Results 361-380 of 447 for speaker:Brendan Kenneally

Written Answers — Energy Conservation: Energy Conservation (17 Dec 2009)

Brendan Kenneally: Question 314: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if funding will be provided for the warmer homes initiative scheme in 2010. [47964/09]

Written Answers — Energy Conservation: Energy Conservation (17 Dec 2009)

Brendan Kenneally: Question 315: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of persons from County Waterford who applied for the warmer homes initiative scheme during 2009. [47965/09]

Written Answers — Energy Conservation: Energy Conservation (17 Dec 2009)

Brendan Kenneally: Question 316: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the amount of funding provided to participants from County Waterford in the warmer homes initiative scheme during 2009. [47966/09]

Written Answers — Rural Environment Protection Scheme: Rural Environment Protection Scheme (17 Dec 2009)

Brendan Kenneally: Question 349: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the progress being made on the provision of a new REP scheme. [47959/09]

Written Answers — Rural Environment Protection Scheme: Rural Environment Protection Scheme (17 Dec 2009)

Brendan Kenneally: Question 350: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the category of farmers that are expected to qualify for the new REP scheme. [47960/09]

Written Answers — Teaching Inspections: Teaching Inspections (17 Dec 2009)

Brendan Kenneally: Question 388: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of teaching inspections carried out in Waterford in 2007, 2008 and to date in 2009. [47975/09]

Written Answers — Court Accommodation: Court Accommodation (19 Jan 2010)

Brendan Kenneally: Question 285: To ask the Minister for Finance if the plans for the Waterford Courthouse were completed and received by the end of 2009 as was previously indicated; and if these plans are available for viewing. [1617/10]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (19 Jan 2010)

Brendan Kenneally: Question 911: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the organisations who administered funding under the €5 million salmon hardship fund; the amount for which each organisation was responsible; the amount that each of these organisations used from their allocations to cover administration costs; the amount of funding that remained unspent by the deadline of...

Written Answers — Flood Relief: Flood Relief (27 Jan 2010)

Brendan Kenneally: Question 204: To ask the Minister for Finance the details of the various flood alleviation measures that are taking place in County Waterford; the measures that will be included in phases one, two, three and four; the date when phase one of the works will be completed; the date when phases two,three and four will have their detailed designs completed; the length of time it will take to...

Written Answers — Money Advice and Budgeting Service: Money Advice and Budgeting Service (27 Jan 2010)

Brendan Kenneally: Question 259: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of persons who availed of the services of the Money Advice and Budgetary Service in County Waterford in 2009; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3920/10]

Written Answers — Flood Relief: Flood Relief (27 Jan 2010)

Brendan Kenneally: Question 281: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 295 of 17 December 2009, when he expects to receive a report on the effects of the recent flooding from the local authority; if he will be making this report available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3921/10]

Written Answers — Energy Conservation: Energy Conservation (27 Jan 2010)

Brendan Kenneally: Question 297: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of households that participated in the warmer homes scheme during 2009 on a county basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3922/10]

Special Ombudsman's Report: Statements (4 Feb 2010)

Brendan Kenneally: I welcome the opportunity to comment on the ombudsman's report on the Lost at Sea scheme. An attempt to vilify Deputy Fahey for the way in which he introduced the scheme and for the way in which it was subsequently conducted has been ongoing for many years. Deputy Sheahan has surprised me, as he is continuing along the same lines. That is unfair because Deputy Fahey, the former Minister,...

Special Ombudsman's Report: Statements (4 Feb 2010)

Brendan Kenneally: The committee would make a decision, but we do not have such a system.

Special Ombudsman's Report: Statements (4 Feb 2010)

Brendan Kenneally: In the UK, participants must stand by a committee's decision. Perhaps we must consider something similar for Ireland.

Special Ombudsman's Report: Statements (4 Feb 2010)

Brendan Kenneally: One Irish case involved the Revenue Commissioners' dealings with a particular taxpayer.

Special Ombudsman's Report: Statements (4 Feb 2010)

Brendan Kenneally: Deputy Creed referred to this issue.

Special Ombudsman's Report: Statements (4 Feb 2010)

Brendan Kenneally: The ombudsman found against the Revenue Commissioners when they brought the issue to that office. They paid part of the compensation agreed at the time, in and of itself an indication that Revenue had admitted that it had been in the wrong. The issue went before our Committee on Finance and the Public Service.

Special Ombudsman's Report: Statements (4 Feb 2010)

Brendan Kenneally: The Ombudsman's decision received cross-party unanimous support. Unfortunately, the then Government fell and a new Committee on Finance and the Public Service came into being. It also supported the decision and a report was laid before the Dáil in February 2008. Now that we have this report, where do we go from here?

Special Ombudsman's Report: Statements (4 Feb 2010)

Brendan Kenneally: To the best of my knowledge, the report has no statutory basis. Perhaps the House must consider this situation. How do we want the ombudsman's office to operate? Should it continue to operate in the same way?