Results 441-460 of 6,018 for in 'Written Answers' speaker:Marc MacSharry

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Haulage Industry (21 Nov 2019)

Marc MacSharry: 31. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the specific measures planned to assist hauliers in view of the higher operating costs and considerable negative impacts that Brexit will create for the industry. [48143/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (21 Nov 2019)

Marc MacSharry: 39. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the considerable capacity issues across the public transport system; and if he will take steps in the short to medium-term to address same. [48147/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport Initiatives (21 Nov 2019)

Marc MacSharry: 42. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has considered establishing a transport security unit to tackle widespread and dangerous antisocial behaviour on public transport and at public transport hubs. [48144/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Treatment Purchase Fund Data (21 Nov 2019)

Marc MacSharry: 157. To ask the Minister for Health the breakdown on the year-to-date distribution of the 2019 €75 million budget of the NTPF amongst each private and public hospital benefitting from same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48457/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Treatment Purchase Fund Data (21 Nov 2019)

Marc MacSharry: 158. To ask the Minister for Health the amounts paid to individual public hospitals receiving NTPF and other HSE funding for the purposes of insourcing and outsourcing of surgical procedures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48458/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Treatment Purchase Fund Data (21 Nov 2019)

Marc MacSharry: 159. To ask the Minister for Health the number and types of surgical procedures and treatments carried out to date in 2019 by each public and private hospital under the NTPF scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48459/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Penalty Points System Offences (21 Nov 2019)

Marc MacSharry: 208. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is considering measures to ensure that in circumstances in which a person is found guilty of a penalty point offence, the correct number of penalty points are endorsed on their licence. [40157/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Data (21 Nov 2019)

Marc MacSharry: 216. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of taxi drivers operating illegally; the measures he is taking to follow up on such taxi drivers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48452/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (19 Nov 2019)

Marc MacSharry: 467. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there have been no BCG vaccinations for babies since May 2015 due to a shortage of the vaccine here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47770/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Administration (12 Nov 2019)

Marc MacSharry: 183. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has requested individual accounts from Bus Éireann in view of the fact that a company (details supplied) would have to audit the separate annual profit and loss accounts for the provision of school transport in order to audit the statutory account of Bus Éireann as published in the annual reports; if he is in receipt of the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Air Services Provision (12 Nov 2019)

Marc MacSharry: 468. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the process by which fifth freedom aviation agreements are set out. [46123/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Air Services Provision (12 Nov 2019)

Marc MacSharry: 469. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the process through which the safety standards of partner airlines that are applying for or have been granted fifth freedom flight rights are verified and assessed. [46124/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Air Services Provision (12 Nov 2019)

Marc MacSharry: 470. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of permits issued to airlines outside the State under the fifth freedom over the past five years. [46125/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Air Services Provision (12 Nov 2019)

Marc MacSharry: 471. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the granting of fifth freedom traffic rights to an airline (details supplied) for the Dublin to Madrid route; his views on whether the decision potentially creates a competitive distortion in view of the different obligations on an airline with such rights; the policy in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Jobseeker's Benefit Eligibility (12 Nov 2019)

Marc MacSharry: 523. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when the provisions for the self-employed to have access to jobseeker's benefit will be enacted in view of the Social Welfare Act 2019 being signed on 24 October 2019; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46013/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Services Provision (6 Nov 2019)

Marc MacSharry: 188. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the purchasing of additional rail carriages for Iarnród Éireann; and the date by which he expects these carriages to be delivered. [45730/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Services (6 Nov 2019)

Marc MacSharry: 189. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated length of time it would have taken to refurbish the 28 unused rail carriages that Irish Rail considered reintroducing into use. [45731/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ministerial Meetings (6 Nov 2019)

Marc MacSharry: 190. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of times he has met at chairperson level with each of the agencies and companies for which his Department is the parent Department between his appointment as Minister and January 2019; and the dates of these meetings in tabular form. [45732/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Controls (5 Nov 2019)

Marc MacSharry: 279. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if a single point of contact on migrant smuggling has been appointed as per the EU Action Plan against migrant smuggling 2015-2020. [44467/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Human Trafficking (5 Nov 2019)

Marc MacSharry: 280. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the preventative measures in place at ports here to detect instances of migrant smuggling; and the planned changes or enhancements in view of the recent tragic death of 39 persons who travelled in a container from Bulgaria to the UK. [44473/19]