Results 501-520 of 907 for speaker:Seán Ryan

Hospitals Building Programme. (2 Feb 2006)

Seán Ryan: The children from north Dublin, north county Dublin and the rest of the country are being treated in Victorian conditions in Temple Street hospital. The existing facilities are totally inadequate, leading to major queuing, discomfort and lack of privacy. The proposed new hospital, which has been on the agenda for approximately 25 years, will resolve these problems and must be commenced...

Hospitals Building Programme. (2 Feb 2006)

Seán Ryan: The project is about to go to tender?

Hospitals Building Programme. (2 Feb 2006)

Seán Ryan: Irrespective of any decision on Crumlin, those services can be provided by Temple Street.

Hospitals Building Programme. (2 Feb 2006)

Seán Ryan: I ask the Minister of State to give us the news.

Hospitals Building Programme. (2 Feb 2006)

Seán Ryan: There is an alternative for the prison in the Minister of State's constituency.

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (2 Feb 2006)

Seán Ryan: Question 54: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of EU directives within the competency of his Department that remain to be transposed into law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3505/06]

Written Answers — Trade Liberalisation: Trade Liberalisation (7 Feb 2006)

Seán Ryan: Question 149: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the progress which has been made towards the establishment of a World Trade Organisation working group to examine non-tariff barriers to trade, particularly for electronic, pharmaceutical and chemical products; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4097/06]

Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (8 Feb 2006)

Seán Ryan: Question 123: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he has received a copy of the recent report on cocaine use here by the National Advisory Committee on Drugs; his views on the finding that cocaine use here is almost twice as high as in Northern Ireland; his further views on the report in general; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4435/06]

Social Welfare Benefits. (9 Feb 2006)

Seán Ryan: Question 41: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his views on the recommendations of the NESF report Care for Older People for which his Department has responsibility and in particular the recommendation of a broad-based group to develop a national strategy for carers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4698/06]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (9 Feb 2006)

Seán Ryan: Question 62: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when he expects to introduce the revised diet supplement payment he promised when he launched the recent report on the cost of healthy eating and the cost of special diets; the way in which the revised payment will differ from the current one; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4699/06]

Written Answers — Natural Heritage Areas: Natural Heritage Areas (9 Feb 2006)

Seán Ryan: Question 231: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if the Sluice River Marsh, Portmarnock, County Dublin will be designated a natural heritage area or as a nature conservation area and same has the support and recommendation of Dúchas-National Parks and Wildlife Service. [4916/06]

Written Answers — Nuclear Safety: Nuclear Safety (14 Feb 2006)

Seán Ryan: Question 190: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the commitments given to him by Commissioner Franco Frattini and Commissioner Andris Piebalgs about the action they intend to take against the UK Government regarding the continued operation of Sellafield. [5216/06]

Written Answers — Nuclear Safety: Nuclear Safety (14 Feb 2006)

Seán Ryan: Question 139: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, in view of the European Court of Justice's preliminary court ruling regarding the State's legal action against the UK under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, the legal action the State intends to pursue against Sellafield at this stage. [5215/06]

Written Answers — Schools Recognition: Schools Recognition (14 Feb 2006)

Seán Ryan: Question 560: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the situation in respect of permanent recognition of a school (details supplied) in County Dublin and the provision of a permanent school for the children who are being educated at two locations. [5099/06]

Written Answers — Schools Recognition: Schools Recognition (14 Feb 2006)

Seán Ryan: Question 561: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason a school (details supplied) in County Dublin is on band two of her Department's building programme; and if in view of justification by the board of management for a band one status in terms of viability, financial provision and health and safety, the school will be reclassified as a band one project. [5100/06]

Written Answers — Literacy Levels: Literacy Levels (15 Feb 2006)

Seán Ryan: Question 165: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her response to the report from the Education Research Centre at a school (details supplied) which indicates that there has been no improvement since 1999 in the statistics for the literacy difficulties of poor children which remain unacceptably high; what precisely she intends to do to address this; and if she will make a statement...

Written Answers — Educational Disadvantage: Educational Disadvantage (15 Feb 2006)

Seán Ryan: Question 132: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the amount of extra money that will be spent to address educational disadvantage in 2006; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5746/06]

Written Answers — Genetically Modified Organisms: Genetically Modified Organisms (16 Feb 2006)

Seán Ryan: Question 59: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of submissions received by the 1 February 2006 deadline for receipt of submissions on the report of the working group on the coexistence of GM crops with conventional and organic farming; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5939/06]

Written Answers — Fisheries Protection: Fisheries Protection (21 Feb 2006)

Seán Ryan: Question 72: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if measures will be brought forward to establish a buy-out scheme for drift-netting to protect Irish salmon stocks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6707/06]

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (21 Feb 2006)

Seán Ryan: Question 157: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the measures he is proposing to tackle the ongoing broadband deficit in view of the fact that his recent broadband demand report stated that only 17% of the long-term potential broadband market here had signed up for broadband by the end of 2005. [6724/06]