Results 501-520 of 2,770 for speaker:Bernard Allen
- Written Answers — Nuclear Disarmament Initiative: Nuclear Disarmament Initiative (31 May 2005)
Bernard Allen: Question 253: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will make a statement on the present status of talks between the EU and Iran regarding Iran's nuclear development programme. [17963/05]
- Written Answers — Crime Levels: Crime Levels (31 May 2005)
Bernard Allen: Question 408: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the details of the headline offences recorded and detailed for each of the districts within the Cork metropolitan area and Cork county area in the years 1997, 2000 and 2004. [18435/05]
- Written Answers — Environmental Policy: Environmental Policy (31 May 2005)
Bernard Allen: Question 466: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the reason Ireland has not ratified the Aarhus Agreement taking into account Article 29.5.1 given that the European Union has already ratified the agreement on 17 February 2005; and the reason Ireland has not ratified the agreement almost seven years after signing it on 25 June 1998. [17962/05]
- Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (31 May 2005)
Bernard Allen: Question 477: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, further to a recent statement by Cork City Council that its tenant purchase scheme for apartments and flats is closed and that a working group in the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government is looking at the question in relation to the sale of flats to its tenants, when the working...
- Written Answers — National Housing Agency: National Housing Agency (31 May 2005)
Bernard Allen: Question 480: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, the reason the owners of the National Housing Agency are charging 12% interest on house loans. [18117/05]
- Leaders' Questions. (1 Jun 2005)
Bernard Allen: That is because the Government had to pay the minimum wage.
- Leaders' Questions. (1 Jun 2005)
Bernard Allen: The Government paid the minimum wage and cut back the hours.
- Benchmarking Awards. (1 Jun 2005)
Bernard Allen: It would be great if we knew how these decisions were arrived at.
- Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (1 Jun 2005)
Bernard Allen: Question 32: To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department is considering the transfer of pension assets of non-commercial semi-State schemes to the NTMA. [18329/05]
- Overseas Development Aid. (2 Jun 2005)
Bernard Allen: Question 1: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs when Ireland will meet the UN target for overseas development aid; the timescale for the decentralisation of Development Cooperation Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18794/05]
- Overseas Development Aid. (2 Jun 2005)
Bernard Allen: I would like to see the table, but that is another story. Is the Minister of State not embarrassed by his recent statement welcoming the European Union's commitment to attaining the 0.7% GNP target by 2010? Will he give me a straight answer to a straight question? Will that target of 0.7% of GNP, which was reneged on by the Taoiseach after he gave that commitment at the United Nations in...
- Overseas Development Aid. (2 Jun 2005)
Bernard Allen: By when?
- Overseas Development Aid. (2 Jun 2005)
Bernard Allen: What about the Minister of State's promise?
- Overseas Development Aid. (2 Jun 2005)
Bernard Allen: The Minister of State claimed there were inaccuracies in my questions, but what inaccuracies?
- Overseas Development Aid. (2 Jun 2005)
Bernard Allen: It is worse than I thought.
- Overseas Development Aid. (2 Jun 2005)
Bernard Allen: I am quoting union sources â IMPACT.
- Overseas Development Aid. (2 Jun 2005)
Bernard Allen: I wish the Minister of State would give shorter answers, so that we could ask supplementary questions. This is almost like a filibuster.
- European Constitution. (2 Jun 2005)
Bernard Allen: Question 4: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the position regarding the ratification of the EU constitution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18863/05]
- European Constitution. (2 Jun 2005)
Bernard Allen: I am concerned to hear the Minister of State saying that Ireland will make its own decision. I thought that Ireland had made its decision and that a referendum on the constitution was to be held. Does the Minister of State agree that it would be totally wrong that our attitude to the constitution should be dictated by the opinions of the French and Dutch people? Will the Minister of State...
- European Constitution. (2 Jun 2005)
Bernard Allen: The decision to hold a referendum has been made.