Results 381-400 of 3,931 for speaker:Dan Neville

Decentralisation Programme. (21 Apr 2005)

Dan Neville: Question 6: To ask the Minister for Defence the progress being made with regard to the decentralisation of his Department and agencies under his control; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12326/05]

Written Answers — School Curriculum: School Curriculum (26 Apr 2005)

Dan Neville: Question 96: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of recommendations of the task force on the physical sciences which remain to be implemented; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12969/05]

Written Answers — Post Office Network: Post Office Network (26 Apr 2005)

Dan Neville: Question 262: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources his views on whether the local post office is a vital part of the social fabric of the community and whether it is in the national interest to preserve and allow its role to grow; and if he will respond to the Irish Postmasters Union's concerns about the future of the post office network. [13185/05]

Written Answers — Stability and Growth Pact: Stability and Growth Pact (27 Apr 2005)

Dan Neville: Question 117: To ask the Minister for Finance the implications of the revised stability pact for Ireland; and if he proposes to change the capital spending plans up to 2009 outlined in budget 2005. [13282/05]

Written Answers — Overseas Development Aid: Overseas Development Aid (28 Apr 2005)

Dan Neville: Question 37: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs when a new and fixed timescale for achieving the UN target for overseas development aid will be achieved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13515/05]

Suicide Levels: Motion. (4 May 2005)

Dan Neville: I welcome the opportunity to contribute on this sensitive and delicate subject. I commend the proposers for tabling the motion. The suicide epidemic is serious. The most recent statistic was that 444 people committed suicide in a year. The Ministers of State will accept that is a conservative figure and the true figure is higher. However, it is not as high as many people say. It is probably...

Written Answers — Live Register: Live Register (4 May 2005)

Dan Neville: Question 130: To ask the Taoiseach the details of the live register in Newcastle West for each month of 2005 to date. [14568/05]

Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (4 May 2005)

Dan Neville: Question 173: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the budget to the mental health service as a percentage of the total health budget for each year since 1997. [14202/05]

Written Answers — Suicide Incidence: Suicide Incidence (4 May 2005)

Dan Neville: Question 174: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of suicides in 2004 by age and gender. [14203/05]

Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (4 May 2005)

Dan Neville: Question 391: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding the continuation of a staffing grant for Rathkeale community crèche. [13958/05]

School Transport. (5 May 2005)

Dan Neville: I welcome this opportunity to raise school transport arrangements as they apply to the Salesian secondary college, Pallaskenry, County Limerick. The position is that the children travelling to the school are from rural and urban areas. Since 1967, the school has shared a catchment area with city schools. Slightly more than 50% of the its student population come from the western suburbs of...

Written Answers — Energy Resources: Energy Resources (5 May 2005)

Dan Neville: Question 87: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the extent to which he expects energy conservation and efficiency measures proposed or anticipated by his Department to affect the overall energy requirements with particular reference to oil, gas, electricity and other sources of energy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14512/05]

Dormant Accounts (Amendment) Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report Stage. (10 May 2005)

Dan Neville: I have listened carefully to the debate and I am upset by the changes made in the Bill. It is obvious the initial approach was to provide for significant intervention in areas of need and deprivation. In January 2003 I was asked for advice by members of the board who were anxious to involve it and use the moneys in reducing the incidence of suicide. They had decided that this was an area that...

Dormant Accounts (Amendment) Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report Stage. (10 May 2005)

Dan Neville: I am making the point that change, which the amendment seeks to reverse, prevents us doing what we want to do.

Dormant Accounts (Amendment) Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report Stage. (10 May 2005)

Dan Neville: It does. I have been told it does.

Dormant Accounts (Amendment) Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report Stage. (10 May 2005)

Dan Neville: No, it cannot.

Dormant Accounts (Amendment) Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report Stage. (10 May 2005)

Dan Neville: It cannot do it because of the changes.

Dormant Accounts (Amendment) Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report Stage. (10 May 2005)

Dan Neville: I just wanted to make a contribution on this matter because it is important to me

Dormant Accounts (Amendment) Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report Stage. (10 May 2005)

Dan Neville: I was advised that the Government had changed its approach, that while the Bill was not in force, the approach of the Government had changed and that the board would have to re-examine the situation in the light of developments that had taken place.

Dormant Accounts (Amendment) Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report Stage. (10 May 2005)

Dan Neville: The application was lodged in February 2003 and has been refused by letter. This was a national programme which was costed for a two year period. There is considerable criticism over the lack of helplines today and which were included in the proposed programme. I have the full proposal with me. The amendment tabled by Deputy McGinley would address this.