Results 41-60 of 8,015 for speaker:Jonathan O'Brien

Departmental Properties (19 Apr 2011)

Jonathan O'Brien: No.

Departmental Properties (19 Apr 2011)

Jonathan O'Brien: The Minister has said he intends that the €5.1 million will be reinvested in the Department of Defence. Does the Minister for Finance share that view? Has he given the Minister a commitment that this money will be ring-fenced? We are familiar with other cases in which we wanted money to be ring-fenced for use in our communities, but that did not happen. I refer to the case of the...

Passenger Name Record Data: Motion (19 Apr 2011)

Jonathan O'Brien: During the past decade the EU and countries elsewhere have noted a marked increase in the level of organised and serious crime, including the trafficking of people and drugs. As a response to this threat and the to abolition of internal border controls the European Union has adopted measures for collection and exchange of personal data between law enforcement and other authorities. The...

Energy Resources: Motion (19 Apr 2011)

Jonathan O'Brien: Apart from the economic issues, which have been dealt with by Deputies Adams and Ferris, the Corrib project has proven to be highly controversial with widespread opposition to the pipeline in Mayo. Apart from safety and the environmental concerns, many of those involved in the protest have based their opposition on the fact that as things stand, the Irish people will gain little from the gas...

Air Services (20 Apr 2011)

Jonathan O'Brien: Question 28: To ask the Minister for Transport; Tourism and Sport the position regarding the public service obligation air services; his plans for the operational subvention scheme and capital grant scheme for each of the six regional airports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8621/11]

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (20 Apr 2011)

Jonathan O'Brien: Question 41: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans for the public transport system in Cork. [8620/11]

Service with UNIFIL: Motion (21 Apr 2011)

Jonathan O'Brien: Members of the Defence Forces have been deployed in southern Lebanon since 1978 as part of the UN mandate force UNIFIL, which was established under UN Security Council resolutions 425 and 426. This State's contribution to UNIFIL consisted of 580 personnel who were rotated every six months, as well as 100 personnel in UNIFIL headquarters and the force mobile reserve. Over 30,000 members of...

Written Answers — Overseas Development Aid: Overseas Development Aid (21 Apr 2011)

Jonathan O'Brien: Question 16: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs his strategy for reaching the 0.7% of GDP target for investment in overseas aid. [8783/11]

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (21 Apr 2011)

Jonathan O'Brien: Question 22: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the deteriorating human rights situation in Iran including the detention of a human rights lawyer (details supplied), the stoning sentence imposed on a person (details supplied) and the spike in executions that took place in January when more than 80 persons were executed in one month; and...

Written Answers — Banking Sector Regulation: Banking Sector Regulation (3 May 2011)

Jonathan O'Brien: Question 45: To ask the Minister for Finance if there will be a review into the fitness and probity of public interest directors of banks which have received State assistance; if the review will proceed or impinge upon the announcement by him to remove all directors in banks who were in place before 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9646/11]

Written Answers — Banking Sector Regulation: Banking Sector Regulation (3 May 2011)

Jonathan O'Brien: Question 53: To ask the Minister for Finance when he will restructure and replace the board of directors of the six guaranteed Irish banks, as per his announcement after the publication of the Nyberg Report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9645/11]

Written Answers — Garda Transport: Garda Transport (3 May 2011)

Jonathan O'Brien: Question 460: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of incidents to which the Garda was unable to respond during the cold weather due to patrol cars not being fitted with snow tyres; the nature of these incidents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9483/11]

Written Answers — Garda Transport: Garda Transport (3 May 2011)

Jonathan O'Brien: Question 461: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda cars equipped to deal with driving in snow and his plans to equip Garda cars for cold weather in the winter months. [9484/11]

Written Answers — Garda Transport: Garda Transport (3 May 2011)

Jonathan O'Brien: Question 462: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda cars withdrawn from use during each of the past three years; and the number of new Garda cars acquired during each of the past three years. [9485/11]

Written Answers — Garda Complaints: Garda Complaints (3 May 2011)

Jonathan O'Brien: Question 463: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of complaints that the Garda Síochána has investigated from members of the public regarding the use of Shannon Airport for rendition flights during each of the past five years; the total number of complaints to date; and the number of complaints forwarded to the Director of Public Prosecutions. [9486/11]

Written Answers — Legal Aid Service: Legal Aid Service (3 May 2011)

Jonathan O'Brien: Question 464: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the solicitors remunerated under the criminal and civil legal aid schemes during each of the past five years, by county; and the amounts awarded in each case. [9487/11]

Leaders' Questions (4 May 2011)

Jonathan O'Brien: What about the NAMA problem?

Written Answers — Bullying in Schools: Bullying in Schools (4 May 2011)

Jonathan O'Brien: Question 32: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to ensure that all schools develop anti-bullying policies and strategies to combat homophobic bullying in their schools. [9854/11]

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (4 May 2011)

Jonathan O'Brien: Question 34: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to provide supports for gifted students. [9855/11]

Written Answers — Job Creation: Job Creation (5 May 2011)

Jonathan O'Brien: Question 25: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation the work he has undertaken with the enterprise development agencies under his remit to develop a jobs programme; the work he has undertaken with the enterprise development agencies under his remit that will develop the detail of sectoral initiatives; when he will publish and present this programme; and if he will make a...