Results 61-80 of 4,854 for in 'Written Answers' speaker:Séamus Kirk

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Staff Redeployment (7 Oct 2015)

Séamus Kirk: 210. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide in tabular form the total number of staff under the remit of his Department that have applied to be transferred to Department or State agency offices located outside the Dublin region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35301/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs Eligibility (1 Oct 2015)

Séamus Kirk: 62. To ask the Minister for Finance if retirees who participate in a pension scheme are permitted to claim tax relief for the full year in which they retire, or only up to the date of retirement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33804/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Institutes of Technology Expenditure (1 Oct 2015)

Séamus Kirk: 215. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of remarks made by the chief executive of the Higher Education Authority in relation to financial challenges facing Dundalk Institute of Technology; the problems involved; and her plans to address these; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33697/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs Eligibility (22 Sep 2015)

Séamus Kirk: 345. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding farmers who purchased milk quota during the period 1983 to 2000; if the amount of expenditure on same can be off-set against capital gains tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31440/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs Eligibility (22 Sep 2015)

Séamus Kirk: 372. To ask the Minister for Finance if the capital gains tax allowance on milk quota purchased between 1983 and 2000 is time limited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31664/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dairy Sector (22 Sep 2015)

Séamus Kirk: 531. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in view of the income prices in the dairy sector and the apparent oversupply of dairy products on the world market, if he will urgently re-examine the industry's marking strategies here with a view to sharpening future projections for the industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31609/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Promotion (22 Sep 2015)

Séamus Kirk: 1631. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is aware of the serious dissatisfaction in relation to the Ireland Ancient East map that still does not include the North and mid-Louth areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31663/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Motor Tax Collection (9 Jul 2015)

Séamus Kirk: 261. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the amount that heavy goods vehicles currently pay on road tax; if he will provide a breakdown by county for each of the years 2005 to 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28133/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Job Creation (9 Jul 2015)

Séamus Kirk: 277. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of jobs that are created by the heavy goods vehicle industry; if his Department has any action plans to increase job creation in this sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28134/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Milk Quota Cessation (8 Jul 2015)

Séamus Kirk: 95. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on short-term borrowings in the dairy sector and the negative impact this has on the industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27757/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Services Provision (8 Jul 2015)

Séamus Kirk: 154. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to introduce a minor ailment scheme, similar to a scheme which is running in the United Kingdom; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27754/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Services Provision (8 Jul 2015)

Séamus Kirk: 155. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of the Pharmacy First scheme in the United Kingdom; his plans to introduce a similar scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27755/15]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Social Enterprise (7 Jul 2015)

Séamus Kirk: 167. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his plans to reappoint a Minister with responsibility for social enterprise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27149/15]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Social Enterprise (7 Jul 2015)

Séamus Kirk: 168. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his plans for social enterprise; the current update on the recently published Forfás report on the same subject; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27150/15]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Social Enterprise (7 Jul 2015)

Séamus Kirk: 169. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his plans for social enterprise; if he has discussed with his Scottish counterparts ways of making social enterprise more effective; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27151/15]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Regulations (2 Jul 2015)

Séamus Kirk: 24. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to overhaul the procurement legislation in order that it will give small and medium enterprises a better chance to compete with tenders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26115/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: International Driving Permits (24 Jun 2015)

Séamus Kirk: 276. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of Irish drivers who have received an international driving permit in each of the past four years; the costs associated in awarding these permits; the most popular countries for which Irish drivers have obtained an international driving permit; his views on the security features in the international driving permit; if he is...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Startup Funding (23 Jun 2015)

Séamus Kirk: 217. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a definition of a first time entrepreneur for the purposes of the start-up relief for entrepreneurship scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24984/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Startup Funding (23 Jun 2015)

Séamus Kirk: 218. To ask the Minister for Finance if the start-up relief for entrepreneurship scheme will extend to primary food sector industries in the agriculture sector, including pig, poultry, dairy and beef farming; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24985/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Educational Psychological Service Expenditure (23 Jun 2015)

Séamus Kirk: 559. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide, by county, a breakdown of the cost of running the National Educational Psychological Service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24986/15]