Results 421-440 of 10,573 for speaker:Patrick O'Donovan

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (6 Dec 2011)

Patrick O'Donovan: Question 244: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he has considered an option (details supplied) as an employment creating initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38792/11]

Written Answers — Anti-Social Behaviour: Anti-Social Behaviour (6 Dec 2011)

Patrick O'Donovan: Question 255: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of anti-social behaviour orders that have been issued since their introduction; the number of warnings that have been issued under the same legislation to juveniles in the County Limerick Garda district. [38309/11]

Written Answers — Planning Issues: Planning Issues (7 Dec 2011)

Patrick O'Donovan: Question 31: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation further to Parliamentary Question No. 369 of 29 November 2011, if in a situation in which a property management company has gone into liquidation and the housing estate has not been taken in charge by the local authority, if he will confirm that the legal responsibility for the ongoing maintenance and carrying out of...

European Summit: Motion (8 Dec 2011)

Patrick O'Donovan: I welcome the opportunity to speak on something as important as the motion, which I welcome. I concur with Deputy Alex White that it is not an unusual motion from the Technical Group. It is negative, all doom and gloom. The world is going to fall in on top of us and the Taoiseach should make sure that does not happen. Needless to say, the motion is not ground-breaking. Deputy Billy...

European Summit: Motion (8 Dec 2011)

Patrick O'Donovan: -----in which there were continuous armed conflicts and narrow nationalistic views perpetrated on smaller countries, with the result that the sovereignty of individual states and their citizens was always under threat. Perhaps Deputy Gerry Adams knows about a time on the European continent when a longer period of peace was enjoyed than has been enjoyed since 1957, but I am not aware of it....

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (8 Dec 2011)

Patrick O'Donovan: Question 12: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive their redundancy payment. [39236/11]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (8 Dec 2011)

Patrick O'Donovan: Question 37: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a back to school clothing allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wexford; when a decision will issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39310/11]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (13 Dec 2011)

Patrick O'Donovan: Question 236: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding a carer's allowance application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wexford; when he can expect to receive a decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39654/11]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (13 Dec 2011)

Patrick O'Donovan: Question 239: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline the proposals to change the age for disability allowance from 16 years to 18 years; the implications of these proposed changes on domiciliary allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39670/11]

Written Answers — National Lottery Funding: National Lottery Funding (13 Dec 2011)

Patrick O'Donovan: Question 463: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an application in respect of funding in respect of a national lottery grant for a centre (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39700/11]

Written Answers — Nursing Homes Support Scheme: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (13 Dec 2011)

Patrick O'Donovan: Question 485: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide the average processing time for applications made under the fair deal scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39850/11]

Written Answers — Nursing Homes Support Scheme: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (13 Dec 2011)

Patrick O'Donovan: Question 492: To ask the Minister for Health in view of the fact that applicants to the fair deal scheme are not entitled to benefit from the scheme until such a time as their application has been approved, if he will be assigning additional staff to ensure a more efficient processing of applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39900/11]

Written Answers — Nursing Homes Support Scheme: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (13 Dec 2011)

Patrick O'Donovan: Question 497: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an application made under the fair deal scheme in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39930/11]

Rural Areas: Motion (Resumed) (14 Dec 2011)

Patrick O'Donovan: I welcome the opportunity to speak. When I first looked at this motion, I wondered whether it was a joke. The Fianna Fáil Deputies have fair neck, as they say. I often wonder whether the people were kind of stupid for booting them out last February, because to listen to them, one would think that in these nine months they would have everything solved. They have identified every problem...

Rural Areas: Motion (Resumed) (14 Dec 2011)

Patrick O'Donovan: The only way we will get this country back to work and out of the mire in which Fianna Fáil left it is by allowing people such as Deputy Noonan, Deputy Coveney and Deputy Howlin to adopt initiatives. The attitude should be: when we have a massive problem, we can look at it the Fianna Fáil way, by pulling the duvet over our heads and pretending it will go away, or we can actually tackle it....

Written Answers — Tax Refunds: Tax Refunds (14 Dec 2011)

Patrick O'Donovan: Question 66: To ask the Minister for Finance the reason a person (details supplied) in County Wexford is unable to claim a refund of tax paid now that they have finished work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40039/11]

Written Answers — Tax Refunds: Tax Refunds (14 Dec 2011)

Patrick O'Donovan: Question 67: To ask the Minister for Finance when the refund of income tax for 2008 will be made to a person (details supplied) in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40040/11]

Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (14 Dec 2011)

Patrick O'Donovan: Question 169: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he has considered proposals to assist in the regulation of the scrap metal industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40107/11]

Written Answers — Crime Prevention: Crime Prevention (14 Dec 2011)

Patrick O'Donovan: Question 183: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he has considered proposals that would deal with theft of scrap metal to assist the industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40107/11]

Written Answers — Private Rented Accommodation: Private Rented Accommodation (14 Dec 2011)

Patrick O'Donovan: Question 219: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality, further to Parliamentary Question No. 369 of 29 November 2011 and Parliamentary Question No. 31 of 7 December 2011, if in a situation in which a property management company has gone into liquidation and the housing estate has not been taken in charge by the local authority, he will confirm that the legal responsibility for the...