Results 361-380 of 396 for in 'Written Answers' speaker:Frank O'Rourke

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Derelict Sites (31 May 2016)

Frank O'Rourke: 370. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the remedies available to local authorities or other State agencies to ensure that property owners of derelict or inhabited buildings in need of repair, both from a structural and an aesthetic perspective, have them restored to an acceptable standard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12791/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Work Placement Programmes (31 May 2016)

Frank O'Rourke: 444. To ask the Minister for Social Protection to review the duration of the Tús schemes, which are currently 12 months and extend them up to 18 to 24 months, to give consistency and continuity for the community groups and the persons placed on these schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12789/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Child Benefit Data (31 May 2016)

Frank O'Rourke: 518. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if data are available on the number of students aged 18 to 20 in full-time second level education who are not eligible for child benefit; the cost of extending child benefit to students aged 18 to 20 in full-time second level education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13567/16]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes Status (31 May 2016)

Frank O'Rourke: 553. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when the flood relief scheme for the Morrell River, County Kildare, will be brought to tender; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12790/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Patient Transport Expenditure (31 May 2016)

Frank O'Rourke: 675. To ask the Minister for Health to review the recent cuts to the hospital patient transport scheme and reverse these cuts to assist patients on social protection payments who are suffering from different illnesses and cannot afford to pay the taxi cost as a result of been unable to access public transport due to their condition to attend hospital appointments; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Foreign Direct Investment (31 May 2016)

Frank O'Rourke: 893. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of persons employed in foreign direct investment companies here in the years 2005, 2010 and 2015; the policies the Government and its agencies are pursuing to maintain and strengthen the links that these companies have here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12787/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Exceptional Needs Payment Appeals (25 May 2016)

Frank O'Rourke: 62. To ask the Minister for Social Protection to change the process of reviewing payments under the exceptional needs payment, even though they are not a primary payment, to the same appeal process as other social protection payments, where it goes to an appeal and an oral hearing can be provided, given that some serious cases are being refused; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Tenant Purchase Scheme Eligibility (24 May 2016)

Frank O'Rourke: 44. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to expand the tenant purchase scheme to other buyers, given that it is restricted to local authority tenants with an income in excess of €15,000 per year, which excludes other potential participants; to include the purchase of apartments under the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11597/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Council of Ireland (17 May 2016)

Frank O'Rourke: 247. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to request the Teaching Council to review its proposal to abolish regulation 3, which gives full recognition to Montessori teachers to teach all age groups in special schools, special classes and resource classes, given that Montessori educators have always been involved in special education here and have specific training in special education...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (17 May 2016)

Frank O'Rourke: 364. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of social housing units to be built in 2016, by county and city borough; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9387/16]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Emergency Accommodation Data (17 May 2016)

Frank O'Rourke: 365. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the emergency accommodation beds available for persons experiencing homelessness, by local authority, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9388/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rental Accommodation Scheme Eligibility (17 May 2016)

Frank O'Rourke: 437. To ask the Minister for Social Protection to review the caps under the rent supplement scheme and the housing assistance payment scheme, given the increasing cost of rents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9389/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Funding (17 May 2016)

Frank O'Rourke: 640. To ask the Minister for Health when he will allocate the €12 million ring-fenced funding for mental health services, given that it is not being spent, as the additional staff it was to fund will not be hired on time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9392/16]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: National Broadband Plan Implementation (17 May 2016)

Frank O'Rourke: 1086. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources to review the timeline of the roll-out of the national broadband plan and to review the planning and procedural issues in order to speed up the delivery of this vital service to the rural economy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9390/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (17 May 2016)

Frank O'Rourke: 1135. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he will complete the construction rail project to open the Phoenix Park tunnel; the benefits of this investment for those commuters using the County Kildare routes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10109/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Policy (17 May 2016)

Frank O'Rourke: 1136. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the policies he is pursuing to ensure that counties such as County Kildare benefit from the increase in tourist numbers that is occurring, especially in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10110/16]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Company Restructuring Plans (17 May 2016)

Frank O'Rourke: 1184. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she has met or has requested a meeting with the management of Intel in Ireland, given the company’s recent announcement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10108/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (4 May 2016)

Frank O'Rourke: 261. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the timeline for the tender being awarded for the building of the new community school for Maynooth, County Kildare; when the contracts will be signed; when building works will commence; the time from commencement of building works to completion of the project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9078/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: NAMA Portfolio (21 Apr 2016)

Frank O'Rourke: 25. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of acres of residential land and the number of residential units the National Asset Management Agency owns or controls, directly or indirectly, through loans owed to it, in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7983/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Industry Development (21 Apr 2016)

Frank O'Rourke: 34. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine given the significant number of food sector companies in Naas and surrounding areas in County Kildare, the policies his Department is pursing to sustain and grow the numbers of persons employed in this sector in County Kildare; if his Department has considered making Naas and the surrounding area a designated location or hub for the...