Results 2,141-2,160 of 14,388 for speaker:Clare Daly

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Meters Issues (1 Oct 2013)

Clare Daly: 476. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will clarify the accessibility features for severely vision-impaired persons that were specified in the recent procurement contract for water meters; if this contract is illegal as it contravenes the Disability Act 2005 which states that every statutory authority has obligations to ensure that the procurement of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare Issues (1 Oct 2013)

Clare Daly: 526. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to an incidence of animal cruelty (details supplied) in County Tipperary and the steps he will take to deal with same. [40417/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Fleet Monitoring (1 Oct 2013)

Clare Daly: 529. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine following the North West Waters Regional Advisory Council meetings in Dublin Castle, which reported on Northern Ireland and Belgian observer programmes for the Irish Sea, if he will outline the level of observer activity in the Irish Fishing fleet, with regard to the amount of observer trips by fishery and as a % of effort; if...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Agencies Staff Data (1 Oct 2013)

Clare Daly: 530. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will outline the remit of the economist employed by Bord Iascaigh Mhara; if it will include the gathering of socio-economic data to address the social problem, that is the undocumented and hidden fish discards of modern fishing in Ireland; if he will give an assurance that they will be subject of targeted measures in a drive...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Children's Beauty Pageants (1 Oct 2013)

Clare Daly: 550. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the steps she will take in order to prohibit the hosting of children's beauty pageants. [40414/13]

Other Questions: Human Rights Issues (2 Oct 2013)

Clare Daly: 10. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the number of citizens being held in prison in Northern Ireland without being tried or charged, in one case for over three years; and the steps he has taken to address this issue. [41052/13]

Other Questions: Human Rights Issues (2 Oct 2013)

Clare Daly: The use of language is important. Revocation of a licence can sound harmless but in reality what we are talking about is people convicted of crimes who did their time and were released on licence but who were picked up many years later and put in prison without any charges being put to them or without any questions. The reality is people on this island have been de facto interned. Other...

Freedom of Information Bill 2013: Second Stage (2 Oct 2013)

Clare Daly: I welcome the discussion of this legislation. There is no doubt that the butchering of the 1997 Act by Fianna Fáil was absolutely and utterly reprehensible, and it was somewhat amusing to listen to its spokesperson's contribution earlier in this context. That said, the idea that the Minister has moulded himself into some great liberator and defender of democracy, going boldly where...

Freedom of Information Bill 2013: Second Stage (2 Oct 2013)

Clare Daly: It does not restore the system to one of best practice, of which a civilised society would be proud. Every public body and citizen knows, if they are doing their job properly and are prepared to be accountable and as long as we respect an individual's privacy, giving that information is good. Information is empowering and belongs to the people. It should not be given at the diktat of...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights Issues (2 Oct 2013)

Clare Daly: 63. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps he will take in response to the statement from the Council of Europe's human rights chief, Nils Muiznieks, on 11 September 2013, stating that countries like Ireland, which colluded with the kidnapping and torture of terror suspects by the CIA, must investigate and atone for their actions; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (2 Oct 2013)

Clare Daly: 138. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of money refunded to his Department following the investigations into corruption and/or irregularities in the Limerick office of Bus Éireann's school transport section. [41283/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (2 Oct 2013)

Clare Daly: 140. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in relation to the Limerick office, where the refunds following the investigations into corruption and irregularities appear in the school transport accounts and in the acccounts of his Department. [41285/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (2 Oct 2013)

Clare Daly: 141. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will be informing the Garda of the irregularities in the Limerick office of Bus Éireann's school transport section. [41286/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (2 Oct 2013)

Clare Daly: 139. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of money that was charged, under the 13% agreement with Bus Éireann in relation to the administration fees paid to it that was refunded. [41284/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Staff Recruitment (2 Oct 2013)

Clare Daly: 142. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he is satisfied that the recruitment process for the appointment of a position (details supplied) was carried out in an open and transparent manner. [41316/13]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Departmental Correspondence (2 Oct 2013)

Clare Daly: 174. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the way a memo dated 20 March 2002 from the Department and the facts therein, which had been the subject of numerous parliamentary questions in 2004, were denied and concealed by the Department until they were disclosed in a freedom of information inquiry to a third party in 2008. [41401/13]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Garda Investigations (2 Oct 2013)

Clare Daly: 201. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if there has been any investigation by Irish authorities regarding the dealings of a former prominent senior executive editor in Irish media circles (details supplied). [41403/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Investigations (2 Oct 2013)

Clare Daly: 224. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if there has been any investigation by Irish authorities regarding the dealings of a former prominent senior executive editor in Irish media circles (details supplied). [41402/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Haddington Road Agreement Issues (2 Oct 2013)

Clare Daly: 241. To ask the Minister for Health the reason sections 38 and 39 funded voluntary organisations were included in the savings required by the Haddington Road agreement and the impact this will have on the provision of services. [41249/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Unions Issues (3 Oct 2013)

Clare Daly: 46. To ask the Minister for Finance the role of the Central Bank in appointing a special manager to Newbridge Credit Union; his views on whether it is appropriate that to date no detailed reasons have been given to the members for the appointment of the special manager. [41301/13]