Results 341-360 of 1,403 for speaker:Noel Harrington

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Civil Registration (23 Oct 2012)

Noel Harrington: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will amend the Civil Registration Act 2004 to allow for the registration of death of an Irish citizen who has died abroad (details supplied); if this requires an amendment of the existing Act or if it will be included in a new Act; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45777/12]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Applications (23 Oct 2012)

Noel Harrington: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding a disadvantaged area payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; when payment will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45749/12]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Applications (23 Oct 2012)

Noel Harrington: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding a disadvantaged area payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; when payment will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45749/12]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Applications (23 Oct 2012)

Noel Harrington: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding a disadvantaged area payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; when payment will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45749/12]

Prospects for Irish Economy: Statements (Resumed) (24 Oct 2012)

Noel Harrington: I welcome the opportunity for us, as representatives of the Irish people, to discuss the state of the economy. I presume we are having this debate because we have been in recession for the last four years. The previous Governments, between 1997 and 2011, were reckless. A dictionary definition of "reckless" we looked at suggests wild carelessness and disregard for consequences. This...

Prospects for Irish Economy: Statements (Resumed) (24 Oct 2012)

Noel Harrington: The Deputy talks about funds that are not available. He talks about leveraging funds and propagating the same mistakes.

Prospects for Irish Economy: Statements (Resumed) (24 Oct 2012)

Noel Harrington: Deputy Stephen Donnelly has the luxury to rant and rave every day opposing every move to increase the Exchequer income or to reduce Exchequer expenditure-----

Prospects for Irish Economy: Statements (Resumed) (24 Oct 2012)

Noel Harrington: -----but he must remember that the people voted for the Government by a large majority to remedy the situation and they confirmed that decision by voting for the fiscal treaty in the referendum.

Prospects for Irish Economy: Statements (Resumed) (24 Oct 2012)

Noel Harrington: We cannot borrow money if we cannot pay it back. Sometimes Deputy Stephen Donnelly talks about macroeconomics. Sometimes he talks about microeconomics. He talks about a country operating the same as a household. Sometimes the same principles apply. One must cut your cloth to fit the measure. The situation we have inherited, according to the 2012 Estimates, is that we as a Parliament on...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Time Zones (24 Oct 2012)

Noel Harrington: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 10 and 16 of 32 June 2011, if he will report any developments or discussions that have occurred since with either his British or European counterparts and arising from this, if he will seek submissions from the public and organisations and State Departments on the implications, benefits or disadvantages to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Applications (24 Oct 2012)

Noel Harrington: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding a single farm payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; when payment will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46548/12]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Review of Irish Coast Guard Service: Discussion (24 Oct 2012)

Noel Harrington: I do not represent any of the constituencies affected by Malin or Valentia, but some of the recommendations in the Fisher Associates review are of genuine concern to the maritime community. Many of them concern the operating structures in place in Valentia and Malin and the confidence and professionalism in the fishing, leisure and general maritime industry which has been displayed for...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (25 Oct 2012)

Noel Harrington: To ask the Minister for Health if he will ensure that all CFR volunteers are inoculated against hepatitis B by the Health Service Executive (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46929/12]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Radio Spectrum (6 Nov 2012)

Noel Harrington: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the advantages and uses that the frequencies and spectrum vacated by the analogue TV services will now be used for; the benefits to the State in technical advances and in money terms that he expects to accrue over the next ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47615/12]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Applications (6 Nov 2012)

Noel Harrington: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will receive their disadvantaged farm payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47616/12]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Fisheries Policy: Discussion with Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (6 Nov 2012)

Noel Harrington: As I am not a member of this committee, I would like to thank the Chairman for giving me an opportunity to listen to the presentation. I thank Mr. Moran and the other officials for their attendance. Obviously, there is great interest in the Dáil when the Common Agricultural Policy is discussed. It gets quite a broad audience. Regrettably, the Common Fisheries Policy and this island's...

Topical Issue Debate: Courts Service (7 Nov 2012)

Noel Harrington: I thank the Office of the Ceann Comhairle for selecting this issue and thank the Minister for his attendance in the Chamber. While this issue may be a little more parochial than the previous matter, perhaps Deputy McCarthy will have an interest in it nonetheless. The imminent closure proposed by the Courts Service of the courthouses in Kinsale, Skibbereen and Clonakilty is causing some...

Topical Issue Debate: Courts Service (7 Nov 2012)

Noel Harrington: It is very easy to collect the aforementioned €400 in Skibbereen. Other consequences may be a little more serious. Obviously, the District Court is a court that affects most ordinary people more often. The current cost of holding District Court sittings in Kinsale, Clonakilty or Skibbereen is approximately the same, that is, €9,500 or €10,000 per annum. I also should...

Topical Issue Debate: Courts Service (7 Nov 2012)

Noel Harrington: I thank the Minister for his response. I am particularly pleased that decisions will be taken after a consultation process with stakeholders. I would be the first to say if it does not pay to have a venue, it should be shut down. That is the reality of the world in which we live. I was aware the decision would be taken by the Courts Service but it was only fair to give the issue an airing...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Postal Strategy Statement: Discussion with ComReg (7 Nov 2012)

Noel Harrington: I run a small post office down the country. While I do not presume to know all the workings of An Post, even in the mail sector, I would like to put this on the record. My post office is approximately 240 miles from Dublin, so it is at the challenging end of the universal postal service obligation with regard to achieving deliveries. An Post is the designate for the public service...