Results 81-100 of 2,048 for speaker:Seán Haughey in 'Written Answers'

Written Answers — Adoption Services: Adoption Services (24 May 2005)

Seán Haughey: Question 130: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she will consider making a grant available to persons who adopt children from abroad; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17077/05]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (24 May 2005)

Seán Haughey: Question 193: To ask the Minister for Finance if a civil servant who works only every second week due to illness and is paid every second week by his or her Department but who is claiming disability benefit for every week, must give the said Department the disability benefit claimed for the week worked, even though he or she is paying a full stamp; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (24 May 2005)

Seán Haughey: Question 196: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will grant tax relief with regard to expenses incurred by persons who adopt children from abroad; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17078/05]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (24 May 2005)

Seán Haughey: Question 247: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he will review the position of elderly, stay at home housewives with no pre-1953 insurance contributions and in some cases with no post-1953 contributions, with a view to awarding them a State pension in their own right; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17074/05]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (24 May 2005)

Seán Haughey: Question 248: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he will introduce a new system for eligibility for the contributory old age pension based on the cash value of pay-related contributions only to ensure consistency and equality between all claimants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17075/05]

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (31 May 2005)

Seán Haughey: Question 377: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the average length of time it takes to process an application for a holiday visa, made through embassies and offices abroad, to visit here; if applications made by persons (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17966/05]

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (31 May 2005)

Seán Haughey: Question 378: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the average length of time it takes to process an application for a holiday visa, made through embassies and offices abroad, to visit here; if applications made by persons (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17967/05]

Written Answers — Drugs Payment Scheme: Drugs Payment Scheme (1 Jun 2005)

Seán Haughey: Question 113: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the reason a drug (details supplied) is no longer available on the medical card; the information in her Department in relation to this issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18514/05]

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (1 Jun 2005)

Seán Haughey: Question 163: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the average length of time it takes to process applications for holiday visas in Irish embassies and offices abroad; if an application by a person (details supplied) in the Irish Embassy in Bangkok will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18528/05]

Written Answers — School Services Staff: School Services Staff (14 Jun 2005)

Seán Haughey: Question 694: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the guidelines in place for boards of management of primary schools employing full-time caretakers from the point of view of age; if such caretakers are obliged to retire at age 65; if she has received a submission from a school (details supplied) in Dublin 5 on behalf of its caretaker who wishes to remain on, in view of the fact...

Written Answers — Medical Aids and Appliances: Medical Aids and Appliances (21 Jun 2005)

Seán Haughey: Question 211: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the high costs of inhalers for asthmatics; if inhalers will be made available on the medical card; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20705/05]

Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (21 Jun 2005)

Seán Haughey: Question 212: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she will review the provision of nursing home care, both public and private, for the elderly; if a uniform scheme will be introduced for the whole country to ensure equality and fairness for all residents from the point of view of payment for this service; if subvention rates will be increased; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Drugs Payment Scheme: Drugs Payment Scheme (28 Jun 2005)

Seán Haughey: Question 200: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the procedures for changing chemist in order to avail of the drugs repayment scheme; the threshold for this scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22142/05]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (28 Jun 2005)

Seán Haughey: Question 201: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the services organised by her Department in relation to speech therapy; the way in which these services are accessed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22143/05]

Written Answers — Hospitals Building Programme: Hospitals Building Programme (28 Jun 2005)

Seán Haughey: Question 266: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the details of the capital programme of the Health Service Executive announced by the Government on 21 June 2005 in relation to hospitals (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22692/05]

Written Answers — Long-Term Illness Scheme: Long-Term Illness Scheme (28 Jun 2005)

Seán Haughey: Question 242: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she will classify asthma as a long-term illness in order that the range of products for the treatment of asthma, such as inhalers, are made available free of charge to all asthma sufferers if they have a medical card or not or if they can avail of the drugs payment scheme or not for this purpose; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (28 Jun 2005)

Seán Haughey: Question 463: To ask the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that many motorists do not know the rules of the road with regard to the use of the small flat mini-roundabouts in city suburbs and with regard to motorists already on the inner lane of a motorway giving way to other motorists trying to exit out on to the same motorway; if a public information campaign...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (28 Jun 2005)

Seán Haughey: Question 689: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if payment will be made immediately for 30 hours per week of home tuition consisting of intensive applied behaviour analytic programming for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22155/05]

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (28 Jun 2005)

Seán Haughey: Question 690: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will give comprehensive details regarding the services organised by her Department for the education of autistic children; the way in which these services are accessed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22156/05]

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (28 Jun 2005)

Seán Haughey: Question 691: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will provide more funding for Cabas in order that it can expand its services for the education of autistic children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22157/05]