Results 101-120 of 10,133 for in 'Written Answers' speaker:Róisín Shortall

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (23 Feb 2005)

Róisín Shortall: Question 153: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will arrange with the Revenue Commissioners to adjust the tax being deducted from a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11 to reflect the person's current level of income; and the steps this person needs to take to apply for a refund of overpaid tax. [6281/05]

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (24 Feb 2005)

Róisín Shortall: Question 21: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of EU directives for which his Department has responsibility and which have yet to be implemented; the number in respect of which the deadline for implementation has passed; if he has satisfied himself with the rate of compliance by his Department; the number of cases in which legal actions have been notified or...

Written Answers — Consumer Price Index: Consumer Price Index (24 Feb 2005)

Róisín Shortall: Question 72: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on the recent consumer prices average analysis for Dublin and outside Dublin produced by the CSO which showed a wide variation in prices being charged for goods and services throughout the country and which disclosed that a number of items in Dublin were consistently more expensive than in other parts of the...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (24 Feb 2005)

Róisín Shortall: Question 135: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he will review his Department's policy in respect of the procedures for applying for unemployment benefit for workers who lose part of their week for a temporary time only due to seasonal or other factors; if he will lift the compulsion on such applicants to seek another full-time post while they await for their existing...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (24 Feb 2005)

Róisín Shortall: Question 136: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11, in receipt of one-parent family payment, would lose income as a result of taking up a job offer on a community employment scheme of €190 per week or an hourly wage rate of less than €10; his views on whether the impact on this person's rent supplement constitutes a major...

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (1 Mar 2005)

Róisín Shortall: Question 266: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the fact that two reputable bodies (details supplied) do not offer security locks under the scheme of community support for older people due to a lack of funding; if he will immediately address this problem; if he will advise of the bodies in Dublin 9 and Dublin 11 which offer...

Written Answers — Student Accommodation: Student Accommodation (1 Mar 2005)

Róisín Shortall: Question 376: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if, in respect of the operation of section 50 tax relief for student accommodation, she believes any conflict of interest exists in respect of third level institutions where they are the regulator of the scheme but in many cases are providers also; and if she has any plans to review this aspect of the scheme. [7294/05]

Written Answers — School Management: School Management (1 Mar 2005)

Róisín Shortall: Question 377: To ask the Minister for Education and Science, further to Parliamentary Question No. 333 of 2 February 2005, if she will confirm that the new board of management for the Ballymun comprehensive school will comprise representatives of both parents and teachers; and if she will ensure that there is no further delay in appointing the board. [7295/05]

Written Answers — Aircraft Safety: Aircraft Safety (2 Mar 2005)

Róisín Shortall: Question 171: To ask the Minister for Transport the regulations and standards which apply to aircraft cabin air quality in respect of the prevention of communicable diseases; the way in which such standards are monitored and enforced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7207/05]

Written Answers — Aircraft Safety: Aircraft Safety (2 Mar 2005)

Róisín Shortall: Question 173: To ask the Minister for Transport the regulations and standards which apply to aircraft air quality; the way in which such standards are monitored and enforced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7206/05]

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (3 Mar 2005)

Róisín Shortall: Question 15: To ask the Minister for Finance the anticipated costs, in terms of acquiring and equipping premises and other related costs, at the latest date for which figures are available, of the original decentralisation programme announced in budget 2004 and the slimmed down version announced in December 2004; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7191/05]

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (3 Mar 2005)

Róisín Shortall: Question 29: To ask the Minister for Finance the position in regard to negotiations with the public service unions regarding his proposals to restrict promotional opportunities to staff willing to move to decentralised locations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7192/05]

Written Answers — Overseas Development Aid: Overseas Development Aid (8 Mar 2005)

Róisín Shortall: Question 70: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if the Government proposes to regain the position of leadership in matters of international aid lost when the Government decided to renege on its commitment to spend 0.7% of GNP on overseas aid by 2007; his views on whether the decision to row back on this commitment was unwise; if the Government will now revert to its previous position and...

Written Answers — Foreign Conflicts: Foreign Conflicts (8 Mar 2005)

Róisín Shortall: Question 142: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on the situation in Sudan in general and Darfur in particular and on the findings of an international commission of inquiry mandated by the Security Council of the United Nations, due to report back on 25 January 2005; the interventions which Ireland has made in the region; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (8 Mar 2005)

Róisín Shortall: Question 292: To ask the Minister for Transport when he intends to update the rules of the road booklet; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7815/05]

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (8 Mar 2005)

Róisín Shortall: Question 294: To ask the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the loss of buses to Dublin Bus routes (details supplied) due to the lack of funding from his Department; the action he is taking to prevent this; the reason for the continued delay in providing funding; the dates since he became Minister on which he met with Dublin Bus managers on the restructuring changes...

Written Answers — Driving Tests: Driving Tests (8 Mar 2005)

Róisín Shortall: Question 295: To ask the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to complaints concerning current driver-testing arrangements whereby applicants are given very short notice when called for their test; and if he will undertake to improve this arrangement. [7816/05]

Written Answers — Driving Tests: Driving Tests (9 Mar 2005)

Róisín Shortall: Question 217: To ask the Minister for Transport the number of current provisional driving licences; and if he will provide a breakdown of these into the various categories of licence. [8126/05]

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (10 Mar 2005)

Róisín Shortall: Question 141: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the options open to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 1; if there is a mechanism to re-open this person's appeal to consider the full facts of the case; and if he will agree to do so. [8420/05]

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (10 Mar 2005)

Róisín Shortall: Question 201: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the concerns of parents and teachers at a school (details supplied) in Dublin 11 regarding the imminent staffing shortages for the 2005 to 2006 school year; if her Department has conducted a study or review into the impact of the loss of a teacher to the school; if her attention has further been...