* To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if strong consideration can be given, in view of the recent measures announced in the UK Budget, to the introduction of new measures and the strengthening of existing ones to ensure Ireland maintains its competitive advantage in the film and TV industry over other… Continue Reading
* To ask the Minister for Finance if strong consideration can be given, in view of the recent measures announced in the UK Budget, to the introduction of new measures and the strengthening of existing ones to ensure Ireland maintains its competitive advantage in the film and TV industry over other competitors and in particular… Continue Reading
Electoral Amendment Bill – Political Funding and Gender Quotas I welcome the opportunity to contribute to the debate on this important Bill. Other Deputies have observed that on the day the report of the Mahon tribunal is published it is timely to be discussing the issue of political funding. Some of the activities highlighted in… Continue Reading
* To ask the Minister for Social Protection if strong consideration will be given, in the interests of fairness and transparency, to introducing assessments in person carried out by qualified medical personnel in the application or review process for all health-related social protection schemes such as domiciliary care allowance and disability allowance. – Seán Kyne… Continue Reading
* To ask the Minister for Social Protection the measures being taken to alleviate the delays in the scanning of medical evidence pertaining to carer’s allowance application which according to her Department officials is the reason for the delay in the assessment of the applications. – Seán Kyne. REPLY: The Department is committed… Continue Reading