Results 41-60 of 559 for speaker:Seán Ardagh

Written Answers — School Libraries: School Libraries (12 Apr 2005)

Seán Ardagh: Question 883: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the funding avenues open to a disadvantaged school (details supplied) in Dublin 8 to establish a school library which would include a wider community remit. [10337/05]

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (21 Apr 2005)

Seán Ardagh: Question 57: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if a complaint from a person (details supplied) in Dublin 6W in connection with St. Vincent's Hospital, Elm Park will be examined. [12561/05]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (10 May 2005)

Seán Ardagh: Question 127: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if he will examine and report on the reason there is an additional charge of €10 per treatment to those in receipt of free chiropody. [15136/05]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (19 May 2005)

Seán Ardagh: Question 107: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if, in his next review of the carer's allowance scheme, he will increase the number of hours a carer can work outside the home to 20 hours a week, particularly in a case in which the person being cared for resides in the same home as the carer. [16734/05]

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (14 Jun 2005)

Seán Ardagh: Question 859: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if Dublin City Council will not gazump shared ownership bidders for houses in its administrative area; and if any bid made by the council does not exceed the maximum price that a shared ownership bidder can bid. [19076/05]

Liquor Licensing Laws: Motion (Resumed). (15 Jun 2005)

Seán Ardagh: I wish to share time with Deputies Sexton, O'Connor, the Minister of State at the Department of Health and Children, Deputy Seán Power, and Deputy Nolan.

Liquor Licensing Laws: Motion (Resumed). (15 Jun 2005)

Seán Ardagh: I thank Deputies Jim O'Keeffe and English for tabling this motion which gives us an opportunity to discuss and tease out the details of the proposed liquor licensing Bill. The proposed Bill certainly shows we have in the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Deputy McDowell, a reforming Minister who is continuing with the tradition of producing excellent legislation, in the footsteps...

Liquor Licensing Laws: Motion (Resumed). (15 Jun 2005)

Seán Ardagh: ——as a result of which this excellent Bill has developed.

Liquor Licensing Laws: Motion (Resumed). (15 Jun 2005)

Seán Ardagh: In regard to reform of the licensing law, public policy objectives vie with the demands of a range of interested parties and the public. These objectives include——

Liquor Licensing Laws: Motion (Resumed). (15 Jun 2005)

Seán Ardagh: ——combating alcohol-related harm and promoting public health, protecting vulnerable groups, especially young people, maintaining public order and ensuring coherence with spatial planning and development objectives.

Liquor Licensing Laws: Motion (Resumed). (15 Jun 2005)

Seán Ardagh: These policy objectives are addressed in great measure by the Criminal Justice Bill, which is on Second Stage and which I hope will become law in the near future, and by the work of the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism, Deputy O'Donoghue, in continuing to support the sports capital programme in such a munificent and magnificent way.

Liquor Licensing Laws: Motion (Resumed). (15 Jun 2005)

Seán Ardagh: The objectives I have set out in regard to public order, vulnerable groups, protection and combating alcohol abuse are being addressed by encouraging the consumption of food with alcohol, countering the trend towards superpubs by encouraging the development of venues where alcohol is accompanied by food and promoting coherence between the planning and licensing codes and strengthening the...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (15 Jun 2005)

Seán Ardagh: Question 138: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12 will be operated on for removal of cataracts. [20395/05]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (21 Jun 2005)

Seán Ardagh: Question 209: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if the resources for speech therapy for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12 will be increased; and if she will extend the concept of the national treatment purchase fund to speech therapy services. [20700/05]

Morris Tribunal: Motion (Resumed). (22 Jun 2005)

Seán Ardagh: I am glad to have the opportunity to support the amendment to the Private Members' motion. We all recognise the widespread disquiet at the findings of the Morris tribunal into complaints against some gardaí in Donegal. We particularly understand the suffering of the McBrearty, McConnell and Peoples families. I regret, as do my colleagues in Fianna Fáil, what happened to those families. It...

Planning and Development Regulations: Motion. (29 Jun 2005)

Seán Ardagh: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (28 Sep 2005)

Seán Ardagh: Question 726: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his plans to extend the fuel allowance to include the month of May. [24605/05]

Prison Building Programme: Motion (Resumed). (29 Sep 2005)

Seán Ardagh: I thank the Opposition for the opportunity to discuss the position in Mountjoy Jail and its replacement in another location. It was interesting to read the Minister, Deputy McDowell's, well deserved blistering attack on the ineptitude of the Opposition——

Prison Building Programme: Motion (Resumed). (29 Sep 2005)

Seán Ardagh: ——and the hatchet job that was attempted by "Prime Time" in regard to the proposed new prison facilities at Thornton Hall.

Prison Building Programme: Motion (Resumed). (29 Sep 2005)

Seán Ardagh: The motion typifies the way the Opposition criticises everything the Government does and proposes no alternative. This is the approach the Opposition is currently adopting. The Opposition reminds me of a pack of jackals attacking a herd of mighty beasts. The jackals snipe and bite at loose prey until they get a good kick up the yard and they run away. The Minister for Justice, Equality and...