Results 261-280 of 749 for speaker:Noel Rock in 'Written Answers'

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (21 Mar 2017)

Noel Rock: 1167. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department has studied the proposed plans in Norway and the Netherlands to ban conventional vehicle sales in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13975/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Organisations (21 Mar 2017)

Noel Rock: 1195. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attentions have been drawn to the comments made by a person (details supplied) on ladies football and camogie coming under the GAA umbrella; his views on such a measure; if he will propose this to the GAA; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13239/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Funding (21 Mar 2017)

Noel Rock: 1196. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there is legislation in place to enforce sporting bodies to employ a certain number of women in senior positions or risk losing funding; if not, his plans to implement such measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13240/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Programmes (21 Mar 2017)

Noel Rock: 1274. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the actions her Department is taking to increase the levels of female entrepreneurship; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13234/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Programmes (21 Mar 2017)

Noel Rock: 1275. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her views on the low level of female entrepreneurship here according to a report (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13235/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Issues (21 Mar 2017)

Noel Rock: 1276. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she has read a report on Brexit (details supplied) which indicates that Ireland is among two countries whose GDPs will suffer the biggest drop as a consequence of Brexit as indicated in pages seven, eight and ten of the report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13247/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Third Level Education (21 Mar 2017)

Noel Rock: 1282. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her views on the drop in the number of students applying for third level courses in engineering and technology; her further views on the future impact it will have on the economy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13974/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Childhood Care and Education Funding (28 Mar 2017)

Noel Rock: 43. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her views on devoting extra funds through the ECCE scheme to preschools located in low income areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15026/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Childhood Care and Education Programmes (28 Mar 2017)

Noel Rock: 61. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to impose additional requirements on the programmes that receive ECCE funding to ensure that the programmes are of a high and consistent quality in view of the fact that the ECCE scheme funds such a variety of preschool programmes, from Montessori schools to crèches and quality can vary between programmes; and if she will...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Imports (28 Mar 2017)

Noel Rock: 423. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline his views on an EU-wide ban on all Brazilian beef imports following recent allegations that some of the country’s biggest meat processors have been selling rotten beef and poultry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15038/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Imports (28 Mar 2017)

Noel Rock: 424. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a ban will be placed on all Brazilian beef imports following recent allegations that some of the country’s biggest meat processors have been selling rotten beef and poultry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15039/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulations (28 Mar 2017)

Noel Rock: 543. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the requirement for safety equipment, such as fire extinguishers and first aid boxes, in taxis, in view of the fact some taxi drivers are not qualified to use the equipment; if there are any recorded incidents of fire extinguishers being discharged by accident or vandalism in taxis; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Programme (29 Mar 2017)

Noel Rock: 59. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will support legislation which would establish hate crime as a specific and punishable crime (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15606/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (29 Mar 2017)

Noel Rock: 107. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will alter plans regarding social housing delivered by the private sector after it emerged that only 64 social units were delivered in 2015; his views on whether 2016 figures will not improve significantly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15609/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Action Plan (29 Mar 2017)

Noel Rock: 147. To ask the Minister for Health the budgetary increases the eight point plan to reform the HSE will require; the timeline over which these goals are expected to be delivered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15603/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff Recruitment (29 Mar 2017)

Noel Rock: 148. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider launching an incentive programme to recruit graduating medical students to stay in the medical system here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15604/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Action Plan (29 Mar 2017)

Noel Rock: 149. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which he will ensure that persons in need of medical procedures are not left behind during the process of reforming the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15607/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Issues (29 Mar 2017)

Noel Rock: 165. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to counteract the negative effects of Brexit on agricultural communities; if a county projection of impact on associated tax has been successful; if not, if this will be considered (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15608/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Electricity Transmission Network (29 Mar 2017)

Noel Rock: 179. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will consider investing in infrastructure to prevent future power outages following snow events; his views on whether such an investment might actually yield future cost savings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15605/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Gambling Legislation (30 Mar 2017)

Noel Rock: 39. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will consider introducing legislation enforcing gambling debts to be paid by casinos, bookmakers and online gambling services to customers and vice versa; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15528/17]