Results 181-200 of 371 for speaker:Michael Conaghan

Financial Resolutions 2014 - Financial Resolution No. 8: General (Resumed) (16 Oct 2013)

Michael Conaghan: With this budget we are leaving behind us the road to ruin that we have been on for a number of years. The exit signs are everywhere. These signposts include one on exiting the bailout regime and returning to economic sovereignty. On the cusp of the centenary of 1916, would it not be shameful if our economy was still beholden to any external body? Thanks to the Irish people and to the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Compliance (16 Oct 2013)

Michael Conaghan: 14. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a breakdown of the revenue lost through tax fraud by category in 2012 and every year since 2007. [43864/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Management Inspections (16 Oct 2013)

Michael Conaghan: 95. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of site inspections, audits and compliance monitoring of a recycling company (details supplied) in Dublin 10 carried out by the Environment Protection Agency to verify compliance with the requirements of the waste licence in 2013 and each year since 2003, when the licence was granted; if he will provide details...

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Properties (16 Oct 2013)

Michael Conaghan: 169. To ask the Minister for Health the Health Service Executive’s plans for the site in an area (details supplied) in Dublin 8; if he will confirm if it will form part of the new National Children’s Hospital [43863/13]

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Companies Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Nov 2013)

Michael Conaghan: Most companies are established to manufacture or supply goods and services, operate in a legitimate way and the way they are regulated needs to be revised and changed from time to time, which is what the Bill is about. However, there are entities that cleverly masquerade as authentic companies with a facade of ordinariness about them but there is a great deal of public knowledge that they...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Companies Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Nov 2013)

Michael Conaghan: In a preamble to this type of legislation there should be some way of quantifying and measuring the scale of this, which I understand is growing.

Topical Issue Debate: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (7 Nov 2013)

Michael Conaghan: The Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government, Deputy Jan O'Sullivan, has inherited a dreadful legacy in her social housing portfolio. This is the result of long periods of neglect and under-provision by previous Administrations. Let us take a moment to consider this legacy of neglect. There are 100,000 people on housing lists, long queues on...

Topical Issue Debate: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (7 Nov 2013)

Michael Conaghan: I am pleased with what the Minister of State said. I am aware of her long commitment to and compassion for the housing issues in her native city of Limerick, for example, the massive regeneration project to which she is fully committed in that city, and the transformative impact that such a project will have on the lives of the people her native city. I am also aware, from discussions with...

Local Government Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (14 Nov 2013)

Michael Conaghan: A time of proposed change is a good time to reflect in general on the workings of local government, its status, its strengths, its weakness and its place in Irish political culture and life generally. Of course, understanding the values and merits of local government is not helped by the opinions of some sectors if our society. I refer in particular to certain journalists, certain...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Cultural Policy (3 Dec 2013)

Michael Conaghan: 11. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht in view of the recent call from the head of design at the National College of Art and Design (details supplied) on the Government to officially acknowledge Dublin 8 as a leading cultural and creative quarter as a sign of its intent to prioritise these industries and view of the evidence to support such a call, the rich historical...

Topical Issue Debate: Waste Management Issues (28 Jan 2014)

Michael Conaghan: I have a number of concerns and questions I wish to raise with the Minister in respect of the fire which began on Saturday last at the Oxigen plant in Ballymount. On Saturday morning, the first thing people noticed was the odour coming from the fire. The smell was distinctly different from what one would normally associate with a fire. It caused people to choke, it blocked their noses and...

Topical Issue Debate: Waste Management Issues (28 Jan 2014)

Michael Conaghan: There is talk of wind borne toxicity. We need to establish if that is the case and the long, medium or short-term effects on the health of people. The character of the smoke was completely different from any kind of smoke people experienced from fires in the past. The health issue is very important. This industry seems to have a very fast and loose attitude to regulations. I mention...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Commemorative Events (28 Jan 2014)

Michael Conaghan: 449. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht his plans for commerating the men and women of 1916 whose involvement was not of a scale consistent with the award of medals but whose service has not been adequately acknowledged to date. [3891/14]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Jobs: Discussion (28 Jan 2014)

Michael Conaghan: I apologise for missing the previous two meetings of the committee.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Jobs: Discussion (28 Jan 2014)

Michael Conaghan: Two members who spoke earlier emphasised and highlighted what has not been achieved in the economy. That is an easy criticism to make. I will speak for what has been achieved which in my view has been considerable, taking into account the process of rescuing the country and beginning to rebuild the economy. The information presented today points to a resurgence in the economy. This may be...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Charges Introduction (4 Feb 2014)

Michael Conaghan: 476. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will take into account when allocating the water measures for households that persons with chronic illnesses or disabilities will need the use of showers and/or washing facilities more often than able-bodied individuals. [5514/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage (4 Feb 2014)

Michael Conaghan: 724. To ask the Minister for Health if he intends to add Crohn's disease to the long-term illness list. [5515/14]

Recent Flooding: Statements (12 Feb 2014)

Michael Conaghan: I will refer to the flooding associated with the Liffey Camac basin in the west of the city in 2011, specifically in the Inchicore and Kilmainham districts, since parts of these districts suffered greatly in the torrential rain at that time. In this vicinity the River Camac burst its banks. River walls collapsed, houses nearby were flooded and considerable damage was done to houses,...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Climate Change Policy (18 Feb 2014)

Michael Conaghan: 521. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government in view of the recent widespread flooding, if he will outline the broad content and objectives of this country’s policies on climate change; the levels of this country’s adherence to EU and other international protocols on climate change. [8204/14]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Forthcoming Competitiveness Council: Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (18 Feb 2014)

Michael Conaghan: The Minister referred to some of the discussions taking place in Europe in respect of a new era of industrial activity in Europe, manufacturing and a new industrial revolution. Such talk strikes one as odd because our economies have become fixated on activity in areas at the opposite end of the spectrum. I refer to the focus there has been on information technology, etc. References to...