Results 281-300 of 1,249 for speaker:Ned O'Keeffe

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (23 Feb 2006)

Ned O'Keeffe: Question 128: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if an application under the EU single farm payment where a person (details supplied) in County Cork has lost a percentage of their payment by not consolidating their entitlements will be examined; and if they can now consolidate their entitlements and receive the full payment. [7618/06]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (23 Feb 2006)

Ned O'Keeffe: Question 129: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food when payment will be approved and issued in respect of the EU single farm payment scheme on behalf of a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [7619/06]

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (23 Feb 2006)

Ned O'Keeffe: Question 157: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the development of a community school (details supplied) in County Cork. [7544/06]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (28 Feb 2006)

Ned O'Keeffe: Question 205: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she will make arrangements to have a person (details supplied) in County Cork called for dental treatment at the earliest date possible. [8093/06]

Written Answers — Tax Clearance Certificates: Tax Clearance Certificates (28 Feb 2006)

Ned O'Keeffe: Question 243: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will expedite the issue of a C2 certificate in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [8089/06]

Written Answers — Disabled Drivers: Disabled Drivers (28 Feb 2006)

Ned O'Keeffe: Question 244: To ask the Minister for Finance if a person (details supplied) in County Cork who has qualified for tax concessions under the disabled driver or passenger scheme is entitled to a rebate of VAT on petrol; and the other concessions the qualified person is entitled to under this scheme. [8090/06]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (28 Feb 2006)

Ned O'Keeffe: Question 375: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason for the delay in having payment of the dairy premium of the EU single farm payment issued to a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [8094/06]

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (28 Feb 2006)

Ned O'Keeffe: Question 462: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding the provision of urgent funding to have a primary school extended and repairs carried out to the existing building. [8092/06]

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (28 Feb 2006)

Ned O'Keeffe: Question 494: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the progress made by his Department following the examination of water supply proposals submitted by Cork County Council in relation to a specific project. [7679/06]

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (28 Feb 2006)

Ned O'Keeffe: Question 507: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if approval will be given to the inclusion of a specific project in the extension to local authority houses scheme in respect of a house (details supplied) in County Cork. [8091/06]

Competition (Amendment) Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Report Stage. (1 Mar 2006)

Ned O'Keeffe: I speak in favour of the amendments. Having taken my party pledge, I will honour it if there is a division.

Competition (Amendment) Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Report Stage. (1 Mar 2006)

Ned O'Keeffe: Deputy McHugh from Tuam is in a bigger hole on his side of the House than I am. He would not be on that side only for the queue in his constituency and that is why he is there. I want to be straight and honest.

Competition (Amendment) Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Report Stage. (1 Mar 2006)

Ned O'Keeffe: There are queues in our party in many counties. We do not have enough vacancies.

Competition (Amendment) Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Report Stage. (1 Mar 2006)

Ned O'Keeffe: Predatory pricing is not a problem for us. It might be for the smaller party and the Minister, Deputy McDowell, speaking in Waterford on Friday referred to predatory pricing.

Competition (Amendment) Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Report Stage. (1 Mar 2006)

Ned O'Keeffe: I am not a predator. I never was, nor was anybody belonging to me.

Competition (Amendment) Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Report Stage. (1 Mar 2006)

Ned O'Keeffe: In fairness to the Minister, Deputy Martin, of whom mention has been made and who is away on business planned a few weeks ago, he probably inherited this legislation. It always has been the tradition in this country that one accepts what one gets when one goes into office and then one changes everything as one goes along.

Competition (Amendment) Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Report Stage. (1 Mar 2006)

Ned O'Keeffe: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Killeen, to the House. I sympathise with him on taking this legislation as he comes from the small county of Clare——

Competition (Amendment) Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Report Stage. (1 Mar 2006)

Ned O'Keeffe: ——where there are approximately 300 small grocers. I received a telephone call today asking was I to speak on this issue. I am reasonably familiar with Corofin and it is the Minister of State's backyard. There was a councillor who had a fine business down that way at one time and I had to canvass him on a Seanad issue or something. Such people will be affected by this legislation....

Competition (Amendment) Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Report Stage. (1 Mar 2006)

Ned O'Keeffe: The report refers to Germany which has a groceries order. It has the lowest food prices in Europe serving a market of 90 million people. The food industry will come under serious attack and small operators will be wiped out. The person who makes buns, jam, honey and other products will be affected by predatory pricing and monopolies. Predatory pricing is the central issue in this legislation....

Competition (Amendment) Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Report Stage. (1 Mar 2006)

Ned O'Keeffe: Freedom of expression is one thing that is left in the country. Everything else is gone. The two for one mechanism will not work. People in rural Ireland will have to travel 30 or 40 miles for groceries and services. I appeal to the Minister of State to amend the legislation. My party has been the backbone of rural Ireland and it has always enjoyed supporting the small, entrepreneurial...