Results 561-580 of 31,374 for speaker:Eamon Ryan

Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (26 Oct 2005)

Eamon Ryan: I am perfectly accurate in my description of the Minister as a fraud in the way he has introduced this Bill.

Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (26 Oct 2005)

Eamon Ryan: Central to any liberal republican democracy is the need for the courts and the police to apply the rules of a civilised ordered society. If the Government is genuinely concerned about progressing those institutions, protecting them and giving them respect, certain planning and legislative processes should be followed. The Government should engage sections of society in proper planning and...

Criminal Justice Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed). (26 Oct 2005)

Eamon Ryan: I would describe the "PD-ification" of our society as the electronic, closed-gate society we are developing. One comes along to a closed community, supposedly designed to give greater security, and one has to press a button before one can enter. Those inside may think they are living in a much more secure society. That personifies the situation to me. When I approach such buttons, I think to...

Postal Services. (26 Oct 2005)

Eamon Ryan: I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Gallagher, for taking this matter on behalf of his senior Minister. What is it about the Minister, Deputy Noel Dempsey, that trouble seems to follow the poor man around? Whatever Ministry he has been in, controversy, whether due to his own actions or otherwise, has never been far away. This issue is of critical importance for the 10,000 plus workers in...

Written Answers — Voluntary Sector: Voluntary Sector (26 Oct 2005)

Eamon Ryan: Question 101: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he will commission new research into volunteering here given that the latest survey data available is from the 1990s. [30693/05]

Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (26 Oct 2005)

Eamon Ryan: Question 125: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if action will be taken on the findings of the report New Measures of Deprivation based on the census of population 1991-2002; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30692/05]

Written Answers — Air Services: Air Services (26 Oct 2005)

Eamon Ryan: Question 206: To ask the Minister for Transport if, in view of the recent decision by the UN human rights committee to investigate human rights abuses by the US, including the treatment of persons detained in Afghanistan, Guantanamo, Iraq and other places of detention, an inspection will be carried out of US aircraft carrying military personnel landing at Shannon Airport; and if he will make...

Parental Leave (Amendment) Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed). (27 Oct 2005)

Eamon Ryan: Is that not the problem? Can the Government not decide those issues or is it the employers that decide?

Parental Leave (Amendment) Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed). (27 Oct 2005)

Eamon Ryan: Does the Government not listen to the Deputy?

Parental Leave (Amendment) Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed). (27 Oct 2005)

Eamon Ryan: Does the Government only listen to IBEC?

Parental Leave (Amendment) Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed). (27 Oct 2005)

Eamon Ryan: Whatever IBEC says it gets.

Parental Leave (Amendment) Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed). (27 Oct 2005)

Eamon Ryan: This Bill shows clearly how out of touch, uncaring and plain stupid this Government is in its continued desire to serve vested interests rather than the general public interest, for the betterment and development of society. The Government is addressing the issue of parental leave in this Bill in a threadbare, bare minimum, bargain basement manner that reflects its general attitude to how we...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (27 Oct 2005)

Eamon Ryan: Question 79: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his plans to protect the most vulnerable in society from recent and impending sustained energy price increases; if he has made representations to other Departments on the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30978/05]

Written Answers — Poverty Reduction: Poverty Reduction (27 Oct 2005)

Eamon Ryan: Question 77: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his views on whether relative income poverty measures are useful for identifying those of the population who are at risk of poverty and who are in poverty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30979/05]

EU Funding. (2 Nov 2005)

Eamon Ryan: Question 102: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the grounds on which he has made an application to the European Commission for grant aid to Centocor; the amount of Government funding already committed to the project and the consequences for the ongoing construction of the plant should grant aid be refused. [32015/05]

EU Funding. (2 Nov 2005)

Eamon Ryan: I thank the Leas-Cheann Comhairle and apologise to the Minister for being slightly late to ask the question. I want to broaden the matter. We have been remarkably successful as a location for foreign direct investment. I am querying whether the success of that policy is possibly being threatened by a different perception of it, specifically within the European Commission's rules. We have seen...

EU Funding. (2 Nov 2005)

Eamon Ryan: When does the Minister expect to get a decision from the Commission in this regard? Can he indicate whether he expects that decision to be favourable or negative? If there were to be a negative response to it, what would be the implications for the project in question or a similar project? I do not want to go into the specifics of a commercial operation. If grant aid is not allowable, what...

EU Funding. (2 Nov 2005)

Eamon Ryan: What if we do not get a decision in our favour?

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (2 Nov 2005)

Eamon Ryan: Question 125: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if, in view of recent revelations of rip-off Ireland, he will offer an explanation for the ongoing delay in the introduction of the consumer agency Bill; if he will provide a timeline for the new legislation. [31588/05]

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (2 Nov 2005)

Eamon Ryan: Question 168: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on the fact that the additional 93,000 jobs created this year have not led to a [i]pro-rata[/i] increase in the expected tax take; if this is further indicative of increased casualisation of the Irish workforce; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31587/05]