Results 241-260 of 9,147 for speaker:Pat Breen

Written Answers — Labour Court Recommendation: Labour Court Recommendation (22 Mar 2005)

Pat Breen: Question 101: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if the 32 public health nurses will be refunded payment in the near future following a resolution of the Labour Court on 29 November 2004 (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9031/05]

Written Answers — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (22 Mar 2005)

Pat Breen: Question 106: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will be assessed for subvention. [9060/05]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (22 Mar 2005)

Pat Breen: Question 116: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will receive an appointment from St. John's Hospital in Limerick; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9117/05]

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (22 Mar 2005)

Pat Breen: Question 325: To ask the Minister for Transport the steps that have been taken to restructure the airlines pension to include inflation and salary related indexation; the way in which requests of Retired Aviation Staff Association are being addressed by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8798/05]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (22 Mar 2005)

Pat Breen: Question 402: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will receive notification of their single payment scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9041/05]

Written Answers — Garda Resources: Garda Resources (22 Mar 2005)

Pat Breen: Question 460: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the additional resources which are being made available to the gardaí in Kilrush, County Clare, to aid their efforts to put an end to the recent spate of acts of vandalism in the town; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8710/05]

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (22 Mar 2005)

Pat Breen: Question 556: To ask the Minister for Education and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 255 of 16 February 2005, if a decision has been made regarding a person (details supplied) in County Clare. [8854/05]

Written Answers — Ministerial Responsibilities: Ministerial Responsibilities (23 Mar 2005)

Pat Breen: Question 34: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her views on the failure of political leadership in her Department between 2000 and 2004. [9517/05]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (23 Mar 2005)

Pat Breen: Question 119: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the recommendations of the radiotherapy report which have been implemented; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9516/05]

Rail Network. (24 Mar 2005)

Pat Breen: Question 1: To ask the Minister for Transport if funding has been set aside by his Department for the development of the western rail corridor; if so, the level of this allocation; when the report commissioned to investigate the re-opening of the corridor will be available; if he has set out a timetable for its development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9800/05]

Rail Network. (24 Mar 2005)

Pat Breen: This is my first opportunity to debate with the Minister on transport issues and I wish him well in his new portfolio. However, he has given a very short reply to my question. Will the funding for the western rail corridor, to which the Taoiseach referred in this House in reply to Deputies Kenny and Rabbitte, be ring-fenced? The report of the working group, which the Minister has said will be...

Rail Network. (24 Mar 2005)

Pat Breen: Will the Minister comment on the major imbalance that exists between the east and west, particularly in regard to the national development plan? Under the plan, public spending for the first three years is running at €1.3 billion in the south and east region as against €155 million in the Border, midlands and west region. What is the Minister's view of yesterday's Central Statistics...

Rail Network. (24 Mar 2005)

Pat Breen: Is the Minister in favour of the development of the western rail corridor once the working group has issued its report?

Rail Network. (24 Mar 2005)

Pat Breen: Is Iarnród Éireann favourably disposed towards the development of the corridor?

State Airports. (24 Mar 2005)

Pat Breen: Question 4: To ask the Minister for Transport the progress to date in the negotiations between Irish and US officials on completing a new bilateral aviation agreement or amending the existing agreement between Ireland and the US; the proposed details of this agreement, particularly on the status of the Shannon gateway; when these negotiations will reach completion; his views on the European...

State Airports. (24 Mar 2005)

Pat Breen: I am astonished to hear the Minister claim that Aer Lingus believes Shannon has a strong transatlantic market. When Mr. Walsh was with Aer Lingus he removed many transatlantic services from the airport, particularly on the EI 111 route, from which a percentage of seats were transferred to Dublin Airport. What is the Minister doing to protect Shannon Airport? Government policy is to encourage...

State Airports. (24 Mar 2005)

Pat Breen: That is a different story to do with competition. It is on the record that Mr. Barrot has no problem with Ireland having its own bilateral agreement. The Minister has done nothing to protect Shannon Airport. In a recent report, Tourism Ireland stated that an open skies policy would result in Shannon's transatlantic business becoming seasonal. The chambers of commerce report, by Mr. Dukes and...

State Airports. (24 Mar 2005)

Pat Breen: The Minister would do so.

State Airports. (24 Mar 2005)

Pat Breen: The Minister's claims are typical of his Government colleagues' attempts to drive a wedge between the people of Shannon and Cork. This will not happen because the people of Cork and Shannon will bond on this issue.

State Airports. (24 Mar 2005)

Pat Breen: The chambers of commerce report stated that Cork and Shannon airports would be the big losers in an open skies agreement. A bilateral agreement is there not just to protect Shannon but also Aer Lingus as it is a small carrier.