Results 361-380 of 9,745 for speaker:Michael Healy-Rae in 'Written Answers'
- Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (13 Oct 2011)
Michael Healy-Rae: Question 133: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when legislation will be enacted to regulate the metal recycling industry, in view of the increase in scrap metal theft; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29171/11]
- Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (13 Oct 2011)
Michael Healy-Rae: Question 134: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on a submission (details supplied) by the Irish Farmers' Association regarding the spreading of slurry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29184/11]
- Written Answers — Direct Payment Schemes: Direct Payment Schemes (13 Oct 2011)
Michael Healy-Rae: Question 205: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food in view of the importance of the direct payments to farm incomes, if he will ensure that at all times every possible effort is made to ensure that family farms will continue to remain viable and that he will do everything in his power to help in this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29186/11]
- Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (13 Oct 2011)
Michael Healy-Rae: Question 234: To ask the Minister for Health if he will give an assurance that the forthcoming budget will be mindful of persons with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29185/11]
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (13 Oct 2011)
Michael Healy-Rae: Question 239: To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding funding in respect of an organisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29179/11]
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (13 Oct 2011)
Michael Healy-Rae: Question 240: To ask the Minister for Health his views on personalised care plans and the future of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29181/11]
- Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (13 Oct 2011)
Michael Healy-Rae: Question 288: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will review a matter (details supplied) regarding legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29372/11]
- Written Answers — Betting Regulations: Betting Regulations (18 Oct 2011)
Michael Healy-Rae: Question 78: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will extend the opening hours of licensed bookmaking premises, which it is estimated would result in additional betting duty of â¬5.28 million per annum to the Exchequer. [30074/11]
- Written Answers — Betting Regulations: Betting Regulations (18 Oct 2011)
Michael Healy-Rae: Question 79: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will license the use of technology in betting shops, which, it is estimated, could bring in between â¬2 million and â¬4 million per annum to the Exchequer, and upwards of â¬10 million to the Exchequer if applied to machines in all other locations. [30075/11]
- Written Answers — Betting Regulations: Betting Regulations (18 Oct 2011)
Michael Healy-Rae: Question 80: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will reform the approach to betting taxation to combine a licensing system applied to all operators, be they in shops, over the telephone, or online, with taxation on profits and not on turnover. [30076/11]
- Written Answers — Credit Unions: Credit Unions (18 Oct 2011)
Michael Healy-Rae: Question 106: To ask the Minister for Finance his views regarding the regulation of credit unions (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30066/11]
- Written Answers — Credit Unions: Credit Unions (18 Oct 2011)
Michael Healy-Rae: Question 107: To ask the Minister for Finance his view on whether specifying and laying down the total loan amount that can be issued each month is hindering the effectiveness of credit unions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30067/11]
- Written Answers — Credit Unions: Credit Unions (18 Oct 2011)
Michael Healy-Rae: Question 108: To ask the Minister for Finance his view on whether linking the total loan amount issued to cash received without reference to assets, reserves, liquidity and so on is hindering the effectiveness of credit unions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30068/11]
- Written Answers — Credit Unions: Credit Unions (18 Oct 2011)
Michael Healy-Rae: Question 109: To ask the Minister for Finance his view on whether imposing specific loan terms in addition to existing limits is not helpful to credit unions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30069/11]
- Written Answers — Credit Unions: Credit Unions (18 Oct 2011)
Michael Healy-Rae: Question 110: To ask the Minister for Finance his view on the fact that the approximately 400 credit unions are financially healthy, that they have â¬12 billion in assets, loans of â¬5 million and â¬1.7 billion in reserves, but over-regulation is actually threatening the stability of the credit unions by adversely affecting their most important source of income, loan interests; his...
- Written Answers — Credit Unions: Credit Unions (18 Oct 2011)
Michael Healy-Rae: Question 111: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether the banning of all commercial business loans affects the self-employed, tradesmen, farmers and so on; his further view on whether this is affecting the effectiveness of credit unions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30072/11]
- Written Answers — Departmental Schemes: Departmental Schemes (18 Oct 2011)
Michael Healy-Rae: Question 167: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will clarify his plans regarding the school book rental scheme; the arrangements he is proposing to make between schools operating such schemes and the publishers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30080/11]
- Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (18 Oct 2011)
Michael Healy-Rae: Question 182: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his view on whether there should be an amendment to the Evaluation Act 2001 to allow an employer to appeal a rates evaluation due to a change in economic circumstances; his further view on whether the fact that commercial rates have gone up 45% since 2000 is placing an unbearable burden on small businesses in particular....
- Written Answers — Wage-Setting Mechanisms: Wage-Setting Mechanisms (18 Oct 2011)
Michael Healy-Rae: Question 200: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the position regarding legislation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29569/11]
- Written Answers — Wage-Setting Mechanisms: Wage-Setting Mechanisms (18 Oct 2011)
Michael Healy-Rae: Question 206: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if, in view of the proposed re-establishment of joint labour committees, he will confirm that new legislation will not contain any proposals to change workers' pay and conditions in a downward trend; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29570/11]