Results 221-240 of 749 for speaker:Noel Rock in 'Written Answers'

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Youth Guarantee (7 Mar 2017)

Noel Rock: 335. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will provide a list of all programmes run nationwide by the State under the youth guarantee scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11950/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Expenditure (7 Mar 2017)

Noel Rock: 336. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will provide a breakdown of communication and advertising costs spent by his Department to promote employment services and supports over the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11951/17]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (7 Mar 2017)

Noel Rock: 357. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the production cost of each passport; if volume reduces the marginal cost in a given year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11882/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Food Safety Authority of Ireland Reports (7 Mar 2017)

Noel Rock: 450. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the report published by the Food Safety Authority of Ireland that showed an increase in the number of food alerts for 2016 which was the highest in a decade; the actions his department will take to tackle the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11944/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Administration (7 Mar 2017)

Noel Rock: 609. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the application and appeal forms for medical cards for elderly persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11880/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cross-Border Health Services Provision (7 Mar 2017)

Noel Rock: 610. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding eye cataract surgery for a person (details supplied) in Dublin; if this person would be entitled to the cross border health care scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11883/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Exports (7 Mar 2017)

Noel Rock: 667. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the ban on a product (details supplied) in the US state of Wisconsin; his further views on whether this could have wider implications for beef and dairy exports to the US; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11874/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Personal Injury Claims (7 Mar 2017)

Noel Rock: 799. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if consideration will be given to a consultation process to amend the injuriesboard.ie book of quantum in an effort to tackle high compensation payments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11879/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Gender Equality (7 Mar 2017)

Noel Rock: 810. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her views on the latest report which showed that the gender pay gap has widened by 6.5% in the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11873/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Skills Development (7 Mar 2017)

Noel Rock: 811. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if the State has adopted the European Commission's Quality Framework on Traineeships, which was a key element of the youth guarantee; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11945/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: EU Funding (9 Mar 2017)

Noel Rock: 109. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount the State has received to date from the European Social Fund and the Youth Employment Initiative in an effort to tackle youth unemployment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12536/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Eligibility (9 Mar 2017)

Noel Rock: 160. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will consider conducting all reviews of social welfare payments to customers at once rather than over a number of seperate occasions (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12543/17]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Wildlife Protection (9 Mar 2017)

Noel Rock: 191. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her department conducted an environmental impact study to ensure that there would be no serious impact on a range of wildlife species and habitats here, especially highly threatened nesting birds and pollinators found in hedgerows and upland, before making the proposed changes to the Heritage Bill that will allow for the burning...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (9 Mar 2017)

Noel Rock: 219. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding eye cataract surgery for a person (details supplied); if this person will be eligible under the cross-Border health care scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12539/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Telephone Call Charges (9 Mar 2017)

Noel Rock: 318. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if his attention has being drawn to a recent statement from the European Commission regarding Irish mobile phone operators breaching EU laws if they attempt to impose high roaming charges by modifying consumers' contracts once they are abolished across the EU; his plans to enforce ComReg to monitor operators to ensure...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Better Energy Homes Scheme (9 Mar 2017)

Noel Rock: 319. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will consider plans to retro-fit estates to ensure better energy saving through better ventilation and insulation; if his department has availed of any of the EU funding of €23 billion in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12540/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Better Energy Homes Scheme (9 Mar 2017)

Noel Rock: 320. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of grants provided to ensure energy saving upgrades to properties; the number of grants issued over the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12541/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Better Energy Homes Scheme (9 Mar 2017)

Noel Rock: 321. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the funding supplied to the State by the European Commission to bring homes of inferior energy ratings up to a better standard during the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12542/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: National Broadband Plan Implementation (21 Mar 2017)

Noel Rock: 54. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the status of the national broadband plan; his views on the latest ComReg report which highlights that only 7,623 housholds and businesses have a fibre broadband; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13935/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Electric Vehicles (21 Mar 2017)

Noel Rock: 58. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to promote the uptake of electric vehicles here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13933/17]