Results 201-220 of 2,717 for speaker:Marian Harkin

Written Answers — Air Services: Air Services (23 May 2006)

Marian Harkin: Question 351: To ask the Minister for Transport the obstacles to concluding an open skies deal between the EU and the US; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19160/06]

Written Answers — Aer Lingus Privitisation: Aer Lingus Privitisation (23 May 2006)

Marian Harkin: Question 352: To ask the Minister for Transport if there is a delay on the proposal to float Aer Lingus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19161/06]

Written Answers — Dormant Accounts Fund: Dormant Accounts Fund (23 May 2006)

Marian Harkin: Question 363: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if moneys are earmarked from the dormant accounts fund for projects for services dealing with violence within the family; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19068/06]

Written Answers — Rural Development Programmes: Rural Development Programmes (23 May 2006)

Marian Harkin: Question 374: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the Government policy on the possible increase in compulsory modulation above 6% in 2007 and beyond; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19155/06]

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (24 May 2006)

Marian Harkin: Question 189: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when the proposed Insurance Bill for persons infected with HIV or hepatitis C through provision of contaminated blood or blood products by the State will be enacted. [20036/06]

Written Answers — National Development Plan: National Development Plan (24 May 2006)

Marian Harkin: Question 204: To ask the Minister for Finance the profile, actual expenditure, and expenditure versus profile in the Border midlands western region in the national development plan to date in 2006. [20050/06]

Written Answers — National Development Plan: National Development Plan (24 May 2006)

Marian Harkin: Question 205: To ask the Minister for Finance the amounts of extra expenditure above that committed in the national development plan spent in the Border midlands western region during the lifetime of the current NDP. [20051/06]

Written Answers — National Development Plan: National Development Plan (24 May 2006)

Marian Harkin: Question 206: To ask the Minister for Finance the profile, actual expenditure and expenditure versus profile in the southern and eastern region in the national development plan to date in 2006. [20052/06]

Written Answers — National Development Plan: National Development Plan (24 May 2006)

Marian Harkin: Question 207: To ask the Minister for Finance the amounts of extra expenditure above that committed in the National Development Plan spent in the southern and eastern region during the lifetime of the current NDP. [20053/06]

Written Answers — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (24 May 2006)

Marian Harkin: Question 234: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the planned support unit in Enterprise Ireland would replace in part or in full the role of the county enterprise board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19943/06]

Written Answers — Liquor Licensing Laws: Liquor Licensing Laws (24 May 2006)

Marian Harkin: Question 260: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if there are plans in place to introduce new types of alcohol licences within the lifetime of this Government. [19945/06]

Written Answers — Disability Support Service: Disability Support Service (24 May 2006)

Marian Harkin: Question 261: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the timetable for the introduction of the innovation fund for disability related projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19946/06]

Written Answers — Natural Heritage Areas: Natural Heritage Areas (24 May 2006)

Marian Harkin: Question 293: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of hectares per county designated NHA, SAC or SPC; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20039/06]

School Support Programme. (25 May 2006)

Marian Harkin: Question 3: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she has decided to alter the review process in any way in view of the appeals received under the DEIS process particularly in regard to small rural schools. [20171/06]

School Support Programme. (25 May 2006)

Marian Harkin: I thank the Minister for her answer. I have looked at the Question Paper and I assure her that my office did not refer to the Minister as "he". That typo happened elsewhere. I have some supplementary questions. Many principals are concerned that, while some schools have lost disadvantaged status, others in the same feeder area have gained disadvantaged status. They cannot make sense of the...

School Support Programme. (25 May 2006)

Marian Harkin: On foot of the Minister's comments, may I take it that schools which have home-school-community liaison co-ordinators will not lose them, at least for the coming year, even if they are not in DEIS? I have examined the indicators which were used for the primary schools. Does the Minister consider that some might discriminate against some small rural schools? In such schools, one is more likely...

Written Answers — Offshore Exploration: Offshore Exploration (30 May 2006)

Marian Harkin: Question 81: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources his views on whether Shell and its partners would be better advised to adopt an approach similar to that proposed by another company (details supplied) where there will be no production pipeline or inshore refinery and where the local community will benefit greatly compared to the poor return for County Mayo and...

Written Answers — Garda Equipment: Garda Equipment (30 May 2006)

Marian Harkin: Question 531: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 385 of 16 May 2006, the timeframe for reply to this question (details supplied). [20911/06]

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (30 May 2006)

Marian Harkin: Question 589: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when an assessment will be forthcoming for a student (details supplied) in County Leitrim. [20969/06]

Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (2 Jun 2006)

Marian Harkin: A number of questions have been asked today but I have just one. Where does the buck stop? The Minister boasted to the House that he had made the right decision. As recent events show, he made the wrong decision. It is as if he was saying he was right all along but that, unfortunately, the Supreme Court was the problem. Everything was going well until it interfered. As a defence from a...