Results 81-100 of 1,380 for in 'Written Answers' speaker:Pádraic McCormack

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (18 Feb 2010)

Pádraic McCormack: Question 199: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding an extension for a school (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8505/10]

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (16 Feb 2010)

Pádraic McCormack: Question 221: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her plans to introduce a regulation to ensure that persons over 70 years of age with a medical card are not charged by general practitioners for a medical certificate necessary in respect of the renewal of their driving licence; if she will make a regulation to ensure that this charge is covered by the medical card. [7585/10]

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (11 Feb 2010)

Pádraic McCormack: Question 20: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the recruitment of the next chief executive of the Health Service Executive; the number of candidates that have expressed interest in same; the time line for the interview process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6919/10]

Written Answers — Insurance Industry: Insurance Industry (11 Feb 2010)

Pádraic McCormack: Question 92: To ask the Minister for Finance the plans he or the Government has for a Government scheme to indemnify householders who cannot get insurance cover as a result of their houses being flooded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7348/10]

Written Answers — Credit Unions: Credit Unions (11 Feb 2010)

Pádraic McCormack: Question 95: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that credit unions are charging borrowers 12% interest on loans; his views on whether this is an exorbitant rate of interest for borrowers to have to pay; and his plans to alter the regulations to have these exorbitant interest rates reduced. [7373/10]

Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (11 Feb 2010)

Pádraic McCormack: Question 115: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if figures are available for the number of persons awaiting outpatient appointments, medical and surgical, nationally and who are awaiting appointment for a consultant in order to be placed on the inpatient waiting list; if those figures are published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7347/10]

Written Answers — Appointments to State Boards: Appointments to State Boards (10 Feb 2010)

Pádraic McCormack: Question 273: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans for the appointment of an angling representative on the inland fisheries committee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7255/10]

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (9 Feb 2010)

Pádraic McCormack: Question 561: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding social housing through long-term leasing in rented accommodation; the level at which the leasing arrangements will be set; if the person occupying the house will still remain on the housing waiting list, when the properties are advertised; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Flood Relief: Flood Relief (3 Feb 2010)

Pádraic McCormack: Question 343: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to introduce a relocation scheme for houses affected by the recent flooding; if full market value will be given for the houses affected to enable families to move to a new home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5474/10]

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (3 Feb 2010)

Pádraic McCormack: Question 380: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the provision of a new school (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5446/10]

Written Answers — Land Registry: Land Registry (2 Feb 2010)

Pádraic McCormack: Question 366: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on the recent report on the shredding of historic and valuable documents, some dating from the late 19th century, which are to be destroyed as part of the Property Registration Authority's move toward e-conveyancing; the reason for destroying these valuable documents; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Local Authority Staff: Local Authority Staff (2 Feb 2010)

Pádraic McCormack: Question 580: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans for lifting the embargo on the recruitment of staff at local authorities to replace persons who have left or retired; if his attention has been drawn to the disruption of services to the public that this loss of staff is causing. [5122/10]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (2 Feb 2010)

Pádraic McCormack: Question 614: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if the inspection regime being operated by his Department regarding the single farm payments and area based compensatory repayment is compelling farmers to have livestock on sensitive and designated uplands in the west and other areas; if he will assure farmers that they will not be forced to graze such areas in order to...

Written Answers — Electricity Generation: Electricity Generation (26 Jan 2010)

Pádraic McCormack: Question 131: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to address the issue of windfall profits being made by electricity generators on the back of charging consumers for the cost of carbon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3393/10]

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (26 Jan 2010)

Pádraic McCormack: Question 488: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when will the provision which allows tenants of apartments and maisonettes to buy out their properties be implemented by city and county councils; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3124/10]

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (9 Dec 2009)

Pádraic McCormack: Question 58: To ask the Minister for Transport if he has received representations for additional funding for road repairs as a result of recent flooding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45992/09]

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (8 Dec 2009)

Pádraic McCormack: Question 45: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if additional resources have been made available to community welfare officers in Health Service Executive west to administer the humanitarian assistance scheme for persons devastated by flood damage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45631/09]

Written Answers — Arts Council: Arts Council (1 Dec 2009)

Pádraic McCormack: Question 232: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism his plans regarding funding of the Arts Council in 2010; if the same funding will be available to the Arts Council as in previous years; and his plans for the continuation of the Arts Council. [44001/09]

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (24 Nov 2009)

Pádraic McCormack: Question 559: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he has proposals to amend the processing of higher education grants and the grants appeals process administered through the local authorities (details supplied) whereby some students are having difficulty in obtaining sufficient information regarding proof of residential address; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Anti-Piracy Operations: Anti-Piracy Operations (18 Nov 2009)

Pádraic McCormack: Question 71: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if the intervention of the naval force has been successful in tackling the piracy off the coast of Somali; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41874/09]