Results 521-540 of 1,944 for speaker:Pat Deering in 'Written Answers'

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staff Remuneration (26 Jan 2016)

Pat Deering: 426. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when persons (details supplied) will be paid for tutoring during the July provision programme 2015. [2873/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staff Remuneration (26 Jan 2016)

Pat Deering: 427. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if escorts who bring pupils to and from special education classes are entitled to redundancy or retirement gratuities; if so, who is liable for these payments; and if her Department finances them. [2874/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) (21 Jan 2016)

Pat Deering: 42. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection why a person (details supplied) in County Carlow was not advised of an entitlement to a widow's, widower's or surviving civil partner's (contributory) pension on being awarded a bereavement grant at the time of the death of a spouse or when the person applied for a state pension a number of years later. [2634/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Disease Controls (13 Jan 2016)

Pat Deering: 359. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will review the regulations governing farmers who have an outbreak of tuberculosis who specialise in beef-finishing, given that beef-finishers are restricted from purchasing livestock and can only sell to a factory, and given that farmers could be completely out of business because of the inability to have a constant supply...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Disease Controls (13 Jan 2016)

Pat Deering: 360. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will review the regulations governing the movement of disabled animals as they can be used by some processors as an excuse to reject animals that may have a minimal disability. [46881/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Payments (13 Jan 2016)

Pat Deering: 409. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine why a large number of young farmers who have entered farm partnerships have not received any basic payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1402/16]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Mortgage Schemes (13 Jan 2016)

Pat Deering: 858. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will review the regulations governing local authority mortgages whereby only first-time buyers or builds are entitled to qualify, which discriminates against those who may have had difficulties in the past with previous mortgages and who are now cleared but because of their status cannot qualify; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Post Office Network (13 Jan 2016)

Pat Deering: 895. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when the report by Mr. Bobby Kerr into the future of the post office structure will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46882/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Screening Programmes (15 Dec 2015)

Pat Deering: 461. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to re-introduce Scoliosis screening into secondary schools [45230/15]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Capitation Grants (9 Dec 2015)

Pat Deering: 106. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs why a person (details supplied) in County Carlow is not in receipt of the higher level of capitation, E73. [44334/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications (8 Dec 2015)

Pat Deering: 125. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection why an application for a disability allowance by a person (details supplied) in County Carlow was not granted, given that the person has a long-term disability and if she will review the case. [43907/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility (8 Dec 2015)

Pat Deering: 137. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection why a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny who is in receipt of jobseekers allowance does not qualify for the Christmas bonus. [44057/15]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions (8 Dec 2015)

Pat Deering: 185. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will counteract the apparent inequity in the current agreement to reduce public service pension reductions for the approximately 25,000 retired civil servants who have an income of greater than €34,132 per year. [44000/15]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Heritage Council (8 Dec 2015)

Pat Deering: 664. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will allocate extra funding to the Heritage Council to compensate for the loss of funding to the Burren Life Wicklow upland project and the Blackstairs farming group, given that such groups play a significant part in rural Ireland, and without this additional funding such projects will not be able to progress. [44138/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Support Services (3 Dec 2015)

Pat Deering: 159. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide funding in 2016 for the construction of a new Holy Angels day care facility in County Carlow to replace the outdated prefabricated facility which is home to the support services of mental and physically disabled children. [43203/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Support Services (3 Dec 2015)

Pat Deering: 160. To ask the Minister for Health the status on locating a new respite house, Tír na nÓg, for the Holy Angels day care facility in County Carlow. [43204/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Applications (1 Dec 2015)

Pat Deering: 188. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on an application for a disability allowance by a person (details supplied) in County Carlow. [43016/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Administration (24 Nov 2015)

Pat Deering: 264. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine why a number of farmers have not received payments under the basic payment scheme, one month after the first payments were issued; why it has taken so long to complete satellite inspections; why no payments have issued to partnerships; if special arrangements will be made with the Revenue Commissioners for those farmers who have...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Funding (17 Nov 2015)

Pat Deering: 122. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the financial or other assistance available to a community group (details supplied) in County Carlow which provides meals for persons who are less privileged in society [40116/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Identification Schemes (17 Nov 2015)

Pat Deering: 283. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will introduce a mandatory programme of electronic identification of bovine animals which leads to paperless traceability in the entire food chain, and easier handling of all livestock. [40426/15]