Results 681-700 of 4,507 for speaker:Pat Deering

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointment Status (19 Jun 2013)

Pat Deering: 218. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a hospital appointment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if he will expedite a reply [29575/13]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Missions (25 Jun 2013)

Pat Deering: 156. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a request has been made to send Irish troops to Syria. [30100/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations Issues (25 Jun 2013)

Pat Deering: 240. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the allowances made for students who sat honours mathematics in this years leaving certificate due to a mistake on question eight of paper two; if the allowances will be extended throughout the paper due to time spent on one mistaken question. [30101/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Rural Development Programme Projects (25 Jun 2013)

Pat Deering: 411. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 455 of 26 February 2013, if he will provide an update and time scale on funding for a miscanthus plant in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow. [30099/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Land Issues (26 Jun 2013)

Pat Deering: 208. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider introducing a grant for agricultural land drainage schemes, as the very wet weather of the past two years has shown the need for more drainage. [30921/13]

Topical Issue Debate: Garda Vetting Applications (27 Jun 2013)

Pat Deering: I thank the Ceann Comhairle's office for affording me the opportunity to raise this matter and the Minister, Deputy Alan Shatter, for taking it. Delays in the processing of Garda vetting applications are causing great concern in my county of Carlow. It is, of course, very important that we have a thorough vetting process for all candidates seeking to work with children and vulnerable...

Topical Issue Debate: Garda Vetting Applications (27 Jun 2013)

Pat Deering: I thank the Minister for his detailed reply and acknowledge the positive developments he outlined. The e-vetting proposal is a particularly welcome and progressive initiative. The main difficulty with the vetting process, as I have outlined, is the impact the delays are having on organisations that look after very vulnerable people and are reliant on the support of Tús and community...

Other Questions: Roads Maintenance (27 Jun 2013)

Pat Deering: I welcome the additional funding for County Carlow, which is very beneficial. Despite the fact of cutbacks in allocations, value for money is being obtained. The CIS pilot scheme has been very beneficial. Carlow was one of the first counties in which the scheme was launched. The Minister reinvented the LIS scheme which was done away under Deputy Dooley's Government not that long ago. As...

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (1 Jul 2013)

Pat Deering: First, I thank the Leas-Cheann Comhairle for giving me an opportunity to speak on this issue. It is important that all Members get an opportunity to explain their position on the matter. In speaking on this Bill, I am highly conscious that this issue has divided Irish society over the past three decades. It is a highly sensitive, emotive and difficult issue for each Member present. At the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Administration (2 Jul 2013)

Pat Deering: 676. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny will receive a hospital appointment and if he will expedite a response. [31942/13]

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2013
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (2 Jul 2013)

Pat Deering: I am okay for the moment.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2013
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (2 Jul 2013)

Pat Deering: I have two brief points to make. With the CAP negotiations having been completed last week, will the Minister consider a review of the IT systems, given that a totally different payment could be made, or will it be an additional expense in the next couple of years? As regards the expense of holding the EU Presidency, how does the Minister's Department compare with others in view of the...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2013
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (2 Jul 2013)

Pat Deering: TB seems to represent one of the most significant expenses for the Department. Unfortunately, the percentage has increased by 1.4% in the past year. Are we anywhere closer to resolving the issue or are we at a stage where we should consider a different procedure? We spend a good deal of money year in, year out trying to resolve the matter and we do not seem to be achieving much. Perhaps...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2013
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (2 Jul 2013)

Pat Deering: It has increased in the past.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2013
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (2 Jul 2013)

Pat Deering: Yes, there has been 0.14% of an increase. It is on page 10 of the booklet we were presented with.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2013
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (2 Jul 2013)

Pat Deering: I am trying to make a general point. Is the testing system, which we have had for some time, as accurate as it should be? I realise this is more than a financial question. What if a different system were in place? We discussed the idea previously at the committee. Is the testing procedure accurate? From time to time cattle may be restricted but when they go to the slaughtering plant...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2013
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (2 Jul 2013)

Pat Deering: When the Minister introduced the new suckler cow welfare scheme last year he did not get the applause he should have got. What kind of uptake was there from the general farming organisations and from farmers in particular? What were the numbers? Will the Minister confirm a point about knackeries? Did I see somewhere in the recent past that there would be an increase in fees for...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2013
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (2 Jul 2013)

Pat Deering: Is the figure of 31,000 for the total number of suckler farmers in the country that were in the old scheme? Is that right?

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2013
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (2 Jul 2013)

Pat Deering: What about the knackeries?

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2013
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (2 Jul 2013)

Pat Deering: Did I see somewhere in the recent past something about a proposal to increase the cost of knackeries?