Results 2,761-2,780 of 6,645 for speaker:Jimmy Deenihan
- Defence Forces Deployment. (20 Jan 2010)
Jimmy Deenihan: Let us blame the local authorities.
- Defence Forces Deployment. (20 Jan 2010)
Jimmy Deenihan: There was no national framework co-ordinating local plans. The Minister claims that we were not ready for this. The Met Office can accurately forecast eight days ahead, and it even forecasted ten days beforehand that there would be a crisis. Nonetheless, the Cabinet did not meet until 7 January. There was a crisis for ten or 12 days before that. We were snowed in on Christmas Day in...
- Defence Forces Deployment. (20 Jan 2010)
Jimmy Deenihan: Will the Minister confirm that a national framework for a response to severe weather emergencies is being developed to ensure that all existing local severe weather plans are appropriately co-ordinated and linked? That is where the Minister's role comes in. Can he provide me with that national framework?
- Defence Forces Deployment. (20 Jan 2010)
Jimmy Deenihan: I did not see it on the website. I will look for it on the website, but if I do not find it, I will be back to the Minister for it.
- Defence Forces Deployment. (20 Jan 2010)
Jimmy Deenihan: Why was there no one in the co-ordinating office for three weeks over the Christmas period?
- Defence Forces Deployment. (20 Jan 2010)
Jimmy Deenihan: Surely people should be feeding in to the process from all directions.
- Defence Forces Deployment. (20 Jan 2010)
Jimmy Deenihan: After the major freeze, we have a major fudge.
- Irish Red Cross Society. (20 Jan 2010)
Jimmy Deenihan: Question 73: To ask the Minister for Defence the remedial steps he intends to take to deal with the urgent staffing and funding issues in the Irish Red Cross Society following the resignation of its chief executive; and if he will make a statement on the matter [2297/10]
- Irish Red Cross Society. (20 Jan 2010)
Jimmy Deenihan: The Minister has been rather passive in this matter. Given that the Department is providing almost â¬1 million to the Irish Red Cross Society, surely the Minister has some responsibility to ensure the society is run properly. If the Minister is in a position to introduce legislation, he must surely have an input in the organisation. Does the Minister agree that it is extraordinary that...
- Irish Red Cross Society. (20 Jan 2010)
Jimmy Deenihan: That is what the Minister said at the beginning.
- Irish Red Cross Society. (20 Jan 2010)
Jimmy Deenihan: That is exactly what the Minister said and what I repeated.
- Irish Red Cross Society. (20 Jan 2010)
Jimmy Deenihan: Can the Minister carry out his own investigation?
- Irish Red Cross Society. (20 Jan 2010)
Jimmy Deenihan: Then the Minister has a role.
- Irish Red Cross Society. (20 Jan 2010)
Jimmy Deenihan: Will Minister have a role in the proposed new legislation?
- Irish Red Cross Society. (20 Jan 2010)
Jimmy Deenihan: I understand that the president appoints the chair, not the Minister. Should that responsibility be removed from the President?
- Overseas Missions. (20 Jan 2010)
Jimmy Deenihan: I am sure the Minister will agree that overseas missions are the lifeblood of any defence force. If we want to develop the Defence Forces, they will have to get overseas experience. It has been proven that the Defence Forces will suffer if they do not get such experience. I would like to ask the Minister a few simple questions. How will the embargo on recruitment affect Ireland's...
- Overseas Missions. (20 Jan 2010)
Jimmy Deenihan: That is not right. The Minister announced 30 today.
- Overseas Missions. (20 Jan 2010)
Jimmy Deenihan: Of course. I welcome the other ten as well.
- Overseas Missions. (20 Jan 2010)
Jimmy Deenihan: In response to an earlier question I asked, reference was made to the promotion of nine officers and 27 personnel from other ranks.
- Overseas Missions. (20 Jan 2010)
Jimmy Deenihan: I presume that is very accurate.