Results 201-220 of 40,856 for speaker:Simon Coveney

Written Answers — Recycling Policy: Recycling Policy (8 Mar 2006)

Simon Coveney: Question 85: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his Department's new targets for the recovery and recycling of packaging waste; the progress made to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9474/06]

Written Answers — Consumer Information: Consumer Information (9 Mar 2006)

Simon Coveney: Question 129: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps the Government is taking to ensure that consumers can have access to information (details supplied). [9851/06]

Written Answers — Freedom of Information: Freedom of Information (21 Mar 2006)

Simon Coveney: Question 569: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason Coillte is refusing to answer questions put to it under the Freedom of Information Act 1997 since the Government is the only shareholder in Coillte. [10402/06]

Written Answers — Overseas Missions: Overseas Missions (28 Mar 2006)

Simon Coveney: Question 117: To ask the Minister for Defence the number of members of the Army, Naval Service and Air Corps that Ireland will commit to a future EU battlegroup; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11838/06]

Written Answers — Hearing Impairment: Hearing Impairment (28 Mar 2006)

Simon Coveney: Question 80: To ask the Minister for Defence the number of recruits in the Army, the Naval Service and the Air Corps who have been discharged on the grounds of hearing difficulties from 2000 to date in 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11868/06]

Written Answers — Sugar Industry: Sugar Industry (29 Mar 2006)

Simon Coveney: Question 128: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the steps she took to retain the processing of sugar beet for the 2006 season; her plans for the future utilisation of the lands and the distribution of the compensation package; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12010/06]

Written Answers — Animal Diseases: Animal Diseases (29 Mar 2006)

Simon Coveney: Question 102: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the funding provided by her Department for the control of varroa in bees; the funding specifically available to beekeepers to control the mite in question; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12013/06]

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (30 Mar 2006)

Simon Coveney: Question 15: To ask the Minister for Finance if the issue of confining promotions to only persons willing to decentralise has been modified as a result of recent Labour Court hearings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12510/06]

Written Answers — Educational Disadvantage: Educational Disadvantage (5 Apr 2006)

Simon Coveney: Question 149: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if there are planned expansions to the Early Start programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13343/06]

Written Answers — Psychological Service: Psychological Service (5 Apr 2006)

Simon Coveney: Question 82: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of psychologists employed by the national education psychologist service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13342/06]

Energy (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (6 Apr 2006)

Simon Coveney: How many switched?

Energy (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (6 Apr 2006)

Simon Coveney: No one is contesting it. That is the problem.

Energy (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (6 Apr 2006)

Simon Coveney: It is good to speak opposite the Minister of State again as it has been some time.

Energy (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2006: Second Stage. (6 Apr 2006)

Simon Coveney: I welcome the opportunity to speak on Second Stage to outline some of my ideas and concerns in respect of the energy market, of which some the Minister of State may already be aware. I hope he and his advisory team will take note of my contribution. My first criticism has been outlined by other Opposition spokespersons, that is, the lack of a Government energy policy document setting out...

Written Answers — Alternative Energy Projects: Alternative Energy Projects (6 Apr 2006)

Simon Coveney: Question 20: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he has had discussions with the Department of Agriculture and Food or farming, processing or other interested groups with a view to the utilisation of lands previously used for sugar beet growing for biofuel crop production; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13795/06]

Written Answers — Alternative Energy Projects: Alternative Energy Projects (6 Apr 2006)

Simon Coveney: Question 100: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if his attention has been drawn to proposals or reports emanating from the sugar beet industry in the matter of the conversion of facilities from food production to biofuel production; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13794/06]

Written Answers — Greyhound Racing Industry: Greyhound Racing Industry (25 Apr 2006)

Simon Coveney: Question 77: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if he has received a report on various matters relating to Bord na gCon from a person (details supplied); when the report will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15164/06]

Written Answers — Primary Care Strategy: Primary Care Strategy (26 Apr 2006)

Simon Coveney: Question 71: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the efforts she is making to increase diagnostic services in primary care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15502/06]

Written Answers — Primary Care Strategy: Primary Care Strategy (26 Apr 2006)

Simon Coveney: Question 135: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if it is her policy to implement the primary care strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15501/06]

Public Transport. (3 May 2006)

Simon Coveney: Question 83: To ask the Minister for Transport his views on whether the amount spent on delivering integrated ticketing to date has represented value for money; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16207/06]