Results 101-120 of 10,113 for in 'Written Answers' speaker:Jerry Buttimer

Written Answers — Health Service Properties: Health Service Properties (20 Sep 2011)

Jerry Buttimer: Question 492: To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm for each of the five most recent calendar years the total annual amount of expenditure incurred by the Health Service Executive renting or leasing residential units, including bed and breakfast provision, in the south Lee area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24641/11]

Written Answers — Health Service Properties: Health Service Properties (20 Sep 2011)

Jerry Buttimer: Question 493: To ask the Minister for Health the reasons the Health Service Executive rents or leases residential units from private landlords; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24642/11]

Written Answers — Financial Products: Financial Products (21 Sep 2011)

Jerry Buttimer: Question 20: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consult with the Financial Regulator, in view of the protracted length of time it is taking to obtain a mortgage and negotiate the sale of a house, to examine if it is possible to oblige banks to extend beyond three months the period of validity of a mortgage offer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25277/11]

Written Answers — Banking Sector: Banking Sector (21 Sep 2011)

Jerry Buttimer: Question 21: To ask the Minister for Finance if he accepts the claims by various banks that they are lending to a high proportion of applicants for loans and mortgages or alternatively that is he of the view that potential borrowers are being dissuaded, by bankers and brokers, from making formal applications to banks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25278/11]

Written Answers — Credit Unions: Credit Unions (21 Sep 2011)

Jerry Buttimer: Question 22: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to any direction by the Financial Regulator precluding credit unions from freezing interest on loans, which if such a facility was available, would be a significant benefit to borrowers in distress; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25279/11]

Written Answers — Personal Debt: Personal Debt (21 Sep 2011)

Jerry Buttimer: Question 23: To ask the Minister for Finance in view of the protracted duration of the economic crisis, if he will consider, with consultation with the Financial Regulator, making provisions to compel financial institutions to offer distressed borrowers variation in agreements which last for a number of years rather than the current practice of variation agreements that lapse after six or 12...

Written Answers — Interest Rates: Interest Rates (21 Sep 2011)

Jerry Buttimer: Question 24: To ask the Minister for Finance if provision has been made for the large number of interest only loans and mortgages, many of which were taken on the assumption that it would be possible to sell properties at a profit within a few years, which are likely to mature over the next number of years and thereafter oblige borrowers to repay capital and interest; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (27 Sep 2011)

Jerry Buttimer: Question 288: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the estimated waiting time to transfer from carer's benefit to carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Sligo. [26221/11]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (27 Sep 2011)

Jerry Buttimer: Question 507: To ask the Minister for Health when it is planned to roll out a diabetic retinopathy screening programme; if screening will be provided in counties Cork and Kerry; the budget that has been assigned to the programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25725/11]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (4 Oct 2011)

Jerry Buttimer: Question 128: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that receipts for the student contribution being issued by third level colleges which refer to the €2,000 payment as a registration fee are not being accepted by the Revenue Commissioners for the purposes of claiming a tax rebate, thereby depriving families of the benefit of the reduced student...

Written Answers — National Lottery Funding: National Lottery Funding (4 Oct 2011)

Jerry Buttimer: Question 287: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position regarding an application for national lottery funding (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27267/11]

Written Answers — National Lottery Funding: National Lottery Funding (4 Oct 2011)

Jerry Buttimer: Question 288: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he intends to continue to provide national lottery funding towards the provision of local counselling services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27268/11]

Written Answers — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (4 Oct 2011)

Jerry Buttimer: Question 325: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider amending the criteria to participate in the JobBridge scheme in order that those in part-time employment, in an area unrelated to their qualifications, can partake in the programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26927/11]

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (4 Oct 2011)

Jerry Buttimer: Question 583: To ask the Minister for Health the reason a medical card has been withdrawn in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [26905/11]

Written Answers — National Lottery Funding: National Lottery Funding (4 Oct 2011)

Jerry Buttimer: Question 614: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an application for national lottery funding (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27266/11]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (5 Oct 2011)

Jerry Buttimer: Question 213: To ask the Minister for Health if the diabetic retinopathy screening programme will not commence in the first quarter of 2012; when it is anticipated that the screening programme will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27906/11]

Written Answers — Education Provider Registration: Education Provider Registration (11 Oct 2011)

Jerry Buttimer: Question 134: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that pending the establishment of a new qualifications agency and the development of new quality assurance guidelines and programme validation criteria, FETAC has decided not to process current applications for provider registration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28342/11]

Written Answers — Education Provider Registration: Education Provider Registration (11 Oct 2011)

Jerry Buttimer: Question 135: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reasons for the delay in a particular application to FETAC to become an accredited provider (details supplied) under its regulations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28343/11]

Written Answers — Energy Conservation: Energy Conservation (11 Oct 2011)

Jerry Buttimer: Question 307: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to provide for the use of thermal imaging cameras in the assessment of the energy efficiency of buildings; if he will recommend to the ESB that it use such cameras in energy usage surveys; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28341/11]

Written Answers — Airport Development Projects: Airport Development Projects (11 Oct 2011)

Jerry Buttimer: Question 531: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will publish submissions received from the three State airports on the question of establishing separate airports under the State Airports Act 2004; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28344/11]