Results 441-460 of 10,134 for speaker:Jerry Buttimer in 'Written Answers'

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Proposed Legislation (30 Sep 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: 281. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she has considered the report and recommendations from the Joint Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality regarding prostitution; if she will consider introducing laws targeting sex buyers to end exploitation, abuse and trafficking; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36565/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Data (30 Sep 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: 342. To ask the Minister for Health the number of medical card holders aged 69 years and younger registered with the primary care reimbursement service-Health Service Executive as resident in nursing homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36553/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Data (30 Sep 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: 343. To ask the Minister for Health the number of holders of general practitioner visit cards aged 69 years and younger registered with the primary care reimbursement service-Health Service Executive as resident in nursing homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36554/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Organ Donation (30 Sep 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: 356. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the roll-out of improved organ transplant networks which was provided for as part of budget 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36642/14]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid Expenditure (30 Sep 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: 478. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans towards honouring the commitment to spending 0.7% of national income on overseas development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36588/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (30 Sep 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: 488. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the financial support options available to an Irish citizen who has just completed the leaving certificate and is studying in a university in England; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36590/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Student Visas Eligibility (25 Sep 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: 125. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if level 6 courses offered by institutes of technology qualify as eligible courses for participation in the student bond system for the purposes of obtaining a visa to study here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36322/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Availability (25 Sep 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: 190. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the availability of Fampyra; if a new application in respect of the drug has been submitted to the National Centre for Pharmaco-economics; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36212/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Numeracy Levels (23 Sep 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: 470. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department has carried out an assessment of the success rates of the maths recovery programme; the improvements in numeracy achieved by the programme. [35904/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Numeracy Levels (23 Sep 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: 471. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will reinstate maths recovery training places for classroom, learning support and resource teachers in DEIS schools. [35905/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Policy (23 Sep 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: 548. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will, as part of the national tourism policy, designate of Cork Airport as a convention and conference gateway for business tourism, as such a move would complement the Government’s decision to support and part fund the development of an event centre in Cork. [35906/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Policy (23 Sep 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: 549. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will include as part of the national tourism policy the creation of a specific tourism marketing fund for new South of Ireland connectivity and inbound tourism growth. [35907/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Policy (23 Sep 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: 550. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will, as part of the national tourism policy, develop a more integrated approach to inbound tourism marketing and co-ordination of tourism development in the south west region, including references to developing structures around tourism co-ordination to be aligned and revised, set specific bednight growth targets by market to be...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Policy (23 Sep 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: 551. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will, as part of the national tourism policy, include designation and marketing support of Cork Airport as a gateway to the Wild Atlantic Way and the emerging Fáilte Ireland South East Heritage Trail. [35909/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Policy (23 Sep 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: 552. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will include as part of the national tourism policy a stronger focus on development of strategic transport links to and from Cork Airport [35910/14]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Child Care Education (18 Sep 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: 169. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the assessed benefits of the free preschool year; if, as part of the new early years strategy, he will consider implementing a second free preschool year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35002/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Respite Care Services (18 Sep 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: 196. To ask the Minister for Health the resources allocated for the provision of respite services for people with intellectual disabilities; the number of spaces available for adults and children in each county; the impact that Health Information and Quality Authority guidelines on using different facilities for adults and children has had on the provision of respite services; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (18 Sep 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: 197. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider a proposal to facilitate patients with hereditary hemochromatosis to undergo phlebotomy treatment in GP practices, thereby reducing the workload on acute hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34997/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Motor Tax Rates (18 Sep 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: 232. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will consider changing the motor tax regime in order that the amount of tax applicable to modified vehicles corresponds with the engine size/emissions of the modified engine rather than the engine which was originally in the vehicle; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34999/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Charges Administration (18 Sep 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: 238. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the reason Irish Water will be charging customers additional fees for services such as investigating leaks, determining problems with water pressure and correcting meter readings; the regulation and control over these charges that will be in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35003/14]