Results 261-280 of 8,202 for speaker:Seán Crowe

Consultancy Contracts. (4 May 2005)

Seán Crowe: I am asking about the report itself and it is reasonable to ask about the amounts of money spent.

Consultancy Contracts. (4 May 2005)

Seán Crowe: Has the Taoiseach learned any lessons from the report, particularly in regard to many of the companies and the amount of money spent? I am sure he is aware of many projects in his own area where that money could be well spent.

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 31. (4 May 2005)

Seán Crowe: I do not wish to raise a matter.

Suicide Levels: Motion. (4 May 2005)

Seán Crowe: An OECD study in 2002 placed Ireland second in the world's league table of people under 25 taking their own lives. As the motion states, it is the most common cause of death among young people between the ages of 15 and 24. Ireland has the highest suicide rate in the EU for this age group. The number of people killed on the roads has often been described as a national emergency, but suicide...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (5 May 2005)

Seán Crowe: Question 275: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the difficulties experienced by students with special needs; and the new measures she proposes to introduce to create a system whereby a pupil's special needs supports will be seamless throughout their school life. [14594/05]

Dormant Accounts (Amendment) Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed). (11 May 2005)

Seán Crowe: What will the board do?

Dormant Accounts (Amendment) Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (11 May 2005)

Seán Crowe: Everyone in the House would recognise that the decision to use dormant accounts for the public benefit was very positive. However, there were and are concerns regarding the Bill itself. The amount in question, some €200 million, means that new structures have had to be introduced, but the major concern is how that fund will be used. Will it be used as a slush fund? Genuine concerns and...

Airport Security. (12 May 2005)

Seán Crowe: I am glad to hear the delay has been reduced to 15 to 25 minutes. I was there on May Day weekend and it took me an hour to get through. Has the Minister visited the airport to examine the situation? One of the new security measures suggested is that people take their shoes off. Is there not a health and safety issue in regard to people taking their shoes off? Thousands of people go through...

Written Answers — Ministerial Meetings: Ministerial Meetings (12 May 2005)

Seán Crowe: Question 23: To ask the Minister for Transport the communications he has had with the National Roads Authority since taking office; the number of meetings he has had with members of the authority; the written communication which has passed between his Department and the authority since his taking office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15582/05]

Written Answers — Ministerial Meetings: Ministerial Meetings (12 May 2005)

Seán Crowe: Question 46: To ask the Minister for Transport the communications he has had with National Toll Roads since taking office; the meetings he has had with board members or representatives of this company; if written communication has passed between his Department and this company since his taking office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15583/05]

Investment Funds, Companies and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed). (18 May 2005)

Seán Crowe: Many sections of the Investment Funds, Companies and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill are being introduced to prepare the ground for the transposition of EU directives. It is interesting to note that the State is far quicker to implement EU directives relating to matters of this nature than it is to implement EU directives relating to environmental issues, for example. It often drags its feet on...

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (18 May 2005)

Seán Crowe: Question 89: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of social and affordable housing units delivered specifically through Part V of the Planning and Development Acts 2000-2002; and if he is satisfied with the performance of the scheme. [16520/05]

Written Answers — Housing Policy: Housing Policy (18 May 2005)

Seán Crowe: Question 114: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his Department's policy on second homes. [16521/05]

Community Development. (19 May 2005)

Seán Crowe: Question 3: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if, given his welcome call for new thinking on job creation and economic development in rural Ireland, he recognises the need for similar new thinking to tackle poverty and unemployment in urban and suburban centres, especially in light of ongoing job losses and the findings in the How are our Kids survey in 2005 and...

Community Development. (19 May 2005)

Seán Crowe: I did not pose the question to pit one community against another but to find out if the Minister sees a role for similar new thinking for tackling poverty in urban and suburban areas. Does the Minister recognise the level of deprivation and poverty that is the daily reality for many urban communities? Does he recognise the need for radical new thinking to help city and suburban communities...

Written Answers — Departmental Communications: Departmental Communications (19 May 2005)

Seán Crowe: Question 112: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the number of meetings he has had with representatives of the Departments of Finance, Enterprise Trade and Employment, Education and Science, Social and Family Affairs since September 2004; the written communication which has passed between his Department and the other named Departments since September 2004; and if...

Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (19 May 2005)

Seán Crowe: Question 113: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he has had formal meetings or discussions with the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform regarding mandatory sentencing for drug offences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16808/05]

School Transport. (24 May 2005)

Seán Crowe: Question : To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will review the safety of school transport in the wake of the bus tragedy in County Meath in which five persons died; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

School Transport. (24 May 2005)

Seán Crowe: I join other Deputies in expressing my deepest sympathies to the families of the five children who died yesterday. I recently spoke to a colleague of mine, one of whose children was on the bus. As other speakers have said, as well as expressing sympathy we also have a responsibility to assess what needs to be done and if possible to prevent a recurrence of such a tragedy. I welcome what the...

Aer Lingus: Motion. (24 May 2005)

Seán Crowe: I move: That Dáil Éireann: —recognising the enormous contribution to the Irish economy made by the national airline, Aer Lingus, since its establishment; —commending the workforce in Aer Lingus for building up the company over many years as one of the foremost airlines globally, and for their major contribution in returning the company to record profitability since 2001; —noting that...