Results 201-220 of 3,193 for speaker:Mick Wallace in 'Written Answers'

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (22 Jan 2019)

Mick Wallace: 423. To ask the Minister for Health if the already approved capital funding for the construction of a second cath lab at University Hospital Waterford will be affected by the escalating construction costs of the new national children’s hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2781/19]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Deployment (17 Jan 2019)

Mick Wallace: 20. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the status of the proposed plans to send the Army Ranger Wing to Mali on peacekeeping duties; the reason for this possible deployment; if their deployment has come at the request of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2007/19]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Overseas Missions (17 Jan 2019)

Mick Wallace: 34. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if there have been proposed new military operations or peacekeeping operations in the near future that will see the deployment of Defence Forces personnel overseas in view of his comments that it is a stated ambition to double Ireland’s global impact and footprint by 2025 and that military and peacekeeping operations play a role in...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Abbey Theatre (16 Jan 2019)

Mick Wallace: 67. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her views on reduced employment and fees for actors and theatre staff due to the artistic model of a theatre (details supplied) of fewer in-house productions and increased co-productions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1758/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties (15 Jan 2019)

Mick Wallace: 103. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is satisfied that the vacant site levy is working to its full potential in its current format; his views on whether site owners are utilising loopholes in the legislation to avoid paying the tax; his plans to amend the legislation with a view to tightening up the definition of a vacant site; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Properties (15 Jan 2019)

Mick Wallace: 105. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on whether local authorities are not utilising their powers under the compulsory purchase order to supply land for social and affordable housing; his further views on whether certain local authorities appear to be ignoring their requirement under the legislation enacting the vacant site levy; his plans to issue a...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Appointments to State Boards (15 Jan 2019)

Mick Wallace: 62. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on whether a possible conflict of interest arises in view of the appointment of a person (details supplied) to the board of An Bord Pleanála due to the role of the person as head of planning for a publically listed company; the number of persons that applied for the appointment to the board; if the appointment...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Land Development Agency (15 Jan 2019)

Mick Wallace: 64. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the work of the Land Development Agency to date; when it expects to deliver its first sites; if the primary legislation regarding the land development agency has been drafted; when he expects the role of permanent chairperson to be filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1474/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (15 Jan 2019)

Mick Wallace: 101. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on the trend of large-scale developments of apartment units being sold in bulk to investment and pension funds; his further views on whether this is contributing to a rental cartel; his plans to draft legislation in conjunction with the Minister for Finance to make it a requirement for developments with over 100...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Public Services Card Data (19 Dec 2018)

Mick Wallace: 58. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her Department has responded to the draft report and request of the Data Protection Commission for further information on the processing of personal data in connection with the public services card; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53441/18]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Hydraulic Fracturing Policy (18 Dec 2018)

Mick Wallace: 107. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if consideration will be given to implementing a ban on the use of gas derived from hydraulic fracturing as an energy and fuel source here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53157/18]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Generation (18 Dec 2018)

Mick Wallace: 110. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the plan to cease burning coal at Moneypoint power station in 2025 will be reviewed in view of the fact that no coal has been burned at Moneypoint for over two months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53156/18]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Regeneration and Development Fund (18 Dec 2018)

Mick Wallace: 603. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development his views on the legality, appropriateness and wisdom of his Department granting €2 million under the rural regeneration and development fund to a proposed aquaculture marine park at Kilkieran, Connemara, in view of the fact that the project is still going through an appeal with An Bord Pleanála; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Unaccompanied Minors and Separated Children (13 Dec 2018)

Mick Wallace: 31. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her attention has been drawn to a report by the European Migration Network and published by the ESRI, regarding unaccompanied minors; the measures she has taken to assist unaccompanied minors that come here following the publication of the report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52432/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Recruitment (13 Dec 2018)

Mick Wallace: 85. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to review the maximum age limit of 35 years of age for normal entry into An Garda Síochána in order to maximise recruitment opportunities and diversity as suggested in the review of entry routes to An Garda Síochána advice by the Garda Inspectorate published in May 2018. [52495/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (12 Dec 2018)

Mick Wallace: 28. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps he is taking to promote the use of natural gas as a fuel source for the transport sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52109/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Military Aircraft Landings (12 Dec 2018)

Mick Wallace: 53. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 72 of 6 November 2018, the number of applications related to the transport of munitions of war categorised as dangerous goods, that is, munitions of war that contain material that is explosive, corrosive, flammable, toxic and so on; the meaning of the phrase very few; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Reviews (11 Dec 2018)

Mick Wallace: 49. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the company employed to conduct the independent review with regard to the review of the charitable status of Pobal; the estimated cost of such a review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51841/18]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Reviews (11 Dec 2018)

Mick Wallace: 62. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development when the review by Pobal into its charity status will be published; if he has been in contact with Pobal since September 2018 regarding the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51840/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (6 Dec 2018)

Mick Wallace: 15. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking to ensure that the carbon footprint of the agriculture sector here is being reduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51173/18]