Results 18,201-18,220 of 19,032 for speaker:Ruairi Quinn

Written Answers — Homeless Persons: Homeless Persons (8 Feb 2006)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 265: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the criteria used to define whether a person is homeless; the number of nights a person must spend on the street or in a hostel in order to be defined as homeless; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4482/06]

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (8 Feb 2006)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 304: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if time spent here on the now discontinued inter-company transfer scheme visa is considered towards the requirements for time living legally here when assessing applications for naturalisation; the waiting time for a naturalisation application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4481/06]

Written Answers — Prison Accommodation: Prison Accommodation (8 Feb 2006)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 305: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if the practice of slopping out is still in place in prisons; the timeframe in which he estimates that slopping out will be completely eliminated from all institutions here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4483/06]

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (7 Feb 2006)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 138: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has responded to the detailed questionnaire from the European Commission on the application here of the posting of workers directive and the request to present observations; the response to same; if the social partners were involved in the preparation of the response; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Social Partnership: Social Partnership (7 Feb 2006)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 178: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the progress made to date in 2006 with regard to consideration of the discussion document covering the operation of the labour inspectorate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4059/06]

Written Answers — Road Signage: Road Signage (7 Feb 2006)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 369: To ask the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 413 of 31 January 2006, when the new traffic signs manual will be completed; when it will be published; if it will be laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas before publication; the length of time it has been in development; if there is an existing comprehensive framework for traffic signage in place; the...

Written Answers — Deportation Orders: Deportation Orders (7 Feb 2006)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 459: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason for the proposed deportation of a person (details supplied) who arrived here in 2003 unaccompanied by parents or family; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that this person has made a positive contribution to work through their involvement with the Foróige youth organisation, was presented with an...

Leaders' Questions. (7 Feb 2006)

Ruairi Quinn: It is camouflaging.

Written Answers — Garda Investigations: Garda Investigations (2 Feb 2006)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 19: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the search conducted by members of the Garda Síochána, without a search warrant, of the home of a respected member of the local community (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3494/06]

Written Answers — Garda Deployment: Garda Deployment (2 Feb 2006)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 37: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason information promised in relation to the numbers and allocation of the Garda Síochána by December 2005 has not been provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3556/06]

Written Answers — Asylum Support Services: Asylum Support Services (2 Feb 2006)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 75: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if confirmation will be given to correspondence (details supplied) which outlines deep concern regarding the plight of unaccompanied minor asylum seekers; her assessment of the scale of the problem; the number of these young people who arrived here in 2004 and 2005; the steps she and related agencies have taken to deal...

Written Answers — Prisoner Status: Prisoner Status (2 Feb 2006)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 122: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will raise with the Bulgarian Government the case of a person (details supplied) who qualifies for Irish citizenship through two Irish grandparents, who was convicted and jailed in Bulgaria for a crime committed on 30 May 2005 for which another person had admitted guilt; if he will report to this Deputy the results of his discussions...

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (1 Feb 2006)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 121: To ask the Minister for Transport the reason for the long delay in publishing an up-to-date rules of the road booklet; when the new booklet will be published; the measures he intends taking to ensure that same is regularly updated in line with changes to road traffic legislation. [3140/06]

Written Answers — State Airports: State Airports (1 Feb 2006)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 195: To ask the Minister for Transport his plans in respect of the sale of the State share in Aer Lingus. [3139/06]

Written Answers — Nobel Peace Prize: Nobel Peace Prize (1 Feb 2006)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 243: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if the Government has nominated or intends to nominate a person for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3480/06]

Written Answers — Medical Inquiries: Medical Inquiries (31 Jan 2006)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 159: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her views on the delays in publishing the report into the death of a person (details supplied) in Monaghan Hospital in October 2005; the reason for the delay; the further reason the deadline was not met; the date for completion of the report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3040/06]

Written Answers — General Medical Services Scheme: General Medical Services Scheme (31 Jan 2006)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 198: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her views on the cost of drugs in the general medical scheme; if she intends to encourage the use of prescribing generic drugs; when the negotiations with the pharmaceutical industry will begin; when she expects to have an agreement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3041/06]

Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (31 Jan 2006)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 257: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the services available to a person (details supplied) in Dublin who has suffered from mental illness since early teens in view of the fact that psychiatric care and follow up remedial treatment were found to be limited and inadequate; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3226/06]

Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (31 Jan 2006)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 319: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the proposals her Department has to improve the interface between the prison services and the health services with particular regard to mental and psychiatric services where a person (details supplied) in Dublin 4 finds that due to inadequate and limited psychiatric remedial treatment, they were transferred to Unit B of...

Written Answers — Organ Donation: Organ Donation (31 Jan 2006)

Ruairi Quinn: Question 274: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her policy in relation to encouraging people to participate in organ donation programmes; if a system will be introduced whereby there will be a national opt-out scheme on the assumption that a person who had not chosen to opt-out of the donor scheme are deemed to have given their consent in advance of their death of...