Results 301-320 of 1,249 for speaker:Ned O'Keeffe

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

Ned O'Keeffe: When I spoke on the amendment I was thinking of Corofin village as the model.

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

Ned O'Keeffe: The Minister of State has spoken about predatory pricing and dominance. Predatory pricing comes before dominance. It is after predatory pricing that dominant players enter the market and take over.

Competition (Amendment) Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (2 Mar 2006)

Ned O'Keeffe: I am disappointed that a broader view has not been taken on this on my side of the House. Yesterday I heard the Minister of State make the point that there is a significant number of consumers. That does not make the case to amend the legislation. The consumer will lose out in the short term. The problems in the UK have not been recognised here. The report on the groceries order has many...

Competition (Amendment) Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (2 Mar 2006)

Ned O'Keeffe: My comments were never more relevant. This is a bread and butter issue.

Competition (Amendment) Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (2 Mar 2006)

Ned O'Keeffe: The Deputy would love to be over here where I am. He has tried hard and failed. The food industry is a key sector here in terms of employment and trade. More than 210,000 people are employed in the production, distribution and sale of food. A total of 65,000 are employed in the retail grocery trade. The Minister of State's heart is in what we are doing because he comes from the same...

Competition (Amendment) Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (2 Mar 2006)

Ned O'Keeffe: The Progressive Democrats Party wanted it.

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (7 Mar 2006)

Ned O'Keeffe: Question 259: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the appointment of a personal assistant in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [9563/06]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (7 Mar 2006)

Ned O'Keeffe: Question 439: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the position regarding an application under the national reserve (details supplied). [9560/06]

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (7 Mar 2006)

Ned O'Keeffe: Question 532: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when the building of a new school, details supplied, in County Cork will commence in view of the recent acquisition of a suitable site. [9129/06]

Written Answers — Defence Forces Property: Defence Forces Property (7 Mar 2006)

Ned O'Keeffe: Question 571: To ask the Minister for Defence his views on making a site available to a group (details supplied) in County Cork. [9558/06]

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (7 Mar 2006)

Ned O'Keeffe: Question 598: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding the inclusion of the upgrade of a specific water supply (details supplied) in the 2006-2008 water services investment programme. [9556/06]

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (7 Mar 2006)

Ned O'Keeffe: Question 599: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding the commencement of works under a project (details supplied) in County Cork. [9559/06]

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (8 Mar 2006)

Ned O'Keeffe: Question 193: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she will examine the delay in having a person (details supplied) in a school in County Cork; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that he remains in mainstream primary school which does not have the necessary educational facilities to suit his needs and that his behaviour has deteriorated significantly; and if her attention...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (8 Mar 2006)

Ned O'Keeffe: Question 194: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding a post-primary school building project (details supplied) in County Cork. [9641/06]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (9 Mar 2006)

Ned O'Keeffe: Question 109: To ask the Minister for Finance the reason for the delay in having a P21 application form issued to a person, details supplied, in County Cork who requires a P21 in respect of their daughter's higher education grant application. [9957/06]

Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (21 Mar 2006)

Ned O'Keeffe: Question 158: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that despite requests to the Health Service Executive, southern region, on 26 July 2004, 17 November 2004 and 6 December 2005 for the occupational therapist to visit a person (details supplied) in County Cork who had applied to Cork County Council for a disabled persons grant,...

Written Answers — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (21 Mar 2006)

Ned O'Keeffe: Question 237: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when the allocation of funding in respect of enhanced nursing home subvention will be made available to the Southern Health Board Executive; and if her attention has been drawn to the severe hardship being imposed on families who are unable to meet the shortfall in nursing home costs and who have an entitlement to...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (21 Mar 2006)

Ned O'Keeffe: Question 280: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the fact that an application lodged with the southern area of the Health Service Executive in 2003 for funding for treatment abroad in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork who is suffering from a very rare disease, has not been approved; if her attention has further been...

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (21 Mar 2006)

Ned O'Keeffe: Question 281: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she will arrange for a copy of medical records of a person (details supplied) in County Cork to be made available to them. [10971/06]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (21 Mar 2006)

Ned O'Keeffe: Question 282: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the provision of a contract for nursing home beds with the Southern Health Service Executive (details supplied) in relation to two nursing homes in Cork. [10972/06]