Results 281-300 of 4,404 for speaker:Liz McManus

Order of Business. (17 Feb 2005)

Liz McManus: No. The compensation scheme is a separate issue. This is a pay-back of money due to these people. We understand the Tánaiste has to take some time to devise this scheme but when it is devised can she assure Members that there will be an opportunity to debate it in the House?

Order of Business. (17 Feb 2005)

Liz McManus: I think the Tánaiste is quite happy to answer. In fact, she has answered.

Written Answers — European Court of Justice Ruling: European Court of Justice Ruling (17 Feb 2005)

Liz McManus: Question 15: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if he has studied the ruling of the European Court of Justice of 16 January 2003 which ruled that preferential rates granted on the basis of the place of residence, even local, of visitors to cultural sites were discriminatory and hence incompatible with the EC treaty; the consequences of that ruling for Ireland; and if he will make...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (17 Feb 2005)

Liz McManus: Question 44: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the dates on which a week-long cancellation of elective surgery took place within the past six months at Cork University Hospital; the date on which she visited this hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5418/05]

Volunteer Training. (22 Feb 2005)

Liz McManus: Question 6: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he has received the recent report commissioned by the Joint Committee on Arts, Sport, Tourism, Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs on the role of voluntary workers here; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that despite volunteers saving the State up to €485 million per year, volunteering is on the...

Volunteer Training. (22 Feb 2005)

Liz McManus: Question 44: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if, in view of the recent Oireachtas Joint Committee report on volunteering, he has had discussions with the Department Finance on the need to increase funds for volunteering in line with the recommendations in this report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5806/05]

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

Liz McManus: Question 110: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the action she proposes to take to rectify a phenomenon described as dangerously inadequate staffing and facilities that are seriously unsatisfactory, in view of the external report launched on 7 February 2005 by the Cystic Fibrosis Association of Ireland confirming that Ireland has the highest incidence of cystic...

Written Answers — Hospital Charges: Hospital Charges (22 Feb 2005)

Liz McManus: Question 111: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the amount spent by publicly funded hospitals in the employment of debt collectors in the years 2003 and 2004; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5712/05]

Written Answers — Anti-Poverty Strategy: Anti-Poverty Strategy (23 Feb 2005)

Liz McManus: Question 104: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the action he plans to take on foot of the recent EU-SILC survey which found that 23% of the population is at risk of poverty and that 9% of the population is classed as consistently poor; if this is not a damning indictment of Government anti-poverty policies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5898/05]

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (23 Feb 2005)

Liz McManus: Question 124: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of applications received to date for the pre 1953 pension; the number of applications rejected by his Department; the number of applicants who claim to have been employed by local authorities who were refused the pre 1953 pension; the number of applicants who claim to have been employed by semi-State bodies who were...

Order of Business. (24 Feb 2005)

Liz McManus: In the middle of May 2000, the former Minister for Health and Children, Deputy Martin, set up the Dunne inquiry into organ retention. Since then, €20 million has been spent on this inquiry, which is non-statutory. There is information in the media that it is to be ended and some kind of inspectorate put in place.

Order of Business. (24 Feb 2005)

Liz McManus: In May 2000, the then Minister, Deputy Martin, indicated that should the Dunne inquiry not succeed, there would be full statutory inquiry. Will that commitment be honoured? What exactly is the situation? It is very unclear at the moment.

Written Answers — Employment Rights: Employment Rights (24 Feb 2005)

Liz McManus: Question 19: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to the recent report from a centre (details supplied) which found that foreign women employed as domestic workers were being subjected to widespread mistreatment and exploitation; if he intends to introduce additional measures to ensure that such vulnerable workers are not exploited; and if...

Leaders' Questions. (1 Mar 2005)

Liz McManus: That is not what the Supreme Court is saying.

Leaders' Questions. (1 Mar 2005)

Liz McManus: It is only the Minister's version.

Order of Business. (1 Mar 2005)

Liz McManus: How soon will we see the details of the compensation scheme being devised to enable elderly people to get their money back? When will we see the Supplementary Estimate which is required to pay for it and which was promised by the Tánaiste? Is it a matter of concern that this scheme will be spun out as long as possible and that there will be undue delay?

Written Answers — Defence Forces Reserve: Defence Forces Reserve (1 Mar 2005)

Liz McManus: Question 101: To ask the Minister for Defence if the RDF unit in Cahir, County Tipperary, will be retained at its present location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6699/05]

Written Answers — Violence Against Women: Violence Against Women (1 Mar 2005)

Liz McManus: Question 138: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if funding of €7 million will be incorporated into the Finance Bill 2005, in view of the fact that for four years running the Government budget has neglected to increase funding to the violence against women sector, other than cost of living increases; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6505/05]

Health (Amendment) Bill 2005: Second Stage. (2 Mar 2005)

Liz McManus: I welcome the Minister of State. I am astonished that he and not the Tánaiste is taking the Bill. I do not see this as a matter of sorrow, as Deputy Twomey does. Rather, it engenders in me a certain suspicion. The Minister developed a reputation over the years for shouldering responsibility and telling it as it is, yet it is noteworthy that she is absent. At a time when a Bill is being...

Northern Ireland Issues: Motion (Resumed). (2 Mar 2005)

Liz McManus: The killing of Robert McCartney has left a family without a father, a son and a brother and this terrible loss must be acknowledged. He was an innocent man having a drink with his friend, Brendan Devine, and he should have been able to go home to his family when the pub closed. Instead, he was systematically stabbed, cut open like a gutted fish, brutally kicked in the head and left to die....