Results 541-560 of 1,019 for speaker:P J Sheehan

Farm Waste Management. (3 Dec 2008)

P J Sheehan: Give me one minute only.

Farm Waste Management. (3 Dec 2008)

P J Sheehan: I can see no reason why the Minister cannot extend that scheme, for three months, if possible, to allow for the people who have encountered such savage weather conditions in the past 12 months. They were hardly able to dig out the foundation for these improvements. I would not mind but I believe that the Minister has not made an application to Brussels for an extension of the deadline of 31...

Farm Waste Management. (3 Dec 2008)

P J Sheehan: Did the Minister take the adverse weather conditions into account?

Agriculture: Motion (Resumed) (3 Dec 2008)

P J Sheehan: Is there any crisis at all in agriculture?

Agriculture: Motion (Resumed) (3 Dec 2008)

P J Sheehan: The Deputy should get a copy of the Macra na Feirme script.

Agriculture: Motion (Resumed) (3 Dec 2008)

P J Sheehan: Hope springs eternal.

Agriculture: Motion (Resumed) (3 Dec 2008)

P J Sheehan: He is not present now either.

Agriculture: Motion (Resumed) (3 Dec 2008)

P J Sheehan: Look at the Government's deserted benches. Over 70 Members from the Government benches are not present to hear the Minister of State.

Agriculture: Motion (Resumed) (3 Dec 2008)

P J Sheehan: The Minister of State should confine himself to the motion.

Agriculture: Motion (Resumed) (3 Dec 2008)

P J Sheehan: I rise tonight to support the small, the old and the young farmers of Ireland, to whom this Government and the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food have done so much damage since summer. I fear the damage that has already been done to the agricultural sector, which will take years to repair, is only the first stage on a slippery slope of abandoning those who derive their income from...

Agriculture: Motion (Resumed) (3 Dec 2008)

P J Sheehan: I refer to those who stood and gave these cuts a standing ovation on the night of the budget. Like poker players, they will sneak their hands under the table tonight to support the cruel and miserable cuts targeted at the weakest members of the farming community. No wonder they have reached a historic low in their support. Why has the Minister abolished the farm retirement scheme, which...

Agriculture: Motion (Resumed) (3 Dec 2008)

P J Sheehan: Hear, hear.

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (3 Dec 2008)

P J Sheehan: Question 104: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the progress made on the forestry Bill; when he will publish the Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43879/08]

Written Answers — Forestry Sector: Forestry Sector (3 Dec 2008)

P J Sheehan: Question 109: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the implications for the forestry industry and Coillte Teo as a result of budget 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43880/08]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (3 Dec 2008)

P J Sheehan: Question 201: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if assistance is available for persons (details supplied) in Dublin 10; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44114/08]

Recall of Irish Pork and Bacon Products: Statements (9 Dec 2008)

P J Sheehan: In the Minister's speech to the House he said, "At 3.40 p.m. on Saturday, 6 September, the Central Science Laboratory in York confirmed the presence of dioxins in the pork fat samples and the decision was taken immediately that all Irish pork products from pigs slaughtered since 1 September should be recalled". When did the Minister get the results of that laboratory testing in York? The...

Recall of Irish Pork and Bacon Products: Statements (9 Dec 2008)

P J Sheehan: The 6 September was stated.

Recall of Irish Pork and Bacon Products: Statements (9 Dec 2008)

P J Sheehan: At 3.40 p.m. on Saturday, 6 September.

Written Answers — Non-Resident Accounts: Non-Resident Accounts (9 Dec 2008)

P J Sheehan: Question 169: To ask the Minister for Finance the responses which were put in place following consideration of the Aide Memoir F255/187, Progress Report On the Non-Resident Accounts/DIRT controversy, dated 28 October 1998 and placed in the Houses of the Oireachtas Library; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44734/08]

Written Answers — Foreign Direct Investment: Foreign Direct Investment (11 Dec 2008)

P J Sheehan: Question 41: To ask the Minister for Finance the meetings that he has had to ensure that the needs of US companies based here are not adversely affected by moves to change the tax rules in the United States. [45224/08]