Results 141-160 of 1,038 for speaker:Tony McLoughlin in 'Written Answers'

Written Answers — Departmental Banking: Departmental Banking (19 Jul 2012)

Tony McLoughlin: Question 100: To ask the Minister for Finance the reason Government Departments including the Department of Health continue to have their banking business with UK banks when banks bailed out and supported by the tax payer such as AIB and Bank of Ireland are not used by these Departments to conduct their banking business; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36242/12]

Written Answers — Departmental Contracts: Departmental Contracts (19 Jul 2012)

Tony McLoughlin: Question 326: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason her Department continue to have their banking business with UK banks when banks bailed out and supported by the tax payer such as AIB and Bank of Ireland are not used by her Department to conduct their banking business; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36242/12]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water and Sewerage Schemes Provision (26 Sep 2012)

Tony McLoughlin: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will consider any grant applications for minor extensions of the towns and villages sewerage schemes in County Leitrim in which some small clusters of houses may combine to make an application subject to terms and conditions and the approval of the local authority. [40835/12]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Interest Relief Application (2 Oct 2012)

Tony McLoughlin: To ask the Minister for Finance if mortgage interest relief claimants who purchased for the first time between 2004 and 2008 have yet benefitted from the new increases in the level of mortgage interest reliefs as set out in Budget 2012; if there is a delay in relation to the processing of this increased benefit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41698/12]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Site Acquisitions (2 Oct 2012)

Tony McLoughlin: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason he will not enter into negotiations with the Health Service Executive regarding the purchase, for a nominal price, of a field adjacent to a school (details supplied) in County Sligo, to provide much needed parking which would provide critical safety infrastructure at this busy primary school; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Services Speeds (2 Oct 2012)

Tony McLoughlin: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on whether it is vitally important to have in place high quality broadband at Carraroe, County Sligo, where there is a high level of retail activity and small and medium enterprises located in County Sligo; the reason Eircom is not proceeding to activate from their exchange at Carraroe; if the communications...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (2 Oct 2012)

Tony McLoughlin: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when an agri environment options scheme payment will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Leitrim; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41691/12]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Illicit Trade in Tobacco (9 Oct 2012)

Tony McLoughlin: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to reports by licensed retailers of cigarettes that illegal and smuggled cigarettes are being allegedly advertised on flyers and are being distributed throughout the town of Sligo; if he will advise of the actions that Customs and Excise officers are doing to prevent this activity; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Funding (9 Oct 2012)

Tony McLoughlin: To ask the Minister for Social Protection with regard to local Social Employment Schemes formerly under FÁS, if she will consider measures to change where local community group members are been asked by Banks to act as guarantors because the last month's wages payments of a scheme are withheld pending audits; if she will engage with community groups to ensure a better system can operate...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Services (23 Oct 2012)

Tony McLoughlin: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on the importance of having in place high quality broadband at Carraroe, County Sligo where there is a high level of retail activity and small and medium enterprises located in Sligo; the reason Eircom is not proceeding to activate from their exchange at Carraroe; if the Communications Regulators attention has been...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Services (23 Oct 2012)

Tony McLoughlin: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on the importance of having in place high quality broadband at Carraroe, County Sligo, where there is a high level of retail activity and small and medium enterprises located in County Sligo; the reason Eircom is not proceeding to activate from their exchange at Carraroe; if the attention of the Communications...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Services (23 Oct 2012)

Tony McLoughlin: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on the importance of having in place high quality broadband at Carraroe, County Sligo where there is a high level of retail activity and small and medium enterprises located in Sligo; the reason Eircom is not proceeding to activate from their exchange at Carraroe; if the Communications Regulators attention has been...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Services (23 Oct 2012)

Tony McLoughlin: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on the importance of having in place high quality broadband at Carraroe, County Sligo, where there is a high level of retail activity and small and medium enterprises located in County Sligo; the reason Eircom is not proceeding to activate from their exchange at Carraroe; if the attention of the Communications...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Services (23 Oct 2012)

Tony McLoughlin: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on the importance of having in place high quality broadband at Carraroe, County Sligo where there is a high level of retail activity and small and medium enterprises located in Sligo; the reason Eircom is not proceeding to activate from their exchange at Carraroe; if the Communications Regulators attention has been...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Services (23 Oct 2012)

Tony McLoughlin: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on the importance of having in place high quality broadband at Carraroe, County Sligo, where there is a high level of retail activity and small and medium enterprises located in County Sligo; the reason Eircom is not proceeding to activate from their exchange at Carraroe; if the attention of the Communications...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Community Development (6 Nov 2012)

Tony McLoughlin: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will consider under his community programme and in cooperation with the partnership companies across Ireland putting a place a specific short term course for home/family carer's (details supplied). [47262/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Care Services (6 Nov 2012)

Tony McLoughlin: To ask the Minister for Health if he will welcome any initiative by the partnership sector under the Department of Environment, Community and Local Government; if he will consider the setting up of local based home care courses for dependents who have to care for patients discharged from acute hospitals around the country [47263/12]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Hydraulic Fracturing Policy (13 Nov 2012)

Tony McLoughlin: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he has developed the terms of reference and the parameters for further research to be commissioned by the Environmental Protection Agency later this year on the issue of hydraulic fracturing here; if the terms of reference for this more extensive research is to be drawn up by a steering group; the organisations that will...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Staff (20 Nov 2012)

Tony McLoughlin: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide clarification for local authority staff across Ireland who may one way or other transfer from their current employer to the Irish Water Company, many of these staff currently employed will play a pivotal role in the successful transfer of assets and infrastructure from the local authorities to Irish Water;...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards (22 Nov 2012)

Tony McLoughlin: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if under Section 28(2) of the new Educational and Training Boards Bill he has made an order yet in relation to the composition of the new Educational and Training Boards in particular to the 10 member representation from the local authorities where there is a composition of three counties. [52007/12]