Results 3,081-3,100 of 16,478 for speaker:Tommy Broughan
- Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (7 Oct 2008)
Tommy Broughan: Question 187: To ask the Minister for Finance the reason the Revenue Commissioners, under the provisions of the Finance Act 2002, can deem a ship as qualifying for inclusion in the scheme popularly known as tonnage tax (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33400/08]
- Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (7 Oct 2008)
Tommy Broughan: Question 188: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of ships registered for tonnage tax in view of the fact that his Department has indicated that there are 20 companies with 100 ships registered for tonnage tax and the Department of Transport has indicated that there are 41 commercial ships on the Irish Register of Shipping; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33401/08]
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (7 Oct 2008)
Tommy Broughan: Question 209: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she and the Health Service Executive have held discussions regarding the provision of a full needs assessment for carers as requested by the associations (details supplied); and if she will request to provision of the necessary funding in budget 2009. [33292/08]
- Written Answers — Ministerial Appointments: Ministerial Appointments (7 Oct 2008)
Tommy Broughan: Question 263: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will provide a full report on the recent appointments to the board of Shannon Foynes Port company and the relevant qualifications of all appointed board members; if he is satisfied that all outstanding issues at Shannon Foynes Port company have been fully resolved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33402/08]
- Written Answers — Port Development: Port Development (7 Oct 2008)
Tommy Broughan: Question 270: To ask the Minister for Transport if he has received a copy of the Irish Maritime Development Office's new analysis of traffic volume through ports here; his views on the first decline in shipping volumes for a decade; if he will introduce measures to address declining shipping volumes and to enhance the national ports here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33949/08]
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (7 Oct 2008)
Tommy Broughan: Question 346: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she has held discussions with the Ministers for Finance and Enterprise, Trade and Employment regarding the request of associations (details supplied) that carers would be permitted to compete for community employment scheme positions. [33290/08]
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (7 Oct 2008)
Tommy Broughan: Question 347: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she will respond to the campaign of associations (details supplied) for a full disregard of spouse's incomes in the means test for carers or if she will abolish the means test altogether; and if she has held discussions with the Minister for Finance on this matter in the context of Budget 2009. [33291/08]
- Written Answers — Fishing Industry: Fishing Industry (7 Oct 2008)
Tommy Broughan: Question 420: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the way the proposed â¬3 million support fund for unemployed crew members resulting from the whitefish decommissioning programme will be allocated; and the means by which such unemployed workers can access retraining and other supports from this fund or other funding. [33295/08]
- Order of Business (8 Oct 2008)
Tommy Broughan: The Government put the cart before the horse.
- Written Answers — Sports Funding: Sports Funding (8 Oct 2008)
Tommy Broughan: Question 154: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if a programme is in place to enable organisations which receive funding from his Department and the Irish Sports Council to share best practice initiatives which would be applicable across all sports, such as volunteer and coach education initiatives or the Football Association of Ireland's inter-cultural strategy; and if he will...
- Written Answers — Abbey Theatre: Abbey Theatre (8 Oct 2008)
Tommy Broughan: Question 159: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the status of the Abbey Theatre project; when this will be completed; if the funding for this programme is guaranteed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33778/08]
- Written Answers — Financial Services Regulation: Financial Services Regulation (8 Oct 2008)
Tommy Broughan: Question 210: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the refusal of a number of financial institutions to offer tracker mortgages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34055/08]
- Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (8 Oct 2008)
Tommy Broughan: Question 211: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has reviewed the trend for top-up loans or deposits being offered by property developers; his views on this type of activity in the mortgage sector; if these financial offers are being fully invigilated by the relevant regulatory authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34056/08]
- Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (8 Oct 2008)
Tommy Broughan: Question 212: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on measures that make more attractive the provision of lower or fixed rate mortgage and other associated financial products; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34057/08]
- Written Answers — Financial Services Regulation: Financial Services Regulation (8 Oct 2008)
Tommy Broughan: Question 213: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on initiating a full review of the operation of the mortgage sector here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34058/08]
- Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (8 Oct 2008)
Tommy Broughan: Question 230: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when the full multi-disciplinary team will be appointed for the outpatients and inpatients of St. Ita's, Portrane, County Dublin; the reason there has been such a delay in appointing the full multi-disciplinary team; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34054/08]
- Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (8 Oct 2008)
Tommy Broughan: Question 231: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the amount the Health Service Executive dedicates to health promotion out of its overall budget; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34139/08]
- Written Answers — Health Service Expenditure: Health Service Expenditure (8 Oct 2008)
Tommy Broughan: Question 232: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the amount the Health Service Executive spent on tobacco control initiatives in each of the past three years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34140/08]
- Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (8 Oct 2008)
Tommy Broughan: Question 233: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of people awaiting a position emission topography CT scan in the six major hospitals in the Dublin region; the average waiting times; the steps being taken to reduce the waiting list; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34146/08]
- Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (8 Oct 2008)
Tommy Broughan: Question 234: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the waiting times for a prostate operation at Beaumont Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34147/08]