Results 341-360 of 5,615 for speaker:Andrew Doyle
- Disadvantaged Areas Scheme. (30 Oct 2008)
Andrew Doyle: Will the Minister review the whole matter? The Minister says there will be savings in administration of 1% or â¬3.9 million of a total budget of â¬311 million. The Minister is either suspending or closing programmes. There is some â¬215 million in the development programmes and some â¬37 million in the disadvantaged areas programme.
- Disadvantaged Areas Scheme. (30 Oct 2008)
Andrew Doyle: Will the Minister review the matter?
- Disadvantaged Areas Scheme. (30 Oct 2008)
Andrew Doyle: It is no more than a 1% reduction in administration costs.
- Written Answers — Domestic Abattoirs: Domestic Abattoirs (30 Oct 2008)
Andrew Doyle: Question 83: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the numbers of applications received under the grant aid scheme for the development of local abattoirs, since the beginning of the scheme in view of the importance of local abattoirs to local food production; the amount of money allocated to date under the scheme; and the way information on the scheme has been published....
- Written Answers — Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (30 Oct 2008)
Andrew Doyle: Question 77: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if, in view of his commitment and expressed concern for the impact of carbon emission impacts on the future of grass-based agricultural production here, he has asked the Council of Agriculture Ministers to request a report from the Commission on this issue; if he has requested a report from his Department or its agencies on...
- Foreign Conflicts. (5 Nov 2008)
Andrew Doyle: Question 105: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the comments of Sir John Holmes, UN Under Secretary General for humanitarian affairs and emergency relief co-ordinator, expressed to the Security Council on 26 February 2008 (details supplied); the action he has taken in view of the comments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38459/08]
- Written Answers — Overseas Development Aid: Overseas Development Aid (5 Nov 2008)
Andrew Doyle: Question 141: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his plans to extend the number of development aid programme countries. [38479/08]
- Pension Provisions. (6 Nov 2008)
Andrew Doyle: Question 8: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has received estimates of the deficits in the pension fund in universities and certain State bodies in meeting EU funding standards, which he has offered to take over; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38759/08]
- Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (11 Nov 2008)
Andrew Doyle: Question 264: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of palliative care nurses employed in County Wicklow; and the action being taken to ensure the employment of specialised nurses for the provision of palliative care nursing services in County Wicklow as soon as possible. [39356/08]
- Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (11 Nov 2008)
Andrew Doyle: Question 265: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of occupational therapists employed in County Wicklow; the action being taken to employ occupational therapists to provide an occupational therapy service in County Wicklow; and the terms of employment and the means used to advertise vacancies. [39357/08]
- Written Answers — Housing Grants: Housing Grants (11 Nov 2008)
Andrew Doyle: Question 505: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the amount allocated by county and by year for the mobility scheme; the amount allocated by county and by year for the housing adaptation scheme; the way the funding is allocated; and the budget for these two schemes in 2009. [39318/08]
- Written Answers — Site Remediation: Site Remediation (11 Nov 2008)
Andrew Doyle: Question 556: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the budget and consultant's brief governing the commissioning of a report on the Avoca river and the old mines (details supplied); and the action taken to ensure that local stakeholder input is being taken into account in decisions regarding the refurbishment or razing of old copper mines on the Avoca river....
- Written Answers — Bovine Disease Controls: Bovine Disease Controls (11 Nov 2008)
Andrew Doyle: Question 572: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when the age limit for mandatory testing of animals for BSE is being changed; the details of changes being introduced; the number of staff employed on the BSE monitoring programme; the resources allocated; the way this compares to the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39358/08]
- Written Answers — Tuberculosis Incidence: Tuberculosis Incidence (11 Nov 2008)
Andrew Doyle: Question 582: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food further to Parliamentary Question No. 465 of 29 October 2008, if research is being carried out into investigating the significant reservoir of tuberculosis infection in wildlife, other than badgers. [39658/08]
- Written Answers — Rural Transport Services: Rural Transport Services (12 Nov 2008)
Andrew Doyle: Question 102: To ask the Minister for Transport the progress made on the promise in the programme for Government to plan and deliver strategies for the future development of integrated public transport, in co-operation with the relevant local authorities, by conducting integrated transport and land use plans in the spatial strategy hubs immediately taking into account both current and future...
- Gangland Crime: Motion (18 Nov 2008)
Andrew Doyle: I thank Deputy Charlie Flanagan for bringing this Private Members' business to the House and for sharing time. It is somewhat poignant that the motion comes before the House when the city that somewhat unfairly seems to be getting all the attention, namely, Limerick, which is a wonderful city, is trying to celebrate its positive side with the opening of a new stadium and at least one...
- Gangland Crime: Motion (18 Nov 2008)
Andrew Doyle: Let us tackle the importation of drugs for profit. It is more than likely that every consignment of drugs that comes into the country contains firearms to help the drug dealers shift their wares. Let us help the petty drug addict by preventing drugs getting here in the first place and making resources available to rehabilitate them.
- Water Quality. (18 Nov 2008)
Andrew Doyle: When I read the report on this matter in the newspaper yesterday I was alarmed. I raise it not to scaremonger, but because it is our duty as public representatives and legislators to ensure confidence in our statutory agencies. The Fine Gael Party has proposed the amalgamation or dissolution of some of the statutory agencies, but has never included the Food Safety Authority of Ireland,...
- Written Answers — Food Labelling: Food Labelling (18 Nov 2008)
Andrew Doyle: Question 187: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the action she has taken to request the EU Commission to reform the food labelling laws regarding country of origin and lightly processed foods; when the expected changes in EU labelling laws will be made to clarify country of origin and country of processing; and if she has proposed that the country of origin of meat products be made...
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (18 Nov 2008)
Andrew Doyle: Question 517: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of special needs teachers employed in the primary school system; the criteria for allocating special needs teaching hours to primary schools; the number of special needs teachers employed in the secondary school system; the criteria for allocating special needs teaching hours to secondary schools; and the number of places...