Results 2,381-2,400 of 2,770 for speaker:Bernard Allen
- Written Answers — Inter-Country Adoptions: Inter-Country Adoptions (3 Dec 2008)
Bernard Allen: Question 159: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the bilateral agreement between Ireland and Vietnam regarding adoptions which expires on 30 April 2009 will be renewed; and the situation in relation to same. [44289/08]
- Written Answers — Health Repayment Scheme: Health Repayment Scheme (3 Dec 2008)
Bernard Allen: Question 163: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason the application made by a person (details supplied) in County Cork under the health repayment scheme has been refused; and the avenue of further appeal open to the person in view of the fact that the appeal against the original decision was heard by the same group as made the original decision. [44248/08]
- Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (3 Dec 2008)
Bernard Allen: Question 172: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the way an application made for domiciliary care allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork in late September 2007 was not decided upon until 8 October 2008 and was only then sanctioned for the period from 9 October 2007 to 2 December 2007, the date of their 16th birthday; and the reason in view of the fact...
- Written Answers — Defence Forces Training: Defence Forces Training (3 Dec 2008)
Bernard Allen: Question 205: To ask the Minister for Defence the number of non-integrated Reserve Defence Force officers by brigade who completed at least one week's full-time training in 2008; the number who qualified for gratuity; and the number of integrated RDF officers for each brigade who completed three weeks full-time training. [44246/08]
- Written Answers — Defence Forces Reserve: Defence Forces Reserve (3 Dec 2008)
Bernard Allen: Question 206: To ask the Minister for Defence the reason Reserve Defence Force officers commissioned after 1 October 2005 are excluded from promotion above the rank of lieutenant in DFR R5 (details supplied); and if he intends to rectify this. [44247/08]
- Written Answers — Defence Forces Reserve: Defence Forces Reserve (3 Dec 2008)
Bernard Allen: Question 208: To ask the Minister for Defence the reason there was a three year delay in implementing the promotion procedure to the rank of captain for Reserve Defence Force officers; and if he will direct the military authorities to restore the seniority lost for promotion to commandant for each of those affected. [44288/08]
- Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (9 Dec 2008)
Bernard Allen: Question 282: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, further to Parliamentary Question No. 340 of 11 November 2008, if his Department will re-examine the person's files. [45048/08]
- Company Closures. (10 Dec 2008)
Bernard Allen: Heineken's decision to close its former competitor in Cork, the Beamish and Crawford brewery, makes the Competition Authority look incompetent for approving Heineken's takeover of the company. However, there is a ray of light for the brewery, which is closing with the loss of between 100 and 200 jobs. Various media outlets have reported that SABMiller, a former partner of Beamish and...
- Company Closures. (10 Dec 2008)
Bernard Allen: I did not say that. The Minister of State is misrepresenting what I said. She was within a stone's throw of the Beamish and Crawford brewery.
- Company Closures. (10 Dec 2008)
Bernard Allen: What about the SABMiller approach?
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (10 Dec 2008)
Bernard Allen: Question 148: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) in County Cork was refused a repayment of the â¬15,000 paid on behalf of their father. [45482/08]
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (16 Dec 2008)
Bernard Allen: Question 110: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason the screening programme to prevent against sight loss associated with diabetes will not be rolled out in view of a promise in July 2008 that it would go ahead in 2008; if the Health Service Executive is allowed to defer development funds for budgetary reasons; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45583/08]
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (17 Dec 2008)
Bernard Allen: Question 132: To ask the Taoiseach the amount of money paid by the Office of the Attorney General in respect of official business abroad by the holders of positions (details supplied) for each year since 2000 to date in 2008. [46751/08]
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (17 Dec 2008)
Bernard Allen: Question 133: To ask the Taoiseach the amount of money paid by the Office of the Attorney General in respect of official business abroad by each lawyer at the equivalent grade of assistant secretary level for each year since 2000 to date in 2008. [46763/08]
- Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (17 Dec 2008)
Bernard Allen: Question 134: To ask the Taoiseach if the contract drafters hired between 1996 and 2008 from outside the EU received training in European Communities law in the Office of the Attorney General before transposing European directives and regulations. [46767/08]
- Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (17 Dec 2008)
Bernard Allen: Question 135: To ask the Taoiseach if the contract drafters hired between 1996 and 2008 received training in Irish law in the Office of the Attorney General before drafting Irish legislation. [46768/08]
- Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (17 Dec 2008)
Bernard Allen: Question 140: To ask the Taoiseach if he will furnish the written instructions given to contract drafters on being hired to ensure uniformity of style. [46773/08]
- Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (17 Dec 2008)
Bernard Allen: Question 141: To ask the Taoiseach if knowledge of Irish law and European Communities law is a requirement before being hired as a contract drafter of Irish legislation in the Office of the Attorney General. [46774/08]
- Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (17 Dec 2008)
Bernard Allen: Question 136: To ask the Taoiseach the number of permanent drafters who left their positions in the Office of the Attorney General each year from 2003 to 2008 to take up other positions in the public service. [46769/08]
- Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (17 Dec 2008)
Bernard Allen: Question 137: To ask the Taoiseach the number of contract drafters employed by the Office of the Attorney General on 1 January in each year from 1996 to 2008. [46770/08]