Results 4,081-4,100 of 15,805 for speaker:Michael Ring

Voluntary Work. (14 Feb 2008)

Michael Ring: It is quite simple why people are not volunteering — they are afraid of being sued. Does the Minister of State propose to introduce legislation to protect volunteers from being sued? If a volunteer takes children to a football match on a Saturday or the zoo and an accident happens, the volunteer can be held personally responsible for it. That is one reason that many voluntary groups...

Leader Programmes. (14 Feb 2008)

Michael Ring: I tabled this question because there is great concern among Leader groups. They want the announcement immediately. They want to know the rules and regulations and the level of funding. Thousands of people throughout the country are waiting to see what the new Leader programme will bring and how they can apply for it. Does the Minister have plans to downsize and amalgamate some of the...

Leader Programmes. (14 Feb 2008)

Michael Ring: The Minister accepts that Europe sometimes takes a long time to make decisions. It is like writing to Departments. I sent a letter to the Department of Education and Science last November and had to put down a question in the Dáil this week to get the reply. After getting the reply, the details were supplied to the person. I was lucky in that the Secretary General of the Department was...

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (14 Feb 2008)

Michael Ring: Question 142: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he is satisfied with the job levels, following the recent publication of the Údarás na Gaeltachta annual report; if he is further satisfied with the job creation levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5687/08]

Written Answers — Tourism Development: Tourism Development (14 Feb 2008)

Michael Ring: Question 141: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the level of funding that will be made available in 2008 under the LEADER programme for the development of rural tourism; the regions that will be targeted by this investment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5686/08]

Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (14 Feb 2008)

Michael Ring: Question 100: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a bed will be found for a person (details supplied) in County Mayo. [5921/08]

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (14 Feb 2008)

Michael Ring: Question 136: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his proposals to provide a pension for women who were debarred from continuing work in the Civil Service from the 1960s to the 1980s on marrying; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5775/08]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (14 Feb 2008)

Michael Ring: Question 159: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive their REP scheme payment. [5829/08]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (14 Feb 2008)

Michael Ring: Question 170: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will be granted their REP scheme payment. [5909/08]

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (14 Feb 2008)

Michael Ring: Question 178: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if transport will be provided to a person (details supplied) in County Mayo. [5732/08]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (19 Feb 2008)

Michael Ring: Question 204: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if responsibility for the provision of respite care for the wheelchair sector has been transferred (details supplied) in County Mayo; the reasoning for the transfer; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5956/08]

Written Answers — Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme: Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme (19 Feb 2008)

Michael Ring: Question 219: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive payment under the health repayment scheme particularly as the claimant maintains that all the necessary documentation has been submitted. [6180/08]

Written Answers — Long-Term Illness Scheme: Long-Term Illness Scheme (19 Feb 2008)

Michael Ring: Question 284: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if a medical condition will be included under the long term illness scheme (details supplied). [6387/08]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (19 Feb 2008)

Michael Ring: Question 224: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo can expect to get a bed for surgery in Galway Regional Hospital. [6214/08]

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (19 Feb 2008)

Michael Ring: Question 295: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if a position (details supplied) within the Health Service Executive in County Mayo will be filled temporarily to cover a maternity leave to ensure a continuation of services for those who need physiotherapy. [6548/08]

Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (19 Feb 2008)

Michael Ring: Question 296: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if an extension to the deadline for the contractual stage of a project (details supplied) in County Mayo can be extended; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6549/08]

Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (19 Feb 2008)

Michael Ring: Question 297: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if he would investigate the possibility of sanctioning additional funding for the building of a larger facility for the provision of the extra childcare places projected for a facility. [6550/08]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (19 Feb 2008)

Michael Ring: Question 412: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when an appeal will be heard for a person (details supplied) in County Mayo. [6101/08]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (19 Feb 2008)

Michael Ring: Question 415: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when a bereavement grant application by a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will be approved and granted in respect of their late mother. [6181/08]

Written Answers — Building Regulations: Building Regulations (19 Feb 2008)

Michael Ring: Question 420: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if his Department has carried out an audit (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6531/08]