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Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 December 2015
Bill entitled an Act to provide for the extension of registration of political parties to political groups, to amend the Electoral Acts 1992 to 2013 and to provide for related matters.
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 October 2015
Bill entitled an Act to amend the Constitution
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 July 2014
Bill entitled an Act to make further and better provision in relation to the Committee of Public Accounts of Dáil Éireann's power to obtain evidence including the compellability of witnesses; to ensure the Committee has the right to examine where there is a risk to the public finances any person or body as it so sees fit; to provide for the appointment of a parliamentary inspector to carry out a preliminary examination in cases where the Comptroller and Auditor General is precluded from doing so; to amend the Houses of the Oireachtas (Inquiries, Privileges and Procedures) Act 2013; and to provide for related matters
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 June 2014
Bill entitled an Act to provide for the independent appointment of Commissioner, Deputy Commissioner and senior members of the Garda Síochána, to make the removal of such members more transparent and accountable , to amend the Public Service (Recruitment and Appointments) Act 2004 and 2013 and the Garda Síochána Act 2005 and to provide for related matters
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2013
Bill entitled an Act to amend the Constitution
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 May 2013
Bill entitled an Act to reform the system of electing the elected members of Seanad Éireann as provided for in Article 18.10 of the Constitution by extending the right to vote to all persons entitled to vote in elections for Dáil Éireann, and to certain other persons resident in the State and to persons resident in Northern Ireland who qualify for Irish Citizenship and to Irish Citizens resident abroad who hold Irish Passports, and to provide for gender equality in the election of the elected members of Seanad Éireann, and to make provision for the exercise by Seanad Éireann of powers relating to scrutiny of EU Legislative proposals and for the holding of inquiries and the receipt of citizens' petitions, and for the repeal of certain Acts relating to Seanad Éireann, and to provide for related matters
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 June 2011
Bill entitled an Act to provide protection from civil liability or penalisation to employees who make certain protected disclosures in relation to the affairs of their employers and to provide for related matters
Ireland · Seanad Éireann · 21 October 2009
Bill entitled an Act to reform the appointment process of chairpersons and board members of public bodies and certain other special positions.
Ireland · Seanad Éireann · 19 February 2008
Bill entitled an Act to reform the law concerning mental capacity, to provide for informal decision-making on behalf of adult persons who lack capacity in certain circumstances, to establish a Guardianship Board which may appoint Personal Guardians to deal with the property, financial matters and welfare of adult persons who lack capacity, to confer jurisdiction on the High Court in certain matters, to provide for the establishment of the office of Public Guardian and to set out the functions and powers of the Public Guardian, to amend and repeal various enactments for this purpose, and for related matters
Ireland · Seanad Éireann · 19 February 2008
Bill entitled an Act to provide for the establishment of the Credit Union Savings Protection Company; to establish a statutory scheme for the protection of savings of members of Credit Unions; to establish arrangements for financial assistance to Credit Unions; and to provide for related matters
Ireland · Seanad Éireann · 20 February 2008
Bill entitled an Act to ensure the provision of high quality and affordable broadband nationwide by setting given quality and uptake targets; to place duties upon the Minister as to the achievement of those targets; to specify reporting procedures to be taken if targets are not met; to establish a Broadband Network and Commission to facilitate the objectives of the Act; to reform certain regulations relating to the provision of broadband; and to provide for matters connected therewith.
Ireland · Seanad Éireann · 3 August 2001
Bill entitled an Act to promote and protect the rights of persons with a disability, and, in particular to secure the fair, simple, speedy, and efficient resolution of complaints relating to infringements of those rights; to provide for the appointment of a Disability Commissioner to investigate complaints against persons or bodies who provide health or disability services; and to define the Commissioner's functions and powers; to provide for the establishment of a disability advocacy service; to provide for the promulgation of a code of disability rights and for the assessment by health boards of the needs of persons with a disability in accordance with the provisions of that code; and to provide for connected matters
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 May 2016
67. Deputy Shane Ross asked the Minister for Health if the Dublin Dental University Hospital has changed its policy on accepting patients without a referral letter; if the hospital now conducts its assessments with a view to determining the suitability of patients for teaching needs as opposed to the patient's needs; if so, the reason for this change in policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9250/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 April 2016
5. Deputy Shane Ross asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her plans to extend the payment of the children's allowance beyond a child's 18th birthday in circumstances where they are still in full-time second level education; if not, the alternative sources of financial support for such families; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7361/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 April 2016
278. Deputy Shane Ross asked the Minister for Health if efforts have been made to move a person (details supplied) in County Dublin or alter the continued residential treatment for the person as per the person's and family's request; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7348/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 February 2016
75. Deputy Shane Ross asked the Minister for Education and Skills the criteria she has used to decide on the location of the proposed new secondary school in Firhouse Old Bawn in Dublin 24; the proposed catchment area for this new school; if it will be an Educate Together secondary school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4494/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 January 2016
164. Deputy Shane Ross asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 147 of 20 January 2016 in respect of a date for sanctioning an extension to a school (details supplied) in County Dublin, if the project will be given the go-ahead by next month or as soon as possible for the completion of the expenditure profiling exercise and if the subsequent final permission will be given as soon as possible for the project to advance to site and commence construction works; if she will fund the school for any loss of income caused by the ongoing delay, given that the school has acted in good faith and is already paying moneys to a neighbouring school for the temporary transfer of pupils during construction, as was deemed necessary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3323/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 January 2016
111. Deputy Shane Ross asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí operating from Ronanstown, Clondalkin, Lucan, Ballyfermot and Tallaght Garda stations in County Dublin in each year since 2006; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2403/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 January 2016
117. Deputy Shane Ross asked the Minister for Health if the Dún Laoghaire and Rathdown area has the highest elderly population in the country; if this is reflected in the availability of eligible home care providers under the home care package scheme for the area; if he is aware of home care providers being unable to provide carers with the requisite skill to elderly persons in this area due to lack of availability; if the Dublin south-east Health Service Executive will add additional companies to the approved home care providers list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2375/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 January 2016
122. Deputy Shane Ross asked the Minister for Health the legal situation regarding disputes over next of kin rights in public and private hospitals; the rights of siblings in terms of consultation regarding care of an incapacitated parent; if medical staff always have a final say as to whether an ill person who is not of sound mind is better cared for within a hospital setting or in a family home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2396/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 January 2016
146. Deputy Shane Ross asked the Minister for Education and Skills the nature and conclusion of discussions with the developer of the strategic development zone lands at Adamstown in Lucan in County Dublin regarding the provision of the sports hall requirement in the current phase; the discussions to date with South Dublin County Council regarding the joining of the sports hall element with the equally required community hall element to create a larger, more cohesive joint sports and community hall, which is the desired outcome of the council, councillors and residents of Adamstown, while also not being objected to by the board or parents association of Adamstown Community College; if she will engage in a process to facilitate the timely completion of such a shared facility; the timeframe for likely design and construction in that eventuality; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2397/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 January 2016
147. Deputy Shane Ross asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for the long-standing delay in giving the go-ahead for the much needed extension at a school (details supplied) in County Dublin; if she will give a commitment to include it in the final list of school building programmes to be announced during the lifetime of this Government, expected in the coming days; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2398/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 January 2016
148. Deputy Shane Ross asked the Minister for Education and Skills the channels available to enable drivers who were working prior to the introduction of the new certificate of professional competence regulations, but who subsequently lost their jobs, to upskill at a nearby training centre, without incurring a cost while on social protection, given that there are certified courses nationwide which cost money for training and which might not be affordable for this group; if a one-off free course will be provided to help such drivers get back into the jobs market, or a subsidy provided for doing the paid courses; if such a proposal will be forwarded to SOLAS, the Road Safety Authority and any other relevant agency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2399/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 January 2016
162. Deputy Shane Ross asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will make a formal announcement regarding South Dublin County Council's request to add local area plan lands at Clonburris into the existing Clonburris strategic development zone to create a larger strategic development zone which can be planned better in terms of phasing community need and infrastructure alongside housing provision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2401/16]