Results 221-240 of 24,382 for speaker:Seán Barrett

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (8 May 2008)

Seán Barrett: Question 30: To ask the Minister for Transport when he plans to reform the Transport Act 1932 to allow for greater bus competition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17457/08]

Order of Business (13 May 2008)

Seán Barrett: Has the Taoiseach assigned responsibility for children with autism to a Minister of State? This is a typical example where responsibility crosses Departments, especially in regard to the educational needs of children with autism. If he has not assigned responsibility, I ask him to do so as soon as possible. There are ongoing difficulties between the Departments of Education and Science and...

Order of Business (13 May 2008)

Seán Barrett: Somebody must be given responsibility to lead this.

Health Services (13 May 2008)

Seán Barrett: I wish to raise with the Minister of State the wide disparity in average waiting times in the Dublin area for 4,136 children who urgently require speech and language therapy services which vary from as low as three months in Dublin North-Central to 31 months in south Dublin and 32 months in Dublin west. I have been following up on this matter now for more than 12 months. The situation in the...

Social Welfare Benefits. (14 May 2008)

Seán Barrett: Question 82: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if, in the upcoming review of the Towards 2016 social partnership agreement, she will ensure that greater priority is given to affording older people greater social protection in the areas of poverty, inequality, access to basic services, age discrimination in employment and social exclusion; and if she will make a statement on...

Order of Business (15 May 2008)

Seán Barrett: I raised an issue here some weeks ago and I understood I received a commitment that there would be a debate on the European Commission's proposals on the targets for climate change as they affect this country and, in particular, as the Tánaiste will be well aware, the serious implications of not allowing afforestation as part of our targets. When will this debate take place and which...

Written Answers — Animal Feedstuffs: Animal Feedstuffs (20 May 2008)

Seán Barrett: Question 98: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if his Department will introduce policy measures to tackle escalating costs of animal feed and fertilisers; if he will ensure Ireland does not hinder the efforts of millers to import ingredients for animal feed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19606/08]

Written Answers — Fishing Industry Development: Fishing Industry Development (20 May 2008)

Seán Barrett: Question 130: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the issues raised by the EU Commission in recent correspondence regarding the operational programme for fisheries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19605/08]

Written Answers — Cancer Screening Programme: Cancer Screening Programme (20 May 2008)

Seán Barrett: Question 203: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the rationale behind the decision to outsource cervical screening services to a laboratory (details supplied) in view of the fact that Irish laboratories, whose staffs have provided this service for many years in the absence of a national screening programme, already meet international best practice criteria; if specialist graduates...

Pupil-Teacher Ratio. (21 May 2008)

Seán Barrett: Question 87: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if the quality of the educational provision in primary schools across the country will be enhanced or at least maintained in view of his reversal of the Government's commitment in the programme for Government to reduce class sizes, thereby depriving schools of the services of more than 140 teachers; and if he will make a statement...

Overseas Missions. (22 May 2008)

Seán Barrett: Question 40: To ask the Minister for Defence the number and frequency of resupply flights from Ireland to Chad expected each month; the number of passenger seats that each flight will have; the use that it is intended these seats will be put to; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20008/08]

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (22 May 2008)

Seán Barrett: Question 12: To ask the Minister for Defence the number and percentage of each grade of civil servant within his Department who are work-sharing and e-working respectively; the number and percentage of each grade who have applied to participate in the term time scheme in 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20009/08]

Written Answers — Public Service Charges: Public Service Charges (22 May 2008)

Seán Barrett: Question 272: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if, in view of the valuable contribution that old folks associations make to local communities in providing old folks centres for the aged and retired, he will exempt such centres from water charges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20345/08]

Planning Issues. (27 May 2008)

Seán Barrett: Will the Minister assure the House that he will take whatever powers are necessary to ensure that areas of land which were designated in original planning permissions as open space will remain in public ownership? This is a scandal in Dublin where the local authorities did not formally take these open spaces in charge and they are now being sold on with people applying for planning permission.

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (27 May 2008)

Seán Barrett: Question 360: To ask the Minister for Education and Science his proposals to reduce and eventually eliminate the heavy reliance, particularly by primary schools, on prefabricated rooms for temporary classroom accommodation and other purposes; his views on the suitability or otherwise of prefabs in inclement weather conditions for these purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Dublin Transport Authority Bill 2008 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (4 Jun 2008)

Seán Barrett: I chaired a meeting of the Joint Committee on Climate Change and Energy Security this morning at which the proposals from the EU on emissions reductions were examined. The committee discussed the actions we will have to take in the period from 2013 to 2020 to implement the reductions already agreed by the EU Heads of State. It is frightening to consider the impact of CO2 emissions. Almost...

Dublin Transport Authority Bill 2008 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (4 Jun 2008)

Seán Barrett: What will happen when public meetings are called and people come out in their hundreds to the local hotel or hall to complain about poor services or some issue that is seriously affecting them? Neither the chief executive officer of the Dublin transport authority nor any of the other nine members will be present at such meetings. Instead, it will be the local public representatives and...

Dublin Transport Authority Bill 2008 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (4 Jun 2008)

Seán Barrett: What is really annoying is that there is nobody on the bus. Then people complain about a shortage of buses. Of course, there is a shortage of buses. The bus going around O'Connell Street could have been out to Dún Laoghaire and back again if there was a circular service running from Donnybrook, for example, around the centre of the city which people could hop on and off. The bus could...

Written Answers — Household Indebtedness: Household Indebtedness (4 Jun 2008)

Seán Barrett: Question 83: To ask the Minister for Finance his views regarding the high and rising levels of household debt. [21860/08]

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (4 Jun 2008)

Seán Barrett: Question 143: To ask the Minister for Finance if he plans to extend the Freedom of Information Act 1997. [21859/08]