Results 601-620 of 14,388 for speaker:Clare Daly

Electricity Transmission Network (7 Mar 2012)

Clare Daly: I repeat the Minister is incorrect. EirGrid stated publicly to the planning authority that the magnetic field would only be static. The company now admits that it has a time-varying component. EirGrid has not denied that. The company stated that such is the case but that the impact of it is insignificant. The Minister is inaccurate. I ask him to go back and look at his notes. There are...

Electricity Transmission Network (7 Mar 2012)

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Written Answers — Alternative Energy Projects: Alternative Energy Projects (7 Mar 2012)

Clare Daly: Question 15: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the plans that are in place to deliver jobs in the area of wind and ocean energy; and the timescale for same. [12635/12]

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (7 Mar 2012)

Clare Daly: Question 169: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if the Legal Services Bill will have an impact on staff working in the complaints department of the Law Society; and if he will confirm that staff who have been doing this job for years will have to apply for their positions in the new legal authority if the legislation is passed. [12956/12]

Public Sector Numbers: Statements (8 Mar 2012)

Clare Daly: I am still reeling from Deputy Ryan's contribution when he attempted to dress up what is an attack on the public sector as being something in its favour. We have heard many contributions throughout this debate on the negative impact that job losses will have on the delivery of services. Contrary to what Deputy Ryan said, it is not reckless hysteria to say that, rather it is a matter of fact...

Local Authority Charges (8 Mar 2012)

Clare Daly: If the Ceann Comhairle had acknowledged me, I would have put my hand up.

Local Authority Charges (8 Mar 2012)

Clare Daly: The Minister said that the penalties will act as a disincentive and will encourage people to register but with 75% of the time elapsed before his deadline and only 12% of households registered, how does he intend to square that circle when his Department was not capable of even delivering to every household? How does he intend to pursue people with late interest payments given the State...

Building Regulations (8 Mar 2012)

Clare Daly: I welcome the fact the Minister will be examining these issues, although I hope he will do more than examine them. I am glad he is inching towards that. The elephant in the room is the question of what he proposes to do to deal with the existing breaches of regulations in places such as Priory Hall. Tens of thousands of homeowners are affected by issues such as water ingress, drainage...

Written Answers — Building Regulations: Building Regulations (8 Mar 2012)

Clare Daly: Question 54: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 166 to 168, inclusive, on 2 February 2012 and his response regarding measures advanced by his Department and local authorities with a view to improving compliance with and oversight of the requirements of the building regulations in the future, his plans to deal with...

Written Answers — Local Authority Staff: Local Authority Staff (8 Mar 2012)

Clare Daly: Question 43: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of dedicated building control inspectors that have been employed in the State and separately in Dublin City Council, Fingal County Council, Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, South Dublin County Council, Cork, Galway and Limerick City Councils in each year since 1997. [13106/12]

Written Answers — Revenue Commissioners Investigations: Revenue Commissioners Investigations (13 Mar 2012)

Clare Daly: Question 162: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on the progress of the Revenue Commissioners' investigation into an organisation (details supplied) which began in November 2011 arising from allegations of withholding of relevant contracts tax. [14115/12]

Written Answers — Third Level Courses: Third Level Courses (13 Mar 2012)

Clare Daly: Question 209: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will inquire with the Higher Education and Training Awards Council if, and if so, the reason, it approved the religion module in the higher diploma in arts in primary education in a college (details supplied) which contained statements that have caused extreme offence in the atheist community; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (13 Mar 2012)

Clare Daly: Question 289: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will examine the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will consider this person's case and intervene so that a supplementary welfare allowance payment can be made. [14216/12]

Written Answers — Departmental Schemes: Departmental Schemes (13 Mar 2012)

Clare Daly: Question 326: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will change the criteria for grant aided conservation projects for home owners to a partially means tested scheme, in order that higher grants are available to those with lower incomes, on a sliding scale basis, in view of the fact that the present scheme means that the benefits of the scheme are...

Written Answers — Fire Safety: Fire Safety (13 Mar 2012)

Clare Daly: Question 347: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to fire safety concerns in any other developments apart from Belmayne, Dublin. [13532/12]

Written Answers — Local Authority Charges: Local Authority Charges (13 Mar 2012)

Clare Daly: Question 378: To ask the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government if he will introduce an exemption for executors of wills who are charged with selling a house on behalf of the deceased and are currently landed with liability for the household tax and the non-principal private residence tax. [13986/12]

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (13 Mar 2012)

Clare Daly: Question 392: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he queried the decision made by an organisation (details supplied), which receives its funds from his Department, to spend €2 million on an office block in 2004 while continuing to rent its prior premises up to 2007 at a cost of €3666.81 per month despite that premises being left vacant. [14116/12]

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (13 Mar 2012)

Clare Daly: Question 420: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will introduce a protocol whereby vendors of property are required to have carried out a list of checks to ensure the property is legally in a position to be sold, in order to avoid costs and trauma to potential purchasers, in a similar way to the pre-approval that purchasers must get for purchase. [13533/12]

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (13 Mar 2012)

Clare Daly: Question 479: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the source of the extra funding made available to Teagasc for works at Ashtown, Dublin. [14655/12]

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (13 Mar 2012)

Clare Daly: Question 514: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason extra funding has been made available to Teagasc for works in Ashtown; and from what budget have these moneys been made available. [14362/12]