Results 81-100 of 1,754 for speaker:Eamon Scanlon

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (10 Oct 2019)

Eamon Scanlon: 178. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 361 of 17 September 2019, when he will give management approval to hire a speech and language therapist for a school (details supplied); if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there are 56 students waiting on speech and language and behavioural therapy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41450/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Rehabilitative Training Allowance Payments (10 Oct 2019)

Eamon Scanlon: 183. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) never received the rehabilitative training bonus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41464/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Working Family Payment Applications (10 Oct 2019)

Eamon Scanlon: 258. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a working family payment application by persons (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41498/19]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Personal Injuries Commission (9 Oct 2019)

Eamon Scanlon: Last Saturday I received a telephone call from a business person who employs 106 people in the hospitality sector, comprising a supermarket and small play area for children, in a rural town in Ireland. Last year his insurance cost €19,000, with an excess of €500 for any claim. This year it is €49,000 and the excess has increased to €20,000 for a claim. People...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Work Permits Applications Data (9 Oct 2019)

Eamon Scanlon: 15. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her plans to streamline the application process for work permits; the actions being taken to reduce the processing time; the number of applications received to date in 2019; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40821/19]

Financial Resolution No. 3: Stamp Duties - Section 126AA Bank Levy (8 Oct 2019)

Eamon Scanlon: I wish to make a few points on the stamp duty change. As has been said, it will take money from small farmers who decide to sell their land and retire. When one considers that 18 months ago the stamp duty on commercial property was 2% and today it is 7.5%, I honestly think it is a penal tax. It is very unfair and it will affect people with a small business who want to sell it and retire....

Financial Resolution No. 3: Stamp Duties - Section 126AA Bank Levy (8 Oct 2019)

Eamon Scanlon: It is a mistake and it will affect small businesses and small farmers.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Work Permits Applications (8 Oct 2019)

Eamon Scanlon: 173. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the status of a work permit application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40844/19]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Work Permits Applications (8 Oct 2019)

Eamon Scanlon: 174. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the status of a work permit application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40845/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres Data (8 Oct 2019)

Eamon Scanlon: 223. To ask the Minister for Health if works on the Grange and Drumcliffe primary health centres in County Sligo will be progressing together; the estimated completion time of both; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40654/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: JobPath Data (8 Oct 2019)

Eamon Scanlon: 460. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons referred to Turas Nua and Seetec for JobPath to date; the number of persons to date that have gained employment through the JobPath service; the number of persons that have been employed for over a year on JobPath; the number employed after two years; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Proposed Legislation (3 Oct 2019)

Eamon Scanlon: 23. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason for the delay in publishing the parental leave and benefit Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40131/19]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Regeneration and Development Fund (3 Oct 2019)

Eamon Scanlon: 333. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the rural regeneration development fund; the status of an application (details supplied); when successful projects will be announced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40199/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Springboard Programme (3 Oct 2019)

Eamon Scanlon: 358. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection his plans to extend training and education and upskilling opportunities to recipients of the partial capacity benefit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40490/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Review (3 Oct 2019)

Eamon Scanlon: 357. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of the interdepartmental review of community employment schemes; when the review is expected to be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40489/19]

UN Climate Action Summit: Statements (2 Oct 2019)

Eamon Scanlon: The Dáil has laid the groundwork for Ireland to become a climate leader. We passed a law to ban onshore fracking, and Ireland's sovereign wealth fund has divested itself of fossil fuel investments. The Joint Committee on Climate Action produced an impressive blueprint for action to cut emissions. In May 2019, we ensured that the Dáil declared a climate and biodiversity emergency....

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (2 Oct 2019)

Eamon Scanlon: The Dáil made a decision to end referrals to JobPath earlier this year. I am not questioning the competency of the people providing the service but it has failed, of that there is no question. Some €150 million has been spent on this scheme and we have, as Deputy Brady said, a 6% success rate for people holding down a job after one year. If we compare it to the community...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (2 Oct 2019)

Eamon Scanlon: That means if a participant becomes ill, has to leave a scheme to care for somebody or gets a job, that place on the scheme will be lost. Therefore, it is a cut. That is not right, given that the CE schemes are working compared to the other schemes mentioned.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Parental Leave (2 Oct 2019)

Eamon Scanlon: 142. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the paid parental benefit scheme will be enforced by November 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40069/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Data (2 Oct 2019)

Eamon Scanlon: 235. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the processing time for illness benefit, disability allowance, carer's allowance and benefit and invalidity pension applications, respectively; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40030/19]