Results 21-40 of 1,444 for speaker:Michael Collins in 'Written Answers'

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Facilities Provision (13 Oct 2016)

Michael Collins: 173. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the planned all-Ireland national indoor cycling velodrome construction will commence at the National Sports Campus, Abbotstown, Dublin. [30154/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Products Regulatory Authority (18 Oct 2016)

Michael Collins: 390. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the Health Products Regulatory Authority has banned the sale of apricot kernels here with no evidence that this product can be dangerous (details supplied); and his views on the matter [30224/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Liquor Licensing Laws (25 Oct 2016)

Michael Collins: 150. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the measures currently being carried out in relation to reducing under-age drinking; if she will consider imposing a coding system whereby all alcohol sold would have a unique code and when sold the buyer would have to sign their details, therefore making consumers responsible for any alcohol they purchase. [31949/16]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Alternative Energy Projects (25 Oct 2016)

Michael Collins: 268. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government when planning regulations on solar farms will be put in place. [31783/16]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Coastal Erosion (25 Oct 2016)

Michael Collins: 367. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if there is any State aid available to remedy the effects of coastal erosion on private property (details supplied). [31893/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (2 Nov 2016)

Michael Collins: 157. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider increasing the resource hours for children with Down's syndrome and a mild intellectual disability from 2.5 hours per week to five hours per week. [32965/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Health Insurance Regulation (8 Nov 2016)

Michael Collins: 109. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will investigate the cancellation of an insurance company's critical illness policy (details supplied); and if he will put supports in place for those who have lost their cover. [33650/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs Eligibility (8 Nov 2016)

Michael Collins: 118. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will extend the incentives for first time buyers announced in budget 2017 to apply to both the purchase of new and second hand houses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33598/16]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Funding (22 Nov 2016)

Michael Collins: 372. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will reverse some of the cuts in funding to the Irish language and Gaeltacht authorities since 2018 (details supplied). [35821/16]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Company Law (24 Nov 2016)

Michael Collins: 153. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if a person with an ongoing complaint with the ODCE wishes to view their documents can request authorisation to be provided with them from the Minister for Finance under section 792 of the Companies Act 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36705/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (24 Nov 2016)

Michael Collins: 202. To ask the Minister for Health if he will clarify the position of vaccination contracts for general practitioners here (details supplied). [36756/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Cereal Sector (30 Nov 2016)

Michael Collins: 30. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he has taken in assisting to procure emergency aid from Europe for tillage farmers badly effected by weather in 2016; if he supported farming organisations that have made a case to Brussels to press for EU aid packages; and if so, the details of same. [37662/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Inland Fisheries Stocks (6 Dec 2016)

Michael Collins: 392. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the damage to vulnerable stocks in inshore waters by the practice of pair trawling; his plans to ban the practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38311/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Identification Schemes (6 Dec 2016)

Michael Collins: 393. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason horse breeders and other stakeholders were not made aware of a statutory instrument (details supplied) which came into being on 17 February 2015, until March 2016; and if the passports of horses that were registered within that period were excluded from the food chain. [38312/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Safety Standards (6 Dec 2016)

Michael Collins: 394. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the report carried out by a person (details supplied) proves that it is safe for horses to enter the food chain, providing the 28-day blood test prior to slaughter has been carried out with positive results; and if this blood test is adequate in this regard. [38313/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fisheries Protection (6 Dec 2016)

Michael Collins: 399. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking to ban super trawlers from Irish waters; and if he will put an emergency measure in place such as putting permanent observers on board super trawlers while in Irish waters. [38348/16]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pay (13 Dec 2016)

Michael Collins: 367. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans with regard to the unwinding of FEMPI; and if he will provide a timeframe by which this legislation will no longer be in existence. [39396/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (17 Jan 2017)

Michael Collins: 380. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will put funding in place for a morning ferry to transport school children from Sherkin Island to Baltimore (details supplied). [41419/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (17 Jan 2017)

Michael Collins: 381. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will arrange that second level students living on Sherkin Island, West Cork, have their ferry fares incorporated into their school bus ticket as is the case with students on other islands. [41420/16]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Offshore Islands (17 Jan 2017)

Michael Collins: 486. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the current Government policy regarding social housing for the islands off the coast (details supplied). [41850/16]