Results 41-60 of 2,731 for speaker:Ruth Coppinger in 'Written Answers'

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadcasting Service Provision (17 Jul 2014)

Ruth Coppinger: 427. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will implement continuous multi-annual funding for TG4; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32206/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Funding (17 Jul 2014)

Ruth Coppinger: 463. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will reverse the recent decision not to grant funds to the Neurological Alliance of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32120/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (17 Jul 2014)

Ruth Coppinger: 565. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of non-EU citizens granted visas due to their relationship with an EU citizen - spouse, civil partner or partner during the years 2000 to 2013 and to date in 2014; and the category of visas granted. [32121/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Aviation Policy (17 Jul 2014)

Ruth Coppinger: 775. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will include guarantees for the pay and terms and conditions for workers in Irish aviation as part of the national policy on aviation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32435/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (17 Sep 2014)

Ruth Coppinger: 36. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans concerning the construction of social housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34329/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Expenditure (17 Sep 2014)

Ruth Coppinger: 48. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the aggregate annual costs and cost per household from 2008 to 2013 to the Exchequer of the various rent allowance and rent supplement schemes. [33043/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Exceptional Needs Payments (17 Sep 2014)

Ruth Coppinger: 130. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of successful applications for exceptional needs payments in the Dublin 15 and 24 areas in the years 2011, 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014; and the amount that was paid in these years and these areas. [34216/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Water Charges Introduction (17 Sep 2014)

Ruth Coppinger: 172. To ask the Minister for Finance if the forthcoming water charges will be chargeable to VAT, and if so at what rate, or will they be zero rated, or exempted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33011/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs Cost (17 Sep 2014)

Ruth Coppinger: 189. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount income tax relief on pensions has cost the Exchequer in 2012 and 2013; and the percentage that benefited those on the higher and lower rates of income tax respectively. [33040/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs Cost (17 Sep 2014)

Ruth Coppinger: 190. To ask the Minister for Finance the cost of mortgage interest relief to the Exchequer in 2012 and 2013; the amount of that total benefited those paying the higher and lower rates of income tax; and the average annual cost of mortgage interest relief per household and per income tax payer. [33041/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: NAMA Portfolio (17 Sep 2014)

Ruth Coppinger: 191. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of complete and incomplete houses and apartments in the National Asset Management Agency’s portfolio; the amount of each that have been made available for social housing; and if he wil provide a breakdown of the number of these that have been and are being made available directly to local authorities, or to approved housing bodies; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Promissory Notes (17 Sep 2014)

Ruth Coppinger: 192. To ask the Minister for Finance his anticipated repayment schedule for the debt formerly in the form of promissory notes; the anticipated cost in interest payments and the total repayment cost as currently projected; and the preferences of the European Central Bank in this regard. [33044/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: VAT Exemptions (17 Sep 2014)

Ruth Coppinger: 232. To ask the Minister for Finance if he intends to reduce the VAT rate on defibrillators as a measure to increase their availability to community and sporting organisations [33526/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector (17 Sep 2014)

Ruth Coppinger: 248. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he will take to protect from eviction the homeowners living in the homes that are part of Ulster Bank's sale of non-performing home loans, Project Aran; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33987/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Availability (17 Sep 2014)

Ruth Coppinger: 256. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he will take to provide for a low cost, low amount social lending facility operated on a non-profit basis to counter the growth of moneylenders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34215/14]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Exports Controls (17 Sep 2014)

Ruth Coppinger: 394. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of dual-use licences and military-use licences issued for trade with Israel in the years 2011, 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014; if he will provide descriptions of the products that were licensed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33781/14]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Arms Trade (17 Sep 2014)

Ruth Coppinger: 528. To ask the Minister for Defence the amount the Defence Forces have spent on purchasing arms and equipment from Israeli companies in the past 15 years; if he wil provide a breakdown of the figures according to year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33030/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Passport Applications (17 Sep 2014)

Ruth Coppinger: 595. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the Ombudsman's investigative report on passports for Irish-born children of non-EEA-EU-Swiss citizens; and the steps her Department have taken and will take following its publication. [33569/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Passport Applications (17 Sep 2014)

Ruth Coppinger: 596. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of children granted citizenship at her discretion due to issues related to a shortfall in reckonable residency of their non-EEA-EU-Swiss parents in the years 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, and to date in 2014; and following the Ombudsman's investigative report on the matter of passports for Irish-born citizens of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Passport Applications (17 Sep 2014)

Ruth Coppinger: 597. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on the powers of the Ombudsman to extend over her Department's naturalisation and immigration related functions. [33573/14]