Results 141-160 of 755 for in 'Written Answers' speaker:Declan Breathnach

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport Provision (9 Oct 2018)

Declan Breathnach: 169. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the vehicles in the Garda fleet in County Louth; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that gardaí cannot carry out their duties properly due to the unavailability of vehicles for use in community policing; the way in which investment from the €6 million announced...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport Data (9 Oct 2018)

Declan Breathnach: 173. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the details of the capital funding of €6 million which was allocated in 2017 to enhance the Garda fleet of vehicles by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40891/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Textbooks (2 Oct 2018)

Declan Breathnach: 246. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the process for verification of school textbook content prior to being certified as suitable or accurate in detail by his Department or the National Competitiveness Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39934/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disabilities Assessments (2 Oct 2018)

Declan Breathnach: 350. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting for an initial disability assessment in County Louth in the age brackets 18 to 65 years of age and over 65 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39488/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disabilities Assessments (2 Oct 2018)

Declan Breathnach: 355. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children in County Louth waiting on an initial assessment of needs; the number of children in County Louth waiting longer than three, six and 12 months, respectively for an assessment of needs; if the HSE in County Louth is in compliance with the regulations governing assessments of needs by which assessments must be completed within three...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Weather Events (26 Sep 2018)

Declan Breathnach: 210. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a programme of assistance will be introduced to help farmers who have lost up to 70% of their maize crop due to the conditions during Storm Ali; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that harvesting machinery is incapable of lifting a maize crop once it has fallen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38997/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Residential Institutions Redress Scheme (18 Sep 2018)

Declan Breathnach: 165. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he is taking to ensure that redress that is owed is paid by the Church (details supplied). [36587/18]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: VAT Rate Application (7 Sep 2018)

Declan Breathnach: 153. To ask the Minister for Finance if the 9% VAT rate for the hotel sector will be maintained in budget 2019, which would bring Ireland in line with tourism VAT rates in other competing European countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36492/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Maternity Protection Entitlements (7 Sep 2018)

Declan Breathnach: 336. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the delay in implementing breastfeeding breaks for teachers as agreed upon by the Teachers Conciliation Council at its meeting of 8 May 2018; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that it was agreed that breastfeeding breaks would be extended until 104 weeks after the birth of the child and that...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Illicit Trade in Tobacco (7 Sep 2018)

Declan Breathnach: 826. To ask the Minister for Health the reason no statistics on non-Irish duty-paid and illicit tobacco products were included in the Tobacco Free Ireland report released in July 2018; if his attention has been drawn to the reason this information was omitted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36250/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Development Contributions (7 Sep 2018)

Declan Breathnach: 1338. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if new guidelines regarding development contributions will be issued to all local authorities outlining that purpose built housing or alterations to housing to cater for persons with disabilities should be exempt from development contributions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35560/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Irish Water (7 Sep 2018)

Declan Breathnach: 1390. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the average connection fee charged by Irish Water for mains and sewerage for each local authority area in 2016, 2017 and 2018 in tabular form. [36493/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Irish Water (7 Sep 2018)

Declan Breathnach: 1391. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason for the large discrepancies in the cost of new water and sewerage connections from one local authority area to another; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that 57 different connection charging regimes exist with over 900 different connection charges due to the fact that each local authority area has its...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Irish Water (7 Sep 2018)

Declan Breathnach: 1392. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the Commission for Regulation of Utilities plans to publish recommendations regarding Irish Water's plan to charge a flat fee of €5,636 for connection to both water mains and sewerage; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that publication of this report has been delayed twice; if his attention has been...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (7 Sep 2018)

Declan Breathnach: 1398. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the measures he is taking to increase the stock of social housing by 50,000 by 2021; the immediate measures he is taking to alleviate the plight of the increasing number of families presenting as homeless; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36584/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Student Accommodation (7 Sep 2018)

Declan Breathnach: 1399. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the measures he is taking to alleviate the crisis in student accommodation; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the severe shortage in rental accommodation is continuing to push rents upwards and out of the reach of most students that are then left with no choice but to defer their college place; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Book Sales (11 Jul 2018)

Declan Breathnach: 88. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will liaise with the Central Bank to ensure that appropriate legislation is brought forward in order to compel banks and mortgage providers to offer distressed mortgages to local authorities at the same floor values at which they are being purchased by vulture funds; if the legislation will include a clause to require that local authorities would then...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (5 Jul 2018)

Declan Breathnach: 320. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the proposed northern cross route (details supplied); if his attention has been drawn to the fact that this route is vital in order to redirect heavy goods vehicles out of Drogheda town centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29798/18]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Invasive Plant Species (4 Jul 2018)

Declan Breathnach: 355. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the measures being taken to manage and resolve the issue of Japanese knotweed in County Louth; her plans to introduce measures or grant schemes to assist landowners that have an infestation of Japanese knotweed to eradicate it in view of the fact that it is costly and onerous on landowners without such a scheme; and if she will...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Fuel Laundering (3 Jul 2018)

Declan Breathnach: 83. To ask the Minister for Finance if additional measures will be introduced to deal with the problem of fuel smuggling and trading in illicit diesel products; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that this illegal activity is responsible for an increase in the number of intermediate bulk containers of sludge being dumped in County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter....