Results 601-620 of 5,615 for speaker:Andrew Doyle

Written Answers — Long-term Illness Scheme: Long-term Illness Scheme (7 Jul 2009)

Andrew Doyle: Question 232: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason auto-immune Crohn's disease is not on the long term illness list of the Health Act 1970 particularly in view of the increase in incidence in younger people; the review procedure for inclusion or exclusion of illnesses on the list; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27324/09]

Twenty-Eighth Amendment of the Constitution (Treaty of Lisbon) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (8 Jul 2009)

Andrew Doyle: I thank the Deputies for making time for me. I listened with interest to the debate for most of the afternoon. In response to some of the points raised, the European model replaced centuries of anything but neutrality. We had allied nations, nations behind the Iron Curtain, and nations being as neutral as they could, such as Ireland, Holland and Belgium. Every neutral country got rolled...

Criminal Law (Home Defence) Bill 2009: Second Stage (17 Sep 2009)

Andrew Doyle: Like my colleague, Deputy English, I did not come here to posture politically but to get things done. In fairness to the Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise Trade and Employment, Deputy Calleary, who is sitting opposite, he is of the same mind. I was able to predict what the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform would say. There are similarities to the Cluster...

Public Appointments Transparency Bill 2008: Second Stage. (22 Sep 2009)

Andrew Doyle: It is said there are the appointed and the elected and the only people whom the public get a chance to punish are the elected. This is something we all know because we confront it every time we go before the people. I commend Deputy Varadkar on bringing this Bill before the House. The former Taoiseach defended appointments he made by saying the appointees were not people who gave his party...

Departmental Strategy Statements. (23 Sep 2009)

Andrew Doyle: Question 9: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if cuts imposed in the 2008 and 2009 budgets have impacted on the achievement of the six high-level goals from the statement of strategy 2008 to 2010; if the goals and the statement of strategy have been reviewed in view of the cutbacks imposed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31774/09]

Written Answers — Departmental Allowances: Departmental Allowances (23 Sep 2009)

Andrew Doyle: Question 37: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the scheduled cost in 2009 of foreign service allowances; the justification for their existence and cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31776/09]

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (6 Oct 2009)

Andrew Doyle: Question 964: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will confirm that his previous commitment to exclude registered hunt kennels from the Control of Dogs (Amendment) Bill remains; the procedures in place to ensure adequate input from people who might be impacted by the proposed regulations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33253/09]

Written Answers — School Transport: School Transport (6 Oct 2009)

Andrew Doyle: Question 1087: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the rules regarding the school transport scheme whereby children of the same family are not allowed onto the bus at the same stop; and if he will make a commitment to resolving this anomaly as soon as possible. [33129/09]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (7 Oct 2009)

Andrew Doyle: Question 112: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of people claiming rent supplement for more than 18 months; her views on the slow transfer of people from rent supplement onto the rental accommodation scheme; the action she is taking to address this problem; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34262/09]

National Asset Management Agency Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (13 Oct 2009)

Andrew Doyle: From 2001 to 2007, loans to farmers increased from €3.5 billion to €5 billion. During the same period, property developments increased from approximately €5 billion to in the region of €80 billion. That is the key point in respect of this matter. In addition, there was no regulation or oversight during the period to which I refer. The proposal to rectify the position involves the...

Labour Services (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (15 Oct 2009)

Andrew Doyle: The purpose of the Bill is stated as being to effect amendments to improve the effectiveness in governance of the board of FÁS. This is taken against a background where, from 1999 to 2008, the budget for FÁS doubled from €527 million to just over €1 billion. It coincides with the time when we got as near to full employment as we were ever going to get. Supervision and oversight of...

Rural Environment Protection Scheme. (15 Oct 2009)

Andrew Doyle: It is paid for by Europe.

Grocery Industry. (15 Oct 2009)

Andrew Doyle: Question 5: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he has made a submission to the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment's public consultation process in relation to the introduction of a code of practice for grocery goods undertakings; if he has made a proposal to the EU Commissioner regarding the proposed code of conduct for grocery retailers in view of the...

Grocery Industry. (15 Oct 2009)

Andrew Doyle: I thank the Leas-Cheann Comhairle and the Minister of State. It is a fact that three multiples control approximately 70% and five control 85%. It is also a fact that the price of dairy products at the farm gate dropped an average of 34% last year, but only 3% for the consumer. Against this background, the Minister of State claims that the Government will produce something along the lines...

Grocery Industry. (15 Oct 2009)

Andrew Doyle: The UK tried a voluntary code of good behaviour, but that did not work and it is revisiting the matter and will make the code statutory. Ironically, the Tánaiste published her Bill a day after we published ours, which we intend to lay before the House soon. Our fair trade food information Bill lays out in black and white what is an offence, what penalties can be imposed, retailers'...

Grocery Industry. (15 Oct 2009)

Andrew Doyle: The Joint Committee on Agriculture, Fisheries and Food has received evidence from people who are not directly involved but are interested in this area, such as the economist Mr. Jim Power, Dr. Ciaran Fitzgerald and others. They have discovered that 100,000 jobs will be in jeopardy if we do not address this issue as soon as possible. The Commissioner has identified the matter as a European...

Common Agricultural Policy. (15 Oct 2009)

Andrew Doyle: Going back to Deputy Sherlock's first point, can we take that as a commitment and not a negotiable point - that the CAP will be based on pillar one on the basis that food production needs to double by 2020?

Common Agricultural Policy. (15 Oct 2009)

Andrew Doyle: Otherwise the CAP will be about issuing food coupons to consumers. That is what will happen. Is the commitment non-negotiable?

Common Agricultural Policy. (15 Oct 2009)

Andrew Doyle: The Minister can do so for Ireland, however.

Written Answers — Food Safety: Food Safety (15 Oct 2009)

Andrew Doyle: Question 31: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he has engaged in discussions with the Health Service Executive with regard to streamlining food safety monitoring and control; if he has advocated the establishment of the Food Safety Authority as the authority in charge of food safety with all other organisations accountable directly to the FSAI; and if he will make a...