Results 81-100 of 10,514 for speaker:Seán Barrett in 'Written Answers'

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: State Pensions (16 Sep 2016)

Seán Barrett: 715. To ask the Minister for Social Protection his plans to continue with the community employment pilot scheme launched in December 2015, whereby people who are 62 years of age and over will have the option of participating on the scheme on a continuous basis, until they reach the State pension age of 66 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25138/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (23 Jun 2016)

Seán Barrett: 44. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to increase upwards the limits to inheritance tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17496/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (22 Jun 2016)

Seán Barrett: 226. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to expand services in the areas of increasing longevity and improvements in survival from various neurological diseases and the growing complexity of chronic disease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17548/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (21 Jun 2016)

Seán Barrett: 389. To ask the Minister for Health if he has received correspondence from an organisation (details supplied) which is seeking the development of a strategic approach to the planning and provision of vision health services here; if he will consider the development and implementation of a comprehensive national vision strategy for Ireland; his plans to address these issues at an early date;...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (8 Jun 2016)

Seán Barrett: 405. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an application for clinical support in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14342/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Alcohol Sales Legislation (8 Jun 2016)

Seán Barrett: 435. To ask the Minister for Health when he plans to introduce the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill into the Houses of the Oireachtas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14590/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (31 May 2016)

Seán Barrett: 295. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to extend the Student Universal Support Ireland grant scheme to third level students who attend non-state-owned colleges, given that these colleges are state-approved, applied for through the Central Applications Office and award state-approved Quality and Qualifications Ireland degrees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12686/16]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Rights (31 May 2016)

Seán Barrett: 906. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she has received correspondence from an organisation (details supplied); if she will consider the views of this organisation regarding regulating and identifying the au pair programme as a cultural exchange programme rather than categorising this programme under domestic workers-employees category; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Status (24 May 2016)

Seán Barrett: 73. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to update the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956 to allow for members of the Irish diaspora to apply for citizenship as in the case of a person with an Irish father who did not register the birth with the foreign births office, and, therefore, the child cannot apply for Irish citizenship as the birth registration has skipped a...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Adoption Records Provision (17 May 2016)

Seán Barrett: 1198. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she is aware of the large number of applications (details supplied) from persons aged in their 80s and 90s who were separated from their mothers back in the 1920s and 1930s and who are now seeking information regarding their biological kin, the steps she will take, even on a short-term basis, to provide additional staff to clear the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Qualifications (4 May 2016)

Seán Barrett: 252. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the up to date position regarding the proposed abolition of regulation 3, Montessori and other categories; if she will ensure that a fair and appropriate consultation will take place with the interested parties, particularly with the body of teachers trained by a college (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8957/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (26 Apr 2016)

Seán Barrett: 300. To ask the Minister for Health when clinical supports will be offered to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8256/16]

Written Answers — Vocational Education Committees: Vocational Education Committees (15 Nov 2011)

Seán Barrett: There are 33 Vocational Education Committees of which 22 have permanent Chief Executive Officers and 11 acting Chief Executive Officers in position. The information requested by the Deputy is not held within my Department, and as each individual VEC is a separate employer it would involve an inordinate amount of administrative time to compile. However, I can inform the Deputy that the...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (22 Sep 2011)

Seán Barrett: I propose to take Questions Nos. 248, 249 and 251 together. As this is a service matter it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply.

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (20 Jan 2011)

Seán Barrett: Question 33: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the steps he is taking to support a family (details supplied) whose son was shot dead in Bolivia and who have petitioned the United Nations to investigate the circumstances surrounding the shooting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2845/11]

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (20 Jan 2011)

Seán Barrett: Question 51: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the action he and his colleagues in the EU will take to commence whatever action can be taken to deal with the serious situation evolving in Belarus where those supporting democracy are being jailed without trial and where actions are being taken to prevent the free reporting of information and the hacking of independent websites; and if...

Written Answers — County Enterprise Boards: County Enterprise Boards (19 Jan 2011)

Seán Barrett: Question 65: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation the current position on the future of microfinance from county enterprise boards. [2551/11]

Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (18 Jan 2011)

Seán Barrett: Question 155: To ask the Minister for Finance in view of the current economic downturn and the ensuing fragility of businesses, the rationale for the revaluation of all commercial and industrial property throughout the country which is resulting in rate liability increases of upwards of 100% in many cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2012/11]

Written Answers — Health Service Properties: Health Service Properties (12 Jan 2011)

Seán Barrett: Question 331: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if negotiations are taking place with a developer for the sale of the lands and buildings at St. Luke's Hospital, Rathgar, Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48165/10]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (12 Jan 2011)

Seán Barrett: Question 377: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the closure of St. Luke's Hospital, Rathgar, Dublin 6, will remove 179 beds from the health system; the number of these beds that will be transferred to the new cancer unit in St. James's Hospital, Dublin 8; the rationale for this when cancer cases are continuing to increase; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1045/11]