Results 361-380 of 1,319 for speaker:Paudge Connolly

Written Answers — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (31 May 2005)

Paudge Connolly: Question 161: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of persons from the former North Eastern Health Board area who have been subvented for nursing home care in Northern Ireland nursing homes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18192/05]

Written Answers — Nursing Home Subventions: Nursing Home Subventions (31 May 2005)

Paudge Connolly: Question 163: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of contract beds in Northern Ireland private nursing homes that have been contracted by the former North Eastern Health Board and Health Service Executive north-eastern area and for which patients have to be reimbursed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18194/05]

Written Answers — Water Fluoridation: Water Fluoridation (31 May 2005)

Paudge Connolly: Question 177: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the level of expenditure on water fluoridation by the former South Eastern Health Board; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18250/05]

Written Answers — Water Fluoridation: Water Fluoridation (31 May 2005)

Paudge Connolly: Question 179: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the level of expenditure on water fluoridation by the former Western Health Board; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18252/05]

Written Answers — Water Fluoridation: Water Fluoridation (31 May 2005)

Paudge Connolly: Question 180: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the level of expenditure on water fluoridation by the former Mid-Western Health Board. [18253/05]

Written Answers — Water Fluoridation: Water Fluoridation (31 May 2005)

Paudge Connolly: Question 181: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the level of expenditure on water fluoridation by the former Western Health Board; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18254/05]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (31 May 2005)

Paudge Connolly: Question 178: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if a timescale has been agreed for the opening of the remaining parts of Cootehill health care centre which have remained unused for the past three years; if resources will be made available for the centre's service to elderly persons and to the disabled; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18251/05]

Written Answers — Post Office Network: Post Office Network (31 May 2005)

Paudge Connolly: Question 242: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he proposes to bring rural post offices within the remit of a public service obligation; to guarantee the future of rural sub-post offices earmarked for possible closure; to provide on-line connectivity to the remainder of post offices to enable them to compete; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (31 May 2005)

Paudge Connolly: Question 260: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if he will approve a sports capital grant for Donagh sports field, Emyvale, County Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18226/05]

Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (31 May 2005)

Paudge Connolly: Question 261: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if he will approve a sports capital grant for a committee (details supplied) in County Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18246/05]

Written Answers — Sports Capital Programme: Sports Capital Programme (31 May 2005)

Paudge Connolly: Question 262: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if he will approve a capital sports grant for a club (details supplied) in County Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18247/05]

Written Answers — Rural Transport Services: Rural Transport Services (31 May 2005)

Paudge Connolly: Question 320: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will extend the rural transport initiative pilot project to serve Carrickroe, Clara, Ballyoisin, Mullan, Emyvale and Glaslough areas of County Monaghan which are not served by public transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18180/05]

Written Answers — Rural Transport Services: Rural Transport Services (31 May 2005)

Paudge Connolly: Question 321: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will extend the rural transport initiative pilot project to serve areas in County Monaghan which are not served by public transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18181/05]

Written Answers — Animal Diseases: Animal Diseases (31 May 2005)

Paudge Connolly: Question 358: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the measures which are in place to prevent the spread of avian flu to poultry here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18208/05]

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (31 May 2005)

Paudge Connolly: Question 359: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she proposes to seek a derogation from the terms of the nitrates directive for farming here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18209/05]

Written Answers — Disadvantaged Areas Scheme: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme (31 May 2005)

Paudge Connolly: Question 361: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the timescale for the implementation and the designation of the remaining 16% of County Monaghan as severely handicapped; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18263/05]

Written Answers — Psychological Service: Psychological Service (31 May 2005)

Paudge Connolly: Question 450: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if the cap on public service recruitment will be relaxed to enable the National Educational Psychological Service to recruit additional psychologists for this developing service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18257/05]

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (31 May 2005)

Paudge Connolly: Question 451: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if primary schools will be informed in sufficient time of their special needs staffing allocation for the 2005-06 school year to enable school principals, staffs and parents to plan and make adequate provision for the children's needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18258/05]

Maritime Safety Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed). (1 Jun 2005)

Paudge Connolly: I have no problem in welcoming the Bill because it is both timely and overdue. The legislation is designed to beef up the law against the improper use of personal watercraft such as jet skis and other small recreational watercraft such as speedboats. For too long legislation in this area was inadequate and half-hearted with some local authorities taking decisions to ban jet skis from beaches....

Driver Testing and Standards Authority Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (1 Jun 2005)

Paudge Connolly: As the title indicates, the Driver Testing and Standards Authority Bill 2004 is largely concerned with the establishment of a new agency to provide for efficient driving tests. The setting up of the agency is an admission of the inadequacy of the existing system which has resulted in a ten month waiting list for driving tests. The wide variations in the standards required to pass the driving...