Results 541-560 of 8,015 for speaker:Jonathan O'Brien

Disadvantaged Status (19 Jan 2012)

Jonathan O'Brien: The Minister tells us the troika insists we have to cut our public sector numbers. The troika, however, is not responsible for ensuring our children get the best possible education. It is the Minister who is responsible for this. The buck stops with him. Who is carrying out the review and what are its terms of reference? Once he receives it, how long will it take for him to make a...

Disadvantaged Status (19 Jan 2012)

Jonathan O'Brien: What criteria will the Department use in this review? If it is the same criteria used in formulating the budget, then there will be no different outcome. The Minister has taken a divide-and-conquer approach in allowing each school to make its own representations. This is unacceptable. The schools and parents are asking for no cuts to DEIS, full stop. Parents of schools who may be saved...

Disadvantaged Status (19 Jan 2012)

Jonathan O'Brien: What criteria will be used?

Written Answers — Literacy and Numeracy Strategy: Literacy and Numeracy Strategy (19 Jan 2012)

Jonathan O'Brien: Question 15: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if public libraries will be integrated into the development of the literacy and strategy programme. [2975/12]

Written Answers — Prisoner Transfers: Prisoner Transfers (19 Jan 2012)

Jonathan O'Brien: Question 201: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide clarification regarding the status of the proposed transfer of a prisoner (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3152/12]

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (19 Jan 2012)

Jonathan O'Brien: Question 202: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when a person (details supplied) in Dublin 13 will have their application for Irish citizenship processed. [3159/12]

Written Answers — Public Service Reform: Public Service Reform (24 Jan 2012)

Jonathan O'Brien: Question 68: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the assessment and reporting mechanism he has put in place to enable Departments to continually assess the business case for the State bodies under their aegis. [3787/12]

Written Answers — Public Service Reform: Public Service Reform (24 Jan 2012)

Jonathan O'Brien: Question 67: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the actions he has taken in actively pursuing shared services between State bodies. [3788/12]

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (24 Jan 2012)

Jonathan O'Brien: Question 108: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the obligation of countries to adhere to internationally agreed human rights norms; his views on whether human rights are universal and the need for national cohesion is a valid reason to violate human rights norms. [3467/12]

Written Answers — School Closures: School Closures (24 Jan 2012)

Jonathan O'Brien: Question 196: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the names of schools he intends to close in County Cork; and the dates on which he intends to close them. [3533/12]

Written Answers — Economic Competitiveness: Economic Competitiveness (24 Jan 2012)

Jonathan O'Brien: Question 280: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his plans to allow offences against competition law be tried in the High Court. [3433/12]

Written Answers — Crime Levels: Crime Levels (24 Jan 2012)

Jonathan O'Brien: Question 475: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda investigations which have taken place during each of the past five years regarding illegal adoption practices here, illegal inter-country adoptions and the states involved, and child-smuggling; the number of arrests made, and the number of convictions secured as a result of these investigations; and if he will...

Written Answers — International Agreements: International Agreements (24 Jan 2012)

Jonathan O'Brien: Question 478: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to introduce a system of sharing personal data, fingerprints and future DNA profiles held by authorities here with the US Government. [3352/12]

Written Answers — International Agreements: International Agreements (24 Jan 2012)

Jonathan O'Brien: Question 479: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the offences which he intends to exempt the State from being obligated to provide personal data on under the terms of the agreement between the Government of Ireland and the Government of the United States of America on enhancing co-operation in preventing and combating serious crime. [3353/12]

Written Answers — Courts Service: Courts Service (24 Jan 2012)

Jonathan O'Brien: Question 492: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to improve the efficiency of the criminal courts. [3431/12]

Written Answers — Courts Service: Courts Service (24 Jan 2012)

Jonathan O'Brien: Question 493: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to expand the range of offences that can be tried by the Circuit Court; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3432/12]

Written Answers — Courts Service: Courts Service (24 Jan 2012)

Jonathan O'Brien: Question 494: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to facilitate the recording of reasons behind custodial sentences imposed by the District Court; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3435/12]

Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (24 Jan 2012)

Jonathan O'Brien: Question 496: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the Vienna declaration on drug policy, the official declaration of the XVIII International AIDS Conference - Aids 2010 - which was held in Vienna, Austria, from 18 to 23 July 2010. [3468/12]

Written Answers — Garda Strength: Garda Strength (24 Jan 2012)

Jonathan O'Brien: Question 506: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí employed. [3547/12]

Written Answers — Garda Disciplinary Proceedings: Garda Disciplinary Proceedings (24 Jan 2012)

Jonathan O'Brien: Question 507: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí convicted of any offences during each of the past ten years; the offences they were convicted of; the length of any custodial sentences passed or any other sentences passed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3548/12]