Results 541-560 of 9,994 for speaker:John Gormley
- Order of Business. (2 Jun 2005)
John Gormley: It is irresponsible. I wish to move an amendment to the Order of Business that the Dáil meet next Wednesday, 8 June.
- Order of Business. (2 Jun 2005)
John Gormley: I join other Members in paying tribute to Mr. Justice Morris on his fine second report, which reveals a litany of negligence, corruption, lies, deceit, cover-ups and appalling mismanagement. It exonerates Mr. McBrearty and Mr. McConnell and indicates that they were ruthlessly and viciously framed by the Garda. Their lives were made a hell. Were it not for the tenacity of Mr. McBrearty, Deputy...
- Order of Business. (2 Jun 2005)
John Gormley: That is discrimination. The Ceann Comhairle said I would be called first the next day and I will take him up on that.
- Overseas Development Aid. (2 Jun 2005)
John Gormley: The Minister has confirmed that he intends to reach this target by 2015.
- Undocumented Irish Emigrants. (2 Jun 2005)
John Gormley: Will the Minister of State elaborate on the proposed idea for an on-line database for illegal Irish immigrants living in the USA, to gain an accurate picture of how many such persons there are? As the Minister of State knows, the estimates vary. The US Government estimates 3,000 while we estimate between 20,000 and 50,000. What is the exact figure? Could there be potential difficulties with...
- Undocumented Irish Emigrants. (2 Jun 2005)
John Gormley: I asked the Minister of State an additional question about the current estimates for illegal immigrants. What is the Government's present estimate and how did it arrive at this figure?
- Undocumented Irish Emigrants. (2 Jun 2005)
John Gormley: Nobody said that.
- Undocumented Irish Emigrants. (2 Jun 2005)
John Gormley: We supported that decision.
- Undocumented Irish Emigrants. (2 Jun 2005)
John Gormley: The Minister of State should be very careful in what he says. We supported that decision. We supported the Government.
- Undocumented Irish Emigrants. (2 Jun 2005)
John Gormley: I understood there were four minutes remaining.
- Written Answers — EU Constitution: EU Constitution (2 Jun 2005)
John Gormley: Question 12: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if Ireland is eligible to join the EU constitution's new permanent structured co-operation in view of the fact that the states involved must have military capabilities which fulfil high criteria and have made binding commitments to one another in the military area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17555/05]
- Written Answers — EU Constitution: EU Constitution (2 Jun 2005)
John Gormley: Question 35: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the recent EU referendums in France and the Netherlands; the implications for the future of the EU constitution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18640/05]
- Written Answers — Standardised Testing: Standardised Testing (14 Jun 2005)
John Gormley: Question 77: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she intends to introduce a national student report card in line with recommendations from the NCCA. [19764/05]
- Written Answers — Research Funding: Research Funding (14 Jun 2005)
John Gormley: Question 145: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the plans in place to invest in strategic research and development at third level to help ensure that Ireland has security of energy production in all forms by 2012 as oil production begins to peak, prices start to rise sharply and economic systems come under strain (details supplied). [19763/05]
- Written Answers — Voluntary Sector Funding: Voluntary Sector Funding (14 Jun 2005)
John Gormley: Question 252: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if multi-annual funding for the voluntary sector such as the Carmichael Centre is absolutely vital; if she intends to introduce funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19528/05]
- Written Answers — European Constitution: European Constitution (14 Jun 2005)
John Gormley: Question 387: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the meaning of the phrase more binding commitments to one another in this area with a view to the most demanding missions in Article 41.6 of the proposed EU constitution dealing with permanent structured co-operation; the form the term more binding commitments will take; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19588/05]
- Written Answers — European Constitution: European Constitution (14 Jun 2005)
John Gormley: Question 388: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the sort of European decisions and recommendations of the Council within the framework of permanent structured co-operation which will be covered under Article III-312.6 of the proposed EU constitution; if these European decisions will include military missions; if military missions are not covered; the articles in the EU constitution...
- Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (14 Jun 2005)
John Gormley: Question 639: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied); if this case needs to be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19516/05]
- Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (14 Jun 2005)
John Gormley: Question 662: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will reconsider his decision to apply a three-year residency requirement, as part of an internal change in guidelines after 22 May 2003, for convention refugees who wish to apply for citizenship in the interests of fairness (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19862/05]
- Order of Business. (15 Jun 2005)
John Gormley: Has the position as outlined by the Minister for Foreign Affairs when he stated that the referendum Bill on the EU constitution would be taken before the summer recess changed, given the statements by Commissioner McCreevy and by her own backbenchers who have stated this is a pointless exercise?