Results 581-600 of 31,374 for speaker:Eamon Ryan

Written Answers — Unemployment Levels: Unemployment Levels (2 Nov 2005)

Eamon Ryan: Question 352: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the failure of the employment services policy unit to address the problem of long-term unemployment in recent years, which is at the same level now as it was in 2000, and represents more than one third of the overall unemployment rate. [32016/05]

Written Answers — EU Funding: EU Funding (2 Nov 2005)

Eamon Ryan: Question 353: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the measures he has taken to meet the €15 million reduction from the European Social Fund; and the steps he has taken to redress the departmental irregularities that led to the decrease. [32017/05]

Written Answers — Defence Forces Equipment: Defence Forces Equipment (3 Nov 2005)

Eamon Ryan: Question 25: To ask the Minister for Defence if a significant increase in defence spending is required for the Irish Defence Forces to ensure the preparedness of troops serving on overseas missions as expressed by PDFORRA; if significant expenditure is required on equipment such as small tanks and armoured personnel carriers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32046/05]

Written Answers — Common Foreign and Security Policy: Common Foreign and Security Policy (3 Nov 2005)

Eamon Ryan: Question 62: To ask the Minister for Defence the section of the Irish Defence forces which will provide the 120 Irish troops being considered for deployment to any future involvement in EU battlegroups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32047/05]

Written Answers — Telecommunications Services: Telecommunications Services (3 Nov 2005)

Eamon Ryan: Question 119: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the services available on the Irish market which comply with the directive issued by him in February 2003 to ComReg requiring that retail flat rate dial up internet access services be made available to the Irish public. [32067/05]

Written Answers — Natural Gas Grid: Natural Gas Grid (3 Nov 2005)

Eamon Ryan: Question 120: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if the section of welded pipe in the vicinity of the proposed gas terminal building in Bellanaboy corresponds to the pipelines details as contained in the original application for such a pipeline in 2001. [32084/05]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (8 Nov 2005)

Eamon Ryan: Question 357: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider extending the duty exemption on biofuels; and when such an expansion of the current system might be introduced. [27831/05]

Written Answers — National Development Plan: National Development Plan (9 Nov 2005)

Eamon Ryan: Question 139: To ask the Minister for Finance if progress reports for the period December 2004 to June 2005 concerning the southern and eastern regional operational programme of the national development plan have been presented to the monitoring committee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32946/05]

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (9 Nov 2005)

Eamon Ryan: Question 185: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the establishment of an independent investigation into the costs of decentralisation in view of the estimate made by the trade union IMPACT that decentralisation will result in €65 million additional costs on a annual basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32945/05]

Written Answers — Fisheries Protection: Fisheries Protection (9 Nov 2005)

Eamon Ryan: Question 247: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources when he will respond to the EU Commission formal notice that the system of managing drift net catches for salmon may be in breach of the European Union habitats directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33519/05]

Written Answers — Departmental Costs: Departmental Costs (9 Nov 2005)

Eamon Ryan: Question 317: To ask the Minister for Transport the cost to the State for the use of consultants in public relations and design work carried out in conjunction with the launch of the Transport 21 plan; the companies which were involved in that work; and if a tendering process was used in the allocation of such contracts. [33517/05]

Written Answers — Departmental Costs: Departmental Costs (9 Nov 2005)

Eamon Ryan: Question 318: To ask the Minister for Transport the cost to the State of the production of the video material used in the launch of the Transport 21 plan; the companies which were involved in that work; and if a tendering process was used in the allocation of such contracts. [33518/05]

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (10 Nov 2005)

Eamon Ryan: Question 43: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the US Administration regarding reports in [i]The Washington Post[/i] that two east European countries are providing covert jail facilities to the CIA for the illegal internment of al-Qaeda suspects; if this issue has been officially raised in the EU; if he is assured that al-Qaeda suspects are not being transported to such...

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (10 Nov 2005)

Eamon Ryan: Question 73: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the recently published UN report on the oil for food programme scandal in Iraq. [33570/05]

Written Answers — International Agreements: International Agreements (10 Nov 2005)

Eamon Ryan: Question 135: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the specific reservation which has prevented the Government from declaring its support to date in 2005 for the Arms Trade Treaty. [33715/05]

Written Answers — State Airports: State Airports (10 Nov 2005)

Eamon Ryan: Question 168: To ask the Minister for Transport the implications for the stopovers of US aircraft carrying US troops at Shannon Airport once the transatlantic stopover has been phased out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33702/05]

Written Answers — Organic Farming: Organic Farming (15 Nov 2005)

Eamon Ryan: Question 147: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will report on organic week and the lessons learned to improve on promotion of organic growing and marketing. [34235/05]

Fisheries Protection. (16 Nov 2005)

Eamon Ryan: I am slightly amazed that the Minister of State cannot tell me anything about the nature of the communication between his Department and the European Commission. During several referendum campaigns and during the Nice treaty referendum campaign in particular, I remember there was a commitment and an assurance that the European Union was opening up and that it was possible for national...

Fisheries Protection. (16 Nov 2005)

Eamon Ryan: Who raised with the Commission the original concern regarding Ireland's possible breach of the habitats directive? Is the House to know nothing about these proceedings? Is the letter from the Commission the first step in a formal case being taken against Ireland regarding infringement of procedure or does this come later? If the Minister of State is unable to inform the House now, when at any...

Fisheries Protection. (16 Nov 2005)

Eamon Ryan: Can the Minister of State confirm that it was the UK Government that made the original complaint in 2003? Given that the complaint is two years old, if the Commission decides that there is a case to answer, whatever about the Minister of State's reassurance in that regard, and that it may be decided to be in breach of the Habitats Directive, how quickly could the Commission enforce an end to...