Results 281-300 of 2,281 for speaker:Michael McCarthy in 'Written Answers'

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (28 Apr 2015)

Michael McCarthy: 383. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on a planned building project (details supplied) in County Cork; in view of the complexity of issues currently outstanding, if she will further designate a senior official to liaise with school officials to discuss same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16617/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Seniors Alert Scheme (28 Apr 2015)

Michael McCarthy: 421. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he is aware of the consequences that the Pobal senior alert proposal will have on volunteer groups; the rationale for dividing the country into ten regions, in the context of the tendering for the revised arrangements under the senior alert scheme; the reason an individual supplier is limited to delivering a service...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Parks and Wildlife Service Staff (28 Apr 2015)

Michael McCarthy: 505. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the process and procedure for the appointment of persons to a position (details supplied); when it is expected that this position will be filled; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16226/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Summer Works Scheme Eligibility (23 Apr 2015)

Michael McCarthy: 154. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position in relation to grant funding for windows recently made available through the summer works scheme being changed to a grant for a new heating system for schools (details supplied) in County Louth, in view of the urgent issues that have arisen over the past number of months with the current heating system and the significant costs to...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Provision (22 Apr 2015)

Michael McCarthy: 91. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the reason for the closure of a playschool (details supplied) in County Cork; if the possibility of continuing the service has been considered by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15862/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (22 Apr 2015)

Michael McCarthy: 93. To ask the Minister for Health if all discretionary medical card holders automatically have their cards renewed when the current card lapses; if not, the criteria that will be applied in processing applications; if income and-or medical conditions are factored into considerations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15835/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Appeals (21 Apr 2015)

Michael McCarthy: 391. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a decision has been made on a land parcel information system review on a single payment application appeal in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15747/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (21 Apr 2015)

Michael McCarthy: 528. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he has taken on foot of a whistleblowers report into a new psychiatric unit (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15726/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Funding (15 Apr 2015)

Michael McCarthy: 250. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline the funding allocated in respect of an organisation (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14025/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Prevention (15 Apr 2015)

Michael McCarthy: 364. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the steps being taken to target the practice of sex trafficking here; if she will provide an update on the general scheme of the criminal law (sexual offences) Bill 2014; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14497/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Closures (15 Apr 2015)

Michael McCarthy: 481. To ask the Minister for Health his views on reports that Bantry General Hospital was closed to ambulance and SouthDoc patients recently; the reason for this closure; if this was a short-term measure or otherwise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14075/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centre Provision (15 Apr 2015)

Michael McCarthy: 482. To ask the Minister for Health the steps that have been taken thus far towards the delivery of a primary care centre (details supplied) in County Cork; the current status of the project; the next steps in the process including the timeframe; the ranking of this project on the Health Service Executive's priority list of primary care centre projects; if funding is in place to progress this...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (15 Apr 2015)

Michael McCarthy: 534. To ask the Minister for Health the plans the Health Service Executive has for upgrading the paediatric unit at Cork University Hospital; the plans to improve the facilities at the hospital for children with cystic fibrosis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14311/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff Recruitment (15 Apr 2015)

Michael McCarthy: 535. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to provide resources through the Health Service Executive to provide front-line cystic fibrosis clinical staff at Cork University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14312/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Proposed Legislation (15 Apr 2015)

Michael McCarthy: 536. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the proposed soft opt-out system for organ donation; when this will come before Dáil Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14313/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Residential Institutions Redress Scheme (15 Apr 2015)

Michael McCarthy: 672. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in relation to the Caranua fund, her plans to widen the criteria to include the children of the survivors of residential abuse in order that they can gain some of the assistance, in view of the fact that they are also suffering and their needs are often a huge source of stress for victims; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13872/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Residential Institutions Redress Scheme (15 Apr 2015)

Michael McCarthy: 673. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a survivor of institutional abuse (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13873/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (15 Apr 2015)

Michael McCarthy: 700. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the grant, financial assistance and bursary available in respect of a person (details supplied) who wishes to continue studies in the United States of America; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14164/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (15 Apr 2015)

Michael McCarthy: 717. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to include the term Down's syndrome on the list of disabilities in all National Council for Special Education literature and applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14569/15]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Service Provision (15 Apr 2015)

Michael McCarthy: 840. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the broadband infrastructure plans for the Mullaharlin-Heynestown Road area in Dundalk, County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14626/15]