Results 121-140 of 4,491 for speaker:John Perry
- Disability Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (1 Feb 2005)
John Perry: I am pleased to speak on this important Bill. On the point Deputy Peter Power made, this may not be fully constitutional. In an open democracy, people feel they should have a right to go to the courts if they wish. Prohibitive costs should not be a sole factor for not going to the courts if people genuinely believe they are entitled to certain rights. The Bill is a straitjacket from that...
- Written Answers — Tax Compliance: Tax Compliance (1 Feb 2005)
John Perry: Question 32: To ask the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied that penalties for non-compliance in the banking sector are adequate in view of the recent investigations of non-compliance at banks (details supplied). [2563/05]
- Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (1 Feb 2005)
John Perry: Question 139: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will take action with regard to the refunding of VAT on safety equipment which is now legally required for small open fishing vessels such as currachs and punts. [2513/05]
- Written Answers — Banking Sector Regulation: Banking Sector Regulation (1 Feb 2005)
John Perry: Question 147: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has carried out an assessment of the interest-only endowment funded mortgage; if he has issued any report on same; if his attention has been drawn to an additional interest charge on this type of loan (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2515/05]
- Written Answers — Health and Safety Regulations. : Health and Safety Regulations. (1 Feb 2005)
John Perry: Question 169: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he will review the new safety regulations which stipulate that vessels under six metres have to carry an enormous amount of safety equipment. [2514/05]
- Job Losses. (2 Feb 2005)
John Perry: A total of 70 manufacturing jobs have been lost in the past week at the Saehan media plant in Sligo. This brings the total number of job losses in the past 12 months in this company to 170. I call on the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to appoint a task force incorporating IDA Ireland and Enterprise Ireland to treat Sligo as a special case for job creation in 2005. In the past...
- Written Answers — Diplomatic Relations: Diplomatic Relations (2 Feb 2005)
John Perry: Question 145: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the nature of the relationship between Ireland and Belarus; if he has had recent contact with the authorities in Belarus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2636/05]
- Written Answers — Fisheries Protection: Fisheries Protection (2 Feb 2005)
John Perry: Question 231: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if, in view of the statement by the Commission and the Council on the weighing of pelagic fish, he will bring forward an interim arrangement for the current year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3108/05]
- Written Answers — National Anti-Poverty Networks: National Anti-Poverty Networks (2 Feb 2005)
John Perry: Question 275: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he will rescind the decision to withdraw funding from a group (details supplied) in view of the fact that groups such as the Sligo family resource centre has provided key supports working against poverty; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that it is the only national organisation capable of reflecting at...
- Written Answers — Literacy Levels: Literacy Levels (3 Feb 2005)
John Perry: Question 31: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will report on the level of moderate and severe literacy difficulties at primary level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2979/05]
- Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (3 Feb 2005)
John Perry: Question 98: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the concerns of registered nurses working in the intellectual disability sector in which the dedicated professional, the registered degree level nurse working in the intellectual disability sector, is paid significantly less than an unqualified assistance house parent nurse or house...
- Written Answers — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (3 Feb 2005)
John Perry: Question 99: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the maximum subvention for private nursing care in 1990 was £120, that is, â¬152.40 per week and 15 years later the maximum subventions is â¬220 per week, that is, an increase of only â¬67.80; her plans to redress this in line with inflation; and if she will make a...
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (3 Feb 2005)
John Perry: Question 100: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she will take action with Mayo General Hospital on behalf of a person (details supplied) in County Sligo; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3333/05]
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (3 Feb 2005)
John Perry: Question 101: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if the Health Service Executive will expedite an application for a transport grant in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Sligo; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3334/05]
- Written Answers — Fishing Vessel Licences: Fishing Vessel Licences (3 Feb 2005)
John Perry: Question 115: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources his views on whether all reputable boatyards build each vessel to a set standard dependent on the intended use and the hulls are independently checked and passed by the national licensing authorities before a passenger licence can be used with regard to the forthcoming EU directives relating to small GRP...
- Written Answers — Single Payment Scheme: Single Payment Scheme (3 Feb 2005)
John Perry: Question 144: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will make a decision on the entitlement of a person (details supplied) in County Sligo to the single payment scheme in view of the circumstances; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3313/05]
- Written Answers — Single Payment Scheme: Single Payment Scheme (3 Feb 2005)
John Perry: Question 145: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will take action on behalf of a person (details supplied) regarding entitlement from the 2005 national reserve and have them classed under section D; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3327/05]
- Written Answers — Milk Quota: Milk Quota (3 Feb 2005)
John Perry: Question 146: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if a person (details supplied) will be granted additional milk quota; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3328/05]
- Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (3 Feb 2005)
John Perry: Question 168: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a decision will be made on the appeal by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3332/05]
- Written Answers — Departmental Correspondence: Departmental Correspondence (3 Feb 2005)
John Perry: Question 200: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when a reply will be issued to the Department of Social and Family Affairs which contacted her Department on 18 September 2004 regarding the record of employment of a person (details supplied) in County Sligo from 1957 to 1962; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3329/05]