Results 4,961-4,980 of 15,805 for speaker:Michael Ring
- Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Sep 2008)
Michael Ring: In respect of this Bill there is an issue I would have preferred the Minister to discuss when he was talking about boundary changes in both the European and the Dáil elections. I cannot understand why there is such resistance to appointing people to deal with the registers. There is no doubt that local authorities have failed. We saw this happen before the last election and, in all...
- Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Sep 2008)
Michael Ring: He is going again, fair play to him.
- Irish Economy: Motion (24 Sep 2008)
Michael Ring: I am glad the Minister for Finance has attended this debate because I was going to have a go at him if he did not. He would have shown total disrespect for the House if he had not attended. Deputy Bruton has put down a good motion that the Government was not prepared to debate in Government time. We did not want half Ministers; there are too many half Ministers. In fact, if I were...
- Irish Economy: Motion (24 Sep 2008)
Michael Ring: ââI would get rid of six of them, for a start. I would get rid of half the programme managers and advisers and all the waste in public offices. The Minister was also late last week. Everybody in the country was talking about what was happening in the economy. The Minister might recall the film "Mary Poppins". In that film the young child went into the bank but would not lodge his two...
- Irish Economy: Motion (24 Sep 2008)
Michael Ring: One can see how bad things are when the Government is running away.
- Irish Economy: Motion (24 Sep 2008)
Michael Ring: Hear, hear.
- Irish Economy: Motion (24 Sep 2008)
Michael Ring: It was Joe Duffy last week and it is Fine Gael this week.
- Irish Economy: Motion (24 Sep 2008)
Michael Ring: We will have more tuppences before this is over. It is "Mary Poppins".
- Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (24 Sep 2008)
Michael Ring: Question 217: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the plans she has to allow persons with disabilities to remain on FÃS schemes for unlimited periods; her further plans to facilitate persons with disabilities to remain on the schemes indefinitely in view of the fact that many of these people find it almost impossible to secure employment; and if she will...
- Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (24 Sep 2008)
Michael Ring: Question 218: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment her plans to establish a FÃS scheme for persons with disabilities; the long term schemes available for persons with disabilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30463/08]
- Written Answers — Industrial Development: Industrial Development (24 Sep 2008)
Michael Ring: Question 223: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of site visits (details supplied) to County Mayo conducted by the Industrial Development Authority to date in 2008. [30712/08]
- Written Answers — Employment Levels: Employment Levels (24 Sep 2008)
Michael Ring: Question 224: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of people employed in companies supported by the Industrial Development Authority at a location (details supplied) with comparison figures for each of the past five years. [30713/08]
- Written Answers — Industrial Development: Industrial Development (24 Sep 2008)
Michael Ring: Question 225: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she will ascertain from the Industrial Development Authority the position regarding a project (details supplied) in County Mayo; the number of units available in total at that location; the number that have been occupied; if there is active interest in the location by investors; and if she will make a...
- Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (24 Sep 2008)
Michael Ring: Question 230: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when a decision will be made on an appeal for an employment permit by a person (details supplied) in County Mayo. [31173/08]
- Written Answers — Flood Relief: Flood Relief (24 Sep 2008)
Michael Ring: Question 260: To ask the Minister for Finance if funding was allocated for an area (details supplied) in County Mayo to relieve flooding; if so, the amount disbursed; and if not, the reason therefor. [30506/08]
- Written Answers — Flood Relief: Flood Relief (24 Sep 2008)
Michael Ring: Question 261: To ask the Minister for Finance if funding was allocated for an area (details supplied) in County Mayo to relieve flooding; if so, the amount disbursed; and if not, the reason therefore. [30507/08]
- Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (24 Sep 2008)
Michael Ring: Question 308: To ask the Minister for Finance the plans he has to address the anomaly that exists between the way savings and saving bonds are dealt with in respect of State pension holders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30445/08]
- Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (24 Sep 2008)
Michael Ring: Question 334: To ask the Minister for Finance the level of travel tax imposed on persons who travel from here by aeroplane and boat; if this tax is applied to persons travelling via Northern Ireland to other countries; the rate of this tax in respect of each of the past 10 years; the amount collected from this tax in each of the past 10 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Written Answers — Flood Relief: Flood Relief (24 Sep 2008)
Michael Ring: Question 337: To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 179 of 4 December 2007 the outcome of the Office of Public Works contact with a local authority regarding an option to alleviate a flooding problem at a location (details supplied) in County Mayo; the timeframe in which this problem will be rectified; and the measures that will be used. [30819/08]
- Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (24 Sep 2008)
Michael Ring: Question 355: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will reduce the VAT level on products which help homeowners change their energy profile (details supplied) in view of the fact that this would encourage more people to reduce their annual energy costs. [31236/08]