Results 41-60 of 227 for in 'Written Answers' speaker:Mary Wallace

Written Answers — Health and Safety Regulations: Health and Safety Regulations (28 Sep 2005)

Mary Wallace: Question 649: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide details of the allowances made in health and safety instruction for building site workers and other similar workers to ensure that employees whose first language is not English understand the health and safety instruction and guidance provided; his views on whether a lack of understanding of such...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (28 Sep 2005)

Mary Wallace: Question 1135: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason for the long waiting list for children with autism in County Meath seeking an autism specific education place such as at CABAS at Drogheda and Stepping Stones at Kilcloon; and her plans to provide additional places to alleviate waiting lists in cases in which three-year old children are advised that they are No. 40 on the...

Written Answers — Communications Masts: Communications Masts (29 Sep 2005)

Mary Wallace: Question 91: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the maximum frequency emissions permissible in any one location by telecommunications masts. [26059/05]

Written Answers — Communications Masts: Communications Masts (29 Sep 2005)

Mary Wallace: Question 171: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the list of guidelines and regulations within his Department that deals with telecommunications masts. [26059/05]

Written Answers — Medical Inquiries: Medical Inquiries (4 Oct 2005)

Mary Wallace: Question 226: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the report of the Lourdes Hospital inquiry; if she will provide clarification on the present position regarding a redress board in view of the delay in publishing this report; if she will further provide any information arising from the news report this week regarding copies of some missing files...

Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (4 Oct 2005)

Mary Wallace: Question 263: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the average annual funding per client in the intellectual disability sector for a day activation place; if the €5,800 per client per annum paid to an organisation (details supplied) is below the norm; the steps she will take to ensure that services such as this are provided with appropriate annual funding and should not...

Written Answers — Health and Safety Regulations: Health and Safety Regulations (4 Oct 2005)

Mary Wallace: Question 343: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide details of the allowances made in health and safety instruction for road workers and for persons in other similar employments to ensure that employees whose first language is not English understand the health and safety instruction and guidance provided on the use of manual signage and other instructions...

Written Answers — Rail Services: Rail Services (4 Oct 2005)

Mary Wallace: Question 371: To ask the Minister for Transport the number of new commuter carriages due for delivery to the Drogheda depot; the date upon which the carriages are expected to be commissioned; the details of the timetable revision expected on the Drogheda and Dublin lines effective from the December 2005 timetable revision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26369/05]

Written Answers — Local Authority Grants: Local Authority Grants (11 Oct 2005)

Mary Wallace: Question 523: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position in relation to the skateboard park grant which is due to local authorities in 2005; the timeframe upon which these grants will be allocated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27399/05]

Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (12 Oct 2005)

Mary Wallace: Question 197: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the average annual funding per person in he intellectual disability sector for a day activation place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28186/05]

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (2 Nov 2005)

Mary Wallace: Question 627: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the schemes (details supplied) which are included in the WSIP; if they are not included, when the next opportunity will arise for including them; the reason they have not been included in the present WSIP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31488/05]

Written Answers — Sports Funding: Sports Funding (16 Nov 2005)

Mary Wallace: Question 321: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the amount of Government funding which has been provided for the National Aquatic Centre, Croke Park, Lansdowne Road, and other relevant national stadia in the city of Dublin which is of benefit to young persons and to sporting organisations since 1997; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34826/05]

Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (25 Jan 2006)

Mary Wallace: Question 769: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the position in regard to a United States citizen who wishes to work here; if this person can apply for a work permit or work visa; the circumstances in which to make such an application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2292/06]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (7 Feb 2006)

Mary Wallace: Question 201: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if physiotherapy and chiropractic treatment is available to medical card patients over 70 years of age in the Health Service Executive north-east region; and if the location of such services will be identified. [3829/06]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (20 May 2008)

Mary Wallace: The Deputy's question relates to the funding, management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Obesity Levels: Obesity Levels (20 May 2008)

Mary Wallace: The Government has agreed to the establishment of an Inter-Departmental Group (IDG) which will facilitate intersectoral collaboration on the prevention of chronic diseases. It is intended that measures to tackle obesity and to promote good health will be advanced through the IDG. My Department will be publishing our first National Nutrition Policy later this year. Recommendations will...

Written Answers — Sponsorship of Sporting Events: Sponsorship of Sporting Events (22 May 2008)

Mary Wallace: In April of this year the Government decided to establish a Working Group to consider how the commitment in the Programme for Government is to be delivered. This Working Group will be established by my Department following consultation with other relevant Government Departments. On the basis of existing voluntary codes of practice, the Irish alcohol industry may not sponsor any sporting...

Written Answers — Food Labelling: Food Labelling (27 May 2008)

Mary Wallace: Responsibility for the enforcement of labelling and traceability legislation rests with the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) and its official agents, which includes the Health Service Executive and the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. Between 2005 and 2007 the Health Service Executive (HSE) reported to the FSAI that, in the course of its inspection programme, 3,683...

Written Answers — Departmental Statistics: Departmental Statistics (27 May 2008)

Mary Wallace: In August 2007 my Department published the results of the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) Study 2006. The data from the HBSC Study, which is undertaken every four years, provides a comprehensive picture of the health behaviours, including smoking, of school-aged children. The percentage of boys and girls who report that they are current smokers, by age category, is shown in...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (28 May 2008)

Mary Wallace: The Deputy's question relates to the funding, management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. Accordingly, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.