Results 181-200 of 8,541 for in 'Written Answers' speaker:Mattie McGrath

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (19 Oct 2011)

Mattie McGrath: Question 69: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider making amendments to the eligibility criteria for schemes such as TUS, FÁS training courses, the community employment scheme and so on to ensure that applicants who are not in receipt of jobseeker's allowance payment due to the income of their spouse, partner or parents are not prevented from participating in skills...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (19 Oct 2011)

Mattie McGrath: Question 74: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the logic behind the changes made in April 2011 to the age limit for a qualified child for the one parent family payment; the reason 14 years was chosen as a cut-off age; the position regarding parents who are in receipt of this payment after their youngest child turns 14 when they are not in a position to work; if there are any...

Written Answers — Organised Crime: Organised Crime (25 Oct 2011)

Mattie McGrath: Question 228: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of cash for gold companies that currently exist here; the number of new cash for gold companies that have been established in the past two years; the industry specific regulations by which these companies are regulated; his views on whether this industry requires some industry specific regulations; his plans to...

Written Answers — Organised Crime: Organised Crime (25 Oct 2011)

Mattie McGrath: Question 229: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of scrap, iron and metal yard companies that currently exist here; the number of new companies that have been established in the past two years; the industry specific regulations by which these companies are regulated; his views on whether this industry requires some industry specific regulations; his plans to...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (25 Oct 2011)

Mattie McGrath: Question 265: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total cost to the taxpayer of all works related to the name change of her Department from the Department of Social and Family Affairs to the Department of Social Protection; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30979/11]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (25 Oct 2011)

Mattie McGrath: Question 272: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on a social welfare appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31010/11]

Written Answers — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (25 Oct 2011)

Mattie McGrath: Question 314: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she has a timeframe set out for the review that she wishes to carry out of the operation of the programmes and initiatives funded by her to support persons who are unemployed to return to work, further training and or education; when she expects this review to commence and be completed; the format this review will take; if members of...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (25 Oct 2011)

Mattie McGrath: Question 411: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to introduce increased regulation in the cash for gold and scrap metal industries in view of the increased amount of robberies of gold and metal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31098/11]

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (26 Oct 2011)

Mattie McGrath: Question 30: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider making amendments to the eligibility criteria for FÁS training courses, community employment schemes to ensure applicants not in receipt of a jobseeker's allowance payment or other social welfare payments due to the income of their spouse, or partner or parents and prevented from participating in programmes to...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (26 Oct 2011)

Mattie McGrath: Question 58: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of bankrupt persons who have claimed a social welfare payment in each year for the past 20 years; the costs per year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31594/11]

Written Answers — Courts Service: Courts Service (26 Oct 2011)

Mattie McGrath: Question 59: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she has estimated or carried out a cost analysis to the State of the rising bankruptcy numbers currently in the court lists; her plans to do so; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31598/11]

Written Answers — Housing Grants: Housing Grants (26 Oct 2011)

Mattie McGrath: Question 78: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of bankrupt persons who have applied for social housing supports over the past 20 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31595/11]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (26 Oct 2011)

Mattie McGrath: Question 121: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a single farm payment will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31638/11]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (26 Oct 2011)

Mattie McGrath: Question 125: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a single farm payment will be issued to a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; the reason for the delay; the reason there is such a delay when maps were digitised last year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31669/11]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (26 Oct 2011)

Mattie McGrath: Question 126: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a single farm payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31675/11]

Written Answers — Electoral Reform: Electoral Reform (2 Nov 2011)

Mattie McGrath: Question 312: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to introduce changes to the Litir um Thoghcháin to make significant savings to the taxpayer; the amount this service has cost in each election since 2007; the number of candidates who chose not to avail of this service in the 2011 general election; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Personal Insolvency: Personal Insolvency (2 Nov 2011)

Mattie McGrath: Question 364: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he has estimated or carried out an analysis of the cost to the State of the rising bankruptcy numbers currently in the court lists; his plans to do so; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32399/11]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (2 Nov 2011)

Mattie McGrath: Question 435: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of single farm payments currently outstanding in County Tipperary; the percentage of payments that remain outstanding throughout the country; the percentage of payments that remain outstanding in County Tipperary; when all final payments will be made; the reason for the delayed payments; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — General Practitioner Co-operatives: General Practitioner Co-operatives (2 Nov 2011)

Mattie McGrath: Question 506: To ask the Minister for Health if he will clarify reports that the caredoc facility in Clonmel, County Tipperary, will from 1 November close at 11 p.m. as opposed to 8 a.m.; the services that will be put in place to cover this change; the reason for this change; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32094/11]

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (2 Nov 2011)

Mattie McGrath: Question 538: To ask the Minister for Health his views that a public health nurse refused to treat a public patient because the patient does not hold a medical card (details supplied); his further views that this constitutes a three tier system that is private patients, public patients with a medical card and public patients without a medical card; the options available to this patient to...