Results 361-380 of 1,943 for speaker:Pat Deering in 'Written Answers'

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (11 Dec 2012)

Pat Deering: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total number of special needs assistants employed in pre-school settings; if these are included in the overall national cap of 10,575; his views on whether those SNAs employed in pre-school setting should be excluded from the national cap only relates to primary and secondary level. [55625/12]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Appeals (18 Dec 2012)

Pat Deering: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Carlow will receive a decision on their appeal for invalidity and if she will expedite a reply. [56629/12]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Stations (18 Dec 2012)

Pat Deering: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide a breakdown of expected savings from the proposed Garda station closures on an individual station basis. [56366/12]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (20 Dec 2012)

Pat Deering: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the problems that would be encountered in means testing all social welfare payments; the steps she is taking to overcome these problems and when we may expect a means tested system of payments. [57519/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service (20 Dec 2012)

Pat Deering: To ask the Minister for Health the criteria used for assessing those in receipt of home help hours. [57517/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service (20 Dec 2012)

Pat Deering: To ask the Minister for Health the total number of home help appeals received in each area in the past month; the length of time it is taking for the appeals to be reviewed and the time frame involved to have the current back log reviewed. [57518/12]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Fuel Rebate Scheme (16 Jan 2013)

Pat Deering: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will he include owners and operators of buses and coaches in the diesel rebate system proposal. [1369/13]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Mobile Telephony (16 Jan 2013)

Pat Deering: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will request all mobile phone suppliers to standardise the type of phone charger they supply, all suppliers supply the plug end to suit the same type of electrical socket and it should be possible to standardise the phone end also, as this would make phones cheaper to buy as a charger wouldn't have to be included and...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Traveller Accommodation (16 Jan 2013)

Pat Deering: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of money that has been allocated for traveller accommodation on a county basis per annum for the last five years. [1370/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Suckler Welfare Scheme Eligibility (16 Jan 2013)

Pat Deering: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will increase the number of suckler cows eligible for premium payments from the reduced number of twenty announced in Budget 2013 to allow commercial farmers to benefit from the scheme. [1367/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (16 Jan 2013)

Pat Deering: To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a decision on their medical card application. [1249/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (16 Jan 2013)

Pat Deering: To ask the Minister for Health when will General Practitioner cards for persons with long term illnesses as announced in Budget 2012 be issued. [1368/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Rebates (22 Jan 2013)

Pat Deering: 214. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will indicate agricultural contractors in the diesel rebate scheme in his deliberations on the Finance Bill. [2609/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Appeals (22 Jan 2013)

Pat Deering: 328. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Carlow will receive a decision on their appeal for invalidity and if she will expedite a reply. [2402/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Places (22 Jan 2013)

Pat Deering: 355. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when the additional 2,000 community employment scheme places announced in Budget 2013 will be rolled out; and which sectors will be given priority. [2606/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme (22 Jan 2013)

Pat Deering: 682. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when a sporting organisation (details supplied) in County Carlow will receive official notification of their sports capital grant allocation as announced in December 2012; and when work can commence. [2607/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme (22 Jan 2013)

Pat Deering: 683. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when unsuccessful applicants for sports capital grant 2012 will be notified; and if they will be given a reason for the refusal. [2608/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Contracts (29 Jan 2013)

Pat Deering: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding the tender for the payment of entitlements on behalf of her Department; when a decision will be made in relation to the awarding of this contract, if she will take into consideration the impact on jobs, convenience and professional standards that are currently being provided by An Post; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (29 Jan 2013)

Pat Deering: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision on a disability allowance claim appeal will be made in respect of a person (details supplied). [3707/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Septic Tank Registration Scheme (29 Jan 2013)

Pat Deering: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the planning requirements for domestic waste water treatment systems that will be required resulting from the Water Services (Amendment) Act 2012; and if legislation will deal with such requirements. [4218/13]