Results 81-100 of 1,160 for speaker:John Browne in 'Written Answers'

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Fleet Modernisation (26 May 2015)

John Browne: 409. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on calls to discontinue the sub-segmentation of tonnage and kilowatts, in order to facilitate the modernisation of the Irish fishing fleet in the interests of safety at sea and better fish quality; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20359/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Fleet Modernisation (26 May 2015)

John Browne: 419. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his position on calls to discontinue the sub-segmentation of tonnage and kilowatts, in order to facilitate the modernisation of the Irish fishing fleet in the interests of safety at sea and better fish quality; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20419/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (26 May 2015)

John Browne: 716. To ask the Minister for Health the length of time it takes to process a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20552/15]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Energy Conservation (12 May 2015)

John Browne: 217. To ask the Taoiseach regarding the lack of fulfilling Statutory Instrument 426 of 2014, if he will report annually on energy usage; the actions that have been taken to reduce consumption; the reason no reports have been issued since 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18140/15]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Fisheries Protection (28 Apr 2015)

John Browne: 11. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when he plans to carry out a review of the ban on eel fishing, as promised when the closure of the fishery took place in 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16196/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Tenant Purchase Scheme Administration (23 Apr 2015)

John Browne: 23. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to introduce a new tenant purchase scheme in order to enable tenants to purchase their homes from the local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15556/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Private Residential Leases (15 Apr 2015)

John Browne: 786. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on an anomaly in the Residential Tenancies Act 2004, which does not expressly prohibit the signing of a private residential lease on a purely commercial rated property, without the property having the benefit of planning permission for a change of use, or building control approval in relation to fire and safety...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Grassland Sheep Scheme Payments (11 Mar 2015)

John Browne: 79. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a sheep grazing grant will be approved, in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10653/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (10 Mar 2015)

John Browne: 192. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of taxpayers here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10001/15]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions (10 Mar 2015)

John Browne: 233. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the capitalised value of full pensions for Garda inspectors, Garda superintendents, school principals, directors of services in county councils and paramedics; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10002/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Data (10 Mar 2015)

John Browne: 376. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the national placement list under the nursing homes support scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10000/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Provision (10 Mar 2015)

John Browne: 511. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide in tabular form the number of houses built by Wexford County Council, including former town councils, for each year from 1970 until 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9999/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: VAT Rate Application (4 Mar 2015)

John Browne: 62. To ask the Minister for Finance the VAT rate that applies to defibrillators, which are life-saving equipment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9423/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Compensation Fund (4 Mar 2015)

John Browne: 72. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on what has turned out to be an inappropriate insurance compensation fund mechanism for claims against the former Setanta Insurance, in liquidation, which only allows 65% of awards and costs, in view of the fact that policyholders are statutorily bound to take out a motor policy by Government who therefore have a direct or indirect responsibility...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drugs Payment Scheme Coverage (17 Feb 2015)

John Browne: 359. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 693 of 14 January 2015, if when pharmacists are dispensing branded non-generic medication on the explicit instruction of a prescriber to eligible patients using State drug schemes, such as the medical card or drugs payment scheme, they will be fully refunded the extra cost of the medication by the Health Service...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council (29 Jan 2015)

John Browne: 152. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for the replacement for the position of director of the Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council; his views that the selection panel for that position should not include current or past members of that council, including current or past chairpersons, that the selection process itself should come under the remit of the Public Appointments Commission in...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (21 Jan 2015)

John Browne: 108. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether DIRT paid on children's savings is unfair and a disincentive to save; his further views on an exemption for children under 18 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2997/15]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Interest Relief Application (15 Jan 2015)

John Browne: 71. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason the relevant percentage of mortgage interest relief is not applied to the interest included in a full redemption of an outstanding mortgage on a primary home which was in receipt of it while instalments were being paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2052/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Prices (14 Jan 2015)

John Browne: 693. To ask the Minister for Health in view of the policy of reference pricing for prescription medication, if a person with cardiac disease who has been proven to be medically unable to take the generic form of a particular medication if required to pay over the €144 monthly prescription costs as they are using the branded prescription and the branded medication is on the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Housing Assistance Payments Administration (16 Dec 2014)

John Browne: 619. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if there is a statutory or indicative timescale for notification to a landlord of any problem in a tenancy supported by the housing assistance payment, whether through differential rent being unpaid or any other problem; the rationale in the legislation for the housing assistance payment to be paid in arrears, rather...