Results 621-640 of 16,478 for speaker:Tommy Broughan

Written Answers — Fishing Vessel Licences: Fishing Vessel Licences (12 Oct 2005)

Tommy Broughan: Question 152: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if the proposed decommissioning scheme for whitefish trawlers (details supplied) will include mechanisms to provide the crews of these trawlers with adequate compensatory measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27892/05]

Written Answers — Energy Resources: Energy Resources (12 Oct 2005)

Tommy Broughan: Question 165: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if, in view of events in the USA and UK and the difficulties in refining capacity, the effect this will have on the security of supply here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27890/05]

Written Answers — Industrial Relations: Industrial Relations (12 Oct 2005)

Tommy Broughan: Question 227: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he will report on the current industrial relations situation at An Post; the prospects of An Post pensioners receiving their full entitlements under Sustaining Progress; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28330/05]

Order of Business. (13 Oct 2005)

Tommy Broughan: The original agenda for today listed the Sea-Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Bill for discussion at 1.30 p.m. Has the Government now withdrawn the Bill following the committee meeting yesterday and a stormy meeting of the Fianna Fáil parliamentary party?

Petroleum and Other Minerals Development Bill 2005: First Stage. (13 Oct 2005)

Tommy Broughan: I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to provide for the approval, with or without amendment, by both Houses of the Oireachtas of the terms subject to which licences and other rights are granted by the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources under the Petroleum and Other Minerals Development Act 1960, to amend the Environmental Protection Agency...

Petroleum and Other Minerals Development Bill 2005: First Stage. (13 Oct 2005)

Tommy Broughan: I move: "That the Bill be taken in Private Members' time."

Written Answers — Sports Sponsorship: Sports Sponsorship (13 Oct 2005)

Tommy Broughan: Question 44: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism his views on the involvement of alcohol companies in sponsorship deals with sporting clubs and organisations; his further views on proposals to ban the sponsorship of sporting events, tournaments or clubs by alcohol companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28312/05]

Written Answers — Health Insurance: Health Insurance (18 Oct 2005)

Tommy Broughan: Question 121: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the reason she decided not to proceed with the implementation of risk equalisation due to the recommendation of the Health Insurance Authority; if her attention has been drawn to the serious problems created for the VHI as a result; if she has received representations from the VHI to proceed with risk equalisation; if she...

Written Answers — Accident and Emergency Services: Accident and Emergency Services (18 Oct 2005)

Tommy Broughan: Question 187: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if, regarding the package of measures announced by her on Estimates Day in November 2004 to improve accident and emergency services, the measures implemented to date and the timetable for the implementation of each other planned measure; if she is satisfied with the rate of progress regarding the serious problems that...

Order of Business. (19 Oct 2005)

Tommy Broughan: Has the Government considered updating the Merchant Shipping Acts to provide for new regulations in respect of flags of convenience? I received a letter yesterday that had been posted on 22 September. I wonder if that is a record. Has the Taoiseach noticed his post has been arriving late?

Order of Business. (19 Oct 2005)

Tommy Broughan: What does he intend to do about it?

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (19 Oct 2005)

Tommy Broughan: Question 126: To ask the Minister for Transport when he will transpose Directive 2002/15/EC and Directive 2002/85/EC into Irish law. [29074/05]

Order of Business. (20 Oct 2005)

Tommy Broughan: Deputy Noel Ahern, the Minister of State with responsibility for housing is in the House. He might like to say a few words on the matter.

Order of Business. (20 Oct 2005)

Tommy Broughan: I have two brief questions for the Minister. The Minister's predecessor, who is now happy in Brussels, brought in a code of practice for the governance of semi-State bodies in 2001. In view of recent events, does the Minister for Finance have any plans to make changes to that code of practice or to bring in legislation on it? The statutory instrument on the guidelines for the National Salmon...

Order of Business. (20 Oct 2005)

Tommy Broughan: I asked first about a code of practice and second, I ask about a statutory instrument or guidelines for the National Salmon Commission. Does the statutory instrument commit the Minister to expenditure in the forthcoming budget?

Written Answers — Crime Levels: Crime Levels (20 Oct 2005)

Tommy Broughan: Question 29: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of gangland type murders that have been committed here in each of the past ten years; the detection rate in each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29745/05]

Written Answers — Residential Institutions Redress Scheme: Residential Institutions Redress Scheme (20 Oct 2005)

Tommy Broughan: Question 43: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the allegations made to a programme (details supplied) by victims of State institutions regarding abuse that some solicitors charged the Residential Institutions Redress Board and the victims for their legal services in a manner that amounted to double charging; the steps he will take to...

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (20 Oct 2005)

Tommy Broughan: Question 80: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she will report to Dáil Éireann on her current and future plans for medical cards and the income limits which apply. [29937/05]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (20 Oct 2005)

Tommy Broughan: Question 90: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to support biofuels transport initiatives through fiscal and taxation reforms. [29938/05]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (20 Oct 2005)

Tommy Broughan: Question 91: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to support business and household renewable energy strategies through fiscal and taxation reforms. [29939/05]