with the programme "Written Off?" which ran over eight weeks. The fact that people are trying to live their daily lives in today's society without being able to read or write is a real...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (24 Jun 2008)

Catherine Byrne: Question 157: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the amount of funding her Department has provided for screening programmes for sudden adult death syndrome; the amount of funding assigned to the family screening clinic in the Mater Hospital; the plans she has to introduce further screening programmes to detect potentially fatal heart defects especially among young people; and if she...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (24 Jun 2008)

Catherine Byrne: Question 316: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the status of a school building project (details supplied) in Dublin 12; the band rating of this project; if he will give this project the final go-ahead in view of the fact that it has been approved since 2000 and is ready for building work to commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24549/08]

Written Answers — Passport Applications: Passport Applications (24 Jun 2008)

Catherine Byrne: Question 382: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if a person (details supplied) in Dublin 8 can apply for carer's allowance or benefit from the Department of Social and Family Affairs without such a claim having a negative impact on their application for an Irish passport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24679/08]