Results 301-320 of 587 for speaker:James Breen

Written Answers — Job Protection: Job Protection (16 Feb 2006)

James Breen: Question 147: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the safeguards he will put in place to protect the jobs of Irish workers working on the Ennis bypass, whose main contractor is a company (details supplied), from the practice of forcing Irish employees to take wage cuts of up to €5 per hour in an effort to force them out of their jobs and replace them with lower paid...

Written Answers — Deportation Orders: Deportation Orders (16 Feb 2006)

James Breen: Question 236: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if a deportation order on a person (details supplied) will be revoked; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6216/06]

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

James Breen: Question 210: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the official figures regarding the number of children suffering from autism who are awaiting assessment in the Clare area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9026/06]

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

James Breen: Question 156: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the ongoing serious overcrowding at Ennis General Hospital; if her attention has further been drawn to the fact that the front door of the hospital was closed last week due to patients lying on trolleys in the reception area; if health and safety standards were breached on this occasion;...

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

James Breen: Question 272: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of cancellations due to overcrowding which have taken place on a daily basis since Christmas 2005 at St. James's Hospital for patients waiting for elective surgery; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10896/06]

Written Answers — Site Acquisitions: Site Acquisitions (21 Mar 2006)

James Breen: Question 515: To ask the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 314 of 15 November 2005 and Question No. 352 of 7 February 2006 the delay in acquiring the site; the reason his Department is not able to determine the amount of land required, as the land owner is prepared to do business; when the uncertainty will be cleared up; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Public Service Appointments: Public Service Appointments (21 Mar 2006)

James Breen: Question 605: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if one clerical assistant will be provided to the Garda station in Shannon Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10167/06]

Written Answers — Water and Sewerage Schemes: Water and Sewerage Schemes (21 Mar 2006)

James Breen: Question 851: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the cutbacks he has requested from Clare County Council regarding the Scariff, Feakle, Quilty and Mullagh sewerage schemes; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that cutbacks will have to come from the network; if he will apply the same pricing policy to all disadvantaged schemes here; and if he will...

Political Donations and Planning: Motion (Resumed). (22 Mar 2006)

James Breen: Mr. Fergus Finlay, in an article in the Irish Examiner in February 2004, wrote that "If Ireland were in Africa, we'd send observers to help build democracy". Ironically it was the revelations of his former co-presenter on RTE television, Mr. Frank Dunlop, that prompted him to write the article. By then, the culture of payments for votes had so enveloped politics that any allegation made was...

Order of Business. (23 Mar 2006)

James Breen: Some time ago the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Deputy McDowell, set up a task force to inquire into the auctioneering business. Nothing has changed in this area because house prices are still inflated. Will legislation be introduced to control that business and to make private treaty sales more transparent? I received a letter from Professor Drumm of the HSE. Is there a need...

Order of Business. (23 Mar 2006)

James Breen: The Tánaiste does nothing but provide a budget. She is a failure where the health service is concerned because it is a shambles. She is not helping and her predecessor did nothing for the health service. When will people die with dignity in hospitals rather than dying with a screen up around them without privacy or dignity? This is the health service over which the Tánaiste presides.

National Minimum Wage. (23 Mar 2006)

James Breen: Question 3: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the measures he is taking to stop the exploitation of 70 Polish workers employed by a company (details supplied) working at the ESB power plant in Moneypoint, County Clare, who are being paid €5.20 per hour when the minimum wage payable is €7.65 per hour; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11391/06]

National Minimum Wage. (23 Mar 2006)

James Breen: How many labour inspectors are employed per county? What are their powers of inspection? When they visit a company, do they inspects its books and wage sheets? Has anyone been brought before the courts as a result of the under-payment of workers at Gama or as a result of what happened at Moneypoint? Has anyone been prosecuted? Recently, a small business in Lisdoonvarna was prosecuted but...

National Minimum Wage. (23 Mar 2006)

James Breen: Do the inspectors have the power to inspect the wage slips? What provision will be put in place to stop victimisation of workers who come forward to complain and will the Department protect them?

Written Answers — Hospital Procedures: Hospital Procedures (28 Mar 2006)

James Breen: Question 188: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of cases to date of caesarean sections performed in maternity hospitals here which were elective; the number which were emergency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11978/06]

Written Answers — Harbours and Piers: Harbours and Piers (28 Mar 2006)

James Breen: Question 321: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs when necessary work to improve the pier at Doolin, County Clare will take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11650/06]

Written Answers — Property Sales: Property Sales (28 Mar 2006)

James Breen: Question 376: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the improvements which have taken place in the auctioneering business since his task force reported back to him; if private treaty sales are more transparent and the proof he has of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11723/06]

Sugar Industry. (29 Mar 2006)

James Breen: The Minister should not give up so soon.

Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Motion (Resumed). (29 Mar 2006)

James Breen: This Bill has been in preparation for two years before coming before the House. Now it comes before us complete with almost 300 amendments. While some of these are long overdue and welcome, it is foolish to think that this Bill is going to change our society when the practical implementation of so many parts of the Bill will be almost impossible. The Bill will enlarge the grey area between...

Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Motion (Resumed). (29 Mar 2006)

James Breen: The Minister certainly said it.