Results 161-180 of 3,438 for speaker:Joe Higgins in 'Written Answers'

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (30 Apr 2014)

Joe Higgins: 579. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if in the case of a visa applicant with a physical disability, if their physical disability is a consideration when assessing if the applicant has sufficient finances or when assessing if granting a visa may result in a cost to public funds and-or public resources. [19226/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: NAMA Property Leases (17 Apr 2014)

Joe Higgins: 60. To ask the Minister for Finance when the National Asset Management Agency will be transferring the allocated properties at Clare Village, Malahide Road, to Tuath Housing. [18306/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Issues (17 Apr 2014)

Joe Higgins: 238. To ask the Minister for Health if he has read the National Survey of Stroke Survivors 2013 published by the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland and the Irish Heart Foundation in April 2014; his views on the findings that 11% of stroke survivors requiring access to psychological services got access to them, half requiring access to speech and language therapy did not receive therapy, and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (17 Apr 2014)

Joe Higgins: 239. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the implementation of the national neurorehabilitation strategy; and report the number of extra community neurorehabilitation teams that have been put in place since the publication of the strategy. [18353/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Dublin Docklands Development Authority (15 Apr 2014)

Joe Higgins: 412. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will instruct the Dublin Docklands Development Authority to resolve financial issues with a construction company (details supplied) in order that a small subcontractor who is owed €650,000 wiil be paid. [17587/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Ministerial Correspondence (15 Apr 2014)

Joe Higgins: 479. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he has received a request to meet a person (details supplied); and if he is willing to meet them to discuss the serious matters that they have raised. [17568/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (15 Apr 2014)

Joe Higgins: 601. To ask the Minister for Health if he will appoint a person (details supplied) from the Health Service Executive to discuss a matter with a person in County Wexford who suffers from an aggressive from of motor neuron disease and is in need of invasive ventilation. [17617/14]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Ministerial Meetings (10 Apr 2014)

Joe Higgins: 16. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will report on his visit to China and his meetings with Government officials and business leaders. [16815/14]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Civil Service Accountability (10 Apr 2014)

Joe Higgins: 21. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will report on the Civil Service accountability consultation process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16813/14]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Irish Language Issues (10 Apr 2014)

Joe Higgins: 22. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will report on the implementation of the 20 year strategy for the Irish language by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16816/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Back to Education Allowance Eligibility (9 Apr 2014)

Joe Higgins: 55. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department will make an assessment on the impact of the lack of availability of the back to education allowance for students training to be secondary teachers in view of the fact the course has the status of a masters level qualification; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16872/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Back to Education Allowance Eligibility (9 Apr 2014)

Joe Higgins: 97. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will revisit the criteria for the back to education allowance for students training to be secondary teachers in view of the fact that the qualification is now at masters level. [16871/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Child Abduction (9 Apr 2014)

Joe Higgins: 132. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 437 of 11 February 2014, if he is concerned that a German court did not accept a court order from this State relating to the child abduction case as should be done in line with the Luxembourg Agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16931/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Rental Accommodation Scheme Administration (8 Apr 2014)

Joe Higgins: 382. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of money spent on the rental accommodation scheme in each of the local authority areas for the years 2011, 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014. [16493/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Neuro-Rehabilitation Services Provision (27 Mar 2014)

Joe Higgins: 223. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the Neurological Alliance of Ireland's recently published nationwide survey "Living with a Neurological Condition in Ireland" which shows the difficulties persons with neurological conditions have in accessing services and the difficulties faced following changes to benefits and entitlements. [14614/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (26 Mar 2014)

Joe Higgins: 144. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the way the community Garda service for the Hartstown, Huntstown, Blakestown and Mountview area of Dublin 15 will continue following recent redeployments of resources; and his views on the community Garda service for wider west Dublin area. [14412/14]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: White Paper on Defence (25 Mar 2014)

Joe Higgins: 828. To ask the Minister for Defence the date on which the White Paper on Defence will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13482/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Places (25 Mar 2014)

Joe Higgins: 483. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will reverse the cut that sees the loss of a community employment supervisor in the Community LYNKS drugs project, Inchicore, Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12925/14]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Special Protection Areas Designation (25 Mar 2014)

Joe Higgins: 580. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht his views on the potential impact on the European designated special protection area following the sale of five acres on the Merrion Road beside the Booterstown Nature Reserve in Dublin, known as the Ashe Castle site previously owned by the National Asset Management Agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14124/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drugs Payment Scheme Coverage (25 Mar 2014)

Joe Higgins: 1135. To ask the Minister for Health if the drug Fampyra for multiple sclerosis will be available for patients through the public health service at no cost at the point of use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13764/14]