Results 161-180 of 12,568 for in 'Written Answers' speaker:Brendan Howlin

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (31 Jan 2023)

Brendan Howlin: 123. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the current situation in relation to an Irish citizen (details supplied) detained in Iran since October 2022; his efforts to secure their release including his contact with the Iranian Foreign Minister and the Ambassador of Iran in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4002/23]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (31 Jan 2023)

Brendan Howlin: 118. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the action he has taken to date to sanction the Iranian authorities responsible for the brutal suppression of peaceful protest; his views on whether the Iran Revolutionary Guard should be listed as a terrorist entity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4001/23]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Disaster Response (31 Jan 2023)

Brendan Howlin: 141. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the support by way of money, food, medical supplies and other humanitarian relief that Ireland has sent to Somalia and other drought-impacted nations in the Horn of Africa enduring mass starvation; the plans the European Union and other international organisations have to bring relief to the millions of persons affected; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Brexit Issues (31 Jan 2023)

Brendan Howlin: 127. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the current state of negotiation between the EU and the UK on finding an agreed settlement on the Northern Ireland protocol; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4004/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (31 Jan 2023)

Brendan Howlin: 601. To ask the Minister for Health if he will set out the level of consultation with private nursing homes to determine the ratio, in relation to statements made by his Department concerning dependency levels within private nursing homes; if he will set out the average cost per resident in HSE-operated nursing homes for 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3993/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (31 Jan 2023)

Brendan Howlin: 602. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to concerns raised by private nursing home operators at the recruitment by the HSE of trained staff from their sector who have been recruited by private nursing homes from abroad and have had their visas and travel arrangements processed at a considerable cost to the private nursing homes concerned; the steps he has taken to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Textbooks (24 Jan 2023)

Brendan Howlin: 365. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress made to date on the roll-out of her Department’s programme for free primary school books; the engagement she has had to date with the education partners and other stake holders regarding this scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3233/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Public Sector Pay (24 Jan 2023)

Brendan Howlin: 381. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the current status of the pay claim submitted on behalf of community employment supervisors and assistant supervisors; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3228/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (24 Jan 2023)

Brendan Howlin: 611. To ask the Minister for Health if he will set out the full authorised staffing numbers and positions for County Wexford’s children’s disability network team; the staff positions currently vacant; the efforts being made to fill these positions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3237/23]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (18 Jan 2023)

Brendan Howlin: 14. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the current status of a work permit application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63349/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (18 Jan 2023)

Brendan Howlin: 388. To ask the Minister for Finance in relation to the new rent relief scheme for parents who are paying their children’s rent while studying at third level, if he will extend the scheme to cover parents of students who are paying for ‘digs’-type accommodation or ‘rent a room’ accommodation; if he will ensure that the parents of students studying in the EU...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Diplomatic Representation (18 Jan 2023)

Brendan Howlin: 605. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will propose a similar agreement to the proposal by the Russian Deputy Foreign Minister to the US Government to agree a maximum number of representatives in each of their respective diplomatic missions in order to fix the maximum number of Russian diplomats in Dublin equal to the number of Irish diplomats in Moscow; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (18 Jan 2023)

Brendan Howlin: 911. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 358 of 14 September 2022, if she will now make a similar decision in line with a number of EU member states in relation to the EU ACSH recommendation to recognise Covid-19 as an occupational injury under the occupational injuries benefit scheme for front-line health workers, in view of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Aid (18 Jan 2023)

Brendan Howlin: 1062. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he met with the Legal Aid Board in 2022; if he has received any request from the board for additional staff resources in recent times; if he will review the supports currently available for this important work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63153/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (18 Jan 2023)

Brendan Howlin: 1086. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when a decision will be made on an application for a visa (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63710/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (18 Jan 2023)

Brendan Howlin: 1098. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will set out the establishment number and the current number in the Garda Reserve force; if the Garda Commissioner plans to recruit additional members during the course of 2023; if a review has taken place of the role and function of the Garda Reserve; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1017/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Family Reunification (18 Jan 2023)

Brendan Howlin: 1142. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when a decision will be made on an appeal submitted by a person (details supplied) against the refusal of a family reunion visa in respect of their spouse who wishes to join them through their period of study for the completion of a PhD in the South East Technological University; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Family Reunification (18 Jan 2023)

Brendan Howlin: 1143. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when a decision will be made in relation to a family reunion visa in respect of the spouse and child of a person (details supplied); if he will give favourable consideration to allowing this person's spouse and child to join them for the duration of their PhD research work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2005/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Care Services (18 Jan 2023)

Brendan Howlin: 1320. To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine the application for home care supports for a person (details supplied) who has had a leg amputated and is in need of assistance in their home but has been told that they must be of 65 years to avail of HSE supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63733/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (18 Jan 2023)

Brendan Howlin: 1381. To ask the Minister for Health if he will set out a clear timeframe for the payment of the pandemic bonus to all eligible front-line healthcare workers, both in the public and private sectors, who faced additional risks in the performance of their duties during the pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1020/23]