Kevin Boxer Moran — Independent
0 votes ·
0 questions ·
0 new lobbying returns
Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.
Micheál Carrigy — Fine Gael
0 votes ·
0 questions ·
2 new lobbying returns
New lobbying2 returns
St.Christopher's Services Ltd. · 2 returnsHealth
Requesting Attendance at launch of bus funded through Clar Measure 4 2018
Request meeting regarding increased funding and funding requirements for St. Christopher's Services
Peter Burke — Fine Gael
0 votes ·
22 questions ·
2 new lobbying returns
Questions asked22 total
Health6 questions
2019-09-06Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health the status of a project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34946/19]
2019-09-06Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health the position regarding home help hours for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34958/19]
2019-09-06Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health the position regarding charges in a nursing home for a person (details supplied). [34963/19]
2019-09-06Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health the position regarding respite hours for a person (details supplied). [35001/19]
2019-09-06Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health the status of an application for cross-Border funding by a person (details supplied). [35002/19]
2019-09-06Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Health the amount of funding his Department has allocated to services (details supplied) in counties Longford and Westmeath since 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35142/19]
Children4 questions
2019-09-06Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to phase in the Mercer scale in the early childhood education and care sector to bring all employees up to the living wage level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35513/19]
2019-09-06Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to reform the funding model for early childhood education and care in order to reflect a more a service-led model; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35514/19]
2019-09-06Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to address the high staff turnover in the early childhood education and care sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35515/19]
2019-09-06Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to address the gap between spending on the early childhood education and care sector here compared to European counterparts in view of the fact that Ireland spends just 0.3% of GDP and the EU average is 0.7%; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35516/19]
Agriculture3 questions
2019-09-06Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an appeal by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35042/19]
2019-09-06Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 973 of 26 March 2019, the status of a case (details supplied); if follow-up actions need to be taken by the applicant or his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35050/19]
2019-09-06Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount his Department and associated agencies have allocated in assistance payments and grant funding to counties Longford and Westmeath since 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35141/19]
Education2 questions
2019-09-06Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a summer works scheme application will be granted due to the circumstances to a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34815/19]
2019-09-06Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Education and Skills the details of investment (details supplied) in counties Longford and Westmeath since 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35143/19]
Business2 questions
2019-09-06Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the amount of grant funding or financial assistance her Department and associated agencies have provided to counties Longford and Westmeath in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35135/19]
2019-09-06Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the amount of grant funding allocated to counties Westmeath and Longford through the IDA and Enterprise Ireland since 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35137/19]
Transport2 questions
2019-09-06Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of grant funding allocated to counties Longford and Westmeath through the sports capital programme since 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35138/19]
2019-09-06Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of grant funding his Department and associated agencies have allocated to counties Longford and Westmeath since 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35139/19]
Rural2 questions
2019-09-06Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount of grant funding his Department and associated agencies have allocated to counties Longford and Westmeath since its establishment; the amount funded through the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when it handled certain areas now allocated to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35140/19]
2019-09-06Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development when a new office will open (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35968/19]
Public1 question
2019-09-06Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he has issued the report as per section 3A(6) of the Public Service Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2004 as inserted by section 3 of the Public Service Superannuation (Age of Retirement) Act 2018 on the public servants forced to retire between 6 December 2017 and the commencement of the Act due to reaching 65 years of age; if appropriate remedies to assist this cohort have been found; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35051/19]
New lobbying2 returns
AONTASEducation and Training
A letter and the AONTAS Pre-Budget Submission was sent to Minister of Education, Minister of Finance, and Ministers of State for Training, and Higher Education, as well as to all members of the Joint Committees of Education and Skills, and Finance and Public Expenditure and Reform and the Taoiseach
Imperial Brands John PlayerFinance
Budget 2020 should take account of the 2018 Revenue Cigarette Consumption Survey and take steps to address the 22% of the market that is lost to illicit trade and tobacco tourism.
Robert Troy — Fianna Fáil
0 votes ·
41 questions ·
3 new lobbying returns
Questions asked41 total
Business19 questions
2019-09-06Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation her views on correspondence (details supplied); the statutory and consumer rights available to customers that seek to reclaim costs after cancelling flights within a 24 or 48 hour period; if there is a cooling-off period available to consumers that purchase airline tickets; and the proposals at EU level to cover this area. [36313/19]
2019-09-06Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of applicants and participants in Brexit schemes and supports provided by her Department or agencies under her remit in tabular form; and the amount allocated and expended to each such scheme in each year since being established. [36842/19]
2019-09-06Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation further to Parliamentary Question No. 414 of 11 July 2019, the number for all new hires and replacement staff over the three year period; and if she will provide the latest figures for new hires in each relevant agency and in her Department up to the end of August 2019. [36843/19]
2019-09-06Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of prepare your business for customs initial workshops that have taken place up to 31 August 2019; the approximate number of persons and businesses that have taken part; and the customs awareness and higher-level customs clearance training and advice for third country trading in place for SMEs by county in tabular form. [36844/19]
2019-09-06Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if she will provide data (details supplied) in relation to each of the years 2011 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form. [36847/19]
2019-09-06Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation her views on the 2018 PIAB annual report; if she is considering taking actions arising from the report; and if so, the details of same. [36848/19]
2019-09-06Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the consumer regulations in place to enable consumers to leave a service provider contract for a mobile phone or utility provider over the phone as opposed to in writing. [36849/19]
2019-09-06Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation her views on the areas flagged in a summary by an organisation (details supplied) of the potential impact of Brexit for company law here; and if she is considering further regulatory changes in this field to safeguard small businesses trading with the UK. [36851/19]
2019-09-06Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of applications for work permits received in each month to date in 2019; the number of applications fully processed at the end of each month; and the number that were not fully processed by the end of each month in tabular form. [36852/19]
2019-09-06Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the policy with respect to remote working; the remote working office hubs that are under the remit of her Department or a State agency under her remit that has such office hubs by county; and if all empty office space and State lands under the jurisdiction of State agencies under the remit of her Department that could facilitate remote office working for local starts-ups, SMEs and entrepreneurs have been analysed. [36853/19]
2019-09-06Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the selection process for the recent three ministerial appointments made to the National Competitiveness Council; the number of applications received to be members of the board; and the number of members that represent small business. [36855/19]
2019-09-06Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the plans being developed by her officials as per a news article (details supplied) regarding the rules on the right to disconnect from work and to encompass a more flexible working approach and work life balance. [36857/19]
2019-09-06Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the status of her request to the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission to undertake a study of the public liability insurance market; and the reason this decision was taken now. [36858/19]
2019-09-06Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation her views on a recent InterTradeIreland report (details supplied) which found that just 6% of traders were prepared for cashflow and liquidity issues in the event of a no-deal Brexit and only 6% have examined the possible legal implications on business contracts if the UK leaves the EU on 31 October 2019 without a deal; and the measures being deployed for cross-Border businesses to increase contingency planning for a hard Brexit by the 31 October 2019 deadline. [36860/19]
2019-09-06Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation her views on the statement by the head of an organisation (details supplied) that supermarket shelves here could start to run bare within two days of a hard Brexit; and the supports and resources being provided by her Department and agencies under her remit for haulage firms to take immediate steps to improve supply chains. [36861/19]
2019-09-06Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of full and part-time staff in the dedicated Brexit unit within her Department by staff grade in tabular form. [36866/19]
2019-09-06Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the work being carried out by the expert group on future skills needs including published reports on skills and labour shortages in the economy. [36867/19]
2019-09-06Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the studies or reports being carried out by her Department or commissioned by her regarding Brexit; the organisation commissioned for each such report; and the cost and publication date in tabular form. [36868/19]
2019-09-06Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the studies or reports being carried out by her Department or commissioned by her regarding trade deals;the organisation commissioned for each such report; and the cost and publication date in tabular form. [36869/19]
Education5 questions
2019-09-06Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of participants in the clear customs initiative by eligible customs agents, customs intermediaries and affected businesses up to 31 August 2019 by county in tabular form; and the amount expended on the initiative to date. [36854/19]
2019-09-06Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the fact that children diagnosed with high functioning autism have no suitable facilities to attend after primary school (details supplied) [34743/19]
2019-09-06Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of planned works at a school (details supplied). [36898/19]
2019-09-06Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of planned works at a school (details supplied). [36899/19]
2019-09-06Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Skills when the new building for a school (details supplied) will be completed; if the way in which State contracts are awarded will be reviewed in view of the delay; and if the project is within budget. [36900/19]
Health5 questions
2019-09-06Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if an appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [34724/19]
2019-09-06Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the reason for the six-month wait for the prostate-specific membrane antigen prostate scan to diagnose PROTRACT cancer; the reason for the high cost of the scan, that is, €1,850; and his views on whether such a service should be discounted or subsidised to make it more affordable. [36059/19]
2019-09-06Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the status of the recruitment of a dermatologist in the Midland Regional Hospital, Mullingar. [36060/19]
2019-09-06Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the actions being taken to ensure that the South Westmeath Hospice facility is protected and adequately funded going forward; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the HSE had planned to close the facility by the end of August 2019; and the reason for the decision in view of the fact that a large percentage of the funding to build the hospice facility was raised within the community. [36837/19]
2019-09-06Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health the status of the provision of additional accommodation facilities to administer the cross-border directive; and if his attention has been drawn to the impact which the lack of adequate facilities is having on the administration of this service and the lengthy delay this is causing in refunding patients. [36838/19]
Employment4 questions
2019-09-06Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she has examined the policy options in respect of low skill and pay, and in respect of work disproportionately done by women in circumstances in which such jobs congregate near dense urban labour markets, in view of the rise of same in another jurisdiction as per a report (details supplied). [36859/19]
2019-09-06Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if jobseeker's benefit will be awarded on appeal to a person (details supplied). [34725/19]
2019-09-06Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an invalidity pension will be awarded to a person (details supplied). [34726/19]
2019-09-06Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to extend the child benefit payment to cover pupils who will be 19 years of age sitting their leaving certificate (details supplied). [36510/19]
Transport3 questions
2019-09-06Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to ensure a pilot train service operating at a later time is put in place to service the Connolly Station to Sligo route (details supplied). [36836/19]
2019-09-06Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department has carried out an audit to date of the shipping capacity of Ireland in the event that the south England landbridge becomes unusable in a no-deal Brexit scenario; and if additional ferries have been secured to allow for direct transport to European ports of Irish-produced goods by firms based here. [36863/19]
2019-09-06Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the contingencies in place for trading enterprises in the transport and haulage sector in the event of a no-deal Brexit; and the discussions he has had with the EU Commission regarding flexibility in respect of state aid thresholds for trading enterprises using port facilities to transport goods to continental Europe or transporting goods via the current UK landbridge in such an event. [36865/19]
Housing3 questions
2019-09-06Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the status of the publication of the updated wind energy guidelines; and if the public consultation period has commenced as stated in July 2019. [36870/19]
2019-09-06Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the status of the publication of guidelines to govern the construction of large-scale solar energy farms. [36871/19]
2019-09-06Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the waiting times to have matters dealt with by the Land Registry; his views on whether there are resource shortages within the system which are resulting in unnecessary delays in dealing with queries; and the resources he will put in place to resolve this matter (details supplied). [36935/19]
Finance2 questions
2019-09-06Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Finance the number of firms by size (details supplied) that have applied for the knowledge development box scheme for SMEs since being established in tabular form. [36845/19]
2019-09-06Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Finance the number of firms by size (details supplied) that have applied for the research and development tax credit in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form. [36846/19]
New lobbying3 returns
Lime TechnologiesTransport
Usage of electric scooters on Roads & Launch of regional headquarters in Dublin
St.Christopher's Services Ltd. · 2 returnsHealth
Request meeting regarding increased funding and funding requirements for St. Christopher's Services
Request update on Appointment of a Disability Social Worker for Longford/Westmeath
Sorca Clarke — Sinn Féin
0 votes ·
0 questions ·
0 new lobbying returns
Quiet week — no questions filed or new lobbying returns.