Questions and answers published after July 2012 can be viewed here. Viewing by Government Department is possible by term or specific dates from March 2016 onwards. Written answers are published as received from departments. To see parliamentary questions published before July 2012, search in Dáil debates.
Questions and answers for Dáil or Seanad term
Page 58 of 59
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
written
Local Authority Housing Data
Tony McLoughlin
747. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of local authority housing units that are vacant in the Sligo County Council and Leitrim County Council areas; the amount of funding he has made available to each of these local authorities to fix vacant housing units; the number of housings unit repaired and made available to tenants since 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5503/16]
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
written
Tourism Promotion
Tony McLoughlin
748. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government to provide funding to enable Sligo County Council to hire a skilled and qualified tourism promotion officer, which is drastically needed to allow County Sligo to reach its tourism potential, further to the recent funding for 12 new temporary road maintenance positions that was allocated to allow Sligo County Council for road repairs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5505/16]
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
written
Social and Affordable Housing Provision
Tony McLoughlin
749. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the starting dates of the two housing schemes in County Sligo that he announced in 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5507/16]
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
written
Local Authority Funding
Tony McLoughlin
750. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the local authority block grant funding his Department provided to Sligo County Council in each of the years 2010 to 2016 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5522/16]
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
written
Waterways Ireland Staff
Tony McLoughlin
850. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if a recently retired staff member of Waterways Ireland who worked on loughs 9 to 15 of the Shannon Erne Waterway in the Ballinamore area of County Leitrim will be replaced on a full-time basis, as the person (details supplied) who has worked on loughs 5 to 8 for over 22 years is now covering a larger area, much of which the person has no deep understanding of; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5504/16]
Tue, 22 Mar 2016
written
Departmental Properties
Tony McLoughlin
116. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the construction status of the new advanced IDA Ireland facility in Sligo, including the completion date, the capacity of the new building and the specific marketing measures which will be taken to promote this facility as a location for investment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4835/16]
Tue, 22 Mar 2016
written
Job Creation
Tony McLoughlin
117. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the status of his efforts over the past three months to attract new jobs to counties Sligo and Leitrim and to Ballyshannon in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4836/16]
Tue, 22 Mar 2016
written
Young Farmers Scheme
Tony McLoughlin
141. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for the delay in processing payments under the young farmers scheme to a person (details supplied) in 2015; the progress of this application to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4714/16]
Tue, 22 Mar 2016
written
Basic Payment Scheme
Tony McLoughlin
157. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an application by a person (details supplied) under the single payment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4810/16]
Tue, 22 Mar 2016
written
Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme
Tony McLoughlin
178. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an application by a person (details supplied) under the targeted agricultural modernisation scheme II, which was sent to his Department in September 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4934/16]
Tue, 22 Mar 2016
written
Agriculture Scheme Appeals
Tony McLoughlin
183. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an appeal by persons (details supplied) in County Cavan under the 2015 national reserve fund; if he is aware that notice of refusal was only received in February 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4966/16]
Tue, 22 Mar 2016
written
Agriculture Scheme Appeals
Tony McLoughlin
184. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an appeal by persons (details supplied) in County Leitrim under the 2015 national reserve fund scheme; if he is aware that notice of this refusal was only received by the persons in February 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4985/16]
Tue, 22 Mar 2016
written
Defence Forces
Tony McLoughlin
217. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Defence the roles and requirements the Defence Forces could conduct under the United Nations umbrella to help combat the rise of global terrorism in the future given the recently published White Paper on Defence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4845/16]
Tue, 22 Mar 2016
written
Garda Divisional Headquarters
Tony McLoughlin
226. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the Office of Public Works has selected a site in Sligo town for the construction of the proposed new Garda Síochána divisional headquarters; the location of the site; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4830/16]
Tue, 22 Mar 2016
written
Asylum Applications
Tony McLoughlin
234. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the provisions of the International Protection Act 2015 will apply to all asylum seekers and refugees seeking asylum here, many of whom have been here for a number of years in direct provision, or will it only apply to new applicants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4821/16]
Tue, 22 Mar 2016
written
Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service Remit
Tony McLoughlin
235. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the changes she has implemented in her Department and in other concerned bodies, such as the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service, to give effect to the changes initiated in the International Protection Act 2015 which aims to speed up the process of seeking asylum here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4822/16]
Tue, 22 Mar 2016
written
School Enrolments
Tony McLoughlin
448. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will conduct a review of the decision to decline an aonad for the proposed Coláiste Loch Gile for County Sligo given that the organisers believe they have met all the criteria and that the option of a sruth, which was offered instead, cannot be met due to the lack of Irish speakers in the host school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4813/16]
Tue, 22 Mar 2016
written
Schools Refurbishment
Tony McLoughlin
449. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware that the wheelchair access lift in Coláiste Cholmcille in Ballyshannon, County Donegal, which two students wish to use, has been broken for a number of years; her plans to fix this lift; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4817/16]
Tue, 22 Mar 2016
written
National Broadband Plan Implementation
Tony McLoughlin
555. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the status of the Government's national broadband plan in relation to the roll-out of infrastructure in County Sligo, County Leitrim and in the surrounding areas; when households will receive access to faster broadband in these areas which currently have no access; if he will speed up the overall project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4839/16]
Tue, 22 Mar 2016
written
Tourism Promotion
Tony McLoughlin
570. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to ensure the development of new activity-tourism infrastructure in the north west; if exciting activity-tourism projects such as the Sligo greenway and Coolaney National Mountain Bike Centre will attract new tourists to the region; if the north west region can become a major activity-tourism hub; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4842/16]