Results 2,421-2,440 of 4,915 for speaker:Jim O'Keeffe

Written Answers — Departmental Properties: Departmental Properties (1 Nov 2006)

Jim O'Keeffe: Question 268: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 162 of 25 October 2006 in relation to property acquired or disposed of in the Dublin area by or on behalf of the Reception and Integration Agency, the number of expressions of interest received from persons interested in providing accommodation for asylum seekers in...

Written Answers — Ports Security: Ports Security (1 Nov 2006)

Jim O'Keeffe: Question 297: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of x-ray type machines capable of analysing the contents of a container, which are deployed at ports in the State; if he will identify such ports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35567/06]

Written Answers — Tax Yield: Tax Yield (1 Nov 2006)

Jim O'Keeffe: Question 304: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of excise duty raised on alcohol in each of the years from 2000 to 2005 with a breakdown of the amounts raised in particular from beer, wine and spirits; if specific amounts or percentages of the total are allocated to particular alcohol related programmes; and if so, to specify same. [35669/06]

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (1 Nov 2006)

Jim O'Keeffe: Question 587: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will confirm receipt of a request for additional temporary classroom accommodation for September 2007 from a school (details supplied) in County Cork; when the school will be approved for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35661/06]

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (2 Nov 2006)

Jim O'Keeffe: Question 62: To ask the Minister for Transport his views on mandatory blood testing at the site of serious road accidents, or shortly after; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35805/06]

Written Answers — Air Services: Air Services (2 Nov 2006)

Jim O'Keeffe: Question 89: To ask the Minister for Transport the position in relation to the conclusion of an Open Skies agreement between Ireland and the US; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35804/06]

Crime Levels. (7 Nov 2006)

Jim O'Keeffe: Question 81: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the measures he proposes to put in place to deal with the continual rising levels of crime. [36427/06]

Crime Levels. (7 Nov 2006)

Jim O'Keeffe: The people will not be reassured by the Tánaiste's response. He seems to be in denial that we have a huge problem with crime. Does he not accept that headline crime, serious crime generally, recognising the Garda statistics has increased my more than 40% since 2000? Does the Tánaiste not recognise that even the recent CSO statistics clearly show that by comparison with his first full...

Crime Levels. (7 Nov 2006)

Jim O'Keeffe: The Minister is taking credit for promising an increase and not delivering.

Crime Levels. (7 Nov 2006)

Jim O'Keeffe: No, I——

Crime Levels. (7 Nov 2006)

Jim O'Keeffe: Am I permitted to respond?

Proposed Legislation. (7 Nov 2006)

Jim O'Keeffe: Question 84: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he intends to proceed with the Privacy Bill 2006 or withdraw it. [36428/06]

Proposed Legislation. (7 Nov 2006)

Jim O'Keeffe: My concern is that the Government's privacy legislation is dangerous. It will cripple investigative journalism and gag the media, while doing nothing to protect the public. I would like to discuss a couple of aspects of it with the Minister. Does he accept that privacy rights are already protected under the Constitution? Does he accept that there has been a recognition of the right to...

Proposed Legislation. (7 Nov 2006)

Jim O'Keeffe: That was earlier this year.

Proposed Legislation. (7 Nov 2006)

Jim O'Keeffe: That ruling was given in June of last year.

Proposed Legislation. (7 Nov 2006)

Jim O'Keeffe: I do not accept that.

Proposed Legislation. (7 Nov 2006)

Jim O'Keeffe: The Princess Caroline case certainly has no such implications.

Proposed Legislation. (7 Nov 2006)

Jim O'Keeffe: Yes.

Proposed Legislation. (7 Nov 2006)

Jim O'Keeffe: The sooner, the better.

Crime Prevention. (7 Nov 2006)

Jim O'Keeffe: The Minister is surely not proposing that banks expose their staff to this.