Results 161-180 of 4,854 for in 'Written Answers' speaker:Séamus Kirk

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sugar Industry (15 Oct 2014)

Séamus Kirk: 36. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding the reactivation of the sugar beet industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39332/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Registration of Nurses (14 Oct 2014)

Séamus Kirk: 165. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider reducing the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland registration fees for nurses and midwives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38964/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Public Sector Staff Recruitment (8 Oct 2014)

Séamus Kirk: 155. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the potential crisis in the area of recruitment for tutors and teachers in SOLAS and the VECs because of the moratorium on recruitment; the way the foregoing are restricted in the number of courses they can organise because of the recruitment embargo; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38361/14]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Monuments (8 Oct 2014)

Séamus Kirk: 242. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if St. Michael's Monastic Grange, Duleek, County Meath, is listed as a national monument; if so, the plans the National Monuments Service has to ensure it fulfils its obligation to protect and preserve the site; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38528/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Fuel Oil Specifications (7 Oct 2014)

Séamus Kirk: 165. To ask the Minister for Finance the measures that are being put in place to counteract petrol stretching fuel contamination; if his attention has been drawn to the serious financial implications for drivers who unwittingly purchase the product; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37915/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Licensing (23 Sep 2014)

Séamus Kirk: 400. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a cult know as Genesis II Church and its targeting of parents of autistic children on the basis that it has a cure for autism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35822/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: VAT Exemptions (17 Sep 2014)

Séamus Kirk: 242. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has received a copy of the recent report for Fáilte Ireland, An Analysis of the Impact of the VAT Reduction on Irish Tourism and Tourism Development; if he has noted its content; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the report published by Fáilte Ireland outlined that the lower VAT rate of 9%, which was introduced to give the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Industry (17 Sep 2014)

Séamus Kirk: 468. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if in view of the serious income crises in the beef sector, he will consider bringing forward payment of the single farm payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34228/14]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Redundancy Payments (17 Sep 2014)

Séamus Kirk: 547. To ask the Minister for Defence his plans for a redundancy package for civilians employed at army barracks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32944/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Tenant Purchase Scheme Eligibility (17 Sep 2014)

Séamus Kirk: 1555. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the timeframe for the introduction of a tenant purchase scheme as provided for in legislation earlier this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34128/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Funding (17 Sep 2014)

Séamus Kirk: 1529. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if funding has been approved for remedial works at a location (details supplied) in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33779/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Funding (17 Sep 2014)

Séamus Kirk: 1530. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding Meath County Council's submission for a comprehensive remedial works scheme for a housing estate (details supplied) in County Meath; if and when approval for same will be given; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33780/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: VAT Rate Reductions (17 Sep 2014)

Séamus Kirk: 1696. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has received a copy of the recent report for Fáilte Ireland, An Analysis of the Impact of the VAT Reduction on Irish Tourism and Tourism Development; if he has noted its content; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the report published by Fáilte Ireland outlined that the lower VAT rate of 9%, which was...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Harvest 2020 Strategy (17 Jul 2014)

Séamus Kirk: 550. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position on the targets set for each sector in the Food Harvest 2020 Strategy published in July 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32378/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Unemployment Data (15 Jul 2014)

Séamus Kirk: 359. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to tackle the high unemployment statistics in County Louth; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31469/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Live Register Data (15 Jul 2014)

Séamus Kirk: 398. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide a breakdown by month since March 2011 of the number of persons who are on the live register in County Louth; including the number of persons who are short term and long term unemployed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31470/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Development Companies Administration (15 Jul 2014)

Séamus Kirk: 503. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will reconsider his decision to subsume Leader partnerships into the new local authority structure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31409/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Licensing (9 Jul 2014)

Séamus Kirk: 417. To ask the Minister for Health when the current review of the advanced prostate cancer drug enzalutamide by the national cancer control programme will take place to determine its future availability here; if there is an approximate timescale available for the roll-out of said drug; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29989/14]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Good Friday Agreement (2 Jul 2014)

Séamus Kirk: 11. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the action that needs to be undertaken in order to implement all outstanding aspects of the Good Friday Agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28249/14]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Good Friday Agreement (2 Jul 2014)

Séamus Kirk: 33. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views that some aspects of the Good Friday Agreement, which have yet to be implemented, can be progressed at an early date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28248/14]