Results 4,501-4,520 of 15,805 for speaker:Michael Ring
- National Drugs Strategy. (15 May 2008)
Michael Ring: They know what they want but they will not do it.
- Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (15 May 2008)
Michael Ring: Question 65: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the amount paid to a company (details supplied) in Dublin 14 for its work on behalf of her Department pursuant to an Act. [18980/08]
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (15 May 2008)
Michael Ring: Question 132: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will be approved and awarded the one parent family allowance. [19161/08]
- Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (15 May 2008)
Michael Ring: Question 135: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs when funding will be granted for a road (details supplied) in County Mayo. [19015/08]
- Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (15 May 2008)
Michael Ring: Question 136: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the criteria used in relation to assessing roads in the Gaeltacht area for funding; the person who assesses the roads for inclusion for grant funding; and the way they are assessed. [19016/08]
- Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (15 May 2008)
Michael Ring: Question 137: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the number of applications received seeking funding for strategic roads in Gaeltacht areas in 2008; and the number of applications successful and the amount allocated on a county basis. [19017/08]
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (15 May 2008)
Michael Ring: Question 155: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will introduce a payment of â¬35 per head on sheep to retain sheep farming in hill areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19019/08]
- Written Answers — Rural Environment Protection Scheme: Rural Environment Protection Scheme (15 May 2008)
Michael Ring: Question 156: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will amend the three hectares of enclosed green land eligibility requirement in REP scheme four to read three hectares of farmland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19020/08]
- Written Answers — Rural Environment Protection Scheme: Rural Environment Protection Scheme (15 May 2008)
Michael Ring: Question 157: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will amend two voluntary supplementary measures in REP scheme four to include commonage as par to the 20 hectares for payment as otherwise those measures have no relevance in hill areas (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19021/08]
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (15 May 2008)
Michael Ring: Question 158: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will remove the DED average requirement of the â¬6 million to special national reserve category for sheep farmers which would benefit hill farmers. [19022/08]
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (15 May 2008)
Michael Ring: Question 165: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if an application under the 2007 national reserve for a person (details supplied) in County Mayo has been successful. [19160/08]
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (15 May 2008)
Michael Ring: Question 179: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when a special needs assistant or classroom assistant will be provided for a person (details supplied) in County Mayo as recommended in the National Educational and Psychological Service report from February 2007. [19143/08]
- OECD Report on Public Service Reform: Statements (20 May 2008)
Michael Ring: I wish to share five minutes of my time with Deputy O'Dowd. I want to make a few comments on this report, which has been very expensive. However, I first congratulate both of the new Ministers of State, Deputy Martin Mansergh and Deputy John McGuinness, and wish them well in their appointments. I hope they will do two things in their new positions. I hope they will not do what every other...
- OECD Report on Public Service Reform: Statements (20 May 2008)
Michael Ring: They should give them the information, that is all. Why are they hiding information from the public? That is why we have this report.
- OECD Report on Public Service Reform: Statements (20 May 2008)
Michael Ring: The public come to us when they get frustrated with the HSE, the councils and the social welfare system. They come to us and ask us to get the information they need. We would not have half as much trouble if those in the public service answered people.
- OECD Report on Public Service Reform: Statements (20 May 2008)
Michael Ring: If a person writes to another person, whether it be in the HSE, the county council or the social welfare system, it is common manners to answer. Why will those who work in these organisations not answer the letters and write back a simple reply? That is what annoys and frustrates people. They cannot get a reply from the public service. In recent times the most common employees in this...
- OECD Report on Public Service Reform: Statements (20 May 2008)
Michael Ring: That is not acceptable in 2008. We were told that benchmarking would give us a better public service, but we do not have one. People are reasonable, but many are frustrated by this, their greatest problem, and want it resolved by the HSE and the Department of Social and Family Affairs. There should be no mix-ups, letters sent to the wrong people or lost files. People are frustrated by the...
- OECD Report on Public Service Reform: Statements (20 May 2008)
Michael Ring: I will conclude, but I would love to continue for another half an hour because I want to say more.
- OECD Report on Public Service Reform: Statements (20 May 2008)
Michael Ring: I will conclude for the Ceann Comhairle. We want to give the P60s to Mr. and Mrs. Voicemail.
- OECD Report on Public Service Reform: Statements (20 May 2008)
Michael Ring: Yes. We would give them P60s were we keeping them in work. We want to give them their P45s and put real people behind the counter at the HSE and the Department of Social and Family Affairs.