Results 601-620 of 1,856 for speaker:Seán Kenny

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport (2 Oct 2012)

Seán Kenny: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he plans to purchase additional Garda community relations vans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41502/12]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Criminal Prosecutions (2 Oct 2012)

Seán Kenny: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of pubs and supermarkets in the Dublin region that have been fined for serving alcohol to persons aged under 18 in 2010 and 2011; the average fines handed down; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41503/12]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Services (2 Oct 2012)

Seán Kenny: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will contact the Chief Executive Officer of Irish Rail regarding the immediate steps being taken to deal with out of order lifts at junctions (details supplied). [41499/12]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Services (2 Oct 2012)

Seán Kenny: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will contact the Chief Executive Officer of Irish Rail regarding opening times of ticket offices (details supplied). [41500/12]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Services (2 Oct 2012)

Seán Kenny: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps being taken to improve the audible announcements on both DART and Inter City rail services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41501/12]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Appeals (4 Oct 2012)

Seán Kenny: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision on an appeal in relation to the disallowance of invalidity benefit application will be decided in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 13. [42474/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Bed Numbers (9 Oct 2012)

Seán Kenny: To ask the Minister for Health the number of cystic fibrosis isolation inpatient beds at Temple Street and Beaumont hospitals, Dublin [42913/12]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Business of Joint Committee (10 Oct 2012)

Seán Kenny: As we are discussing motorcycles and mopeds, a submission has been received from the Irish Motorcyclists Action Group, MAG Ireland, in which it expresses its concerns about these proposals. MAG Ireland asserts that specialist equipment and operative training would be necessary before they could be implemented.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Business of Joint Committee (10 Oct 2012)

Seán Kenny: It has a bearing on our discussion.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Freedom of Information Fees (16 Oct 2012)

Seán Kenny: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to reduce the search and retrieval fees in the Freedom of Information Act; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44328/12]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport Provision (16 Oct 2012)

Seán Kenny: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to have unmarked motorcycles attached to the Garda Traffic Corps; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44331/12]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Equipment (16 Oct 2012)

Seán Kenny: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of mountain bikes attached to the Garda R and J Districts; the last time the districts received an additional bike; if he plans to increase this number; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44332/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (16 Oct 2012)

Seán Kenny: To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken to reduce the 24 month waiting list to see the orthopaedic surgeon in Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44330/12]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann Services (16 Oct 2012)

Seán Kenny: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to have CCTV cameras fitted in all buses in the Bus Éireann fleet; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44329/12]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Building Regulations: Discussion (16 Oct 2012)

Seán Kenny: We have been discussing Priory Hall, which is in my constituency. Last Saturday was the anniversary of the evacuation of Priory Hall. Mr. O'Connor stated that at an early stage in the construction of Priory Hall, an inspector from the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government visited the site and carried out some inspections and made some findings. Did he notify the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Building Regulations: Discussion (16 Oct 2012)

Seán Kenny: Did the inspector notify the local authority of his findings?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Building Regulations: Discussion (16 Oct 2012)

Seán Kenny: Was there an onus on him to report that to the local authority?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Building Regulations: Discussion (16 Oct 2012)

Seán Kenny: On compliance certificates and the certification process in general, Oppermann Associates, one of the largest architect firms in Dublin, carried out the certification process for Priory Hall. It subsequently emerged that the electrical wiring work on the estate was substandard and dangerous and gas fittings did not include isolation handles to enable people to switch off the gas supply in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Building Regulations: Discussion (16 Oct 2012)

Seán Kenny: Do the new building regulations effectively mean we are moving to another form of self-certification process? The self-certification system in operation is not statutory or mandatory. This type of light-touch regulation is the reason we have problems at Priory Hall and on other similar estates. What inspections will be carried out under the new building control regulations? While I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Building Regulations: Discussion (16 Oct 2012)

Seán Kenny: The electrical contractors were also at fault.